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269 Saturday, 5 April 1952
Home International Championship 1951-52 (57th) Match
   Scotland 1 England 2 [0-2]		 Match Summary
 
 
Domestic Football Results                                                            Teams in a silver box denotes a player representing England
Football Association Challenge Cup Semi-Final:
  
Chelsea 1 Arsenal 1
   White Hart Lane, Tottenham (68,084)
Gray ~ Cox
    
     		The two London rivals met at the semi-final stage for the second time in three years, a week late, after the original tie had been postponed, due to unseasonally heavy snow, and just as two years earlier, it was settled in the Gunners' favour in the replay played just two days later.
Football League Division One: 
 
Aston Villa 4 Fulham 1
   Villa Park, Birmingham (17,251)
Dixon, Goffin, Thompson, Walsh ~ Stevens
    
Blackpool 1 Bolton Wanderers 0
   Bloomfield Road, Blackpool (17,374)
 Mortensen
Blackpool were without Tommy Garrett
Bolton were without Nat Lofthouse
    
Derby County 3 Middlesbrough 1
   Baseball Ground, Derby (10,567)
 Parry, Stamps, Powell ~ Mochan
 
Huddersfield Town 2
Preston North End 0
   Leeds Road, Huddersfield (15,815)
 Glazzard, McEvoy
Preston were without Tom Finney
    
Liverpool 2 Stoke City 1
   Anfield Road, Liverpool (19,740)
 Paisley, Baron ~ McIntosh
Liverpool were without Billy Liddell
    
Manchester City 1
West Bromwich Albion 2
   Maine Road, Manchester (13,933)
 Revie ~ Nicholls, Allen
Manchester City were without Ivor Broadis
    
Portsmouth 1 Manchester United 0
   Fratton Park, Portsmouth (25,522)
 Reid
Portsmouth were without Jack Froggatt, Jimmy Dickinson & Jimmy Scoular
United were without Stan Pearson and Jack Rowley
    
Sunderland 1 Charlton Athletic 1
   Roker Park, Sunderland (21,206)
 Ford ~ Fenton
    
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1
Burnley 2
   Molineux, Wolverhampton (16,737)
 Hancocks ~ Shannon, McIlroy
Wolves were without Billy Wright
    		 
With United losing at Portsmouth, their second defeat in a row, Arsenal were eyeing up a league and cup double, but it was to prove too much for the Gunners, as United scored 21 goals in their last five games to take the title, whilst Arsenal also lost the FA Cup Final, to Newcastle.
Division One Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
Manchester United 36 11 3 3 8 6 5 73 47 47
                     
Arsenal 35 11 6 1 8 3 6 68 47 47
Portsmouth 37 12 3 4 7 5 6 63 50 46
Tottenham Hotspur 37 14 1 4 5 6 7 67 48 45
Aston Villa 36 11 3 5 5 5 7 66 59 40
Liverpool 37 6 10 3 5 8 5 53 49 40
Bolton Wanderers 37 9 7 3 6 3 9 56 56 40
Preston North End 38 8 4 6 6 7 7 66 52 39
Blackpool 36 12 3 4 4 4 9 55 53 39
Charlton Athletic 37 10 4 3 5 5 10 62 60 39
Newcastle United 34 10 4 2 5 4 9 84 59 38
Wolverhampton Wanderers 37 8 5 6 4 8 6 69 60 37
Manchester City 37 7 5 7 5 8 5 54 51 37
Burnley 37 8 5 5 6 4 9 52 50 37
Sunderland 37 6 6 7 6 4 8 56 56 34
Derby County 36 9 3 6 5 3 10 59 69 34
Chelsea 34 9 2 7 4 3 9 43 54 31
West Bromwich Albion 35 5 8 4 4 4 10 59 70 30
Stoke City 37 6 6 6 4 1 14 40 74 27
Middlesbrough 35 8 4 5 2 2 14 49 81 26
                     
Huddersfield Town 37 8 2 9 0 5 13 43 72 23
Fulham 36 3 7 7 3 3 13 50 70 22

 
Division One Leading Goalscorers
32 - George Robledo (Newcastle)
26 - Stan Mortensen (Blackpool)
     
Football League Division Two: 
 
Barnsley 1 Nottingham Forest 1
   Oakwell Stadium, Barnsley (11,341)
Lumley ~ Moore
    
Blackburn Rovers 1 Birmingham City 4
   Ewood Park, Blackburn (19,151)
 Warhurst OG ~ Smith, Briggs (2), Dailey
Birmingham were without Gil Merrick
 
Bury 1 Sheffield Wednesday 2
   Gigg Lane, Bury (14,705)
 Plant ~ Quixall, Dooley
 
Coventry City 2 Everton 1
   Highfield Road, Coventry (13,489)
Warner, Lowrie ~ Parker
    
Hull City 3 Leicester City 1
   Boothferry Park, Hull (24,378)
 Carter, Harrison, Gerrie ~ Rowley
    
Luton Town 2 Leeds United 1
   Kenilworth Road, Luton (11,460)
 Moore (2) ~ Iggleden
    
Notts County 0 Rotherham United 3
   Meadow Lane, Nottingham (13,161)
 Marshall, White, Shaw
    
Queen's Park Rangers 1 Cardiff City 1
   Loftus Road, Shepherd's Bush (17,938)
 Smith (pen) ~ Grant
    
Sheffield United 1 Brentford 4
   Bramall Lane, Sheffield (23,435)
 Smith ~ Lawton, Paton, Dare, Harper
Brentford were without Bill Slater (amateur)
 
Swansea Town 1 Southampton 1
   Vetch Field, Swansea (15,506)
 Bellis (pen) ~ Bates
 
West Ham United 3
Doncaster Rovers 3
   Boleyn Ground, Upton Park (18,140)
 Gazzard, Barrett, Andrews
~ Lawlor, Giles, Doherty
  		 
A close finish was guaranteed, but Derek Dooley's goals fired Wednesday to the title, whilst Cardiff snatched the runners-up spot from Birmingham on goal average.
Division Two Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
Sheffield Wednesday 37 13 2 3 5 7 7 90 61 45
Birmingham City 37 8 6 4 10 3 6 59 45 45
                     
Nottingham Forest 37 10 5 3 6 6 7 67 57 43
Rotherham United 37 11 4 3 6 4 9 71 60 42
Leeds United 36 11 6 1 5 3 10 51 47 41
Cardiff City 35 13 2 1 2 8 9 55 46 40
Leicester City 37 10 5 3 6 3 10 71 61 40
Sheffield United 37 13 2 4 4 3 11 84 66 39
Southampton 38 11 5 3 3 5 11 58 66 38
Brentford 35 10 4 2 4 5 10 47 43 37
Luton Town 36 7 6 5 6 5 7 65 65 37
Everton 37 10 4 4 4 5 10 54 55 37
Doncaster Rovers 37 8 4 6 4 7 8 52 55 35
West Ham United 36 11 5 3 2 4 11 58 70 35
Notts County 37 9 5 5 5 1 12 63 64 34
Barnsley 36 8 6 5 3 5 9 52 61 33
Blackburn Rovers 36 9 3 7 5 2 10 44 53 33
Swansea Town 37 9 4 6 1 7 10 63 67 31
Bury 37 11 2 6 1 5 12 57 62 31
Hull City 37 9 5 5 1 6 11 54 60 31
                     
Coventry City 37 8 5 6 5 0 13 50 71 31
Queen's Park Rangers 37 6 8 5 2 4 12 44 74 28

 
Division Two Leading Goalscorers
40 - Derek Dooley (Sheff. W.)
33 - Arthur Rowley (Leicester)
     
Football League Division Three (South): 
 
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 1
Norwich City 2
   Dean Court, Bournemouth (7,108)
Woodward ~ Ashman (pen), Gavin
    
Brighton & Hove Albion 1
Bristol Rovers 1
   Goldstone Ground, Brighton (14,375)
 Mansell ~ Lambden
 
Bristol City 2 Walsall 0
   Ashton Gate, Bristol (6,842)
 Rogers, Rodgers
 
Gillingham 1 Watford 0
   Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham (9,578)
Russell
    
Ipswich Town 1 Shrewsbury Town 0
   Portman Road, Ipswich (10,227)
 Garneys
    
Millwall 0 Plymouth Argyle 2
   The Den, New Cross (25,893)
 Dews, Tadman
    
Newport County 0 Colchester United 1
   Somerton Park, Newport (6,821)
 McCurley
    
Northampton Town 1 Swindon Town 0
   County Ground, Northampton (7,419)
 Staroscik
    
Port Vale 3 Leyton Orient 0
   Vale Park, Burslem (7,257)
 Hulligan, Mullard, Steele
 
Reading 3 Crystal Palace 1
   Elm Park, Reading (11.561)
 Lewis (2 (1pen)), Blackman ~ Bennett
 
Southend United 0  Exeter City 0
   Grainger Road, Southend (6,592)
 
Torquay United 6 Aldershot 1
   Plainmoor, Torquay (5,847)
 Northcott (3), Edds, Marchant, Rogers OG ~ Menzies
 
 
Plymouth were closing in on a return to the second division after two seasons.
Division Three (South) Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
Plymouth Argyle 40 19 1 1 8 5 6 98 42 60
                     
Reading 39 16 1 2 10 1 9 99 51 54
Brighton & Hove Albion 39 14 3 3 9 4 6 79 51 53
Norwich City 39 13 1 4 8 8 5 70 46 51
Millwall 39 13 4 2 7 6 7 62 45 50
Bristol Rovers 37 10 4 4 6 7 7 66 42 43
Newport County 38 10 6 3 7 3 9 67 70 43
Northampton Town 38 14 1 5 5 3 10 74 57 42
Southend United 38 11 6 1 3 4 13 57 56 38
Colchester United 38 9 5 4 5 5 10 48 60 38
Bournemouth & Boscombe A. 39 9 4 7 5 4 10 54 57 36
Ipswich Town 38 11 3 6 4 3 11 55 60 36
Bristol City 37 11 5 4 2 5 10 48 53 36
Port Vale 39 8 11 1 3 3 13 44 55 36
Torquay United 40 7 3 10 6 6 8 74 86 35
Crystal Palace 38 8 4 7 6 2 11 53 64 34
Swindon Town 37 6 8 4 5 4 10 44 57 34
Leyton Orient 40 9 4 6 4 3 14 45 60 33
Watford 39 5 7 8 6 3 10 51 70 32
Aldershot 38 7 3 8 6 2 12 59 82 31
Shrewsbury Town 40 9 3 9 1 7 11 54 76 30
Gillingham 38 8 6 5 1 5 13 60 64 29
                     
Exeter City 40 8 3 9 2 4 14 54 78 27
Walsall 39 9 3 8 2 2 15 46 79 27

 
Division Three (South) Leading Goalscorers
29 - Ronnie Blackman (Reading)
24 - Maurice Tadman (Plymouth)
     
Football League Division Three (North): 
 
Bradford City 2 Barrow 2
   Valley Parade, Bradford (5,684)
Ward, King ~ Gordon (2)
    
Chester 0 Stockport County 0
   Sealands Road, Chester (5,606)
 
Crewe Alexandra 4 Halifax Town 1
   Gresty Road, Crewe (2,818)
 Catterick (3), Meaney ~ Henry
 
Darlington 3 Chesterfield 0
   Feethams, Darlington (3,011)
Galley, Yates, Scarborough
    
Gateshead 0 Bradford 1
    Redheugh Park, Gateshead (2,803)
 Lyons
    
Hartlepools United 2 Grimsby Town 1
   Victoria Ground, Hartlepool (9,063)
 Stamper, Burnett ~ Cairns
    
Lincoln City 2 Carlisle United 2
   Sincil Bank, Lincoln (12,093)
 Troops, Graver ~ Ashman, Caton
    
Oldham Athletic 2 Wrexham 1
   Boundary Park, Oldham (8,068)
 McKennan, Munro ~ Hewitt
    
Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 3
 Accrington Stanley 1
   Old Show Ground, Scunthorpe (4,801)
 Cumner, Whitfield, Ottewell ~ Spencer
 
Southport 0 Mansfield Town 1
   Haig Avenue, Southport (2,630)
 Evans
 
Tranmere Rovers 4 Rochdale 3
   Prenton Park, Birkenhead (3,400)
 Atkinson, Eastham, Davies (2)
~ Gilfillan, Drury, Lynn (pen)
 
York City 5 Workington 1
   Bootham Crescent, York (4,229)
 A.Patrick (2), Fenton (2), Brown ~ Cushin
 
A dropped point at home to Carlisle made no difference to Lincoln's relentless surge to the title and promotion.
Division Three (North) Table
Team P Home Away F A ₧
W D L W D L
Lincoln City 40 16 2 2 9 6 5 102 49 58
                     
Stockport County 39 11 7 2 11 2 6 68 31 53
Grimsby Town 38 14 2 2 9 4 7 77 41 52
Oldham Athletic 38 15 2 1 5 6 9 73 50 48
Mansfield Town 39 14 3 3 5 5 9 60 44 46
Carlisle United 40 8 7 5 9 5 6 53 48 46
Gateshead 40 13 6 2 5 3 11 56 45 45
Bradford 39 12 5 3 5 5 9 66 51 44
Hartlepools United 40 16 2 2 3 4 13 62 56 44
Barrow 39 12 4 4 4 5 10 53 54 41
Chesterfield 39 13 6 1 2 4 13 59 53 40
York City 38 13 3 2 2 6 12 64 47 39
Tranmere Rovers 39 14 2 4 3 3 13 65 62 39
Bradford City 39 10 4 5 4 4 12 50 55 36
Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 38 9 8 2 3 4 12 59 66 36
Southport 38 11 5 3 2 5 12 48 59 36
Crewe Alexandra 39 10 6 4 4 2 13 56 71 36
Wrexham 40 13 2 4 1 4 16 57 66 34
Chester 39 12 2 6 1 4 14 63 77 32
Rochdale 39 9 4 7 0 7 12 42 71 29
Darlington 40 8 5 7 1 4 15 55 92 27
Halifax Town 40 8 4 7 2 3 16 54 92 27
             
Accrington Stanley 39 4 7 8 4 3 13 50 82 26
Workington 39 7 2 11 3 2 14 43 73 24

 
Division Three (North) Leading Goalscorers
36 - Andy Graver (Lincoln)
25 - Eric Gemmell (Oldham)
     
Other Football Results
AMATEUR INTERNATIONAL
England 3 France 0 [1-0]
   Carrow Road, Norwich (13,822)
 Noble, Lewis (2 (1 pen))
 
SCHOOLBOY INTERNATIONAL
England 1 Scotland 0 [1-0]
   Empire Stadium, Wembley (80,312)
 Bolton
Source Notes  
Original Newspaper Reports 'Sunday Mirror' & 'The People'
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