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Domestic
Football Results |
Teams in a silver box denotes a player representing England |
Football League Division One:
Chelsea 5 Blackburn Rovers 1
Stamford
Bridge, Fulham
(34,913)
Bridges 15,
17, 71,
Tambling 51, Harris 76 ~
McEvoy 88
Highlights on BBC2 Match of the Day |
Everton 1 West Ham United 1
Goodison
Park, Liverpool
(45,430)
Harris
89
~ Byrne
51 |
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Everton
were without Fred Pickering |
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West Ham
were without
Bobby
Moore |
Sheffield United 1 West Bromwich Albion 1
Bramall
Lane, Sheffield
(17,592)
Birchenall 76 ~
Carter
15 |
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West Brom were without
Graham Williams |
Stoke City 1 Nottingham
Forest 1
Victoria
Ground, Stoke
(28,913)
Philpott
17 ~
Wilson 57 |
Matches
postponed due to more than one player on international duty:
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Aston Villa vs. Birmingham
City |
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Birmingham were without
Terry Hennessey & Ken Leek |
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Burnley vs. Manchester United |
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Burnley were without
Alex Elder |
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United were without Bobby Charlton,
George Best &
Denis Law |
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Leeds United
vs. Arsenal |
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Leeds were without
Gary Sprake |
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Arsenal were without
Jimmy Magill, Billy McCulloch & Terry
Neill |
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Leicester City vs. Blackpool |
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Leicester were without Gordon Banks &
Dave Gibson |
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Sunderland vs. Sheffield Wednesday |
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Sunderland were without
Johnny Crossan & Martin Harvey |
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Tottenham Hotspur vs. Fulham |
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Tottenham were without Jimmy Greaves,
Maurice Norman,
Pat Jennings,
Cliff Jones &
Jimmy Robertson |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Liverpool |
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Wolves were without Ron Flowers & Bobby Thomson |
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Liverpool were without Gordon Milne,
Peter Thompson &
Ron Yeats |
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With an average age of 22 years, Tommy Docherty's young Chelsea team
steamrollered their way past Blackburn to go four points clear, having
lost at home to Manchester United, three days earlier.
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Division One Table |
|
Team |
P |
Home |
Away |
F |
A |
₧
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W |
D |
L |
W |
D |
L |
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Chelsea |
12 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
26 |
12 |
19 |
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, |
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| Manchester United |
11 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
25 |
16 |
15 |
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Blackpool |
11 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
23 |
17 |
15 |
| Everton |
11 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
24 |
15 |
14 |
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Sheffield United |
11 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
14 |
11 |
13 |
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Nottingham Forest |
11 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
20 |
18 |
13 |
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Sheffield Wednesday |
11 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
15 |
12 |
12 |
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Arsenal |
10 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
18 |
15 |
12 |
| Tottenham Hotspur |
11 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
20 |
19 |
12 |
| Leeds United |
11 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
22 |
22 |
12 |
| Blackburn Rovers |
11 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
23 |
19 |
11 |
| West
Ham United |
11 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
26 |
22 |
11 |
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Stoke City |
11 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
18 |
16 |
11 |
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Leicester City |
10 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
21 |
20 |
10 |
| West Bromwich Albion |
12 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
20 |
21 |
10 |
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Fulham |
11 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
18 |
20 |
10 |
| Birmingham City |
11 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
19 |
25 |
8 |
| Burnley |
11 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
16 |
26 |
8 |
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Liverpool |
9 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
16 |
20 |
7 |
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Sunderland |
10 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
16 |
25 |
6 |
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Aston Villa |
10 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
13 |
24 |
6 |
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Wolverhampton
Wanderers
|
11 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
11 |
29 |
3 |
| Division One
Leading Goalscorers |
13 - Johnny Byrne
(West Ham)
10 - Fred Pickering (Everton) |
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Football League Division Two:
Charlton Athletic 2 Norwich City 1
The Valley, Charlton (16,496)
Ryan
4,
9,
~ Bolland
61 |
Coventry City 2 Huddersfield Town 3
Highfield Road, Coventry
(26,994)
Hudson 38, Farmer 42 (pen)
~ Coddington 8 (pen),
Lewis 44, Balderstone
82 |
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Coventry were without
Ronnie Rees |
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Ipswich Town 3 Newcastle United 1
Portman Road, Ipswich
(14,444)
Brogan
25, Hegan 36, 38 (pen)
~ Burton
70 |
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Leyton Orient 0 Crystal Palace 1
Brisbane Road, Leyton
(17,711)
Burridge 59 |
Manchester City 2 Rotherham United 1
Maine Road, Manchester (15,211)
Gray
53, Kevan 80
~ Bennett
40 |
Plymouth Argyle 1 Middlesbrough 0
Home
Park, Plymouth (18,382)
Newman
56 (pen) |
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Middlesbrough were without
Bobby Braithwaite |
Portsmouth 1 Swansea Town 0
Fratton Park, Portsmouth (12,699)
McCann
27 |
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Swansea were without
Jim McLaughlin |
Preston North End 2 Northampton Town 2
Deepdale,
Preston (15,953)
Dawson
6, Godfrey
30 ~ Walden
1, Robson
8 |
Swindon Town 4 Derby
County 2
County
Ground, Swindon (15,230)
Hunt
21 (pen),
40, 54, Dawson 43
~ Thomas 17, Barrowcliffe
80
(pen) |
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Northampton were surprise leaders in only their second season in the
second division, but they were there on merit, and their dream of
winning their first three promotions in an unprecedented five years to reach the top flight for the
first time, following 33 Football League seasons without success, was about to become reality.
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Division Two Table |
|
Team |
P |
Home |
Away |
F |
A |
₧
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W |
D |
L |
W |
D |
L |
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Northampton Town |
11 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
14 |
10 |
15 |
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Norwich City |
11 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
20 |
14 |
14 |
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| Newcastle
United |
11 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
17 |
12 |
14 |
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Crystal Palace |
11 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
18 |
15 |
14 |
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Rotherham United |
11 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
21 |
12 |
13 |
| Bolton
Wanderers |
12 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
33 |
23 |
13 |
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Derby County |
11 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
26 |
21 |
13 |
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Southampton |
9 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
19 |
12 |
12 |
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Bury |
11 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
18 |
15 |
12 |
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Charlton Athletic |
11 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
20 |
20 |
12 |
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Plymouth Argyle |
11 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
15 |
17 |
12 |
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Leyton Orient |
12 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
22 |
25 |
12 |
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Coventry City |
12 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
21 |
20 |
11 |
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Manchester City |
11 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
18 |
18 |
10 |
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Swindon Town |
11 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
18 |
25 |
10 |
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Middlesbrough |
11 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
17 |
19 |
9 |
| Portsmouth |
11 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
15 |
20 |
9 |
| Preston North End |
10 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
20 |
26 |
8 |
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Swansea Town |
12 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
17 |
23 |
8 |
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Huddersfield Town |
11 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
12 |
18 |
8 |
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Ipswich Town |
11 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
17 |
26 |
7 |
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Cardiff City |
10 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
9 |
16 |
6 |
| Division Two
Leading Goalscorers |
| 10 - Albert Bennett
(Rotherham), Wyn Davies (Bolton), Ted Phillips (L.Orient) |
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Football League Division Three:
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 3 Port Vale 0
Dean Court,
Bournemouth (8,609)
Hodgson 2,
80, Archer
40 |
Bristol Rovers 1 Bristol City 1
Eastville
Stadium, Bristol (25,370)
Biggs 9
~ Bush 1 |
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Exeter City 2 Colchester United 0
St James Park, Exeter (5,859)
Welsh
2, Rees
50 |
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Gillingham 2 Queen's Park Rangers 2
Priestfield
Stadium, Gillingham
(12,581)
Gibbs 29,
Rackstraw 53 (pen)
~ Keen 37, Bedford
80 |
Grimsby Town 2
Luton Town 2
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes
(8,410)
Foster
19,
Young 74
~ O'Rourke 72,
Cockerill OG
87 |
Hull City 1 Shrewsbury Town 2
Boothferry Park, Hull (6,731)
McSeveney
59 (pen) ~ Meredith 57,
Butler OG
68 |
Mansfield Town 3 Scunthorpe United 2
Field Mill, Mansfield
(7,911)
Wagstaff 22,
Chapman 58, 90 ~
Lawther 34, 84 |
Oldham Athletic 1 Brentford 1
Boundary Park, Oldham (11,896)
Bartley
19
~ Fielding 88 |
Peterborough United 1 Carlisle United 2
London Road, Peterborough (11,012)
Deakin 44
~ Brayton 68, Evans 70 |
Walsall 1 Barnsley 1
Fellows Park, Walsall
(5,047)
Matthews
30 ~
Leighton 13 |
Watford 2 Southend United 1
Vicarage Road, Watford
(8,402)
Crisp 1,
McAnearney 73
~ Slater 32 |
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The top four all drew their games and all were unbeaten at home, but
none of them would finish in the top four.
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Division Three Table |
|
Team |
P |
Home |
Away |
F |
A |
₧
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W |
D |
L |
W |
D |
L |
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Grimsby Town |
12 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
26 |
18 |
17 |
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Bristol Rovers |
12 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
28 |
16 |
16 |
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Gillingham |
11 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
14 |
9 |
15 |
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Brentford |
12 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
20 |
13 |
15 |
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Mansfield Town |
12 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
25 |
20 |
15 |
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Reading |
12 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
25 |
20 |
15 |
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Bristol City |
11 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
33 |
15 |
14 |
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Shrewsbury Town |
11 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
25 |
15 |
14 |
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Bournemouth & Boscombe A. |
11 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
22 |
15 |
13 |
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Carlisle United |
12 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
16 |
15 |
13 |
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Peterborough United |
12 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
28 |
28 |
11 |
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Scunthorpe United |
11 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
17 |
17 |
11 |
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Queen's Park Rangers |
11 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
14 |
16 |
11 |
| Luton Town |
12 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
14 |
17 |
11 |
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Watford |
11 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
18 |
22 |
11 |
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Exeter City |
11 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
14 |
14 |
10 |
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Workington |
10 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
15 |
19 |
10 |
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Hull City |
11 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
15 |
16 |
9 |
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Barnsley |
11 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
12 |
17 |
9 |
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Oldham Athletic |
12 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
11 |
24 |
8 |
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Port Vale |
12 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
10 |
22 |
8 |
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Walsall |
10 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
12 |
21 |
6 |
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Colchester United |
12 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
9 |
20 |
6 |
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Southend United |
12 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
21 |
6 |
| Division Three
Leading Goalscorers |
12 - Alfie Biggs
(Bristol R.) - 1 pen
10 - George McLean (Grimsby), Keith Smith
(Peterborough) |
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Football League Division Four:
Aldershot 5 Crewe Alexandra 2
Recreation
Ground, Aldershot (5,014)
Priscott
15,
Fogg
20,
Gunter 33, Horton 87, Burton
88
~
Kane
39,
43 |
Barrow 1 Bradford City 0
Holker
Street, Barrow (3,648)
Tait
44 |
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Bradford 3 Darlington 1
Park Avenue, Bradford (8,055)
Gould 35,
Fryatt 75, 77 ~
Lawton 41 |
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Brighton & Hove Albion 3 Torquay
United 1
Goldstone
Ground, Hove (12,885)
R.Smith
49, 67,
Gould
62
~
Northcott 40 |
Chesterfield 3 Halifax Town 0
Recreation
Ground, Chesterfield (6,506)
Hunt 10,
Stringfellow
47,
78 |
Doncaster Rovers 1 Newport County 0
Belle
Vue, Doncaster (14,402)
Jeffrey 27 |
Hartlepools United 1 Millwall 0
Victoria
Ground, Hartlepool (10,734)
Thompson 89 |
Lincoln City 6 Stockport County 0
Sincil
Bank, Lincoln (5,180)
Houghton 3,
Morton
58,
90, Holmes
68, Jones 73,
Fencott 78 |
Notts County 3 York City 1
Meadow Lane, Nottingham
(6,490)
Rayner 8,
Povey
10,
Sheridan
29
~
Bircumshaw
OG
55 |
Oxford United 3 Chester 2
Manor
Ground, Oxford (8,758)
Booth
13, Calder
52, Hartland
70
~ Morris 14, 59 |
Southport 2 Tranmere Rovers 2
Haig
Avenue, Southport (7,434)
R.Cairns
41,
Russell 79
~
McDonnell
16,
Manning
20 |
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