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Football League
1946-92

Football League Championship 1946-92
Deciding Matches

 

These are the games that decided the winners of each season's Football League Championship. Teams in BOLD CAPITALS were the winners, and teams in red missed out after having a mathematical chance of winning the championship before the game(s).
1919-39

Season

Date Deciding Match(es) Venue and Attendance
1946-47

Saturday, 14 June 1947

Sheffield United 2 Stoke City 1
Pickering, Rickett ~ Ormston
LIVERPOOL Champions
Bramall Lane, Sheffield
26,890

Games remaining: 0, final winning margin: 1 point.

1947-48

Saturday, 10 April 1948

Huddersfield Town 1 ARSENAL 1
Bateman ~ Roper
Derby lost 3-0 at home to Charlton.
Manchester United lost 2-0 at Everton.
Burnley lost 2-0 at Sunderland.
Leeds Road, Huddersfield
38,110

Games remaining: 4, final winning margin: 7 points.

1948-49

Saturday, 23 April 1949

Bolton Wanderers 1 PORTSMOUTH 2
Roberts ~ Harris, Clarke
Derby beat Birmingham 1-0 at home.
Newcastle drew 1-1 at Liverpool.

Manchester United
drew 2-2 at home to Preston.
Burnden Park, Bolton
31,063

Games remaining: 3, final winning margin: 5 points.

1949-50

Saturday, 6 May 1950

PORTSMOUTH 5 Aston Villa 1
Thompson (2), Reid (3) ~ Dorsett (pen)
Blackpool lost 3-0 at Newcastle
.
Sunderland
beat Chelsea 4-1 at home.
Wolves beat Birmingham 6-1 at home.
Fratton Park, Portsmouth
4
1,638

Games remaining: 0, final winning margin: goal average.

1950-51

Saturday, 28 April 1951

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1 Sheffield Wednesday 0
Duquemin
Manchester United beat Huddersfield 6-0 at home.
White Hart Lane, London
46,645

Games remaining: 1, final winning margin: 4 points.

1951-52

Saturday, 26 April 1952

MANCHESTER UNITED 6 Arsenal 1
Rowley (3 (1 pen)), Pearson (2), Byrne ~ Cox
Old Trafford, Manchester
55,516

Games remaining: 0, final winning margin: 4 points.

1952-53

Friday, 1 May 1953

ARSENAL 3 Burnley 2
Forbes, Lishman, Logie ~ Stephenson, Elliott
Arsenal Stadium, London
51,586

Games remaining: 0, final winning margin: goal average.

1953-54

Saturday, 24 April 1954

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 2 Tottenham Hotspur 0
Swinbourne (2)
West Brom lost 3-0 at Portsmouth.
Molineux, Wolverhampton
44,055

Games remaining: 0, final winning margin: 4 points.

1954-55

Saturday, 23 April 1955

CHELSEA 3 Sheffield Wednesday 0
Parsons 2, Sillett (pen)
Portsmouth drew 1-1 at Cardiff.
Manchester City lost 6-1 at home to Blackpool.
Wolves won 2-1 at Sheffield United.
Stamford Bridge, London
51,421

Games remaining: 1, final winning margin: 4 points.

1955-56

Saturday, 7 April 1956

MANCHESTER UNITED 2 Blackpool 1
Berry (pen), Taylor ~ Durie
Old Trafford, Manchester
62,277

Games remaining: 2, final winning margin: 11 points.

1956-57

Saturday, 20 April 1957
(Easter)

MANCHESTER UNITED 4 Sunderland 0
Whelan (2), Edwards, Taylor
Tottenham won 3-0 at Cardiff.

Preston drew 0-0 at home to Blackpool.
Old Trafford, Manchester
58,725

Games remaining: 3, final winning margin: 8 points.

1957-58

Saturday, 19 April 1958

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 2 Preston North End 0
Deeley, Milne OG
Molineux, Wolverhampton
46,001

Games remaining: 2, final winning margin: 5 points.

1931-32

Saturday, 30 April 1932

EVERTON 1 Bolton Wanderers 0
Dean
Arsenal beat Middlesbrough 5-0 at home.
Goodison Park, Liverpool
28,546

Games remaining: 2, final winning margin: 2 points.

1932-33

Saturday, 22 April 1933

Chelsea 1 ARSENAL 3
Gallacher ~ Jack, Bastin (2)
Aston Villa drew 0-0 at home to Leeds.
Stamford Bridge, London
72,260

Games remaining: 2, final winning margin: 4 points.

1933-34

Saturday, 28 April 1934

Chelsea 2 ARSENAL 2
Horton, Mills ~ James, Bastin
Huddersfield beat Blackburn 5-3 at home.
Stamford Bridge, London
65,344

Games remaining: 1, final winning margin: 3 points.

1934-35

Monday, 22 April 1935
(Easter)

Middlesbrough 0 ARSENAL 1
Drake
Sunderland earlier drew 1-1 at Preston.
Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough
29,171

Games remaining: 2, final winning margin: 4 points.

1935-36

Monday, 13 April 1936
(Easter)

Birmingham 2 SUNDERLAND 7
Loughran, Clarke ~ Gurney (4), Carter, Hornby, Connor
Derby
drew 1-1 at home to Chelsea.
St Andrew's, Birmingham
21,693

Games remaining: 3, final winning margin: 8 points.

1936-37

Saturday, 24 April 1937

MANCHESTER CITY 4 Sheffield Wednesday 1
Brook (2), Tilson, Doherty ~ Rimmer
Arsenal lost 2-0 at Chelsea.
Charlton beat Bolton 1-0 at home.
Maine Road, Manchester
50,985

Games remaining: 1, final winning margin: 3 points.

1937-38

Saturday, 7 May 1938

ARSENAL 5 Bolton Wanderers 0
Kirchen, Carr (2), Bastin (2)
Wolves lost 1-0 at Sunderland.
Arsenal Stadium, London
40,500
Games remaining: 0, final winning margin: 1 point.
1938-39

Saturday, 22 April 1939

Bolton Wanderers 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0
EVERTON lost 2-1 at Charlton.

Burnden Park, Bolton
23,976

Games remaining: 2, final winning margin: 4 points.
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