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Domestic
Football Results |
Teams in a silver box denotes a player representing England |
Football League Division One:
Arsenal 7
Manchester City 3
Arsenal
Stadium, Highbury
(33,652)
Evans 4 (pen), Holton 23,
68,
85,
86,
Bloomfield 72, Haverty
76
~
Clarke
10,
18,
Dyson
73 |
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City were without Don Revie &
Billy McAdams |
Birmingham City 0 Bolton Wanderers 0
St
Andrew's, Birmingham
(29,614) |
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Birmingham were without Jeff Hall |
Burnley 2 Blackpool 2
Turf
Moor, Burnley
(27,694)
Cheesebrough 7, Robson 80
~
Booth 3, Mudie 11 |
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Burnley were without
Jimmy McIlroy |
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Blackpool were without Stan Matthews |
Cardiff City 4 Leeds United 1
Ninian
Park, Cardiff
(38,333)
Ford 13, Hitchens 26,
90, McSeveney 47
~
Forrest 1 |
Chelsea 2 Tottenham
Hotspur 4
Stamford
Bridge, Fulham
(55,788)
Lewis 50, Armstrong 90 (pen)
~
Robb
8, Stokes 20, 38,
44 |
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Tottenham
were without
Danny Blanchflower |
Manchester United 4
Charlton
Athletic 2
Old
Trafford, Manchester
(41,698)
Berry 25, Charlton 32,
37, Whelan 65
~
Lucas 24, Ayre
40 |
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United were without Roger Byrne, Duncan Edwards, Tommy Taylor &
Jackie Blanchflower |
Newcastle United 2 Luton
Town 2
St James'
Park, Newcastle
(36,941)
Hannah
18, Milburn
68
~
Turner 44,
78 |
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Newcastle were without
Tom Casey & Alf McMichael |
Portsmouth 5 Aston Villa 1
Fratton
Park, Portsmouth
(23,613)
Henderson 10, 60, Gordon
12, 62, Harris 75 ~
Smith 64 |
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Villa were without
Peter McParland |
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Preston North End 0 Everton 0
Deepdale
Stadium,
Preston
(21,778) |
Sheffield Wednesday 3 Sunderland 2
Hillsborough,
Sheffield
(32,248)
Shiner
7, Broadbent
49, Froggatt
51
~
Elliott 43,
Fleming 79 (pen) |
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Sunderland were without
Billy Bingham |
West Bromwich Albion 1 Wolverhampton
Wanderers 1
The
Hawthorns, West Bromwich
(34,379)
Allen
71
~
Hooper 18 |
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Wolves were without Dennis Wilshaw & Billy Wright |
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United showed that they had enough strength in depth to maintain their
surge towards retaining their title, even when their three England
internationals were not playing. An 18-year-old Bobby Charlton scored
twice on his debut.
| Division One
Leading Goalscorers |
14 - Alex Govan
(Birmingham)
13 - Gordon Turner (Luton) |
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Football League Division Two:
Bristol Rovers 3 Sheffield United 1
Eastville
Stadium, Bristol
(28,393)
Bradford
(2), Biggs
~ Wilkinson |
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United were without Colin Grainger |
Bury 0 Fulham 1
Gigg
Lane, Bury
(11,853)
Dwight |
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Doncaster Rovers 3 Lincoln City 1
Belle
Vue, Doncaster
(16,197)
Jeffrey (2),
Walker
~ Gibson |
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Doncaster were without
Harry Gregg |
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Grimsby Town 5 Swansea Town 0
Blundell
Park, Cleethorpes
(13,507)
Crosbie (2),
Evans (2), Johnston (pen) |
Huddersfield Town 1 Nottingham Forest 0
Leeds
Road, Huddersfield
(17,600)
Hickson |
Leicester City 5 Barnsley 2
Filbert
Street, Leicester
(27,360)
McNeill
(2), Rowley
(2), Hines
~ Duggins, Kaye
(pen) |
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Leicester were without
Willie Cunningham |
Leyton Orient 1 West Ham United 2
Brisbane
Road Stadium, Leyton
(24,685)
Heckman
~
Musgrove,
Willemse
OG |
Liverpool 2 Blackburn Rovers 3
Anfield,
Liverpool
(41,538)
Anderson, Liddell
~ Vernon, Crossan, Douglas |
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Blackburn were without Ronnie Clayton |
Middlesbrough 3 Port Vale 1
Ayresome
Park, Middlesbrough
(18,586)
Delapenha (2 pens),
Clough
~ Stephenson |
Notts County 1 Bristol City 1
Meadow
Lane, Nottingham
(12,005)
Lane
~ Williams |
Stoke City 6 Rotherham United 0
Victoria
Ground, Stoke
(21,590)
Coleman
(2), Oscroft, King (2),
Bowyer |
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Arthur Rowley maintained his scoring rate of more than a goal per game
to put Leicester in a commanding position at the top, where they would
stay for most of 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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Leicester City |
12 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
31 |
21 |
17 |
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Nottingham Forest |
11 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
28 |
15 |
15 |
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Stoke City |
12 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
30 |
18 |
15 |
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Bristol Rovers |
12 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
29 |
18 |
15 |
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Doncaster Rovers |
12 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
25 |
17 |
15 |
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Sheffield United |
11 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
27 |
18 |
14 |
|
Huddersfield Town |
12 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
19 |
20 |
14 |
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West Ham United |
11 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
16 |
10 |
13 |
|
Middlesbrough |
12 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
22 |
19 |
13 |
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Lincoln City |
11 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
18 |
17 |
13 |
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Fulham |
12 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
23 |
22 |
12 |
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Liverpool |
11 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
18 |
17 |
11 |
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Bristol City |
12 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
19 |
24 |
10 |
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Swansea Town |
11 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
25 |
32 |
10 |
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Grimsby Town |
12 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
18 |
15 |
9 |
|
Blackburn Rovers |
11 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
21 |
27 |
9 |
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Port Vale |
10 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
15 |
20 |
9 |
|
Barnsley |
11 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
20 |
28 |
9 |
|
Leyton Orient |
11 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
15 |
26 |
8 |
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Bury |
12 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
20 |
31 |
7 |
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Rotherham United |
10 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
13 |
23 |
6 |
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Notts County |
11 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
15 |
29 |
6 |
| Division Two
Leading Goalscorers |
14 - Alick Jeffrey
(Doncaster), Arthur Rowley (Leicester)
13 - Brian Clough
(Middlesbrough) |
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Football League Division Three (South):
Aldershot 4 Queen's Park Rangers 2
Recreation Ground,
Aldershot
(5,609)
Jackson, Gaynor, Costello,
Menzies ~ Cameron, Hellawell |
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 1 Norwich City 1
Dean
Court, Bournemouth
(12,032)
Newsham (pen)
~
Gordon |
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Brentford 2 Northampton Town 1
Griffin
Park, Brentford
(10,733)
Coleman OG,
Francis ~ English |
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Brighton & Hove Albion 3 Exeter City 0
Goldstone
Ground, Hove
(13.349)
Bissett (2),
Foreman |
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Brighton were without
Jim Langley |
Gillingham 4 Crystal Palace 1
Priestfield
Stadium, Gillingham
(8,567)
Taylor (2),
Boswell, Morgan
~
Cooper |
Ipswich Town 3 Colchester United 1
Portman
Road Stadium, Ipswich
(20,321)
Phillips (3)
~ Plant |
Millwall 0 Southampton 0
The
Den, New Cross
(14,667) |
Shrewsbury Town 1 Reading 1
Gay
Meadow, Shrewsbury
(8,365)
Weigh
~ Dixon |
Swindon Town 3 Southend United 2
County
Ground, Swindon
(7,572)
Pembery, Richards, Gibson
~
McGuigan, McCrory |
Torquay United 3 Coventry City 1
Plainmoor,
Torquay
(8,234)
A.Collins,
Mills, R.Collins (pen)
~
Uphill |
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Coventry were without
Reg Matthews |
Walsall 0 Newport County 0
Fellows
Park, Walsall
(10,894) |
Watford 0 Plymouth Argyle 1
Vicarage
Road Stadium, Watford
(11,601)
Rowley |
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The two south-coast clubs
were setting the pace, and Torquay would be top with one game left
in their best-ever season, whilst at this stage, Alf Ramsey's
Ipswich, in 19th place, were not a threat... |
|
Division Three (South) Table |
|
Team |
P |
Home |
Away |
F |
A |
₧
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W |
D |
L |
W |
D |
L |
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Southampton |
13 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
25 |
11 |
19 |
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Torquay United |
14 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
29 |
21 |
19 |
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Colchester United |
14 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
33 |
20 |
17 |
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Newport County |
14 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
22 |
14 |
17 |
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Gillingham |
14 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
28 |
21 |
17 |
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Brentford |
14 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
34 |
30 |
17 |
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Watford |
14 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
26 |
18 |
16 |
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Reading |
14 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
21 |
19 |
16 |
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Shrewsbury Town |
14 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
17 |
23 |
16 |
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Bournemouth & Boscombe A. |
14 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
24 |
15 |
15 |
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Brighton & Hove Albion |
14 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
38 |
27 |
15 |
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Norwich City |
13 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
16 |
13 |
14 |
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Coventry City |
14 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
17 |
22 |
14 |
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Northampton Town |
14 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
21 |
17 |
13 |
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Queen's Park Rangers |
14 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
18 |
20 |
13 |
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Aldershot |
14 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
25 |
30 |
13 |
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Crystal Palace |
14 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
18 |
25 |
12 |
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Millwall |
14 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
19 |
30 |
12 |
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Ipswich Town |
14 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
21 |
23 |
11 |
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Walsall |
14 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
18 |
22 |
10 |
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Exeter City |
14 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
11 |
19 |
10 |
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Swindon Town |
14 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
20 |
36 |
10 |
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Plymouth Argyle |
14 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
13 |
31 |
10 |
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Southend United |
14 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
20 |
27 |
8 |
| Division Three
(South)
Leading Goalscorers |
13 - Jim Taylor
(Gillingham)
12 - Stan Newsham (Bournemouth) - 2 pens |
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Football League Division Three (North):
Accrington Stanley 4 Darlington 2
Peel
Park, Accrington
(8,255)
Dick (2), Stewart, Turner
~
Lumley (pen),
Moran |
Bradford City 2 Wrexham 1
Valley
Parade, Bradford
(13,772)
Webb, Kelly
~
Hewitt |
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Carlisle United 2 Bradford 1
Brunton
Park, Carlisle
(4,713)
Mooney, Atkinson
~ Smith |
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Chester 4 Crewe Alexandra 1
Sealand
Road, Chester
(6,653)
Foulkes (2), Hansell, Bullock
~
Mosby |
Chesterfield 1 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 0
Recreation
Ground, Chesterfield
(9,017)
Smith |
Hartlepools United 2 Derby County 1
Victoria
Ground, Hartlepool
(12,072)
Anderson, Johnson
~ Parry |
Mansfield Town 2 Halifax Town 0
Field
Mill, Mansfield
(9,039)
Chapman, Murray |
Oldham Athletic 1 Workington 0
Boundary
Park, Oldham
(11,695)
Crook |
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Southport 0 Rochdale 1
Haig
Avenue, Southport
(5,501)
Lewis |
Stockport County 1 Gateshead 1
Edgeley
Park, Stockport
(9,337)
Jackson
~ Coatsworth |
Tranmere Rovers 0 Barrow 2
Prenton
Park, Birkenhead
(5,617)
Coole, Callaghan |
York City 2 Hull City 1
Bootham
Crescent, York
(10,763)
Wilkinson, Fenton
~
Clarke |
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Like
Torquay in the southern section, Hartlepools would experience their
best-ever league season, but only finished runners-up and they would
never again be so close to promotion to the second tier.
|
Division Three (North) Table |
|
Team |
P |
Home |
Away |
F |
A |
₧
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W |
D |
L |
W |
D |
L |
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Hartlepools United |
14 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
41 |
18 |
23 |
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Accrington Stanley |
14 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
34 |
20 |
22 |
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Bradford City |
14 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
27 |
17 |
20 |
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Workington |
13 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
23 |
17 |
19 |
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Chesterfield |
13 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
28 |
19 |
18 |
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Derby County |
14 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
31 |
18 |
17 |
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Oldham Athletic |
13 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
28 |
21 |
17 |
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Stockport County |
14 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
27 |
21 |
17 |
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Rochdale |
13 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
21 |
13 |
16 |
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Wrexham |
14 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
30 |
20 |
16 |
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Scunthorpe & Lindsey United |
14 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
25 |
20 |
14 |
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Gateshead |
14 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
26 |
24 |
14 |
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Mansfield Town |
13 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
26 |
21 |
13 |
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York City |
13 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
18 |
19 |
13 |
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Hull City |
14 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
21 |
22 |
11 |
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Bradford |
14 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
23 |
25 |
11 |
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Barrow |
14 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
19 |
27 |
11 |
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Darlington |
12 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
16 |
26 |
10 |
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Halifax Town |
14 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
16 |
31 |
10 |
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Carlisle United |
12 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
17 |
25 |
9 |
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Chester |
14 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
17 |
33 |
6 |
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Southport |
13 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
15 |
30 |
6 |
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Crewe Alexandra |
14 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
9 |
34 |
6 |
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Tranmere Rovers |
13 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
12 |
29 |
5 |
| Division
Three (North)
Leading Goalscorers |
15 - Ken Johnson
(Hartlepools)
14 - George Stewart (Accrington) |
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Source Notes |
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Original Newspaper Reports
The Football League
Match by Match 1956/57 (editor: Tony Brown): SoccerData 2005
englishfootballleaguetables.co.uk
bounder.friardale.co.uk |
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