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P W D L F A W D L F A Pts
1. Burnley 42 15 2 4 52 28 9 5 7 33 33 55
2. Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 15 3 3 63 28 9 3 9 43 39 54
3. Tottenham Hotspur 42 10 6 5 43 24 11 5 5 43 26 53
4. West Bromwich Albion 42 12 4 5 48 25 7 7 7 35 32 49
5. Sheffield Wednesday 42 12 7 2 48 20 7 4 10 32 39 49
6. Bolton Wanderers 42 12 5 4 37 27 8 3 10 22 24 48
7. Manchester United 42 13 3 5 53 30 6 4 11 49 50 45
8. Newcastle United 42 10 5 6 42 32 8 3 10 40 46 44
9. Preston North End 42 10 6 5 43 34 6 6 9 36 42 44
10. Fulham 42 12 4 5 42 28 5 6 10 31 52 44
11. Blackpool 42 9 6 6 32 32 6 4 11 27 39 40
12. Leicester City 42 8 6 7 38 32 5 7 9 28 43 39
13. Arsenal 42 9 5 7 39 38 6 4 11 29 42 39
14. West Ham United 42 12 3 6 47 33 4 3 14 28 58 38
15. Everton 42 13 3 5 50 20 0 8 13 23 58 37
16. Manchester City 42 11 2 8 47 34 6 1 14 31 50 37
17. Blackburn Rovers 42 12 3 6 38 29 4 2 15 22 41 37
18. Chelsea 42 7 5 9 44 50 7 4 10 32 41 37
19. Birmingham City 42 9 5 7 37 36 4 5 12 26 44 36
20. Nottingham Forest 42 8 6 7 30 28 5 3 13 20 46 35
21. Leeds United 42 7 5 9 37 46 5 5 11 28 46 34
22. Luton Town 42 6 5 10 25 29 3 7 11 25 44 30
Date Opponents Result Posn Attendance Scorers
1. Sat 22 Aug Arsenal................. 1-0 7 47,585 John Fantham
2. Wed 26 Aug Wolverhampton Wanderers. 1-3 14 37,397 John Fantham
3. Sat 29 Aug MANCHESTER CITY......... 1-0 9 34,093 Tom McAnearney
4. Wed 2 Sep WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS. 2-2 7 45,145 Redfern Froggatt, Roy Shiner
5. Sat 5 Sep Blackburn Rovers........ 1-3 14 32,700 Redfern Froggatt
6. Wed 9 Sep Nottingham Forest....... 1-2 17 32,700 Roy Shiner
7. Sat 12 Sep BLACKPOOL............... 5-0 10 30,000 John Fantham, Alan Finney
Redfern Froggatt, Roy Shiner
Derek Wilkinson
8. Wed 16 Sep NOTTINGHAM FOREST....... 0-1 14 34,249
9. Sat 19 Sep Everton................. 1-2 17 37,375 Brian Hill
10. Sat 26 Sep LUTON TOWN.............. 2-0 13 25,000 Norman Curtis, John Fantham
11. Sat 3 Oct Bolton Wanderers........ 0-1 15 23,990
12. Sat 10 Oct Birmingham City......... 0-0 16 21,769
13. Sat 17 Oct TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR....... 2-1 11 37,743 Derek Wilkinson, Gerry Young
14. Sat 24 Oct Manchester United....... 1-3 14 39,723 Tom McAnearney
15. Sat 31 Oct WEST BROMWICH ALBION.... 2-0 13 26,178 Keith Ellis, Redfern Froggatt
16. Sat 7 Nov Leicester City.......... 0-2 14 21,232
17. Sat 14 Nov BURNLEY................. 1-1 14 19,283 Keith Ellis
18. Sat 21 Nov Leeds United............ 3-1 13 21,260 Keith Ellis 2, John Fantham
19. Sat 28 Nov WEST HAM UNITED......... 7-0 9 38,307 John Fantham 2, Alan Finney 2
Bobby Craig, Keith Ellis
Derek Wilkinson
20. Sat 5 Dec Chelsea................. 4-0 8 33,177 John Fantham 2, Bobby Craig
Keith Ellis
21. Sat 12 Dec PRESTON NORTH END....... 2-2 9 42,614 Bobby Craig, Derek Wilkinson
22. Sat 19 Dec ARSENAL................. 5-1 8 25,135 Bobby Craig 2, Keith Ellis
Alan Finney, Tony Kay
23. Sat 26 Dec FULHAM.................. 1-1 8 50,000 Keith Ellis
24. Mon 28 Dec Fulham.................. 2-1 8 36,856 Alan Finney, Derek Wilkinson
25. Sat 2 Jan Manchester City......... 1-4 9 44,167 Bobby Craig
26. Sat 16 Jan BLACKBURN ROVERS........ 3-0 6 27,589 John Fantham 2, Bobby Craig
27. Sat 23 Jan Blackpool............... 2-0 4 16,343 Billy Griffin 2
28. Sat 6 Feb EVERTON................. 2-2 4 33,066 Tony Kay, Tom McAnearney
29. Sat 13 Feb Luton Town.............. 1-0 4 14,392 John Fantham
30. Wed 24 Feb BOLTON WANDERERS........ 1-0 3 36,392 Alan Finney
31. Sat 27 Feb CHELSEA................. 1-1 3 40,000 John Fantham
32. Sat 5 Mar Tottenham Hotspur....... 1-4 4 53,822 Alan Finney
33. Sat 19 Mar Preston North End....... 4-3 4 16,497 Keith Ellis 2, Bobby Craig
Derek Wilkinson
34. Wed 30 Mar MANCHESTER UNITED....... 4-2 4 26,821 Billy Griffin 2, John Fantham
Derek Wilkinson
35. Sat 2 Apr Burnley................. 3-3 4 23,123 Bobby Craig, Keith Ellis
Alan Finney
36. Wed 6 Apr LEICESTER CITY.......... 2-2 3 26,844 Keith Ellis, Billy Griffin
37. Sat 9 Apr LEEDS UNITED............ 1-0 3 28,984 Alan Finney
38. Fri 15 Apr Newcastle United........ 3-3 4 39,540 Keith Ellis, John Fantham
Derek Wilkinson
39. Sat 16 Apr West Bromwich Albion.... 1-3 4 27,700 Billy Griffin
40. Mon 18 Apr NEWCASTLE UNITED........ 2-0 4 33,332 John Fantham, Redfern Froggatt
41. Sat 23 Apr BIRMINGHAM CITY......... 2-4 4 26,000 Redfern Froggatt
Derek Wilkinson
42. Sat 30 Apr West Ham United......... 1-1 5 21,964 John Fantham
Rnd Date Opponents Result Attendance Scorers
3 Sat 9 Jan MIDDLESBROUGH........... 2-1 49,580 Keith Ellis, Tom McAnearney
4 Sat 30 Jan PETERBOROUGH UNITED..... 2-0 51,114 Bobby Craig 2
5 Sat 20 Feb Manchester United....... 1-0 66,350 Tom McAnearney
6 Sat 12 Mar Sheffield United........ 2-0 61,180 Derek Wilkinson 2
SF Sat 26 Mar Blackburn Rovers........ 1-2 74,135 John Fantham
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LEAGUE FA CUP TOTAL
Player Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
John Fantham 42 17 5 1 47 18
Peter Swan 42 0 5 0 47 0
Alan Finney 40 9 5 0 45 9
Ron Springett 40 0 5 0 45 0
Tom McAnearney 39 3 5 2 44 5
Derek Wilkinson 37 9 4 2 41 11
Peter Johnson 34 0 4 0 38 0
Tony Kay 31 2 5 0 36 2
Don Megson 26 0 5 0 31 0
Bobby Craig 24 9 5 2 29 11
Keith Ellis 22 13 4 1 26 14
Norman Curtis 18 1 0 0 18 1
Redfern Froggatt 18 6 0 0 18 6
Brian Hill 10 1 0 0 10 1
Roy Shiner 9 3 0 0 9 3
Billy Griffin 6 6 1 0 7 6
Jack Martin 6 0 1 0 7 0
Gerry Young 6 1 1 0 7 1
Don Gibson 4 0 0 0 4 0
George Kirby 3 0 0 0 3 0
Roy McLaren 2 0 0 0 2 0
John Quinn 2 0 0 0 2 0
Ralph O'Donnell 1 0 0 0 1 0
If you have any comments, or are aware of any errors / omissions then please email me :- Stuart Jackson