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Domestic
Football Results
Teams in a silver box denotes a player representing England |
Football League Division One:
Birmingham City 4 Manchester City 3
St
Andrew's, Birmingham
(28,398)
Murphy
24, Lane 41,
Govan
47,
Boyd
88
~
Hayes
35,
Faulkner 62, Dyson 69 (pen) |
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Birmingham were without Jeff Hall &
Noel Kinsey |
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Manchester City were without Don Revie &
Roy Paul |
Burnley 2 Bolton Wanderers 0
Turf Moor, Burnley
(23,839)
McKay
13, McIlroy
55 |
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Bolton were without Nat Lofthouse |
Charlton Athletic 6 Portsmouth 1
The
Valley, Charlton (15,859)
Gauld 10, 77,
Hurst 66, 86, Leary 70,
87 ~
Henderson
85 |
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Portsmouth were without
Jimmy Dickinson |
Everton 2 Aston Villa 1
Goodison
Park, Liverpool
(55,431)
Harris 9, 20
~ Dixon
60 |
Luton Town 0 Arsenal 0
Kenilworth
Road Stadium, Luton
(24,009) |
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Arsenal were without
Jack
Kelsey & Derek Tapscott |
Manchester United 3 Huddersfield Town 0
Old
Trafford, Manchester
(34,201)
Berry
40, Taylor 47,
Pegg 89 |
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United were without Roger Byrne |
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Huddersfield were without Bill McGarry |
Newcastle United 3 Wolverhampton
Wanderers 1
St James' Park, Newcastle
(34,575)
Monkhouse 67,
Keeble 81, Davies
84
~
McDonald
51 |
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Wolves were without Bert Williams, Dennis Wilshaw & Billy Wright |
Preston North End 2 Chelsea 3
Deepdale
Stadium, Preston
(17,799)
T.Thompson
26, 70
~ Parsons
52,
Docherty
OG
63, Bentley 76 |
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Preston were without Tom Finney |
Sheffield United 2 Blackpool 1
Bramall Lane,
Sheffield
(23,753)
Howitt 26,
Wragg 42 ~
Mudie
70 |
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Blackpool were without Stan Matthews |
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Tottenham Hotspur 2 Sunderland 3
White Hart Lane, Tottenham
(36,396)
Robb 73,
Brooks 78 ~
Fleming 15,
Shackleton 70, Purdon 79 |
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West Bromwich Albion 2 Cardiff City 1
The
Hawthorns, West Bromwich
(22,131)
Allen
22, 90
~
Kirtley
53 |
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West Brom
were without Joe Kennedy &
Stuart Williams |
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Cardiff were without Trevor Ford, Alf
Sherwood & Derrick Sullivan |
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Sunderland's games were proving entertaining to watch, with no draws
in their first twelve matches, and they headed over from London to
Paris, 24 hours later, to beat Racing Club de France, 4-3 in a
bad-tempered friendly.
| Division One
Leading Goalscorers |
17 - Roy Swinbourne
(Wolves)
13 - Stuart Leary (Charlton) - 2 pens |
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Football League Division Two:
Barnsley 1 Plymouth Argyle 2
Oakwell
Stadium, Barnsley (11,306)
Wood ~ Rowley
(2) |
Bristol City 1 Bristol Rovers 1
Ashton
Gate, Bristol (38,463)
Rogers
~ Meyer |
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Bury 1 Liverpool 4
Gigg
Lane, Bury
(12,296)
May ~
Arnell (2), Liddell (2) |
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Fulham 3 Leicester City 2
Craven
Cottage, Fulham
(17,978)
Robson (2),
Jezzard
~
Rowley (2) |
Leeds United 1 Lincoln City 0
Elland Road
Stadium, Leeds
(17,378)
Overfield |
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Leeds were without
John
Charles |
Middlesbrough 1 Stoke City 3
Ayresome
Park, Middlesbrough
(22,394)
Delapenha
~
King, Oscroft
(2) |
Notts County 1 Blackburn Rovers 2
Meadow
Lane, Nottingham
(13,926)
Wills
~ Briggs (2) |
Port Vale 0 Sheffield Wednesday 1
Vale
Park, Burslem
(23,139)
Quixall |
Rotherham United 2 Nottingham Forest 1
Millmoor Ground,
Rotherham
(11,578)
Bambridge, Farmer ~
Barrett |
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Swansea Town 4 Hull City 1
Vetch
Field, Swansea
(23,207)
Medwin (2), Thomas,
Griffiths
~
Duncan |
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Swansea were without Ivor Allchurch,
Mel Charles & Cliff Jones |
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West Ham United 6 Doncaster Rovers 1
Boleyn
Ground, Upton Park
(13,303)
Hooper
(3),
Dare, Andrews, Tucker
~ Walker |
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On a day when three of their players were starring in a famous Welsh
victory against England in Cardiff (with Cliff Jones getting, what
turned out to be, the winning goal), Swansea were fortunate in that
they had a home game against the bottom club in the division, Hull
City, to maintain their leadership of it, but their form would begin
to dip in the next three weeks.
|
Division Two Table |
|
Team |
P |
Home |
Away |
F |
A |
₧
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W |
D |
L |
W |
D |
L |
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Swansea Town |
14 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
37 |
24 |
20 |
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Fulham |
14 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
35 |
19 |
18 |
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Stoke City |
14 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
29 |
20 |
18 |
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Sheffield Wednesday |
14 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
29 |
19 |
17 |
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Bristol City |
13 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
25 |
17 |
17 |
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Bristol Rovers |
13 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
24 |
18 |
16 |
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Leeds United |
13 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
18 |
14 |
16 |
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Port Vale |
12 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
17 |
7 |
16 |
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Liverpool |
13 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
26 |
20 |
15 |
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Blackburn Rovers |
12 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
21 |
13 |
14 |
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Barnsley |
14 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
18 |
26 |
14 |
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West Ham United |
13 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
32 |
22 |
13 |
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Leicester City |
14 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
27 |
33 |
13 |
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Lincoln City |
13 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
23 |
16 |
13 |
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Middlesbrough |
12 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
19 |
18 |
12 |
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Doncaster Rovers |
13 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
24 |
31 |
11 |
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Nottingham Forest |
12 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
19 |
24 |
10 |
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Notts County |
14 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
18 |
31 |
10 |
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Rotherham United |
14 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
16 |
27 |
10 |
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Bury |
14 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
20 |
38 |
8 |
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Plymouth Argyle |
14 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
13 |
29 |
8 |
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Hull City |
13 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
11 |
35 |
3 |
| Division Two
Leading Goalscorers |
18 - Beddy Jezzard
(Fulham)
12 - Geoff Bradford (Bristol R.), Jackie Sewell
(Sheff. W.) |
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Football League Division Three (South):
Aldershot 3 Southend United 3
Recreation Ground, Aldershot (5,697)
Menzies,
Flint, Howe
OG
~
Whyte,
McCrory, Billington
OG |
Brighton & Hove Albion 3 Brentford 0
Goldstone Ground, Hove
(12,771)
Mundy,
Harburn, Foreman |
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Crystal Palace 3 Coventry City 0
Selhurst Park, Croydon
(7,734)
Cooper (3) |
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Ipswich Town 6 Millwall 2
Portman Road
Stadium, Ipswich
(13,707)
Reed, Parker (2),
Grant (3) ~ Pacey,
McAllister |
Newport County 2 Norwich City 2
Somerton Park, Newport
(15,313)
Johnston, Beech
~ Hunt, Kearns |
Northampton Town 3 Exeter City 0
County Ground, Northampton
(10,805)
Draper,
E.Smith,
Yeoman |
Queen's Park Rangers 0 Leyton Orient 1
Loftus
Road Stadium, Shepherd's Bush
(11,856)
Woosnam |
Shrewsbury Town 3 Reading 0
Gay Meadow, Shrewsbury
(9,289)
Price, Arnott, Russell |
Southampton
2 Watford 0
The
Dell, Southampton (11,305)
Reeves, Mulgrew |
Swindon Town 3 Colchester United 1
County
Ground, Swindon
(6,373)
Micklewright
(2),
Owen ~ Plant |
Torquay United 0 Bournemouth &
Boscombe Athletic 0
Plainmoor, Torquay
(6,347) |
Walsall 2 Gillingham 1
Fellows
Park, Walsall
(11,469)
Dews, McLaren
~ Morgan |
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Northampton won their first seven games of the season and ten of their
first twelve, but they were unable to maintain that standard and the
five clubs below them took the top five placings at the end of the
season.
|
Division Three (South) Table |
|
Team |
P |
Home |
Away |
F |
A |
₧
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W |
D |
L |
W |
D |
L |
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Northampton Town |
16 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
31 |
19 |
24 |
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Leyton Orient |
15 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
28 |
9 |
22 |
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Brighton & Hove Albion |
16 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
33 |
14 |
22 |
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Ipswich Town |
16 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
38 |
23 |
22 |
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Southend United |
16 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
37 |
24 |
22 |
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Torquay United |
16 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
25 |
16 |
19 |
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Gillingham |
16 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
25 |
20 |
19 |
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Norwich City |
16 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
25 |
25 |
19 |
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Shrewsbury Town |
16 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
32 |
22 |
18 |
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Aldershot |
16 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
32 |
29 |
17 |
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Brentford |
16 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
21 |
25 |
16 |
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Coventry City |
16 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
25 |
21 |
15 |
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Crystal Palace |
16 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
24 |
21 |
15 |
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Southampton |
16 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
29 |
32 |
15 |
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Newport County |
16 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
22 |
27 |
15 |
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Colchester United |
16 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
16 |
32 |
14 |
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Exeter City |
16 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
17 |
22 |
13 |
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Reading |
16 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
22 |
27 |
12 |
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Queen's Park Rangers |
16 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
19 |
25 |
12 |
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Bournemouth & Boscombe A. |
16 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
17 |
25 |
12 |
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Watford |
16 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
19 |
36 |
12 |
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Walsall |
16 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
24 |
38 |
11 |
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Millwall |
15 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
28 |
33 |
10 |
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Swindon Town |
16 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
12 |
36 |
6 |
| Division Three
(South)
Leading Goalscorers |
13 - Roy Hollis
(Southend)
11 - Sammy Collins (Torquay) - 1 pen, Tommy Parker
(Ipswich) - 2 pens, Jeff Taylor (Brentford) |
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Football League Division Three (North):
Bradford City 2 Accrington Stanley 1
Valley Parade, Bradford
(14,720)
Kelly, Walsh
~ Stewart |
Crewe Alexandra 2 Rochdale 0
Gresty
Road, Crewe
(4,922)
Stewart, Todd |
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Derby County 4 Bradford 0
Baseball
Ground, Derby
(14,139)
Parry
(2),
Mays, Buchanan |
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Halifax Town 3 Darlington 0
The
Shay, Halifax
(5,010)
Baker
(2), Watkinson |
Hartlepools United 3 Chesterfield 0
Victoria
Ground, Hartlepool
(5,479)
Robinson, Smith
(2) |
Mansfield Town 0 Southport 1
Field
Mill, Mansfield
(5,563)
Bromilow |
Oldham Athletic 4 Chester 1
Boundary
Park, Oldham
(8,240)
Walker, Garland,
Travis,
Hughes OG
~ Allman |
Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 2 Barrow
0
Old
Showground, Scunthorpe
(7,050)
Gregory, Brownsword
(pen) |
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Stockport County 7 Tranmere Rovers 0
Edgeley Park,
Stockport
(7,145)
Connor
(4),
Murray, Moir, Moran |
Workington 4
Carlisle United 0
Borough
Park, Workington
(13,045)
Whittle
(2), Bertolini,
Mitchell |
Wrexham 1 Gateshead 1
Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
(5,995)
Evans
~ Oliver |
York
City 3 Grimsby Town 4
Bootham Crescent, York
(14,566)
Colbridge
(2),
Wilkinson
~ Reeson
(3),
Evans |
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Nine seasons ago, Grimsby had been in the first division, but had to
re-apply to stay in the league, in the previous season, and now, with
player-manager, Allenby Chilton at the back, they turned Blundell Park
into a fortress, winning 21 of their 24 home games in all
competitions.
|
Division Three (North) Table |
|
Team |
P |
Home |
Away |
F |
A |
₧
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W |
D |
L |
W |
D |
L |
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Grimsby Town |
16 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
32 |
13 |
24 |
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Accrington Stanley |
16 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
33 |
18 |
21 |
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Derby County |
16 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
40 |
24 |
20 |
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Scunthorpe & Lindsey United |
16 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
28 |
18 |
20 |
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Bradford City |
16 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
26 |
17 |
20 |
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Workington |
16 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
29 |
17 |
19 |
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Chesterfield |
16 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
32 |
26 |
18 |
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Chester |
16 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
24 |
26 |
18 |
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Darlington |
16 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
23 |
22 |
17 |
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Southport |
16 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
20 |
23 |
17 |
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York City |
16 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
26 |
24 |
16 |
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Hartlepools United |
16 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
23 |
26 |
16 |
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Wrexham |
16 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
23 |
26 |
16 |
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Oldham Athletic |
16 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
22 |
23 |
15 |
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Stockport County |
16 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
31 |
24 |
14 |
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Crewe Alexandra |
16 |
5 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
23 |
25 |
14 |
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Carlisle United |
15 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
21 |
23 |
14 |
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Gateshead |
16 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
26 |
30 |
14 |
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Rochdale |
16 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
28 |
36 |
14 |
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Halifax Town |
16 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
21 |
30 |
13 |
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Tranmere Rovers |
16 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
21 |
30 |
13 |
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Mansfield Town |
16 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
21 |
32 |
12 |
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Bradford |
15 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
15 |
40 |
10 |
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Barrow |
16 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
16 |
31 |
7 |
| Division
Three (North)
Leading Goalscorers |
| 12 - Jack Connor
(Stockport), George Stewart (Accrington), Ernie Whittle
(Workington) |
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Source Notes |
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Original Newspaper Reports
The Football League
Match by Match 1955/56 (editor: Tony Brown): SoccerData 2005
englishfootballleaguetables.co.uk
bounder.friardale.co.uk |
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