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Football League
Division One:
Bolton Wanderers 2 Huddersfield Town 1
Burnden Park, Bolton
(33,670)
Codd
15, Langton 82
(pen) ~
Metcalfe 38 |
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Bolton were without Malcolm Barrass & Nat Lofthouse |
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Burnley 0 Manchester City 0
Turf Moor, Burnley
(30,977) |
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City were without
Roy Clarke & Roy Paul |
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Charlton Athletic 1 Arsenal 3
The Valley, Charlton
(57,031)
Evans 22 ~
Holton 52,
65, Milton 59 |
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Charlton were without
Walley Barnes, Ray Daniel
& Charlie Vaughan |
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Arsenal were without
Lionel Smith |
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Fulham 1 Blackpool 2
Craven Cottage, Fulham
(43,509)
Brennan
67 ~
Mortensen 5,
42 |
Manchester United 0 Sunderland 1
Old Trafford, Manchester
(42,707)
Davis 68 |
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United were without
Henry Cockburn |
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Sunderland were without
Trevor Ford |
Middlesbrough 3 Liverpool 3
Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough
(26,126)
Mannion 22, Spuhler
32, Delapenha
49 (pen) ~
Liddell 60,
Smith 69,
Jones 88 |
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Newcastle United 3 Chelsea 1
St James'
Park, Newcastle (51,980)
Milburn
19 (pen),
78,
G.Robledo
80 ~
Bentley 80 |
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Newcastle were without
Billy Foulkes |
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Preston North End 0 Derby County 1
Deepdale Stadium,
Preston
(26,829)
McLaren 49 |
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Preston were without Tom Finney
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Stoke City 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0
Victoria Ground,
Stoke (43,220)
Oscroft
19 |
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Wolves were without Bert Williams & Billy Wright |
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Tottenham Hotspur 2 Aston Villa 0
White Hart Lane,
Tottenham
(49,247)
Duquemin 65,
Bennett 67 |
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Tottenham were without Ron Burgess,
Eddie Baily, Les Medley & Alf Ramsey |
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Villa were without Tommy Thompson |
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West Bromwich Albion 5 Portsmouth 0
The Hawthorns, West Bromwich
(26,629)
Griffin
6, 85,
Smith 29, Allen 68 (pen),
Kennedy 74 |
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Portsmouth were without Jimmy Dickinson |
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League leaders, Bolton had never won the title, and losing 5-1 at
Wolves, the previous week, gave a hint that they were not ready to
challenge just yet.
| Division One
Leading Goalscorers |
16 - Jack Rowley
(Man. U.)
15 - George Robledo (Newcastle) |
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Football League
Division Two:
Birmingham City 2 West Ham United 1
St Andrew's,
Birmingham
(20,295)
Stewart, Briggs
~
Woodgate |
Brentford 4 Bury 0
Griffin Park,
Brentford
(20,726)
Sperrin
(2),
Coote, Paton |
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Doncaster Rovers 1 Luton Town 1
Belle Vue, Doncaster
(18,801)
Docherty
~ Davies |
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Everton 1 Notts County 5
Goodison Park, Liverpool
(49,604)
Parker
~ Jackson (4),
Crookes |
Leeds United 2
Hull City 0
Elland Road, Leeds
(24,656)
Iggleden, Harrison |
Leicester City 3 Coventry City 1
Filbert Street, Leicester
(25,097)
Griffiths, Hines, Rowley
~ Roberts |
Nottingham Forest 2 Swansea Town 2
City Ground,
Nottingham
(20,553)
Collindridge, Johnson ~
Bellis, Thomas |
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Swansea were without Ivor Allchurch &
Billy Lucas |
Rotherham United 4 Barnsley 0
Millmoor Ground, Rotherham
(22,320)
Shaw
(3), Tomlinson |
Sheffield Wednesday 2 Blackburn Rovers 0
Hillsborough, Sheffield
(31,439)
Sewell, Rickett |
Southampton 1 Queen's Park Rangers
1
The Dell, Southampton
(19,150)
Day
~ Smith |
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At over three goals scored per game, Sheffield United were setting the
pace, but they conceded 15 goals in their next four games and began to
slide down the table as their city rivals, Wednesday rose to the top.
United would need another season to get the combination right.
| Division Two
Leading Goalscorers |
13 - Wilf Grant
(Cardiff)
11 - Alf Ringstead (Sheff. U.), Jack Shaw (Rotherham) |
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Football League
Division Three (South):
Aldershot 1 Bournemouth & Boscombe
Athletic 3
Recreation Ground, Aldershot
(8,413)
Raine
~ Wilkinson
(2), Cross |
Bristol Rovers 1 Newport County 1
Eastville
Stadium, Bristol
(17,493)
Lambden ~ Beattie |
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Colchester United 4 Bristol City 1
Layer Road, Colchester
(9,552)
Cutting, Keeble (3)
~ Williams |
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Crystal Palace 3 Ipswich Town 1
Selhurst Park, London
(21,220)
Burgess (2),
Price
~ McCrory |
Exeter City 2 Port Vale 0
St James Park, Exeter
(7,834)
Smart, Mackay |
Leyton Orient 1 Gillingham 0
Brisbane Road, Leyton
(13,839)
Blair |
Norwich City 2 Northampton Town 1
Carrow
Road, Norwich
(28,078)
Hollis,
Docherty
~ Ramscar |
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Norwich were without Noel Kinsey |
Plymouth Argyle 3 Reading 2
Home Park, Plymouth
(18,268)
Astall
(2),
Dews
~ Blackman (2) |
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Plymouth were without
Bill Shortt |
Shrewsbury Town 0 Millwall 1
Gay Meadow, Shrewsbury
(10,441)
Neary |
Swindon Town 2 Torquay United 1
County Ground, Swindon
(8,041)
Bain, Betteridge
~ Edds |
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Walsall 1 Brighton & Hove Albion 1
Fellows Park,
Walsall
(6,309)
Hughes ~
Sirrel |
Watford 0 Southend United 0
Vicarage Road, Watford
(14,128) |
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Having finished runners-up in the previous season, Norwich were
leading the field, but it was the team directly below them, Plymouth,
who would have the stamina in the long run.
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Division Three (South) Table |
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Team |
P |
Home |
Away |
F |
A |
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W |
D |
L |
W |
D |
L |
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Norwich City |
15 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
25 |
18 |
21 |
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Plymouth Argyle |
14 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
30 |
15 |
19 |
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Millwall |
14 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
23 |
17 |
18 |
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Brighton & Hove Albion |
14 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
30 |
19 |
17 |
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Northampton Town |
14 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
25 |
19 |
17 |
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Gillingham |
14 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
27 |
18 |
16 |
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Bristol Rovers |
14 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
23 |
16 |
16 |
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Southend United |
14 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
20 |
15 |
16 |
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Leyton Orient |
16 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
12 |
15 |
16 |
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Newport County |
14 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
21 |
30 |
16 |
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Bournemouth & Boscombe A. |
14 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
24 |
17 |
15 |
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Swindon Town |
14 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
18 |
17 |
15 |
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Watford |
14 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
19 |
23 |
15 |
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Ipswich Town |
14 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
26 |
24 |
13 |
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Bristol City |
14 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
15 |
20 |
13 |
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Shrewsbury Town |
15 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
26 |
29 |
12 |
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Aldershot |
14 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
21 |
24 |
12 |
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Colchester United |
14 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
20 |
24 |
12 |
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Crystal Palace |
14 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
20 |
24 |
12 |
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Reading |
14 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
33 |
30 |
11 |
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Exeter City |
14 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
18 |
25 |
11 |
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Walsall |
15 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
15 |
25 |
11 |
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Port Vale |
14 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
10 |
21 |
10 |
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Torquay United |
15 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
19 |
35 |
8 |
| Division
Three (South)
Leading Goalscorers |
14 - Ronnie Blackman
(Reading), Derek Lewis (Gillingham)
11 - Frank Neary (Millwall) |
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Football League
Division Three (North):
Accrington Stanley 0 Bradford City 1
Peel Park,
Accrington
(6,643)
Ward |
Barrow 2 Gateshead 1
Holker Street,
Barrow
(8,428)
Hannah, Keen
~ Woodburn |
Bradford 2 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 2
Park Avenue,
Bradford
(11,207)
Turner, Haines ~
Wallace
(2) |
Carlisle United 2 Hartlepools United 1
Brunton Park, Carlisle
(8,893)
Jackson
(2)
~ Wildon |
Chesterfield 1 Tranmere Rovers 1
Recreation Ground, Chesterfield
(11,842)
Harrison (pen)
~ Atkinson |
Grimsby Town
0 Crewe Alexandra 1
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes
(12,772)
Mountford |
Halifax Town 1 Lincoln City 3
The Shay, Halifax
(6,328)
Frost
~ Garvie, Finch, Whittle |
Mansfield Town 3 Chester
1
Field Mill, Mansfield (9,550)
Steele, Donaldson (2)
~ Windle |
Rochdale 0 York City 2
Spotland, Rochdale
(4,994)
R.Spence,
Fenton |
Stockport County 0 Oldham Athletic 0
Edgeley Park, Stockport
(24,473) |
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