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Domestic
Football Results Teams in a silver box denotes a player representing England |
Football League Division One:
Bolton Wanderers 3 Manchester City 2
Burnden
Park, Bolton
(34,443)
Allcock (2), Moir
~ Revie
(2) |
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Bolton were without Nat Lofthouse |
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City were without
Roy Clarke & Roy Paul |
Burnley 1 Portsmouth 0
Turf Moor, Burnley
(28,142)
McIlroy
34 |
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Portsmouth were without Jimmy Dickinson |
Charlton Athletic 4 Blackpool
2
The
Valley, Charlton
(56,664)
O'Linn
3, Leary
6,
Evans 17, 40
~ Mortensen
2,
Fenton 75 (pen) |
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Blackpool
were without Tommy Garrett & Harry Johnston |
Liverpool 6 Aston Villa 1
Anfield,
Liverpool
(37,759)
Liddell 14,
Smyth
69,
84, Paisley
72, Payne 80,
Blanchflower
OG
88
~
Walsh
5 |
Manchester United 1 Sunderland 0
Old
Trafford, Manchester
(36,482)
Rowley
60 |
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Sunderland were without Ray Daniel |
Middlesbrough 2 Sheffield United 0
Ayresome
Park, Middlesbrough
(26,136)
Mannion 63,
65 |
Newcastle United 1 Wolverhampton
Wanderers 2
St
James' Park, Newcastle
(39,913)
Mulgrew 8
~
Smith 81,
Swinbourne
88 |
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Newcastle were without
Reg Davies & Billy Foulkes |
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Wolves were without Jimmy Mullen, Dennis Wilshaw & Billy Wright |
Preston North End 1
Cardiff City 2
Deepdale
Stadium,
Preston
(23,500)
Hatsell ~
Chisholm
(2) |
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Preston were without Tom Finney |
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Cardiff were without
Ron Howells & Alf
Sherwood |
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Sheffield Wednesday 2 Chelsea 0
Hillsborough, Sheffield
(32,217)
Froggatt 20, Shaw
60 |
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Wednesday were without Albert Quixall |
Tottenham Hotspur 1 Arsenal 4
White
Hart Lane, Tottenham
(69,821)
Robb
81
~
Logie 8, 39,
Milton 22, Forbes 34 (pen) |
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Tottenham
were without
Ron Burgess |
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Arsenal were without Walley Barnes |
West Bromwich Albion 4 Huddersfield
Town 0
The
Hawthorns, West Bromwich
(47,043)
Allen
11, 81,
85, Nicholls 30 |
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West Brom were without
Ray Barlow |
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West Brom had a very strong start to the season, especially away from
home, and their season would end with silverware, but not in the
league. Wolves, meanwhile, ominously, were on a run of 14 consecutive
home wins, stretching back eight months.
| Division One
Leading Goalscorers |
14 - Johnny Nicholls
(West Brom)
13 - Jimmy Glazzard (Huddersfield), Stuart Leary
(Charlton) - 1 pen |
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Football League Division Two:
Birmingham City 1 Lincoln City 0
St
Andrew's, Birmingham (21,948)
Stewart |
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Birmingham were without Gil Merrick |
Fulham 5 Derby County 2
Craven
Cottage, Fulham (25,522)
Jezzard
(4), Mitten
~ McLaren |
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Leeds United 3 Bristol Rovers 3
Elland
Road Stadium, Leeds
(19,386)
Forrest (3)
~ Bradford
(2),
Roost |
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Leeds were without
John Charles |
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Leicester City 2 Doncaster Rovers 0
Filbert
Street, Leicester
(31,299)
Small, Rowley |
Luton Town 3 Hull City 1
Kenilworth Road
Stadium, Luton
(14,754)
Turner
(2), Watkins
~ Porteous |
Nottingham Forest 5 Notts County 0
City
Ground, Nottingham
(30,559)
Gager (pen), Collindridge,
Capel, Thompson, Johnston
OG |
Plymouth Argyle 4 Everton 0
Home
Park, Plymouth
(26,342)
Astall, McCrory, Davis, Edds |
Rotherham United 1 Bury 0
Millmoor
Ground, Rotherham
(16,888)
Burke |
Stoke City 3 Blackburn Rovers 0
Victoria
Ground, Stoke
(23,329)
Thomson
(2),
Bowyer |
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Blackburn were without Bill Eckersley |
Swansea Town 4 Oldham Athletic 0
Vetch Field, Swansea
(15,910)
Charles
(2),
Jones,
C.Beech |
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Swansea were without
Ivor Allchurch
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West Ham United 0 Brentford 1
Boleyn Ground, Upton Park
(24,934)
Bloomfield |
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Rotherham were the surprise leaders, but it was the two clubs
immediately below them who would prove to be the stronger over the
season.
|
Division Two Table |
|
Team |
P |
Home |
Away |
F |
A |
₧
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W |
D |
L |
W |
D |
L |
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Rotherham United |
14 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
28 |
24 |
19 |
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Leicester City |
13 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
28 |
16 |
18 |
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Everton |
13 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
26 |
18 |
18 |
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Nottingham Forest |
13 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
31 |
18 |
17 |
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Doncaster Rovers |
13 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
24 |
14 |
17 |
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Birmingham City |
13 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
29 |
17 |
15 |
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Lincoln City |
13 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
21 |
13 |
15 |
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West Ham United |
13 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
26 |
20 |
15 |
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Stoke City |
14 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
23 |
23 |
15 |
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Bristol Rovers |
13 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
28 |
19 |
14 |
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Derby County |
12 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
23 |
20 |
14 |
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Blackburn Rovers |
12 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
21 |
21 |
14 |
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Leeds United |
13 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
29 |
27 |
13 |
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Luton Town |
13 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
21 |
23 |
11 |
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Plymouth Argyle |
13 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
16 |
21 |
11 |
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Fulham |
13 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
26 |
29 |
10 |
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Bury |
13 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
15 |
21 |
10 |
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Swansea Town |
13 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
17 |
15 |
10 |
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Brentford |
13 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
11 |
26 |
9 |
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Oldham Athletic |
13 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
11 |
24 |
8 |
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Hull City |
13 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
13 |
24 |
7 |
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Notts County |
13 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
12 |
36 |
6 |
| Division Two
Leading Goalscorers |
16 - John Charles
(Leeds)
13 - Geoff Bradford (Bristol R.), Ronnie Burke
(Rotherham) |
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Football League Division Three (South):
Aldershot 1 Millwall 1
Recreation Ground, Aldershot
(7,875)
Lacey
~
Neary |
Bristol City 2 Ipswich Town 3
Ashton
Gate, Bristol
(22,506)
Boxley
(2 (1 pen))
~
Elsworthy, MacLuckie
(2) |
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Colchester United 0 Coventry City 3
Layer Road, Colchester
(8,174)
Brown (3) |
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Crystal Palace 3 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 1
Selhurst Park, Croydon
(15,756)
Thomas (2),
Downs
~ Fidler |
Exeter City 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 1
St James Park, Exeter
(12,044)
Leadbetter |
Newport County 0 Watford 1
Somerton Park, Newport
(5,959)
R.Brown |
Norwich City 0 Torquay United 1
Carrow
Road, Norwich
(20,355)
Dobbie |
Queen's Park Rangers 1 Northampton Town 1
Loftus
Road, Shepherd's Bush
(13,300)
Shepherd
~ Fowler |
Shrewsbury Town 2 Southend United 1
Gay
Meadow, Shrewsbury
(9,521)
Beynon, McCue ~ Bainbridge |
Southampton 1 Gillingham 0
The Dell, Southampton
(17,801)
Walker |
Swindon Town 2 Leyton Orient 1
County Ground, Swindon
(12,617)
Bull, Lambert
~
Johnstone
OG |
Walsall 1 Reading 3
Fellows Park, Walsall
(10,944)
Dean
~ Blackman
(2),
Quinlan |
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In only
their tenth season as a league club, Ipswich were on a run of eight
consecutive wins, but no-one could have foreseen that they would be
champions of England, just eight seasons later.
|
Division Three (South) Table |
|
Team |
P |
Home |
Away |
F |
A |
₧
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W |
D |
L |
W |
D |
L |
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Ipswich Town |
15 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
33 |
16 |
25 |
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Southampton |
15 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
33 |
17 |
23 |
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Brighton & Hove Albion |
15 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
27 |
18 |
22 |
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Norwich City |
15 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
22 |
14 |
20 |
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Reading |
15 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
30 |
23 |
19 |
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Crystal Palace |
15 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
29 |
26 |
18 |
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Swindon Town |
15 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
34 |
21 |
17 |
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Bristol City |
15 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
30 |
24 |
17 |
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Aldershot |
15 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
19 |
24 |
16 |
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Coventry City |
15 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
21 |
18 |
15 |
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Shrewsbury Town |
14 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
24 |
21 |
15 |
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Leyton Orient |
15 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
28 |
26 |
15 |
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Exeter City |
15 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
22 |
20 |
14 |
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Watford |
15 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
28 |
28 |
14 |
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Northampton Town |
15 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
20 |
20 |
14 |
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Queen's Park Rangers |
15 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
16 |
18 |
13 |
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Torquay United |
15 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
23 |
25 |
12 |
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Southend United |
15 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
16 |
18 |
12 |
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Millwall |
14 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
17 |
22 |
12 |
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Gillingham |
15 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
17 |
29 |
11 |
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Bournemouth & Boscombe A. |
15 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
20 |
29 |
10 |
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Colchester United |
15 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
16 |
26 |
9 |
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Walsall |
15 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
10 |
29 |
8 |
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Newport County |
15 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
15 |
38 |
7 |
| Division Three
(South)
Leading Goalscorers |
14 - Jack English
(Northampton)
12 - Eric Day (Southampton) - 1 pen |
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Football League Division Three (North):
Accrington Stanley 2 Hartlepools United 0
Peel Park, Accrington
(7,729)
Cocker, Bodle (pen) |
Barrow 2 Chester 1
Holker
Street, Barrow
(6,258)
McLaren
(2)
~ Thomas |
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Bradford City 3 Crewe Alexandra 0
Valley
Parade, Bradford
(14,582)
Tunnicliffe
(2), Graham |
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Carlisle United 1 Darlington 1
Brunton
Park, Carlisle
(6,566)
Ashman
~
Robson |
Chesterfield 1 Port Vale 2
Recreation Ground, Chesterfield
(15,806)
Hatton
~
Askey, Griffiths |
Grimsby Town 2 Gateshead 0
Blundell Park,
Cleethorpes
(9,166)
Smith, Stroud |
Halifax Town 1 Barnsley 2
The
Shay, Halifax
(9,354)
Murphy
~ Lumley, Chappell |
e 0
Mansfield Town 4 Southport 2
Field Mill, Mansfield
(7,926)
Murray
(2), Bradley (2)
~ Gaskell
(2) |
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Rochdale 1 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 1
Spotland, Rochdale
(7,873)
Haines
~ Mosby |
Stockport County 2 Workington 0
Edgeley Park, Stockport
(8,939)
Murray, Connor |
Tranmere Rovers 1 Bradford 1
Prenton Park, Birkenhead
(6,720)
Williams
~ Beattie |
Wrexham 1 York
City 1
Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
(9,614)
Tilston
~ Fenton
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Port Vale's defence was well on the way to achieving legendary status.
They would remain unbeaten at home for 42 league games, a run that
would last for almost two years. In a run of twenty of those home
games, they would concede only one goal, and having missed out on
promotion by a point in the previous season, they were not taking any
chances in securing it this time.
|
Division Three (North) Table |
|
Team |
P |
Home |
Away |
F |
A |
₧
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W |
D |
L |
W |
D |
L |
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Port Vale |
15 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
28 |
5 |
25 |
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Barnsley |
14 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
25 |
15 |
19 |
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Stockport County |
15 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
28 |
18 |
18 |
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Crewe Alexandra |
15 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
17 |
13 |
18 |
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Bradford City |
15 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
15 |
14 |
18 |
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Wrexham |
15 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
26 |
20 |
17 |
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Gateshead |
15 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
20 |
16 |
17 |
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Bradford |
14 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
27 |
17 |
16 |
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Scunthorpe & Lindsey United |
14 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
22 |
16 |
16 |
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Chesterfield |
14 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
22 |
19 |
16 |
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Barrow |
14 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
23 |
23 |
15 |
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Grimsby Town |
15 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
22 |
27 |
15 |
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Carlisle United |
14 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
31 |
25 |
14 |
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Mansfield Town |
14 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
27 |
26 |
14 |
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Southport |
14 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
20 |
20 |
14 |
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Accrington Stanley |
14 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
22 |
22 |
13 |
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Tranmere Rovers |
14 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
23 |
26 |
12 |
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Chester |
14 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
17 |
23 |
11 |
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Halifax Town |
15 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
12 |
18 |
11 |
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Hartlepools United |
14 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
14 |
23 |
11 |
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Darlington |
14 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
13 |
22 |
10 |
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York City |
14 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
15 |
28 |
10 |
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Rochdale |
14 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
9 |
25 |
8 |
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Workington |
14 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
14 |
31 |
6 |
| Division
Three (North)
Leading Goalscorers |
12 - Alan Ashman
(Carlisle)
10 - Jack Connor (Stockport), Cyril Done (Tranmere)
- 1 pen, Alec Gaskell (Southport), Basil Hayward (Port V.), Ken
Murray (Mansfield) |
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Source Notes |
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Original Newspaper Reports
The Football League
Match by Match 1953/54 (editor: Tony Brown): SoccerData 2004
englishfootballleaguetables.co.uk
bounder.friardale.co.uk |
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