FA Charity Shield8 August 1970 Chelsea 1–2 Everton
Season 1970–71 Champions Arsenal (8th English title) Relegated Burnley
Blackpool1971–72 European Cup Arsenal FA Cup winners Arsenal (4th FA Cup title) (first Arsenal double) 1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup Liverpool (Runners up of FA Cup 1970–71),
Chelsea (defending champions)1971–72 UEFA Cup Leeds United,
Southampton,
Tottenham Hotspur,
Wolverhampton WanderersMatches played 462 Goals scored 1,089 (2.36 per match) Top goalscorer T. Brown (West Bromwich Albion), 28 [3] Biggest home win Southampton – Crystal Palace 6–0 (4 Mar 1971) Biggest away win Burnley – Manchester City 0–4 (19 Dec 1970) Highest scoring Arsenal – West Bromwich Albion 6–2 (19 Sept 1970)
Derby County – Manchester United 4–4 (26 Dec 1970)
Crystal Palace – Manchester United 3–5 (17 Apr 1971)Longest winning run Arsenal (9) Longest unbeaten run Leeds United (16) Longest losing run Blackpool (7) Home \ Away ARS BLP BUR CHE COV CRY DER EVE HUD IPS LEE LIV MCI MUN NEW NOT SOU STK TOT WBA WHU WOL Arsenal 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 4–0 1–0 3–2 0–0 2–0 1–0 4–0 1–0 4–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 6–2 2–0 2–1 Blackpool 0–1 1–1 3–4 1–0 3–1 0–1 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–0 3–3 1–1 0–1 2–3 0–3 1–1 0–0 3–1 1–1 0–2 Burnley 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–2 2–2 2–3 2–2 0–3 1–2 0–4 0–2 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–3 Chelsea 2–1 2–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 0–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–0 2–2 2–1 0–2 4–1 2–1 2–2 Coventry City 1–3 2–0 3–0 0–1 2–1 0–0 3–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 Crystal Palace 0–2 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–2 0–0 2–0 0–3 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 3–5 1–0 2–0 3–1 3–2 0–3 3–0 1–1 1–1 Derby County 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 3–4 1–0 3–1 3–2 2–0 0–2 0–0 0–0 4–4 1–2 1–2 0–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–4 1–2 Everton 2–2 0–0 1–1 3–0 3–0 3–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 4–1 2–0 0–0 3–3 0–1 1–2 Huddersfield Tow2–1 3–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 3–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–2 Ipswich Town 0–1 2–1 3–0 0–0 0–2 1–2 0–1 0–0 2–0 2–4 1–0 2–0 4–0 1–0 0–0 1–3 2–0 1–2 2–2 2–1 2–3 Leeds United 1–0 3–1 4–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 3–2 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–2 3–0 2–0 1–0 4–1 1–2 1–2 3–0 3–0 Liverpool 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 3–2 4–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 Manchester City 0–2 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–2 3–4 1–1 1–3 1–1 4–1 0–1 4–1 2–0 0–0 Manchester U 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 3–2 0–1 0–2 1–4 1–0 2–0 5–1 2–2 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 Newcastle United1–1 1–2 3–1 0–1 0–0 2–0 3–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–0 3–0 1–1 3–2 Nottingham Fores0–3 3–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–4 3–2 1–3 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 2–1 2–0 0–0 0–1 3–3 1–0 4–1 Southampton 1–2 1–1 2–0 0–0 3–0 6–0 4–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 0–3 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 4–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–2 Stoke City 5–0 1–1 0–0 1–2 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 0–0 3–0 0–1 2–0 1–2 3–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 Tottenham H 0–1 3–0 4–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–0 2–0 2–2 1–2 0–1 1–3 3–0 2–2 2–2 0–0 West Bromwich 2–2 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–0 0–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 0–1 2–2 1–1 0–0 4–3 1–2 0–1 1–0 5–2 3–1 2–1 2–4 West Ham United 0–0 2–1 3–1 2–2 1–2 0–0 1–4 1–2 0–1 2–2 2–3 1–2 0–0 2–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 2–1 3–3 Wolverhampton 0–3 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–4 2–0 3–1 0–0 2–3 1–0 3–0 3–2 3–2 4–0 0–1 1–1 0–3 2–1 2–0P W D L F A W D L F A Pts 1. ARSENAL 42 18 3 0 41 6 11 4 6 30 23 65 2. Leeds United 42 16 2 3 40 12 11 8 2 32 18 64 3. Tottenham Hotspur 42 11 5 5 33 19 8 9 4 21 14 52 4. Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 13 3 5 33 22 9 5 7 31 32 52 5. Liverpool 42 11 10 0 30 10 6 7 8 12 14 51 6. Chelsea 42 12 6 3 34 21 6 9 6 18 21 51 7. Southampton 42 12 5 4 35 15 5 7 9 21 29 46 8. Manchester United 42 9 6 6 29 24 7 5 9 36 42 43 9. Derby County 42 9 5 7 32 26 7 5 9 24 28 42 10. Coventry City 42 12 4 5 24 12 4 6 11 13 26 42 11. Manchester City 42 7 9 5 30 22 5 8 8 17 20 41 12. Newcastle United 42 9 9 3 27 16 5 4 12 17 30 41 13. Stoke City 42 10 7 4 28 11 2 6 13 16 37 37 14. Everton 42 10 7 4 32 16 2 6 13 22 44 37 15. Huddersfield Town 42 7 8 6 19 16 4 6 11 21 33 36 16. Nottingham Forest 42 9 4 8 29 26 5 4 12 13 35 36 17. West Bromwich Albion 42 9 8 4 34 25 1 7 13 24 50 35 18. Crystal Palace 42 9 5 7 24 24 3 6 12 15 33 35 19. Ipswich Town 42 9 4 8 28 22 3 6 12 14 26 34 20. West Ham United 42 6 8 7 28 30 4 6 11 19 30 34 21. BURNLEY 42 4 8 9 20 31 3 5 13 9 32 27 22. BLACKPOOL 42 3 9 9 22 31 1 6 14 12 35 23League Division 2
Season 1970–71 Champions Leicester City (5th title) Promoted Sheffield United Relegated Blackburn Rovers,
Bolton WanderersMatches played 462 Goals scored 1,141 (2.47 per match) Top goalscorer John Hickton (Middlesbrough), 25 [3] Biggest home win Carlisle United – Portsmouth 6–0 (5 Dec 1970) Biggest away win Portsmouth – Sheffield United 0–4 (30 Sept 1970)
Sheffield Wednesday – Luton Town 0–4(10 Oct 1970)
Bristol City – Oxford United 0–4 (10 Oct 1970)
Sunderland – Cardiff City 0–4 (13 Feb 1971)
Watford – Norwich City 0–4 (16 Jan 1971)Highest scoring Middlesbrough – Queens Park Rangers 6–2 (26 Sept 1970)
Hull City – Sheffield Wednesday 4–4 (26 Dec 1970)Home \ Away BIR BLB BOL BRI CAR CRL CHA HUL LEI LUT MID MIL NWC ORI OXF POR QPR SHU SHW SUN SWI WAT Birmingham 1–0 4–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 3–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 3–1 2–1 2–0 Blackburn Rovers2–2 0–2 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 0–2 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–3 3–2 0–1 1–0 2–3 Bolton Wanderers3–0 1–1 1–0 0–2 0–3 4–0 0–0 0–3 4–2 0–3 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 2–1 2–1 1–3 0–3 0–1 Bristol City 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–2 3–3 0–1 3–2 0–2 3–2 0–1 0–0 0–4 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 4–3 2–1 3–0 Cardiff City 2–0 4–1 1–0 1–0 4–0 1–1 5–1 2–2 0–0 3–4 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 4–0 3–1 1–1 0–1 Carlisle United 0–3 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 4–2 2–0 3–2 6–0 3–0 1–0 3–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 Charlton 1–1 2–4 4–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–3 2–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 0–3 0–2 2–3 1–1 2–1 1–2 Hull City 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 3–0 0–2 1–0 2–0 1–0 5–2 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 4–4 4–0 2–0 1–0 Leicester City 1–4 1–1 1–0 4–0 0–1 2–2 1–0 0–0 1–0 3–2 2–1 2–1 4–0 0–0 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 Luton Town 3–2 2–0 2–0 3–0 3–0 3–3 1–1 3–1 1–3 1–0 1–1 0–0 4–0 4–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 2–2 1–2 1–1 1–0 Middlesbrough 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 5–0 0–1 0–2 3–2 6–2 1–1 1–0 2–2 3–0 2–2 Millwall 2–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 4–0 0–0 4–0 1–0 2–2 0–1 1–2 0–0 3–0 1–2 1–0 0–0 2–2 3–0 Norwich City 2–2 2–1 2–1 3–2 1–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 4–2 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–0 0–0 3–0 1–0 2–1 Orient 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 Oxford United 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–3 1–0 2–1 2–2 2–3 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–3 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–1 Portsmouth 1–0 4–1 4–0 1–1 1–3 1–4 2–0 2–2 1–2 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–5 2–0 2–1 0–2 5–0 Queens 5–2 2–0 4–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–4 1–1 1–3 0–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 5–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–0 2–0 4–2 1–1 Sheffield United3–0 5–0 2–2 3–3 5–1 2–2 3–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 3–1 3–0 2–0 1–1 3–2 1–0 2–1 3–0 Wednesday 3–3 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–2 3–0 1–0 1–1 0–3 1–5 3–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–0 0–0 1–2 2–2 2–1 Sunderland 2–1 3–2 4–1 1–0 0–4 2–0 3–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 2–2 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 3–1 0–0 3–1 5–2 3–3 Swindon Town 1–2 3–0 3–1 2–1 2–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 3–0 3–0 3–2 1–1 3–0 2–1 1–0 3–0 3–0 2–0 1–1 Watford 2–1 2–1 1–1 0–3 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–2 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–4 2–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–2 0–0 3–0 1–1 1–2P W D L F A W D L F A Pts 1. LEICESTER CITY 42 12 7 2 30 14 11 6 4 27 16 59 2. SHEFFIELD UNITED 42 14 6 1 49 18 7 8 6 24 21 56 3. Cardiff City 42 12 7 2 39 16 8 6 7 25 25 53 4. Carlisle United 42 16 3 2 39 13 4 10 7 26 30 53 5. Hull City 42 11 5 5 31 16 8 8 5 23 25 51 6. Luton Town 42 12 7 2 40 18 6 6 9 22 25 49 7. Middlesbrough 42 13 6 2 37 16 4 8 9 23 27 48 8. Millwall 42 13 5 3 36 12 6 4 11 23 30 47 9. Birmingham City 42 12 7 2 30 12 5 5 11 28 36 46 10. Norwich City 42 11 8 2 34 20 4 6 11 20 32 44 11. Queen's Park Rangers 42 11 5 5 39 22 5 6 10 19 31 43 12. Swindon Town 42 12 7 2 38 14 3 5 13 23 37 42 13. Sunderland 42 11 6 4 34 21 4 6 11 18 33 42 14. Oxford United 42 8 8 5 23 23 6 6 9 18 25 42 15. Sheffield Wednesday 42 10 7 4 32 27 2 5 14 19 42 36 16. Portsmouth 42 9 4 8 32 28 1 10 10 14 33 34 17. Leyton Orient 42 5 11 5 16 15 4 5 12 13 36 34 18. Watford 42 6 7 8 18 22 4 6 11 20 38 33 19. Bristol City 42 9 6 6 30 28 1 5 15 16 36 31 20. Charlton Athletic 42 7 6 8 28 30 1 8 12 13 35 30 21. BLACKBURN ROVERS 42 5 8 8 20 28 1 7 13 17 41 27 22. BOLTON WANDERERS 42 6 5 10 22 31 1 5 15 13 43 24League Division 3Home \ Away AST BAR BRA B&HA BRR BRY CHF DON FUL GIL HAL MAN PLY PTV PNE REA ROC ROT SHR SWA TOR TRA WAL WRE Aston Villa 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 3–2 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 3–4 Barnsley 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–4 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 3–1 2–2 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 3–0 2–2 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–2 3–1 Bradford City 1–0 1–0 2–3 1–1 1–3 1–0 3–0 2–3 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–3 Brighton 1–0 1–2 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–2 3–0 3–2 3–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 0–0 0–0 2–2 2–0 Bristol Rovers 1–2 3–0 4–2 1–3 0–1 3–2 2–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–3 3–0 0–0 4–0 2–2 0–2 2–2 0–0 1–1 0–1 3–0 3–2 Bury 3–1 0–0 1–1 0–2 3–0 1–1 2–3 2–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 3–0 2–3 0–1 5–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 Chesterfield 2–3 4–2 0–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 4–0 0–0 2–0 5–0 2–2 2–0 3–0 0–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 5–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 Doncaster Rovers2–1 1–0 3–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 2–1 0–1 2–2 1–2 1–2 0–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–2 0–2 1–1 1–2 0–1 2–2 1–2 2–1 Fulham 0–2 1–1 5–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 3–1 0–0 1–1 4–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 4–1 4–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 Gillingham 0–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–4 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–3 2–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–2 0–0 1–2 0–0 2–1 1–2 Halifax Town 2–1 4–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 3–0 1–0 4–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 4–1 2–0 1–0 4–0 1–4 1–3 2–0 2–2 2–0 4–3 2–1 2–0 Mansfield Town 2–0 1–2 3–5 1–0 4–1 1–0 2–2 2–1 1–0 2–0 3–2 1–5 2–0 3–1 0–0 3–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 6–2 2–2 1–1 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 2–1 1–3 1–1 0–0 3–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 4–0 2–2 4–1 4–4 2–3 1–2 0–1 3–1 2–2 Port Vale 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 0–0 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 3–1 4–1 1–0 0–1 4–0 0–1 2–2 1–1 0–3 Preston 0–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–0 1–0 4–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 4–1 3–1 3–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–0 3–2 Reading 3–5 2–0 1–1 0–3 0–2 1–5 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–2 1–1 1–0 0–2 2–1 1–0 1–1 4–2 2–1 3–1 2–1 1–1 1–2 0–0 Rochdale 1–1 1–0 0–0 3–3 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 0–3 1–1 1–1 0–3 1–2 1–2 4–3 1–2 0–0 2–0 0–0 2–0 4–1 Rotherham United1–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–2 1–2 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–2 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 5–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 Shrewsbury Town 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–4 2–0 1–1 0–3 0–1 0–0 2–2 5–1 1–1 7–3 0–1 3–1 0–2 4–2 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 Swansea City 1–2 0–2 2–0 1–0 1–3 3–0 1–0 1–1 4–1 1–0 3–1 2–4 0–2 0–2 2–2 5–0 4–2 1–1 5–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 3–0 Torquay United 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 2–3 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 3–1 0–4 3–0 3–1 1–0 2–1 4–2 1–2 1–2 Tranmere Rovers 1–1 2–2 3–1 3–0 0–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–3 1–0 0–1 4–1 1–0 1–1 3–3 0–0 0–2 5–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 Walsall 3–0 1–2 1–2 1–0 1–2 3–0 2–1 1–2 3–2 3–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 3–1 0–1 1–2 0–3 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–4 2–0 3–1 Wrexham 2–3 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 3–2 0–3 0–0 2–2 3–4 2–2 4–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 4–1 2–1
Season 1970–71 Champions Preston North End (1st title) Promoted Fulham Relegated Bury,
Doncaster Rovers,
Gillingham,
ReadingMatches played 552 Goals scored 1,372 (2.49 per match) Top goalscorer Gerry Ingram (Preston North End), 22
Dudley Roberts (Mansfield Town), 22 [3]Biggest home win Chesterfield – Halifax Town 5–0 (10 Oct 1970)
Chesterfield – Torquay United 5–0 (24 pr 1971)
Fulham – Bradford City 5–0 (2 Sep 1970)
Swansea City – Reading 5–0 (27 Mar 1971)
Swansea City – Shrewsbury Town 5–0 (1 Sep 1970)
Tranmere Rovers – Rotherham United 5–0 (4 Dec 1970)Biggest away win Mansfield Town – Plymouth Argyle 1–5 (4 Sep 1970)
Reading – Bury 1–5 (5 Dec 1970)
Barnsley – Bristol Rovers 0–4 (2 Jan 1971)
Torquay United – Reading 0–4 (19 Feb 1971)Highest scoring Shrewsbury Town – Port Vale 7–3 (12 Sept 1970) P W D L F A W D L F A Pts 1. PRESTON NORTH END 46 15 8 0 42 16 7 9 7 21 23 61 2. FULHAM 46 15 6 2 39 12 9 6 8 29 29 60 3. Halifax Town 46 16 2 5 46 22 6 10 7 28 33 56 4. Aston Villa 46 13 7 3 27 13 6 8 9 27 33 53 5. Chesterfield 46 13 8 2 45 12 4 9 10 21 26 51 6. Bristol Rovers 46 11 5 7 38 24 8 8 7 31 26 51 7. Mansfield Town 46 13 7 3 44 28 5 8 10 20 34 51 8. Rotherham United 46 12 10 1 38 19 5 6 12 26 41 50 9. Wrexham 46 12 8 3 43 25 6 5 12 29 40 49 10. Torquay United 46 12 6 5 37 26 7 5 11 17 31 49 11. Swansea City 46 11 5 7 41 25 4 11 8 18 31 46 12. Barnsley 46 12 6 5 30 19 5 5 13 19 33 45 13. Shrewsbury Town 46 11 6 6 37 28 5 7 11 21 34 45 14. Brighton & Hove Albion 46 8 10 5 28 20 6 6 11 22 27 44 15. Plymouth Argyle 46 6 12 5 39 33 6 7 10 24 30 43 16. Rochdale 46 8 8 7 29 26 6 7 10 32 42 43 17. Port Vale 46 11 6 6 29 18 4 6 13 23 41 42 18. Tranmere Rovers 46 8 11 4 27 18 2 11 10 18 37 42 19. Bradford City 46 7 6 10 23 25 6 8 9 26 37 40 20. Walsall 46 10 1 12 30 27 4 10 9 21 30 39 21. READING 46 10 7 6 32 33 4 4 15 16 52 39 22. BURY 46 7 9 7 30 23 5 4 14 22 37 37 23. DONCASTER ROVERS 46 8 5 10 28 27 5 4 14 17 39 35 24. GILLINGHAM 46 6 9 8 22 29 4 4 15 20 38 33League Division 4Home \ Away ALD BRW B&BA BRE CAM CHE COL CRE DAR EXE GRI HAR LIN NPC NOR NTC OLD PET SCU STD SOU STP WRK YOR Aldershot 3–0 2–0 1–0 2–2 1–0 0–1 0–0 2–2 2–2 3–2 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–2 0–1 2–2 2–1 5–0 1–1 0–1 Barrow 1–1 1–2 0–1 2–1 1–4 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 3–0 1–4 3–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 2–3 1–2 2–0 0–2 2–2 0–3 0–2 Bournemouth 1–1 0–0 1–0 3–0 3–1 4–1 2–2 1–0 4–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–2 4–2 1–1 5–0 1–0 0–2 4–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 4–0 Brentford 2–3 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–0 3–1 1–0 5–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 0–3 3–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–1 4–2 0–1 3–0 3–0 6–4 Cambridge United1–1 3–3 0–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–3 2–0 1–1 3–2 0–2 2–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–3 0–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 Chester 1–2 2–1 4–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 3–1 5–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 2–2 2–1 0–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 1–1 Colchester Unite5–2 4–1 1–1 4–0 2–1 0–1 3–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 4–2 1–1 2–3 1–2 3–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 Crewe Alexandra 0–3 1–0 3–3 5–3 1–2 6–3 0–3 3–0 4–1 4–0 1–0 3–1 2–0 3–0 1–2 0–1 1–3 3–1 1–2 1–0 2–3 1–0 3–4 Darlington 1–2 3–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 5–1 0–0 0–1 3–2 5–1 2–0 3–2 2–1 0–0 2–3 3–1 1–0 3–0 0–4 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 Exeter City 4–1 4–2 0–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 2–2 6–2 2–1 4–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–2 3–2 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 0–2 Grimsby Town 0–2 3–1 1–0 1–5 2–0 2–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–1 4–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–2 1–2 1–0 3–1 Hartlepool 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–2 1–2 0–2 2–2 3–0 2–2 0–0 2–2 2–2 2–1 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–2 3–0 1–1 2–1 Lincoln City 4–4 0–3 1–2 2–0 0–1 2–0 1–2 2–2 2–1 4–1 3–0 2–0 1–1 1–3 0–1 2–1 2–1 4–1 1–2 3–0 1–1 3–1 4–5 Newport County 1–2 3–2 0–2 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–3 1–3 3–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 2–2 0–1 2–1 1–4 2–0 2–3 3–0 2–2 3–1 2–2 0–3 Northampton Town2–0 1–0 2–3 1–0 2–1 3–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–4 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–0 0–2 2–1 1–1 5–0 3–2 Notts County 3–0 3–1 2–1 0–0 4–1 2–1 4–0 5–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 6–0 3–0 2–1 3–1 5–1 2–2 2–1 Oldham Athletic 5–2 2–1 2–2 5–1 4–1 1–1 4–0 5–3 3–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 4–2 4–0 1–1 1–3 3–0 1–1 2–0 2–4 1–1 1–3 1–1 Peterborough 1–0 4–0 3–1 1–2 2–3 1–0 1–2 3–1 0–1 1–3 1–1 5–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–2 4–0 1–0 5–1 3–1 2–1 Scunthorpe 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–0 3–0 1–2 2–1 3–1 0–1 2–2 0–1 2–3 5–2 3–0 2–0 1–2 4–0 0–1 Southend United 2–2 2–3 1–2 4–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–2 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 Southport 3–3 1–0 0–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 0–3 0–2 1–0 5–0 1–0 6–1 2–1 0–2 1–4 3–2 5–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 2–2 Stockport County1–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 2–2 1–1 0–3 1–0 2–1 4–3 3–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 3–0 1–0 1–0 Workington 4–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 York City 3–1 4–3 1–1 0–0 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–2 4–1 4–0 2–0 1–0 4–1 0–0 0–1 2–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–1 1–0
Season 1970–71 Champions Notts County (1st title) Promoted Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic,
Oldham Athletic,
York CityFailed re-election none New club in the league Cambridge United Matches played 552 Goals scored 1,527 (2.77 per match) Top goalscorer Ted MacDougall (Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic), 42 P W D L F A W D L F A Pts 1. NOTTS COUNTY 46 19 4 0 59 12 11 5 7 30 24 69 2. BOURNEMOUTH 46 16 5 2 51 15 8 7 8 30 31 60 3. OLDHAM ATHLETIC 46 14 6 3 57 29 10 5 8 31 34 59 4. YORK CITY 46 16 6 1 45 14 7 4 12 33 40 56 5. Chester City 46 17 2 4 42 18 7 5 11 27 37 55 6. Colchester United 46 14 6 3 44 19 7 6 10 26 35 54 7. Northampton 46 15 4 4 39 24 4 9 10 24 35 51 8. Southport 46 15 2 6 42 24 6 4 13 21 33 48 9. Exeter City 46 12 7 4 40 23 5 7 11 27 45 48 10. Workington 46 13 7 3 28 13 5 5 13 20 36 48 11. Stockport County 46 12 8 3 28 17 4 6 13 21 48 46 12. Darlington 46 15 3 5 42 22 2 8 13 16 35 45 13. Aldershot 46 8 10 5 32 23 6 7 10 34 48 45 14. Brentford 46 13 3 7 45 27 5 5 13 21 35 44 15. Crewe Alexandra 46 13 1 9 49 35 5 7 11 26 41 44 16. Peterborough United 46 14 3 6 46 23 4 4 15 24 48 43 17. Scunthorpe United 46 9 7 7 36 23 6 6 11 20 38 43 18. Southend United 46 8 11 4 32 24 6 4 13 21 42 43 19. Grimsby Town 46 13 4 6 37 26 5 3 15 20 45 43 20. Cambridge United 46 9 9 5 31 27 6 4 13 20 39 43 21. Lincoln City 46 11 4 8 45 33 2 9 12 25 38 39 22. Newport County 46 8 3 12 32 36 2 5 16 23 49 28 23. Hartlepool United 46 6 10 7 28 27 2 2 19 6 47 28 24. Barrow 46 5 5 13 25 38 2 3 18 26 52 22FINAL TABLE NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE '70-'71 1. Wigan Athletic 42-67 (91-32) 27 13 2 Champions ------------------------------------------------------- 2. Stafford Rangers 42-61 (87-51) 27 7 8 3. Scarborough 42-58 (83-40) 23 12 7 4. Boston United 42-56 (69-31) 22 12 8 5. Macclesfield Town 42-56 (84-45) 23 10 9 6. Northwich Victoria 42-49 (71-55) 22 5 15 7. Bangor City 42-48 (72-61) 19 10 13 8. Altrincham 42-48 (80-76) 19 10 13 9. South Liverpool 42-45 (67-57) 15 15 12 10. Chorley 42-42 (58-61) 14 14 14 11. Gainsborough Trinity 42-41 (65-63) 15 11 16 12. Morecambe 42-39 (67-79) 14 11 17 13. South Shields 42-38 (67-66) 12 14 16 14. Bradford Park Avenue 42-38 (54-73) 15 8 19 15. Lancaster City 42-36 (53-76) 12 12 18 16. Netherfield 42-35 (59-57) 13 9 20 17. Matlock Town 42-33 (58-80) 10 13 19 18. Fleetwood 42-31 (56-90) 10 11 21 19. Great Harwood 42-29 (66-98) 8 13 21 20. Runcorn 42-25 (58-84) 10 5 27 21. Kirkby Town 42-25 (57-93) 6 13 23 22. Goole Town 42-24 (44-98) 10 4 28 Champions: Wigan Athletic Newly admitted: Skelmersdale United and Ellesmere Port Town 1466 goals = 3.173 g/matchFINAL TABLE EASTERN COUNTIES LEAGUE '70-'71 1. Lowestoft Town 40-66 (114-37) 30 6 4 Champions ------------------------------------------------------- 2. Wisbech Town 40-57 (96-57) 26 5 9 3. Ely City 40-54 (109-71) 24 6 10 4. Gorleston 40-50 (81-49) 22 6 12 5. Sudbury Town 40-49 (96-62) 22 5 13 6. Norwich City 'A' 40-49 (70-55) 20 9 11 7. March Town United 40-45 (82-67) 17 11 12 8. Thetford Town 40-44 (73-58) 19 6 15 9. Braintree & Crittall 40-44 (58-44) 15 14 11 10. St.Neots Town 40-44 (82-77) 18 8 14 11. Chatteris Town 40-42 (70-71) 18 6 16 12. Newmarket Town 40-37 (66-73) 15 7 18 13. Clacton Town 40-36 (77-83) 15 6 19 14. King's Lynn II 40-36 (69-91) 14 8 18 left 15. Maldon Town 40-35 (61-68) 13 9 18 16. Gothic 40-34 (68-88) 12 10 18 17. Stowmarket 40-32 (63-88) 11 10 19 18. Great Yarmouth Town 40-31 (68-91) 14 3 23 19. Soham Town Rangers 40-23 (55-87) 8 7 25 20. Histon 40-21 (56-104) 6 9 25 21. Haverhill Rovers 40-11 (36-129) 3 5 32 Champions: Lowestoft Town 1550 goals = 3.690 g/matchFINAL TABLE SOUTHERN LEAGUE (PREMIER DIVISION) '70-'71 1. Yeovil Town 42-57 (66-31) 25 7 10 Champions ------------------------------------------------------- 2. Cambridge City 42-55 (66-38) 22 11 9 3. Romford 42-55 (63-42) 23 9 10 4. Hereford United 42-54 (71-53) 23 8 11 5. Chelmsford City 42-51 (61-32) 20 11 11 6. Barnet 42-50 (69-49) 18 14 10 7. Bedford Town 42-50 (62-46) 20 10 12 8. Wimbledon London 42-48 (72-54) 20 8 14 9. Worcester City 42-48 (61-46) 20 8 14 10. Weymouth 42-44 (64-47) 14 16 12 11. Dartford 42-42 (53-51) 15 12 15 12. Dover 42-41 (64-63) 16 9 17 13. Margate 42-40 (64-70) 15 10 17 14. Hillingdon Borough 42-40 (61-68) 17 6 19 15. Bath City 42-38 (48-68) 13 12 17 16. Nuneaton Borough 42-36 (43-66) 12 12 18 17. Telford United 42-34 (64-70) 13 8 21 18. Poole Town 42-34 (57-75) 14 6 22 ------------------------------------------------------- 19. King's Lynn 42-29 (44-67) 11 7 24 Relegated 20. Ashford Town 42-29 (52-86) 8 13 21 Relegated 21. Kettering Town 42-27 (48-84) 8 11 23 Relegated 22. Gloucester City 42-22 (34-81) 6 10 26 Relegated Champions: Yeovil Town Promotion: Gravesend and Northfleet, Merthyr Tydfil, Guildford City and Folkestone 1287 goals = 2.786 goals/m.England FA Challenge Cup 1970-1971
Country England
Wales
Defending champions Chelsea Champions Arsenal (4th title) Runners-up Liverpool Third place Stoke City Fourth place Everton Round 1 21 Nov Barnet 6 1 Newport County 21 Nov Barnsley 1 0 Bradford PA 21 Nov Bradford 3 2 Macclesfield 21 Nov Brentford 2 1 Gillingham 21 Nov Brighton 4 0 Cheltenham 21 Nov Chesterfield 2 0 Halifax 21 Nov Colchester 3 0 Ringmer 21 Nov Crawley T 1 1 Chelmsford City 21 Nov Crewe 0 0 Doncaster 21 Nov Dagenh'm 2 0 Margate 21 Nov Darlington 5 1 Bangor City 21 Nov Enfield 0 1 Cambridge 21 Nov Fulham 1 2 Bristol R 21 Nov Grantham Town 2 1 Stockport 21 Nov Grimsby 0 1 Bury 21 Nov Hendon 0 2 Aldershot 21 Nov Hereford 2 2 Northampton 21 Nov Lincoln 2 1 Barrow 21 Nov Mansfield 2 0 Wrexham 21 Nov Minehead 1 2 Shrewsbury 21 Nov Notts Co 1 0 Port Vale 21 Nov Oxford C 1 1 Bournemouth 21 Nov Peterborough 3 1 Wimbledon 21 Nov Preston 1 1 Chester 21 Nov Reading 6 1 Bishop's Stortford 21 Nov Rhyl 1 0 Hartlepool 21 Nov Rochdale 2 0 Oldham 21 Nov Scarborough 2 3 Workington 21 Nov South Shields 1 1 Wigan 21 Nov Southend 7 0 Weymouth 21 Nov Southport 0 2 Boston Utd 21 Nov Swansea 4 1 Exeter 21 Nov Tamworth 0 0 York 21 Nov Torquay 3 1 Aston Villa 21 Nov Tranmere 1 1 Scunthorpe 21 Nov Walsall 3 0 Plymouth 21 Nov Walton & H 2 5 Telford 21 Nov Wycombe 1 1 Slough T 21 Nov Yeovil 1 0 Aveley 24 Nov Great Harwood 2 6 Rotherham Round 1 Replays 23 Nov Chelmsford City 6 1 Crawley T 23 Nov Wigan 2 0 South Shields 23 Nov York 5 0 Tamworth 24 Nov Bournemouth 8 1 Oxford C 24 Nov Doncaster 1 3 Crewe 24 Nov Northampton 1 2 Hereford 24 Nov Scunthorpe 0 0 Tranmere 25 Nov Chester 1 0 Preston 25 Nov Slough T 1 0 Wycombe Round 1 2nd Replays 30 Nov Tranmere 0 1 Scunthorpe Round 2 12 Dec Aldershot 1 1 Bristol R 12 Dec Boston Utd 1 2 York 12 Dec Bournemouth 0 1 Yeovil 12 Dec Brentford 1 0 Walsall 12 Dec Bury 1 1 Notts Co 12 Dec Chelmsford City 0 1 Torquay 12 Dec Chester 1 0 Crewe 12 Dec Chesterfield 0 0 Workington 12 Dec Colchester 3 0 Cambridge 12 Dec Darlington 0 2 Rochdale 12 Dec Grantham Town 1 4 Rotherham 12 Dec Hereford 1 2 Brighton 12 Dec Lincoln 2 2 Bradford 12 Dec Rhyl 0 0 Barnsley 12 Dec Scunthorpe 3 0 Mansfield 12 Dec Shrewsbury 2 2 Reading 12 Dec Slough T 0 1 Barnet 12 Dec Southend 1 0 Dagenh'm 12 Dec Swansea 6 2 Telford 12 Dec Wigan 2 1 Peterborough Round 2 Replays 15 Dec Barnsley 1 1 Rhyl 15 Dec Bristol R 1 3 Aldershot 16 Dec Bradford 2 2 Lincoln 16 Dec Workington 3 2 Chesterfield 21 Dec Notts Co 3 0 Bury 21 Dec Reading 1 0 Shrewsbury Round 2 2nd Replays 21 Dec Barnsley 0 2 Rhyl 21 Dec Lincoln 4 1 Bradford Round 3 02 Jan Blackpool 4 0 West Ham 02 Jan C Palace 2 2 Chelsea 02 Jan Cardiff 1 0 Brighton 02 Jan Chester 1 2 Derby 02 Jan Everton 2 0 Blackburn 02 Jan Huddersfield 1 1 Birmingham 02 Jan Hull City 3 0 Charlton 02 Jan Leicester 2 0 Notts Co 02 Jan Liverpool 1 0 Aldershot 02 Jan Man City 1-0 Wigan 02 Jan Man Utd 0 0 Middlesbro 02 Jan Nottm Forest 1 1 Luton 02 Jan Portsmouth 2 0 Sheff Utd 02 Jan QPR 1 2 Swindon 02 Jan Stoke 2 1 Millwall 02 Jan Swansea 6 1 Rhyl 02 Jan Torquay 4 3 Lincoln 02 Jan Tottenham 4 1 Sheff Wed 02 Jan West Brom 0 0 Scunthorpe 02 Jan Wolves 5 1 Norwich 02 Jan Workington 0 1 Brentford 02 Jan York 2 0 Bolton 05 Jan Barnet 0 1 Colchester 06 Jan Watford 5 0 Reading 06 Jan Yeovil 0 3 Arsenal 11 Jan Newcastle 1 1 Ipswich 11 Jan Oxford 3 0 Burnley 11 Jan Rochdale 2 1 Coventry 11 Jan Rotherham 0 0 Leeds 11 Jan Southampton 3 0 Bristol C 11 Jan Southend 0 3 Carlisle 11 Jan Sunderland 0 3 Leyton Orient Round 3 Replays 05 Jan Birmingham 0 2 Huddersfield 05 Jan Middlesbro 2 1 Man Utd 06 Jan Chelsea 2 0 C Palace 11 Jan Luton 3 4 Nottm Forest 11 Jan Scunthorpe 1 3 West Brom 13 Jan Ipswich 2 1 Newcastle 18 Jan Leeds 3 2 Rotherham Round 4 23 Jan Cardiff 0 2 Brentford 23 Jan Carlisle 2 3 Tottenham 23 Jan Chelsea 0-3 Man City 23 Jan Derby 2 1 Wolves 23 Jan Everton 3 0 Middlesbro 23 Jan Hull City 2-0 Blackpool 23 Jan Leeds 4-0 Swindon 23 Jan Liverpool 3 0 Swansea 23 Jan Nottm Forest 1 1 Leyton Orient 23 Jan Oxford 1 1 Watford 23 Jan Portsmouth 1 1 Arsenal 23 Jan Rochdale 3 3 Colchester 23 Jan Stoke 3 3 Huddersfield 23 Jan West Brom 1 1 Ipswich 23 Jan York 3 3 Southampton 25 Jan Leicester 3 0 Torquay Round 4 Replays 25 Jan Colchester 5 0 Rochdale 26 Jan Huddersfield 0 0 Stoke 26 Jan Ipswich 3 0 West Brom 27 Jan Watford 1 2 Oxford 01 Feb Arsenal 3 2 Portsmouth 01 Feb Leyton Orient 0 1 Nottm Forest 01 Feb Southampton 3 2 York Round 4 2nd Replay 08 Feb Stoke 1 0 Huddersfield Round 5 13 Feb Colchester 3-2 Leeds 13 Feb Everton 1 0 Derby 13 Feb Hull City 2 1 Brentford 13 Feb Leicester 1 1 Oxford 13 Feb Liverpool 1 0 Southampton 13 Feb Stoke 0 0 Ipswich 13 Feb Tottenham 2 1 Nottm Forest 17 Feb Man City 1 2 Arsenal Round 5 Replays 16 Feb Ipswich 0 1 Stoke 17 Feb Oxford 1 3 Leicester Round 6 06 Mar Everton 5-0 Colchester 06 Mar Hull City 2 3 Stoke 06 Mar Leicester 0 0 Arsenal 06 Mar Liverpool 0 0 Tottenham Round 6 Replay 15 Mar Arsenal 1 0 Leicester 16 Mar Tottenham 0 1 Liverpool SemiFinal 27 Mar Arsenal 2-2 Stoke [Sheffield Weds] 27 Mar Liverpool 2 1 Everton [Manchester Utd] SemiFinal Replay 31 Mar Stoke 0-2 Arsenal [Aston Villa] Final 08 May Arsenal 2-1 Liverpool [aet[Wembley]League Cup
| Country | England & Wales |
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| Teams | 91 |
| Champions | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Runners-up | Aston Villa |
Round 1: -------- Aldershot(4) - Brentford London(4) 1-0 Aston Villa Birmingham(3) - Notts County(4) 4-0 Barnsley(3) - Rotherham United(3) 0-1 Birmingham City(2) - Wrexham(3) 3-3 Bristol Rovers(3) - Brighton and Hove Albion(3) 1-0 Bury(3) - Oldham Athletic(4) 1-3 Charlton Athletic London(2) - Southend United(4) 3-0 Chester(4) - Shrewsbury Town(3) 2-1 Colchester United(4) - Cambridge United(4) 5-0 Crewe Alexandra(4) - Tranmere Rovers(3) 2-2 Doncaster Rovers(3) - Darlington(4) 1-1 Exeter City(4) - Swansea City(3) 0-0 Fulham London(3) - Orient London(2) 1-0 Gillingham(3) - Luton Town(2) 0-1 Halifax Town(3) - Bradford City(3) 3-2 Hartlepool(4) - York City(4) 2-3 Lincoln City(4) - Grimsby Town(4) 2-1 Mansfield Town(3) - Chesterfield(3) 6-2 Newport County(4) - Reading(3) 2-1 Portsmouth(2) - Plymouth Argyle(3) 2-0 Port Vale Stoke(3) - Walsall(3) 0-1 Rochdale(3) - Southport(4) 1-0 Scunthorpe United(4) - Northampton Town(4) 2-3 Stockport County(4) - Preston North End(3) 0-1 Torquay United(3) - Bournemouth(4) 1-1 Watford(2) - Peterborough United(4) 2-0 Workington(4) - Barrow(4) 2-0 Replays Round 1: ---------------- Bournemouth(4) - Torquay United(3) 1-2 Darlington(4) - Doncaster Rovers(3) 3-1 Swansea City(3) - Exeter City(4) 4-2 Tranmere Rovers(3) - Crewe Alexandra(4) 4-0 Wrexham(3) - Birmingham City(2) 2-3 Round 2: -------- Aldershot(4) - Manchester United(1) 1-3 Aston Villa Birmingham(3) - Burnley(1) 2-0 Blackpool(1) - Newport County(4) 4-1 Bolton Wanderers(2) - Blackburn Rovers(2) 1-0 Bristol Rovers(3) - Newcastle United(1) 2-1 Carlisle United(2) - Manchester City(1) 2-1 Colchester United(4) - Birmingham City(2) 1-1 Crystal Palace London(1) - Rochdale(3) 3-3 Darlington(4) - Fulham London(3) 0-4 Derby County(1) - Halifax Town(3) 3-1 Huddersfield Town(1) - Nottingham Forest(1) 0-0 Ipswich Town(1) - Arsenal London(1) 0-0 Leicester City(2) - Southampton(1) 3-2 Lincoln City(4) - Sunderland(2) 2-1 Luton Town(2) - Workington(4) 3-0 Mansfield Town(3) - Liverpool(1) 0-0 Norwich City(2) - Chester(4) 0-0 Oldham Athletic(4) - Middlesbrough(2) 2-4 Oxford United(2) - Wolverhampton Wanderers(1) 1-0 Portsmouth(2) - Walsall(3) 1-0 Queens Park Rangers(2) - Cardiff City(2) 4-0 Rotherham United(3) - Bristol City(2) 0-0 Sheffield United(2) - Leeds United(1) 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday(2) - Chelsea London(1) 1-1 Stoke City(1) - Millwall London(2) 0-0 Swindon Town(2) - Watford(2) 4-2 Torquay United(3) - Preston North End(3) 1-3 Tottenham Hotspur London(1) - Swansea City(3) 3-0 Tranmere Rovers(3) - Coventry City(1) 1-1 West Bromwich Albion(1) - Charlton Athletic(2) 3-1 West Ham United London(1) - Hull City(2) 1-0 York City(4) - Northampton Town(4) 0-0 Replays Round 2: ---------------- Arsenal London(1) - Ipswich Town(1) 4-0 Birmingham City(2) - Colchester United(4) 2-1 Bristol City(2) - Rotherham United(3) 4-0 Chelsea London(1) - Sheffield Wednesday(2) 2-1 Chester(4) - Norwich City(2) 1-2 Coventry City(1) - Tranmere Rovers(3) 2-1 Liverpool(1) - Mansfield Town(3) 3-2 Millwall London(2) - Stoke City(1) 2-1 Northampton Town(4) - York City(4) 1-1 Nottingham Forest(1) - Huddersfield Town(1) 2-0 Rochdale(3) - Crystal Palace London(1) 1-3 2e Replay Round 2: ------------------ York City(4) - Northampton Town(4) 1-2 Round 3: -------- Birmingham City(2) - Nottingham Forest(1) 2-1 Blackpool(1) - Bristol City(2) 0-1 Bolton Wanderers(2) - Leicester City(2) 1-1 Carlisle United(2) - Oxford United(2) 3-1 Chelsea London(1) - Middlesbrough(2) 3-2 Coventry City(1) - West Ham United London(1) 3-1 Crystal Palace London(1) - Lincoln City(4) 4-0 Derby County(1) - Millwall London(2) 4-2 Fulham London(3) - Queens Park Rangers(2) 2-0 Luton Town(2) - Arsenal London(1) 0-1 Manchester United(1) - Portsmouth(2) 1-0 Northampton Town(4) - Aston Villa Birmingham(3) 1-1 Norwich City(2) - Bristol Rovers(3) 1-1 Preston North End(3) - West Bromwich Albion(1) 0-1 Swindon Town(2) - Liverpool(1) 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur London(1) - Sheffield United(2) 2-1 Replays Round 3: ---------------- Aston Villa Birmingham(3) - Northampton Town(4) 3-0 Bristol Rovers(3) - Norwich City(2) 3-1 Leicester City(2) - Bolton Wanderers(2) 1-0 Round 4: -------- Aston Villa Birmingham(3) - Carlisle United(2) 1-0 Bristol Rovers(3) - Birmingham City(2) 3-0 Coventry City(1) - Derby County(1) 1-0 Crystal Palace London(1) - Arsenal London(1) 0-0 Fulham London(3) - Swindon Town(2) 1-0 Leicester City(2) - Bristol City(2) 2-2 Manchester United(1) - Chelsea London(1) 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur(1) - West Bromwich Albion(1) 5-0 Replays Round 4: ---------------- Arsenal London(1) - Crystal Palace London(1) 0-2 Bristol City(2) - Leicester City(2) 2-1 1/4 Final: ---------- Bristol Rovers(3) - Aston Villa Birmingham(3) 1-1 Fulham London(3) - Bristol City(2) 0-0 Manchester United(1) - Crystal Palace London(1) 4-2 Tottenham Hotspur London(1) - Coventry City(1) 4-1 Replays 1/4 Final: ------------------ Aston Villa Birmingham(3) - Bristol Rovers(3) 1-0 Bristol City(2) - Fulham London(3) 1-0 1/2 Final: ---------- Bristol City(2) - Tottenham Hotspur London(1) 1-1 0-2 Manchester United(1) - Aston Villa Birmingham(3) 1-1 1-2 Final (Wembley, 27 February 1971): ---------------------------------- Tottenham Hotspur(1) - Aston Villa Birmingham(3) 2-0
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Season 1971-72
FA Charity Shield
7 August 1971 Leicester City 1–0 Liverpool
Season 1971–72 Champions Derby County (1st English title) Relegated Huddersfield Town,
Nottingham Forest 1972–73 European Cup Derby County FA Cup winners
1972–73 European Cup Winners' Cup Leeds United (1st title) 1972–73 UEFA Cup Liverpool,
Manchester City,
Stoke City
Tottenham Hotspur Matches played 462 Goals scored 1,160 (2.51 per match) Top goalscorer Francis Lee (Manchester City), 33 [3] Biggest home win Everton – Southampton 8–0 (20 November 1971) Biggest away win Sheffield United – Arsenal 0–5 (29 January 1972) Highest scoring Everton – Southampton 8–0 (20 November 1971)
Home \ Away ARS CHE COV CRY DER EVE HUD IPS LEE LEI LIV MCI MUN NEW NOT SHU SOU STK TOT WBA WHU WOL
Arsenal 3–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 3–0 0–0 1–2 3–0 4–2 3–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–2 2–0 2–1 2–1
Chelsea 1–2 3–3 2–1 1–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 2–2 2–3 3–3 2–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 3–1
Coventry City 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 4–1 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–3 1–0 1–1 3–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 0–0
Crystal Palace 2–2 2–3 2–2 0–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 1–3 2–0 1–1 5–1 2–3 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–3 0–2
Derby County 2–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 3–1 2–2 0–1 4–0 3–0 2–2 4–0 2–2 0–0 2–0 2–1
Everton 2–1 2–0 1–2 0–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 8–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–2
Huddersfield T 0–1 1–2 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 1–3 2–1 2–2 0–1 1–1 0–3 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–2 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–1
Ipswich Town 0–1 1–2 3–1 0–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–2 1–2 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–3 1–0 2–1
Leeds United 3–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 3–2 3–1 2–2 2–1 1–0 3–0 5–1 5–1 6–1 1–0 7–0 1–0 1–1 3–0 0–0 0–0
Leicester City 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 3–0 2–1 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 1–2
Liverpool 3–2 0–0 3–1 4–1 3–2 4–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 3–2 3–0 2–2 5–0 3–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 3–2
Manchester City 2–0 1–0 4–0 4–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 4–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 3–3 2–1 2–2 2–1 3–0 1–2 4–0 2–1 3–1 5–2
Manchester U 3–1 0–1 2–2 4–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 3–2 0–3 1–3 0–2 3–2 2–0 3–2 3–0 3–1 3–1 4–2 1–3
Newcastle U 2–0 0–0 4–2 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 3–2 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–2 3–1 0–0 3–1 4–2 2–2 2–0
Nottingham F 1–1 2–1 4–0 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–2 0–2 0–2 1–2 2–3 2–2 0–0 1–0 2–3 2–3 0–0 0–1 4–1 1–0 1–3
Sheffield U 0–5 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–4 1–1 3–1 7–0 3–0 1–1 1–1 3–3 1–1 1–0 2–1 3–1 2–3 2–2 0–0 3–0 2–2
Southampton 0–1 2–2 3–1 1–0 1–2 0–1 1–2 0–0 2–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 2–5 1–2 4–1 3–2 3–1 0–0 1–1 3–3 1–2
Stoke City 0–0 0–1 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 3–3 0–3 3–1 0–0 1–3 1–1 3–3 0–2 2–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 0–1
Tottenham Ho 1–1 3–0 1–0 3–0 0–1 3–0 4–1 2–1 1–0 4–3 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 6–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 3–2 0–1 4–1
West Bromwich 0–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–2 2–1 0–3 1–0 2–2 3–2 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–3
West Ham United 0–0 2–1 4–0 1–1 3–3 1–0 3–0 0–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 3–0 0–1 4–2 1–2 1–0 2–1 2–0 0–1 1–0
Wolverhampton 5–1 0–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 4–2 1–2 4–2 2–0 2–2 0–1 1–0 P W D L F A W D L F A Pts 1. DERBY COUNTY 42 16 4 1 43 10 8 6 7 26 23 58 2. Leeds United 42 17 4 0 54 10 7 5 9 19 21 57 3. Liverpool 42 17 3 1 48 16 7 6 8 16 14 57 4. Manchester City 42 16 3 2 48 15 7 8 6 29 30 57 5. Arsenal 42 15 2 4 36 13 7 6 8 22 27 52 6. Tottenham Hotspur 42 16 3 2 45 13 3 10 8 18 29 51 7. Chelsea 42 12 7 2 41 20 6 5 10 17 29 48 8. Manchester United 42 13 2 6 39 26 6 8 7 30 35 48 9. Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 10 7 4 35 23 8 4 9 30 34 47 10. Sheffield United 42 10 8 3 39 26 7 4 10 22 34 46 11. Newcastle United 42 10 6 5 30 18 5 5 11 19 34 41 12. Leicester City 42 9 6 6 18 11 4 7 10 23 35 39 13. Ipswich Town 42 7 8 6 19 19 4 8 9 20 34 38 14. West Ham United 42 10 6 5 31 19 2 6 13 16 32 36 15. Everton 42 8 9 4 28 17 1 9 11 9 31 36 16. West Bromwich Albion 42 6 7 8 22 23 6 4 11 20 31 35 17. Stoke City 42 6 10 5 26 25 4 5 12 13 31 35 18. Coventry City 42 7 10 4 27 23 2 5 14 17 44 33 19. Southampton 42 8 5 8 31 28 4 2 15 21 52 31 20. Crystal Palace 42 4 8 9 26 31 4 5 12 13 34 29 21. NOTTINGHAM FOREST 42 6 4 11 25 29 2 5 14 22 52 25 22. HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 42 4 7 10 12 22 2 6 13 15 37 25
League Division 2
| Season | 1971–72 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Norwich City (1st title) |
| Promoted | Birmingham City |
| Relegated | Charlton Athletic, Watford |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,194 (2.58 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Bob Latchford (Birmingham City), 23 [3] |
| Biggest home win | Burnley – Orient 6–1 (28 September 1971) Cardiff – Charlton Athletic 6–1 (23 October 1971) Blackpool – Charlton Athletic 5–0 (29 April 1972) Blackpool – Watford 5–0 (1 January 1972) Orient – Sunderland 5–0 (8 January 1972) Sunderland – Watford 5–0 (17 April 1972) |
| Biggest away win | Sheffield Wednesday – Bristol City 1–5 (21 April 1972) |
| Highest scoring | Birmingham City – Portsmouth 6–3 (8 January 1972) Portsmouth – Fulham 6–3 (23 October 1971) |
League Division 3
| Season | 1971–72 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Aston Villa (1st title) |
| Promoted | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Relegated | Barnsley, Bradford City, Mansfield Town, Torquay United |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,407 (2.55 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ted MacDougall (AFC Bournemouth), 35 |
League Division 4
| Season | 1971–72 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Grimsby Town (1st title) |
| Promoted | Brentford, Scunthorpe United, Southend United |
| Failed re-election | Barrow |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,496 (2.71 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Peter Price (Peterborough United), 28 |
FINAL TABLE NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE '71-'72 1. Stafford Rangers 46-71 (91-32) 30 11 5 Champions ------------------------------------------------------- 2. Boston United 46-69 (87-37) 28 13 5 3. Wigan Athletic 46-64 (70-43) 27 10 9 4. Scarborough 46-57 (75-46) 21 15 10 5. Northwich Victoria 46-54 (65-59) 20 14 12 6. Macclesfield Town 46-51 (61-50) 18 15 13 7. Gainsborough Trinity 46-51 (93-79) 21 9 16 8. South Shields 46-50 (75-57) 18 14 14 9. Bangor City 46-48 (93-74) 20 8 18 10. Altrincham 46-47 (72-58) 18 11 17 11. Skelmersdale United 46-47 (61-58) 19 9 18 12. Matlock Town 46-47 (67-75) 20 7 19 13. Chorley 46-46 (66-59) 17 12 17 left 14. Lancaster City 46-44 (85-84) 15 14 17 15. Great Harwood 46-44 (60-74) 15 14 17 16. Ellesmere Port Town 46-43 (67-71) 17 9 20 17. Morecambe 46-40 (51-64) 15 10 21 18. Bradford Park Avenue 46-39 (54-71) 13 13 20 19. Netherfield 46-37 (51-73) 16 5 25 20. Fleetwood 46-37 (43-67) 11 15 20 21. South Liverpool 46-36 (61-73) 12 12 22 22. Runcorn 46-30 (48-80) 8 14 24 23. Goole Town 46-28 (51-97) 9 10 27 24. Kirkby Town 46-24 (38-104) 6 12 28 left Champions: Stafford Rangers Newly admitted: Barrow (FL4) Newly admitted: Mossley (Cheshire County) 1585 goals = 2.871 g/match
FINAL TABLE EASTERN COUNTIES LEAGUE '71-'72 1. Wisbech Town 38-63 (98-34) 30 3 5 Champions ------------------------------------------------------- 2. Lowestoft Town 38-57 (106-47) 25 7 6 3. Gorleston 38-53 (65-35) 22 9 7 4. Chatteris Town 38-44 (87-65) 20 4 14 5. Thetford Town 38-42 (81-65) 17 8 13 6. St.Neots Town 38-42 (71-60) 17 8 13 7. Ely City 38-39 (77-67) 15 9 14 8. Great Yarmouth Town 38-39 (59-57) 13 13 12 9. Norwich City 'A' 38-39 (66-68) 16 7 15 10. Stowmarket 38-39 (61-65) 14 11 13 11. Clacton Town 38-39 (80-79) 15 9 14 12. Sudbury Town 38-38 (58-51) 14 10 14 13. Gothic 38-37 (71-68) 15 7 16 14. Braintree & Crittall 38-36 (47-55) 14 8 16 15. March Town United 38-35 (79-88) 13 9 16 16. Histon 38-30 (64-77) 11 8 19 17. Soham Town Rangers 38-29 (64-88) 8 13 17 18. Haverhill Rovers 38-22 (49-81) 6 10 22 19. Maldon Town 38-20 (34-97) 4 12 22 left 20. Newmarket Town 38-17 (39-109) 5 7 26 Champions: Wisbech Town Newly admitted: Hertford Town and Peterborough United II 1356 goals = 3.568 g/match
FINAL TABLE SOUTHERN LEAGUE (PREMIER DIVISION) '71-'72
1. Chelmsford City 42-62 (109-46) 28 6 8 Champions
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2. Hereford United 42-60 (68-30) 24 12 6 FL4
3. Dover 42-51 (67-45) 20 11 11
4. Barnet 42-49 (80-57) 21 7 14
5. Dartford 42-48 (75-68) 20 8 14
6. Weymouth 42-47 (69-43) 21 5 16
7. Yeovil Town 42-47 (67-51) 18 11 13
8. Hillingdon Borough 42-46 (64-58) 20 6 16
9. Margate 42-46 (74-68) 19 8 15
10. Wimbledon London 42-45 (75-64) 19 7 16
11. Romford 42-45 (54-49) 16 13 13
12. Guildford City 42-45 (71-65) 20 5 17
13. Telford United 42-43 (83-68) 18 7 17
14. Nuneaton Borough 42-42 (46-47) 16 10 16
15. Bedford Town 42-41 (59-66) 16 9 17
16. Worcester City 42-41 (46-57) 17 7 18
17. Cambridge City 42-38 (68-71) 12 14 16
18. Folkestone 42-35 (58-64) 14 7 21
19. Poole Town 42-29 (41-72) 9 11 22
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20. Bath City 42-26 (45-86) 11 4 27 Relegated
21. Merthyr Tydfil 42-22 (29-93) 7 8 27 Relegated
22. Gravesend & Northfleet 42-16 (30-110) 5 6 31 Relegated
Champions: Chelmsford City
Promotion: Kettering Town, Burton Albion, Waterlooville
and Ramsgate
1378 goals = 2.983 goals/m.England FA Challenge Cup 1971-1972
Country Defending champions Arsenal Champions Leeds United
(1st title)Runners-up Arsenal Third place Birmingham City Fourth place Stoke City Round 1 20 Nov Barrow 0 2 Darlington 20 Nov Basingstoke 1 5 Northampton 20 Nov Blackburn 1 1 Port Vale 20 Nov Bolton 3 0 Bangor City 20 Nov Bournemouth 11 0 Margate 20 Nov Bridgwater Town 0 3 Reading 20 Nov Brighton 7 1 Hillingdon Bor 20 Nov Bristol R 3 0 Telford 20 Nov Cambridge 2 1 Weymouth 20 Nov Chester 1 1 Mansfield 20 Nov Chesterfield 3 0 Oldham 20 Nov Colchester 1 4 Shrewsbury 20 Nov Crawley T 0 0 Exeter 20 Nov Crewe 0 1 Blyth Spartans 20 Nov Doncaster 1 2 Stockport 20 Nov Ellesmere Port 0 3 Boston Utd 20 Nov Enfield 2 0 Maidenhead Utd 20 Nov Frickley Ath 2 2 Rotherham 20 Nov Gillingham 3 2 Plymouth 20 Nov Guildford City 0 0 Dover 20 Nov Hartlepool 6 1 Scarborough 20 Nov Kettering 2 4 Barnet 20 Nov King's Lynn 0 0 Hereford 20 Nov Lincoln 1 2 Bury 20 Nov Notts Co 6 0 Newport County 20 Nov Redditch Utd 1 1 Peterborough 20 Nov Rochdale 1 3 Barnsley 20 Nov Skelmersdale 0 4 Tranmere 20 Nov South Shields 3 3 Scunthorpe 20 Nov Southend 1 0 Aston Villa 20 Nov Southport 1 3 Workington 20 Nov Swansea 1 1 Brentford 20 Nov Torquay 1 0 Nuneaton 20 Nov Walsall 4 1 Dagenh'm 20 Nov Wigan 2 1 Halifax 20 Nov Witney Town 0 3 Romford 20 Nov Wrexham 5 1 Bradford 20 Nov York 4 2 Grimsby 23 Nov Rossendale Utd 1 0 Altrincham 24 Nov Aldershot 4 2 Alvechurch Round 1 Replays 22 Nov Brentford 2 3 Swansea 22 Nov Mansfield 4 3 Chester 22 Nov Peterborough 6 0 Redditch Utd 22 Nov Port Vale 3 1 Blackburn 23 Nov Rotherham 4 0 Frickley Ath 24 Nov Dover 0 2 Guildford City 24 Nov Exeter 2 0 Crawley T 24 Nov Hereford 1 0 King's Lynn 29 Nov Scunthorpe 2 3 South Shields Round 2 11 Dec Barnet 1 4 Torquay 11 Dec Barnsley 0 0 Chesterfield 11 Dec Blyth Spartans 1 0 Stockport 11 Dec Boston Utd 2 1 Hartlepool 11 Dec Bournemouth 2 0 Southend 11 Dec Brighton 1 1 Walsall 11 Dec Bristol R 3 0 Cambridge 11 Dec Hereford 0 0 Northampton 11 Dec Mansfield 2 2 Tranmere 11 Dec Peterborough 4 0 Enfield 11 Dec Port Vale 1 0 Darlington 11 Dec Reading 1 0 Aldershot 11 Dec Romford 0 1 Gillingham 11 Dec Rossendale Utd 1 4 Bolton 11 Dec Rotherham 1 1 York 11 Dec Shrewsbury 2 1 Guildford City 11 Dec South Shields 1 3 Notts Co 11 Dec Swansea 0 0 Exeter 11 Dec Workington 1 3 Bury 11 Dec Wrexham 4 0 Wigan Round 2 Replays 13 Dec York 2 3 Rotherham 14 Dec Northampton 2 2 Hereford 14 Dec Walsall 2 1 Brighton 15 Dec Chesterfield 1 0 Barnsley 15 Dec Exeter 0 1 Swansea 15 Dec Tranmere 4 2 Mansfield Round 2 2nd Replays 20 Dec Hereford 2 1 Northampton Round 3 15 Jan Birmingham 3 0 Port Vale 15 Jan Blackpool 0 1 Chelsea 15 Jan Blyth Spartans 2 2 Reading 15 Jan Bolton 2 1 Torquay 15 Jan Boston Utd 0 1 Portsmouth 15 Jan Burnley 0 1 Huddersfield 15 Jan Bury 1 1 Rotherham 15 Jan C Palace 2 2 Everton 15 Jan Charlton 0 0 Tranmere 15 Jan Derby 2 0 Shrewsbury 15 Jan Leeds 4-1 Bristol R 15 Jan Leyton Orient 3 0 Wrexham 15 Jan Man City 1 1 Middlesbro 15 Jan Millwall 3 1 Nottm Forest 15 Jan Norwich 0 3 Hull City 15 Jan Oxford 0 3 Liverpool 15 Jan Peterborough 0 2 Ipswich 15 Jan Preston 4 2 Bristol C 15 Jan QPR 1 1 Fulham 15 Jan Sheff Utd 1 3 Cardiff 15 Jan Southampton 1 1 Man Utd 15 Jan Stoke 2 1 Chesterfield 15 Jan Sunderland 3 0 Sheff Wed 15 Jan Swansea 1 0 Gillingham 15 Jan Swindon 0 2 Arsenal 15 Jan Tottenham 1 1 Carlisle 15 Jan Walsall 1 0 Bournemouth 15 Jan Watford 1 4 Notts Co 15 Jan West Brom 1 2 Coventry 15 Jan West Ham 2 1 Luton 15 Jan Wolves 1 1 Leicester 24 Jan Newcastle 2 2 Hereford Round 3 Replays 17 Jan Tranmere 4 2 Charlton 18 Jan Carlisle 1 3 Tottenham 18 Jan Everton 3 2 C Palace 18 Jan Fulham 2 1 QPR 18 Jan Middlesbro 1 0 Man City 19 Jan Leicester 2 0 Wolves 19 Jan Man Utd 4 1 Southampton 19 Jan Reading 6 1 Blyth Spartans 24 Jan Rotherham 2 1 Bury 05 Feb Hereford 2-1 Newcastle Round 4 05 Feb Birmingham 1 0 Ipswich 05 Feb Cardiff 1 1 Sunderland 05 Feb Chelsea 3 0 Bolton 05 Feb Derby 6 0 Notts Co 05 Feb Everton 2 1 Walsall 05 Feb Huddersfield 3 0 Fulham 05 Feb Leicester 0 2 Leyton Orient 05 Feb Liverpool 0 0 Leeds 05 Feb Millwall 2 2 Middlesbro 05 Feb Portsmouth 2 0 Swansea 05 Feb Preston 0 2 Man Utd 05 Feb Reading 1 2 Arsenal 05 Feb Tottenham 2 0 Rotherham 05 Feb Tranmere 2 2 Stoke 09 Feb Coventry 0 1 Hull City 09 Feb Hereford 0 0 West Ham Round 4 Replays 08 Feb Middlesbro 2 1 Millwall 09 Feb Leeds 2 0 Liverpool 09 Feb Stoke 2 0 Tranmere 14 Feb Sunderland 1 1 Cardiff 14 Feb West Ham 3 1 Hereford Round 4 2nd Replay 16 Feb Cardiff 3 1 Sunderland Round 5 26 Feb Birmingham 3 1 Portsmouth 26 Feb Cardiff 0 2 Leeds 26 Feb Derby 2 2 Arsenal 26 Feb Everton 0 2 Tottenham 26 Feb Huddersfield 4 2 West Ham 26 Feb Leyton Orient 3-2 Chelsea 26 Feb Man Utd 0 0 Middlesbro 26 Feb Stoke 4 1 Hull City Round 5 Replays 29 Feb Arsenal 0 0 Derby 29 Feb Middlesbro 0 3 Man Utd Round 5 2nd Replays 13 Mar Arsenal 1 0 Derby Round 6 18 Mar Birmingham 3 1 Huddersfield 18 Mar Leeds 2 1 Tottenham 18 Mar Leyton Orient 0 1 Arsenal 18 Mar Man Utd 1 1 Stoke Round 6 Replay 22 Mar Stoke 2 1 Man Utd SemiFinal 15 Apr Leeds 3-0 Birmingham [Sheffield Weds] 15 Apr Stoke 1 1 Arsenal [Aston Villa] SemiFinal Replay 19 Apr Arsenal 2 1 Stoke [Everton] Final 06 May Leeds 1-0 Arsenal [Wembley]
League Cup
| Country | England & Wales |
|---|---|
| Teams | 92 |
| Champions | Stoke City |
| Runners-up | Chelsea |
Round 1: -------- Aldershot(4) - Southend United(4) 1-1 Aston Villa Birmingham(3) - Wrexham(3) 2-2 Barnsley(3) - Hartlepool(4) 0-0 Barrow(4) - Preston North End(2) 0-2 Blackburn Rovers(3) - Workington(4) 2-0 Bournemouth(3) - Portsmouth(2) 2-1 Bradford City(3) - Bolton Wanderers(3) 1-1 Charlton Athletic(2) - Peterborough United(4) 5-1 Chesterfield(3) - Mansfield Town(3) 0-0 Colchester United(4) - Brentford London(4) 3-1 Crewe Alexandra(4) - Southport(4) 0-1 Darlington(4) - York City(3) 0-1 Exeter City(4) - Bristol Rovers(3) 0-3 Fulham London(2) - Cambridge United(4) 4-0 Gillingham(4) - Reading(4) 4-0 Grimsby Town(4) - Doncaster Rovers(4) 4-3 Halifax Town(3) - Rochdale(3) 1-1 Newport County(4) - Torquay United(3) 1-2 Oldham Athletic(3) - Bury(4) 1-0 Orient London(2) - Notts County Nottingham(3) 1-1 Plymouth Argyle(3) - Bristol City(2) 1-0 Port Vale Stoke(3) - Shrewsbury Town(3) 0-2 Rotherham United(3) - Sheffield Wednesday(2) 0-2 Scunthorpe United(4) - Lincoln City(4) 0-1 Stockport County(4) - Walsall(3) 1-0 Swansea City(3) - Brighton and Hove Albion(3) 0-1 Tranmere Rovers(3) - Chester(4) 1-1 Watford(2) - Northampton Town(4) 2-0 Replays Round 1: ---------------- Bolton Wanderers(3) - Bradford City(3) 2-1 Chester(4) - Tranmere Rovers(3) 1-3 Hartlepool(4) - Barnsley(3) 0-1 Mansfield Town(3) - Chesterfield(3) 0-5 Notts County Nottingham(3) - Orient London(2) 3-1 Rochdale(3) - Halifax Town(3) 2-2 Southend United(4) - Aldershot(4) 1-2 Wrexham(3) - Aston Villa Birmingham(3) 1-1 2e Replays Round 1: ------------------- Aston Villa Birmingham(3) - Wrexham(3) 4-3 Halifax Town(3) - Rochdale(3) 2-0 Round 2: -------- Arsenal London(1) - Barnsley(3) 1-0 Blackburn Rovers(3) - Lincoln City(4) 0-0 Bournemouth(3) - Blackpool(2) 0-2 Bristol Rovers(3) - Sunderland(2) 3-1 Carlisle United(2) - Sheffield Wednesday(2) 5-0 Charlton Athletic London(2) - Leicester City(1) 3-1 Chelsea London(1) - Plymouth Argyle(3) 2-0 Chesterfield(3) - Aston Villa Birmingham(3) 2-3 Colchester United(4) - Swindon Town(2) 4-1 Coventry City(1) - Burnley(2) 0-1 Crystal Palace London(1) - Luton Town(2) 2-0 Derby County(1) - Leeds United(1) 0-0 Grimsby Town(4) - Shrewsbury Town(3) 2-1 Huddersfield Town(1) - Bolton Wanderers(3) 0-2 Ipswich Town(1) - Manchester United(1) 1-3 Liverpool(1) - Hull City(2) 3-0 Manchester City(1) - Wolverhampton Wanderers(1) 4-3 Newcastle United(1) - Halifax Town(3) 2-1 Norwich City(2) - Brighton and Hove Albion(3) 2-0 Nottingham Forest(1) - Aldershot(4) 5-1 Notts County Nottingham(3) - Gillingham(4) 1-2 Oxford United(2) - Millwall London(2) 1-0 Queens Park Rangers(2) - Birmingham City(2) 2-0 Sheffield United(1) - Fulham London(2) 3-0 Southampton(1) - Everton Liverpool(1) 2-1 Southport(4) - Stoke City(1) 1-2 Stockport County(4) - Watford(2) 0-1 Torquay United(3) - Oldham Athletic(3) 2-1 Tranmere Rovers(3) - Preston North End(2) 0-1 West Bromwich Albion(1) - Tottenham Hotspur(1) 0-1 West Ham United London(1) - Cardiff City(2) 1-1 York City(3) - Middlesbrough(2) 2-2 Replays Round 2: ---------------- Cardiff City(2) - West Ham United London(1) 1-2 Leeds United(1) - Derby County(1) 2-0 Lincoln City(4) - Blackburn Rovers(3) 4-1 Middlesbrough(2) - York City(3) 1-2 Round 3: -------- Arsenal London(1) - Newcastle United(1) 4-0 Blackpool(2) - Colchester United(4) 4-0 Bolton Wanderers(3) - Manchester City(1) 3-0 Bristol Rovers(3) - Charlton Athletic London(2) 2-1 Crystal Palace(1) - Aston Villa Birmingham(3) 2-2 Gillingham(4) - Grimsby Town(4) 1-1 Liverpool(1) - Southampton(1) 1-0 Manchester United(1) - Burnley(2) 1-1 Norwich City(2) - Carlisle United(2) 4-1 Nottingham Forest(1) - Chelsea London(1) 1-1 Oxford United(2) - Stoke City(1) 1-1 Queens Park Rangers(2) - Lincoln City(4) 4-2 Sheffield United(1) - York City(3) 3-2 Torquay United(3) - Tottenham Hotspur London(1) 1-4 Watford(2) - Preston North End(2) 1-1 West Ham United London(1) - Leeds United(1) 0-0 Replays Round 3: ---------------- Aston Villa Birmingham(3) - Crystal Palace(1) 2-0 Burnley(2) - Manchester United(1) 0-1 Chelsea London(1) - Nottingham Forest(1) 2-1 Grimsby Town(4) - Gillingham(4) 1-0 Leeds United(1) - West Ham United London(1) 0-1 Preston North End(2) - Watford(2) 2-1 Stoke City(1) - Oxford United(2) 2-0 Round 4: -------- Arsenal London(1) - Sheffield United(1) 0-0 Blackpool(2) - Aston Villa Birmingham(3) 4-1 Chelsea London(1) - Bolton Wanderers(3) 1-1 Grimsby Town(4) - Norwich City(2) 1-1 Manchester United(1) - Stoke City(1) 1-1 Queens Park Rangers(2) - Bristol Rovers(3) 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur London(1) - Preston North End(2) 1-1 West Ham United London(1) - Liverpool(1) 2-1 Replays Round 4: ---------------- Bolton Wanderers(3) - Chelsea London(1) 0-6 Bristol Rovers(3) - Queens Park Rangers(2) 1-0 Norwich City(2) - Grimsby Town(4) 3-1 Preston North End(2) - Tottenham Hotspur London(1) 1-2 Sheffield United(1) - Arsenal London(1) 2-0 Stoke City(1) - Manchester United(1) 0-0 2e Replay Round 4: ------------------ Manchester United(1) - Stoke City(1) 1-2 1/4 Final: ---------- Bristol Rovers(3) - Stoke City(1) 2-4 Norwich City(2) - Chelsea London(1) 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur London(1) - Blackpool(2) 2-0 West Ham United London(1) - Sheffield United(1) 5-0 1/2 Final: ---------- Chelsea London(1) - Tottenham Hotspur London(1) 3-2 2-2 Stoke City(1) - West Ham United London(1) 1-2 1-0 Replay 1/2 Final: ----------------- Stoke City(1) - West Ham United London(1) 0-0 2e Replay 1/2 Final: -------------------- Stoke City(1) - West Ham United London(1) 3-2 Final (Wembley, 4 March 1972): ------------------------------ Stoke City(1) - Chelsea London(1) 2-1----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Season 1972-73
FA Charity Shield5 August 1972 Manchester City 1-0 Aston VillaLeague Division 1
| Season | 1972–73 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Liverpool (8th English title) |
| Relegated | Crystal Palace West Bromwich Albion |
| 1973–74 European Cup | Liverpool |
| FA Cup winners 1973–74 European Cup Winners' Cup | Sunderland (2nd Div.) (2nd FA Cup title) |
| 1973–74 UEFA Cup | Ipswich Town Leeds United Tottenham Hotspur Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,160 (2.51 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Pop Robson (West Ham United), 28 [3] |
| Biggest home win | Leeds United – Arsenal 6–1 (9 Mar 1973) Crystal Palace – Manchester United 5–0 (16 Oct 1972) Derby County – Arsenal 5–0 (25 Nov 1972) Leeds United – Derby County 5–0 (7 Oct 1972) Liverpool – Sheffield United 5–0 (23 Sep 1972) |
| Biggest away win | West Bromwich Albion – Crystal Palace 0–4 (3 Mar 1973) |
| Highest scoring | Wolverhampton Wanderers – Stoke City 5–3 (30 Sep 1972) |
Home \ Away ARS BIR CHE COV CRY DER EVE IPS LEE LEI LIV MCI MUN NEW NWC SHU SOU STK TOT WBA WHU WOL
Arsenal 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 3–2 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 5–2
Birmingham 1–1 2–2 3–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 2–1 4–1 3–1 3–2 4–1 1–2 1–1 3–1 0–0 3–2 0–0 0–1
Chelsea 0–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–0 1–1 3–1 4–2 2–1 1–3 0–1 3–1 1–3 0–2
Coventry City 1–1 0–0 1–3 2–0 0–2 1–0 2–1 0–1 3–2 1–2 3–2 1–1 0–3 3–1 3–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 0–0 3–1 0–1
Crystal Palace 2–3 0–0 2–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 5–0 2–1 0–2 0–1 3–0 3–2 0–0 0–2 1–3 1–1
Derby County 5–0 1–0 1–2 2–0 2–2 3–1 3–0 2–3 2–1 2–1 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 4–0 0–3 2–1 2–0 1–1 3–0
Everton 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 1–2 0–1 0–2 2–3 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–1 0–1 2–0 3–1 1–0 1–2 0–1
Ipswich Town 1–2 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–1 3–1 0–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 4–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–1
Leeds United 6–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 5–0 2–1 3–3 3–1 1–2 3–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–0
Leicester City 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 3–2 1–1 2–2 0–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 3–1 2–1 1–1
Liverpool 0–2 4–3 3–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 0–0 2–0 2–0 3–2 3–1 5–0 3–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 3–2 4–2
Manchester City 1–2 1–0 0–1 1–2 2–3 4–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 3–0 2–0 3–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 4–3 1–1
Manchester U 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 2–0 3–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 0–2 1–4 2–1 2–2 2–1
Newcastle United2–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–0 1–2 3–2 2–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–1 4–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–1
Norwich City 3–2 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 0–1 1–1
Sheffield United1–0 0–1 2–1 3–1 2–0 3–1 0–1 0–0 0–2 2–0 0–3 1–1 1–0 1–2 2–0 3–1 0–0 3–2 3–0 0–0 1–2
Southampton 2–2 2–0 3–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–2 3–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–1
Stoke City 0–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 0–1 5–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 3–3 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0
Tottenham H 1–2 2–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 3–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–2 2–3 1–1 3–2 3–0 2–0 1–2 4–3 1–1 1–0 2–2
West Bromwich 1–0 2–2 1–1 1–0 0–4 2–1 4–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–3 0–1 0–2 1–1 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–0
West Ham United 1–2 2–0 3–1 1–0 4–0 1–2 2–0 0–1 1–1 5–2 0–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 4–0 3–1 4–3 3–2 2–2 2–1 2–2
Wolverhampton 1–3 3–2 1–0 3–0 1–1 1–2 4–2 0–1 0–2 2–0 2–1 5–1 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 0–1 5–3 3–2 2–0 3–0
P W D L F A W D L F A Pts
1. LIVERPOOL 42 17 3 1 45 19 8 7 6 27 23 60 2. Arsenal 42 14 5 2 31 14 9 6 6 26 29 57 3. Leeds United 42 15 4 2 45 13 6 7 8 26 32 53 4. Ipswich Town 42 10 7 4 34 20 7 7 7 21 25 48 5. Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 13 3 5 43 23 5 8 8 23 31 47 6. West Ham United 42 12 5 4 45 25 5 7 9 22 28 46 7. Derby County 42 15 3 3 43 18 4 5 12 13 36 46 8. Tottenham Hotspur 42 10 5 6 33 23 6 8 7 25 25 45 9. Newcastle United 42 12 6 3 35 19 4 7 10 25 32 45 10. Birmingham City 42 11 7 3 39 22 4 5 12 14 32 42 11. Manchester City 42 12 4 5 36 20 3 7 11 21 40 41 12. Chelsea 42 9 6 6 30 22 4 8 9 19 29 40 13. Southampton 42 8 11 2 26 17 3 7 11 21 35 40 14. Sheffield United 42 11 4 6 28 18 4 6 11 23 41 40 15. Stoke City 42 11 8 2 38 17 3 2 16 23 39 38 16. Leicester City 42 7 9 5 23 18 3 8 10 17 28 37 17. Everton 42 9 5 7 27 21 4 6 11 14 28 37 18. Manchester United 42 9 7 5 24 19 3 6 12 20 41 37 19. Coventry City 42 9 5 7 27 24 4 4 13 13 31 35 20. Norwich City 42 7 9 5 22 19 4 1 16 14 44 32 21. CRYSTAL PALACE 42 7 7 7 25 21 2 5 14 16 37 30 22. WEST BROMWICH ALBION 42 8 7 6 25 24 1 3 17 13 38 28
League Division 2
| Season | 1972–73 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Burnley (2nd title) |
| Promoted | Queens Park Rangers |
| Relegated | Brighton & Hove Albion, Huddersfield Town |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,156 (2.5 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Don Givens (Queens Park Rangers), 23 [3] |
| Biggest home win | Carlisle United – Preston North End 6–1 (26 Dec 1972) Queens Park Rangers – Portsmouth 5–0 (31 Mar 1973) Queens Park Rangers – Swindon 5–0 (17 Feb 1973) |
| Biggest away win | Preston North End –Portsmouth 0–5 (10 Feb 1973) |
| Highest scoring | Blackpool – Brighton & Hove Albion 6–2 (19 Apr 1973) Hull City – Preston North End 6–2 (27 Jan 1973) |
League Division 3
| Season | 1972–73 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Bolton Wanderers (1st title) |
| Promoted | Notts County |
| Relegated | Brentford, Rotherham United, Scunthorpe United, Swansea City |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,371 (2.48 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Arthur Horsfield (Charlton Athletic), 26 |
P W D L F A W D L F A Pts 1. BOLTON WANDERERS 46 18 4 1 44 9 7 7 9 29 30 61 2. NOTTS COUNTY 46 17 4 2 40 12 6 7 10 27 35 57 3. Blackburn Rovers 46 12 8 3 34 16 8 7 8 23 31 55 4. Oldham Athletic 46 12 7 4 40 18 7 9 7 32 36 54 5. Bristol Rovers 46 17 4 2 55 20 3 9 11 22 36 53 6. Port Vale 46 15 6 2 41 21 6 5 12 15 48 53 7. Bournemouth 46 14 6 3 44 16 3 10 10 22 28 50 8. Plymouth Argyle 46 14 3 6 43 26 6 7 10 31 40 50 9. Grimsby Town 46 16 2 5 45 18 4 6 13 22 43 48 10. Tranmere Rovers 46 12 8 3 38 17 3 8 12 18 35 46 11. Charlton Athletic 46 12 7 4 46 24 5 4 14 23 43 45 12. Wrexham 46 11 9 3 39 23 3 8 12 16 31 45 13. Rochdale 46 8 8 7 22 26 6 9 8 26 28 45 14. Southend United 46 13 6 4 40 14 4 4 15 21 40 44 15. Shrewsbury Town 46 10 10 3 31 21 5 4 14 15 33 44 16. Chesterfield 46 13 4 6 37 22 4 5 14 20 39 43 17. Walsall 46 14 3 6 37 26 4 4 15 19 40 43 18. York City 46 8 10 5 24 14 5 5 13 18 32 41 19. Watford 46 11 8 4 32 23 1 9 13 11 25 41 20. Halifax Town 46 9 8 6 29 23 4 7 12 14 30 41 21. ROTHERHAM UNITED 46 12 4 7 34 27 5 3 15 17 38 41 22. BRENTFORD 46 12 5 6 33 18 3 2 18 18 51 37 23. SWANSEA CITY 46 11 5 7 37 29 3 4 16 14 44 37 24. SCUNTHORPE UNITED 46 8 7 8 18 25 2 3 18 15 47 30
League Division 4
| Season | 1972–73 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Southport (1st title) |
| Promoted | Aldershot, Cambridge United, Hereford United |
| Failed re-election | None |
| New club in the league | Hereford United |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,347 (2.44 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Fred Binney (Exeter City), 27 |
FINAL TABLE NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE '72-'73 1. Boston United 46-70 (88-34) 27 16 3 Champions ------------------------------------------------------- 2. Scarborough 46-61 (72-39) 26 9 11 3. Wigan Athletic 46-60 (69-38) 23 14 9 4. Altrincham 46-60 (75-55) 22 16 8 5. Bradford Park Avenue 46-55 (63-50) 19 17 10 6. Stafford Rangers 46-51 (63-46) 20 11 15 7. Gainsborough Trinity 46-49 (70-50) 18 13 15 8. Northwich Victoria 46-49 (74-62) 17 15 14 9. Netherfield 46-49 (68-65) 20 9 17 10. Macclesfield Town 46-48 (58-47) 16 16 14 11. Ellesmere Port Town 46-47 (52-56) 18 11 17 left 12. Skelmersdale United 46-46 (58-59) 15 16 15 13. Bangor City 46-45 (70-60) 16 13 17 14. Mossley 46-45 (70-73) 17 11 18 15. Morecambe 46-45 (62-70) 17 11 18 16. Great Harwood 46-43 (63-74) 14 15 17 17. South Liverpool 46-43 (47-57) 12 19 15 18. Runcorn 46-42 (75-78) 15 12 19 19. Goole Town 46-39 (64-73) 13 13 20 20. South Shields 46-38 (64-81) 17 4 25 21. Matlock Town 46-33 (42-80) 11 11 24 22. Lancaster City 46-31 (53-78) 10 11 25 23. Barrow 46-30 (52-101) 12 6 28 24. Fleetwood 46-25 (31-77) 5 15 26 Champions: Boston United Newly admitted: Buxton (Cheshire County) 1503 goals = 2.723 g/match
FINAL TABLE EASTERN COUNTIES LEAGUE '72-'73 1. Gorleston 40-62 (93-41) 27 8 5 Champions ------------------------------------------------------- 2. Sudbury Town 40-54 (56-40) 22 10 8 3. Hertford Town 40-52 (85-41) 22 8 10 Isthm2 4. Lowestoft Town 40-49 (70-48) 19 11 10 5. Ely City 40-47 (91-62) 21 5 14 6. Chatteris Town 40-47 (88-75) 19 9 12 7. Peterborough United II 40-44 (94-55) 20 4 16 left 8. Wisbech Town 40-44 (63-50) 18 8 14 9. Stowmarket 40-43 (57-49) 16 11 13 10. Newmarket Town 40-42 (59-64) 17 8 15 11. March Town United 40-40 (76-67) 16 8 16 12. Norwich City 'A' 40-40 (58-61) 16 8 16 13. Great Yarmouth Town 40-40 (51-61) 13 14 13 14. Braintree & Crittall 40-38 (51-57) 13 12 15 15. Clacton Town 40-34 (60-89) 10 14 16 16. Thetford Town 40-32 (68-87) 10 12 18 17. St.Neots Town 40-32 (48-62) 11 10 19 left 18. Histon 40-27 (48-86) 10 7 23 19. Gothic 40-26 (54-88) 9 8 23 20. Haverhill Rovers 40-25 (56-97) 7 11 22 21. Soham Town Rangers 40-23 (51-97) 6 11 23 Total: 840-841 (1377-1377) 322 197 321 Champions: Gorleston Newly admitted: Cambridge City II 1377 goals = 3.279 g/match
FINAL TABLE SOUTHERN LEAGUE (PREMIER DIVISION) '72-'73
1. Kettering Town 42-57 (74-44) 20 17 5 Champions
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2. Yeovil Town 42-56 (67-31) 21 14 7
3. Dover 42-55 (61-38) 23 9 10
4. Chelmsford City 42-53 (75-43) 23 7 12
5. Worcester City 42-53 (68-47) 20 13 9
6. Weymouth 42-52 (72-51) 20 12 10
7. Margate 42-49 (80-60) 17 15 10
8. Bedford Town 42-47 (43-36) 16 15 11
9. Nuneaton Borough 42-46 (51-41) 16 14 12
10. Telford United 42-44 (57-47) 12 20 10
11. Cambridge City 42-43 (64-53) 14 15 13
12. Wimbledon London 42-42 (50-50) 14 14 14
13. Barnet 42-41 (60-59) 15 11 16
14. Romford 42-39 (51-65) 17 5 20
15. Hillingdon Borough 42-38 (53-59) 16 6 20
16. Dartford 42-35 (49-63) 12 11 19
17. Folkestone 42-33 (41-72) 11 11 20
18. Guildford City 42-31 (59-84) 10 11 21
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19. Ramsgate 42-31 (35-61) 9 13 20 Relegated
20. Poole Town 42-30 (50-88) 10 10 22 Relegated
21. Burton Albion 42-25 (43-81) 9 7 26 Relegated
22. Waterlooville 42-24 (33-63) 4 16 22 Relegated
Champions: Kettering Town
Promotion: Grantham, Atherstone Town, Maidstone United
and Tonbridge
1236 goals = 2.675 goals/m.England FA Challenge Cup 1972-1973
Country Defending champions Leeds United Champions Sunderland (2nd title) Runners-up Leeds United Third place Wolverhampton Wanderers Fourth place Arsenal Round 1 18 Nov Altrincham 0 1 Notts Co 18 Nov Banbury United 0 2 Barnet 18 Nov Barnsley 1 1 Halifax 18 Nov Barnstaple Town 0 2 Bilston 18 Nov Bolton 1 1 Chester 18 Nov Boston Utd 1 2 Lancaster C 18 Nov Bournemouth 5 1 Cambridge 18 Nov Bradford 3 0 Grantham Town 18 Nov Chelmsford City 2 0 Hillingdon Bor 18 Nov Chesterfield 4 2 Rhyl 18 Nov Colchester 6 0 Bognor Town 18 Nov Crewe 1 0 Stafford Rangers 18 Nov Darlington 1 1 Wrexham 18 Nov Doncaster 3 1 Bury 18 Nov Enfield 1 1 Bishop's Stortford 18 Nov Gillingham 1 2 Reading 18 Nov Grimsby 2 1 Wigan 18 Nov Hartlepool 0 0 Scunthorpe 18 Nov Hayes 1 0 Bristol R 18 Nov Lincoln 2 2 Blackburn 18 Nov Margate 1 0 Swansea 18 Nov Newport County 5 1 Alton Town 18 Nov Oldham 1 1 Scarborough 18 Nov Peterborough 1 0 Northampton 18 Nov Plymouth 1 0 Hendon 18 Nov Port Vale 2 1 Southport 18 Nov Rochdale 1 2 Bangor City 18 Nov Rotherham 4 0 South Shields 18 Nov South Liverpool 0 2 Tranmere 18 Nov Southend 0 2 Aldershot 18 Nov Spennymoor 1 1 Shrewsbury 18 Nov Stockport 1 0 Workington 18 Nov Telford 3 2 Nuneaton 18 Nov Tonbridge 0 5 Charlton 18 Nov Torquay 3 0 Hereford 18 Nov Walsall 3 3 Kettering 18 Nov Walton & H 2 1 Exeter 18 Nov Watford 4 2 Guildford City 18 Nov Yeovil 2 1 Brentford 18 Nov York 2 1 Mansfield Round 1 Replays 21 Nov Bishop's Stortford 1 0 Enfield 21 Nov Halifax 2 1 Barnsley 21 Nov Scunthorpe 0 0 Hartlepool 21 Nov Shrewsbury 3 1 Spennymoor 22 Nov Chester 0 1 Bolton 22 Nov Kettering 1 2 Walsall 22 Nov Scarborough 2 1 Oldham 22 Nov Wrexham 5 0 Darlington 27 Nov Blackburn 4 1 Lincoln Round 1 2nd Replays 27 Nov Hartlepool 1 2 Scunthorpe Round 2 09 Dec Bangor City 2 3 York 09 Dec Barnet 1 1 Bilston 09 Dec Bishop's Stortford 2 2 Peterborough 09 Dec Blackburn 0 1 Crewe 09 Dec Bolton 3 0 Shrewsbury 09 Dec Bournemouth 0 0 Colchester 09 Dec Bradford 2 1 Tranmere 09 Dec Chelmsford City 5 0 Telford 09 Dec Grimsby 2 2 Chesterfield 09 Dec Notts Co 2 1 Lancaster C 09 Dec Port Vale 1 0 Wrexham 09 Dec Reading 0 0 Hayes 09 Dec Rotherham 0 1 Stockport 09 Dec Scarborough 1 2 Doncaster 09 Dec Scunthorpe 3 2 Halifax 09 Dec Torquay 0 1 Newport County 09 Dec Walton & H 0 1 Margate 09 Dec Watford 2 0 Aldershot 09 Dec Yeovil 0 2 Plymouth 12 Dec Walsall 1 2 Charlton Round 2 Replays 11 Dec Peterborough 3 1 Bishop's Stortford 12 Dec Bilston 0 1 Barnet 12 Dec Colchester 0 2 Bournemouth 12 Dec Hayes 0 1 Reading 13 Dec Chesterfield 0 1 Grimsby Round 3 13 Jan Arsenal 2 2 Leicester 13 Jan Bradford 2 1 Blackpool 13 Jan Brighton 0 2 Chelsea 13 Jan Burnley 0 0 Liverpool 13 Jan C Palace 2 0 Southampton 13 Jan Carlisle 2 2 Huddersfield 13 Jan Charlton 1 1 Bolton 13 Jan Chelmsford City 1 3 Ipswich 13 Jan Everton 3 2 Aston Villa 13 Jan Grimsby 0 0 Preston 13 Jan Leyton Orient 1 4 Coventry 13 Jan Luton 2 0 Crewe 13 Jan Man City 3-2 Stoke 13 Jan Margate 0 6 Tottenham 13 Jan Millwall 3 0 Newport County 13 Jan Newcastle 2 0 Bournemouth 13 Jan Norwich 1 1 Leeds 13 Jan Notts Co 1 1 Sunderland 13 Jan Peterborough 0 1 Derby 13 Jan Plymouth 1 0 Middlesbro 13 Jan Port Vale 0 1 West Ham 13 Jan Portsmouth 1 1 Bristol C 13 Jan QPR 0 0 Barnet 13 Jan Scunthorpe 2 3 Cardiff 13 Jan Sheff Wed 2 0 Fulham 13 Jan Stockport 0 0 Hull City 13 Jan Swindon 2 0 Birmingham 13 Jan Watford 0 1 Sheff Utd 13 Jan West Brom 1 1 Nottm Forest 13 Jan Wolves 1 0 Man Utd 13 Jan York 0 1 Oxford 17 Jan Reading 2 0 Doncaster Round 3 Replays 15 Jan Preston 0 1 Grimsby 16 Jan Barnet 0 3 QPR 16 Jan Bristol C 4 1 Portsmouth 16 Jan Huddersfield 0 1 Carlisle 16 Jan Liverpool 3 0 Burnley 16 Jan Sunderland 2 0 Notts Co 17 Jan Bolton 4 0 Charlton 17 Jan Leeds 1 1 Norwich 17 Jan Leicester 1 2 Arsenal 22 Jan Nottm Forest 0 0 West Brom 23 Jan Hull City 2 0 Stockport Round 3 2nd Replay 29 Jan Leeds 5 0 Norwich 29 Jan West Brom 3 1 Nottm Forest Round 4 03 Feb Arsenal 2 0 Bradford 03 Feb Bolton 2 2 Cardiff 03 Feb Carlisle 2 1 Sheff Utd 03 Feb Chelsea 2 0 Ipswich 03 Feb Coventry 1 0 Grimsby 03 Feb Derby 1 1 Tottenham 03 Feb Everton 0 2 Millwall 03 Feb Hull City 1 0 West Ham 03 Feb Leeds 2 1 Plymouth 03 Feb Liverpool 0 0 Man City 03 Feb Newcastle 0 2 Luton 03 Feb Oxford 0 2 QPR 03 Feb Sheff Wed 1 1 C Palace 03 Feb Sunderland 1 1 Reading 03 Feb West Brom 2 0 Swindon 03 Feb Wolves 1 0 Bristol C Round 4 Replays 06 Feb C Palace 1 1 Sheff Wed 07 Feb Cardiff 1 1 Bolton 07 Feb Man City 2 0 Liverpool 07 Feb Reading 1 3 Sunderland 07 Feb Tottenham 3-5 Derby Round 4 2nd Replay 12 Feb Bolton 1 0 Cardiff 19 Feb Sheff Wed 3 2 C Palace Round 5 24 Feb Bolton 0 1 Luton 24 Feb Carlisle 1-2 Arsenal 24 Feb Coventry 3-0 Hull City 24 Feb Derby 4-2 QPR 24 Feb Leeds 2 0 West Brom 24 Feb Man City 2 2 Sunderland 24 Feb Sheff Wed 1 2 Chelsea 24 Feb Wolves 1 0 Millwall Round 5 Replays 27 Feb Sunderland 3-1 Man City Round 6 17 Mar Chelsea 2-2 Arsenal 17 Mar Derby 0-1 Leeds 17 Mar Sunderland 2-0 Luton 17 Mar Wolves 2 0 Coventry Round 6 Replay 20 Mar Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea SemiFinal 07 Apr Leeds 1-0 Wolves [Manchester City] 07 Apr Sunderland 2-1 Arsenal [Sheffield Weds] Final 05 May Sunderland 1-0 Leeds [Wembley]
League Cup
| Country | England & Wales |
|---|---|
| Teams | 92 |
| Champions | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Runners-up | Norwich City |
Round 1: -------- Aston Villa Birmingham(2) - Hereford United(4) 4-1 Barnsley(4) - Grimsby Town(3) 0-0 Blackburn Rovers(3) - Rochdale(3) 0-1 Bolton Wanderers(3) - Oldham Athletic(3) 3-0 Bradford City(4) - Stockport County(4) 1-1 Brentford London(3) - Cambridge United(4) 1-0 Brighton and Hove Albion(2) - Exeter City(4) 2-1 Cardiff City(2) - Bristol Rovers(3) 2-2 Chester(4) - Shrewsbury Town(3) 4-3 Darlington(4) - Rotherham United(3) 0-1 Gillingham(4) - Colchester United(4) 1-0 Halifax Town(3) - FC Bury(4) 1-2 Hartlepool(4) - Doncaster Rovers(4) 1-0 Mansfield Town(4) - Lincoln City(4) 3-1 Northampton Town(4) - Charlton Athletic(3) 0-3 Notts County Nottingham(3) - York City(3) 3-1 Orient London(2) - Watford(3) 2-0 Oxford United(2) - Peterborough United(4) 4-0 Plymouth Argyle(3) - Bournemouth(3) 0-2 Reading(4) - Fulham London(2) 1-1 Scunthorpe United(3) - Chesterfield(3) 0-0 Southend United(3) - Aldershot(4) 2-1 Southport(4) - Walsall(3) 4-1 Swansea City(3) - Newport County(4) 1-1 Torquay United(4) - Portsmouth(2) 1-2 Tranmere Rovers(3) - Port Vale Stoke(3) 0-1 Workington(4) - Preston North End(2) 1-0 Wrexham(3) - Crewe Alexandra(4) 4-0 Replays Round 1: ---------------- Bristol Rovers(3) - Cardiff City(2) 3-1 Chesterfield(3) - Scunthorpe United(3) 5-0 Fulham London(2) - Reading(4) 1-1 Grimsby Town(3) - Barnsley(4) 2-0 Newport County(4) - Swansea City(3) 3-0 Stockport County(4) - Bradford City(4) 1-1 2e Replays Round 1: ------------------- Bradford City(4) - Stockport County(4) 0-2 Reading(4) - Fulham London(2) 0-1 Round 2: -------- Arsenal London(1) - Everton Liverpool(1) 1-0 Birmingham City(1) - Luton Town(2) 1-1 Bournemouth(3) - Blackpool(2) 0-0 Bristol Rovers(3) - Brighton and Hove Albion(2) 4-0 Bury(4) - Grimsby Town(3) 1-0 Carlisle United(2) - Liverpool(1) 1-1 Charlton Athletic London(3) - Mansfield Town(4) 4-3 Coventry City(1) - Hartlepool(4) 1-0 Crystal Palace London(1) - Stockport County(4) 0-1 Gillingham(4) - Millwall London(2) 0-2 Hull Cuty(2) - Fulham London(2) 1-0 Leeds United(1) - Burnley(2) 4-0 Manchester City(1) - Rochdale(3) 4-0 Middlesbrough(2) - Wrexham(3) 2-0 Newport County(4) - Ipswich Town(1) 0-3 Norwich City(1) - Leicester City(1) 2-1 Notts County Nottingham(3) - Southport(4) 3-2 Nottingham Forest(2) - Aston Villa Birmingham(2) 0-1 Oxford United(2) - Manchester United(1) 2-2 Portsmouth(2) - Chesterfield(3) 0-1 Port Vale Stoke(3) - Newcastle United(1) 1-3 Rotherham United(3) - Brentford London(3) 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday(2) - Bolton Wanderers(3) 2-0 Southampton(1) - Chester(4) 0-0 Southend United(3) - Chelsea London(1) 0-1 Stoke City(1) - Sunderland(2) 3-0 Swindon Town(2) - Derby County(1) 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur London(1) - Huddersfield Town(2) 2-1 West Bromwich Albion(1) - Queens Park Rangers(2) 2-1 West Ham United London(1) - Bristol City(2) 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers(1) - Orient London(2) 2-1 Workington(4) - Sheffield United(1) 0-1 Replays Round 2: ---------------- Blackpool(2) - Bournemouth(3) 1-1 Chester(4) - Southampton(1) 2-2 Liverpool(1) - Carlisle United(2) 5-1 Luton Town(2) - Birmingham City(1) 1-1 Manchester United(1) - Oxford United(2) 3-1 2e Replays Round 2: ------------------- Birmingham City(1) - Luton Town(2) 1-0 Bournemouth(3) - Blackpool(2) 1-2 Southampton(1) - Chester(4) 2-0 Round 3: -------- Arsenal London(1) - Rotherham United(3) 5-0 Aston Villa Birmingham(2) - Leeds United(1) 1-1 Birmingham City(1) - Coventry City(1) 2-1 Bristol Rovers(3) - Manchester United(1) 1-1 Bury FC(4) - Manchester City(1) 2-0 Derby County(1) - Chelsea London(1) 0-0 Hull City(2) - Norwich City(1) 1-2 Ipswich Town(1) - Stoke City(1) 1-2 Middlesbrough(2) - Tottenham Hotspur London(1) 1-1 Millwall London(2) - Chesterfield(3) 2-0 Newcastle United(1) - Blackpool(2) 0-3 Sheffield United(1) - Charlton Athletic(3) 0-0 Southampton(1) - Notts County Nottingham(3) 1-3 Stockport County(4) - West Ham United London(1) 2-1 West Bromwich Albion(1) - Liverpool(1) 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers(1) - Sheffield Wednesday(2) 3-1 Replays Round 3: ---------------- Charlton Athletic London(3) - Sheffield United(1) 2-2 Chelsea London(1) - Derby County(1) 3-2 Leeds United(1) - Aston Villa Birmingham(2) 2-0 Liverpool(1) - West Bromwich Albion(1) 2-1 Manchester United(1) - Bristol Rovers(3) 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur London(1) - Middlesbrough(2) 0-0 2e Replays Round 3: ------------------- Middlesbrough(2) - Tottenham Hotspur London(1) 1-2 Sheffield United(1) - Charlton Athletic London(3) 1-0 Round 4: -------- Blackpool(2) - Birmingham City(1) 2-0 Bury FC(4) - Chelsea London(1) 0-1 Liverpool(1) - Leeds United(1) 2-2 Notts County Nottingham(3) - Stoke City(1) 3-1 Sheffield United(1) - Arsenal London(1) 1-2 Stockport County(4) - Norwich City(1) 1-5 Tottenham Hotspur(1) - Millwall London(2) 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers(1) - Bristol Rovers(3) 4-0 Replay Round 4: --------------- Leeds United(1) - Liverpool(1) 0-1 1/4 Final: ---------- Arsenal London(1) - Norwich City(1) 0-3 Chelsea London(1) - Notts County Nottingham(3) 3-1 Liverpool(1) - Tottenham Hotspur London(1) 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers(1) - Blackpool(2) 1-1 Replays 1/4 Final: ------------------- Blackpool(2) - Wolverhampton Wanderers(1) 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur London(1) - Liverpool(1) 3-1 1/2 Final: ---------- Chelsea London(1) - Norwich City(1) 0-2 0-1 Wolverh.Wanderers(1) - Tottenham Hotspur(1) 1-2 2-2 Final (Wembley, 3 March 1973): ------------------------------ Tottenham Hotspur London(1) - Norwich City(1) 1-0
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Season 1973-74
FA Charity Shield18 August 1973 Burnley 1-0 Manchester CityLeague Division 1
Season 1973–74 Champions Leeds United (2nd English title) Relegated Manchester United,
Norwich City,
Southampton1974–75 European Cup Leeds United FA Cup winners
1974–75 European Cup Winners' CupLiverpool (2nd FA Cup title) 1974–75 UEFA Cup Derby County
Ipswich Town,
Stoke City,
Wolverhampton WanderersMatches played 462 Goals scored 1,107 (2.4 per match) Top goalscorer Mick Channon (Southampton), 21 [3] Biggest home win Ipswich Town – Southampton 7–0 (2 Feb 1974) Biggest away win Norwich City – Arsenal 0–4 (15 Sep 1973) Highest scoring Derby County – Southampton 6–2 (22 Sep 1973) Home \ Away ARS BIR BUR CHE COV DER EVE IPS LEE LEI LIV MCI MUN NEW NWC QPR SHU SOU STK TOT WHU WOLArsenal 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–2 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 3–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 0–0 2–2 Birmingham 3–1 2–2 2–4 1–0 0–0 0–2 0–3 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 4–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–2 3–1 2–1 Burnley 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–2 1–1 3–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 2–1 3–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 3–0 1–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 Chelsea 1–3 3–1 3–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 2–3 1–2 3–2 0–1 1–0 1–3 1–0 3–0 3–3 1–2 4–0 0–1 0–0 2–4 2–2 Coventry City 3–3 0–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–2 0–1 0–0 1–2 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 0–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 Derby County 1–1 1–1 5–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 1–2 4–1 6–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 Everton 1–0 4–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 3–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 4–1 1–0 1–1 0–3 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 Ipswich Town 2–2 3–0 3–2 1–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 0–3 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–3 1–1 1–0 0–1 7–0 1–1 0–0 1–3 2–0 Leeds United 3–1 3–0 1–4 1–1 3–0 2–0 3–1 3–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 4–1 4–1 Leicester City 2–0 3–3 2–0 3–0 0–2 0–1 2–1 5–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 3–0 0–1 2–2 Liverpool 0–1 3–2 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 0–0 4–2 1–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–2 1–0 1–0 Manchester City 1–2 3–1 2–0 3–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–3 0–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 Manchester U 1–1 1–0 3–3 2–2 2–3 0–1 3–0 2–0 0–2 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 0–1 3–1 0–0 Newcastle U 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 5–1 0–2 2–1 3–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 3–2 0–0 2–3 1–0 0–1 2–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 Norwich City 0–4 2–1 1–0 2–2 0–0 2–4 1–3 1–2 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 4–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 Queens Park 2–0 2–2 2–1 1–1 3–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 2–2 3–0 3–0 3–2 1–2 0–0 1–1 3–3 3–1 0–0 0–0 Sheffield U 5–0 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–1 3–0 1–1 0–3 0–2 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 4–2 0–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 Southampton 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–2 3–0 3–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 Stoke City 0–0 5–2 4–0 1–0 3–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 3–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 4–1 1–2 4–1 1–0 2–0 2–3 Tottenham H 2–0 4–2 2–3 1–2 2–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 0–3 1–0 1–1 0–2 2–1 0–2 0–0 0–0 1–2 3–1 2–1 2–0 1–3 West Ham United 1–3 0–0 0–1 3–0 2–3 0–0 4–3 3–3 3–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 2–1 1–2 4–2 2–3 2–2 4–1 0–2 0–1 0–0 Wolverhampton 3–1 1–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 3–1 0–2 1–0 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 3–1 2–4 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 P W D L F A W D L F A Pts 1. LEEDS UNITED 42 12 8 1 38 18 12 6 3 28 13 62 2. Liverpool 42 18 2 1 34 11 4 11 6 18 20 57 3. Derby County 42 13 7 1 40 16 4 7 10 12 26 48 4. Ipswich Town 42 10 7 4 38 21 8 4 9 29 37 47 5. Stoke City 42 13 6 2 39 15 2 10 9 15 27 46 6. Burnley 42 10 9 2 29 16 6 5 10 27 37 46 7. Everton 42 12 7 2 29 14 4 5 12 21 34 44 8. Queen's Park Rangers 42 8 10 3 30 17 5 7 9 26 35 43 9. Leicester City 42 10 7 4 35 17 3 9 9 16 24 42 10. Arsenal 42 9 7 5 23 16 5 7 9 26 35 42 11. Tottenham Hotspur 42 9 4 8 26 27 5 10 6 19 23 42 12. Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 11 6 4 30 18 2 9 10 19 31 41 13. Sheffield United 42 7 7 7 25 22 7 5 9 19 27 40 14. Manchester City 42 10 7 4 25 17 4 5 12 14 29 40 15. Newcastle United 42 9 6 6 28 21 4 6 11 21 27 38 16. Coventry City 42 10 5 6 25 18 4 5 12 18 36 38 17. Chelsea 42 9 4 8 36 29 3 9 9 20 31 37 18. West Ham United 42 7 7 7 36 32 4 8 9 19 28 37 19. Birmingham City 42 10 7 4 30 21 2 6 13 22 43 37 20. SOUTHAMPTON 42 8 10 3 30 20 3 4 14 17 48 36 21. MANCHESTER UNITED 42 7 7 7 23 20 3 5 13 15 28 32 22. NORWICH CITY 42 6 9 6 25 27 1 6 14 12 35 29League Division 2
| Season | 1973–74 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Middlesbrough (3rd title) |
| Promoted | Carlisle United, Luton Town |
| Relegated | Crystal Palace, Preston North End, Swindon Town |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,106 (2.39 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Duncan McKenzie (Nottingham Forest), 26 [3] |
| Biggest home win | Middlesbrough – Sheffield Wednesday 8–0 (20 Apr 1974) |
| Biggest away win | Notts County – Sheffield Wednesday 1–5 (9 Mar 1974) Fulham – Middlesbrough 0–4 (9 Mar 1974) West Bromwich Albion – Middlesbrough 0–4 (16 mar 1974) |
| Highest scoring | Middlesbrough – Sheffield Wednesday 8–0 (20 Apr 1974) |
League Division 3
| Season | 1973–74 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Oldham Athletic (1st title) |
| Promoted | Bristol Rovers, York City |
| Relegated | Cambridge United, Rochdale, Shrewsbury Town, Southport |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,362 (2.47 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Billy Jennings (Watford), 26 |
League Division 4
| Season | 1973–74 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Peterborough United (2nd title) |
| Promoted | Bury, Colchester United, Gillingham |
| Failed re-election | None |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,362 (2.47 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Brian Yeo (Gillingham), 31 |
FINAL TABLE NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE '73-'74 1. Boston United 46-65 (69-32) 27 11 8 Champions ------------------------------------------------------- 2. Wigan Athletic 46-64 (96-39) 28 8 10 3. Altrincham 46-63 (77-34) 26 11 9 4. Stafford Rangers 46-63 (101-45) 27 9 10 5. Scarborough 46-58 (62-43) 22 14 10 6. South Shields 46-56 (87-48) 25 6 15 namechange 7. Runcorn 46-56 (72-47) 21 14 11 8. Macclesfield Town 46-51 (48-47) 18 15 13 9. Bangor City 46-49 (65-56) 19 11 16 10. Gainsborough Trinity 46-47 (77-64) 18 11 17 11. South Liverpool 46-47 (55-47) 16 15 15 12. Skelmersdale United 46-45 (50-59) 16 13 17 13. Goole Town 46-43 (60-69) 14 15 17 14. Fleetwood 46-43 (48-68) 14 15 17 15. Mossley 46-41 (53-65) 15 11 20 16. Northwich Victoria 46-41 (68-75) 14 13 19 17. Morecambe 46-39 (62-84) 13 13 20 18. Buxton 46-38 (45-71) 14 10 22 19. Matlock Town 46-36 (50-79) 11 14 21 20. Great Harwood 46-34 (52-74) 10 14 22 21. Bradford Park Avenue 46-33 (42-84) 9 15 22 folded 22. Barrow 46-33 (46-94) 13 7 26 23. Lancaster City 46-32 (52-67) 10 12 24 24. Netherfield 46-27 (42-88) 11 5 30 Champions: Boston United Newly admitted: Worksop Town (Midland League) 1479 goals = 2.679 g/match
FINAL TABLE EASTERN COUNTIES LEAGUE '73-'74 1. Sudbury Town 36-52 (81-33) 22 8 6 Champions ------------------------------------------------------- 2. Wisbech Town 36-49 (71-37) 18 13 5 3. Clacton Town 36-49 (66-35) 20 9 7 4. Gorleston 36-45 (69-45) 19 7 10 5. Lowestoft Town 36-45 (64-44) 16 13 7 6. Thetford Town 36-43 (74-64) 18 7 11 7. Norwich City 'A' 36-41 (62-50) 14 13 9 8. Braintree & Crittall 36-38 (60-53) 14 10 12 9. Newmarket Town 36-38 (50-48) 13 12 11 10. Ely City 36-34 (65-61) 12 10 14 11. Cambridge City II 36-34 (49-68) 14 6 16 12. Histon 36-32 (59-66) 11 10 15 13. Great Yarmouth Town 36-31 (48-52) 10 11 15 14. March Town United 36-29 (37-49) 6 17 13 15. Soham Town Rangers 36-28 (47-48) 11 6 19 16. Stowmarket 36-26 (50-70) 8 10 18 17. Chatteris Town 36-25 (53-77) 7 11 18 18. Gothic 36-22 (35-80) 9 4 23 19. Haverhill Rovers 36-22 (44-104) 8 6 22 Total: 684-683 (1084-1084) 250 183 251 Champions: Sudbury Town Newly admitted: Saffron Walden Town 1084 goals = 3.170 g/match
FINAL TABLE SOUTHERN LEAGUE (PREMIER DIVISION) '73-'74 1. Dartford 42-57 (67-37) 22 13 7 Champions ------------------------------------------------------- 2. Grantham 42-49 (70-49) 18 13 11 3. Chelmsford City 42-48 (62-49) 19 10 13 4. Kettering Town 42-48 (62-51) 16 16 10 5. Maidstone United 42-46 (54-43) 16 14 12 6. Yeovil Town 42-46 (45-39) 13 20 9 7. Weymouth 42-45 (60-41) 19 7 16 8. Barnet 42-45 (55-46) 18 9 15 9. Nuneaton Borough 42-45 (54-47) 13 19 10 10. Cambridge City 42-42 (45-54) 15 12 15 11. Atherstone Town 42-41 (61-59) 16 9 17 12. Wimbledon London 42-41 (50-56) 15 11 16 13. Telford United 42-40 (51-57) 12 16 14 14. Dover 42-39 (41-46) 11 17 14 15. Tonbridge 42-39 (38-45) 12 15 15 16. Romford 42-39 (39-52) 11 17 14 17. Margate 42-38 (56-63) 15 8 19 18. Guildford City 42-37 (48-67) 13 11 18 namechange ------------------------------------------------------- 19. Worcester City 42-36 (53-67) 11 14 17 Relegated 20. Bedford Town 42-36 (38-51) 11 14 17 Relegated 21. Folkestone 42-34 (56-65) 11 12 19 Relegated/namechange 22. Hillingdon Borough 42-33 (44-65) 9 15 18 Relegated Champions: Dartford Promotion: Stourbridge, Burton Albion, Wealdstone and Bath City 1149 goals = 2.487 goals/m.
England FA Challenge Cup 1973-1974
Country Defending champions Sunderland Champions Liverpool (2nd title) Runners-up Newcastle United Third place Burnley Fourth place Leicester City Round 1 24 Nov Alfreton T 0 0 Blyth Spartans 24 Nov Altrincham 2 0 Hartlepool 24 Nov Banbury United 0 0 Northampton 24 Nov Bideford 0 2 Bristol R 24 Nov Boston Utd 0 0 Hayes 24 Nov Bournemouth 1 0 Charlton 24 Nov Bradford 2 0 Workington 24 Nov Cambridge 3 2 Gillingham 24 Nov Chester 1 0 Telford 24 Nov Chesterfield 0 0 Barnsley 24 Nov Colchester 2 3 Peterborough 24 Nov Crewe 0 0 Scarborough 24 Nov Dagenh'm 0 4 Aldershot 24 Nov Doncaster 1 0 Lincoln 24 Nov Exeter 0 1 Alvechurch 24 Nov Formby 0 2 Oldham 24 Nov Halifax 6 1 Frickley Ath. 24 Nov Hendon 3 0 Leytonstone 24 Nov Hereford 3 1 Torquay 24 Nov Hillingdon Bor 0 4 Grantham Town 24 Nov Hitchin T 1 1 Guildford City 24 Nov Huddersfield 2 0 Wigan 24 Nov King's Lynn 1 0 Wimbledon 24 Nov Plymouth 2 1 Brentford 24 Nov Reading 3 0 Slough T 24 Nov Rochdale 2 0 South Shields 24 Nov Rotherham 2 1 Southport 24 Nov Runcorn 0 1 Grimsby 24 Nov Scunthorpe 1 0 Darlington 24 Nov Southend 3 0 Boreham W 24 Nov Stockport 0 1 Port Vale 24 Nov Tranmere 2 1 Bury 24 Nov Walsall 1 0 Swansea 24 Nov Walton & H 0 0 Brighton 24 Nov Watford 1 0 Chelmsford City 24 Nov Weymouth 0 1 Merthyr T 24 Nov Willington 0 0 Blackburn 24 Nov Wrexham 1 1 Shrewsbury 24 Nov Wycombe 3 1 Newport County 24 Nov York 0 0 Mansfield Round 1 Replays 27 Nov Shrewsbury 0 1 Wrexham 28 Nov Barnsley 2 1 Chesterfield 28 Nov Blyth Spartans 2 1 Alfreton T 28 Nov Brighton 0 4 Walton & H 28 Nov Guildford City 1 4 Hitchin T 28 Nov Hayes 1 2 Boston Utd 28 Nov Scarborough 2 1 Crewe 29 Nov Northampton 3 2 Banbury United 03 Dec Blackburn 6 1 Willington 10 Dec Mansfield 5 3 York Round 2 15 Dec Aldershot 1 2 Cambridge 15 Dec Alvechurch 6 1 King's Lynn 15 Dec Barnsley 1 1 Bradford 15 Dec Blackburn 0 0 Altrincham 15 Dec Boston Utd 1 0 Hitchin T 15 Dec Chester 3 2 Huddersfield 15 Dec Doncaster 3 0 Tranmere 15 Dec Grantham Town 1 1 Rochdale 15 Dec Grimsby 1 1 Blyth Spartans 15 Dec Halifax 0 1 Oldham 15 Dec Hereford 3 0 Walton & H 15 Dec Mansfield 1 1 Scunthorpe 15 Dec Merthyr T 0 3 Hendon 15 Dec Northampton 1 2 Bristol R 15 Dec Plymouth 1 0 Walsall 15 Dec Port Vale 2 1 Scarborough 15 Dec Southend 2 0 Reading 15 Dec Watford 0 1 Bournemouth 15 Dec Wrexham 3 0 Rotherham 15 Dec Wycombe 1 3 Peterborough Round 2 Replays 18 Dec Rochdale 3 5 Grantham Town 18 Dec Scunthorpe 1 0 Mansfield 19 Dec Altrincham 0 2 Blackburn 19 Dec Blyth Spartans 0 2 Grimsby 19 Dec Bradford 2 1 Barnsley Round 3 05 Jan Aston Villa 3 1 Chester 05 Jan Birmingham 5 2 Cardiff 05 Jan Bolton 3 2 Stoke 05 Jan Bradford 4 2 Alvechurch 05 Jan Bristol C 1 1 Hull City 05 Jan C Palace 0 2 Wrexham 05 Jan Cambridge 2 2 Oldham 05 Jan Carlisle 0 0 Sunderland 05 Jan Chelsea 0 0 QPR 05 Jan Derby 0 0 Boston Utd 05 Jan Everton 3 0 Blackburn 05 Jan Fulham 1 0 Preston 05 Jan Grantham Town 0 2 Middlesbro 05 Jan Grimsby 0 2 Burnley 05 Jan Ipswich 3 2 Sheff Utd 05 Jan Leicester 1 0 Tottenham 05 Jan Leyton Orient 2 1 Bournemouth 05 Jan Liverpool 2 2 Doncaster 05 Jan Man Utd 1 0 Plymouth 05 Jan Millwall 1 1 Scunthorpe 05 Jan Newcastle 1 1 Hendon 05 Jan Norwich 0 1 Arsenal 05 Jan Nottm Forest 4 3 Bristol R 05 Jan Oxford 2 5 Man City 05 Jan Peterborough 3 1 Southend 05 Jan Port Vale 1 1 Luton 05 Jan Portsmouth 3 3 Swindon 05 Jan Sheff Wed 0 0 Coventry 05 Jan Southampton 2 1 Blackpool 05 Jan West Brom 4 0 Notts Co 05 Jan West Ham 1-1 Hereford 05 Jan Wolves 1 1 Leeds Round 3 Replays 08 Jan Coventry 3 1 Sheff Wed 08 Jan Doncaster 0 2 Liverpool 08 Jan Hull City 0 1 Bristol C 08 Jan Oldham 3 3 Cambridge 08 Jan Scunthorpe 1 0 Millwall 09 Jan Boston Utd 1 6 Derby 09 Jan Hendon 0 4 Newcastle 09 Jan Hereford 2-1 West Ham 09 Jan Leeds 1 0 Wolves 09 Jan Luton 4 2 Port Vale 09 Jan Sunderland 0 1 Carlisle 09 Jan Swindon 0 1 Portsmouth 15 Jan QPR 1 0 Chelsea Round 3 2nd Replay 14 Jan Cambridge 1 2 Oldham Round 4 26 Jan Arsenal 1 1 Aston Villa 26 Jan Fulham 1 1 Leicester 26 Jan Hereford 0 1 Bristol C 26 Jan Liverpool 0 0 Carlisle 26 Jan Luton 3 0 Bradford 26 Jan Man Utd 0 1 Ipswich 26 Jan Newcastle 1 1 Scunthorpe 26 Jan Oldham 1 4 Burnley 26 Jan Peterborough 1 4 Leeds 26 Jan QPR 2 0 Birmingham 26 Jan Southampton 3 3 Bolton 26 Jan Wrexham 1 0 Middlesbro 27 Jan Coventry 0 0 Derby 27 Jan Everton 0 0 West Brom 27 Jan Nottm Forest 4 1 Man City 27 Jan Portsmouth 0 0 Leyton Orient Round 4 Replays 29 Jan Carlisle 0 2 Liverpool 29 Jan Leyton Orient 1 1 Portsmouth 30 Jan Aston Villa 2 0 Arsenal 30 Jan Bolton 0 2 Southampton 30 Jan Derby 0 1 Coventry 30 Jan Leicester 2 1 Fulham 30 Jan Scunthorpe 0 3 Newcastle 30 Jan West Brom 1 0 Everton Round 4 2nd Replay 05 Feb Portsmouth 2 0 Leyton Orient Round 5 16 Feb Bristol C 1 1 Leeds 16 Feb Burnley 1 0 Aston Villa 16 Feb Coventry 0 0 QPR 16 Feb Liverpool 2 0 Ipswich 16 Feb Luton 0-4 Leicester 16 Feb Southampton 0 1 Wrexham 16 Feb West Brom 0-3 Newcastle 17 Feb Nottm Forest 1 0 Portsmouth Round 5 Replays 19 Feb Leeds 0-1 Bristol C 19 Feb QPR 3 2 Coventry Round 6 09 Mar Bristol C 0 1 Liverpool 09 Mar Burnley 1 0 Wrexham 09 Mar QPR 0 2 Leicester 18 Mar Nottm Forest 0 0 Newcastle Round 6 Replay 21 Mar Newcastle 1 0 Nottm Forest SemiFinal 30 Mar Liverpool 0 0 Leicester [Manchester Utd] 30 Mar Newcastle 2 0 Burnley [Sheffield W] SemiFinal Replay 03 Apr Liverpool 3 1 Leicester [Aston Villa] Final 04 May Liverpool 3-0 Newcastle [Wembley]
League Cup
| League Cup | |
| Country | England & Wales |
|---|---|
| Teams | 92 |
| Champions | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Runners-up | Manchester City |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 385 (2.92 per match) |
Round 1: -------- Aldershot(3) - Cambridge United(3) 1-1 Bolton Wanderers(2) - Preston North End(2) 1-1 Bournemouth(3) - Bristol Rovers(3) 1-0 Brentford London(4) - Orient London(2) 1-2 Brighton and Hove Albion(3) - Charlton Athletic(3) 1-2 Bury(4) - Oldham Athletic(3) 0-0 Cardiff City(2) - Hereford United(3) 2-0 Carlisle United(2) - Workington(4) 2-2 Chester(4) - Wrexham(3) 0-2 Chesterfield(3) - Mansfield Town(4) 1-1 Darlington(4) - Bradford City(4) 2-1 Gillingham(4) - Colchester United(4) 4-2 Grimsby Town(3) - Northampton Town(4) 2-1 Halifax Town(3) - Barnsley(4) 1-1 Notts County Nottingham(2) - Doncaster Rovers(4) 3-4 Peterborough United(4) - Scunthorpe United(4) 2-2 Portsmouth(2) - Southend United(3) 2-1 Reading(4) - Watford(3) 2-2 Rochdale(3) - Hartlepool(4) 5-3 Rotherham United(4) - Lincoln City(4) 2-1 Southport(3) - Blackburn Rovers(3) 1-1 Stockport County(4) - Port Vale Stoke(3) 2-0 Swansea City(4) - Exeter City(4) 1-1 Swindon Town(2) - Newport County(4) 3-3 Torquay United(4) - Plymouth Argyle(3) 0-2 Tranmere Rovers(3) - Crewe Alexandra(4) 3-3 Walsall(3) - Shrewsbury Town(3) 6-1 York City(3) - Huddersfield Town(3) 1-0 Replays Round 1: ---------------- Barnsley(4) - Halifax Town(3) 0-1 Blackburn Rovers(3) - Southport(3) 3-1 Cambridge United(3) - Aldershot(3) 3-0 Crewe Alexandra(4) - Tranmere Rovers(3) 0-1 Exeter City(4) - Swansea City(4) 2-1 Mansfield Town(4) - Chesterfield(3) 0-1 Newport County(4) - Swindon Town(2) 1-2 Oldham Athletic(3) - Bury(4) 2-3 Preston North End(2) - Bolton Wanderers(2) 0-2 Scunthorpe United(4) - Peterborough United(4) 2-1 Watford(3) - Reading(4) 2-3 Workington(4) - Carlisle United(2) 0-1 Round 2: -------- Arsenal London(1) - Tranmere Rovers(3) 0-1 Blackpool(2) - Birmingham City(1) 1-1 Bournemouth(3) - Sheffield Wednesday(2) 0-0 Bury(4) - Cambridge United(3) 2-0 Cardiff City(2) - Burnley(1) 2-2 Chesterfield(3) - Swindon Town(2) 1-0 Coventry City(1) - Darlington(4) 5-1 Derby County(1) - Sunderland(2) 2-2 Everton Liverpool(1) - Reading(4) 1-0 Gillingham(4) - Carlisle United(2) 1-2 Halifax Town(3) - Wolverhampton Wanderers(1) 0-3 Ipswich Town(1) - Leeds United(1) 2-0 Leicester City(1) - Hull City(2) 3-3 Luton Town(2) - Grimsby Town(3) 1-1 Manchester United(1) - Middlesbrough(2) 0-1 Millwall London(2) - Nottingham Forest(2) 0-0 Newcastle United(1) - Doncaster Rovers(4) 6-0 Norwich City(1) - Wrexham(3) 6-2 Orient London(2) - Blackburn Rovers(3) 2-0 Oxford United(2) - Fulham London(2) 1-1 Plymouth Argyle(3) - Portsmouth(2) 4-0 Queens Park Rangers(1) - Tottenham Hotspur(1) 1-0 Rochdale(3) - Bolton Wanderers(2) 0-4 Rotherham United(4) - Exeter City(4) 1-4 Scunthorpe United(4) - Bristol City(2) 0-0 Southampton(1) - Charlton Athletic London(3) 3-0 Stockport County(4) - Crystal Palace London(2) 1-0 Stoke City(1) - Chelsea London(1) 1-0 Walsall(3) - Manchester City(1) 0-0 West Bromwich Albion(2) - Sheffield United(1) 2-1 West Ham United London(1) - Liverpool(1) 2-2 York City(3) - Aston Villa Birmingham(2) 1-0 Replays Round 2: ---------------- Birmingham City(1) - Blackpool(2) 4-2 Bristol City(2) - Scunthorpe United(4) 2-1 Burnley(1) - Cardiff City(2) 3-2 Fulham London(2) - Oxford United(2) 3-0 Grimsby Town(3) - Luton Town(2) 0-0 Hull City(2) - Leicester City(1) 3-2 Liverpool(1) - West Ham United London(1) 1-0 Manchester City(1) - Walsall(3) 0-0 Nottingham Forest(2) - Millwall London(2) 1-3 Sheffield Wednesday(2) - Bournemouth(3) 2-2 Sunderland(2) - Derby County(1) 1-1 2e Replays Round 2: ------------------- Bournemouth(3) - Sheffield Wednesday(2) 1-2 Derby County(1) - Sunderland(2) 0-3 Luton Town(2) - Grimsby Town(3) 2-0 Walsall(3) - Manchester City(1) 0-4 Round 3: -------- Birmingham City(1) - Newcastle United(1) 2-2 Bristol City(2) - Coventry City(1) 2-2 Burnley(1) - Plymouth Argyle(3) 1-2 Carlisle United(2) - Manchester City(1) 0-1 Everton Liverpool(1) - Norwich City(1) 0-1 Fulham London(2) - Ipswich Town(1) 2-2 Hull City(2) - Stockport County(4) 4-1 Luton Town(2) - Bury(4) 0-0 Millwall London(2) - Bolton Wanderers(2) 1-1 Orient London(2) - York City(3) 1-1 Queens Park Rangers(1) - Sheffield Wednesday(2) 8-2 Southampton(1) - Chesterfield(3) 3-0 Stoke City(1) - Middlesbrough(2) 1-1 Sunderland(2) - Liverpool(1) 0-2 Tranmere Rovers(3) - Wolverhampton Wanderers(1) 1-1 West Bromwich Albion(2) - Exeter City(4) 1-3 Replays Round 3: ---------------- Bolton Wanderers(2) - Millwall London(2) 1-2 Bury(4) - Luton Town(2) 2-3 Coventry City(1) - Bristol City(2) 2-1 Ipswich Town(1) - Fulham London(2) 2-1 Middlesbrough(2) - Stoke City(1) 1-2 Newcastle United(1) - Birmingham City(1) 0-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers(1) - Tranmere Rovers(3) 2-1 York City(3) - Orient London(2) 2-1 Round 4: -------- Coventry City(1) - Stoke City(1) 2-1 Hull City(2) - Liverpool(1) 0-0 Ipswich Town(1) - Birmingham City(1) 1-3 Millwall London(2) - Luton Town(2) 3-1 Queens Park Rangers(1) - Plymouth Argyle(3) 0-3 Southampton(1) - Norwich City(1) 0-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers(1) - Exeter City(4) 5-1 York City(3) - Manchester City(1) 0-0 Replays Round 4: ---------------- Liverpool(1) - Hull City(2) 3-1 Manchester City(1) - York City(3) 4-1 1/4 Final: ---------- Birmingham City(1) - Plymouth Argyle(3) 1-2 Coventry City(1) - Manchester City(1) 2-2 Millwall London(2) - Norwich City(1) 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers(1) - Liverpool(1) 1-0 Replays 1/4 Final: ------------------ Manchester City(1) - Coventry City(1) 4-2 Norwich City(1) - Millwall London(2) 2-1 1/2 Final: ---------- Norwich City(1) - Wolverhampton Wanderers(1) 1-1 0-1 Plymouth Argyle(3) - Manchester City(1) 1-1 0-2 Final (Wembley, 2 March 1974): ------------------------------ Wolverhampton Wanderers(1) - Manchester City(1) 2-1----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Season 1974-75
FA Charity Shield
10 August 1974 Leeds United 1–1(5-6) Liverpool
League Division 1
| Season | 1974–75 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Derby County (2nd English title) |
| Relegated | Carlisle United Chelsea Luton Town |
| 1975–76 European Cup | Derby County |
| FA Cup winners 1975–76 European Cup Winners' Cup | West Ham United (2nd FA Cup title) Wrexham (3rd Div) |
| 1975–76 UEFA Cup | Aston Villa (2nd Div) Everton Ipswich Town Liverpool |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,213 (2.63 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Malcolm Macdonald (Newcastle United), 21 [3] |
| Biggest home win | Wolverhampton Wanderers – Chelsea 7–1 (15 March 1975) |
| Biggest away win | Burnley – Derby County 2–5 (31 March 1975) Newcastle United – Tottenham Hotspur 2–5 (11 January 1975) Birmingham City – Luton Town 0–4 (19 April 1975) Luton Town – Ipswich Town 0–4 (14 September 1974) 0–3: 7 matches |
| Highest scoring | Ipswich Town – Newcastle United 5–4 (15 March 1975) |
Home \ Away ARS BIR BUR CRL CHE COV DER EVE IPS LEE LEI LIV LUT MCI MID NEW QPR SHU STK TOT WHU WOL Arsenal 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–2 2–0 3–1 0–2 0–1 1–2 0–0 2–0 2–2 4–0 2–0 3–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 0–0 Birmingham City 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–2 3–2 0–3 0–1 1–0 3–4 3–1 1–4 4–0 0–3 3–0 4–1 0–0 0–3 1–0 1–1 1–1 Burnley 3–3 2–2 2–1 1–2 3–0 2–5 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 4–1 3–0 2–1 0–0 3–2 3–5 1–2 Carlisle United 2–1 1–0 4–2 1–2 0–0 3–0 3–0 2–1 1–2 0–1 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–2 0–1 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–0 Chelsea 0–0 2–1 3–3 0–2 3–3 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–2 0–0 0–3 2–0 0–1 1–2 3–2 0–3 1–1 3–3 1–0 1–1 0–1 Coventry City 3–0 1–0 0–3 2–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 2–1 2–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 Derby County 2–1 2–1 3–2 0–0 4–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 5–0 2–1 2–3 2–2 5–2 2–0 1–2 3–1 1–0 1–0 Everton 2–1 4–1 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 3–2 3–0 0–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–3 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 Ipswich Town 3–0 3–2 2–0 3–1 2–0 4–0 3–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–0 5–4 2–1 0–1 3–1 4–0 4–1 2–0 Leeds United 2–0 1–0 2–2 3–1 2–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 2–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 0–1 5–1 3–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 Leicester City 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–2 0–1 0–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 4–0 3–1 3–0 1–1 1–2 3–0 3–2 Liverpool 1–3 1–0 0–1 2–0 2–2 2–1 2–2 0–0 5–2 1–0 2–1 2–0 4–1 2–0 4–0 3–1 0–0 3–0 5–2 1–1 2–0 Luton Town 2–0 1–3 2–3 3–1 1–1 1–3 1–0 2–1 1–4 2–1 3–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 3–2 Manchester City 2–1 3–1 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 1–1 2–1 4–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 5–1 1–0 3–2 1–0 1–0 4–0 0–0 Middlesbrough 0–0 3–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 4–4 1–1 2–0 3–0 0–1 3–0 1–0 1–1 3–0 0–0 1–3 1–0 2–0 3–0 0–0 2–1 Newcastle Un 3–1 1–2 3–0 1–0 5–0 3–2 0–2 0–1 1–0 3–0 0–1 4–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–5 2–0 0–0 Queens Park 0–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 4–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 4–2 0–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 2–0 Sheffield U 1–1 3–2 2–2 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–2 2–2 3–1 1–1 4–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 3–2 1–0 Stoke City 0–2 0–0 2–0 5–2 3–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 3–0 1–0 2–0 4–2 4–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 3–2 2–2 2–1 2–2 Tottenham H 2–0 0–0 2–3 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 4–2 0–3 0–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 3–0 1–2 1–3 0–2 2–1 3–0 West Ham United 1–0 3–0 2–1 2–0 0–1 1–2 2–2 2–3 1–0 2–1 6–2 0–0 2–0 0–0 3–0 0–1 2–2 1–2 2–2 1–1 5–2 Wolverhampton 1–0 0–1 4–2 2–0 7–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 5–2 1–0 2–0 4–2 1–2 1–1 2–2 2–3 3–1P W D L F A W D L F A Pts 1. DERBY COUNTY 42 14 4 3 41 18 7 7 7 26 31 53 2. Liverpool 42 14 5 2 44 17 6 6 9 16 22 51 3. Ipswich Town 42 17 2 2 47 14 6 3 12 19 30 51 4. Everton 42 10 9 2 33 19 6 9 6 23 23 50 5. Stoke City 42 12 7 2 40 18 5 8 8 24 30 49 6. Sheffield United 42 12 7 2 35 20 6 6 9 23 31 49 7. Middlesbrough 42 11 7 3 33 14 7 5 9 21 26 48 8. Manchester City 42 16 3 2 40 15 2 7 12 14 39 46 9. Leeds United 42 10 8 3 34 20 6 5 10 23 29 45 10. Burnley 42 11 6 4 40 29 6 5 10 28 38 45 11. Queen's Park Rangers 42 10 4 7 25 17 6 6 9 29 37 42 12. Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 12 5 4 43 21 2 6 13 14 33 39 13. West Ham United 42 10 6 5 38 22 3 7 11 20 37 39 14. Coventry City 42 8 9 4 31 27 4 6 11 20 35 39 15. Newcastle United 42 12 4 5 39 23 3 5 13 20 49 39 16. Arsenal 42 10 6 5 31 16 3 5 13 16 33 37 17. Birmingham City 42 10 4 7 34 28 4 5 12 19 33 37 18. Leicester City 42 8 7 6 25 17 4 5 12 21 43 36 19. Tottenham Hotspur 42 8 4 9 29 27 5 4 12 23 36 34 20. LUTON TOWN 42 8 6 7 27 26 3 5 13 20 39 33 21. CHELSEA 42 4 9 8 22 31 5 6 10 20 41 33 22. CARLISLE UNITED 42 8 2 11 22 21 4 3 14 21 38 29League Division 2
| Season | 1974–75 |
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| Champions | Manchester United (2nd title) |
| Promoted | Aston Villa, Norwich City |
| Relegated | Cardiff City, Millwall, Sheffield Wednesday |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,036 (2.24 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Brian Little (Aston Villa), 20 [3] |
| Biggest home win | Aston Villa – Hull City 6–0 (26 April 1975) |
| Biggest away win | Oxford United – Southampton 0–4 (25 September 1974) Sheffield Wednesday – Aston Villa 0–4 (23 April 1975) |
| Highest scoring | Sheffield Wednesday – Manchester United 4–4 (7 December 1974) |
League Division 3
| Season | 1974–75 |
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| Champions | Blackburn Rovers (1st title) |
| Promoted | Charlton Athletic, Plymouth Argyle |
| Relegated | AFC Bournemouth, Huddersfield Town, Tranmere Rovers, Watford |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,427 (2.59 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Dixie McNeil (Hereford United), 31 |
League Division 4
| Season | 1974–75 |
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| Champions | Mansfield Town (1st title) |
| Promoted | Chester, Rotherham United, Shrewsbury Town |
| Failed re-election | None |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,407 (2.55 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ray Clarke (Mansfield Town), 28 |
FINAL TABLE EASTERN COUNTIES LEAGUE '74-'75 1. Sudbury Town 38-60 (82-32) 26 8 4 Champions ------------------------------------------------------- 2. Clacton Town 38-58 (110-44) 27 4 7 3. Lowestoft Town 38-53 (93-39) 23 7 8 4. Histon 38-50 (79-43) 20 10 8 5. Gorleston 38-50 (74-45) 22 6 10 6. Braintree & Crittall 38-47 (65-37) 19 9 10 7. Wisbech Town 38-46 (80-57) 18 10 10 8. Great Yarmouth Town 38-45 (82-46) 19 7 12 9. Saffron Walden Town 38-43 (82-61) 18 7 13 10. Chatteris Town 38-40 (65-67) 17 6 15 11. Stowmarket 38-40 (57-61) 17 6 15 12. Ely City 38-38 (67-76) 15 8 15 13. Newmarket Town 38-37 (49-49) 13 11 14 14. Cambridge City II 38-33 (53-77) 12 9 17 15. Soham Town Rangers 38-26 (58-88) 9 8 21 16. March Town United 38-25 (44-91) 8 9 21 17. Thetford Town 38-22 (44-76) 8 6 24 18. Norwich City 'A' 38-18 (31-106) 5 8 25 left 19. Haverhill Rovers 38-15 (47-99) 5 5 28 20. Gothic 38-15 (30-98) 6 3 29 Total: 760-761 (1292-1292) 307 147 306 Champions: Sudbury Town 1292 goals = 3.400 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE '74-'75 1. Wigan Athletic 46-72 (94-38) 33 6 7 Champions ------------------------------------------------------- 2. Runcorn 46-68 (102-42) 30 8 8 3. Altrincham 46-64 (87-43) 26 12 8 4. Stafford Rangers 46-63 (81-39) 25 13 8 5. Scarborough 46-60 (75-45) 24 12 10 6. Mossley 46-57 (78-52) 23 11 12 7. Gateshead United 46-56 (74-48) 22 12 12 8. Goole Town 46-50 (75-71) 19 12 15 9. Northwich Victoria 46-48 (83-71) 18 12 16 10. Great Harwood 46-48 (69-66) 17 14 15 11. Matlock Town 46-46 (87-79) 19 8 19 12. Boston United 46-46 (64-63) 16 14 16 13. Morecambe 46-43 (71-87) 14 15 17 14. Worksop Town 46-42 (69-66) 14 14 18 15. South Liverpool 46-42 (59-71) 14 14 18 16. Buxton 46-39 (50-77) 11 17 18 17. Macclesfield Town 46-36 (46-62) 11 14 21 18. Lancaster City 46-36 (53-76) 13 10 23 19. Bangor City 46-35 (56-67) 13 9 24 20. Gainsborough Trinity 46-35 (46-79) 10 15 21 21. Skelmersdale United 46-33 (63-93) 13 7 26 22. Barrow 46-33 (45-72) 9 15 22 23. Netherfield 46-32 (43-92) 12 8 26 24. Fleetwood 46-20 (26-97) 5 10 31 No promotion / relegation. Champions: Wigan Athletic 1596 goals = 2.891 g/match
FINAL TABLE SOUTHERN LEAGUE (PREMIER DIVISION) '74-'75
1. Wimbledon London 42-57 (63-33) 25 7 10 Champions
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2. Nuneaton Borough 42-54 (56-37) 23 8 11
3. Yeovil Town 42-51 (64-34) 21 9 12
4. Kettering Town 42-50 (73-41) 20 10 12
5. Burton Albion 42-49 (54-48) 18 13 11
6. Bath City 42-48 (63-50) 20 8 14
7. Margate 42-46 (64-64) 17 12 13
8. Wealdstone 42-45 (62-61) 17 11 14
9. Telford United 42-45 (55-56) 16 13 13
10. Chelmsford City 42-44 (62-51) 16 12 14
11. Grantham 42-43 (70-62) 16 11 15
12. Dover 42-43 (43-53) 15 13 14
13. Maidstone United 42-42 (52-50) 15 12 15
14. Atherstone Town 42-42 (48-53) 14 14 14
15. Weymouth 42-39 (66-58) 13 13 16
16. Stourbridge 42-38 (56-70) 13 12 17
17. Cambridge City 42-36 (51-56) 11 14 17
18. Tonbridge 42-34 (44-66) 11 12 19 namechange
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19. Romford 42-33 (46-62) 10 13 19 Relegated
20. Dartford 42-31 (52-70) 9 13 20 Relegated
21. Barnet 42-29 (44-76) 10 9 23 Relegated
22. Guildford & Dorking 42-25 (45-82) 10 5 27 Relegated
Champions: Wimbledon London
Promotion: Bedford Town, Dunstable Town, Hillingdon Borough
and Gravesend & Northfleet
1233 goals = 2.669 goals/m.England FA Challenge Cup 1974-1975
Country Defending champions Liverpool Champions West Ham United
(2nd title)Runners-up Fulham Round 1 23 Nov AP Leamington 1 2 Southend 23 Nov Barnsley 1 2 Halifax 23 Nov Bishop Auckland 5 0 Morecambe 23 Nov Bishop's Stortford 0 0 Leatherhead 23 Nov Blyth Spartans 1 1 Preston 23 Nov Bournemouth 5 0 Southwick 23 Nov Brighton 3 1 Aldershot 23 Nov Bury 4 2 Southport 23 Nov Chelmsford City 0 1 Charlton 23 Nov Chesterfield 3 1 Boston Utd 23 Nov Crewe 2 2 Gateshead Utd 23 Nov Darlington 1 0 Workington 23 Nov Dartford 2 3 Plymouth 23 Nov Exeter 1 2 Newport County 23 Nov Farsley Celtic 0 2 Tranmere 23 Nov Grimsby 1 0 Huddersfield 23 Nov Hartlepool 1 0 Bradford 23 Nov Hitchin T 0 0 Cambridge 23 Nov Mansfield 3 1 Wrexham 23 Nov Matlock Town 1 4 Blackburn 23 Nov Nuneaton 2 2 Maidstone United 23 Nov Oswestry Town 1 3 Doncaster 23 Nov Peterborough 0 0 Weymouth 23 Nov Port Vale 2 2 Lincoln 23 Nov Rochdale 0 0 Marine 23 Nov Romford 0 2 Ilford 23 Nov Rotherham 1 0 Chester 23 Nov Scunthorpe 1 1 Altrincham 23 Nov Shrewsbury 1 1 Wigan 23 Nov Slough T 1 4 Brentford 23 Nov Stockport 0 0 Stafford Rangers 23 Nov Swindon 4 0 Reading 23 Nov Torquay 0 1 Northampton 23 Nov Watford 0 1 Colchester 23 Nov Wimbledon 1 0 Bath C 23 Nov Wycombe 3 1 Cheltenham 26 Nov Hereford 1 0 Gillingham 26 Nov Swansea 1 1 Kettering 27 Nov Ashford Town 1 3 Walsall 27 Nov Tooting & M Utd 1 2 C Palace Round 1 Replays 25 Nov Altrincham 3 1 Scunthorpe 25 Nov Gateshead Utd 1 0 Crewe 25 Nov Wigan 2 1 Shrewsbury 26 Nov Cambridge 3 0 Hitchin T 26 Nov Leatherhead 2 0 Bishop's Stortford 26 Nov Maidstone United 2 0 Nuneat'n 26 Nov Preston 5 1 Blyth Spartans 26 Nov Stafford Rangers 1 0 Stockport 27 Nov Lincoln 2 0 Port Vale 27 Nov Marine 1 2 Rochdale 02 Dec Kettering 3 1 Swansea 04 Dec Weymouth 3 3 Peterborough Round 1 2nd Replays 09 Dec Peterborough 3 0 Weymouth Round 2 14 Dec Altrincham 3 0 Gateshead Utd 14 Dec Bishop Auckland 0 2 Preston 14 Dec Blackburn 1 0 Darlington 14 Dec Brighton 1 0 Brentford 14 Dec Cambridge 2 0 Hereford 14 Dec Chesterfield 1 0 Doncaster 14 Dec Grimsby 1 1 Bury 14 Dec Hartlepool 0 0 Lincoln 14 Dec Ilford 0 2 Southend 14 Dec Leatherhead 1 0 Colchester 14 Dec Newport County 1 3 Walsall 14 Dec Peterborough 3 0 Charlton 14 Dec Plymouth 2 1 C Palace 14 Dec Rochdale 1 1 Tranmere 14 Dec Rotherham 2 1 Northampton 14 Dec Stafford Rangers 2 1 Halifax 14 Dec Swindon 3 1 Maidstone United 14 Dec Wigan 1 1 Mansfield 14 Dec Wimbledon 2 0 Kettering 14 Dec Wycombe 0 0 Bournemouth Round 2 Replays 16 Dec Mansfield 3 1 Wigan 16 Dec Tranmere 1 0 Rochdale 17 Dec Bury 2 1 Grimsby 17 Dec Lincoln 1 0 Hartlepool 18 Dec Bournemouth 1 2 Wycombe Round 3 04 Jan Arsenal 1 1 York 04 Jan Blackburn 1 2 Bristol R 04 Jan Bolton 0 0 West Brom 04 Jan Brighton 0 1 Leatherhead 04 Jan Burnley 0 1 Wimbledon 04 Jan Bury 2 2 Millwall 04 Jan Chelsea 3 2 Sheff Wed 04 Jan Coventry 2 0 Norwich 04 Jan Everton 1 1 Altrincham 04 Jan Fulham 1 1 Hull City 04 Jan Leeds 4 1 Cardiff 04 Jan Leicester 3 1 Oxford 04 Jan Leyton Orient 2 2 Derby 04 Jan Liverpool 2 0 Stoke 04 Jan Luton 0 1 Birmingham 04 Jan Man City 0 2 Newcastle 04 Jan Man Utd 0 0 Walsall 04 Jan Mansfield 1 0 Cambridge 04 Jan Nottm Forest 1 1 Tottenham 04 Jan Notts Co 3 1 Portsmouth 04 Jan Oldham 0 3 Aston Villa 04 Jan Peterborough 1 0 Tranmere 04 Jan Plymouth 2 0 Blackpool 04 Jan Preston 0 1 Carlisle 04 Jan Sheff Utd 2 0 Bristol C 04 Jan Southampton 1 2 West Ham 04 Jan Southend 2 2 QPR 04 Jan Stafford Rangers 0 0 Rotherham 04 Jan Sunderland 2 0 Chesterfield 04 Jan Swindon 2 0 Lincoln 04 Jan Wolves 1 2 Ipswich 04 Jan Wycombe 0 0 Middlesbro Round 3 Replays 07 Jan Altrincham 0 2 Everton 07 Jan Hull City 2 2 Fulham 07 Jan Middlesbro 1 0 Wycombe 07 Jan Millwall 1 1 Bury 07 Jan QPR 2 0 Southend 07 Jan Rotherham 0 2 Stafford Rangers 07 Jan Walsall 3 2 Man Utd 07 Jan York 1 3 Arsenal 08 Jan Derby 2 1 Leyton Orient 08 Jan Tottenham 0 1 Nottm Forest 08 Jan West Brom 4 0 Bolton Round 3 2nd Replay 13 Jan Bury 2 0 Millwall 13 Jan Fulham 1 0 Hull City Round 4 24 Jan QPR 3 0 Notts Co 25 Jan Aston Villa 4 1 Sheff Utd 25 Jan Bury 1 2 Mansfield 25 Jan Carlisle 3 2 West Brom 25 Jan Chelsea 0 1 Birmingham 25 Jan Coventry 1 1 Arsenal 25 Jan Ipswich 1 0 Liverpool 25 Jan Leatherhead 2 3 Leicester 25 Jan Leeds 0 0 Wimbledon 25 Jan Middlesbro 3 1 Sunderland 25 Jan Plymouth 1 3 Everton 25 Jan Stafford Rangers 1 2 Peterborough 25 Jan Walsall 1 0 Newcastle 25 Jan West Ham 1 1 Swindon 27 Jan Derby 2 0 Bristol R 28 Jan Fulham 0 0 Nottm Forest Round 4 Replays 28 Jan Swindon 1 2 West Ham 29 Jan Arsenal 3 0 Coventry 03 Feb Nottm Forest 1 1 Fulham 10 Feb Wimbledon 0 1 Leeds Round 4 2nd Replay 05 Feb Fulham 1 1 Nottm Forest Round 4 3rd Replay 10 Feb Nottm Forest 1 2 Fulham Round 5 15 Feb Arsenal 0 0 Leicester 15 Feb Birmingham 2 1 Walsall 15 Feb Everton 1 2 Fulham 15 Feb Ipswich 3-2 Aston Villa 15 Feb Mansfield 0 1 Carlisle 15 Feb Peterborough 1 1 Middlesbro 15 Feb West Ham 2 1 QPR 18 Feb Derby 0 1 Leeds Round 5 Replays 19 Feb Leicester 1 1 Arsenal 18 Feb Middlesbro 2 0 Peterborough Round 5 2nd Replays 24 Feb Leicester 0 1 Arsenal Round 6 08 Mar Arsenal 0 2 West Ham 08 Mar Birmingham 1 0 Middlesbro 08 Mar Carlisle 0 1 Fulham 08 Mar Ipswich 0 0 Leeds Round 6 Replay 11 Mar Leeds 1 1 Ipswich Round 6 2nd Replay 25 Mar Ipswich 0 0 Leeds Round 6 3rd Replay 27 Mar Ipswich 3 2 Leeds SemiFinal 05 Apr Birmingham 1 1 Fulham [Sheffield W] 05 Apr West Ham 0 0 Ipswich [Aston Villa] SemiFinal Replays 09 Apr Fulham 1-0 Birmingham [Manchester C] 09 Apr West Ham 2 1 Ipswich [Chelsea] Final 03 May West Ham 2-0 Fulham [Wembley]
League Cup
| Country | England & Wales |
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| Teams | 92 |
| Champions | Aston Villa |
| Runners-up | Norwich City |
Round 1: -------- Barnsley(4) - Halifax Town(3) 0-1 Bradford City(4) - Darlington(4) 2-1 Brentford London(4) - Aldershot(3) 3-0 Bristol City(2) - Cardiff City(2) 2-1 Bristol Rovers(2) - Plymouth Argyle(3) 0-0 Bury(3) - Oldham Athletic(2) 2-0 Charlton Athletic(3) - Peterborough United(3) 4-0 Chester(4) - Walsall(3) 2-1 Chesterfield(3) - Grimsby Town(3) 3-0 Colchester United(3) - Oxford United(2) 1-0 Doncaster Rovers(4) - Mansfield Town(4) 2-1 Exeter City(4) - Swansea City(4) 3-1 Gillingham(3) - Bournemouth(3) 1-1 Hereford United(3) - Shrewsbury Town(4) 1-1 Newport County(4) - Torquay United(4) 1-0 Northampton Town(4) - Port Vale Stoke(3) 1-0 Preston North End(3) - Rochdale(4) 1-0 Reading(4) - Brighton and Hove Albion(3) 0-0 Rotherham United(4) - Lincoln City(4) 1-1 Scunthorpe United(4) - Sheffield Wednesday(2) 1-0 Southend United(3) - Cambridge United(4) 2-0 Southport(4) - Tranmere Rovers(3) 0-2 Stockport County(4) - Blackburn Rovers(3) 0-2 Swindon Town(3) - Portsmouth(2) 0-1 Watford(3) - Crystal Palace London(3) 1-1 Workington(4) - Hartlepool(4) 1-2 Wrexham(3) - Crewe Alexandra(4) 1-2 York City(2) - Huddersfield Town(3) 0-2 Replays Round 1: ---------------- Bournemouth(3) - Gillingham(3) 1-1 Brighton and Hove Albion(3) - Reading(4) 2-2 aet Crystal Palace London(3) - Watford(3) 5-1 Lincoln City(4) - Rotherham United(4) 1-1 aet Plymouth Argyle(3) - Bristol Rovers(2) 0-1 Shrewsbury Town(4) - Hereford United(3) 0-1 2e Replays Round 1: ------------------- Gillingham(3) - Bournemouth(3) 1-2 Reading(4) - Brighton and Hove Albion(3) 0-0 aet Rotherham United(4) - Lincoln City(4) 2-1 3e Replay Round 1: ------------------ Brighton and Hove Albion(3) - Reading(4) 2-3 Round 2: -------- Arsenal London(1) - Leicester City(1) 1-1 Aston Villa Birmingham(2) - Everton Liverpool(1) 1-1 Bolton Wanderers(2) - Norwich City(2) 0-0 Bournemouth(3) - Hartlepool(4) 1-1 Bradford City(4) - Carlisle United(1) 0-1 Bury FC(3) - Doncaster Rovers(4) 2-0 Chelsea London(1) - Newport County(4) 4-2 Chester(4) - Blackpool(2) 3-1 Coventry City(1) - Ipswich Town(1) 1-2 Crewe Alexandra(4) - Birmingham City(1) 2-1 Crystal Palace London(3) - Bristol City(2) 1-4 Exeter City(4) - Hereford United(3) 0-1 Huddersfield Town(3) - Leeds United(1) 1-1 Hull City(2) - Burnley(1) 1-2 Liverpool(1) - Brentford London(4) 2-1 Luton Town(1) - Bristol Rovers(2) 1-0 Manchester City(1) - Scunthorpe United(4) 6-0 Manchester United(2) - Charlton Athletic(3) 5-1 Northampton Town(4) - Blackburn Rovers(3) 2-2 Nottingham Forest(2) - Newcastle United(1) 1-1 Portsmouth(2) - Derby County(1) 1-5 Preston North End(3) - Sunderland(2) 2-0 Queens Park Rangers(1) - Orient London(2) 1-1 Reading(4) - Rotherham United(4) 4-2 Sheffield United(1) - Chesterfield(3) 3-1 Southampton(2) - Notts County Nottingham(2) 1-0 Southend United(3) - Colchester United(3) 0-2 Stoke City(1) - Halifax Town(3) 3-0 Tottenham Hotspur London(1) - Middlesbrough(1) 0-4 Tranmere Rovers(3) - West Ham United London(1) 0-0 West Bromwich Albion(2) - Millwall London(2) 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers(1) - Fulham London(2) 1-3 Replays Round 2: ---------------- Blackburn Rovers(3) - Northampton Town(4) 1-0 Everton Liverpool(1) - Aston Villa Birmingham(2) 0-3 Hartlepool(4) - Bournemouth(3) 2-2 aet Leeds United(1) - Huddersfield Town(3) 1-1 aet Leicester City(1) - Arsenal London(1) 2-1 Newcastle United(1) - Nottingham Forest(2) 3-0 Norwich City(2) - Bolton Wanderers(2) 3-1 Orient London(2) - Queens Park Rangers(1) 0-3 West Ham United London(1) - Tranmere Rovers(3) 6-0 2e Replays Round 2: ------------------- Bournemouth(3) - Hartlepool(4) 1-1 Huddersfield Town(3) - Leeds United(1) 1-2 3e Replay Round 2: ------------------ Hartlepool(4) - Bournemouth(3) 1-0 Round 3: -------- Bristol City(2) - Liverpool(1) 0-0 Bury FC(3) - Leeds United(1) 1-2 Chelsea London(1) - Stoke City(1) 2-2 Chester(4) - Preston North End(3) 1-0 Colchester United(3) - Carlisle United(1) 2-0 Crewe Alexandra(4) - Aston Villa Birmingham(2) 2-2 Fulham London(2) - West Ham United London(1) 2-1 Hartlepool(4) - Blackburn Rovers(3) 1-1 Ipswich Town(1) - Hereford United(3) 4-1 Manchester United(2) - Manchester City(1) 1-0 Middlesbrough(1) - Leicester City(1) 1-0 Queens Park Rangers(1) - Newcastle United(1) 0-4 Reading(4) - Burnley(1) 1-2 Sheffield United(1) - Luton Town(1) 2-0 Southampton(2) - Derby County(1) 5-0 West Bromwich Albion(2) - Norwich City(2) 1-1 Replays Round 3: ---------------- Aston Villa Birmingham(2) - Crewe Alexandra(4) 1-0 Blackburn Rovers(3) - Hartlepool(4) 1-2 Liverpool(1) - Bristol City(2) 4-0 Norwich City(2) - West Bromwich Albion(2) 2-0 Stoke City(1) - Chelsea London(1) 1-1 aet 2e Replay Round 3: ------------------ Stoke City(1) - Chelsea London(1) 6-2 Round 4: -------- Chester(4) - Leeds United(1) 3-0 Colchester United(3) - Southampton(2) 0-0 Hartlepool(4) - Aston Villa Birmingham(2) 1-1 Ipswich Town(1) - Stoke City(1) 2-1 Liverpool(1) - Middlesbrough(1) 0-1 Manchester United(2) - Burnley(1) 3-2 Newcastle United(1) - Fulham London(2) 3-0 Sheffield United(1) - Norwich City(2) 2-2 Replays Round 4: ---------------- Aston Villa Birmingham(2) - Hartlepool(4) 6-1 Norwich Town(2) - Sheffield United(1) 2-1 Southampton(2) - Colchester United(3) 0-1 1/4 Final: ---------- Colchester United(3) - Aston Villa(2) 1-2 Middlesbrough(1) - Manchester United(2) 0-0 Norwich City(2) - Ipswich Town(1) 1-1 Newcastle United(1) - Chester(4) 0-0 Replays 1/4 Final: ------------------ Chester(4) - Newcastle United(1) 1-0 Ipswich Town(1) - Norwich City(2) 1-2 Manchester United(2) - Middlesbrough(1) 3-0 1/2 Final: ---------- Chester(4) - Aston Villa Birmingham(2) 2-2 2-3 Manchester United(2) - Norwich City(2) 2-2 0-1 Final (Wembley, 1 March 1975): ------------------------------ Aston Villa Birmingham(2) - Norwich City(2) 1-0
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Season 1975-76
FA Charity Shield
9 August 1975 Derby County 2–0 West Ham United
League Division 1
Season 1975–76 Champions Liverpool (9th English title) Relegated Burnley
Sheffield United
Wolverhampton Wanderers1976–77 European Cup Liverpool 1976–77 UEFA Cup Derby County
Manchester City
Manchester United
Queens Park RangersMatches played 462 Goals scored 1,230 (2.66 per match) Top goalscorer Ted MacDougall (Norwich City), 23 [3] Biggest home win Arsenal – West Ham United 6–1 (20 Mar 1976)
Arsenal – Coventry City 5–0 (11 Oct 1975)
Queens Park Rangers – Everton 5–0 (11 Oct 1975)
Tottenham Hotspur – Sheffield United 5–0 (27 Mar 1976)
Wolverhampton Wanderers –Newcastle United 5–0 (10 Apr 1976)Biggest away win Ipswich Town – Derby County 2–6 (24 Apr 1976)
Birmingham City – West Ham United 1–5 (1 Nov 1975)
Burnley – Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–5 (15 Nov 1975)
Derby County – Queens Park Rangers 1–5 (23 Apr 1976)Highest scoring Norwich City – Aston Villa 5–3 (23 Apr 1976) Home \ Away ARS AST BIR BUR COV DER EVE IPS LEE LEI LIV MCI MUN MID NEW NWC QPR SHU STK TOT WHU WOL Arsenal 0–0 1–0 1–0 5–0 0–1 2–2 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–3 3–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–2 6–1 2–1 Aston Villa 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 3–2 0–2 5–1 0–0 1–1 4–1 1–1 Birmingham City 3–1 3–2 4–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 3–0 2–2 2–1 0–1 2–1 0–2 2–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–5 0–1 Burnley 0–0 2–2 1–0 1–3 1–2 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 4–1 0–1 4–4 1–0 3–1 0–1 1–2 2–0 1–5 Coventry City 1–1 1–1 3–2 1–2 1–1 1–2 0–0 0–1 0–2 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–3 2–2 2–0 3–1 Derby County 2–0 2–0 4–2 3–0 2–0 1–3 1–0 3–2 2–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 3–2 3–2 3–1 1–5 3–2 1–1 2–3 2–1 3–2 Everton 0–0 2–1 5–2 2–3 1–4 2–0 3–3 1–3 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–0 1–1 0–2 3–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 3–0 Ipswich Town 2–0 3–0 4–2 0–0 1–1 2–6 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 3–0 0–3 0–3 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 4–0 3–0 Leeds United 3–0 1–0 3–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 5–2 1–0 4–0 0–3 2–1 1–2 0–2 3–0 0–3 2–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 Leicester City 2–1 2–2 3–3 3–2 0–3 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–3 3–3 2–0 Liverpool 2–2 3–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 3–3 2–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 0–2 2–0 1–3 2–0 1–0 5–3 3–2 2–2 2–0 Manchester City 3–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 4–2 4–3 3–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–3 2–2 4–0 4–0 3–0 0–0 4–0 1–0 2–1 3–0 3–2 Manchester U 3–1 2–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 3–2 0–0 0–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 5–1 0–1 3–2 4–0 1–0 Middlesbrough 0–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 3–3 0–1 0–0 3–0 3–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 Newcastle U 2–0 3–0 4–0 0–1 4–0 4–3 5–0 1–1 2–3 3–0 1–2 2–1 3–4 1–1 5–2 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–2 2–1 5–1 Norwich City 3–1 5–3 1–0 3–1 0–3 0–0 4–2 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 2–2 1–1 0–1 1–2 3–2 1–3 0–1 3–1 1–0 1–1 Queens Park R 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 4–1 1–1 5–0 3–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 4–2 1–0 2–0 1–0 3–2 0–0 1–1 4–2 Sheffield U 1–3 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 0–2 1–2 0–0 2–2 1–4 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–2 1–2 3–2 1–4 Stoke City 2–1 1–1 1–0 4–1 0–1 1–0 3–2 0–1 3–2 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–2 0–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 2–2 Tottenham H 0–0 5–2 1–3 2–1 4–1 2–3 2–2 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–4 2–2 1–1 1–0 0–3 2–2 0–3 5–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 West Ham United 1–0 2–2 1–2 3–2 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 3–1 1–0 0–0 Wolverhampton 0–0 0–0 2–0 3–2 0–1 0–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–2 1–3 0–4 0–2 1–2 5–0 1–0 2–2 5–1 2–1 0–1 0–1P W D L F A W D L F A Pts 1. LIVERPOOL 42 14 5 2 41 21 9 9 3 25 10 60 2. Queen's Park Rangers 42 17 4 0 42 13 7 7 7 25 20 59 3. Manchester United 42 16 4 1 40 13 7 6 8 28 29 56 4. Derby County 42 15 3 3 45 30 6 8 7 30 28 53 5. Leeds United 42 13 3 5 37 19 8 6 7 28 27 51 6. Ipswich Town 42 11 6 4 36 23 5 8 8 18 25 46 7. Leicester City 42 9 9 3 29 24 4 10 7 19 27 45 8. Manchester City 42 14 5 2 46 18 2 6 13 18 28 43 9. Tottenham Hotspur 42 6 10 5 33 32 8 5 8 30 31 43 10. Norwich City 42 10 5 6 33 26 6 5 10 25 32 42 11. Everton 42 10 7 4 37 24 5 5 11 23 42 42 12. Stoke City 42 8 5 8 25 24 7 6 8 23 26 41 13. Middlesbrough 42 9 7 5 23 11 6 3 12 23 34 40 14. Coventry City 42 6 9 6 22 22 7 5 9 25 35 40 15. Newcastle United 42 11 4 6 51 26 4 5 12 20 36 39 16. Aston Villa 42 11 8 2 32 17 0 9 12 19 42 39 17. Arsenal 42 11 4 6 33 19 2 6 13 14 34 36 18. West Ham United 42 10 5 6 26 23 3 5 13 22 48 36 19. Birmingham City 42 11 5 5 36 26 2 2 17 21 49 33 20. WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 42 7 6 8 27 25 3 4 14 24 43 30 21. BURNLEY 42 6 6 9 23 26 3 4 14 20 40 28 22. SHEFFIELD UNITED 42 4 7 10 19 32 2 3 16 14 50 22League Division 2
| Season | 1975–76 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sunderland (1st title) |
| Promoted | Bristol City, West Bromwich Albion |
| Relegated | Oxford United, Portsmouth, York City |
| 1976–77 European Cup Winners' Cup | Southampton |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,106 (2.39 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Derek Hales (Charlton Athletic), 28 [3] |
| Biggest home win | Bolton Wanderers –Charlton Athletic 5–0 (4 Oct 1975) |
| Biggest away win | Charlton Athletic –Luton Town 1–5 (3 Dec 1975) Charlton Athletic –Bolton Wanderers 0–4 (24 Apr 1975) |
| Highest scoring | Blackpool –Southampton 4–3 (20 Sept 1975) |
League Division 3
| Season | 1975–76 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Hereford United (1st title) |
| Promoted | Cardiff City, Millwall |
| Relegated | Aldershot, Colchester United, Halifax Town, Southend United |
| 1976–77 European Cup Winners' Cup | Cardiff City (Welsh Cup winners) |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,440 (2.61 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Dixie McNeil (Hereford United), 35 |
League Division 4
| Season | 1975–76 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Lincoln City (1st title) |
| Promoted | Northampton Town, Reading, Tranmere Rovers |
| Failed re-election | None |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,442 (2.61 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ronnie Moore (Tranmere Rovers), 34 |
P W D L F A W D L F A Pts 1. LINCOLN CITY 46 21 2 0 71 15 11 8 4 40 24 74 2. NORTHAMPTON 46 18 5 0 62 20 11 5 7 25 20 68 3. READING 46 19 3 1 42 9 5 9 9 28 42 60 4. TRANMERE ROVERS 46 18 3 2 61 16 6 7 10 28 39 58 5. Huddersfield Town 46 11 6 6 28 17 10 8 5 28 24 56 6. Bournemouth 46 15 5 3 39 16 5 7 11 18 32 52 7. Exeter City 46 13 7 3 37 17 5 7 11 19 30 50 8. Watford 46 16 4 3 38 18 6 2 15 24 44 50 9. Torquay United 46 12 6 5 31 24 6 8 9 24 39 50 10. Doncaster Rovers 46 10 6 7 42 31 9 5 9 33 38 49 11. Swansea City 46 14 8 1 51 21 2 7 14 15 36 47 12. Barnsley 46 12 8 3 34 16 2 8 13 18 32 44 13. Cambridge United 46 7 10 6 36 28 7 5 11 22 34 43 14. Hartlepool United 46 10 6 7 37 29 6 4 13 25 49 42 15. Rochdale 46 7 11 5 27 23 5 7 11 13 31 42 16. Crewe Alexandra 46 10 7 6 36 21 3 8 12 22 36 41 17. Bradford City 46 9 7 7 35 26 3 10 10 28 39 41 18. Brentford 46 12 7 4 37 18 2 6 15 19 42 41 19. Scunthorpe United 46 11 3 9 31 24 3 7 13 19 35 38 20. Darlington 46 11 7 5 30 14 3 3 17 18 43 38 21. Stockport County 46 8 7 8 23 23 5 5 13 20 53 38 22. Newport County 46 8 7 8 35 33 5 2 16 22 57 35 23. Southport 46 6 6 11 27 31 2 4 17 14 46 26 24. Workington 46 5 4 14 19 43 2 3 18 11 44 21
FINAL TABLE EASTERN COUNTIES LEAGUE '75-'76 1. Sudbury Town 36-62 (109-27) 29 4 3 Champions ------------------------------------------------------- 2. Lowestoft Town 36-51 (86-30) 21 9 6 3. Wisbech Town 36-51 (84-39) 22 7 7 4. Braintree & Crittall 36-50 (63-23) 21 8 7 5. Histon 36-48 (77-46) 18 12 6 6. Great Yarmouth Town 36-46 (65-38) 19 8 9 7. Clacton Town 36-44 (66-43) 18 8 10 8. Gorleston 36-43 (86-65) 20 3 13 9. Chatteris Town 36-40 (69-73) 18 4 14 10. Stowmarket 36-34 (56-53) 12 10 14 11. Saffron Walden Town 36-33 (57-63) 11 11 14 12. Soham Town Rangers 36-30 (52-75) 12 6 18 13. Newmarket Town 36-28 (54-60) 11 6 19 14. Cambridge City II 36-25 (48-77) 10 5 21 15. Thetford Town 36-24 (49-76) 9 6 21 16. Gothic 36-24 (44-91) 9 6 21 17. March Town United 36-22 (41-91) 5 12 19 18. Ely City 36-22 (37-84) 9 4 23 19. Haverhill Rovers 36- 7 (17-105) 1 5 30 Total: 684-684 (1160-1159) 275 134 275 (league will be called Eastern League starting 76-77). Promotion / Relegation unknown. Champions: Sudbury Town 1160(1159) goals = 3.392 g/match
FINAL TABLE NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE '75-'76 1. Runcorn 46-68 (95-42) 29 10 7 Champions ------------------------------------------------------- 2. Stafford Rangers 46-67 (81-41) 26 15 5 3. Scarborough 46-62 (84-43) 26 10 10 4. Matlock Town 46-61 (96-63) 26 9 11 5. Boston United 46-60 (95-58) 27 6 13 6. Wigan Athletic 46-57 (81-42) 21 15 10 7. Altrincham 46-54 (77-57) 20 14 12 8. Bangor City 46-54 (80-70) 21 12 13 9. Mossley 46-53 (70-58) 21 11 14 10. Goole Town 46-53 (58-49) 20 13 13 11. Northwich Victoria 46-51 (79-59) 17 17 12 12. Lancaster City 46-45 (61-70) 18 9 19 13. Worksop Town 46-44 (63-56) 17 10 19 14. Gainsborough Trinity 46-43 (58-69) 13 17 16 15. Macclesfield Town 46-42 (50-64) 15 12 19 16. Gateshead United 46-41 (64-63) 17 7 22 17. Buxton 46-35 (37-62) 11 13 22 18. Skelmersdale United 46-34 (45-74) 12 10 24 left 19. Netherfield 46-33 (55-76) 11 11 24 20. Morecambe 46-33 (47-67) 11 11 24 21. Great Harwood 46-33 (58-86) 13 7 26 22. South Liverpool 46-33 (45-78) 12 9 25 23. Barrow 46-33 (47-84) 12 9 25 24. Fleetwood 46-15 (36-131) 3 9 34 left Champions: Runcorn Newly admitted: Frickley Athletic 1562 goals = 2.830 g/match
FINAL TABLE SOUTHERN LEAGUE (PREMIER DIVISION) '75-'76
1. Wimbledon London 42-62 (74-29) 26 10 6 Champions
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2. Yeovil Town 42-54 (68-35) 21 12 9
3. Atherstone Town 42-51 (56-55) 18 15 9
4. Maidstone United 42-50 (52-39) 17 16 9
5. Nuneaton Borough 42-50 (41-33) 16 18 8
6. Gravesend & Northfleet 42-50 (49-47) 16 18 8
7. Grantham 42-44 (56-47) 15 14 13
8. Dunstable Town 42-43 (55-43) 17 9 16 Relegated/namechange
9. Bedford Town 42-43 (52-51) 13 17 12
10. Burton Albion 42-43 (52-53) 17 9 16
11. Margate 42-42 (62-60) 15 12 15
12. Hillingdon Borough 42-40 (61-54) 13 14 15
13. Telford United 42-40 (54-51) 14 12 16
14. Chelmsford City 42-40 (52-57) 13 14 15
15. Kettering Town 42-39 (48-52) 11 17 14
16. Bath City 42-38 (62-57) 11 16 15
17. Weymouth 42-35 (51-67) 13 9 20
18. Dover 42-34 (51-60) 8 18 16
19. Wealdstone 42-33 (61-82) 12 9 21
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20. Tonbridge AFC 42-33 (45-70) 11 11 20 Relegated
21. Cambridge City 42-31 (41-67) 8 15 19 Relegated
22. Stourbridge 42-29 (38-72) 10 9 23 Relegated
Champions: Wimbledon London
Promotion: Minehead, Dartford, Redditch United
and AP Leamington
1181 goals = 2.556 goals/m.England FA Challenge Cup 1975-1976
Country Defending champions West Ham United Champions Southampton (1st title) Runners-up Manchester United Round 1 22 Nov Aldershot 4 3 Wealdstone 22 Nov AP Leamington 2 3 Stafford Rangers 22 Nov Boston Utd 0 1 Lincoln 22 Nov Bradford 1 0 Chesterfield 22 Nov Brentford 2 0 Northampton 22 Nov Bury 4 2 Doncaster 22 Nov C Palace 1 0 Walton & H 22 Nov Cardiff 6 2 Exeter 22 Nov Colchester 3 3 Dover 22 Nov Coventry Sport 2 0 Tranmere 22 Nov Darlington 0 0 Chester 22 Nov Dartford 1 4 Bishop's Stortford 22 Nov Grantham Town 2 2 Port Vale 22 Nov Grimsby 1 3 Gateshead Utd 22 Nov Halifax 3 1 Altrincham 22 Nov Hartlepool 3 0 Stockport 22 Nov Hendon 1 0 Reading 22 Nov Hereford 2 0 Torquay 22 Nov Leatherhead 2 0 Cambridge 22 Nov Mansfield 1 1 Wrexham 22 Nov Marine 3 1 Barnsley 22 Nov Newport County 2 2 Swindon 22 Nov Nuneaton 0 1 Wimbledon 22 Nov Peterborough 4 1 Winsford Utd 22 Nov Preston 2 1 Scunthorpe 22 Nov Romford 0 1 Tooting & M Utd 22 Nov Rossendale Utd 0 1 Shrewsbury 22 Nov Rotherham 2 1 Crewe 22 Nov Scarborough 2 0 Morecambe 22 Nov Sheff Wed 3 1 Macclesfield 22 Nov Southend 2 0 Swansea 22 Nov Spennymoor 4 1 Southport 22 Nov Sutton Utd 1 1 Bournemouth 22 Nov Walsall 0 1 Huddersfield 22 Nov Watford 0 3 Brighton 22 Nov Weymouth 0 2 Gillingham 22 Nov Wigan 4 1 Matlock Town 22 Nov Workington 1 1 Rochdale 22 Nov Wycombe 0 0 Bedford Town 22 Nov Yeovil 1 1 Millwall Round 1 Replays 24 Nov Bedford Town 2 2 Wycombe 24 Nov Port Vale 4 1 Grantham Town 24 Nov Wrexham 1 1 Mansfield 25 Nov Millwall 2 2 Yeovil 25 Nov Rochdale 2 1 Workington 25 Nov Swindon 3 0 Newport County 26 Nov Bournemouth 1 0 Sutton Utd 26 Nov Chester 2 0 Darlington 26 Nov Dover 4 1 Colchester Round 1 2nd Replays 01 Dec Wycombe 2 1 Bedford Town 03 Dec Yeovil 0 1 Millwall 08 Dec Mansfield 2 1 Wrexham Round 2 13 Dec Aldershot 2 0 Bishop's Stortford 13 Dec Bournemouth 2 2 Hereford 13 Dec Bury 3 0 Spennymoor 13 Dec Cardiff 1 0 Wycombe 13 Dec Coventry Sport 0 4 Peterborough 13 Dec Gateshead Utd 1 1 Rochdale 13 Dec Gillingham 0 1 Brighton 13 Dec Hendon 0 1 Swindon 13 Dec Huddersfield 2 1 Port Vale 13 Dec Leatherhead 0 0 Tooting & M Utd 13 Dec Mansfield 1 2 Lincoln 13 Dec Marine 1 1 Hartlepool 13 Dec Millwall 1 1 C Palace 13 Dec Rotherham 0 3 Bradford 13 Dec Scarborough 3 2 Preston 13 Dec Sheff Wed 2 0 Wigan 13 Dec Shrewsbury 3 1 Chester 13 Dec Southend 4 1 Dover 13 Dec Stafford Rangers 1 3 Halifax 13 Dec Wimbledon 0 2 Brentford Round 2 Replays 15 Dec Hartlepool 6 3 Marine 16 Dec C Palace 2 1 Millwall 16 Dec Rochdale 3 1 Gateshead Utd 17 Dec Hereford 2 0 Bournemouth 22 Dec Tooting & M Utd 2 1 Leatherhead Round 3 01 Jan Chelsea 1 1 Bristol R 01 Jan Nottm Forest 0 0 Peterborough 03 Jan Aldershot 1 2 Lincoln 03 Jan Blackpool 1 0 Burnley 03 Jan Brentford 0 0 Bolton 03 Jan Charlton 2 1 Sheff Wed 03 Jan Coventry 2 1 Bristol C 03 Jan Derby 2 1 Everton 03 Jan Fulham 2 3 Huddersfield 03 Jan Hull City 1 1 Plymouth 03 Jan Ipswich 3 1 Halifax 03 Jan Leicester 3 0 Sheff Utd 03 Jan Leyton Orient 0 1 Cardiff 03 Jan Luton 2 0 Blackburn 03 Jan Man City 6 0 Hartlepool 03 Jan Man Utd 2 1 Oxford 03 Jan Middlesbro 0 0 Bury 03 Jan Norwich 1 1 Rochdale 03 Jan Notts Co 0 1 Leeds 03 Jan Portsmouth 1 1 Birmingham 03 Jan QPR 0 0 Newcastle 03 Jan Scarborough 1 2 C Palace 03 Jan Shrewsbury 1 2 Bradford 03 Jan Southampton 1 1 Aston Villa 03 Jan Southend 2 1 Brighton 03 Jan Sunderland 2 0 Oldham 03 Jan Swindon 2 2 Tooting & M Utd 03 Jan Tottenham 1 1 Stoke 03 Jan West Brom 3 1 Carlisle 03 Jan West Ham 0 2 Liverpool 03 Jan Wolves 3 0 Arsenal 03 Jan York 2 1 Hereford Round 3 Replays 06 Jan Rochdale 0 0 Norwich 03 Jan Bristol R 0 1 Chelsea 06 Jan Birmingham 0 1 Portsmouth 06 Jan Bolton 2 0 Brentford 06 Jan Bury 3 2 Middlesbro 06 Jan Plymouth 1 4 Hull City 06 Jan Tooting & M Utd 2 1 Swindon 07 Jan Aston Villa 1 2 Southampton 07 Jan Newcastle 2 1 QPR 07 Jan Peterborough 1 0 Nottm Forest 24 Jan Stoke 2 1 Tottenham Round 3 2nd Replays 13 Jan Norwich 2 1 Rochdale Round 4 24 Jan Bradford 3 1 Tooting & M Utd 24 Jan Charlton 1 1 Portsmouth 24 Jan Coventry 1-1 Newcastle 24 Jan Derby 1-0 Liverpool 24 Jan Huddersfield 0 1 Bolton 24 Jan Ipswich 0 0 Wolves 24 Jan Leeds 0 1 C Palace 24 Jan Leicester 1 0 Bury 24 Jan Man Utd 3 1 Peterborough 24 Jan Norwich 2 0 Luton 24 Jan Southampton 3 1 Blackpool 24 Jan Southend 2 0 Cardiff 24 Jan West Brom 3 2 Lincoln 24 Jan York 0 2 Chelsea 28 Jan Stoke 1 0 Man City 02 Feb Sunderland 1 0 Hull City Round 4 Replays 27 Jan Portsmouth 0 3 Charlton 27 Jan Wolves 1 0 Ipswich 28 Jan Newcastle 5 0 Coventry Round 5 14 Feb Bolton 3 3 Newcastle 14 Feb Chelsea 2 3 C Palace 14 Feb Derby 1 0 Southend 14 Feb Leicester 1 2 Man Utd 14 Feb Stoke 0 0 Sunderland 14 Feb West Brom 1 1 Southampton 14 Feb Wolves 3-0 Charlton 23 Feb Norwich 1 2 Bradford Round 5 Replays 17 Feb Southampton 4 0 West Brom 17 Feb Sunderland 2 1 Stoke 18 Feb Newcastle 0 0 Bolton Round 5 2nd Replays 23 Feb Newcastle 2 1 Bolton Round 6 06 Mar Bradford 0 1 Southampton 06 Mar Derby 4-2 Newcastle 06 Mar Man Utd 1 1 Wolves 06 Mar Sunderland 0 1 C Palace Round 6 Replay 09 Mar Wolves 2 3 Man Utd SemiFinal 03 Apr Man Utd 2-0 Derby [Sheffield W] 03 Apr Southampton 2-0 C Palace [Chelsea] Final 01 May Southampton 1-0 Man Utd [Wembley]
League Cup
| Country | England & Wales |
|---|---|
| Teams | 92 |
| Champions | Manchester City |
| Runners-up | Newcastle United |
Round 1: -------- Aldershot(3) - Portsmouth(2) 1-1 1-2 Bradford City(4) - York City(2) 2-0 0-3 Brentford London(4) - Brighton and Hove Albion(3) 2-1 1-1 Bury(3) - Rochdale(4) 2-0 2-0 Cambridge United(4) - Charlton Athletic London(2) 1-1 0-3 Cardiff City(3) - Bristol Rovers(2) 1-2 1-1 Crystal Palace London(3) - Colchester United(3) 3-0 1-3 Crewe Alexandra(4) - Tranmere Rovers(4) 2-1 1-2 (?) Darlington(4) - Sheffield Wednesday(3) 0-2 2-0 Doncaster Rovers(4) - Grimsby Town(3) 3-1 0-0 Halifax Town(3) - Hartlepool(4) 4-1 1-2 Huddersfield Town(4) - Barnsley(4) 2-1 1-1 Lincoln City(4) - Chesterfield(3) 4-2 2-3 Mansfield Town(3) - Scunthorpe United(4) 4-0 2-0 Newport County(4) - Exeter City(4) 1-1 0-2 Oldham Athletic(2) - Workington(4) 3-0 3-1 Plymouth Argyle(2) - Bournemouth(4) 2-0 2-1 Port Vale Stoke(3) - Hereford United(3) 4-2 0-2 Preston North End(3) - Blackburn Rovers(2) 2-0 0-0 Reading(4) - Gillingham(3) 0-1 1-1 Rotherham United(3) - Nottingham Forest(2) 1-2 1-5 Southend United(3) - Peterborough United(3) 2-0 0-3 Southport(4) - Stockport County(4) 3-1 2-1 Swansea City(4) - Torquay United(4) 1-2 3-5 Swindon Town(3) - Millwall London(3) 2-1 1-0 Walsall(3) - Shrewsbury Town(3) 0-0 1-2 Watford(4) - Northampton Town(4) 2-0 1-1 Wrexham(3) - Chester(3) 3-0 0-0 Replays Round 1: ---------------- Darlington(4) - Sheffield Wednesday(3) 5-3 Hereford United(3) - Port Vale Stoke(3) 1-0 Round 2: -------- Aston Villa Birmingham(1) - Oldham Athletic(2) 2-0 Birmingham City(1) - Orient London(2) 4-0 Bolton Wanderers(2) - Coventry City(1) 1-3 Bury FC(3) - Middlesbrough(1) 1-2 Carlisle United(2) - Gillingham(3) 2-0 Charlton Atheltic London(2) - Oxford United(2) 3-3 Crewe Alexandra(4) - Chelsea London(2) 1-0 Darlington(4) - Luton Town(2) 2-1 Derby County(1) - Huddersfield Town(4) 2-1 Doncaster Rovers(4) - Crystal Palace London(3) 2-1 Everton Liverpool(1) - Arsenal London(1) 2-2 Halifax Town(3) - Sheffield United(1) 2-4 Hereford United(3) - Burnley(1) 1-4 Hull City(2) - Preston North End(3) 4-2 Leeds United(1) - Ipswich Town(1) 3-2 Lincoln City(4) - Stoke City(1) 2-1 Manchester United(1) - Brentford London(4) 2-1 Norwich City(1) - Manchester City(1) 1-1 Notts County Nottingham(2) - Sunderland(2) 2-1 Nottingham Forest(2) - Plymouth Argyle(2) 1-0 Peterborough United(3) - Blackpool(2) 2-0 Portsmouth(2) - Leicester City(1) 1-1 Shrewsbury Town(3) - Queens Park Rangers(1) 1-4 Southampton(2) - Bristol Rovers(2) 0-1 Southport(4) - Newcastle United(1) 0-6 Swindon Town(3) - Wolverhampton Wanderers(1) 2-2 Torquay United(4) - Exeter City(4) 1-1 Watford(4) - Tottenham Hotspur London(1) 0-1 West Bromwich Albion(2) - Fulham London(2) 1-1 West Ham United London(1) - Bristol City(2) 0-0 Wrexham(3) - Mansfield Town(3) 1-2 York City(2) - Liverpool(1) 0-1 Replays Round 2: ---------------- Arsenal London(1) - Everton Liverpool(1) 0-1 Bristol City(2) - West Ham United London(1) 1-3 Exeter City(4) - Torquay United(4) 1-2 Fulham London(2) - West Bromwich Albion(2) 1-0 Leicester City(1) - Portsmouth(2) 1-0 Manchester City(1) - Norwich City(1) 2-2 Oxford United(2) - Charlton Athletic London(2) 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers(1) - Swindon Town(3) 3-2 2e Replays Round 2: ------------------- Charlton Athletic London(2) - Oxford United(2) 3-2 Manchester City(1) - Norwich City(1) 6-1 Round 3: -------- Aston Villa Birmingham(1) - Manchester United(1) 1-2 Birmingham City(1) - Wolverhampton Wanderers(1) 0-2 Bristol Rovers(2) - Newcastle United(1) 1-1 Crewe Alexandra(4) - Tottenham Hotspur London(1) 0-2 Everton Liverpool(1) - Carlisle United(2) 2-0 Fulham London(2) - Peterborough United(3) 0-1 Hull City(2) - Sheffield United(1) 2-0 Leeds United(1) - Notts County Nottingham(2) 0-1 Leicester City(1) - Lincoln City(4) 2-1 Liverpool(1) - Burnley(1) 1-1 Manchester City(1) - Nottingham Forest(2) 2-1 Mansfield Town(3) - Coventry City(1) 2-0 Middlesbrough(1) - Derby County(1) 1-0 Queens Park Rangers(1) - Charlton Athletic(2) 1-1 Torquay United(4) - Doncaster Rovers(4) 1-1 West Ham United London(1) - Darlington(4) 3-0 Replays Round 3: ---------------- Burnley(1) - Liverpool(1) 1-0 Charlton Athletic(2) - Queens Park Rangers(1) 0-3 Doncaster Rovers(4) - Torquay United(4) 3-0 Newcastle United(1) - Bristol Rovers(2) 2-0 Round 4: -------- Burnley(1) - Leicester City(1) 2-0 Doncaster Rovers(4) - Hull City(2) 2-1 Everton Liverpool(1) - Notts County Nottingham(2) 2-2 Manchester City(1) - Manchester United(1) 4-0 Mansfield Town(3) - Wolverhampton Wanderers(1) 1-0 Middlesbrough(1) - Peterborough United(3) 3-0 Queens Park Rangers(1) - Newcastle United(1) 1-3 Tottenham Hotspur London(1) - West Ham United(1) 0-0 Replays Round 4: ---------------- Notts County Nottingham(2) - Everton Liverpool(1) 2-0 West Ham United London(1) - Tottenham Hotspur(1) 0-2 1/4 Final: ---------- Burnley(1) - Middlesbrough(1) 0-2 Manchester City(1) - Mansfield Town(3) 4-2 Newcastle United(1) - Notts County Nottingham(2) 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur London(1) - Doncaster Rovers(4) 7-2 1/2 Final: ---------- Middlesbrough(1) - Manchester City(1) 1-0 0-4 Tottenham Hotspur London(1) - Newcastle United(1) 1-0 1-3 Final (Wembley, 28 February 1976): ---------------------------------- Manchester City(1) - Newcastle United(1) 2-1----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Season 1976-77
FA Charity Shield14 August 1976 Liverpool 1–0 SouthamptonLeague Division 1
Season 1976–77 Champions Liverpool (10th English title) Relegated Stoke City
Sunderland,
Tottenham Hotspur1977–78 European Cup Liverpool FA Cup winners
1977–78 European Cup Winners' CupManchester United (4th FA Cup title) 1977–78 UEFA Cup Aston Villa,
Ipswich Town
Manchester City,
Newcastle UnitedMatches played 462 Goals scored 1,183 (2.56 per match) Top goalscorer Andy Gray (Aston Villa), 25
Malcolm Macdonald (Arsenal), 25 [3]Biggest home win Ipswich – West Brom 7–0 (6 Nov 1976) Biggest away win Leicester – West Brom 0–5 (7 Mar 1977) Highest scoring Derby – Tottenham 8–2 (16 Oct 1976) Home \ Away ARS AST BIR BRI COV DER EVE IPS LEE LEI LIV MCI MUN MID NEW NWC QPR STK SUN TOT WBA WHU Arsenal 3–0 4–0 0–1 2–0 0–0 3–1 1–4 1–1 3–0 1–1 0–0 3–1 1–1 5–3 1–0 3–2 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 2–3 Aston Villa 5–1 1–2 3–1 2–2 4–0 2–0 5–2 2–1 2–0 5–1 1–1 3–2 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 4–1 2–1 4–0 4–0 Birmingham 3–3 2–1 3–0 3–0 5–1 1–1 2–4 0–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 2–3 3–1 1–2 3–2 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–2 0–1 0–0 Bristol City 2–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 2–2 1–2 1–2 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 3–1 1–0 1–1 4–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 Coventry City 1–2 2–3 2–1 2–2 2–0 4–2 1–1 4–2 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 5–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 Derby County 0–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 2–3 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–3 4–0 0–0 0–0 4–2 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–0 8–2 2–2 1–1 Everton 2–1 0–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–0 2–2 1–2 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–3 3–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 3–2 Ipswich Town 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 2–0 5–0 2–2 0–1 3–1 3–1 7–0 4–1 Leeds United 2–1 1–3 1–0 2–0 1–2 2–0 0–0 2–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–1 2–2 3–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 Leicester City 4–1 1–1 2–6 0–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–2 1–1 3–3 1–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 2–0 2–1 0–5 2–0 Liverpool 2–0 3–0 4–1 2–1 3–1 3–1 3–1 2–1 3–1 5–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 Manchester City 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 3–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 5–0 1–1 1–3 1–0 0–0 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 5–0 1–0 4–2 Manchester U 3–2 2–0 2–2 2–1 2–0 3–1 4–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 3–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 1–0 3–0 3–3 2–3 2–2 0–2 Middlesbrough 3–0 3–2 2–2 0–0 1–0 2–0 2–2 0–2 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 3–0 1–0 1–0 0–2 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 Newcastle U 0–2 3–2 3–2 0–0 1–0 2–2 4–1 1–1 3–0 0–0 1–0 2–2 2–2 1–0 5–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–0 Norwich City 1–3 1–1 1–0 2–1 3–0 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–2 3–2 2–1 0–2 2–1 1–0 3–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–3 1–0 1–0 Queens Park R 2–1 2–1 2–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–0 0–0 3–2 1–1 0–0 4–0 3–0 1–2 2–3 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 Stoke City 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–2 2–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 0–1 0–0 0–2 3–3 3–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 2–1 Sunderland 2–2 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–2 2–1 4–0 2–2 0–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 6–1 6–0 Tottenham H 2–2 3–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 3–3 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–2 1–3 0–0 0–2 1–1 3–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–1 West Bromwich 0–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 3–0 4–0 1–2 2–2 0–1 0–2 4–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–3 4–2 3–0 West Ham United 0–2 0–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–2 0–2 1–3 0–0 2–0 1–0 4–2 0–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 5–3 0–0 P W D L F A W D L F A Pts 1. LIVERPOOL 42 18 3 0 47 11 5 8 8 15 22 57 2. Manchester City 42 15 5 1 38 13 6 9 6 22 21 56 3. Ipswich Town 42 15 4 2 41 11 7 4 10 25 28 52 4. Aston Villa 42 17 3 1 55 17 5 4 12 21 33 51 5. Newcastle United 42 14 6 1 40 15 4 7 10 24 34 49 6. Manchester United 42 12 6 3 41 22 6 5 10 30 40 47 7. West Bromwich Albion 42 10 6 5 38 22 6 7 8 24 34 45 8. Arsenal 42 11 6 4 37 20 5 5 11 27 39 43 9. Everton 42 9 7 5 35 24 5 7 9 27 40 42 10. Leeds United 42 8 8 5 28 26 7 4 10 20 25 42 11. Leicester City 42 8 9 4 30 28 4 9 8 17 32 42 12. Middlesbrough 42 11 6 4 25 14 3 7 11 15 31 41 13. Birmingham City 42 10 6 5 38 25 3 6 12 25 36 38 14. Queen's Park Rangers 42 10 7 4 31 21 3 5 13 16 31 38 15. Derby County 42 9 9 3 36 18 0 10 11 14 37 37 16. Norwich City 42 12 4 5 30 23 2 5 14 17 41 37 17. West Ham United 42 9 6 6 28 23 2 8 11 18 42 36 18. Bristol City 42 8 7 6 25 19 3 6 12 13 29 35 19. Coventry City 42 7 9 5 34 26 3 6 12 14 33 35 20. SUNDERLAND 42 9 5 7 29 16 2 7 12 17 38 34 21. STOKE CITY 42 9 8 4 21 16 1 6 14 7 35 34 22. TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 42 9 7 5 26 20 3 2 16 22 52 33League Division 2
| Season | 1976–77 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Wolverhampton Wanderers (2nd title) |
| Promoted | Chelsea, Nottingham Forest |
| Relegated | Carlisle United, Hereford United, Plymouth Argyle |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,290 (2.79 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Mickey Walsh (Blackpool), 26 [3] |
| Biggest home win | Blackburn –Notts County 6–1 (9 Oct 1976) Fulham –Orient 6–1 (7 Mar 1977) Nottingham Forest –Sheffield United 6–1 (9 Oct 1976) Fulham –Oldham 5–0 (4 Dec 1976) Luton –Carlisle 5–0 (26 Mar 1977) |
| Biggest away win | Carlisle –Southampton 0–6 (22 Jan 1977) |
| Highest scoring | Charlton –Southampton 6–2 (24 Sep 1976) Burnley –Charlton 4–4 (16 Oct 1976) Oldham –Hereford 3–5 (16 Apr 1977) Wolverhampton –Southampton 2–6 (5 Oct 1976) |
League Division 3
| Season | 1976–77 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Mansfield Town (1st title) |
| Promoted | Brighton & Hove Albion, Crystal Palace |
| Relegated | Grimsby Town, Northampton Town, Reading, York City |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,462 (2.65 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Peter Ward (Brighton & Hove Albion), 32 |
League Division 4
| Season | 1976–77 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Cambridge United (1st title) |
| Promoted | Bradford City, Colchester United, Exeter City |
| Failed re-election | Workington |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,423 (2.58 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Brian Joicey (Barnsley), 25 |
FINAL TABLE NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE '76-'77 1. Boston United 44-65 (82-35) 27 11 6 Champions ------------------------------------------------------- 2. Northwich Victoria 44-65 (85-43) 27 11 6 3. Matlock Town 44-63 (108-57) 26 11 7 4. Bangor City 44-55 (87-52) 22 11 11 5. Scarborough 44-54 (77-66) 21 12 11 6. Goole Town 44-52 (64-50) 23 6 15 7. Lancaster City 44-51 (71-58) 21 9 14 8. Gateshead United 44-48 (80-64) 18 12 14 namechange 9. Mossley 44-48 (74-59) 17 14 13 10. Altrincham 44-47 (60-53) 19 9 16 11. Stafford Rangers 44-46 (60-55) 16 14 14 12. Runcorn 44-44 (58-50) 15 14 15 13. Worksop Town 44-44 (50-58) 16 12 16 14. Wigan Athletic 44-43 (62-54) 14 15 15 15. Morecambe 44-37 (59-75) 13 11 20 16. Gainsborough Trinity 44-36 (58-74) 13 10 21 17. Great Harwood 44-36 (63-84) 11 14 19 18. Buxton 44-35 (48-63) 11 13 20 19. Macclesfield Town 44-31 (41-68) 8 15 21 20. Frickley Athletic 44-30 (53-93) 11 8 25 21. Barrow 44-28 (56-87) 11 6 27 22. South Liverpool 44-28 (51-104) 10 8 26 23. Netherfield 44-26 (47-92) 9 8 27 Champions: Boston United Newly admitted: Workington (FL4) 1494 goals = 2.953 g/match
FINAL TABLE SOUTHERN LEAGUE (PREMIER DIVISION) '76-'77
1. Wimbledon London 42-63 (64-22) 28 7 7 Champions/FL4
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2. Minehead 42-58 (73-39) 23 12 7
3. Kettering Town 42-56 (66-46) 20 16 6
4. Bath City 42-55 (51-30) 20 15 7
5. Nuneaton Borough 42-51 (52-35) 20 11 11
6. Bedford Town 42-48 (54-47) 17 14 11
7. Yeovil Town 42-46 (54-42) 15 16 11
8. Dover 42-42 (46-43) 13 16 13
9. Grantham 42-40 (55-50) 14 12 16
10. Maidstone United 42-40 (46-50) 13 14 15
11. Gravesend & Northfleet 42-39 (38-43) 13 13 16
12. AP Leamington 42-39 (44-53) 12 15 15
13. Redditch United 42-38 (45-54) 12 14 16
14. Wealdstone 42-38 (54-66) 13 12 17
15. Hillingdon Borough 42-38 (45-59) 14 10 18
16. Atherstone Town 42-37 (41-49) 14 9 19
17. Weymouth 42-37 (53-73) 16 5 21
18. Dartford 42-36 (52-57) 13 10 19
19. Telford United 42-34 (36-50) 11 12 19
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20. Chelmsford City 42-31 (56-68) 9 13 20 Relegated
21. Burton Albion 42-30 (41-52) 10 10 22 Relegated
22. Margate 42-28 (47-85) 9 10 23 Relegated
Champions: Wimbledon London
Promotion: Worcester City, Barnet, Hastings United
and Cheltenham Town
1113 goals = 2.409 goals/m.England FA Challenge Cup 1976-1977
Country Defending champions Southampton Champions Manchester United
(4th title)Runners-up Liverpool Round 1 20 Nov Crewe 1 1 Preston 20 Nov Rochdale 1 1 Northwich 20 Nov Aldershot 1 1 Portsmouth 20 Nov Barnsley 3 1 Boston 20 Nov Barrow 0 2 Goole Town 20 Nov Bournemouth 0 0 Newport County 20 Nov Brentford 2 0 Chesham U 20 Nov Brighton 2 2 C Palace 20 Nov Bury 6 0 Workington 20 Nov Cambridge 1 1 Colchester 20 Nov Chester 1 0 Hartlepool 20 Nov Crook Town 1 4 Nuneaton 20 Nov Doncaster 2 2 Shrewsbury 20 Nov Droylesden 0 0 Grimsby 20 Nov Dudley Town 1 1 York 20 Nov Enfield 0 0 Harwich & Par 20 Nov Exeter 1 1 Southend 20 Nov Gillingham 0 1 Watford 20 Nov Huddersfield 0 0 Mansfield 20 Nov Kettering 1 1 Oxford 20 Nov Leatherhead 2 0 Northampton 20 Nov Lincoln 1 0 Morecambe 20 Nov Matlock Town 2 0 Wigan 20 Nov Reading 1 0 Wealdstone 20 Nov Rotherham 5 0 Altrincham 20 Nov Scarborough 0 0 Darlington 20 Nov Scunthorpe 1 2 Chesterfield 20 Nov Sheff Wed 2 0 Stockport 20 Nov Southport 1 2 Port Vale 20 Nov Stafford Rangers 0 0 Halifax 20 Nov Swansea 0 1 Minehead 20 Nov Swindon 7 0 Bromley 20 Nov Tooting & M Utd 4 2 Dartford 20 Nov Torquay 1 2 Hillingdon Bor 20 Nov Tranmere 0 4 Peterborough 20 Nov Walsall 0 0 Bradford 20 Nov Waterlooville 1 2 Wycombe 20 Nov Weymouth 1 1 Hitchin T 20 Nov Wimbledon 1 0 Woking 20 Nov Wrexham 6 0 Gateshead Utd Round 1 Replays 22 Nov Mansfield 2 1 Huddersfield 22 Nov Northwich 0 0 Rochdale 23 Nov Preston 2 2 Crewe 22 Nov Darlington 4 1 Scarborough 22 Nov Southend 2 1 Exeter 23 Nov C Palace 1 1 Brighton 23 Nov Grimsby 5 3 Droylesden 23 Nov Halifax 1 0 Stafford Rangers 23 Nov Harwich & Par 0 3 Enfield 23 Nov Hitchin T 2 2 Weymouth 23 Nov Newport County 3 0 Bournemouth 23 Nov Oxford 0 1 Kettering 23 Nov Portsmouth 2 1 Aldershot 23 Nov Shrewsbury 4 3 Doncaster 23 Nov York 4 1 Dudley Town 24 Nov Bradford 0 2 Walsall 24 Nov Colchester 2 0 Cambridge Round 1 2nd Replays 29 Nov Crewe 0 3 Preston 29 Nov Rochdale 1 2 Northwich 29 Nov Weymouth 3 3 Hitchin T 06 Dec Brighton 0 1 C Palace Round 1 3rd Replay 02 Dec Hitchin T 3 1 Weymouth Round 2 11 Dec Chesterfield 1 1 Walsall 11 Dec Enfield 0 4 Palace 11 Dec Grimsby 0 1 Chester 11 Dec Hillingdon Bor 2 3 Watford 11 Dec Hitchin T 1 1 Swindon 11 Dec Kettering 1 0 Tooting & M Utd 11 Dec Lincoln 6 0 Nuneaton 11 Dec Port Vale 3 0 Barnsley 11 Dec Portsmouth 2 1 Minehead 11 Dec Rotherham 0 0 York 11 Dec Southend 3 0 Newport County 11 Dec Wrexham 1 1 Goole Town 11 Dec Wycombe 1 2 Reading 12 Dec Bury 0 0 Shrewsbury 14 Dec Halifax 1 0 Preston 14 Dec Leatherhead 1 3 Wimbledon 14 Dec Northwich 4 0 Peterborough 15 Dec Darlington 1 0 Sheff Wed 15 Dec Mansfield 2 5 Matlock Town 20 Dec Colchester 3 2 Brentford Round 2 Replays 14 Dec Goole Town 0 1 Wrexham 14 Dec Walsall 0 0 Chesterfield 14 Dec York 1 1 Rotherham 21 Dec Shrewsbury 2 1 Bury 21 Dec Swindon 3 1 Hitchin T Round 2 2nd Replays 21 Dec Rotherham 2 1 York 21 Dec Walsall 1 0 Chesterfield Round 3 08 Jan Birmingham 1 0 Portsmouth 08 Jan Blackpool 0 0 Derby 08 Jan Burnley 2 2 Lincoln 08 Jan Cardiff 1 0 Tottenham 08 Jan Carlisle 5 1 Matlock Town 08 Jan Charlton 1 1 Blackburn 08 Jan Coventry 1 0 Millwall 08 Jan Darlington 2 2 Leyton Orient 08 Jan Everton 2 0 Stoke 08 Jan Fulham 3 3 Swindon 08 Jan Halifax 0 1 Luton 08 Jan Hereford 1 0 Reading 08 Jan Hull City 1 1 Port Vale 08 Jan Ipswich 4 1 Bristol C 08 Jan Kettering 2 3 Colchester 08 Jan Leeds 5 2 Norwich 08 Jan Leicester 0 1 Aston Villa 08 Jan Liverpool 0 0 C Palace 08 Jan Man City 1 1 West Brom 08 Jan Man Utd 1 0 Walsall 08 Jan Northwich 3 2 Watford 08 Jan Nottm Forest 1 1 Bristol R 08 Jan Notts Co 0 1 Arsenal 08 Jan Oldham 3 0 Plymouth 08 Jan QPR 2 1 Shrewsbury 08 Jan Sheff Utd 0 0 Newcastle 08 Jan Southampton 1 1 Chelsea 08 Jan Southend 0 4 Chester 08 Jan Sunderland 2 2 Wrexham 08 Jan West Ham 2 1 Bolton 08 Jan Wimbledon 0 0 Middlesbro 08 Jan Wolves 3 2 Rotherham Round 3 Replays 10 Jan Port Vale 3 1 Hull City 11 Jan Bristol R 1 1 Nottm Forest 11 Jan C Palace 2 3 Liverpool 11 Jan Leyton Orient 0 0 Darlington 11 Jan West Brom 0 1 Man City 12 Jan Blackburn 2 0 Charlton 12 Jan Chelsea 0 3 Southampton 12 Jan Lincoln 0 1 Burnley 12 Jan Middlesbro 1 0 Wimbledon 12 Jan Swindon 5 0 Fulham 12 Jan Wrexham 1 0 Sunderland 19 Jan Derby 3-2 Blackpool 24 Jan Newcastle 3 1 Sheff Utd Round 3 2nd Replay 17 Jan Leyton Orient 3 0 Darlington 18 Jan Nottm Forest 6 0 Bristol R Round 4 29 Jan Arsenal 3 1 Coventry 29 Jan Aston Villa 3 0 West Ham 29 Jan Birmingham 1 2 Leeds 29 Jan Blackburn 3 0 Leyton Orient 29 Jan Cardiff 3 2 Wrexham 29 Jan Chester 1 0 Luton 29 Jan Colchester 1 1 Derby 29 Jan Ipswich 2 2 Wolves 29 Jan Liverpool 3 0 Carlisle 29 Jan Man Utd 1 0 QPR 29 Jan Middlesbro 4 0 Hereford 29 Jan Newcastle 1 3 Man City 29 Jan Northwich 1 3 Oldham 29 Jan Nottm Forest 3 3 Southampton 29 Jan Port Vale 2 1 Burnley 29 Jan Swindon 2 2 Everton Round 4 Replays 01 Feb Everton 2 1 Swindon 01 Feb Southampton 2 1 Nottm Forest 02 Feb Derby 1 0 Colchester 02 Feb Wolves 1 0 Ipswich Round 5 26 Feb Aston Villa 3 0 Port Vale 26 Feb Cardiff 1 2 Everton 26 Feb Derby 3-1 Blackburn 26 Feb Leeds 1 0 Man City 26 Feb Liverpool 3 1 Oldham 26 Feb Middlesbro 4 1 Arsenal 26 Feb Southampton 2 2 Man Utd 26 Feb Wolves 1 0 Chester Round 5 Replays 08 Mar Man Utd 2 1 Southampton Round 6 19 Mar Everton 2 0 Derby 19 Mar Liverpool 2 0 Middlesbro 19 Mar Man Utd 2 1 Aston Villa 19 Mar Wolves 0 1 Leeds SemiFinal 23 Apr Liverpool 2 2 Everton [Manchester C] 23 Apr Man Utd 2-1 Leeds [Sheffield W] SemiFinal Replay 27 Apr Liverpool 3 0 Everton [Manchester C] Final 21 May Man Utd 2-1 Liverpool [Wembley]
League Cup
| Country | England & Wales |
|---|---|
| Teams | 92 |
| Defending champions | Manchester City |
| Champions | Aston Villa |
| Runners-up | Everton |
Round 1: -------- Aldershot(4) - Gillingham(3) 1-1 0-2 Bournemouth(4) - Torquay United(4) 0-0 0-1 Bradford City(4) - Oldham Athletic(2) 1-1 3-1 Bury(3) - Preston North End(3) 2-1 1-1 Cardiff City(2) - Bristol Rovers(2) 2-1 4-4 Chester(3) - Hereford United(2) 2-0 3-4 Chesterfield(3) - Rotherham United(3) 3-1 0-3 Crewe Alexandra(4) - Tranmere Rovers(3) 2-1 1-3 Crystal Palace London(3) - Portsmouth(3) 2-2 1-0 Doncaster Rovers(4) - Lincoln City(3) 1-1 1-1 Grimsby Town(3) - Sheffield Wednesday(3) 0-3 0-0 Halifax Town(4) - Darlington(4) 0-0 1-1 Huddersfield Town(4) - Hartlepool(4) 2-0 2-1 Mansfield Town(3) - Scunthorpe United(4) 2-0 0-2 Millwall London(2) - Colchester United(4) 2-1 1-2 Oxford United(3) - Cambridge United(4) 1-0 0-2 Plymouth Argyle(2) - Exeter City(4) 0-1 0-1 Port Vale Stoke(3) - Wrexham(3) 1-1 0-1 Reading(3) - Peterborough United(3) 2-3 1-0 Rochdale(4) - Blackburn Rovers(2) 0-1 1-4 Shrewsbury Town(3) - Walsall(3) 0-1 0-1 Southend United(4) - Brighton and Hove Albion(3) 1-1 1-2 Southport(4) - Carlisle United(2) 1-2 1-0 Swansea City(4) - Newport County(4) 4-1 0-1 Swindon Town(3) - Northampton Town(3) 3-2 0-2 Watford(4) - Brentford London(4) 1-1 2-0 Workington(4) - Stockport County(4) 0-0 0-0 York City(3) - Barnsley(4) 0-0 0-0 Replays Round 1: ---------------- Halifax Town(4) - Darlington(4) 1-2 Doncaster Rovers(4) - Lincoln City(3) 2-2 (Don.vns) Mansfield Town(3) - Scunthorpe United(4) 1-2 Millwall London(2) - Colchester United(4) 4-4 (Mil.vns) Reading(3) - Peterborough United(3) 1-3 Southport(4) - Carlisle United(2) 2-3 Workington(4) - Stockport County(4) 0-2 York City(3) - Barnsley(4) 1-2 Round 2: -------- Arsenal London(1) - Carlisle United(2) 3-2 Aston Villa Birmingham(1) - Manchester City(1) 3-0 Blackburn Rovers(2) - Stockport County(4) 1-3 Blackpool(2) - Birmingham City(1) 2-1 Bradford City(4) - Bolton Wanderers(2) 1-2 Bristol City(1) - Coventry City(1) 0-1 Bury FC(3) - Darlington(4) 2-1 Cardiff City(2) - Queens Park Rangers(1) 1-3 Chelsea London(2) - Sheffield United(2) 3-1 Chester(3) - Swansea City(4) 2-3 Crystal Palace London(3) - Watford(4) 1-3 Doncaster Rovers(4) - Derby County(1) 1-2 Everton Liverpool(1) - Cambridge United(4) 3-0 Exeter City(4) - Norwich City(1) 1-3 Fulham London(2) - Peterborough United(3) 1-1 Gillingham(3) - Newcastle United(1) 1-2 Ipswich Town(1) - Brighton and Hove Albion(3) 0-0 Liverpool(1) - West Bromwich Albion(1) 1-1 Manchester United(1) - Tranmere Rovers(3) 5-0 Middlesbrough(1) - Tottenham Hotspur London(1) 1-2 Northampton Town(3) - Huddersfield Town(4) 0-1 Orient London(2) - Hull City(2) 1-0 Rotherham United(3) - Millwall London(2) 1-2 Scunthorpe United(4) - Notts County Nottingham(2) 0-2 Southampton(2) - Charlton Athletic London(2) 1-1 Stoke City(1) - Leeds United(1) 2-1 Sunderland(1) - Luton Town(2) 3-1 Torquay United(4) - Burnley(2) 1-0 Walsall(3) - Nottingham Forest(2) 2-4 West Ham United London(1) - Barnsley(4) 3-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers(2) - Sheffield Wednesday(3) 1-2 Wrexham(3) - Leicester City(1) 1-0 Replays Round 2: ---------------- Brighton and Hove Albion(3) - Ipswich Town(1) 2-1 Charlton Athletic London(2) - Southampton(2) 2-1 Peterborough United(3) - Fulham London(2) 1-2 West Bromwich Albion(1) - Liverpool(1) 1-0 Round 3: -------- Aston Villa Birmingham(1) - Norwich City(1) 2-1 Blackpool(2) - Arsenal London(1) 1-1 Charlton Athletic(2) - West Ham United London(1) 0-1 Chelsea London(2) - Huddersfield Town(4) 2-0 Derby County(1) - Notts County Nottingham(2) 1-1 Fulham London(2) - Bolton Wanderers(2) 2-2 Manchester United(1) - Sunderland(1) 2-2 Millwall London(2) - Orient London(2) 0-0 Newcastle United(1) - Stoke City(1) 3-0 Nottingham Forest(2) - Coventry City(1) 0-3 Queens Park Rangers(1) - Bury(3) 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday(3) - Watford(4) 3-1 Stockport County(4) - Everton Liverpool(1) 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur London(1) - Wrexham(3) 2-3 Torquay United(4) - Swansea City(4) 1-2 W.Bromwich Albion(1) - Brighton and Hove Albion(3) 0-2 Replays Round 3: ---------------- Arsenal London(1) - Blackpool(2) 0-0 Bolton Wanderers(2) - Fulham London(2) 2-2 Notts County Nottingham(2) - Derby County(1) 1-2 Orient London(2) - Millwall London(2) 0-0 Sunderland(1) - Manchester United(1) 2-2 2e Replays Round 3: ------------------- Blackpool(2) - Arsenal London(1) 0-2 Fulham London(2) - Bolton Wanderers(2) 1-2 Manchester United(1) - Sunderland(1) 1-0 Millwall London(2) - Orient London(2) 3-0 Round 4: -------- Arsenal London(1) - Chelsea London(2) 2-1 Aston Villa Birmingham(1) - Wrexham(3) 5-1 Brighton and Hove Albion(3) - Derby County(1) 1-1 Everton Liverpool(1) - Coventry City(1) 3-0 Manchester United(1) - Newcastle United(1) 7-2 Millwall London(2) - Sheffield Wednesday(3) 3-0 Swansea City(4) - Bolton Wanderers(2) 1-1 West Ham United(1) - Queens Park Rangers(1) 0-2 Replays Round 4: ---------------- Bolton Wanderers(2) - Swansea City(4) 5-1 Derby County(1) - Brighton and Hove Albion(3) 2-1 1/4 Final: ---------- Aston Villa Birmingham(1) - Millwall London(2) 2-0 Derby County(1) - Bolton Wanderers(2) 1-2 Manchester United(1) - Everton Liverpool(1) 0-3 Queens Park Rangers(1) - Arsenal London(1) 2-1 1/2 Final: ---------- Everton Liverpool(1) - Bolton Wanderers(2) 1-1 1-0 Queens Park Rangers(1) - Aston Villa Birmingham(1) 0-0 2-2 Replay 1/2 Final: ----------------- Aston Villa Birmingham(1) - Queens Park Rangers(1) 3-0 Final (Wembley, 12 March 1977): ------------------------------- Aston Villa Birmingham(1) - Everton Liverpool(1) 0-0 Replay Final (Hillsborough, Sheffield, 16 March 1977): ------------------------------------------------------ Aston Villa Birmingham(1) - Everton Liverpool(1) 1-1 aet 2e Replay Final (Old Trafford, Manchester, 13 April 1977): ---------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Birmingham(1) - Everton Liverpool(1) 3-2 aet
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Season 1977-78
FA Charity Shield
13 August 1977 Liverpool 0–0 Manchester United
League Division 1
| Season | 1977–78 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Nottingham Forest (1st English title) |
| Relegated | Leicester City Newcastle United West Ham United |
| 1978–79 European Cup | Nottingham Forest Liverpool (defending champions) |
| FA Cup winners 1978–79 European Cup Winners' Cup | Ipswich Town (1st FA Cup title) |
| 1978–79 UEFA Cup | Arsenal Everton Manchester City West Bromwich Albion |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,231 (2.66 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Bob Latchford (Everton), 30 [2] |
| Biggest home win | Everton – Chelsea 6–0 (29 Apr 1978) Everton –Coventry 6–0 (26 Nov 1977) |
| Biggest away win | Leicester – Everton 1–5 (15 Apr 1978) QPR – Everton 1–5 (8 Oct 1977) Leicester – Liverpool 0–4 (26 Nov 1977) Manchester United – Nottingham Forest 0–4 (17 Dec 1977) Everton – Manchester United 2-6 (26 Dec 1977) |
| Highest scoring | Coventry – Norwich City 5–4 (27 Dec 1977) Birmingham – Chelsea 4–5 (31 Dec 1977) |
Home \ Away ARS AST BIR BRI CHE COV DER EVE IPS LEE LEI LIV MCI MUN MID NEW NWC NOT QPR WBA WHU WOL Arsenal 0–1 1–1 4–1 3–0 1–1 1–3 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 3–0 3–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 3–0 1–0 4–0 3–0 3–1 Aston Villa 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–2 6–1 3–1 0–0 0–3 1–4 2–1 0–1 2–0 3–0 0–1 1–1 3–0 4–1 2–0 Birmingham 1–1 1–0 3–0 4–5 1–1 3–1 0–0 0–0 2–3 1–1 0–1 1–4 1–4 1–2 3–0 2–1 0–2 2–1 1–2 3–0 2–1 Bristol City 0–2 1–1 0–1 3–0 1–1 3–1 0–1 2–0 3–2 0–0 1–1 2–2 0–1 4–1 3–1 3–0 1–3 2–2 3–1 3–2 2–3 Chelsea 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 5–3 1–2 0–0 3–1 0–0 2–2 0–0 2–2 1–1 1–0 3–1 2–2 2–1 1–1 Coventry City 1–2 2–3 4–0 1–1 5–1 3–1 3–2 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 4–2 3–0 2–1 0–0 5–4 0–0 4–1 1–2 1–0 4–0 Derby County 3–0 0–3 1–3 1–0 1–1 4–2 0–1 0–0 2–2 4–1 4–2 2–1 0–1 4–1 1–1 2–2 0–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 Everton 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 6–0 6–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 2–6 3–0 4–4 3–0 1–3 3–3 3–1 2–1 0–0 Ipswich Town 1–0 2–0 5–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 3–3 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 4–0 0–2 3–2 2–2 0–2 1–2 Leeds United 1–3 1–1 1–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–1 5–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 5–0 0–2 2–2 1–0 3–0 2–2 1–2 2–1 Leicester City 1–1 0–2 1–4 0–0 0–2 1–2 1–1 1–5 2–1 0–0 0–4 0–1 2–3 0–0 3–0 2–2 0–3 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 Liverpool 1–0 1–2 2–3 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–2 1–0 3–2 4–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 3–0 0–0 1–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 Manchester City 2–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 6–2 3–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–3 0–0 3–1 3–1 2–2 4–0 4–0 0–0 2–1 1–3 3–2 0–2 Manchester U 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–1 4–0 1–2 0–0 0–1 3–1 2–0 2–2 0–0 3–2 1–0 0–4 3–1 1–1 3–0 3–1 Middlesbrough 0–1 1–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 2–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–0 Newcastle U 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–2 0–2 0–1 3–2 2–0 0–2 2–2 2–2 2–4 2–2 0–2 0–3 0–3 2–3 4–0 Norwich City 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 3–0 2–0 2–1 1–3 1–3 1–1 2–1 3–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 Nottingham F 2–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 3–1 2–1 3–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 2–0 Queens Park R 2–1 1–2 0–0 2–2 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–5 3–3 0–0 3–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 0–1 2–1 0–2 2–1 1–0 1–3 West Bromwich 1–3 0–3 3–1 2–1 3–0 3–3 1–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–0 4–0 2–1 2–0 0–0 2–2 2–0 1–0 2–2 West Ham United 2–2 2–2 1–0 1–2 3–1 2–1 3–0 1–1 3–0 0–1 3–2 0–2 0–1 2–1 0–2 1–0 1–3 0–0 2–2 3–3 1–2 Wolverhampton Wa1–1 3–1 0–1 0–0 1–3 1–3 1–2 3–1 0–0 3–1 3–0 1–3 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 3–3 2–3 1–0 1–1 2–2 P W D L F A W D L F A Pts 1. NOTTINGHAM FOREST 42 15 6 0 37 8 10 8 3 32 16 64 2. Liverpool 42 15 4 2 37 11 9 5 7 28 23 57 3. Everton 42 14 4 3 47 22 8 7 6 29 23 55 4. Manchester City 42 14 4 3 46 21 6 8 7 28 30 52 5. Arsenal 42 14 5 2 38 12 7 5 9 22 25 52 6. West Bromwich Albion 42 13 5 3 35 18 5 9 7 27 35 50 7. Coventry City 42 13 5 3 48 23 5 7 9 27 39 48 8. Aston Villa 42 11 4 6 33 18 7 6 8 24 24 46 9. Leeds United 42 12 4 5 39 21 6 6 9 24 32 46 10. Manchester United 42 9 6 6 32 23 7 4 10 35 40 42 11. Birmingham City 42 8 5 8 32 30 8 4 9 23 30 41 12. Derby County 42 10 7 4 37 24 4 6 11 17 35 41 13. Norwich City 42 10 8 3 28 20 1 10 10 24 46 40 14. Middlesbrough 42 8 8 5 25 19 4 7 10 17 35 39 15. Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 7 8 6 30 27 5 4 12 21 37 36 16. Chelsea 42 7 11 3 28 20 4 3 14 18 49 36 17. Bristol City 42 9 6 6 37 26 2 7 12 12 27 35 18. Ipswich Town 42 10 5 6 32 24 1 8 12 15 37 35 19. Queens Park Rangers 42 8 8 5 27 26 1 7 13 20 38 33 20. WEST HAM UNITED 42 8 6 7 31 28 4 2 15 21 41 32 21. NEWCASTLE UNITED 42 4 6 11 26 37 2 4 15 16 41 22 22. LEICESTER CITY 42 4 7 10 16 32 1 5 15 10 38 22
League Division 2
| Season | 1977–78 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Bolton Wanderers (2nd title) |
| Promoted | Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur |
| Relegated | Blackpool, Hull City, Mansfield Town |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,235 (2.67 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Bob Hatton (Blackpool), 22 [2] |
| Biggest home win | Tottenham Hotspur –Bristol Rovers 9-0 (22 Oct 1977) [6] |
| Biggest away win | Cardiff City –Sheffield United 1–6 (3 Dec 1977) |
| Highest scoring | Bolton –Cardiff City 6–3 (10 Dec 1977) |
League Division 3
| Season | 1977–78 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Wrexham (1st title) |
| Promoted | Cambridge United, Preston North End |
| Relegated | Bradford City, Hereford United, Portsmouth, Port Vale |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,373 (2.49 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Alex Bruce (Preston North End), 27 |
League Division 4
| Season | 1977–78 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Watford (1st title) |
| Promoted | Brentford, Southend United, Swansea City |
| Failed re-election | Southport |
| New club in the league | Wimbledon |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,427 (2.59 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Alan Curtis (Swansea City), 32 Steve Phillips (Brentford), 32 |
FINAL TABLE NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE '77-'78 1. Boston United 46-71 (85-35) 31 9 6 Champions ------------------------------------------------------- 2. Wigan Athletic 46-65 (83-45) 25 15 6 FL4 3. Bangor City 46-62 (92-50) 26 10 10 4. Scarborough 46-62 (80-39) 26 10 10 5. Altrincham 46-59 (84-49) 22 15 9 6. Northwich Victoria 46-58 (83-55) 22 14 10 7. Stafford Rangers 46-57 (71-41) 22 13 11 8. Runcorn 46-56 (70-44) 19 18 9 9. Mossley 46-55 (85-73) 22 11 13 10. Matlock Town 46-54 (79-60) 21 12 13 11. Lancaster City 46-44 (66-82) 15 14 17 12. Frickley Athletic 46-42 (77-81) 15 12 19 13. Barrow 46-40 (58-61) 14 12 20 14. Goole Town 46-39 (60-68) 15 9 22 15. Great Harwood 46-39 (66-83) 13 13 20 left 16. Gainsborough Trinity 46-38 (61-74) 14 10 22 17. Gateshead FC 46-37 (65-74) 16 5 25 18. Netherfield 46-35 (50-80) 11 13 22 19. Workington 46-34 (48-80) 13 8 25 20. Worksop Town 46-34 (45-84) 12 10 24 21. Morecambe 46-33 (67-92) 11 11 24 22. Macclesfield Town 46-33 (60-92) 12 9 25 23. Buxton 46-32 (60-95) 13 6 27 24. South Liverpool 46-25 (53-111) 9 7 30 Champions: Boston United Newly admitted: Southport (FL4) 1648 goals = 2.986 g/match
FINAL TABLE SOUTHERN LEAGUE (PREMIER DIVISION) '77-'78
1. Bath City 42-62 (83-32) 22 18 2 Champions
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2. Weymouth 42-58 (64-36) 21 16 5
3. Maidstone United 42-51 (59-41) 20 11 11
4. Worcester City 42-51 (67-50) 20 11 11
5. Gravesend & Northfleet 42-49 (57-42) 19 11 12
6. Kettering Town 42-47 (58-48) 18 11 13
7. Barnet 42-47 (63-58) 18 11 13
8. Wealdstone 42-46 (54-48) 16 14 12
9. Telford United 42-45 (52-45) 17 11 14
10. Nuneaton Borough 42-44 (38-36) 15 14 13
11. Dartford 42-43 (57-65) 14 15 13
12. Yeovil Town 42-42 (57-49) 14 14 14
13. Hastings United 42-39 (49-60) 15 9 18
14. Cheltenham Town 42-38 (43-52) 12 14 16
15. Hillingdon Borough 42-35 (45-54) 13 9 20
16. Atherstone Town 42-35 (41-56) 10 15 17
17. Redditch United 42-35 (40-55) 15 5 22
18. AP Leamington 42-35 (34-57) 11 13 18
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19. Minehead 42-34 (43-48) 11 12 19 Relegated
20. Dover 42-31 (41-63) 9 13 20 Relegated
21. Bedford Town 42-29 (51-75) 8 13 21 Relegated
22. Grantham 42-28 (40-66) 11 6 25 Relegated
Champions: Bath City
Promotion: Margate, Dorchester Town, Witney Town
and Bridgend Town
1136 goals = 2.459 goals/m.England FA Challenge Cup 1977-1978
Country Defending champions Manchester United Champions Ipswich Town
(1st title)Runners-up Arsenal Round 1 26 Nov AP Leamington 6 1 Enderby Town 26 Nov Arnold 0 0 Port Vale 26 Nov Barnet 1 2 Peterborough 26 Nov Barnsley 1 0 Huddersfield 26 Nov Bath C 0 0 Plymouth 26 Nov Blyth Spartans 1 0 Burscough 26 Nov Boreham W 0 0 Swindon 26 Nov Bradford 0 1 Crewe 26 Nov Brentford 2 0 Folkestone 26 Nov Carlisle 2 0 Stafford Rangers 26 Nov Chester 4 1 Darlington 26 Nov Chesterfield 1 0 Halifax 26 Nov Colchester 1 1 Bournemouth 26 Nov Doncaster 0 1 Shrewsbury 26 Nov Enfield 3 0 Wimbledon 26 Nov Gillingham 1 1 Weymouth 26 Nov Leatherhead 0 0 Swansea 26 Nov Lowestoft Town 0 2 Cambridge 26 Nov Minehead 2 0 Wycombe 26 Nov Newport County 1 1 Exeter 26 Nov Nuneaton 2 0 Oxford 26 Nov Portsmouth 3 1 Bideford 26 Nov Preston 3 2 Lincoln 26 Nov Reading 3 1 Aldershot 26 Nov Rotherham 3 0 Mossley 26 Nov Scarborough 4 2 Rochdale 26 Nov Sheff Wed 1 0 Bury 26 Nov Southport 2 2 Runcorn 26 Nov Spennymoor 3 1 Goole Town 26 Nov Stockport 3 0 Scunthorpe 26 Nov Tilbury 2 2 Kettering 26 Nov Tooting & M Utd 1 2 Northampton 26 Nov Torquay 1 2 Southend 26 Nov Tranmere 1 1 Hartlepool 26 Nov Walsall 1 0 Dagenh'm 26 Nov Watford 2 0 Hendon 26 Nov Wealdstone 0 0 Hereford 26 Nov Wigan 1 0 York 26 Nov Workington 0 2 Grimsby 26 Nov Wrexham 2 0 Burton Round 1 Replays 28 Nov Port Vale 5 2 Arnold 28 Nov Runcorn 1 0 Southport 29 Nov Bournemouth 0 0 Colchester 29 Nov Hartlepool 3 1 Tranmere 29 Nov Plymouth 2 0 Bath C 29 Nov Swansea 2 1 Leatherhead 29 Nov Swindon 2 0 Boreham W 30 Nov Exeter 4 2 Newport County 30 Nov Hereford 2 3 Wealdstone 30 Nov Weymouth 0 1 Gillingham 07 Dec Kettering 2 3 Tilbury Round 1 2nd Replays 05 Dec Bournemouth 1 4 Colchester Round 2 17 Dec AP Leamington 0 0 Southend 17 Dec Blyth Spartans 1 0 Chesterfield 17 Dec Carlisle 3 1 Chester 17 Dec Crewe 0 0 Scarborough 17 Dec Gillingham 1 1 Peterborough 17 Dec Grimsby 2 0 Barnsley 17 Dec Hartlepool 4 2 Runcorn 17 Dec Minehead 0 3 Exeter 17 Dec Northampton 0 2 Enfield 17 Dec Nuneaton 1 2 Tilbury 17 Dec Plymouth 1 0 Cambridge 17 Dec Portsmouth 2 2 Swansea 17 Dec Preston 0 2 Wrexham 17 Dec Rotherham 6 0 Spennymoor 17 Dec Shrewsbury 1 1 Stockport 17 Dec Swindon 2 1 Brentford 17 Dec Walsall 1 1 Port Vale 17 Dec Watford 2 0 Colchester 17 Dec Wealdstone 2 1 Reading 17 Dec Wigan 1 0 Sheff Wed Round 2 Replays 19 Dec Port Vale 1 3 Walsall 19 Dec Southend 4 0 AP Leamington 19 Dec Stockport 1 2 Shrewsbury 20 Dec Peterborough 2 0 Gillingham 20 Dec Swansea 2 1 Portsmouth 21 Dec Scarborough 2 0 Crewe Round 3 06 Jan Leyton Orient 1 1 Norwich 07 Jan Birmingham 4 0 Wigan 07 Jan Blackburn 2 1 Shrewsbury 07 Jan Blyth Spartans 1 0 Enfield 07 Jan Brighton 3 0 Scarborough 07 Jan Bristol C 4 4 Wrexham 07 Jan Burnley 1 0 Fulham 07 Jan Cardiff 0 2 Ipswich 07 Jan Carlisle 1 1 Man Utd 07 Jan Charlton 0 2 Notts Co 07 Jan Chelsea 4-2 Liverpool 07 Jan Derby 3 2 Southend 07 Jan Everton 4 1 Aston Villa 07 Jan Exeter 2 2 Wolves 07 Jan Grimsby 0 0 Southampton 07 Jan Hartlepool 2 1 C Palace 07 Jan Hull City 0 1 Leicester 07 Jan Leeds 1-2 Man City 07 Jan Luton 1 1 Oldham 07 Jan Mansfield 1 0 Plymouth 07 Jan Middlesbro 3 0 Coventry 07 Jan Nottm Forest 4 1 Swindon 07 Jan Peterborough 1 1 Newcastle 07 Jan QPR 4 0 Wealdstone 07 Jan Rotherham 1 1 Millwall 07 Jan Sheff Utd 0 5 Arsenal 07 Jan Stoke 4 0 Tilbury 07 Jan Sunderland 0 1 Bristol R 07 Jan Tottenham 2 2 Bolton 07 Jan Walsall 4 1 Swansea 07 Jan West Brom 4 1 Blackpool 07 Jan West Ham 1 0 Watford Round 3 Replays 09 Jan Oldham 1 2 Luton 10 Jan Bolton 2 1 Tottenham 10 Jan Millwall 2 0 Rotherham 10 Jan Wolves 3 1 Exeter 11 Jan Man Utd 4 2 Carlisle 11 Jan Newcastle 2 0 Peterborough 16 Jan Norwich 0 1 Leyton Orient 10 Oct Southampton 0 0 Grimsby 09 Nov Wrexham 3 0 Bristol C Round 3 2nd Replay 16 Jan Southampton 4 1 Grimsby Round 4 28 Jan Arsenal 2-1 Wolves 28 Jan Bristol R 2 0 Southampton 28 Jan Ipswich 4 1 Hartlepool 28 Jan Leyton Orient 3 1 Blackburn 28 Jan Man Utd 1 1 West Brom 28 Jan Middlesbro 3 2 Everton 28 Jan Newcastle 2-2 Wrexham 28 Jan Walsall 1 0 Leicester 28 Jan West Ham 1 1 QPR 31 Jan Brighton 1 2 Notts Co 31 Jan Chelsea 6 2 Burnley 31 Jan Millwall 4 0 Luton 31 Jan Nottm Forest 2 1 Man City 01 Feb Derby 2 1 Birmingham 06 Feb Bolton 1 0 Mansfield 06 Feb Stoke 2 3 Blyth Spartans Round 4 Replays 31 Jan QPR 6 1 West Ham 01 Feb West Brom 3-2 Man Utd 06 Feb Wrexham 4 1 Newcastle Round 5 18 Feb Arsenal 4 1 Walsall 18 Feb Bristol R 2-2 Ipswich 18 Feb Leyton Orient 0 0 Chelsea 18 Feb Millwall 2 1 Notts Co 18 Feb QPR 1 1 Nottm Forest 18 Feb Wrexham 1 1 Blyth Spartans 22 Feb Derby 2 3 West Brom 27 Feb Middlesbro 2 0 Bolton Round 5 Replays 27 Feb Blyth Spartans 1 2 Wrexham 27 Feb Chelsea 1-2 Leyton Orient 27 Feb Nottm Forest 1 1 QPR 28 Feb Ipswich 3 0 Bristol R Round 5 2nd Replays 02 Mar Nottm Forest 3 1 QPR Round 6 11 Mar Middlesbro 0 0 Leyton Orient 11 Mar Millwall 1 6 Ipswich 11 Mar West Brom 2 0 Nottm Forest 11 Mar Wrexham 2 3 Arsenal Round 6 Replay 14 Mar Leyton Orient 2 1 Middlesbro SemiFinal 08 Apr Arsenal 3 0 Leyton Orient [Chelsea] 08 Apr Ipswich 3-1 West Brom [Arsenal] Final 06 May Ipswich 1-0 Arsenal [Wembley]
League Cup
| Country | England & Wales |
|---|---|
| Teams | 92 |
| Champions | Nottingham Forest |
| Runners-up | Liverpool |
Round 1: -------- Aldershot(4) - Colchester United(3) 1-1 1-4 Brentford London(4) - Crystal Palace(2) 2-1 1-5 Bristol Rovers(2) - Walsall(3) 1-2 0-1 Burnley(2) - Chester(3) 2-0 0-1 Bury(3) - Crewe Alexandra(4) 3-0 1-1 Cambridge United(3) - Brighton and Hove Albion(2) 0-0 0-0 Chesterfield(3) - Barnsley(4) 4-1 0-3 Darlington(4) - Scunthorpe United(4) 0-0 1-3 Exeter City(3) - Plymouth Argyle(3) 2-2 0-0 Gillingham(3) - Wimbledon London(4) 1-1 1-3 Grimsby Town(4) - Hartlepool United(4) 3-0 2-1 Hereford United(3) - Bournemouth(4) 2-0 2-4 Huddersfield Town(4) - Carlisle United(3) 1-1 2-2 Mansfield Town(2) - Lincoln City(3) 0-1 0-0 Orient London(2) - Fulham London(2) 2-0 1-2 Oxford United(3) - Shrewsbury Town(3) 3-0 2-2 Peterborough United(3) - Bradford City(3) 4-1 1-1 Portsmouth(3) - Newport County(4) 3-1 2-3 Port Vale Stoke(3) - Preston North End(3) 2-1 1-2 Rochdale(4) - Halifax Town(4) 1-1 2-1 Rotherham United(3) - York City(4) 3-0 0-3 Sheffield Wednesday(3) - Doncaster Rovers(4) 5-2 3-0 Southend United(4) - Northampton Town(4) 2-3 1-2 Swansea City(4) - Swindon Town(3) 1-3 1-2 Torquay United(4) - Cardiff City(2) 1-0 2-3 Tranmere Rovers(3) - Southport(4) 0-1 2-2 Watford(4) - Reading(4) 2-1 0-1 Wrexham(3) - Stockport County(4) 1-0 1-1 Replays Round 1: ---------------- Bournemouth(4) - Hereford United(3) 2-1 Brighton and Hove Albion(2) - Cambridge United(3) 3-0 Cardiff City(2) - Torquay United(4) 2-1 Chesterfield(3) - Barnsley(4) 2-0 Exeter City(3) - Plymouth Argyle(3) 1-0 Huddersfield Town(4) - Carlisle United(3) 2-1 Preston North End(3) - Port Vale Stoke(3) 2-1 Rotherham United(3) - York City(4) 1-1 (Rot.vns) Watford(4) - Reading(4) 5-0 Round 2: -------- Arsenal London(1) - Manchester United(1) 3-2 Birmingham City(1) - Notts County Nottingham(2) 0-2 Blackburn Rovers(2) - Colchester United(3) 1-1 Blackpool(2) - Sheffield Wednesday(3) 2-2 Bolton Wanderers(2) - Lincoln City(3) 1-0 Brighton and Hove Albion(2) - Oldham Athletic(2) 0-0 Bristol City(1) - Stoke City(2) 1-0 Burnley(2) - Norwich City(1) 3-1 Charlton Athletic London(2) - Wrexham(3) 1-2 Chesterfield(3) - Manchester City(1) 0-1 Crystal Palace London(2) - Southampton(2) 0-0 Derby County(1) - Orient London(2) 3-1 Exeter City(3) - Aston Villa Birmingham(1) 1-3 Grimsby Town(4) - Watford(4) 1-2 Huddersfield Town(4) - Coventry City(1) 0-2 Ipswich Town(1) - Northampton Town(4) 5-0 Liverpool(1) - Chelsea London(1) 2-0 Newcastle United(1) - Millwall London(2) 0-2 Nottingham Forest(1) - West Ham United London(1) 5-0 Oxford United(3) - Bury(3) 1-1 Peterborough United(3) - Scunthorpe United(4) 1-1 Portsmouth(3) - Leicester City(1) 2-0 Queens Park Rangers(1) - Bournemouth(4) 2-0 Rochdale(4) - Leeds United(1) 0-3 Sheffield United(2) - Everton Liverpool(1) 0-3 Southport(4) - Hull City(2) 2-2 Sunderland(2) - Middlesbrough(1) 2-2 Swindon Town(3) - Cardiff City(2) 5-1 Tottenham Hotspur London(2) - Wimbledon London(4) 4-0 Walsall(3) - Preston North End(3) 0-0 West Bromwich Albion(1) - Rotherham United(3) 4-0 Wolverhamton Wanderers(1) - Luton Town(2) 1-3 Replays Round 2: ---------------- Bury(3) - Oxford United(3) 1-0 Colchester United(3) - Blackburn Rovers(2) 4-0 Hull City(2) - Southport(4) 1-0 Middlesbrough(1) - Sunderland(2) 1-0 Oldham Athletic(2) - Brighton and Hove Albion(2) 2-2 Preston North End(3) - Walsall(3) 0-1 Scunthorpe United(4) - Peterborough United(3) 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday(3) - Blackpool(2) 3-1 Southampton(2) - Crystal Palace London(2) 2-1 2e Replay Round 2: ------------------ Brighton and Hove Albion(2) - Oldham Athletic(2) 1-2 Round 3: -------- Arsenal London(1) - Southampton(2) 2-0 Aston Villa Birmingham(1) - Queens Park Rangers(1) 1-0 Bolton Wanderers(2) - Peterborough United(3) 3-1 Burnley(2) - Ipswich Town(1) 1-2 Everton Liverpool(1) - Middlesbrough(1) 2-2 Hull City(2) - Oldham Athletic(2) 2-0 Leeds United(1) - Colchester United(3) 4-0 Liverpool(1) - Derby County(1) 2-0 Luton Town(2) - Manchester City(1) 1-1 Millwall London(2) - Bury(3) 1-1 Nottingham Forest(1) - Notts County Nottingham(2) 4-0 Portsmouth(3) - Swindon Town(3) 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday(3) - Walsall(3) 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur London(2) - Coventry City(1) 2-3 West Bromwich Albion(1) - Watford(4) 1-0 Wrexham(3) - Bristol City(1) 1-0 Replays Round 3: ---------------- Bury(3) - Millwall London(2) 2-0 Manchester City(1) - Luton Town(2) 0-0 Middlesbrough(1) - Everton Liverpool(1) 1-2 Swindon Town(3) - Portsmouth(3) 4-3 2e Replay Round 3: ------------------ Luton Town(2) - Manchester City(1) 2-3 Round 4: -------- Arsenal London(1) - Hull City(2) 5-1 Bolton Wanderers(2) - Leeds United(1) 1-3 Bury(3) - West Bromwich Albion(1) 1-0 Ipswich Town(1) - Manchester City(1) 1-2 Liverpool(1) - Coventry City(1) 2-2 Nottingham Forest(1) - Aston Villa(1) 4-2 Sheffield Wednesday(3) - Everton Liverpool(1) 1-3 Wrexham(3) - Swindon Town(3) 2-0 Replay Round 4: --------------- Coventry City(1) - Liverpool(1) 0-2 1/4 Final: ---------- Bury(3) - Nottingham Forest(1) 0-3 Leeds United(1) - Everton Liverpool(1) 4-1 Manchester City(1) - Arsenal London(1) 0-0 Wrexham(3) - Liverpool(1) 1-3 Replay 1/4 Final: ----------------- Arsenal London(1) - Manchester City(1) 1-0 1/2 Final: ---------- Leeds United(1) - Nottingham Forest(1) 1-3 2-4 Liverpool(1) - Arsenal London(1) 2-1 0-0 Final (Wembley, 18 March 1978): ------------------------------- Nottingham Forest(1) - Liverpool(1) 0-0 aet Replay Final (Old Trafford, Manchester, 22 March 1978): ------------------------------------------------------- Nottingham Forest(1) - Liverpool(1) 1-0
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Season 1978-79
FA Charity Shield12 August 1978 Nottingham Forest 5–0 Ipswich TownLeague Division 1
Season 1978–79 Champions Liverpool (11th English title) Relegated Birmingham City,
Chelsea,
Queens Park Rangers1979–80 European Cup Liverpool,
Nottingham Forest (defending champions)FA Cup winners
1979–80 European Cup Winners' CupArsenal (5th FA Cup title) 1979–80 UEFA Cup Everton,
Ipswich Town
Leeds United,
West Bromwich AlbionMatches played 462 Goals scored 1,217 (2.63 per match) Top goalscorer Frank Worthington (Bolton Wanderers), 24 [3] Biggest home win Liverpool – Tottenham 7–0 (2 Sep 1978) Biggest away win Tottenham – Arsenal 0–5 (23 Dec 1978) Highest scoring Middlesbrough – Chelsea 7–2 (16 Dec 1978) Home \ Away ARS AST BIR BOL BRI CHE COV DER EVE IPS LEE LIV MCI MUN MID NWC NOT QPR SOU TOT WBA WOL Arsenal 1–1 3–1 1–0 2–0 5–2 1–1 2–0 2–2 4–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 5–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 Aston Villa 5–1 1–0 3–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 3–3 1–1 2–2 2–2 3–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–2 3–1 1–1 2–3 0–1 1–0 Birmingham 0–0 0–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–1 0–3 1–2 5–1 1–3 1–0 0–2 3–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 Bolton W 4–2 0–0 2–2 1–2 2–1 0–0 2–1 3–1 2–3 3–1 1–4 2–2 3–0 0–0 3–2 0–1 2–1 2–0 1–3 0–1 3–1 Bristol City 1–3 1–0 2–1 4–1 3–1 5–0 1–0 2–2 3–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 3–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 Chelsea 1–1 0–1 2–1 4–3 0–0 1–3 1–1 0–1 2–3 0–3 0–0 1–4 0–1 2–1 3–3 1–3 1–3 1–2 1–3 1–3 1–2 Coventry City 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 3–2 3–2 4–2 3–2 2–2 0–0 0–0 0–3 4–3 2–1 4–1 0–0 1–0 4–0 1–3 1–3 3–0 Derby County 2–0 0–0 2–1 3–0 0–1 1–0 0–2 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–3 1–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–2 3–2 4–1 Everton 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 4–1 3–2 3–3 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 Ipswich Town 2–0 0–2 3–0 3–0 0–1 5–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 2–3 0–3 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 0–1 3–1 Leeds United 0–1 1–0 3–0 5–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 4–0 1–0 1–1 0–3 1–1 2–3 3–1 2–2 1–2 4–3 4–0 1–2 1–3 3–0 Liverpool 3–0 3–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 5–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 6–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 7–0 2–1 2–0 Manchester City 1–1 2–3 3–1 2–1 2–0 2–3 2–0 1–2 0–0 1–2 3–0 1–4 0–3 1–0 2–2 0–0 3–1 1–2 2–0 2–2 3–1 Manchester U 0–2 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–3 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 4–1 0–3 1–0 3–2 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 3–5 3–2 Middlesbrough 2–3 2–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 7–2 1–2 3–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–3 0–2 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 Norwich City 0–0 1–2 4–0 0–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 3–0 0–1 0–1 2–2 1–4 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 0–0 Nottingham F 2–1 4–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 6–0 3–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 3–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 3–1 Queens Park R 1–2 1–0 1–3 1–3 1–0 0–0 5–1 2–2 1–1 0–4 1–4 1–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–2 0–1 3–3 Southampton 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–2 2–0 0–0 4–0 1–2 3–0 1–2 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 0–0 1–1 3–3 1–1 3–2 Tottenham H 0–5 1–4 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–0 0–3 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–3 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 West Bromwich 1–1 1–1 1–0 4–0 3–1 1–0 7–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 1–1 4–0 1–0 2–0 2–2 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 Wolverhampton 1–0 0–4 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 4–0 1–0 1–3 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–4 1–3 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 3–2 0–3P W D L F A W D L F A Pts1. LIVERPOOL 42 19 2 0 51 4 11 6 4 34 12 68 2. Nottingham Forest 42 11 10 0 34 10 10 8 3 27 16 60 3. West Bromwich Albion 42 13 5 3 38 15 11 6 4 34 20 59 4. Everton 42 12 7 2 32 17 5 10 6 20 23 51 5. Leeds United 42 11 4 6 41 25 7 10 4 29 27 50 6. Ipswich Town 42 11 4 6 34 21 9 5 7 29 28 49 7. Arsenal 42 11 8 2 37 18 6 6 9 24 30 48 8. Aston Villa 42 8 9 4 37 26 7 7 7 22 23 46 9. Manchester United 42 9 7 5 29 25 6 8 7 31 38 45 10. Coventry City 42 11 7 3 41 29 3 9 9 17 39 44 11. Tottenham Hotspur 42 7 8 6 19 25 6 7 8 29 36 41 12. Middlesbrough 42 10 5 6 33 21 5 5 11 24 29 40 13. Bristol City 42 11 6 4 34 19 4 4 13 13 32 40 14. Southampton 42 9 10 2 35 20 3 6 12 12 33 40 15. Manchester City 42 9 5 7 34 28 4 8 9 24 28 39 16. Norwich City 42 7 10 4 29 19 0 13 8 22 38 37 17. Bolton Wanderers 42 10 5 6 36 28 2 6 13 18 47 35 18. Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 10 4 7 26 26 3 4 14 18 42 34 19. Derby County 42 8 5 8 25 25 2 6 13 19 46 31 20. QUEENS PARK RANGERS 42 4 9 8 24 33 2 4 15 21 40 25 21. BIRMINGHAM CITY 42 5 9 7 24 25 1 1 19 13 39 22 22. CHELSEA 42 3 5 13 23 42 2 5 14 21 50 20League Division 2
| Season | 1978–79 |
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| Champions | Crystal Palace (1st title) |
| Promoted | Brighton & Hove Albion, Stoke City |
| Relegated | Blackburn Rovers, Millwall, Sheffield United |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,174 (2.54 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Pop Robson (West Ham United) 24 [3] |
| Biggest home win | Luton –Cardiff City 7–1 (16 Sep 1978) Luton –Notts County 6–0 (21 Oct 1978) |
| Biggest away win | Blackburn –Cardiff City 1–4 (28 Feb 1979) Cardiff City –Charlton 1–4 (4 Nov 1978) Charlton –Stoke 1–4 (14 Apr 1979) Luton –West Ham 1–4 (26 Feb 1979) Millwall –Brighton & Hove 1–4 (2 Sep 1979) Newcastle –Sunderland 1–4 (24 Feb 1979) 0–3: 9 matches |
| Highest scoring | Bristol Rovers –Charlton 5–5 (18 Nov 1978) |
League Division 3
| Season | 1978–79 |
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| Champions | Shrewsbury Town (1st title) |
| Promoted | Swansea City, Watford |
| Relegated | Lincoln City, Peterborough United, Tranmere Rovers, Walsall |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,388 (2.51 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ross Jenkins (Watford), 29 |
P W D L F A W D L F A Pts 1. SHREWSBURY TOWN 46 14 9 0 36 11 7 10 6 25 30 61 2. WATFORD 46 15 5 3 47 22 9 7 7 36 30 60 3. SWANSEA CITY 46 16 6 1 57 32 8 6 9 26 29 60 4. Gillingham 46 15 7 1 39 15 6 10 7 26 27 59 5. Swindon Town 46 17 2 4 44 14 8 5 10 30 38 57 6. Carlisle United 46 11 10 2 31 13 4 12 7 22 29 52 7. Colchester United 46 13 9 1 35 19 4 8 11 25 36 51 8. Hull City 46 12 9 2 36 14 7 2 14 30 47 49 9. Exeter City 46 14 6 3 38 18 3 9 11 23 38 49 10. Brentford 46 14 4 5 35 19 5 5 13 18 30 47 11. Oxford United 46 10 8 5 27 20 4 10 9 17 30 46 12. Blackpool 46 12 5 6 38 19 6 4 13 23 40 45 13. Southend United 46 11 6 6 30 17 4 9 10 21 32 45 14. Sheffield Wednesday 46 9 8 6 30 22 4 11 8 23 31 45 15. Plymouth Argyle 46 11 9 3 40 27 4 5 14 27 41 44 16. Chester City 46 11 9 3 42 21 3 7 13 15 40 44 17. Rotherham United 46 13 3 7 30 23 4 7 12 19 32 44 18. Mansfield Town 46 7 11 5 30 24 5 8 10 21 28 43 19. Bury 46 6 11 6 35 32 5 9 9 24 33 42 20. Chesterfield 46 10 5 8 35 34 3 9 11 16 31 40 21. PETERBOROUGH UNITED 46 8 7 8 26 24 3 7 13 18 39 36 22. WALSALL 46 7 6 10 34 32 3 6 14 22 39 32 23. TRANMERE ROVERS 46 4 12 7 26 31 2 4 17 19 47 28 24. LINCOLN CITY 46 5 7 11 26 38 2 4 17 15 50 25
League Division 4
| Season | 1978–79 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Reading (1st title) |
| Promoted | Barnsley, Grimsby Town, Wimbledon |
| Failed re-election | None |
| New club in the league | Wigan Athletic |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,409 (2.55 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | John Dungworth (Aldershot), 26 |
FINAL TABLE NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE '78-'79
1. Mossley 44-69 (117-48) 32 5 7 Champions
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2. Altrincham 44-61 (93-39) 25 11 8 AP
3. Matlock Town 44-56 (100-59) 24 8 12
4. Scarborough 44-52 (61-44) 19 14 11 AP
5. Southport 44-52 (62-49) 19 14 11
6. Boston United 44-52 (40-33) 17 18 9 AP
7. Runcorn 44-51 (79-54) 21 9 14
8. Stafford Rangers 44-50 (67-41) 18 14 12 AP
9. Goole Town 44-49 (56-61) 17 15 12
10. Northwich Victoria 44-47 (64-52) 18 11 15 AP
11. Lancaster City 44-46 (62-54) 17 12 15
12. Bangor City 44-44 (65-66) 15 14 15 AP
13. Worksop Town 44-40 (55-67) 13 14 17
14. Workington 44-39 (62-74) 16 7 21
15. Netherfield 44-37 (39-69) 13 11 20
16. Barrow 44-37 (47-78) 14 9 21 AP
17. Gainsborough Trinity 44-36 (52-67) 12 12 20
18. Morecambe 44-35 (55-65) 11 13 20
19. Frickley Athletic 44-35 (58-70) 13 9 22
20. South Liverpool 44-34 (48-85) 12 10 22
21. Gateshead FC 44-33 (42-63) 11 11 22
22. Buxton 44-31 (50-84) 11 9 24
23. Macclesfield Town 44-26 (40-92) 8 10 26
Champions: Mossley
Newly admitted: Grantham, Oswestry Town, Burton Albion
and Tamworth (all SL 1 north)
Newly admitted: Witton Albion and Marine Crosby (CCL)
1414 goals = 2.794 g/matchFINAL TABLE SOUTHERN LEAGUE (PREMIER DIVISION) '78-'79
1. Worcester City 42-65 (92-33) 27 11 4 Champions/AP
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2. Kettering Town 42-61 (109-43) 27 7 8 AP
3. Telford United 42-54 (60-39) 22 10 10 AP
4. Maidstone United 42-54 (55-35) 18 18 6 AP
5. Bath City 42-53 (59-41) 17 19 6 AP
6. Weymouth 42-51 (71-51) 18 15 9 AP
7. AP Leamington 42-49 (65-53) 19 11 12 AP
8. Redditch United 42-48 (70-57) 19 10 13 AP
9. Yeovil Town 42-46 (59-49) 15 16 11 AP
10. Witney Town 42-44 (53-52) 17 10 15 midland
11. Nuneaton Borough 42-43 (59-50) 13 17 12 AP
12. Gravesend & Northfleet 42-42 (56-55) 15 12 15 AP
13. Barnet 42-42 (52-64) 16 10 16 AP
14. Hillingdon Borough 42-40 (50-41) 12 16 14 south
15. Wealdstone 42-36 (51-59) 12 12 18 AP
16. Atherstone Town 42-35 (46-65) 9 17 16 folded
17. Dartford 42-34 (40-56) 10 14 18 south
18. Cheltenham Town 42-32 (38-72) 11 10 21 midland
19. Margate 42-29 (44-75) 10 9 23 south
20. Dorchester Town 42-25 (46-86) 7 11 24 south
21. Hastings United 42-23 (37-85) 5 13 24 south
22. Bridgend Town 42-18 (39-90) 6 6 30 midland
13 clubs resigned and join the (newly created) Alliance Premier League.
The Southern League will consist of two groups in 79/80,
Premier Division and Division 1 will be joined.
Champions: Worcester City
1251 goals = 2.708 goals/m.England FA Challenge Cup 1978-1979
Country Defending champions Ipswich Town Champions Arsenal (5th title) Runners-up Manchester United Round 1 25 Nov Aldershot 1 1 Weymouth 25 Nov Altrincham 4 3 Southport 25 Nov Barnet 3 3 Woking 25 Nov Barnsley 5 1 Worksop Town 25 Nov Blackpool 2 1 Lincoln 25 Nov Bournemouth 2 1 Hitchin T 25 Nov Bradford 1 0 Port Vale 25 Nov Carlisle 1 0 Halifax 25 Nov Chester 1 1 Runcorn 25 Nov Chorley 0 1 Scarborough 25 Nov Colchester 4 2 Oxford 25 Nov Darlington 1 1 Chesterfield 25 Nov Dartford 1 2 AP Leamington 25 Nov Doncaster 2 1 Huddersfield 25 Nov Exeter 1 0 Brentford 25 Nov Gravesend & N 0 0 Wimbledon 25 Nov Hartlepool 1 0 Grimsby 25 Nov Hereford 0 1 Newport County 25 Nov Hull City 2 1 Stafford Rangers 25 Nov Leatherhead 2 1 Merthyr T 25 Nov Maidstone United 1 0 Wycombe 25 Nov Mansfield 0 2 Shrewsbury 25 Nov Nuneaton 0 2 Crewe 25 Nov Portsmouth 2 0 Northampton 25 Nov Reading 0 0 Gillingham 25 Nov Rochdale 0 1 Droylesden 25 Nov Rotherham 3 0 Workington 25 Nov Scunthorpe 1 1 Sheff Wed 25 Nov Southend 3 2 Peterborough 25 Nov Stockport 5 1 Morecambe 25 Nov Swansea 4 1 Hillingdon Bor 25 Nov Swindon 2 0 March Town Utd 25 Nov Tranmere 2 1 Boston Utd 25 Nov Walsall 0 2 Torquay 25 Nov Watford 3 0 Dagenh'm 25 Nov Wealdstone 0 5 Enfield 25 Nov Wigan 2 2 Bury 25 Nov Worcester C 2 0 Plymouth 25 Nov Yeovil 0 1 Barking 25 Nov York 1 1 Blyth Spartans Round 1 Replays 28 Nov Blyth Spartans 3 5 York 28 Nov Bury 4 1 Wigan 28 Nov Gillingham 1 2 Reading 28 Nov Runcorn 0 5 Chester 28 Nov Sheff Wed 1 0 Scunthorpe 28 Nov Wimbledon 1 0 Gravesend & N 28 Nov Woking 3 3 Barnet 29 Nov Weymouth 0 2 Aldershot 06 Dec Chesterfield 0 1 Darlington Round 1 2nd Replays 05 Dec Woking 3 0 Barnet Round 2 16 Dec AP Leamington 0 1 Torquay 16 Dec Barking 1 2 Aldershot 16 Dec Barnsley 1 1 Rotherham 16 Dec Bury 3 1 Blackpool 16 Dec Carlisle 3 0 Hull City 16 Dec Crewe 0 1 Hartlepool 16 Dec Darlington 2 1 Chester 16 Dec Doncaster 0 3 Shrewsbury 16 Dec Droylesden 0 2 Altrincham 16 Dec Leatherhead 1 1 Colchester 16 Dec Maidstone United 1 0 Exeter 16 Dec Newport County 0 0 Worcester C 16 Dec Portsmouth 0 1 Reading 16 Dec Stockport 4 2 Bradford 16 Dec Swansea 2 2 Woking 16 Dec Swindon 3 0 Enfield 16 Dec Tranmere 1 1 Sheff Wed 16 Dec Watford 1 1 Southend 16 Dec Wimbledon 1 1 Bournemouth 16 Dec York 3 0 Scarborough Round 2 Replays 09 Jan Rotherham 2 1 Barnsley 18 Dec Southend 1 0 Watford 18 Dec Worcester C 1 2 Newport County 19 Dec Colchester 4 0 Leatherhead 19 Dec Sheff Wed 4 0 Tranmere 19 Dec Woking 3 5 Swansea 28 Dec Bournemouth 1 2 Wimbledon Round 3 06 Jan Leicester 3 0 Norwich 06 Jan Sheff Wed 1-1 Arsenal 06 Jan Shrewsbury 3 1 Cambridge 08 Jan Swansea 0 1 Bristol R 09 Jan Birmingham 0 2 Burnley 09 Jan Brighton 2 3 Wolves 09 Jan Bristol C 3 1 Bolton 09 Jan Charlton 1 1 Maidstone United 09 Jan Coventry 2 2 West Brom 09 Jan Darlington 0 1 Colchester 09 Jan Fulham 2 0 QPR 09 Jan Leyton Orient 3 2 Bury 09 Jan Middlesbro 1 1 C Palace 09 Jan Newport County 2 1 West Ham 09 Jan Notts Co 4 2 Reading 09 Jan Sheff Utd 0 0 Aldershot 09 Jan Swindon 3 0 Cardiff 09 Jan Wimbledon 0 2 Southampton 09 Jan York 2 0 Luton 10 Jan Ipswich 3 2 Carlisle 10 Jan Millwall 1 2 Blackburn 10 Jan Nottm Forest 2 0 Aston Villa 10 Jan Southend 0 0 Liverpool 10 Jan Sunderland 2 1 Everton 10 Jan Tottenham 1 1 Altrincham 15 Jan Man City 0 0 Rotherham 15 Jan Man Utd 3 0 Chelsea 16 Jan Newcastle 3 1 Torquay 16 Jan Preston 3 0 Derby 17 Jan Stoke 0 1 Oldham 18 Jan Hartlepool 2 6 Leeds 01 Feb Wrexham 6 2 Stockport Round 3 Replays 09 Jan Arsenal 1 1 Sheff Wed 15 Jan Aldershot 1 0 Sheff Utd 15 Jan C Palace 1 0 Middlesbro 15 Jan Maidstone United 1 2 Charlton 15 Jan West Brom 4 0 Coventry 16 Jan Altrincham 0 3 Tottenham 17 Jan Liverpool 3 0 Southend 17 Jan Rotherham 2 4 Man City Round 3 2nd Replay 15 Jan Arsenal 2 2 Sheff Wed Round 3 3rd Replay 17 Jan Arsenal 3 3 Sheff Wed Round 3 4th Replay 22 Jan Arsenal 2 0 Sheff Wed Round 4 27 Jan Arsenal 2-0 Notts Co 27 Jan Ipswich 0 0 Leyton Orient 27 Jan Newcastle 1-1 Wolves 27 Jan Nottm Forest 3 1 York 27 Jan Shrewsbury 2-0 Man City 29 Jan C Palace 3 0 Bristol C 30 Jan Aldershot 2 1 Swindon 30 Jan Liverpool 1 0 Blackburn 30 Jan Newport County 0 0 Colchester 31 Jan Fulham 1 1 Man Utd 05 Feb Bristol R 1 0 Charlton 12 Feb Preston 0 1 Southampton 12 Feb Tottenham 3 3 Wrexham 21 Feb Burnley 1 1 Sunderland 26 Feb Leeds 3 3 West Brom 26 Feb Oldham 3 1 Leicester Round 4 Replays 30 Jan Leyton Orient 0 2 Ipswich 05 Feb Colchester 1 0 Newport County 12 Feb Man Utd 1 0 Fulham 21 Feb Wrexham 2 3 Tottenham 22 Feb Wolves 1 0 Newcastle 26 Feb Sunderland 0 3 Burnley 01 Mar West Brom 2-0 Leeds Round 5 20 Feb Aldershot 2 2 Shrewsbury 20 Feb Colchester 0 1 Man Utd 26 Feb C Palace 0 1 Wolves 26 Feb Ipswich 6 1 Bristol R 26 Feb Nottm Forest 0 1 Arsenal 28 Feb Liverpool 3 0 Burnley 28 Feb Oldham 0 1 Tottenham 10 Mar West Brom 1 1 Southampton Round 5 Replays 26 Feb Shrewsbury 3 1 Aldershot 12 Mar Southampton 2 1 West Brom Round 6 10 Mar Ipswich 0 1 Liverpool 10 Mar Tottenham 1 1 Man Utd 10 Mar Wolves 1 1 Shrewsbury 19 Mar Southampton 1 1 Arsenal Round 6 Replays 13 Mar Shrewsbury 1 3 Wolves 14 Mar Man Utd 2-0 Tottenham 21 Mar Arsenal 2 0 Southampton SemiFinal 31 Mar Arsenal 2 0 Wolves [Aston Villa] 31 Mar Man Utd 2-2 Liverpool [Manchester C] SemiFinal Replay 04 Apr Man Utd 1-0 Liverpool [Everton] Final 12 May Arsenal 3-2 Man Utd [Wembley]
League Cup
| Country | England & Wales |
|---|---|
| Teams | 92 |
| Champions | Nottingham Forest |
| Runners-up | Southampton |
Round 1: -------- Aldershot(4) - Millwall London(2) 0-1 0-1 Barnsley(4) - Chesterfield(3) 1-2 0-0 Bournemouth(4) - Exeter City(3) 0-1 1-1 Bradford City(4) - Lincoln City(3) 2-0 1-1 Bristol Rovers(2) - Hereford United(4) 2-1 0-4 Cambridge United(2) - Northampton Town(4) 2-2 1-2 Cardiff City(2) - Oxford United(3) 1-2 1-2 Carlisle United(3) - Blackpool(3) 2-2 1-2 Colchester United(3) - Charlton Athletic London(2) 2-3 0-0 Crewe Alexandra(4) - Rochdale(4) 1-0 4-2 Doncaster Rovers(4) - Sheffield Wednesday(3) 0-1 1-0 Grimsby Town(4) - York City(4) 2-0 3-0 Hull City(3) - Peterborough United(3) 0-1 2-1 Mansfield Town(3) - Darlington(4) 0-1 2-2 Newport County(4) - Swansea City(3) 2-1 0-5 Plymouth Argyle(3) - Torquay United(4) 1-1 2-1 Portsmouth(4) - Swindon Town(3) 0-0 2-4 Port Vale Stoke(4) - Chester(3) 0-3 1-1 Preston North End(2) - Huddersfield Town(4) 3-0 2-2 Reading(4) - Gillingham(3) 3-1 2-1 Rotherham United(3) - Hartlepool United(4) 5-0 1-1 Scunthorpe United(4) - Notts County Nottingham(2) 0-1 0-3 Shrewsbury Town(3) - Stockport County(4) 1-0 1-3 Southend United(3) - Wimbledon London(4) 1-0 1-4 Tranmere Rovers(3) - Wigan Athletic(4) 1-1 1-2 Walsall(3) - Halifax Town(4) 2-1 2-0 Watford(3) - Brentford London(3) 4-0 3-1 Wrexham(2) - Bury(3) 2-0 2-1 Replays Round 1: ---------------- Peterborough United(3) - Hull City(3) 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday(3) - Doncaster Rovers(4) 1-0 Round 2: -------- Aston Villa Birmingham(1) - Sheffield Wednesday(3) 1-0 Birmingham City(1) - Southampton(1) 2-5 Blackpool(3) - Ipswich Town(1) 2-0 Bolton Wanderers(1) - Chelsea London(1) 2-1 Brighton and Hove Albion(2) - Millwall London(2) 1-0 Bristol City(1) - Crystal Palace London(2) 1-2 Burnley(2) - Bradford City(4) 1-1 Chester(3) - Coventry City(1) 2-1 Crewe Alexandra(4) - Notts County Nottingham(2) 2-0 Everton Liverpool(1) - Wimbledon London(4) 8-0 Exeter City(3) - Blackburn Rovers(2) 2-1 Fulham London(2) - Darlington(4) 2-2 Leicester City(2) - Derby County(1) 0-1 Luton Town(2) - Wigan Athletic(4) 2-0 Manchester City(1) - Grimsby Town(4) 2-0 Middlesbrough(1) - Peterborough United(3) 0-0 Northampton Town(4) - Hereford United(4) 0-0 Oldham Athletic(2) - Nottingham Forest(1) 0-0 Orient London(2) - Chesterfield(3) 1-2 Oxford United(3) - Plymouth Argyle(3) 1-1 Preston North End(2) - Queens Park Rangers(1) 1-3 Reading(4) - Wolverhampton Wanderers(1) 1-0 Rotherham United(3) - Arsenal London(1) 3-1 Sheffield United(2) - Liverpool(1) 1-0 Stockport County(4) - Manchester United(1) 2-3 Sunderland(2) - Stoke City(2) 0-2 Swansea City(3) - Tottenham Hotspur London(1) 2-2 Walsall(3) - Charlton Athletic London(2) 1-2 Watford(3) - Newcastle United(2) 2-1 West Bromwich Albion(1) - Leeds United(1) 0-0 West Ham United London(2) - Swindon Town(3) 1-2 Wrexham(2) - Norwich City(1) 1-3 Replays Round 2: ---------------- Bradford City(4) - Burnley(2) 2-3 Darlington(4) - Fulham London(2) 1-0 Hereford United(4) - Northampton Town(4) 0-1 Leeds United(1) - West Bromwich Albion(1) 0-0 Nottingham Forest(1) - Oldham Athletic(2) 4-2 Peterborough United(3) - Middlesbrough(1) 1-0 Plymouth Argyle(3) - Oxford United(3) 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur London(1) - Swansea City(3) 1-3 2e Replay Round 2: ------------------ Leeds United(1) - West Bromwich Albion(1) 1-0 Round 3: -------- Aston Villa(1) - Crystal Palace London(2) 1-1 Blackpool(3) - Manchester City(1) 1-1 Burnley(2) - Brighton and Hove Albion(2) 1-3 Chester(3) - Norwich City(1) 0-2 Chesterfield(3) - Charlton Athletic London(2) 4-5 Everton Liverpool(1) - Darlington(4) 1-0 Exeter City(3) - Bolton Wanderers(1) 2-1 Luton Town(2) - Crewe Alexandra(4) 2-1 Manchester United(1) - Watford(3) 1-2 Northampton Town(4) - Stoke City(2) 1-3 Oxford United(3) - Nottingham Forest(1) 0-5 Peterborough United(3) - Swindon Town(3) 1-1 Queens Park Rangers(1) - Swansea City(3) 2-0 Rotherham United(3) - Reading(4) 2-2 Sheffield United(2) - Leeds United(1) 1-4 Southampton(1) - Derby County(1) 1-0 Replays Round 3: ---------------- Crystal Palace(2) - Aston Villa Birmingham(1) 0-0 Manchester City(1) - Blackpool(3) 3-0 Reading(4) - Rotherham United(3) 1-0 Swindon Town(3) - Peterborough United(3) 0-2 2e Replay Round 3: ------------------ Aston Villa(1) - Crystal Palace London(2) 3-0 Round 4: -------- Aston Villa Birmingham(1) - Luton Town(2) 0-2 Brighton and Hove Albion(2) - Peterborough United(3) 1-0 Charlton Athletic London(2) - Stoke City(2) 2-3 Everton Liverpool(1) - Nottingham Forest(1) 2-3 Exeter City(3) - Watford(3) 0-2 Norwich City(1) - Manchester City(1) 1-3 Queens Park Rangers(1) - Leeds United(1) 0-2 Reading(4) - Southampton(1) 0-0 Replay Round 4: --------------- Southampton(1) - Reading(4) 2-0 1/4 Final: ---------- Leeds United(1) - Luton Town(2) 4-1 Nottingham Forest(1) - Brighton and Hove Albion(2) 3-1 Southampton(1) - Manchester City(1) 2-1 Stoke City(2) - Watford(3) 0-0 Replay 1/4 Final: ----------------- Watford(3) - Stoke City(2) 3-1 1/2 Final: ---------- Leeds United(1) - Southampton(1) 2-2 0-1 Nottingham Forest(1) - Watford(3) 3-1 0-0 Final (Wembley, 17 March 1979): ------------------------------- Nottingham Forest(1) - Southampton(1) 3-2----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Season 1979-80
FA Charity Shield
11 August 1979 Liverpool 3–1 Arsenal
League Division 1
| Season | 1979–80 |
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| Champions | Liverpool (12th English title) |
| Relegated | Bolton Wanderers Bristol City Derby County |
| European Cup | Liverpool Nottingham Forest (as defending champions) |
| UEFA Cup | Ipswich Town Manchester United Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,159 (2.51 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Phil Boyer (Southampton), 23 [3] |
| Biggest home win | Ipswich – Manchester United 6–0 (1 Mar 1980) |
| Biggest away win | West Bromwich Albion – Nottingham Forest 1–5 (1 Sep 1979) Brighton & Hove – Arsenal 0–4 (18 Aug 1979) Everton – Ipswich 0–4 (9 Feb 1980) Norwich – Wolverhampton 0–4 (23 Feb 1980) |
| Highest scoring | Norwich –Liverpool 3–5 (9 Feb 1980) |
Home \ Away ARS AST BOL B&HA BRI COV CRY DER EVE IPS LEE LIV MCI MUN MID NWC NOT SOU STK TOT WBA WOL
Arsenal 3–1 2–0 3–0 0–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–3
Aston Villa 0–0 3–1 2–1 0–2 3–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–3 2–2 0–3 0–2 2–0 3–2 3–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–3
Bolton W 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–3 2–2 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 0–0
Brighton & Hove 0–4 1–1 3–1 0–1 1–1 3–0 2–0 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–4 4–1 0–0 2–1 2–4 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 3–0
Bristol City 0–1 1–3 2–1 2–2 1–0 0–2 0–2 2–1 0–3 2–2 1–3 1–0 1–1 3–1 2–3 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–3 0–0 2–0
Coventry City 0–1 1–2 3–1 2–1 3–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 4–1 3–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 0–3 3–0 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–3
Crystal Palace 1–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 4–0 1–1 4–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 0–2 1–2 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 2–2 1–0
Derby County 3–2 1–3 4–0 3–0 3–3 1–2 1–2 0–1 0–1 2–0 1–3 3–1 1–3 1–0 0–0 4–1 2–2 2–2 2–1 2–1 0–1
Everton 0–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–4 5–1 1–2 1–2 0–0 0–2 2–4 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–3
Ipswich Town 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 4–0 6–0 1–0 4–2 0–1 3–1 3–1 3–1 4–0 1–0
Leeds United 1–1 0–0 2–2 1–1 1–3 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–2 2–0 3–0 1–2 1–0 3–0
Liverpool 1–1 4–1 0–0 1–0 4–0 4–0 3–0 3–0 2–2 1–1 3–0 2–0 2–0 4–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 3–1 3–0
Manchester City 0–3 1–1 2–2 3–2 3–1 3–0 0–0 3–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–4 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–3
Manchester U 3–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 5–0 3–0 1–0 4–0 4–1 2–0 0–1
Middlesbrough 5–0 0–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 3–0 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–0 3–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–3 0–0 2–1 1–0
Norwich City 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–0 2–1 4–2 0–0 3–3 2–1 3–5 2–2 0–2 0–0 3–1 2–1 2–2 4–0 1–1 0–4
Nottingham F 1–1 2–1 5–2 0–1 0–0 4–1 4–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 4–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–0 4–0 3–1 3–2
Southampton 0–1 2–0 2–0 5–1 5–2 2–3 4–1 4–0 1–0 0–1 1–2 3–2 4–1 1–1 4–1 2–0 4–1 3–1 5–2 1–1 0–3
Stoke City 2–3 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–2 1–2 3–2 2–3 0–1 0–2 0–2 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 3–1 3–2 0–1
Tottenham H 1–2 1–2 2–0 2–1 0–0 4–3 0–0 1–0 3–0 0–2 2–1 2–0 2–1 1–2 1–3 3–2 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–2
West Bromwich 2–2 1–2 4–4 2–2 3–0 4–1 3–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–2 4–0 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–5 4–0 0–1 2–1 0–0
Wolverhampton 1–2 1–1 3–1 1–3 3–0 0–3 1–1 0–0 0–0 3–0 3–1 1–0 1–2 3–1 0–2 1–0 3–1 0–0 3–0 1–2 0–0
P W D L F A W D L F A Pts
1. LIVERPOOL 42 15 6 0 46 8 10 4 7 35 22 60
2. Manchester United 42 17 3 1 43 8 7 7 7 22 27 58
3. Ipswich Town 42 14 4 3 43 13 8 5 8 25 26 53
4. Arsenal 42 8 10 3 24 12 10 6 5 28 24 52
5. Nottingham Forest 42 16 4 1 44 11 4 4 13 19 32 48
6. Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 9 6 6 29 20 10 3 8 29 27 47
7. Aston Villa 42 11 5 5 29 22 5 9 7 22 28 46
8. Southampton 42 14 2 5 53 24 4 7 10 12 29 45
9. Middlesbrough 42 11 7 3 31 14 5 5 11 19 30 44
10. West Bromwich Albion 42 9 8 4 37 23 2 11 8 17 27 41
11. Leeds United 42 10 7 4 30 17 3 7 11 16 33 40
12. Norwich City 42 10 8 3 38 30 3 6 12 20 36 40
13. Crystal Palace 42 9 9 3 26 13 3 7 11 15 37 40
14. Tottenham Hotspur 42 11 5 5 30 22 4 5 12 22 40 40
15. Coventry City 42 12 2 7 34 24 4 5 12 22 42 39
16. Brighton & Hove Albion 42 8 8 5 25 20 3 7 11 22 37 37
17. Manchester City 42 8 8 5 28 25 4 5 12 15 41 37
18. Stoke City 42 9 4 8 27 26 4 6 11 17 32 36
19. Everton 42 7 7 7 28 25 2 10 9 15 26 35
20. BRISTOL CITY 42 6 6 9 22 30 3 7 11 15 36 31
21. DERBY COUNTY 42 9 4 8 36 29 2 4 15 11 38 30
22. BOLTON WANDERERS 42 5 11 5 19 21 0 4 17 19 52 25League Division 2
| Season | 1979–80 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Leicester City (6th title) |
| Promoted | Birmingham City, Sunderland |
| Relegated | Burnley, Charlton Athletic, Fulham |
| European Cup Winners' Cup | West Ham United (as FA Cup winners) |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,162 (2.52 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Clive Allen (Queens Park Rangers), 28 [3] |
| Biggest home win | QPR –Burnley 7–0 (27 Oct 1979) |
| Biggest away win | Charlton –Sunderland 0–4 (15 Mar 1980) Leyton –West Ham 0–4 (1 Jan 1980) |
| Highest scoring | Leyton –Chelsea 3–7 (10 Nov 1979) |
P W D L F A W D L F A Pts 1. LEICESTER CITY 42 12 5 4 32 19 9 8 4 26 19 55 2. SUNDERLAND 42 16 5 0 47 13 5 7 9 22 29 54 3. BIRMINGHAM CITY 42 14 5 2 37 16 7 6 8 21 22 53 4. Chelsea 42 14 3 4 34 16 9 4 8 32 36 53 5. Queen's Park Rangers 42 10 9 2 46 25 8 4 9 29 28 49 6. Luton Town 42 9 10 2 36 17 7 7 7 30 28 49 7. West Ham United 42 13 2 6 37 21 7 5 9 17 22 47 8. Cambridge United 42 11 6 4 40 23 3 10 8 21 30 44 9. Newcastle United 42 13 6 2 35 19 2 8 11 18 30 44 10. Preston North End 42 8 10 3 30 23 4 9 8 26 29 43 11. Oldham Athletic 42 12 5 4 30 21 4 6 11 19 32 43 12. Swansea City 42 13 1 7 31 20 4 8 9 17 33 43 13. Shrewsbury Town 42 12 3 6 41 23 6 2 13 19 30 41 14. Leyton Orient 42 7 9 5 29 31 5 8 8 19 23 41 15. Cardiff City 42 11 4 6 21 16 5 4 12 20 32 40 16. Wrexham 42 13 2 6 26 15 3 4 14 14 34 38 17. Notts County 42 4 11 6 24 22 7 4 10 27 30 37 18. Watford 42 9 6 6 27 18 3 7 11 12 28 37 19. Bristol Rovers 42 9 8 4 33 23 2 5 14 17 41 35 20. FULHAM 42 6 4 11 19 28 5 3 13 23 46 29 21. BURNLEY 42 5 9 7 19 23 1 6 14 20 50 27 22. CHARLTON ATHLETIC 42 6 6 9 25 31 0 4 17 14 47 22
League Division 3
| Season | 1979–80 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Grimsby Town (1st title) |
| Promoted | Blackburn Rovers, Sheffield Wednesday |
| Relegated | Bury, Mansfield Town, Southend United, Wimbledon |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,422 (2.58 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Terry Curran (Sheffield Wednesday), 22 |
P W D L F A W D L F A Pts 1. GRIMSBY TOWN 46 18 2 3 46 16 8 8 7 27 26 62 2. BLACKBURN ROVERS 46 13 5 5 34 17 12 4 7 24 19 59 3. SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 46 12 6 5 44 20 9 10 4 37 27 58 4. Chesterfield 46 16 5 2 46 16 7 6 10 25 30 57 5. Colchester United 46 10 10 3 39 20 10 2 11 25 36 52 6. Carlisle United 46 13 6 4 45 26 5 6 12 21 30 48 7. Reading 46 14 6 3 43 19 2 10 11 23 46 48 8. Exeter City 46 14 5 4 38 22 5 5 13 22 46 48 9. Chester City 46 14 6 3 29 18 3 7 13 20 39 47 10. Swindon Town 46 15 4 4 50 20 4 4 15 21 43 46 11. Barnsley 46 10 7 6 29 20 6 7 10 24 36 46 12. Sheffield United 46 13 5 5 34 21 5 5 13 25 45 46 13. Rotherham United 46 13 4 6 38 24 5 6 12 20 42 46 14. Millwall 46 14 6 3 49 23 2 7 14 16 36 45 15. Plymouth Argyle 46 13 7 3 39 17 3 5 15 20 38 44 16. Gillingham 46 8 9 6 26 18 6 5 12 23 33 42 17. Oxford United 46 10 4 9 34 24 4 9 10 23 38 41 18. Blackpool 46 10 7 6 39 34 5 4 14 23 40 41 19. Brentford 46 10 6 7 33 26 5 5 13 26 47 41 20. Hull City 46 11 7 5 29 21 1 9 13 22 48 40 21. BURY 46 10 4 9 30 23 6 3 14 15 36 39 22. SOUTHEND UNITED 46 11 6 6 33 23 3 4 16 14 34 38 23. MANSFIELD TOWN 46 9 9 5 31 24 1 7 15 16 34 36 24. WIMBLEDON 46 6 8 9 34 38 4 6 13 18 43 34
League Division 4
| Season | 1979–80 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Huddersfield Town (1st title) |
| Promoted | Newport County, Portsmouth, Walsall |
| Failed re-election | None |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,460 (2.64 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Colin Garwood (Portsmouth / Aldershot), 27 |
FINAL TABLE NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE '79-'80 1. Mossley 42-65 (96-41) 28 9 5 Champions ------------------------------------------------------- 2. Witton Albion 42-64 (89-30) 28 8 6 3. Frickley Athletic 42-61 (93-48) 24 13 5 AP 4. Burton Albion 42-56 (83-42) 25 6 11 5. Matlock Town 42-53 (87-53) 18 17 7 6. Buxton 42-51 (61-48) 21 9 12 7. Worksop Town 42-50 (65-52) 20 10 12 8. Macclesfield Town 42-47 (67-53) 18 11 13 9. Grantham 42-44 (71-65) 18 8 16 10. Marine Crosby 42-42 (65-57) 16 10 16 11. Goole Town 42-41 (61-63) 14 13 15 12. Lancaster City 42-39 (74-77) 13 13 16 13. Oswestry Town 42-38 (44-60) 12 14 16 14. Gainsborough Trinity 42-36 (64-75) 14 8 20 15. Runcorn 42-33 (46-63) 11 11 20 16. Gateshead FC 42-33 (50-77) 11 11 20 17. Morecambe 42-32 (40-59) 10 12 20 18. Netherfield 42-29 (37-66) 7 15 20 19. Southport 42-29 (30-75) 8 13 21 20. South Liverpool 42-28 (51-84) 7 14 21 21. Workington 42-28 (50-85) 8 12 22 22. Tamworth 42-25 (26-77) 8 9 25 Champions: Mossley Newly admitted: King's Lynn (SL midland) 1350 goals = 2.922 g/match
FINAL TABLE SOUTHERN LEAGUE MIDLAND DIVISION '79-'80 1. Bridgend Town 42-62 (85-39) 28 6 8 Champions ------------------------------------------------------- 2. Minehead 42-59 (70-42) 22 15 5 3. Bedford Town 42-52 (71-42) 20 12 10 4. Kidderminster Harriers 42-52 (81-59) 23 6 13 5. Merthyr Tydfil 42-51 (70-47) 20 11 11 6. Enderby Town 42-50 (62-50) 21 8 13 7. Stourbridge 42-49 (67-49) 19 11 12 8. Alvechurch 42-48 (78-60) 17 14 11 9. Trowbridge Town 42-47 (62-61) 19 9 14 10. Bromsgrove Rovers 42-46 (67-56) 18 10 14 11. Barry Town 42-42 (64-58) 15 12 15 12. King's Lynn 42-41 (48-55) 15 11 16 NP 13. Banbury United 42-40 (56-56) 13 14 15 14. Taunton Town 42-40 (55-62) 16 8 18 15. Witney Town 42-39 (43-45) 10 19 13 16. Bedworth United 42-39 (40-42) 12 15 15 17. Milton Keynes City 42-37 (46-59) 15 7 20 18. Gloucester City(-2) 42-32 (55-68) 10 14 18 19. Cheltenham Town 42-31 (49-70) 13 5 24 20. Wellingborough Town 42-25 (54-106) 9 7 26 21. Cambridge City 42-21 (30-73) 6 9 27 22. Corby Town 42-19 (40-94) 5 9 28 Total: 924-922 (1293-1293) 346 232 346 Champions (Midland): Bridgend Town Relegated from Alliance: Redditch United 1293 goals = 2.799 goals/m. FINAL TABLE SOUTHERN LEAGUE SOUTHERN DIVISION '79-'80 1. Dorchester Town 46-62 (81-53) 25 12 9 Champions ------------------------------------------------------- 2. Aylesbury United 46-61 (73-40) 25 11 10 3. Dover 46-57 (78-47) 22 13 11 4. Gosport Borough 46-57 (70-50) 21 15 10 5. Dartford 46-56 (66-45) 21 14 11 6. Bognor Regis Town 46-55 (66-38) 20 15 11 7. Hillingdon Borough 46-54 (64-41) 19 16 11 8. Dunstable 46-53 (93-64) 17 19 10 9. Addlestone 46-53 (72-57) 20 13 13 namechange 10. Hastings United 46-53 (74-65) 19 15 12 11. Fareham Town 46-48 (61-53) 16 16 14 12. Waterlooville 46-46 (67-64) 17 12 17 13. Andover 46-45 (65-65) 16 13 17 14. Poole Town 46-45 (49-64) 16 13 17 15. Canterbury City 46-44 (56-60) 15 14 17 16. Hounslow 46-43 (44-57) 14 15 17 17. Margate 46-42 (51-62) 17 8 21 18. Folkestone & Shepway 46-39 (54-63) 14 11 21 namechange 19. Ashford Town 46-38 (54-71) 12 14 20 20. Crawley Town 46-37 (55-72) 13 11 22 21. Chelmsford City 46-36 (47-69) 9 18 19 22. Basingstoke Town 46-33 (48-79) 9 15 22 23. Salisbury 46-32 (47-58) 10 12 24 24. Tonbridge AFC 46-15 (30-128) 3 9 34 No Promotion / Relegation. Champions (Southern): Dorchester Town 1465 goals = 2.654 goals/m.
England FA Challenge Cup 1979-1980
Country Defending champions Arsenal Champions West Ham United
(3rd title)Runners-up Arsenal Round 1 24 Nov Aldershot 4 1 Exeter 24 Nov Altrincham 3 0 Crewe 24 Nov Barking 1 0 Oxford 24 Nov Barnsley 5 2 Hartlepool 24 Nov Blackpool 1 1 Wigan 24 Nov Blyth Spartans 0 2 Mansfield 24 Nov Brandon United 0 3 Bradford 24 Nov Burscough 0 3 Sheff Utd 24 Nov Burton 0 2 Bury 24 Nov Carlisle 3 3 Hull City 24 Nov Chester 5 1 Workington 24 Nov Colchester 1 1 Plymouth 24 Nov Darlington 1 1 Huddersfield 24 Nov Enfield 0 1 Yeovil 24 Nov Fareham Town 2 3 Merthyr T 24 Nov Gillingham 0 0 Wimbledon 24 Nov Gravesend & N 0 1 Torquay 24 Nov Grimsby 1 1 Chesterfield 24 Nov Halifax 2 0 Scarborough 24 Nov Harlow Town 2 1 Leytons & Ilford 24 Nov Hereford 1 0 Northampton 24 Nov Kidderminster 0 2 Blackburn 24 Nov Minehead 1 2 Chesham U 24 Nov Morecambe 1 1 Rotherham 24 Nov Nuneaton 3 3 Northwich 24 Nov Peterborough 1 2 Bournemouth 24 Nov Port Vale 1 3 Doncaster 24 Nov Portsmouth 1 0 Newport County 24 Nov Reading 4 2 Kettering 24 Nov Rochdale 2 1 Scunthorpe 24 Nov Salisbury 1 2 Millwall 24 Nov Sheff Wed 3 0 Lincoln 24 Nov Slough T 3 1 Hungerford T 24 Nov Stafford Rangers 3 2 Moor Green 24 Nov Swindon 4 1 Brentford 24 Nov Tranmere 9 0 AP Leamington 24 Nov Walsall 2 0 Stockport 24 Nov Wealdstone 0 1 Southend 24 Nov Wycombe 0 3 Croydon 24 Nov York 5 2 Mossley Round 1 Replays 26 Nov Northwich 3 0 Nuneaton 27 Nov Chesterfield 2 3 Grimsby 27 Nov Huddersfield 0 1 Darlington 27 Nov Plymouth 0 1 Colchester 27 Nov Rotherham 2 0 Morecambe 27 Nov Wimbledon 4 2 Gillingham 28 Nov Hull City 0 2 Carlisle 28 Nov Wigan 2 0 Blackpool Round 2 15 Dec Bury 0 0 York 15 Dec Carlisle 3 0 Sheff Wed 15 Dec Colchester 1 0 Bournemouth 15 Dec Croydon 1 1 Millwall 15 Dec Darlington 0 1 Bradford 15 Dec Doncaster 1 2 Mansfield 15 Dec Grimsby 2 0 Sheff Utd 15 Dec Hereford 1 2 Aldershot 15 Dec Reading 3 1 Barking 15 Dec Rotherham 0 2 Altrincham 15 Dec Southend 1 1 Harlow Town 15 Dec Torquay 3 3 Swindon 15 Dec Tranmere 2 2 Rochdale 15 Dec Walsall 1 1 Halifax 15 Dec Yeovil 1 0 Slough T 17 Dec Blackburn 2 0 Stafford Rangers 18 Dec Wimbledon 0 0 Portsmouth 19 Dec Chesham U 1 1 Merthyr T 05 Jan Northwich 2 2 Wigan 18 Dec Chester 1 0 Barnsley Round 2 Replays 18 Dec Halifax 1 1 Walsall 18 Dec Harlow Town 1 0 Southend 18 Dec Millwall 3 2 Croydon 18 Dec Rochdale 2 1 Tranmere 18 Dec York 0 2 Bury 22 Dec Merthyr T 1 3 Chesham U 22 Dec Swindon 3 2 Torquay 24 Dec Portsmouth 3 3 Wimbledon 07 Jan Wigan 1 0 Northwich Round 2 2nd Replays 24 Dec Halifax 2 0 Walsall 05 Jan Wimbledon 0 1 Portsmouth Round 3 04 Jan Bristol R 1 2 Aston Villa 05 Jan Altrincham 1 1 Leyton Orient 05 Jan Birmingham 2 1 Southampton 05 Jan Bristol C 6 2 Derby 05 Jan Burnley 1 0 Stoke 05 Jan Cardiff 0 0 Arsenal 05 Jan Carlisle 3 2 Bradford 05 Jan Chesham U 0 2 Cambridge 05 Jan Everton 4 1 Aldershot 05 Jan Halifax 1 0 Man City 05 Jan Leeds 1 4 Nottm Forest 05 Jan Leicester 1 1 Harlow Town 05 Jan Liverpool 5 0 Grimsby 05 Jan Luton 0 2 Swindon 05 Jan Mansfield 0 2 Brighton 05 Jan Millwall 5 1 Shrewsbury 05 Jan Newcastle 0 2 Chester 05 Jan Notts Co 0 3 Wolves 05 Jan Oldham 0 1 Coventry 05 Jan Preston 0 3 Ipswich 05 Jan QPR 1 2 Watford 05 Jan Reading 2 0 Colchester 05 Jan Sunderland 0 1 Bolton 05 Jan Swansea 2 2 C Palace 05 Jan Tottenham 1-1 Man Utd 05 Jan West Brom 1 1 West Ham 05 Jan Wrexham 6 0 Charlton 05 Jan Yeovil 0 3 Norwich 08 Jan Blackburn 1 1 Fulham 08 Jan Rochdale 1 1 Bury 09 Jan Portsmouth 1 1 Middlesbro 14 Jan Chelsea 0 1 Wigan Round 3 Replays 08 Jan Arsenal 2 1 Cardiff 08 Jan C Palace 3 3 Swansea 08 Jan Harlow Town 1 0 Leicester 08 Jan West Ham 2-1 West Brom 09 Jan Leyton Orient 2 1 Altrincham 09 Jan Man Utd 0-1 Tottenham 14 Jan Middlesbro 3 0 Portsmouth 15 Jan Fulham 0 1 Blackburn 21 Jan Bury 3 2 Rochdale Round 3 2nd Replay 14 Jan Swansea 2 1 C Palace Round 4 26 Jan Arsenal 2-0 Brighton 26 Jan Birmingham 2 1 Middlesbro 26 Jan Blackburn 1 0 Coventry 26 Jan Bolton 2 0 Halifax 26 Jan Bristol C 1 2 Ipswich 26 Jan Bury 1 0 Burnley 26 Jan Cambridge 1 1 Aston Villa 26 Jan Carlisle 0 0 Wrexham 26 Jan Chester 2 0 Millwall 26 Jan Everton 3 0 Wigan 26 Jan Leyton Orient 2 3 West Ham 26 Jan Nottm Forest 0 2 Liverpool 26 Jan Swansea 4 1 Reading 26 Jan Swindon 0 0 Tottenham 26 Jan Watford 4 3 Harlow Town 26 Jan Wolves 1 1 Norwich Round 4 Replays 29 Jan Wrexham 3 1 Carlisle 30 Jan Aston Villa 4 1 Cambridge 30 Jan Norwich 2 3 Wolves 30 Jan Tottenham 2 1 Swindon Round 5 16 Feb Blackburn 1 1 Aston Villa 16 Feb Bolton 1 1 Arsenal 16 Feb Everton 5 2 Wrexham 16 Feb Ipswich 2 1 Chester 16 Feb Liverpool 2 0 Bury 16 Feb Tottenham 3 1 Birmingham 16 Feb West Ham 2 0 Swansea 16 Feb Wolves 0 3 Watford Round 5 Replays 19 Feb Arsenal 3 0 Bolton 20 Feb Aston Villa 1 0 Blackburn Round 6 08 Mar Everton 2 1 Ipswich 08 Mar Tottenham 0 1 Liverpool 08 Mar Watford 1 2 Arsenal 08 Mar West Ham 1-0 Aston Villa SemiFinal 12 Apr Everton 1-1 West Ham [Aston Villa] 12 Apr Liverpool 0 0 Arsenal [Sheffield W] SemiFinal Replay 16 Apr Liverpool 1 1 Arsenal [Aston Villa] 16 Apr West Ham 2-1 Everton [Everton] SemiFinal 2nd Replay 28 Apr Liverpool 1 1 Arsenal [Aston Villa] SemiFinal 3rd Replay 01 May Arsenal 1 0 Liverpool [Coventry] Final 10 May West Ham 1-0 Arsenal [Wembley]
League Cup
| Country | England & Wales |
|---|---|
| Teams | 92 |
| Champions | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Runners-up | Nottingham Forest |
Round 1 (August 1979): ---------------------- Blackpool(3) - Rochdale(4) 1-1 1-0 Bradford City(4) - Darlington(4) 0-2 3-0 Bury(3) - Blackburn Rovers(3) 0-3 2-3 Chester(3) - Walsall(4) 2-1 0-0 Chesterfield(3) - Hartlepool United(4) 5-1 1-2 Colchester United(3) - Watford(2) 2-0 1-2 Gillingham(3) - Luton Town(2) 3-0 1-1 Grimsby Town(3) - Scunthorpe United(4) 2-0 0-0 Halifax Town(4) - Shrewsbury Town(2) 2-2 0-1 Hereford United(4) - Exeter City(3) 1-3 1-2 Huddersfield Town(4) - Crewe Alexandra(4) 2-1 3-1 Leicester City(2) - Rotherham United(3) 1-2 0-3 Lincoln City(4) - Barnsley(3) 2-1 1-2nv (Bar.vns) Mansfield Town(3) - York City(4) 1-0 2-3 aet Newport County(4) - Plymouth Argyle(3) 1-0 0-2 Northampton Town(4) - Millwall London(3) 2-1 2-2 Oxford United(3) - Reading(3) 1-5 1-2 Peterborough United(4) - Charlton Athletic London(2) 3-1 1-1 Portsmouth(4) - Swindon Town(3) 1-1 0-2 Port Vale Stoke(4) - Tranmere Rovers(4) 1-2 0-1 Sheffield United(3) - Doncaster Rovers(4) 1-1 1-3 Sheffield Wednesday(3) - Hull City(3) 1-1 2-1 Southend United(3) - Brentford London(3) 2-1 4-1 Stockport County(4) - Wigan Athletic(4) 2-1 0-0 Swansea City(2) - Bournemouth(4) 4-1 0-0 Torquay United(4) - Bristol Rovers(2) 1-2 3-1 Wimbledon London(3) - Aldershot(4) 4-1 2-1 Wrexham(2) - Carlisle United(3) 1-1 2-1 Round 2 (29 August and 5 September 1979): ----------------------------------------- Birmingham City(2) - Preston North End(2) 2-1 1-0 Blackburn Rovers(3) - Nottingham Forest(1) 1-1 1-6 Bolton Wanderers(1) - Southend United(3) 1-2 0-0 Brighton and Hove Albion(1) - Cambridge United(2) 2-0 2-1 Bristol City(1) - Rotherham United(3) 1-0 1-1 Burnley(2) - Wolverhampton Wanderers(1) 1-1 0-2 Chesterfield(3) - Shrewsbury Town(2) 3-0 0-0 Colchester United(3) - Aston Villa Birmingham(1) 0-2 2-0nv (Ast.vns) Derby County(1) - Middlesbrough(1) 0-1 1-1 Doncaster Rovers(4) - Exeter City(3) 3-1 1-5 Everton Liverpool(1) - Cardiff City(2) 2-0 0-1 Gillingham(3) - Norwich City(1) 1-1 2-4 Grimsby Town(3) - Huddersfield Town(4) 1-0 4-1 Ipswich Town(1) - Coventry City(1) 0-1 0-0 Leeds United(1) - Arsenal London(1) 1-1 0-7 Northampton Town(4) - Oldham Athletic(2) 3-0 1-3 Notts County Nottingham(2) - Torquay United(4) 0-0 1-0 Orient London(2) - Wimbledon London(3) 2-2 2-2nv (Wim.vns) Peterborough United(4) - Blackpool(3) 0-0 1-0 Plymouth Argyle(3) - Chelsea London(2) 2-2 2-1 Queens Park Rangers(2) - Bradford City(4) 2-1 2-0 Reading(3) - Mansfield Town(3) 4-3 2-4 Sheffield Wednesday(3) - Manchester City(1) 1-1 1-2 Southampton(1) - Wrexham(2) 5-0 3-0 Stockport County(4) - Crystal Palace London(1) 1-1 0-7 Stoke City(1) - Swansea City(2) 1-1 3-1 Sunderland(2) - Newcastle United(2) 2-2 2-2nv (Sun.vns) Swindon Town(3) - Chester(3) 1-0 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur London(1) - Manchester United(1) 2-1 1-3 Tranmere Rovers(4) - Liverpool(1) 0-0 0-4 West Bromwich Albion(1) - Fulham London(2) 1-1 1-0 West Ham United London(2) - Barnsley(3) 3-1 2-0 Round 3 (26 September 1979): ---------------------------- Arsenal London(1) - Southampton(1) 2-1 Aston Villa Birmingham(1) - Everton Liverpool(1) 0-0 Birmingham City(2) - Exeter City(3) 1-2 Crystal Palace London(1) - Wolverhampton Wanderers(1) 1-2 Grimsby Town(3) - Notts County Nottingham(2) 3-1 Liverpool(1) - Chesterfield(3) 3-1 Manchester City(1) - Sunderland(2) 1-1 Mansfield Town(3) - Queens Park Rangers(2) 0-3 Middlesbrough(1) - Nottingham Forest(1) 1-3 Northampton Town(4) - Brighton and Hove Albion(1) 0-1 Norwich City(1) - Manchester United(1) 4-1 Peterborough United(4) - Bristol City(1) 1-1 Plymouth Argyle(3) - Wimbledon London(3) 0-0 Stoke City(1) - Swindon Town(3) 2-2 West Bromwich Albion(1) - Coventry City(1) 2-1 West Ham United London(2) - Southend United(3) 1-1 Replays Round 3: ---------------- Bristol City(1) - Peterborough United(4) 4-0 Everton Liverpool(1) - Aston Villa Birmingham(1) 4-1 Southend United(3) - West Ham United London(2) 0-0 Sunderland(2) - Manchester City(1) 1-0 Swindon Town(3) - Stoke City(1) 2-1 Wimbledon London(3) - Plymouth Argyle(3) 1-0 2e Replay Round 3: ------------------ West Ham United London(2) - Southend United(3) 5-1 Round 4: -------- Brighton and Hove Albion(1) - Arsenal London(1) 0-0 Bristol City(1) - Nottingham Forest(1) 1-1 Grimsby Town(3) - Everton Liverpool(1) 2-1 Liverpool(1) - Exeter City(3) 2-0 Queens Park Rangers(2) - Wolverhampton Wanderers(1) 1-1 Sunderland(2) - West Ham United London(2) 1-1 West Bromwich Albion(1) - Norwich City(1) 0-0 Wimbledon London(3) - Swindon Town(3) 1-2 Replays Round 4: ---------------- Arsenal London(1) - Brighton and Hove Albion(1) 4-0 Norwich City(1) - West Bromwich Albion(1) 3-0 Nottingham Forest(1) - Bristol City(1) 3-0 West Ham United London(2) - Sunderland(2) 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers(1) - Queens Park Rangers(2) 1-0 1/4 Final (5 December 1979): ---------------------------- Arsenal London(1) - Swindon Town(3) 1-1 Grimsby Town(3) - Wolverhampton Wanderers(1) 0-0 Norwich City(1) - Liverpool(1) 1-3 West Ham United London(2) - Nottingham Forest(1) 0-0 Replays 1/4 Final: ------------------ Nottingham Forest(1) - West Ham United London(2) 3-0 Swindon Town(3) - Arsenal London(1) 4-3 aet Wolverhampton Wanderers(1) - Grimsby Town(3) 1-1 2e Replay 1/4 Final: -------------------- Grimsby Town(3) - Wolverhampton Wanderers(1) 0-2 1/2 Final (16 January and 13 February 1980): -------------------------------------------- Nottingham Forest(1) - Liverpool(1) 1-0 1-1 Swindon Town(3) - Wolverhampton Wanderers(1) 2-1 1-3 Final (Wembley, 15 March 1980): ------------------------------- Wolverhampton Wanderers(1) - Nottingham Forest(1) 1-0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Season 1980-81
FA Charity Shield
9 August 1980 Liverpool 1–0 West Ham United
League Division 1
| Season | 1980–81 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Aston Villa (7th English title) |
| Relegated | Crystal Palace, Leicester City, Norwich City |
| 1981–82 European Cup | Aston Villa, Liverpool |
| FA Cup winners 1981–82 European Cup Winners' Cup | Tottenham Hotspur (6th FA Cup title) |
| 1981–82 UEFA Cup | Arsenal, Ipswich Town, Southampton, West Bromwich Albion |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,228 (2.66 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Peter Withe (Aston Villa), 20 Steve Archibald (Tottenham Hotspur), 20 [3] |
| Biggest home win | Middlesbrough –Norwich 6–1 (4 Oct 1980) Everton –Crystal Palace 5–0 (20 Sep 1980) Manchester United –Leicester 5–0 (13 Sep 1980) Nottingham Forest –Leicester 5–0 (20 Sep 1980) Nottingham Forest –Stoke 5–0 (30 Aug 1980) |
| Biggest away win | Coventry –Everton 0–5 (27 Sep 1980) Leeds United –Arsenal 0–5 (8 Nov 1980) |
| Highest scoring | Tottenham – Ipswich Town 5–3 (17 Dec 1980) Tottenham –Southampton 4–4 (26 Dec 1980) |
Home \ Away ARS AST BIR B&HA COV CRY EVE IPS LEE LEI LIV MCI MUN MID NWC NOT SOU STK SUN TOT WBA WOL Arsenal 2–0 2–1 2–0 2–2 3–2 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–2 3–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 Aston Villa 1–1 3–0 4–1 1–0 2–1 0–2 1–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 3–3 3–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 4–0 3–0 1–0 2–1 Birmingham 3–1 1–2 2–1 3–1 1–0 1–1 1–3 0–2 1–2 1–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 4–0 2–0 0–3 1–1 3–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 Brighton & Hove 0–1 1–0 2–2 4–1 3–2 1–3 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–2 1–2 1–4 0–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 0–2 1–2 2–0 Coventry City 3–1 1–2 2–1 3–3 3–1 0–5 0–4 2–1 4–1 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 2–1 0–1 3–0 2–2 Crystal Palace 2–2 0–1 3–1 0–3 0–3 2–3 1–2 0–1 2–1 2–2 2–3 1–0 5–2 4–1 1–3 3–2 1–1 0–1 3–4 0–1 0–0 Everton 1–2 1–3 1–1 4–3 3–0 5–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 2–2 0–2 0–1 4–1 0–2 0–0 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 Ipswich Town 0–2 1–0 5–1 2–0 2–0 3–2 4–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–3 4–0 4–1 3–0 0–0 3–1 Leeds United 0–5 1–2 0–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–3 1–3 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–3 Leicester City 1–0 2–4 1–0 0–1 1–3 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–1 2–1 0–2 2–0 Liverpool 1–1 2–1 2–2 4–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 4–2 4–1 0–0 2–0 3–0 0–1 2–1 4–0 1–0 Manchester City 1–1 2–2 0–1 1–1 3–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–0 3–3 0–3 1–0 3–2 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–2 0–4 3–1 2–1 4–0 Manchester U 0–0 3–3 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 0–1 5–0 0–0 2–2 3–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 Middlesbrough 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 3–0 1–0 1–2 2–2 1–1 6–1 0–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 4–1 2–1 2–0 Norwich City 1–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–3 2–3 0–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 5–1 1–0 2–2 0–2 1–1 Nottingham F 3–1 2–2 2–1 4–1 1–1 3–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 5–0 0–0 3–2 1–2 1–0 2–1 2–1 5–0 3–1 0–3 2–1 1–0 Southampton 3–1 1–2 3–1 3–1 1–0 4–2 3–0 3–3 2–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–2 2–1 1–1 2–2 4–2 Stoke City 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–2 1–0 2–2 2–2 3–0 1–0 2–2 2–1 1–2 1–0 3–1 1–2 1–2 2–0 2–3 0–0 3–2 Sunderland 2–0 1–2 3–0 1–2 3–0 1–0 3–1 0–2 4–1 1–0 2–4 2–0 2–0 0–1 3–0 2–2 1–2 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 Tottenham H 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–2 4–1 4–2 2–2 5–3 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 0–0 3–2 2–3 2–0 4–4 2–2 0–0 2–3 2–2 West Bromwich A 0–1 0–0 2–2 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 3–1 1–2 3–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 3–0 3–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 4–2 1–1 Wolverhampton 1–2 0–1 1–0 0–2 0–1 2–0 0–0 0–2 2–1 0–1 4–1 1–3 1–0 3–0 3–0 1–4 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–0
P W D L F A W D L F A Pts 1. ASTON VILLA 42 16 3 2 40 13 10 5 6 32 27 60 2. Ipswich Town 42 15 4 2 45 14 8 6 7 32 29 56 3. Arsenal 42 13 8 0 36 17 6 7 8 25 28 53 4. West Bromwich Albion 42 15 4 2 40 15 5 8 8 20 27 52 5. Liverpool 42 13 5 3 38 15 4 12 5 24 27 51 6. Southampton 42 15 4 2 47 22 5 6 10 29 34 50 7. Nottingham Forest 42 15 3 3 44 20 4 9 8 18 24 50 8. Manchester United 42 9 11 1 30 14 6 7 8 21 22 48 9. Leeds United 42 10 5 6 19 19 7 5 9 20 28 44 10. Tottenham Hotspur 42 9 9 3 44 31 5 6 10 26 37 43 11. Stoke City 42 8 9 4 31 23 4 9 8 20 37 42 12. Manchester City 42 10 7 4 35 25 4 4 13 21 34 39 13. Birmingham City 42 11 5 5 32 23 2 7 12 18 38 38 14. Middlesbrough 42 14 4 3 38 16 2 1 18 15 45 37 15. Everton 42 8 6 7 32 25 5 4 12 23 33 36 16. Coventry City 42 9 6 6 31 30 4 4 13 17 38 36 17. Sunderland 42 10 4 7 32 19 4 3 14 20 34 35 18. Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 11 2 8 26 20 2 7 12 17 35 35 19. Brighton & Hove Albion 42 10 3 8 30 26 4 4 13 24 41 35 20. NORWICH CITY 42 9 7 5 34 25 4 0 17 15 48 33 21. LEICESTER CITY 42 7 5 9 20 23 6 1 14 20 44 32 22. CRYSTAL PALACE 42 6 4 11 32 37 0 3 18 15 46 19
League Division 2
| Season | 1980–81 |
|---|---|
| Champions | West Ham United (2nd title) |
| Promoted | Notts County, Swansea City |
| Relegated | Bristol City, Bristol Rovers, Preston North End |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,073 (2.32 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | David Cross (West Ham United), 22 [3] |
| Biggest home win | Chelsea –Newcastle 6–0 (25 Oct 1980) |
| Biggest away win | Grimsby Town –West Ham 1–5 (11 Apr 1981) Wrexham –Chelsea 0–4 (15 Nov 1980) |
| Highest scoring | Bolton –Cambridge United 6–1 (1 Nov 1980) |
P W D L F A W D L F A Pts 1. WEST HAM UNITED 42 19 1 1 53 12 9 9 3 26 17 66 2. NOTTS COUNTY 42 10 8 3 26 15 8 9 4 23 23 53 3. SWANSEA CITY 42 12 5 4 39 19 6 9 6 25 25 50 4. Blackburn Rovers 42 12 8 1 28 7 4 10 7 14 22 50 5. Luton Town 42 10 6 5 35 23 8 6 7 26 23 48 6. Derby County 42 9 8 4 34 26 6 7 8 23 26 45 7. Grimsby Town 42 10 8 3 21 10 5 7 9 23 32 45 8. Queen's Park Rangers 42 11 7 3 36 12 4 6 11 20 34 43 9. Watford 42 13 5 3 34 18 3 6 12 16 27 43 10. Sheffield Wednesday 42 14 4 3 38 14 3 4 14 15 37 42 11. Newcastle United 42 11 7 3 22 13 3 7 11 8 32 42 12. Chelsea 42 8 6 7 27 15 6 6 9 19 26 40 13. Cambridge United 42 13 1 7 36 23 4 5 12 17 42 40 14. Shrewsbury Town 42 9 7 5 33 22 2 10 9 13 25 39 15. Oldham Athletic 42 7 9 5 19 16 5 6 10 20 32 39 16. Wrexham 42 5 8 8 22 24 7 6 8 21 21 38 17. Leyton Orient 42 9 8 4 34 20 4 4 13 18 36 38 18. Bolton Wanderers 42 10 5 6 40 27 4 5 12 21 39 38 19. Cardiff City 42 7 7 7 23 24 5 5 11 21 36 36 20. PRESTON NORTH END 42 8 7 6 28 26 3 7 11 13 36 36 21. BRISTOL CITY 42 6 10 5 19 15 1 6 14 10 36 30 22. BRISTOL ROVERS 42 4 9 8 21 24 1 4 16 13 41 23
League Division 3
| Season | 1980–81 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Rotherham United (1st title) |
| Promoted | Barnsley, Charlton Athletic |
| Relegated | Blackpool, Colchester United, Hull City, Sheffield United |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,337 (2.42 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Tony Kellow (Exeter City), 25 |
Home \ Away BAR BLP BRE BUR CRL CHA CHE CHF COL EXE FUL GIL HUD HUL MIL NPC OXF PLY POR REA ROT SHU SWI WAL
Barnsley 2–0 0–1 3–2 3–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–0 2–2 3–3 1–0 5–0 2–0 4–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 2–3 1–0 2–1 2–0 3–0
Blackpool 1–0 0–3 0–0 0–1 0–2 2–3 0–3 1–1 0–0 0–2 4–0 1–2 2–2 0–0 2–4 1–1 1–0 0–2 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–0
Brentford 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 3–2 2–1 0–1 1–3 3–3 0–0 2–2 1–0 0–1 3–0 0–1 2–2 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 4–0
Burnley 0–1 4–1 2–0 0–3 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 3–2 4–2 2–0 5–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–3 1–2 1–1 3–2 0–0 0–0
Carlisle United 2–2 2–0 1–2 3–2 1–2 3–0 2–6 4–0 1–1 2–2 0–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–4 0–0 2–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–3 2–1 1–1
Charlton 1–1 2–1 3–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–2 3–2 0–0 3–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 4–2 2–0 2–0 0–0 2–0
Chester 2–2 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 4–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–2 0–2 4–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 3–2 1–0 1–0
Chesterfield 0–0 3–2 2–1 3–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 3–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 3–0 3–2 2–1 2–2 3–0 3–2 2–0 1–0 2–2 1–2
Colchester 2–2 3–2 0–2 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 3–2 2–1 1–2 2–0 3–0 1–0 3–0 2–2 1–0 1–2 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–1
Exeter City 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 4–3 2–2 2–2 4–0 1–0 2–1 1–4 1–3 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 3–4 0–3
Fulham 2–3 1–2 1–1 0–2 2–3 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 3–2 2–2 0–0 1–1 2–1 0–4 0–0 3–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–1
Gillingham 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–5 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–2 3–2 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 0–0 2–2 0–0 1–0
Huddersfield 1–0 1–1 3–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 5–0 4–2 1–0 5–0 0–1 1–4 2–0 2–0 0–0 4–1 1–0 1–0 0–2 1–1
Hull City 1–2 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–2 0–0 0–0 0–1 3–3 0–1 2–2 2–1 3–1 3–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–1
Millwall 1–1 0–0 2–2 2–2 3–0 2–0 1–0 0–2 3–1 1–0 3–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–4 3–1 0–1
Newport County 0–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 4–0 1–2 1–1 5–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 3–2 4–0 2–1 0–1 0–2 2–1 0–0 0–1 4–0 0–2 1–1
Oxford United 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–3 2–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–2 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–1
Plymouth Argyle 1–3 0–2 0–1 2–1 4–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–2 2–1 4–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 3–2 3–0 1–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 0–0 2–0
Portsmouth 0–1 3–3 0–2 4–2 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 5–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–3 0–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 2–0
Reading 3–2 3–0 0–0 1–3 3–1 1–3 3–0 2–3 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–1 2–1 2–0 4–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 4–1 2–0
Rotherham United2–0 4–0 4–1 1–0 3–0 3–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 0–0 1–1 3–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 3–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 2–1
Sheffield United1–1 4–2 0–0 0–0 2–2 3–2 2–0 2–0 3–0 3–1 1–2 0–1 2–2 3–1 2–3 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–2 3–0 0–1
Swindon Town 2–0 1–2 0–0 0–3 1–1 0–3 1–2 0–1 3–0 2–2 3–4 0–0 1–0 3–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 0–2 3–1 2–1 5–2 3–1
Walsall 1–1 2–2 2–3 3–1 4–3 2–2 2–1 4–3 3–1 1–3 1–2 3–3 2–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–3 1–3 2–0 2–2 0–2 4–4 2–1
P W D L F A W D L F A Pts
1. ROTHERHAM UNITED 46 17 6 0 43 8 7 7 9 19 24 61
2. BARNSLEY 46 15 5 3 46 19 6 12 5 26 26 59
3. CHARLTON ATHLETIC 46 14 6 3 36 17 11 3 9 27 27 59
4. Huddersfield Town 46 14 6 3 40 11 7 8 8 31 29 56
5. Chesterfield 46 17 4 2 42 16 6 6 11 30 32 56
6. Portsmouth 46 14 5 4 35 19 8 4 11 20 28 53
7. Plymouth Argyle 46 14 5 4 35 18 5 9 9 21 26 52
8. Burnley 46 13 5 5 37 21 5 9 9 23 27 50
9. Brentford 46 7 9 7 30 25 7 10 6 22 24 47
10. Reading 46 13 5 5 39 22 5 5 13 23 40 46
11. Exeter City 46 9 9 5 36 30 7 4 12 26 36 45
12. Newport County 46 11 6 6 38 22 4 7 12 26 39 43
13. Fulham 46 8 7 8 28 29 7 6 10 29 35 43
14. Oxford United 46 7 8 8 20 24 6 9 8 19 23 43
15. Gillingham 46 9 8 6 23 19 3 10 10 25 39 42
16. Millwall 46 10 9 4 30 21 4 5 14 13 39 42
17. Swindon Town 46 10 6 7 35 27 3 9 11 16 29 41
18. Chester City 46 11 5 7 25 17 4 6 13 13 31 41
19. Carlisle United 46 8 9 6 32 29 6 4 13 24 41 41
20. Walsall 46 8 9 6 43 43 5 6 12 16 31 41
21. SHEFFIELD UNITED 46 12 6 5 38 20 2 6 15 27 43 40
22. COLCHESTER UNITED 46 12 7 4 35 22 2 4 17 10 43 39
23. BLACKPOOL 46 5 9 9 19 28 4 5 14 26 47 32
24. HULL CITY 46 7 8 8 23 22 1 8 14 17 49 32League Division 4
| Season | 1980–81 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Southend United (1st title) |
| Promoted | Doncaster Rovers, Lincoln City, Wimbledon |
| Failed re-election | None |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,364 (2.47 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Alan Cork (Wimbledon), 23 |
P W D L F A W D L F A Pts 1. SOUTHEND UNITED 46 19 4 0 47 6 11 3 9 32 25 67 2. LINCOLN CITY 46 15 7 1 44 11 10 8 5 22 14 65 3. DONCASTER ROVERS 46 15 4 4 36 20 7 8 8 23 29 56 4. WIMBLEDON 46 15 4 4 42 17 8 5 10 22 29 55 5. Peterborough United 46 11 8 4 37 21 6 10 7 31 33 52 6. Aldershot 46 12 9 2 28 11 6 5 12 15 30 50 7. Mansfield Town 46 13 5 5 36 15 7 4 12 22 29 49 8. Darlington 46 13 6 4 43 23 6 5 12 22 36 49 9. Hartlepool United 46 14 3 6 42 22 6 6 11 22 39 49 10. Northampton 46 11 7 5 42 26 7 6 10 23 41 49 11. Wigan Athletic 46 13 4 6 29 16 5 7 11 22 39 47 12. Bury 46 10 8 5 38 21 7 3 13 32 41 45 13. Bournemouth 46 9 8 6 30 21 7 5 11 17 27 45 14. Bradford City 46 9 9 5 30 24 5 7 11 23 36 44 15. Rochdale 46 11 6 6 33 25 3 9 11 27 45 43 16. Scunthorpe United 46 8 12 3 40 31 3 8 12 20 38 42 17. Torquay United 46 13 2 8 38 26 5 3 15 17 37 41 18. Crewe Alexandra 46 10 7 6 28 20 3 7 13 20 41 40 19. Port Vale 46 10 8 5 40 23 2 7 14 17 47 39 20. Stockport County 46 10 5 8 29 25 6 2 15 15 32 39 21. Tranmere Rovers 46 12 5 6 41 24 1 5 17 18 49 36 22. Hereford United 46 8 8 7 29 20 3 5 15 9 42 35 23. Halifax Town 46 9 3 11 28 32 2 9 12 16 39 34 24. York City 46 10 2 11 31 23 2 7 14 16 43 33
FINAL TABLE NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE 80-81 1. Runcorn 42-71 (99-22) 32 7 3 Champions/AP ------------------------------------------------------- 2. Mossley 42-55 (95-55) 24 7 11 3. Marine Crosby 42-54 (66-41) 22 10 10 4. Buxton 42-49 (64-50) 21 7 14 5. Gainsborough Trinity 42-47 (80-57) 17 13 12 6. Burton Albion 42-46 (63-54) 19 8 15 7. Witton Albion 42-46 (70-62) 19 8 15 8. Goole Town 42-44 (56-50) 14 16 12 9. South Liverpool 42-44 (59-64) 19 6 17 10. Workington 42-43 (57-48) 15 13 14 11. Gateshead FC 42-42 (65-61) 12 18 12 12. Worksop Town 42-41 (66-61) 15 11 16 13. Macclesfield Town 42-39 (52-69) 13 13 16 14. Grantham 42-37 (57-74) 14 9 19 15. Matlock Town 42-36 (57-80) 12 12 18 16. Lancaster City 42-35 (48-70) 13 9 20 17. Netherfield 42-34 (73-81) 11 12 19 18. Oswestry Town 42-34 (54-67) 13 8 21 19. King's Lynn 42-34 (46-65) 8 18 16 20. Southport 42-33 (42-68) 11 11 20 21. Morecambe 42-30 (42-74) 11 8 23 22. Tamworth 42-30 (38-76) 9 12 21 Champions: Runcorn Rel. from Alliance: Bangor City 1349 goals = 2.920 g/match
FINAL TABLE SOUTHERN LEAGUE (MIDLAND DIVISION) '80-'81 1. Alvechurch 42-61 (76-40) 26 9 7 Champions ------------------------------------------------------- 2. Bedford Town 42-61 (63-32) 25 11 6 3. Trowbridge Town 42-57 (69-39) 24 9 9 AP 4. Kidderminster Harriers 42-55 (67-41) 23 9 10 5. Barry Town 42-51 (60-40) 21 9 12 6. Stourbridge 42-50 (75-49) 17 16 9 7. Enderby Town 42-50 (71-47) 21 8 13 8. Cheltenham Town 42-48 (70-59) 18 12 12 9. Bromsgrove Rovers 42-47 (65-50) 19 9 14 10. Corby Town 42-45 (69-58) 19 7 16 11. Bridgend Town 42-45 (74-64) 19 7 16 12. Minehead 42-45 (54-60) 19 7 16 13. Gloucester City 42-44 (82-72) 19 6 17 14. Merthyr Tydfil 42-42 (60-50) 15 12 15 15. Bedworth United 42-40 (49-46) 14 12 16 16. Banbury United 42-33 (51-65) 11 11 20 17. Taunton Town 42-29 (48-68) 10 9 23 18. Cambridge City 42-28 (46-87) 8 12 22 19. Witney Town 42-27 (44-65) 9 9 24 20. Wellingborough Town 42-27 (43-91) 10 7 25 21. Redditch United 42-26 (54-92) 11 4 27 22. Milton Keynes City 42-13 (28-103) 3 7 32 Champions (Midland): Alvechurch Relegated from Alliance: Nuneaton Borough 1318 goals = 2.853 goals/m. FINAL TABLE SOUTHERN LEAGUE (SOUTHERN DIVISION) '80-'81 1. Dartford 46-66 (76-39) 26 14 6 Champions/AP ------------------------------------------------------- 2. Bognor Regis Town 46-63 (95-43) 25 13 8 Isthm1 3. Hastings United 46-62 (87-43) 24 14 8 4. Gosport Borough 46-60 (84-52) 24 12 10 5. Waterlooville 46-59 (67-50) 19 21 6 6. Dorchester Town 46-55 (84-56) 21 13 12 7. Dover 46-54 (70-50) 22 10 14 8. Poole Town 46-52 (70-56) 19 14 13 9. Addlestone & Weybridge 46-51 (66-57) 21 9 16 10. Dunstable 46-51 (73-68) 19 13 14 11. Aylesbury United 46-50 (66-60) 20 10 16 12. Hounslow 46-47 (65-55) 17 13 16 13. Hillingdon Borough 46-47 (50-49) 16 15 15 14. Basingstoke Town 46-46 (69-58) 16 14 16 15. Crawley Town 46-40 (64-78) 18 4 24 16. Ashford Town 46-39 (55-76) 12 15 19 17. Tonbridge AFC 46-39 (44-68) 12 15 19 18. Chelmsford City 46-38 (54-78) 13 12 21 19. Canterbury City 46-37 (40-59) 12 13 21 20. Salisbury 46-36 (57-76) 14 8 24 21. Folkestone 46-33 (47-65) 11 11 24 22. Margate 46-29 (65-117) 11 7 28 namechange 23. Fareham Town 46-28 (31-73) 5 18 23 24. Andover 46-22 (41-94) 6 10 30 Champions (southern): Dartford Relegated from Alliance: Wealdstone New elected: Welling United (Athenian) 1520 goals = 2.754 goals/m.
England FA Challenge Cup 1980-1981
Country Defending champions West Ham United Champions Tottenham Hotspur
(6th title)Runners-up Manchester City Round 1 22 Nov Addlestone 2 2 Brentford 22 Nov Barnet 2 2 Minehead 22 Nov Blyth Spartans 2 1 Burton 22 Nov Boston Utd 0 4 Rotherham 22 Nov Burnley 1 0 Scarborough 22 Nov Burscough 1 2 Altrincham 22 Nov Chester 1 2 Barnsley 22 Nov Colchester 3 0 Portsmouth 22 Nov Darlington 0 2 Bury 22 Nov Enfield 3 0 Wembley 22 Nov Exeter 5 0 Leatherhead 22 Nov Fleetwood 0 4 Blackpool 22 Nov Gillingham 2 1 Dagenh'm 22 Nov Gravesend & N 1 2 St Albans C 22 Nov Harlow Town 0 2 Charlton 22 Nov Hull City 2 1 Halifax 22 Nov Kettering 1 1 Maidstone United 22 Nov Kidderminster 1 1 Millwall 22 Nov Lincoln 1 0 Gateshead 22 Nov Mansfield 3 1 Rochdale 22 Nov Mossley 1 0 Crewe 22 Nov Northampton 1 4 Peterborough 22 Nov Northwich 1 1 Huddersfield 22 Nov Oxford 1 0 Aldershot 22 Nov Plymouth 2 0 Newport County 22 Nov Port Vale 4 2 Bradford 22 Nov Reading 1 2 Fulham 22 Nov Scunthorpe 3 1 Hartlepool 22 Nov Southend 0 1 Hereford 22 Nov Stockport 0 0 Sheff Utd 22 Nov Sutton Coldfield 0 2 Doncaster 22 Nov Swindon 3 2 Weymouth 22 Nov Torquay 2 0 Barton Rovers 22 Nov Tranmere 0 0 York 22 Nov Walsall 3 0 Stafford Rangers 22 Nov Wigan 2 2 Chesterfield 22 Nov Wimbledon 7 2 Windsor & Eton 22 Nov Workington 0 0 Carlisle 22 Nov Wycombe 0 3 Bournemouth 22 Nov Yeovil 2 1 Farnborough Round 1 Replays 25 Nov Brentford 2 0 Addlestone 25 Nov Chesterfield 2 0 Wigan 25 Nov Huddersfield 6 0 Northwich 25 Nov Millwall 1 0 Kidderminster 25 Nov Minehead 1 2 Barnet 25 Nov Sheff Utd 3 2 Stockport 25 Nov York 1 2 Tranmere 01 Dec Carlisle 4 1 Workington 01 Dec Maidstone United 0 0 Kettering Round 1 2nd Replays 01 Dec Maidstone United 3 1 Kettering Round 2 13 Dec Barnet 0 1 Peterborough 13 Dec Burnley 1 1 Port Vale 13 Dec Bury 2 0 Lincoln 13 Dec Carlisle 3 0 Walsall 13 Dec Charlton 2 1 Bournemouth 13 Dec Colchester 1 1 Yeovil 13 Dec Doncaster 2 1 Blackpool 13 Dec Enfield 2 0 Hereford 13 Dec Fulham 1 0 Brentford 13 Dec Gillingham 0 0 Maidstone United 13 Dec Hull City 1 1 Blyth Spartans 13 Dec Millwall 0 1 Exeter 13 Dec Mossley 1 3 Mansfield 13 Dec Plymouth 3 0 Oxford 13 Dec Rotherham 0 1 Barnsley 13 Dec Scunthorpe 0 0 Altrincham 13 Dec Sheff Utd 1 1 Chesterfield 13 Dec St Albans C 1 1 Torquay 13 Dec Tranmere 0 3 Huddersfield 13 Dec Wimbledon 2 0 Swindon Round 2 Replays 15 Dec Altrincham 1 0 Scunthorpe 16 Dec Blyth Spartans 2 2 Hull City 16 Dec Chesterfield 1 0 Sheff Utd 16 Dec Maidstone United 0 0 Gillingham 16 Dec Port Vale 2 0 Burnley 17 Dec Torquay 4 1 St Albans C 17 Dec Yeovil 0 2 Colchester Round 2 2nd Replays 22 Dec Gillingham 0 2 Maidstone United 22 Dec Hull City 2 1 Blyth Spartans Round 3 03 Jan Barnsley 2 1 Torquay 03 Jan Birmingham 1 1 Sunderland 03 Jan Bury 1 1 Fulham 03 Jan Colchester 0 1 Watford 03 Jan Derby 0 0 Bristol C 03 Jan Everton 2-0 Arsenal 03 Jan Huddersfield 0 3 Shrewsbury 03 Jan Hull City 1 0 Doncaster 03 Jan Ipswich 1 0 Aston Villa 03 Jan Leeds 1 1 Coventry 03 Jan Leicester 3 0 Cardiff 03 Jan Leyton Orient 1 3 Luton 03 Jan Liverpool 4 1 Altrincham 03 Jan Maidstone United 2 4 Exeter 03 Jan Man City 4-0 C Palace 03 Jan Man Utd 2 2 Brighton 03 Jan Mansfield 2 2 Carlisle 03 Jan Newcastle 2 1 Sheff Wed 03 Jan Norwich 1 0 Cambridge 03 Jan Nottm Forest 3 3 Bolton 03 Jan Notts Co 2 1 Blackburn 03 Jan Peterborough 1 1 Chesterfield 03 Jan Plymouth 1 2 Charlton 03 Jan Port Vale 1 1 Enfield 03 Jan Preston 3 4 Bristol R 03 Jan QPR 0 0 Tottenham 03 Jan Southampton 3 1 Chelsea 03 Jan Stoke 2 2 Wolves 03 Jan Swansea 0 5 Middlesbro 03 Jan West Brom 3 0 Grimsby 03 Jan West Ham 1 1 Wrexham 03 Jan Wimbledon 0 0 Oldham Round 3 Replays 06 Jan Bolton 0 1 Nottm Forest 06 Jan Carlisle 2 1 Mansfield 06 Jan Chesterfield 1 2 Peterborough 06 Jan Coventry 1 0 Leeds 06 Jan Enfield 3 0 Port Vale 06 Jan Fulham 0 0 Bury 06 Jan Oldham 0 1 Wimbledon 06 Jan Wolves 2 1 Stoke 06 Jan Wrexham 0 0 West Ham 07 Jan Brighton 0 2 Man Utd 07 Jan Bristol C 2 0 Derby 07 Jan Sunderland 1 2 Birmingham 07 Jan Tottenham 3 1 QPR Round 3 2nd Replay 12 Jan Bury 0 1 Fulham 19 Jan Wrexham 1 0 West Ham Round 4 24 Jan Barnsley 1 1 Enfield 24 Jan Carlisle 1 1 Bristol C 24 Jan Coventry 3-2 Birmingham 24 Jan Everton 2-1 Liverpool 24 Jan Fulham 1 2 Charlton 24 Jan Leicester 1 1 Exeter 24 Jan Man City 6-0 Norwich 24 Jan Middlesbro 1 0 West Brom 24 Jan Newcastle 2 1 Luton 24 Jan Nottm Forest 1-0 Man Utd 24 Jan Notts Co 0 1 Peterborough 24 Jan Shrewsbury 0 0 Ipswich 24 Jan Southampton 3 1 Bristol R 24 Jan Tottenham 2 0 Hull City 24 Jan Watford 1 1 Wolves 24 Jan Wrexham 2 1 Wimbledon Round 4 Replays 27 Jan Ipswich 3 0 Shrewsbury 27 Jan Wolves 2 1 Watford 28 Jan Bristol C 5 0 Carlisle 28 Jan Enfield 0 3 Barnsley 28 Jan Exeter 3 1 Leicester Round 5 14 Feb Ipswich 2 0 Charlton 14 Feb Middlesbro 2 1 Barnsley 14 Feb Newcastle 1 1 Exeter 14 Feb Nottm Forest 2 1 Bristol C 14 Feb Peterborough 0 1 Man City 14 Feb Southampton 0 0 Everton 14 Feb Tottenham 3 1 Coventry 14 Feb Wolves 3 1 Wrexham Round 5 Replays 17 Feb Everton 1-0 Southampton 18 Feb Exeter 4 0 Newcastle Round 6 07 Mar Everton 2-2 Man City 07 Mar Middlesbro 1 1 Wolves 07 Mar Nottm Forest 3 3 Ipswich 07 Mar Tottenham 2 0 Exeter Round 6 Replay 10 Mar Ipswich 1 0 Nottm Forest 10 Mar Wolves 3 1 Middlesbro 11 Mar Man City 3-1 Everton SemiFinal 11 Apr Man City 1-0 Ipswich [Aston Villa] 11 Apr Tottenham 2-2 Wolves [Sheffield W] SemiFinal Replay 15 Apr Tottenham 3-0 Wolves [Arsenal] Final 09 May Tottenham 1-1 Man City [aet][Wembley] Final Replay 14 May Tottenham 3-2 Man City [Wembley]
League Cup
| Country | England Wales |
|---|---|
| Teams | 92 |
| Champions | Liverpool (1st title) |
| Runners-up | West Ham United |
Round 1 (8 t/m 13 August 1980): ------------------------------- Aldershot(4) - Wimbledon London(4) 2-0 1-4 Blackburn Rovers(2) - Huddersfield Town(3) 0-0 1-1 aet Bournemouth(4) - Swindon Town(3) 1-1 0-2 aet Brentford London(3) - Charlton Athletic(3) 3-1 0-5 Bury(4) - Halifax Town(4) 2-2 1-0 Carlisle United(3) - Rochdale(4) 2-0 1-1 Chester(3) - Stockport County(4) 1-1 0-1 aet Chesterfield(3) - Darlington(4) 1-0 2-1 Colchester United(3) - Gillingham(3) 0-2 1-2 Doncaster Rovers(4) - Mansfield Town(4) 1-1 1-2 aet Exeter City(3) - Bristol Rovers(3) 1-1 1-1 aet (6-7 pen) Grimsby Town(2) - Notts County Nottingham(2) 1-0 0-3 Hereford United(4) - Newport County(3) 1-0 0-5 Lincoln City(4) - Hull City(3) 5-0 2-0 Northampton Town(4) - Reading(3) 0-2 3-2 Peterborough United(4) - Fulham London(3) 3-2 1-1 aet Plymouth Argyle(3) - Portsmouth(3) 0-1 1-2 Port Vale Stoke(4) - Tranmere Rovers(4) 2-3 1-0 aet Rotherham United(3) - Bradford City(4) 1-3 0-0 Scunthorpe United(4) - Barnsley(3) 0-1 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday(2) - Sheffield United(3) 2-0 1-1 Southend United(4) - Oxford United(3) 1-0 0-2 Torquay United(4) - Cardiff City(2) 0-0 1-2 Walsall(3) - Blackpool(3) 2-3 1-3 Watford(2) - Millwall London(3) 2-1 2-0 Wigan Athletic(4) - Crewe Alexandra(4) 2-1 2-2 aet Wrexham(2) - Burnley(3) 1-3 1-2 York City(4) - Hartlepool(4) 2-1 0-0 Round 2 (26/27 Aug and 2/3 Sep 1980): ------------------------------------- Aston Villa Birmingham(1) - Leeds United(1) 1-0 3-1 Birmingham City(1) - Bristol City(2) 2-1 0-0 Blackburn Rovers(2) - Gillingham(3) 0-0 2-1 aet Bolton Wanderers(2) - Crystal Palace London(1) 0-3 1-2 Bradford City(4) - Liverpool(1) 1-0 0-4 Brighton and Hove Albion(1) - Tranmere Rovers(4) 3-1 4-2 Burnley(3) - West Ham United London(2) 0-2 0-4 Cambridge United(2) - Wolverhampton Wanderers(1) 3-1 1-0 Cardiff City(2) - Chelsea London(2) 1-0 1-1 Carlisle United(3) - Charlton Athletic London(3) 1-2 1-2 Chesterfield(3) - Oxford United(3) 3-1 0-3 Everton Liverpool(1) - Blackpool(3) 3-0 2-2 Lincoln City(4) - Swindon Town(3) 1-1 0-2 Manchester United(1) - Coventry City(1) 0-1 0-1 Mansfield Town(4) - Barnsley(3) 0-0 2-4 aet Middlesbrough(1) - Ipswich Town(1) 3-1 0-3 Newcastle United(2) - Bury(4) 3-2 0-1 aet Newport County(3) - Notts County Nottingham(2) 1-1 0-2 Nottingham Forest(1) - Peterborough United(4) 3-0 1-1 Oldham Athletic(2) - Portsmouth(3) 3-2 0-1 aet Orient London(2) - Tottenham Hotspur London(1) 0-1 1-3 Preston North End(2) - Wigan Athletic(4) 1-0 2-1 Queens Park Rangers(2) - Derby County(2) 0-0 0-0 aet (5-3 pen) Reading(3) - Luton Town(2) 0-2 1-1 Shrewsbury Town(2) - Norwich City(1) 1-1 0-2 aet Southampton(1) - Watford(2) 4-0 1-7 aet Stockport County(4) - Sunderland(1) 1-1 2-1 Stoke City(1) - Manchester City(1) 1-1 0-3 Swansea City(2) - Arsenal London(1) 1-1 1-3 West Bromwich Albion(1) - Leicester City(1) 1-0 1-0 Wimbledon London(4) - Sheffield Wednesday(2) 2-1 1-3 York City(4) - Bristol Rovers(2) 2-1 0-1 aet Round 3 (23 September 1980): ---------------------------- Barnsley(3) - Cardiff City(2) 3-2 Birmingham City(1) - Blackburn Rovers(2) 1-0 Brighton and Hove Albion(1) - Coventry City(1) 1-2 Bristol Rovers(2) - Portsmouth(3) 0-0 Bury(4) - Nottingham Forest(1) 0-7 Cambridge United(2) - Aston Villa Birmingham(1) 2-1 Charlton Athletic(3) - West Ham United London(2) 1-2 Everton Liverpool(1) - West Bromwich Albion(1) 1-2 (24 Sep) Ipswich Town(1) - Norwich City(1) 1-1 Liverpool(1) - Swindon Town(3) 5-0 Luton Town(2) - Manchester City(1) 1-2 Notts County Nottingham(1) - Queens Park Rangers(2) 4-1 Preston North End(2) - Oxford United(3) 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday(2) - Watford(2) 1-2 Stockport County(4) - Arsenal London(1) 1-3 (22 Sep) Tottenham Hotspur(1) - Crystal Palace(1) 0-0 (24 Sep) Replays Round 3 (30 September 1980): ------------------------------------ Crystal Palace(1) - Tottenham Hotspur(1) 1-3 Norwich City(1) - Ipswich Town(1) (8 Oct) 1-3 Portsmouth(3) - Bristol Rovers(2) 2-0 Round 4 (28/29 October 1980): ----------------------------- Birmingham City(1) - Ipswich Town(1) 2-1 Coventry City(1) - Cambridge United(2) 1-1 Liverpool(1) - Portsmouth(3) 4-1 Manchester City(1) - Notts County Nottingham(2) 5-1 Tottenham Hotspur(1) - Arsenal London(1) 1-0 (4 Nov) Watford(2) - Nottingham Forest(1) 4-1 West Bromwich Albion(1) - Preston North End(2) 0-0 West Ham United London(2) - Barnsley(3) 2-1 Replays Round 4 (4 November 1980): ---------------------------------- Cambridge United(2) - Coventry City(1) 0-1 Preston North End(2) - West Bromwich Albion(1) 1-1 2e Replay Round 4 (12 November 1980): ------------------------------------- West Bromwich Albion(1) - Preston North End(2) 2-1 1/4 Final (2 December 1980): ---------------------------- Liverpool(1) - Birmingham City(1) 3-1 Manchester City(1) - West Bromwich Albion(1) 2-1 (3 Dec) Watford(2) - Coventry City(1) 2-2 West Ham United(2) - Tottenham Hotspur London(1) 1-0 Replay 1/4 Final (9 December 1980): ----------------------------------- Coventry City(1) - Watford(2) 5-0 1/2 Final (14/27 January and 10 February 1981): ----------------------------------------------- Coventry City(1) - West Ham United London(2) 3-2 0-2 Manchester City(1) - Liverpool(1) 0-1 1-1 Final (Wembley, 14 March 1981): ------------------------------- Liverpool(1) - West Ham United London(2) 1-1 aet Replay Final (Villa Park, 6 April 1981): ---------------------------------------- Liverpool(1) - West Ham United London(2) 2-1
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Season 1981-82
FA Charity Sheild
22 August 1981 Aston Villa 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur
League Division 1
| Season | 1981–82 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Liverpool (13th English title) |
| Relegated | Leeds United, Middlesbrough, Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 1982–83 European Cup | Liverpool, Aston Villa |
| FA Cup winners 1982–83 European Cup Winners' Cup | Tottenham Hotspur (7th FA Cup title), Swansea City (Welsh Cup winners) |
| 1982–83 UEFA Cup | Arsenal, Ipswich Town, Manchester United, Southampton |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,173 (2.54 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Kevin Keegan (Southampton), 26 [3] |
| Biggest home win | Coventry – Sunderland 6–1 (27 April 1982) Tottenham – Wolverhampton 6–1 (6 February 1982) Manchester United –Wolverhampton 5–0 (3 October 1982) |
| Biggest away win | Manchester City – Liverpool 0–5 (10 April 1982) |
| Highest scoring | Southampton – Coventry 5–5 (4 May 1982) |
| Longest winning run | Liverpool (11 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Liverpool (16 games) |
| Longest losing run | Wolverhampton Wanderers (8 games) |
Home \ Away ARS AST BIR B&HA COV EVE IPS LEE LIV MCI MUN MID NOT NTC SOU STK SUN SWA TOT WBA WHU WOL
Arsenal 4–3 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 4–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–1
Aston Villa 0–2 0–0 3–0 2–1 1–2 0–1 1–4 0–3 0–0 1–1 1–0 3–1 0–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 3–0 1–1 2–1 3–2 3–1
Birmingham 0–1 0–1 1–0 3–3 0–2 1–1 0–1 0–1 3–0 0–1 0–0 4–3 2–1 4–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 0–0 3–3 2–2 0–3
Brighton 2–1 0–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 0–1 1–0 3–3 4–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 2–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–2 1–3 2–2 1–0 2–0
Coventry City 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 2–4 4–0 1–2 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–5 4–2 3–0 6–1 3–1 0–0 0–2 1–0 0–0
Everton 2–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 3–2 2–1 1–0 1–3 0–1 3–3 2–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 3–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–1
Ipswich Town 2–1 3–1 3–2 3–1 1–0 3–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 3–1 1–3 1–3 5–2 2–0 3–3 2–3 2–1 1–0 3–2 1–0
Leeds United 0–0 1–1 3–3 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–3 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 3–1 3–3 3–0
Liverpool 2–0 0–0 3–1 0–1 4–0 3–1 4–0 3–0 1–3 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 2–2 3–1 1–0 3–0 2–1
Manchester City 0–0 1–0 4–2 4–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 4–0 0–5 0–0 3–2 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–3 4–0 0–1 2–1 0–1 2–1
Manchester U 0–0 4–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 5–0
Middlesbrough 1–3 3–3 2–1 2–1 0–0 0–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 1–1 3–0 0–1 3–2 0–0 1–1 1–3 1–0 2–3 0–0
Nottingham F 1–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 0–2 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 0–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 0–0 0–0 0–1
Notts County 2–1 1–0 1–4 4–1 2–1 2–2 1–4 2–1 0–4 1–1 1–3 0–1 1–2 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–1 2–2 1–2 1–1 4–0
Southampton 3–1 0–3 3–1 0–2 5–5 1–0 4–3 4–0 2–3 2–1 3–2 2–0 2–0 3–1 4–3 1–0 3–1 1–2 0–0 2–1 4–1
Stoke City 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 4–0 3–1 2–0 1–2 1–5 1–3 0–3 2–0 1–2 2–2 0–2 0–1 1–2 0–2 3–0 2–1 2–1
Sunderland 0–0 2–1 2–0 3–0 0–0 3–1 1–1 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–5 0–2 2–3 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–1 0–2 1–2 0–2 0–0
Swansea City 2–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–3 1–2 5–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–2 1–2 3–2 1–0 3–0 2–0 2–1 3–1 0–1 0–0
Tottenham H 2–2 1–3 1–1 0–1 1–2 3–0 1–0 2–1 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–0 3–0 3–1 3–2 2–0 2–2 2–1 1–2 0–4 6–1
West Bromwich 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 0–0 1–2 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–3 2–0 2–1 2–4 1–1 1–2 2–3 4–1 1–0 0–0 3–0
West Ham United 1–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 5–2 1–1 2–0 4–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 0–1 1–0 4–2 3–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 3–1
Wolverhampton 1–1 0–3 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–3 2–1 1–0 1–0 4–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 3–2 0–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–2 2–1 P W D L F A W D L F A Pts
1. LIVERPOOL 42 14 3 4 39 14 12 6 3 41 18 87 2. Ipswich Town 42 17 1 3 47 25 9 4 8 28 28 83 3. Manchester United 42 12 6 3 27 9 10 6 5 32 20 78 4. Tottenham Hotspur 42 12 4 5 41 26 8 7 6 26 22 71 5. Arsenal 42 13 5 3 27 15 7 6 8 21 22 71 6. Swansea City 42 13 3 5 34 16 8 3 10 24 35 69 7. Southampton 42 15 2 4 49 30 4 7 10 23 37 66 8. Everton 42 11 7 3 33 21 6 6 9 23 29 64 9. West Ham United 42 9 10 2 42 29 5 6 10 24 28 58 10. Manchester City 42 9 7 5 32 23 6 6 9 17 27 58 11. Aston Villa 42 9 6 6 28 24 6 6 9 27 29 57 12. Nottingham Forest 42 7 7 7 19 20 8 5 8 23 28 57 13. Brighton & Hove Albion 42 8 7 6 30 24 5 6 10 13 28 52 14. Coventry City 42 9 4 8 31 24 4 7 10 25 38 50 15. Notts County 42 8 5 8 32 33 5 3 13 29 36 47 16. Birmingham City 42 8 6 7 29 25 2 8 11 24 36 44 17. West Bromwich Albion 42 6 6 9 24 25 5 5 11 22 32 44 18. Stoke City 42 9 2 10 27 28 3 6 12 17 35 44 19. Sunderland 42 6 5 10 19 26 5 6 10 19 32 44 20. LEEDS UNITED 42 6 11 4 23 20 4 1 16 16 41 42 21. WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 42 8 5 8 19 20 2 5 14 13 43 40 22. MIDDLESBROUGH 42 5 9 7 20 24 3 6 12 14 28 39
League Division 2
| Season | 1981–82 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Luton Town (1st title) |
| Promoted | Norwich City, Watford |
| Relegated | Cardiff City, Orient, Wrexham |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,171 (2.53 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ronnie Moore (Rotherham United), 22 [3] |
| Biggest home win | QPR –Bolton Wanderers 7–1 (1 May 1982) Rotherham –Chelsea 6–0 (31 October 1981) Luton –Grimsby Town 6–0 (17 October 1981) |
| Biggest away win | Cardiff City –Newcastle 0–4 (3 October 1981) Newcastle –QPR 0–4 (5 May 1982) |
| Highest scoring | Cardiff City –Cambridge United 5–4 (20 March 1982) |
Home \ Away BAR BLB BOL CAM CAR CHA CHE CRY DER GRI LEI LUT NEW NWC OLD ORI QPR ROT SHW SHR WAT WRE
Barnsley 0–1 3–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 0–0 3–2 0–2 4–3 1–0 0–1 3–1 1–0 3–0 3–0 1–0 4–0 0–0 2–2
Blackburn Rovers2–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–0 4–1 2–0 0–2 0–1 4–1 3–0 0–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 1–2 0–0
Bolton Wanderers2–1 2–2 3–4 1–0 2–0 2–2 0–0 3–2 1–2 0–3 1–2 1–0 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 0–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–0
Cambridge United2–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 4–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 2–2 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–0 2–0 1–0 3–0 1–2 2–0 1–2 2–3
Cardiff City 0–0 1–3 2–1 5–4 0–1 1–2 0–1 1–0 2–1 3–1 2–3 0–4 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 3–2
Charlton 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–2 3–4 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–4 0–0 0–1 0–0 3–1 5–2 1–2 1–2 3–0 1–0 1–1 1–0
Chelsea 1–2 1–1 2–0 4–1 1–0 2–2 1–2 0–2 1–1 4–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–2 2–2 2–1 1–4 2–1 3–1 1–3 2–0
Crystal Palace 1–2 1–2 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 0–3 0–2 3–3 1–2 2–1 4–0 1–0 0–0 3–1 1–2 0–1 0–3 2–1
Derby County 0–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 4–1 1–1 3–1 0–0 2–2 0–2 1–0 1–2 3–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 3–2 2–1
Grimsby Town 3–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–1 3–3 3–3 0–1 1–0 2–2 0–0 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 0–1 5–1 0–2 1–1
Leicester City 1–0 1–0 1–0 4–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 3–0 1–4 2–1 0–1 3–2 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–0
Luton Town 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–3 3–0 2–2 1–0 3–2 6–0 2–1 3–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–2 3–1 0–3 4–1 4–1 0–0
Newcastle United1–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 4–1 1–0 0–0 3–0 0–1 0–0 3–2 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–4 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 4–2
Norwich City 1–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 5–0 2–1 1–0 4–1 2–1 0–0 1–3 2–1 1–2 2–0 0–1 2–0 2–3 2–1 4–2 4–0
Oldham Athletic 1–1 0–3 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 3–2 2–0 0–3 0–3 1–1 1–1 2–1
Orient 1–3 0–0 3–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–0 3–2 1–2 3–0 0–3 1–0 1–1 0–3 1–1 1–2 3–0 2–0 1–3 0–0
Queens 1–0 2–0 7–1 2–1 2–0 4–0 0–2 1–0 3–0 1–0 2–0 1–2 3–0 2–0 0–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–1
Rotherham United2–4 4–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 6–0 2–0 2–1 2–2 1–1 2–2 0–0 4–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 2–2 3–0 1–2 2–0
Wednesday 2–2 2–2 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–3 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–3 2–0 0–0 3–1 0–3
Shrewsbury Town 0–2 1–2 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 4–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–0 0–2 2–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 0–2 1–1
Watford 3–1 3–2 3–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 6–1 0–2 3–1 1–1 2–3 3–0 1–1 3–0 4–0 1–0 4–0 3–1 2–0
Wrexham 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 0–2 4–2 2–3 0–3 0–1 1–3 3–2 0–1 1–0 0–1 P W D L F A W D L F A Pts 1. LUTON TOWN 42 16 3 2 48 19 9 10 2 38 27 88 2. WATFORD 42 13 6 2 46 16 10 5 6 30 26 80 3. NORWICH CITY 42 14 3 4 41 19 8 2 11 23 31 71 4. Sheffield Wednesday 42 10 8 3 31 23 10 2 9 24 28 70 5. Queen's Park Rangers 42 15 4 2 40 9 6 2 13 25 34 69 6. Barnsley 42 13 4 4 33 14 6 6 9 26 27 67 7. Rotherham United 42 13 5 3 42 19 7 2 12 24 35 67 8. Leicester City 42 12 5 4 31 19 6 7 8 25 29 66 9. Newcastle United 42 14 4 3 30 14 4 4 13 22 36 62 10. Blackburn Rovers 42 11 4 6 26 15 5 7 9 21 28 59 11. Oldham Athletic 42 9 9 3 28 23 6 5 10 22 28 59 12. Chelsea 42 10 5 6 37 30 5 7 9 23 30 57 13. Charlton Athletic 42 11 5 5 33 22 2 7 12 17 43 51 14. Cambridge United 42 11 4 6 31 19 2 5 14 17 34 48 15. Crystal Palace 42 9 2 10 25 26 4 7 10 9 19 48 16. Derby County 42 9 8 4 32 23 3 4 14 21 45 48 17. Grimsby Town 42 5 8 8 29 30 6 5 10 24 35 46 18. Shrewsbury Town 42 10 6 5 26 19 1 7 13 11 38 46 19. Bolton Wanderers 42 10 4 7 28 24 3 3 15 11 37 46 20. CARDIFF CITY 42 9 2 10 28 32 3 6 12 17 29 44 21. WREXHAM 42 9 4 8 22 22 2 7 12 18 34 44 22. LEYTON ORIENT 42 6 8 7 23 24 4 1 16 13 37 39
League Division 3
| Season | 1981–82 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Burnley (1st title) |
| Promoted | Carlisle United, Fulham |
| Relegated | Bristol City, Chester, Swindon Town, Wimbledon |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,422 (2.58 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Gordon Davies (Fulham), 24 |
League Division 4
| Season | 1981–82 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sheffield United (1st title) |
| Promoted | Bournemouth, Bradford City, Wigan Athletic |
| Failed re-election | None |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,512 (2.74 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Keith Edwards (Hull City / Sheffield United) 36 |
FINAL TABLE NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE '81-'82 1. Bangor City 42-62 (108-60) 27 8 7 Champions/AP ------------------------------------------------------- 2. Mossley 42-59 (76-43) 24 11 7 3. Witton Albion 42-54 (75-44) 22 10 10 4. Gateshead FC 42-52 (65-49) 19 14 9 5. King's Lynn 42-50 (61-36) 19 12 11 6. Grantham 42-49 (65-53) 18 13 11 7. Burton Albion 42-47 (71-62) 19 9 14 8. Southport 42-46 (63-55) 16 14 12 9. Marine Crosby 42-46 (64-57) 17 12 13 10. Macclesfield Town 42-43 (67-58) 17 9 16 11. Workington 42-43 (62-60) 18 7 17 12. Worksop Town 42-43 (52-60) 15 13 14 13. South Liverpool 42-39 (55-57) 13 13 16 14. Goole Town 42-39 (56-60) 13 13 16 15. Oswestry Town 42-39 (55-59) 14 11 17 16. Buxton 42-39 (48-56) 14 11 17 17. Lancaster City 42-38 (47-50) 13 12 17 left 18. Gainsborough Trinity 42-33 (60-69) 10 13 19 19. Tamworth 42-29 (31-56) 10 9 23 20. Morecambe 42-29 (43-86) 9 11 22 21. Matlock Town 42-26 (38-72) 7 12 23 22. Netherfield 42-19 (31-91) 5 9 28 Champions: Bangor City Newly admitted: Chorley and Hyde United (CCL) 1293 goals = 2.799 g/match
FINAL TABLE SOUTHERN LEAGUE (MIDLAND DIVISION) '81-'82
1. Nuneaton Borough 42-65 (88-32) 27 11 4 Champions/AP
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2. Alvechurch 42-62 (79-34) 26 10 6
3. Kidderminster Harriers 42-56 (71-40) 22 12 8
4. Stourbridge 42-52 (69-47) 21 10 11
5. Gloucester City 42-51 (64-48) 21 9 12
6. Bedworth United 42-50 (59-40) 20 10 12
7. Enderby Town 42-50 (79-66) 20 10 12
8. Witney Town 42-46 (71-49) 19 8 15
9. Barry Town 42-46 (59-46) 16 14 12 left
10. Corby Town 42-46 (70-59) 19 8 15
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11. Merthyr Tydfil 42-44 (63-54) 16 12 14 Relegated
12. Wellingborough Town 42-42 (50-45) 15 12 15 Relegated
13. Bridgend Town 42-39 (50-62) 13 13 16 Relegated
14. Bromsgrove Rovers 42-38 (57-63) 15 8 19 Relegated
15. Bedford Town 42-37 (45-54) 12 13 17 folded
16. Cheltenham Town 42-36 (65-68) 11 14 17 Relegated
17. Taunton Town 42-32 (46-76) 12 8 22 Relegated
18. Banbury United 42-30 (63-91) 11 8 23 Relegated
19. Minehead 42-30 (38-69) 12 6 24 Relegated
20. Cambridge City 42-28 (38-80) 10 8 24 Relegated
21. Milton Keynes City 42-23 (34-70) 6 11 25 Relegated
22. Redditch United 42-21 (37-102) 8 5 29 Relegated
The two groups will be joined to form one Premier Division and
a Division 1 containing two regional groups.
Champions (midland): Nuneaton Borough
Relegated uit Alliance: Gravesend & Northfleet, AP Leamington
and Dartford
1295 goals = 2.803 goals/m.FINAL TABLE SOUTHERN LEAGUE (SOUTHERN DIVISION) '81-'82
1. Wealdstone 46-72 (100-32) 32 8 6 Champions/AP
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2. Hastings United 46-71 (79-34) 31 9 6
3. Dorchester Town 46-60 (76-41) 21 18 7
4. Gosport Borough 46-60 (76-45) 26 8 12
5. Fareham Town 46-54 (58-48) 20 14 12
6. Poole Town 46-53 (92-63) 19 15 12
7. Waterlooville 46-53 (75-53) 22 9 15
8. Welling United 46-51 (70-48) 19 13 14
9. Addlestone & Weybridge 46-51 (71-53) 17 17 12
10. Chelmsford City 46-51 (64-53) 20 11 15
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11. Aylesbury United 46-50 (79-61) 19 12 15 Relegated
12. Basingstoke Town 46-48 (74-61) 18 12 16 Relegated
13. Dover 46-46 (61-63) 19 8 19 Relegated
14. Ashford Town 46-46 (52-56) 16 14 16 Relegated
15. Tonbridge AFC 46-45 (62-70) 19 7 20 Relegated
16. Dunstable 46-44 (63-68) 18 8 20 Relegated
17. Salisbury 46-42 (64-81) 16 10 20 Relegated
18. Hounslow 46-41 (59-83) 15 11 20 Relegated
19. Hillingdon Borough 46-38 (46-58) 14 10 22 Relegated
20. Canterbury City 46-36 (49-78) 10 16 20 Relegated
21. Crawley Town 46-30 (46-81) 9 12 25 Relegated
22. Folkestone 46-26 (49-101) 10 6 30 Relegated
23. Andover 46-19 (39-100) 4 11 31 Relegated
24. Thanet United 46-17 (37-110) 5 7 34 Relegated
The two groups will be joined to form one Premier Division and
a Division 1 containing two regional groups.
Champions (southern): Wealdstone
Relegated from Alliance: Gravesend & Northfleet, AP Leamington
and Dartford
1541 goals = 2.792 goals/m.England FA Challenge Cup 1981-1982
Country Defending champions Tottenham Hotspur Champions Tottenham Hotspur
(7th title)Runners-up Queens Park Rangers Round 1 20 Nov Bristol C 0 0 Torquay 21 Nov Aldershot 2 0 Leytons & Ilford 21 Nov Bedford Town 0 2 Wimbledon 21 Nov Bideford 1 2 Barking 21 Nov Bishop Auckland 4 1 Nuneaton 21 Nov Bishop's Stortford 2 2 Sutton Utd 21 Nov Blyth Spartans 1 2 Walsall 21 Nov Boston Utd 0 1 Kettering 21 Nov Bournemouth 1 0 Reading 21 Nov Brentford 2 0 Exeter 21 Nov Bristol R 1 2 Fulham 21 Nov Burnley 0 0 Runcorn 21 Nov Chesterfield 4 1 Preston 21 Nov Colchester 2 0 Newport County 21 Nov Dagenh'm 2 2 Yeovil 21 Nov Darlington 2 2 Carlisle 21 Nov Dorchester T 3 3 Minehead 21 Nov Dover 0 2 Oxford 21 Nov Enfield 2 0 Hastings 21 Nov Halifax 0 3 Peterborough 21 Nov Harlow Town 0 0 Barnet 21 Nov Hendon 1 1 Wycombe 21 Nov Hereford 3 1 Southend 21 Nov Horden C.W. 0 1 Blackpool 21 Nov Lincoln 2 2 Port Vale 21 Nov Mansfield 0 1 Doncaster 21 Nov Penrith 1 0 Chester 21 Nov Plymouth 0 0 Gillingham 21 Nov Portsmouth 1 1 Millwall 21 Nov Rochdale 2 2 Hull City 21 Nov Scunthorpe 1 0 Bradford 21 Nov Sheff Utd 2 2 Altrincham 21 Nov Stafford Rangers 1 2 York 21 Nov Stockport 3 1 Mossley 21 Nov Swindon 2 1 Taunton Town 21 Nov Tranmere 1 1 Bury 21 Nov Weymouth 0 0 Northampton 21 Nov Wigan 2 2 Hartlepool 21 Nov Willenhall 0 1 Crewe 21 Nov Workington 1 1 Huddersfield Round 1 Replays 23 Nov Altrincham 3 0 Sheff Utd 23 Nov Minehead 0 4 Dorchester T 24 Nov Barnet 1 0 Harlow Town 24 Nov Bury 3 1 Tranmere 24 Nov Carlisle 3 1 Darlington 24 Nov Gillingham 1 0 Plymouth 24 Nov Hartlepool 1 0 Wigan 24 Nov Huddersfield 5 0 Workington 24 Nov Hull City 2 2 Rochdale 24 Nov Northampton 6 2 Weymouth 24 Nov Runcorn 1 2 Burnley 24 Nov Sutton Utd 2 1 Bishop's Stortford 24 Nov Wycombe 2 0 Hendon 25 Nov Millwall 3 2 Portsmouth 25 Nov Torquay 1 2 Bristol C 25 Nov Yeovil 0 1 Dagenh'm 30 Nov Port Vale 0 0 Lincoln Round 1 2nd Replay 30 Nov Rochdale 0 1 Hull City 02 Dec Port Vale 2 0 Lincoln Round 2 12 Dec Chesterfield 0 1 Huddersfield 12 Dec Doncaster 3 0 Penrith 12 Dec Dorchester T 1 1 Bournemouth 12 Dec York 0 0 Altrincham 15 Dec Aldershot 2 2 Oxford 15 Dec Barnet 2 0 Wycombe 15 Dec Bristol C 3 0 Northampton 15 Dec Enfield 4 1 Wimbledon 15 Dec Gillingham 1 1 Barking 15 Dec Swindon 2 1 Sutton Utd 16 Dec Brentford 1 1 Colchester 30 Dec Dagenh'm 1 2 Millwall 02 Jan Bury 1 1 Burnley 02 Jan Hereford 1 0 Fulham 02 Jan Kettering 0 3 Blackpool 02 Jan Peterborough 2 1 Walsall 02 Jan Port Vale 4 1 Stockport 04 Jan Hull City 2 0 Hartlepool 09 Jan Carlisle 1 0 Bishop Auckland 02 Jan Crewe 1 3 Scunthorpe Round 2 Replays 15 Dec Bournemouth 2 1 Dorchester T 30 Dec Oxford 4 2 Aldershot 02 Jan Altrincham 4 3 York 02 Jan Gillingham 3 1 Barking 04 Jan Burnley 2 1 Bury 30 Jan Colchester 1 0 Brentford Round 3 02 Jan Barnet 0 0 Brighton 02 Jan Birmingham 2 3 Ipswich 02 Jan Bolton 3 1 Derby 02 Jan Bournemouth 0 2 Oxford 02 Jan Coventry 3 1 Sheff Wed 02 Jan Doncaster 2 1 Cambridge 02 Jan Enfield 2 3 C Palace 02 Jan Leicester 3 1 Southampton 02 Jan Leyton Orient 1 0 Charlton 02 Jan Luton 2 1 Swindon 02 Jan Man City 2 1 Cardiff 02 Jan Nottm Forest 1 3 Wrexham 02 Jan QPR 1 1 Middlesbro 02 Jan Rotherham 1 1 Sunderland 02 Jan Stoke 0 1 Norwich 02 Jan Swansea 0 4 Liverpool 02 Jan Tottenham 1 0 Arsenal 02 Jan Watford 1-0 Man Utd 02 Jan West Brom 3 2 Blackburn 02 Jan West Ham 2 1 Everton 02 Jan Wolves 1 3 Leeds 04 Jan Newcastle 1 1 Colchester 05 Jan Barnsley 0 2 Blackpool 05 Jan Gillingham 2 1 Oldham 05 Jan Millwall 1 6 Grimsby 05 Jan Notts Co 0 6 Aston Villa 05 Jan Shrewsbury 1 0 Port Vale 06 Jan Peterborough 0 1 Bristol C 06 Jan Scunthorpe 1 1 Hereford 18 Jan Burnley 6 1 Altrincham 18 Jan Chelsea 0 0 Hull City 23 Jan Carlisle 2 3 Huddersfield Round 3 Replays 05 Jan Brighton 3 1 Barnet 18 Jan Colchester 3 4 Newcastle 18 Jan Middlesbro 2 3 QPR 18 Jan Sunderland 1 0 Rotherham 20 Jan Hereford 4 1 Scunthorpe 21 Jan Hull City 0 2 Chelsea Round 4 23 Jan Blackpool 0 0 QPR 23 Jan Brighton 0 3 Oxford 23 Jan Bristol C 0 1 Aston Villa 23 Jan C Palace 1 0 Bolton 23 Jan Chelsea 0 0 Wrexham 23 Jan Gillingham 0 1 West Brom 23 Jan Hereford 0 1 Leicester 23 Jan Luton 0 3 Ipswich 23 Jan Man City 1-3 Coventry 23 Jan Newcastle 1 2 Grimsby 23 Jan Norwich 2 1 Doncaster 23 Jan Shrewsbury 1 0 Burnley 23 Jan Sunderland 0 3 Liverpool 23 Jan Tottenham 1 0 Leeds 23 Jan Watford 2 0 West Ham 26 Jan Huddersfield 1 1 Leyton Orient Round 4 Replays 26 Jan QPR 5 1 Blackpool 26 Jan Wrexham 1 1 Chelsea 01 Feb Leyton Orient 2 0 Huddersfield Round 4 2nd Replay 01 Feb Wrexham 1 2 Chelsea Round 5 13 Feb C Palace 0 0 Leyton Orient 13 Feb Chelsea 2-0 Liverpool 13 Feb Coventry 4 0 Oxford 13 Feb Leicester 2 0 Watford 13 Feb QPR 3 1 Grimsby 13 Feb Shrewsbury 2 1 Ipswich 13 Feb Tottenham 1 0 Aston Villa 13 Feb West Brom 1 0 Norwich Round 5 Replays 16 Feb Leyton Orient 0 1 C Palace Round 6 06 Mar Chelsea 2-3 Tottenham 06 Mar Leicester 5 2 Shrewsbury 06 Mar QPR 1 0 C Palace 06 Mar West Brom 2 0 Coventry SemiFinal 03 Apr QPR 1 0 West Brom [Arsenal] 03 Apr Tottenham 2 0 Leicester [Aston Villa] Final 22 May Tottenham 1 1 QPR [aet][Wembley] Final Replay 27 May Tottenham 1-0 QPR [Wembley]
League Cup
| Milk Cup, League Cup | |
| Country | England Wales |
|---|---|
| Teams | 92 |
| Champions | Liverpool (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Tottenham Hotspur |
Round 1 (1 and 15 September 1981): ---------------------------------- Aldershot(4) - Wimbledon London(3) 0-0 3-1 Bolton Wanderers(2) - Oldham Athletic(2) 2-1 2-3 Bournemouth(4) - Fulham London(3) 0-1 0-2 Bradford City(4) - Blackpool(4) 3-1 0-0 Bristol City(3) - Walsall(3) 2-0 0-1 Bury(4) - Carlisle United(3) 3-3 1-2 aet Cardiff City(2) - Exeter City(3) 2-1 1-3 aet Chester(3) - Plymouth Argyle(3) 1-1 0-1 Colchester United(4) - Gillingham(3) 2-0 1-1 Crewe Alexandra(4) - Bristol Rovers(3) 1-1 0-1 aet Darlington(4) - Rotherham United(2) 1-3 1-2 Doncaster Rovers(3) - Chesterfield(3) 0-0 1-1 Halifax Town(4) - Preston North End(3) 1-2 0-0 Hereford United(4) - Port Vale Stoke(4) 1-1 0-2 Huddersfield Town(3) - Rochdale(4) 3-1 4-2 Lincoln City(3) - Hull City(4) 3-0 1-1 Northampton Town(4) - Hartlepool United(4) 2-0 1-2 Orient London(2) - Millwall London(3) 1-1 2-3 Oxford United(3) - Brentford London(3) 1-0 2-0 Peterborough United(4) - Barnsley(2) 2-3 0-6 Reading(3) - Charlton Athletic London(2) 2-2 1-3 aet Scunthorpe United(4) - Mansfield Town(4) 0-0 0-2 Sheffield United(4) - York City(4) 1-0 1-1 Southend United(3) - Portsmouth(3) 0-0 1-4 Torquay United(4) - Newport County(3) 2-3 0-0 Tranmere Rovers(4) - Burnley(3) 4-2 3-3 Wigan Athletic(4) - Stockport County(4) 3-0 2-1 Wrexham(2) - Swindon Town(3) 3-2 2-0 Round 2 (6 and 27 October 1981): -------------------------------- Aldershot(4) - Wigan Athletic(4) 2-2 0-1 Aston Villa Birmingham(1) - Wolverhampton Wanderers(1) 3-2 2-1 Barnsley(2) - Swansea City(1) 2-0 2-3 aet Birmingham City(1) - Nottingham Forest(1) 2-3 1-2 Blackburn Rovers(2) - Sheffield Wednesday(2) 1-1 2-1 Bradford City(4) - Mansfield Town(4) 3-4 2-0 Bristol Rovers(3) - Northampton Town(4) 1-2 1-3 Carlisle United(3) - Bristol City(3) 0-0 1-2 Colchester United(4) - Cambridge United(2) 3-1 2-3 aet Derby County(2) - West Ham United London(1) 2-3 0-2 Doncaster Rovers(3) - Crystal Palace London(2) 1-0 0-2 Everton Liverpool(1) - Coventry City(1) 1-1 1-0 Grimsby Town(2) - Watford(2) 1-0 1-3 Huddersfield Town(3) - Brighton and Hove Albion(1) 1-0 0-2 Leeds United(1) - Ipswich Town(1) 0-1 0-3 Lincoln City(3) - Notts County Nottingham(1) 1-1 3-2 Liverpool(1) - Exeter City(3) 5-0 6-0 Luton Town(2) - Wrexham(2) 0-2 1-0 Manchester City(1) - Stoke City(1) 2-0 0-2 aet (Man. win on pen) Middlesbrough(1) - Plymouth Argyle(3) 2-1 0-0 Millwall London(3) - Oxford United(3) 3-3 0-1 Newcastle United(2) - Fulham London(3) 1-2 0-2 Norwich City(2) - Charlton Athletic London(2) 1-0 1-0 Oldham Athletic(2) - Newport County(3) 1-0 0-0 Preston North End(3) - Leicester City(2) 1-0 0-4 Queens Park Rangers(2) - Portsmouth(3) 5-0 2-2 Sheffield United(4) - Arsenal London(1) 1-0 0-2 aet Shrewsbury Town(2) - West Bromwich Albion(1) 3-3 1-2 Southampton(1) - Chelsea London(2) 1-1 1-2 aet Sunderland(1) - Rotherham United(2) 2-0 3-3 Tottenham Hotspur London(1) - Manchester United(1) 1-0 1-0 Tranmere Rovers(4) - Port Vale Stoke(4) 2-0 2-1 Round 3 (10/11 November 1981): ------------------------------ Arsenal London(1) - Norwich City(2) 1-0 Barnsley(2) - Brighton and Hove Albion(1) 4-1 Blackburn Rovers(2) - Nottingham Forest(1) 0-1 Everton Liverpool(1) - Oxford United(3) 1-0 Ipswich Town(1) - Bradford City(4) 1-1 Leicester City(2) - Aston Villa Birmingham(1) 0-0 Liverpool(1) - Middlesbrough(1) 4-1 Manchester City(1) - Northampton Town(4) 3-1 Oldham Athletic(2) - Fulham London(3) 1-1 Queens Park Rangers(2) - Bristol City(3) 3-0 Sunderland(1) - Crystal Palace London(2) 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur London(1) - Wrexham(2) 2-0 Tranmere Rovers(4) - Colchester United(4) 1-0 Watford(2) - Lincoln City(3) 2-2 West Ham United London(1) - West Bromwich Albion(1) 2-2 Wigan Athletic(4) - Chelsea London(2) 4-2 Replays Round 3: ---------------- Aston Villa Birmingham(1) - Leicester City(2) 2-0 Bradford City(4) - Ipswich Town(1) 2-3 aet Fulham London(3) - Oldham Athletic(2) 3-0 Lincoln City(3) - Watford(2) 2-3 West Bromwich Albion(1) - West Ham United London(1) 1-1 aet 2e Replay Round 3: ------------------ West Ham United London(1) - West Bromwich Albion(1) 0-1 Round 4 (31 November 1981): --------------------------- Arsenal London(1) - Liverpool(1) 0-0 Barnsley(2) - Manchester City(1) 1-0 Crystal Palace London(2) - West Bromwich Albion(1) 1-3 Everton Liverpool(1) - Ipswich Town(1) 2-3 Nottingham Forest(1) - Tranmere Rovers(4) 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur London(1) - Fulham London(3) 1-0 Watford(2) - Queens Park Rangers(2) 4-1 Wigan Athletic(4) - Aston Villa Birmingham(1) 1-2 Replay Round 4: --------------- Liverpool(1) - Arsenal London(1) 3-0 aet 1/4 Final (January 1982): ------------------------- Aston Villa Birmingham(1) - West Bromwich Albion(1) 0-1 Ipswich Town(1) - Watford(2) 2-1 Liverpool(1) - Barnsley(2) 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur London(1) - Nottingham Forest(1) 1-0 Replay 1/4 Final: ----------------- Barnsley(2) - Liverpool(1) 1-3 1/2 Final (February 1982): -------------------------- Ipswich Town(1) - Liverpool(1) 0-2 2-2 West Bromwich Albion(1) - Tottenham Hotspur London(1) 0-0 0-1 Final (Wembley, 13 March 1982): ------------------------------- Liverpool(1) - Tottenham Hotspur London(1) 3-1 aet----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Season 1982-83
League Division 1
| Season | 1982–83 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Liverpool (14th English title) |
| Relegated | Manchester City Swansea City Brighton & Hove Albion |
| 1983–84 European Cup | Liverpool |
| 1983–84 European Cup Winners' Cup | Manchester United Swansea City |
| 1983–84 UEFA Cup | Aston Villa Nottingham Forest Tottenham Hotspur Watford |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,264 (2.74 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Luther Blissett, (Watford), 27[3] |
| Biggest home win | Watford –Sunderland 8–0 (25 Sep 1982) |
| Biggest away win | Notts County – Ipswich Town 0–6 (25 Sep 1982) |
| Highest scoring | Watford – Sunderland 8–0 (25 Sep 1982); Luton Town – Notts County 5–3 (4 Sep 1982); Watford –Notts County 5–3 (12 Mar 1983); Stoke – Luton Town 4–4 (25 Sep 1982) |
| Longest winning run | Liverpool (6 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Liverpool (19 games) |
| Longest losing run | West Bromwich Albion (6 games) |
Home \ Away ARS AST BIR B&HA COV EVE IPS LIV LUT MCI MUN NWC NOT NTC SOU STK SUN SWA TOT WAT WBA WHU
Arsenal 2–1 0–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 4–1 3–0 3–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 3–0 0–1 2–1 2–0 2–4 2–0 2–3
Aston Villa 2–1 1–0 1–0 4–0 2–0 1–1 2–4 4–1 1–1 2–1 3–2 4–1 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–3 2–0 4–0 3–0 1–0 1–0
Birmingham City 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–3 2–2 1–2 0–4 1–1 3–0 0–2 1–4 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 3–0
Brighton 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–2 2–4 0–1 1–0 3–0 1–1 0–2 0–1 1–2 3–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 3–1
Coventry City 0–2 0–0 0–1 2–0 4–2 1–1 0–0 4–2 4–0 3–0 2–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–4
Everton 2–3 5–0 0–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 0–5 5–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 3–0 2–0 3–1 3–1 2–2 3–1 1–0 0–0 2–0
Ipswich Town 0–1 1–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 3–0 1–0 1–1 2–3 2–0 0–0 2–1 2–3 4–1 3–1 1–2 3–1 6–1 1–2
Liverpool 3–1 1–1 1–0 3–1 4–0 0–0 1–0 3–3 5–2 0–0 0–2 4–3 5–1 5–0 5–1 1–0 3–0 3–0 3–1 2–0 3–0
Luton Town 2–2 2–1 3–1 5–0 1–2 1–5 1–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 0–1 0–2 5–3 3–3 0–0 1–3 3–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–2
Manchester City 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 3–2 0–0 0–1 0–4 0–1 1–2 4–1 1–2 0–1 2–0 1–0 2–2 2–1 2–2 1–0 2–1 2–0
Manchester U 0–0 3–1 3–0 1–1 3–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 3–0 2–2 3–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 2–1
Norwich City 3–1 1–0 5–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–2 1–1 4–2 2–0 1–0 0–0 3–0 1–3 1–1
Nottingham F 3–0 1–2 1–1 4–0 4–2 2–0 2–1 1–0 0–1 3–0 0–3 2–2 2–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–2 2–0 0–0 1–0
Notts County 1–0 4–1 0–0 1–0 5–1 1–0 0–6 1–2 1–1 1–0 3–2 2–2 3–2 1–2 4–0 0–1 0–0 3–0 3–2 2–1 1–2
Southampton 2–2 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 3–2 0–1 3–2 2–2 4–1 0–1 4–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–2 1–4 4–1 3–0
Stoke City 2–1 0–3 1–1 3–0 0–3 1–0 1–0 1–1 4–4 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 4–1 2–0 4–0 0–3 5–2
Sunderland 3–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–3 0–0 1–1 3–2 0–0 4–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–1 2–2 1–1 1–0
Swansea City 1–2 2–1 0–0 1–2 2–1 0–3 1–1 0–3 2–0 4–1 0–0 4–0 0–3 2–0 3–2 1–1 3–0 2–0 1–3 2–1 1–5
Tottenham H 5–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 4–0 2–1 3–1 2–0 2–2 1–2 2–0 0–0 4–1 4–2 6–0 4–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–1
Watford 2–1 2–1 2–1 4–1 0–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 5–2 2–0 0–1 2–2 1–3 5–3 2–0 1–0 8–0 2–1 0–1 3–0 2–1
West Bromwich 0–0 1–0 2–0 5–0 2–0 2–2 4–1 0–1 1–0 0–2 3–1 1–0 2–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 3–0 3–3 0–1 1–3 1–2
West Ham United 1–3 2–0 5–0 2–1 0–3 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–3 4–1 3–1 1–0 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 3–2 3–0 2–1 0–1 P W D L F A W D L F A Pts 1. LIVERPOOL 42 16 4 1 55 16 8 6 7 32 21 82 2. Watford 42 16 2 3 49 20 6 3 12 25 37 71 3. Manchester United 42 14 7 0 39 10 5 6 10 17 28 70 4. Tottenham Hotspur 42 15 4 2 50 15 5 5 11 15 35 69 5. Nottingham Forest 42 12 5 4 34 18 8 4 9 28 32 69 6. Aston Villa 42 17 2 2 47 15 4 3 14 15 35 68 7. Everton 42 13 6 2 43 19 5 4 12 23 29 64 8. West Ham United 42 13 3 5 41 23 7 1 13 27 39 64 9. Ipswich Town 42 11 3 7 39 23 4 10 7 25 27 58 10. Arsenal 42 11 6 4 36 19 5 4 12 22 37 58 11. West Bromwich Albion 42 11 5 5 35 20 4 7 10 16 29 57 12. Southampton 42 11 5 5 36 22 4 7 10 18 36 57 13. Stoke City 42 13 4 4 34 21 3 5 13 19 43 57 14. Norwich City 42 10 6 5 30 18 4 6 11 22 40 54 15. Notts County 42 12 4 5 37 25 3 3 15 18 46 52 16. Sunderland 42 7 10 4 30 22 5 4 12 18 39 50 17. Birmingham City 42 9 7 5 29 24 3 7 11 11 31 50 18. Luton Town 42 7 7 7 34 33 5 6 10 31 51 49 19. Coventry City 42 10 5 6 29 17 3 4 14 19 42 48 20. MANCHESTER CITY 42 9 5 7 26 23 4 3 14 21 47 47 21. SWANSEA CITY 42 10 4 7 32 29 0 7 14 19 40 41 22. BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 42 8 7 6 25 22 1 6 14 13 46 40
League Division 2
| Season | 1982–83 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Queens Park Rangers (1st title) |
| Promoted | Wolverhampton Wanderers, Leicester City |
| Relegated | Rotherham United, Burnley, Bolton Wanderers |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,244 (2.69 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Gary Lineker (Leicester City), 26 |
P W D L F A W D L F A Pts 1. QUEENS PARK RANGERS 42 16 3 2 51 16 10 4 7 26 20 85 2. WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 42 14 5 2 42 16 6 10 5 26 28 75 3. LEICESTER CITY 42 11 4 6 36 15 9 6 6 36 29 70 4. Fulham 42 13 5 3 36 20 7 4 10 28 27 69 5. Newcastle United 42 13 6 2 43 21 5 7 9 32 32 67 6. Sheffield Wednesday 42 9 8 4 33 23 7 7 7 27 24 63 7. Oldham Athletic 42 8 10 3 38 24 6 9 6 26 23 61 8. Leeds United 42 7 11 3 28 22 6 10 5 23 24 60 9. Shrewsbury Town 42 8 9 4 20 15 7 5 9 28 33 59 10. Barnsley 42 9 8 4 37 28 5 7 9 20 27 57 11. Blackburn Rovers 42 11 7 3 38 21 4 5 12 20 37 57 12. Cambridge United 42 11 7 3 26 17 2 5 14 16 43 51 13. Derby County 42 7 10 4 27 24 3 9 9 22 34 49 14. Carlisle United 42 10 6 5 44 28 2 6 13 24 42 48 15. Crystal Palace 42 11 7 3 31 17 1 5 15 12 35 48 16. Middlesbrough 42 8 7 6 27 29 3 8 10 19 38 48 17. Charlton Athletic 42 11 3 7 40 31 2 6 13 23 55 48 18. Chelsea 42 8 8 5 31 22 3 6 12 20 39 47 19. Grimsby Town 42 9 7 5 32 26 3 4 14 13 44 47 20. ROTHERHAM UNITED 42 6 7 8 22 29 4 8 9 23 39 45 21. BURNLEY 42 10 4 7 38 24 2 4 15 18 42 44 22. BOLTON WANDERERS 42 10 2 9 30 26 1 9 11 12 35 44
League Division 3
| Season | 1982–83 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Portsmouth (2nd title) |
| Promoted | Cardiff City, Huddersfield Town |
| Relegated | Reading, Wrexham, Doncaster Rovers, Chesterfield |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,617 (2.93 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Kerry Dixon (Reading), 26 |
P W D L F A W D L F A Pts 1. PORTSMOUTH 46 16 4 3 43 19 11 6 6 31 22 91 2. CARDIFF CITY 46 17 5 1 45 14 8 6 9 31 36 86 3. HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 46 15 8 0 56 18 8 5 10 28 31 82 4. Newport County 46 13 7 3 40 20 10 2 11 36 34 78 5. Oxford United 46 12 9 2 41 23 10 3 10 30 30 78 6. Lincoln City 46 17 1 5 55 22 6 6 11 22 29 76 7. Bristol Rovers 46 16 4 3 55 21 6 5 12 29 37 75 8. Plymouth Argyle 46 15 2 6 37 23 4 6 13 24 43 65 9. Brentford 46 14 4 5 50 28 4 6 13 38 49 64 10. Walsall 46 14 5 4 38 19 3 8 12 26 44 64 11. Sheffield United 46 16 3 4 44 20 3 4 16 18 44 64 12. Bradford City 46 11 7 5 41 27 5 6 12 27 42 61 13. Gillingham 46 12 4 7 37 29 4 9 10 21 30 61 14. Bournemouth 46 11 7 5 35 20 5 6 12 24 48 61 15. Southend United 46 10 8 5 41 28 5 6 12 25 37 59 16. Preston North End 46 11 10 2 35 17 4 3 16 25 52 58 17. Millwall 46 12 7 4 41 24 2 6 15 23 53 55 18. Wigan Athletic 46 10 4 9 35 33 5 5 13 25 39 54 19. Exeter City 46 12 4 7 49 43 2 8 13 32 61 54 20. Leyton Orient 46 10 6 7 44 38 5 3 15 20 50 54 21. READING 46 10 8 5 37 28 2 9 12 27 51 53 22. WREXHAM 46 11 6 6 40 26 1 9 13 16 50 51 23. DONCASTER ROVERS 46 6 8 9 38 44 3 3 17 19 53 38 24. CHESTERFIELD 46 6 6 11 28 28 2 7 14 15 40 37
League Division 4
| Season | 1982–83 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Wimbledon (1st title) |
| Promoted | Hull City, Port Vale, Scunthorpe United |
| Failed re-election | None |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,502 (2.72 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Steve Cammack (Scunthorpe United), 25 |
FINAL TABLE NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE '82-'83 1. Gateshead FC 42-100(114-43) 32 4 6 Champions/AP ------------------------------------------------------- 2. Mossley 42-84 (77-42) 25 9 8 3. Burton Albion 42-81 (81-53) 24 9 9 4. Chorley 42-80 (77-49) 23 11 8 5. Macclesfield Town 42-80 (71-49) 24 8 10 6. Marine Crosby 42-68 (81-57) 17 17 8 7. Workington 42-67 (71-55) 19 10 13 8. Hyde United 42-66 (91-63) 18 12 12 9. King's Lynn 42-64 (62-44) 17 13 12 SLp 10. Matlock Town 42-64 (70-65) 18 10 14 11. Witton Albion 42-63 (82-52) 17 12 13 12. Buxton 42-60 (60-62) 17 9 16 13. Morecambe 42-59 (75-66) 16 11 15 14. Grantham 42-58 (49-50) 15 13 14 15. Southport 42-47 (58-65) 11 14 17 16. Goole Town 42-46 (52-66) 13 7 22 17. Gainsborough Trinity 42-42 (60-71) 11 9 22 18. Oswestry Town 42-38 (56-99) 10 8 24 19. South Liverpool 42-36 (57-91) 7 15 20 20. Tamworth 42-29 (44-97) 7 8 27 SLm 21. Worksop Town 42-25 (50-98) 5 10 27 22. Netherfield 42-15 (28-129) 2 9 31 left Champions: Gateshead FC Rel. from Alliance: Barrow and Stafford Rangers Newly admitted: Rhyl and Horwich RMI 1466 goals = 3.173 g/match
FINAL TABLE SOUTHERN LEAGUE (PREMIER DIVISION) '82-'83
1. AP Leamington 38-79 (78-50) 25 4 9 Champions
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2. Kidderminster Harriers 38-76 (69-40) 23 7 8 AP
3. Welling United 38-69 (63-40) 21 6 11
4. Chelmsford City 38-59 (57-40) 16 11 11
5. Bedworth United 38-59 (47-39) 16 11 11
6. Dartford 38-56 (48-38) 16 8 14
7. Gosport Borough 38-55 (47-43) 14 13 11
8. Fareham Town 38-55 (73-82) 16 7 15
9. Dorchester Town 38-54 (52-50) 14 12 12
10. Gravesend & Northfleet 38-54 (49-50) 14 12 12
11. Gloucester City 38-51 (61-57) 13 12 13
12. Witney Town(-2) 38-47 (60-48) 12 13 13
13. Alvechurch 38-47 (60-66) 13 8 17
14. Stourbridge 38-47 (48-54) 12 11 15
15. Corby Town 38-47 (58-67) 12 11 15
16. Hastings United 38-44 (48-61) 11 11 16
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17. Enderby Town 38-42 (44-62) 11 9 18 Relegated/namechange
18. Waterlooville 38-39 (62-83) 10 9 19 Relegated
19. Poole Town 38-36 (57-73) 9 9 20 Relegated
20. Addlestone & Weybridge 38-25 (24-62) 5 10 23 Relegated
Total: 760-1041 (1105-1105) 283 194 283
Champions: AP Leamington
Promotion: Cheltenham Town, Folkestone, Fisher Athletic
and Sutton Coldfield Town
New elected: King's Lynn (Northern Premier)
1105 goals = 2.908 goals/m.England FA Challenge Cup 1982-1983
Country Defending champions Tottenham Hotspur Champions Manchester United
(5th title)Runners-up Brighton & Hove Albion Round 1 20 Nov Aldershot 4 0 Wimborne Town 20 Nov Altrincham 2 1 Rochdale 20 Nov Blackpool 3 0 Horwich RMI 20 Nov Boston Utd 3 1 Crewe 20 Nov Bournemouth 0 2 Southend 20 Nov Bristol R 1 0 Wycombe 20 Nov Carshalton Ath 2 4 Barnet 20 Nov Chesham U 0 1 Yeovil 20 Nov Chester 1 1 Northwich 20 Nov Chesterfield 2 2 Peterborough 20 Nov Colchester 0 2 Torquay 20 Nov Darlington 0 1 Scunthorpe 20 Nov Enfield 0 0 Newport County 20 Nov Gillingham 1 0 Dagenh'm 20 Nov Halifax 0 1 North Shields 20 Nov Hartlepool 3 0 Lincoln 20 Nov Holbeach 0 4 Wrexham 20 Nov Huddersfield 1 0 Mossley 20 Nov Hull City 1 1 Sheff Utd 20 Nov Leyton Orient 4 1 Bristol C 20 Nov Macclesfield 1 5 Worcester C 20 Nov Mansfield 3 2 Stockport 20 Nov Northampton 2 2 Wimbledon 20 Nov Oxford 5 2 Folkestone 20 Nov Plymouth 2 0 Exeter 20 Nov Port Vale 0 1 Bradford 20 Nov Portsmouth 4 1 Hereford 20 Nov Preston 5 1 Shepshed Charter 20 Nov Reading 1 2 Bishop's Stortford 20 Nov Slough T 1 0 Millwall 20 Nov Swindon 2 0 Wealdstone 20 Nov Tranmere 4 2 Scarborough 20 Nov Walsall 3 0 Kettering 20 Nov Weymouth 4 3 Maidstone United 20 Nov Wigan 0 0 Telford 20 Nov Windsor & Eton 0 7 Brentford 20 Nov Wokingham 1 1 Cardiff 20 Nov Workington 1 2 Doncaster 20 Nov Worthing 2 1 Dartford 20 Nov York 3 1 Bury Round 1 Replays 22 Nov Northwich 3 1 Chester 23 Nov Cardiff 3 0 Wokingham 23 Nov Newport County 4 2 Enfield 23 Nov Sheff Utd 2 0 Hull City 23 Nov Telford 2 1 Wigan 23 Nov Wimbledon 0 2 Northampton 24 Nov Peterborough 2 1 Chesterfield Round 2 11 Dec Altrincham 0 1 Huddersfield 11 Dec Boston Utd 1 1 Sheff Utd 11 Dec Bristol R 2 2 Plymouth 11 Dec Cardiff 2 3 Weymouth 11 Dec Gillingham 1 1 Northampton 11 Dec Hartlepool 1 1 York 11 Dec Mansfield 1 1 Bradford 11 Dec Newport County 1 0 Leyton Orient 11 Dec North Shields 0 3 Walsall 11 Dec Oxford 4 0 Worthing 11 Dec Peterborough 5 2 Doncaster 11 Dec Portsmouth 1 3 Aldershot 11 Dec Preston 2 1 Blackpool 11 Dec Scunthorpe 2 1 Northwich 11 Dec Slough T 1 4 Bishop's Stortford 11 Dec Southend 3 0 Yeovil 11 Dec Swindon 2 2 Brentford 11 Dec Telford 1 1 Tranmere 11 Dec Torquay 4 1 Carshalton Ath 11 Dec Worcester C 2 1 Wrexham Round 2 Replays 14 Dec Brentford 1 3 Swindon 14 Dec Northampton 3 2 Gillingham 14 Dec Sheff Utd 5 1 Boston Utd 14 Dec Tranmere 2 1 Telford 14 Dec York 4 0 Hartlepool 15 Dec Bradford 3 2 Mansfield 20 Dec Plymouth 1 0 Bristol R Round 3 08 Jan Arsenal 2 1 Bolton 08 Jan Blackburn 1 2 Liverpool 08 Jan Bradford 0 1 Barnsley 08 Jan Brighton 1 1 Newcastle 08 Jan C Palace 2 1 York 08 Jan Cambridge 1 0 Weymouth 08 Jan Carlisle 2 2 Burnley 08 Jan Charlton 2 3 Ipswich 08 Jan Coventry 3 1 Worcester C 08 Jan Derby 2 0 Nottm Forest 08 Jan Huddersfield 1 1 Chelsea 08 Jan Leeds 3 0 Preston 08 Jan Leicester 2 3 Notts Co 08 Jan Luton 3 0 Peterborough 08 Jan Man Utd 2 0 West Ham 08 Jan Middlesbro 2 2 Bishop's Stortford 08 Jan Newport County 1 1 Everton 08 Jan Northampton 0 1 Aston Villa 08 Jan Norwich 2 1 Swansea 08 Jan Oldham 0 2 Fulham 08 Jan Oxford 1 1 Torquay 08 Jan Scunthorpe 0 0 Grimsby 08 Jan Sheff Utd 0 0 Stoke 08 Jan Shrewsbury 2 1 Rotherham 08 Jan Southend 0 0 Sheff Wed 08 Jan Sunderland 0 0 Man City 08 Jan Swindon 7 0 Aldershot 08 Jan Tottenham 1 0 Southampton 08 Jan Tranmere 0 1 Wolves 08 Jan Walsall 0 0 Birmingham 08 Jan Watford 2 0 Plymouth 08 Jan West Brom 3 2 QPR Round 3 Replays 11 Jan Birmingham 1 0 Walsall 11 Jan Bishop's Stortford 1 2 Middlesbro 11 Jan Burnley 3 1 Carlisle 11 Jan Everton 2 1 Newport County 11 Jan Grimsby 2 0 Scunthorpe 11 Jan Sheff Wed 2 2 Southend 12 Jan Chelsea 2 0 Huddersfield 12 Jan Man City 2 1 Sunderland 12 Jan Newcastle 0 1 Brighton 12 Jan Stoke 3 2 Sheff Utd 12 Jan Torquay 2 1 Oxford Round 3 2nd Replay 24 Jan Sheff Wed 2 1 Southend Round 4 29 Jan Arsenal 1 1 Leeds 29 Jan Aston Villa 1 0 Wolves 29 Jan Brighton 4-0 Man City 29 Jan Burnley 3 1 Swindon 29 Jan C Palace 1 0 Birmingham 29 Jan Cambridge 1 0 Barnsley 29 Jan Coventry 2 2 Norwich 29 Jan Derby 2 1 Chelsea 29 Jan Ipswich 2 0 Grimsby 29 Jan Liverpool 2 0 Stoke 29 Jan Luton 0 2 Man Utd 29 Jan Middlesbro 2 0 Notts Co 29 Jan Torquay 2 3 Sheff Wed 29 Jan Tottenham 2 1 West Brom 29 Jan Watford 1 1 Fulham 30 Jan Everton 2 1 Shrewsbury Round 4 Replays 01 Feb Fulham 1 2 Watford 02 Feb Leeds 1 1 Arsenal 02 Feb Norwich 2 1 Coventry Round 4 2nd Replay 09 Feb Arsenal 2 1 Leeds Round 5 19 Feb Aston Villa 4 1 Watford 19 Feb C Palace 0 0 Burnley 19 Feb Cambridge 1 2 Sheff Wed 19 Feb Derby 0-1 Man Utd 19 Feb Everton 2-0 Tottenham 19 Feb Middlesbro 1 1 Arsenal 19 Feb Norwich 1 0 Ipswich 20 Feb Liverpool 1-2 Brighton Round 5 Replays 28 Feb Arsenal 3 2 Middlesbro 28 Feb Burnley 1 0 C Palace Round 6 12 Mar Arsenal 2 0 Aston Villa 12 Mar Brighton 1 0 Norwich 12 Mar Burnley 1 1 Sheff Wed 12 Mar Man Utd 1-0 Everton Round 6 Replay 16 Mar Sheff Wed 5 0 Burnley SemiFinal 16 Apr Brighton 2 1 Sheff Wed [Arsenal] 16 Apr Man Utd 2-1 Arsenal [Aston Villa] Final 21 May Man Utd 2-2 Brighton [aet][Wembley] Final Replay 26 May Man Utd 4-0 Brighton [Wembley]
League Cup
| Milk Cup, League Cup | |
| Country | England Wales |
|---|---|
| Teams | 92 |
| Champions | Liverpool (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Manchester United |
Round 1 (31 August and 13 September 1982): ------------------------------------------ Bradford City(3) - Mansfield Town(4) 1-0 2-0 Bristol Rovers(3) - Torquay United(4) 2-2 4-0 Bury(4) - Burnley(2) 3-5 1-3 Cardiff City(3) - Hereford United(4) 2-1 2-1 Carlisle United(2) - Bolton Wanderers(2) 3-3 0-4 Chester(4) - Blackpool(4) 1-2 1-5 Chesterfield(3) - Hartlepool(4) 2-1 0-2 aet Colchester United(4) - Aldershot(4) 2-0 1-0 Crewe Alexandra(4) - Tranmere Rovers(4) 1-1 0-0 aet (Trn. win on pen) Crystal Palace London(2) - Portsmouth(3) 2-0 1-1 Darlington(4) - Peterborough United(4) 0-2 2-4 Exeter City(3) - Newport County(3) 1-2 0-6 Gillingham(3) - Orient London(3) 3-0 0-2 Halifax Town(4) - Derby County(2) 2-1 2-5 aet Huddersfield Town(3) - Doncaster Rovers(3) 1-1 1-0 Millwall London(3) - Northampton Town(4) 0-2 2-2 Plymouth Argyle(3) - Bournemouth(3) 2-0 0-3 aet Port Vale Stoke(4) - Rochdale(4) 1-0 0-2 Reading(3) - Oxford United(3) 0-2 0-2 Scunthorpe United(4) - Grimsby Town(2) 1-2 0-0 Sheffield United(3) - Hull City(4) 3-1 0-1 Southend United(3) - Fulham London(2) 1-0 2-4 Stockport County(4) - Wigan Athletic(3) 1-1 1-1 aet (Wig. win on pen) Swindon Town(4) - Bristol City(4) 2-1 0-2 Walsall(3) - Preston North End(3) 0-1 1-1 Wimbledon London(4) - Brentford London(3) 1-1 0-2 Wrexham(3) - Shrewsbury Town(2) 1-0 0-2 York City(4) - Lincoln City(3) 2-1 1-3 Round 2 (4 and 25 October 1982): -------------------------------- Arsenal London(1) - Cardiff City(3) 2-1 3-1 Aston Villa Birmingham(1) - Notts County Nottingham(1) 1-2 0-1 Barnsley(2) - Cambridge United(2) 2-1 3-1 (*) Bolton Wanderers(2) - Watford(1) 1-2 1-2 aet Brentford London(3) - Blackburn Rovers(2) 3-2 0-0 Bristol City(3) - Sheffield Wednesday(2) 1-2 1-1 Bristol Rovers(3) - Swansea City(1) 1-0 0-3 Burnley(2) - Middlesbrough(2) 3-2 1-1 Chelsea London(2) - Tranmere Rovers(4) 3-1 2-1 Colchester United(4) - Southampton(1) 0-0 2-4 Derby County(2) - Hartlepool(4) 2-0 2-4 aet Fulham London(2) - Coventry City(1) 2-2 0-0 aet Gillingham(3) - Oldham Athletic(2) 2-0 0-1 Grimsby Town(2) - Sheffield United(3) 3-3 1-5 Huddersfield Town(3) - Oxford United(3) 2-0 0-1 Ipswich Town(1) - Liverpool(1) 1-2 0-2 Leeds United(2) - Newcastle United(2) 0-1 4-1 aet Lincoln City(3) - Leicester City(2) 2-0 1-0 Luton Town(1) - Charlton Athletic London(2) 3-0 0-2 Manchester United(1) - Bournemouth(3) 2-0 2-2 Newport County(3) - Everton Liverpool(1) 0-2 2-2 Norwich City(1) - Preston North End(3) 2-1 2-1 Northampton Town(4) - Blackpool(4) 1-1 1-2 Nottingham Forest(1) - West Bromwich Albion(1) 6-1 1-3 Peterborough United(4) - Crystal Palace London(2) 0-2 1-2 Rochdale(4) - Bradford City(3) 0-1 0-4 Rotherham United(2) - Queens Park Rangers(2) 2-1 0-0 Shrewsbury Town(2) - Birmingham City(1) 1-1 1-4 Stoke City(1) - West Ham United London(1) 1-1 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur London(1) - Brighton and Hove Albion(1) 1-1 1-0 Wigan Athletic(3) - Mancester City(1) 1-1 0-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers(2) - Sunderland(1) 1-1 0-5 (*) 1st match Barnsley(2)-Cambridge United(2) 1-1 (abandoned). Round 3 (9 November 1982): -------------------------- Birmingham City(1) - Derby County(2) 3-1 Bradford City(3) - Manchester United(1) 0-0 Brentford London(3) - Swansea City(1) 1-1 Coventry City(1) - Burnley(2) 1-2 Crystal Palace London(2) - Sheffield Wednesday(2) 1-2 Everton Liverpool(1) - Arsenal London(1) 1-1 Gillingham(3) - Tottenham Hotpur London(1) 2-4 Leeds United(2) - Huddersfield Town(3) 0-1 Lincoln City(3) - West Ham United London(1) 1-1 Liverpool(1) - Rotherham United(2) 1-0 Luton Town(1) - Blackpool(4) 4-2 Manchester City(1) - Southampton(1) 1-1 Nottingham Forest(1) - Watford(1) 7-3 Notts County Nottingham(1) - Chelsea London(2) 2-0 Sheffield United(3) - Barnsley(2) 1-3 Sunderland(1) - Norwich City(1) 0-0 Replays Round 3: ---------------- Arsenal London(1) - Everton Liverpool(1) 3-0 Manchester United(1) - Bradford City(3) 4-1 Norwich City(1) - Sunderland(1) 3-1 Southampton(1) - Manchester City(1) 4-0 Swansea City(1) - Brentford London(3) 1-2 West Ham United London(1) - Lincoln City(3) 2-1 aet Round 4 (29 November 1982): --------------------------- Arsenal London(1) - Huddersfield Town(3) 1-0 Burnley(2) - Birmingham City(1) 3-2 Liverpool(1) - Norwich City(1) 2-0 Manchester United(1) - Southampton(1) 2-0 Nottingham Forest(1) - Brentford London(3) 2-0 Notts County Nottingham(1) - West Ham United London(1) 3-3 Sheffield Wednesday(2) - Barnsley(2) 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur London(1) - Luton Town(1) 1-0 Replay Round 4: --------------- West Ham United London(1) - Notts County Nottingham(1) 3-0 1/4 Final (17 January 1983): ---------------------------- Arsenal London(1) - Sheffield Wednesday(2) 1-0 Liverpool(1) - West Ham United London(1) 2-1 Manchester United(1) - Nottingham Forest(1) 4-0 Tottenham Hotspur London(1) - Burnley(2) 1-4 1/2 Final (February 1983): -------------------------- Arsenal London(1) - Manchester United(1) 2-4 1-2 Liverpool(1) - Burnley(2) 3-0 0-1 Final (Wembley, 26 March 1983): ------------------------------- Liverpool(1) - Manchester United(1) 2-1 aet----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Season 1983-84
FA Charity Shield20 August 1983 Manchester United 2–0 LiverpoolCanon League Division 1
| Season | 1983–84 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Liverpool (15th English title) |
| Relegated | Birmingham City Notts County Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 1984–85 European Cup | Liverpool |
| 1984–85 European Cup Winners' Cup | Everton |
| 1984–85 UEFA Cup | Manchester United Nottingham Forest Queens Park Rangers Southampton Tottenham Hotspur |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,250 (2.71 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ian Rush (Liverpool),32[3] |
| Biggest home win | Southampton – Coventry City 8–2 (28 Apr 1984) |
| Biggest away win | Luton Town – Manchester United 0-5 (12 Feb 1984) |
| Highest scoring | Southampton – Coventry City 8–2 (28 Apr 1984) |
| Longest winning run | QPR (6 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Manchester United (16 games) |
| Longest losing run | Ipswich Town Notts County (7 games) |
Home \ Away ARS AST BIR COV EVE IPS LEI LIV LUT MUN NWC NOT NTC QPR SOU STK SUN TOT WAT WBA WHU WOL
Arsenal 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 4–1 2–1 0–2 2–1 2–3 3–0 4–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 3–1 1–2 3–2 3–1 0–1 3–3 4–1
Aston Villa 2–6 1–0 2–0 0–2 4–0 3–1 1–3 0–0 0–3 1–0 1–0 3–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 4–3 1–0 4–0
Birmingham City 1–1 2–1 1–2 0–2 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 2–2 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–2 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–0 2–1 3–0 0–0
Coventry City 1–4 3–3 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 4–0 2–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–3 2–1 2–4 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1
Everton 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 4–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 2–0
Ipswich Town 1–0 2–1 1–2 3–1 3–0 0–0 1–1 3–0 0–2 2–0 2–2 1–0 0–2 0–3 5–0 1–0 3–1 0–0 3–4 0–3 3–1
Leicester City 3–0 2–0 2–3 1–1 2–0 2–0 3–3 0–3 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–4 2–1 2–1 2–2 0–2 0–3 4–1 1–1 4–1 5–1
Liverpool 2–1 2–1 1–0 5–0 3–0 2–2 2–2 6–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 5–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 3–1 3–0 3–0 6–0 0–1
Luton Town 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–4 0–3 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–5 2–2 2–3 3–2 0–0 3–1 0–1 4–1 2–4 1–2 2–0 0–1 4–0
Manchester U 4–0 1–2 1–0 4–1 0–1 1–2 2–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–2 3–3 3–1 3–2 1–0 2–1 4–2 4–1 3–0 0–0 3–0
Norwich City 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 3–1 0–1 0–0 3–3 2–3 0–1 0–3 1–0 2–2 3–0 2–1 6–1 2–0 1–0 3–0
Nottingham F 0–1 2–2 5–1 3–0 1–0 2–1 3–2 0–1 1–0 2–0 3–0 3–1 3–2 0–1 0–0 1–1 2–2 5–1 3–1 3–0 5–0
Notts County 0–4 5–2 2–1 2–1 0–1 0–2 2–5 0–0 0–3 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–3 1–3 1–1 6–1 0–0 3–5 1–1 2–2 4–0
Queens Park 2–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 4–0 6–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1
Southampton 1–0 2–2 2–1 8–2 3–1 3–2 2–2 2–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 0–1 0–2 0–0 3–1 1–1 5–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0
Stoke City 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–3 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 2–4 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–4 3–1 3–1 4–0
Sunderland 2–2 0–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 3–0 3–0 0–1 3–2
Tottenham 2–4 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 3–2 2–2 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 3–2 0–0 1–0 3–0 2–3 0–1 0–2 1–0
Watford 2–1 3–2 1–0 2–3 4–4 2–2 3–3 0–2 1–2 0–0 1–3 3–2 3–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–3 3–1 0–0 0–0
West Bromwich 1–3 3–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–2 3–0 2–0 0–0 0–5 2–0 1–2 0–2 3–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–3
West Ham United 3–1 0–1 4–0 5–2 0–1 2–1 3–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 3–0 2–2 0–1 3–0 0–1 4–1 2–4 1–0 1–1
Wolverhampton 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 3–0 0–3 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–4 0–1 0–0 0–0 2–3 0–5 0–0 0–3 P W D L F A W D L F A Pts 1. LIVERPOOL 42 14 5 2 50 12 8 9 4 23 20 80 2. Southampton 42 15 4 2 44 17 7 7 7 22 21 77 3. Nottingham Forest 42 14 4 3 47 17 8 4 9 29 28 74 4. Manchester United 42 14 3 4 43 18 6 11 4 28 23 74 5. Queen's Park Rangers 42 14 4 3 37 12 8 3 10 30 25 73 6. Arsenal 42 10 5 6 41 29 8 4 9 33 31 63 7. Everton 42 9 9 3 21 12 7 5 9 23 30 62 8. Tottenham Hotspur 42 11 4 6 31 24 6 6 9 33 41 61 9. West Ham United 42 10 4 7 39 24 7 5 9 21 31 60 10. Aston Villa 42 14 3 4 34 22 3 6 12 25 39 60 11. Watford 42 9 7 5 36 31 7 2 12 32 46 57 12. Ipswich Town 42 11 4 6 34 23 4 4 13 21 34 53 13. Sunderland 42 8 9 4 26 18 5 4 12 16 35 52 14. Norwich City 42 9 8 4 34 20 3 7 11 14 29 51 15. Leicester City 42 11 5 5 40 30 2 7 12 25 38 51 16. Luton Town 42 7 5 9 30 33 7 4 10 23 33 51 17. West Bromwich Albion 42 10 4 7 30 25 4 5 12 18 37 51 18. Stoke City 42 11 4 6 30 23 2 7 12 14 40 50 19. Coventry City 42 8 5 8 33 33 5 6 10 24 44 50 20. BIRMINGHAM CITY 42 7 7 7 19 18 5 5 11 20 32 48 21. NOTTS COUNTY 42 6 7 8 31 36 4 4 13 19 36 41 22. WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 42 4 8 9 15 28 2 3 16 12 52 29
Canon League Division 2
| Season | 1983–84 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Chelsea (1st title) |
| Promoted | Newcastle United, Sheffield Wednesday |
| Relegated | Cambridge United, Derby County, Swansea City |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,233 (2.67 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Kerry Dixon (Chelsea), 28 |
P W D L F A W D L F A Pts 1. CHELSEA 42 15 4 2 55 17 10 9 2 35 23 88 2. SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 42 16 4 1 47 16 10 6 5 25 18 88 3. NEWCASTLE UNITED 42 16 2 3 51 18 8 6 7 34 35 80 4. Manchester City 42 13 3 5 43 21 7 7 7 23 27 70 5. Grimsby Town 42 13 6 2 36 15 6 7 8 24 32 70 6. Blackburn Rovers 42 9 11 1 35 19 8 5 8 22 27 67 7. Carlisle United 42 10 9 2 29 13 6 7 8 19 28 64 8. Shrewsbury Town 42 13 5 3 34 18 4 5 12 15 35 61 9. Brighton & Hove Albion 42 11 6 4 42 17 6 3 12 27 43 60 10. Leeds United 42 13 4 4 33 16 3 8 10 22 40 60 11. Fulham 42 9 6 6 35 24 6 6 9 25 29 57 12. Huddersfield Town 42 8 6 7 27 20 6 9 6 29 29 57 13. Charlton Athletic 42 13 4 4 40 26 3 5 13 13 38 57 14. Barnsley 42 9 6 6 33 23 6 1 14 24 30 52 15. Cardiff City 42 11 3 7 32 27 4 3 14 21 39 51 16. Portsmouth 42 8 3 10 46 32 6 4 11 27 32 49 17. Middlesbrough 42 9 8 4 26 18 3 5 13 15 29 49 18. Crystal Palace 42 8 5 8 18 18 4 6 11 24 34 47 19. Oldham Athletic 42 10 6 5 33 27 3 2 16 14 46 47 20. DERBY COUNTY 42 9 5 7 26 26 2 4 15 10 46 42 21. SWANSEA CITY 42 7 4 10 20 28 0 4 17 16 57 29 22. CAMBRIDGE UNITED 42 4 7 10 20 33 0 5 16 8 44 24
Canon League Division 3
| Season | 1983–84 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Oxford United (2nd title) |
| Promoted | Sheffield United, Wimbledon |
| Relegated | Exeter City, Port Vale, Scunthorpe United, Southend United |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,586 (2.87 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Keith Edwards (Sheffield United), 33 |
Canon League Division 4
| Season | 1983–84 |
|---|---|
| Champions | York City (1st title) |
| Promoted | Bristol City, Doncaster Rovers, Reading |
| Failed re-election | None |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,505 (2.73 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Trevor Senior (Reading), 36[ |
P W D L F A W D L F A Pts 1. YORK CITY 46 18 4 1 58 16 13 4 6 38 23 101 2. DONCASTER ROVERS 46 15 6 2 46 22 9 7 7 36 32 85 3. READING 46 17 6 0 51 14 5 10 8 33 42 82 4. BRISTOL CITY 46 18 3 2 51 17 6 7 10 19 27 82 5. Aldershot 46 14 6 3 49 29 8 3 12 27 40 75 6. Blackpool 46 15 4 4 47 19 6 5 12 23 33 72 7. Peterborough United 46 15 5 3 52 16 3 9 11 20 32 68 8. Colchester United 46 14 7 2 45 14 3 9 11 24 39 67 9. Torquay United 46 13 7 3 32 18 5 6 12 27 46 67 10. Tranmere Rovers 46 11 5 7 33 26 6 10 7 20 27 66 11. Hereford United 46 11 6 6 31 21 5 9 9 23 32 63 12. Stockport County 46 12 5 6 34 25 5 6 12 26 39 62 13. Chesterfield 46 10 11 2 34 24 5 4 14 25 37 60 14. Darlington 46 13 4 6 31 19 4 4 15 18 31 59 15. Bury 46 9 7 7 34 32 6 7 10 27 32 59 16. Crewe Alexandra 46 10 8 5 35 27 6 3 14 21 40 59 17. Swindon Town 46 11 7 5 34 23 4 6 13 24 33 58 18. Northampton 46 10 8 5 32 32 3 6 14 21 46 53 19. Mansfield Town 46 9 7 7 44 27 4 6 13 22 43 52 20. Wrexham 46 7 6 10 34 33 4 9 10 25 41 48 21. Halifax Town 46 11 6 6 36 25 1 6 16 19 64 48 22. Rochdale 46 8 9 6 35 31 3 4 16 17 49 46 23. Hartlepool United 46 7 8 8 31 28 3 2 18 16 57 40 24. Chester City 46 7 5 11 23 35 0 8 15 22 47 34
FINAL TABLE NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE '83-'84 1. Barrow 42-97 (92-38) 29 10 3 Champions/AP ------------------------------------------------------- 2. Matlock Town 42-77 (72-48) 23 8 11 3. South Liverpool 42-77 (55-44) 22 11 9 4. Grantham 42-68 (64-51) 20 8 14 5. Burton Albion 42-64 (61-47) 17 13 12 6. Macclesfield Town 42-64 (65-55) 18 10 14 7. Rhyl 42-63 (64-55) 19 6 17 8. Horwich RMI 42-63 (64-59) 18 9 15 9. Gainsborough Trinity 42-62 (82-66) 17 11 14 10. Stafford Rangers 42-62 (65-52) 15 17 10 11. Hyde United 42-59 (61-63) 17 8 17 12. Marine Crosby 42-58 (63-68) 16 10 16 13. Witton Albion 42-56 (64-57) 14 14 14 14. Chorley 42-53 (68-65) 14 11 17 15. Workington 42-51 (53-57) 14 9 19 16. Southport 42-50 (57-74) 14 8 20 17. Worksop Town 42-47 (57-74) 13 8 21 18. Goole Town 42-46 (59-80) 12 10 20 19. Morecambe 42-45 (59-75) 11 12 19 20. Oswestry Town 42-41 (66-97) 11 8 23 21. Buxton 42-39 (52-91) 11 6 25 22. Mossley(-3) 42-33 (47-74) 9 9 24 Champions: Barrow Rel. from Alliance League: Bangor City 1390 goals = 3.009 g/match
FINAL TABLE SOUTHERN LEAGUE (PREMIER DIVISION) '83-'84
1. Dartford 38-78 (67-32) 23 9 6 Champions/AP
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2. Fisher Athletic 38-75 (80-42) 22 9 7
3. Chelmsford City 38-66 (67-45) 19 9 10
4. Gravesend & Northfleet 38-63 (50-38) 18 9 11
5. Witney Town 38-60 (75-50) 18 6 14
6. King's Lynn 38-60 (42-45) 18 6 14
7. Folkestone 38-57 (60-56) 16 9 13
8. Cheltenham Town 38-55 (63-56) 16 7 15
9. Gloucester City 38-54 (55-50) 13 15 10
10. Hastings United 38-54 (55-57) 15 9 14
11. Bedworth United 38-54 (51-55) 15 9 14
12. Welling United 38-52 (61-61) 15 7 16
13. AP Leamington 38-51 (73-83) 14 9 15
14. Corby Town 38-50 (55-54) 12 14 12
15. Fareham Town 38-50 (65-70) 13 11 14
16. Alvechurch 38-48 (56-63) 12 12 14
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17. Sutton Coldfield Town 38-44 (49-53) 10 14 14 Relegated
18. Gosport Borough 38-33 (31-64) 6 15 17 Relegated
19. Dorchester Town 38-20 (40-69) 4 8 26 Relegated
20. Stourbridge 38-19 (30-82) 4 7 27 Relegated
Champions: Dartford
Relegated from Alliance: Trowbridge Town
Promotion: Willenhall Town, RS Southampton, Crawley Town
and Shepshed Charterhouse
1125 goals = 2.961 goals/m.England FA Challenge Cup 1983-1984
Country Defending champions Manchester United Champions Everton (4th title) Runners-up Watford Round 1 19 Nov Aldershot 1 1 Worcester C 19 Nov AP Leamington 0 1 Gillingham 19 Nov Barking 2 1 Farnborough 19 Nov Barnet 0 0 Bristol R 19 Nov Boston Utd 0 3 Bury 19 Nov Bournemouth 4 0 Walsall 19 Nov Bradford 0 0 Wigan 19 Nov Burton 1 2 Windsor & Eton 19 Nov Chelmsford City 0 0 Wycombe 19 Nov Chester 1 2 Chesterfield 19 Nov Corinthian Cas 0 0 Bristol C 19 Nov Dagenh'm 2 2 Brentford 19 Nov Darlington 5 0 Mossley 19 Nov Exeter 1 1 Maidstone United 19 Nov Frickley Ath. 0 1 Altrincham 19 Nov Gainsborough 0 2 Blackpool 19 Nov Halifax 2 3 Whitby Town 19 Nov Hyde 0 2 Burnley 19 Nov Kettering 0 7 Swindon 19 Nov Macclesfield 0 0 York 19 Nov Mansfield 3 0 Doncaster 19 Nov Millwall 2 1 Dartford 19 Nov Northampton 1 1 Waterlooville 19 Nov Northwich 1 1 Bangor City 19 Nov Oxford 2 0 Peterborough 19 Nov Penrith 0 2 Hull City 19 Nov Port Vale 1 2 Lincoln 19 Nov Reading 2 0 Hereford 19 Nov Rochdale 1 0 Crewe 19 Nov Rotherham 0 0 Hartlepool 19 Nov Scunthorpe 1 0 Preston 19 Nov Southend 0 0 Plymouth 19 Nov Telford 3 0 Stockport 19 Nov Torquay 1 2 Colchester 19 Nov Tranmere 2 2 Bolton 19 Nov Wealdstone 1 1 Enfield 19 Nov Wimbledon 2 1 Leyton Orient 19 Nov Wrexham 1 5 Sheff Utd 19 Nov Yeovil 0 1 Harrow 20 Nov Poole Town 0 0 Newport County Round 1 Replays 22 Nov York 2 0 Macclesfield 21 Nov Worcester C 2 1 Aldershot 22 Nov Bangor City 1 0 Northwich 22 Nov Bolton 4 1 Tranmere 22 Nov Brentford 2 1 Dagenh'm 22 Nov Bristol R 3 1 Barnet 22 Nov Enfield 2 2 Wealdstone 22 Nov Newport County 3 1 Poole Town 22 Nov Plymouth 2 0 Southend 22 Nov Waterlooville 1 1 Northampton 22 Nov Wycombe 1 2 Chelmsford City 23 Nov Bristol C 4 0 Corinthian Cas 23 Nov Hartlepool 0 1 Rotherham 23 Nov Maidstone United 2 1 Exeter 28 Nov Wigan 4 2 Bradford Round 1 2nd Replays 28 Nov Northampton 2 0 Waterlooville 28 Nov Wealdstone 2 0 Enfield Round 2 10 Dec Bangor City 1 1 Blackpool 10 Dec Bolton 2 0 Mansfield 10 Dec Brentford 3 2 Wimbledon 10 Dec Bristol R 1 2 Bristol C 10 Dec Chesterfield 2 2 Burnley 10 Dec Colchester 4 0 Wealdstone 10 Dec Darlington 0 0 Altrincham 10 Dec Gillingham 6 1 Chelmsford City 10 Dec Harrow 1 3 Newport County 10 Dec Lincoln 0 0 Sheff Utd 10 Dec Maidstone United 3 2 Worcester C 10 Dec Millwall 2 3 Swindon 10 Dec Northampton 1 1 Telford 10 Dec Plymouth 2 1 Barking 10 Dec Reading 1 1 Oxford 10 Dec Rotherham 2 1 Hull City 10 Dec Scunthorpe 2 0 Bury 10 Dec Wigan 1 0 Whitby Town 13 Dec Windsor & Eton 0 0 Bournemouth 13 Dec York 0 2 Rochdale Round 2 Replays 13 Dec Blackpool 2 1 Bangor City 14 Dec Altrincham 0 2 Darlington 14 Dec Oxford 3 0 Reading 14 Dec Telford 3 2 Northampton 19 Dec Bournemouth 2 0 Windsor & Eton 19 Dec Burnley 3 2 Chesterfield 19 Dec Sheff Utd 1 0 Lincoln Round 3 06 Jan Aston Villa 1 1 Norwich 06 Jan Liverpool 4 0 Newcastle 06 Jan Nottm Forest 1 2 Southampton 07 Jan Blackburn 1 0 Chelsea 07 Jan Blackpool 2 1 Man City 07 Jan Bolton 0 3 Sunderland 07 Jan Bournemouth 2 0 Man Utd 07 Jan Brighton 2 0 Swansea 07 Jan Burnley 0 0 Oxford 07 Jan C Palace 1 0 Leicester 07 Jan Cambridge 0 3 Derby 07 Jan Cardiff 0 3 Ipswich 07 Jan Carlisle 1 1 Swindon 07 Jan Colchester 0 1 Charlton 07 Jan Coventry 1 1 Wolves 07 Jan Darlington 4 1 Maidstone United 07 Jan Fulham 0 0 Tottenham 07 Jan Gillingham 5 3 Brentford 07 Jan Huddersfield 2 1 QPR 07 Jan Leeds 1 1 Scunthorpe 07 Jan Luton 2 2 Watford 07 Jan Middlesbro 3 2 Arsenal 07 Jan Plymouth 2 2 Newport County 07 Jan Portsmouth 2 1 Grimsby 07 Jan Rochdale 1 4 Telford 07 Jan Rotherham 0 0 West Brom 07 Jan Sheff Utd 1 1 Birmingham 07 Jan Sheff Wed 1 0 Barnsley 07 Jan Shrewsbury 3 0 Oldham 07 Jan Stoke 0 2 Everton 07 Jan West Ham 1 0 Wigan 08 Jan Notts Co 2 2 Bristol C Round 3 Replays 10 Jan Birmingham 2 0 Sheff Utd 10 Jan Bristol C 0 2 Notts Co 10 Jan Newport County 0 1 Plymouth 10 Jan Scunthorpe 1 1 Leeds 10 Jan Swindon 3 1 Carlisle 10 Jan Watford 4 3 Luton 10 Jan Wolves 1 1 Coventry 11 Jan Norwich 3 0 Aston Villa 11 Jan Oxford 2 1 Burnley 11 Jan Tottenham 2 0 Fulham 11 Jan West Brom 3 0 Rotherham Round 3 2nd Replay 16 Jan Coventry 3-0 Wolves 16 Jan Scunthorpe 4-2 Leeds Round 4 28 Jan C Palace 1 1 West Ham 28 Jan Charlton 0 2 Watford 28 Jan Everton 0 0 Gillingham 28 Jan Oxford 2 1 Blackpool 28 Jan Plymouth 2 1 Darlington 28 Jan Portsmouth 0-1 Southampton 28 Jan Shrewsbury 2 0 Ipswich 28 Jan Sunderland 1 2 Birmingham 28 Jan Swindon 1 2 Blackburn 28 Jan Tottenham 0 0 Norwich 29 Jan Brighton 2-0 Liverpool 30 Jan Sheff Wed 3 2 Coventry 31 Jan Middlesbro 2 0 Bournemouth 01 Feb Derby 3 2 Telford 01 Feb Huddersfield 1 2 Notts Co 01 Feb West Brom 1 0 Scunthorpe Round 4 Replays 31 Jan Gillingham 0 0 Everton 31 Jan West Ham 2 0 C Palace 01 Feb Norwich 2 1 Tottenham Round 4 2nd Replay 06 Feb Gillingham 0 3 Everton Round 5 17 Feb Blackburn 0 1 Southampton 18 Feb Birmingham 3 0 West Ham 18 Feb Derby 2 1 Norwich 18 Feb Everton 3-0 Shrewsbury 18 Feb Notts Co 1 0 Middlesbro 18 Feb Oxford 0-3 Sheff Wed 18 Feb Watford 3 1 Brighton 18 Feb West Brom 0 1 Plymouth Round 6 10 Mar Birmingham 1-3 Watford 10 Mar Notts Co 1-2 Everton 10 Mar Plymouth 0 0 Derby 11 Mar Sheff Wed 0 0 Southampton Round 6 Replay 14 Mar Derby 0-1 Plymouth 20 Mar Southampton 5 1 Sheff Wed SemiFinal 14 Apr Everton 1-0 Southampton [Arsenal] 14 Apr Watford 1-0 Plymouth [Aston Villa] Final 19 May Everton 2-0 Watford [Wembley]
League Cup
| Milk Cup, League Cup | |
| Country | England Wales |
|---|---|
| Teams | 92 |
| Champions | Liverpool (4th title) |
| Runners-up | Everton |
Round 1 (29 August and 12 September 1983): ------------------------------------------ Aldershot(4) - Orient London(3) 3-1 3-3 Blackpool(4) - Walsall(3) 2-1 1-3 Bolton Wanderers(3) - Chester(4) 3-0 0-3 aet (Che. win on pen) Bournemouth(3) - Bristol Rovers(3) 1-2 2-2 Bradford City(3) - Sheffield United(3) 0-1 1-1 Brentford London(3) - Charlton Athletic London(2) 3-0 1-2 Colchester United(4) - Reading(4) 3-2 3-4 aet Crewe Alexandra(4) - Burnley(3) 1-0 4-3 Crystal Palace(2) - Peterborough Utd(4) 3-0 0-3 aet (Pet. win on pen) Exeter City(3) - Cardiff City(2) 2-3 1-2 Gillingham(3) - Chelsea London(2) 1-2 0-4 Halifax Town(4) - Darlington(4) 0-1 2-3 Hereford United(4) - Portsmouth(2) 3-2 1-3 Hull City(3) - Lincoln City(3) 0-0 1-3 aet Mansfield Town(4) - Huddersfield Town(2) 1-2 1-5 Middlesbrough(2) - Chesterfield(4) 0-1 1-0 aet (Che. win on pen) Millwall London(3) - Northampton Town(4) 3-0 2-1 Newport County(3) - Torquay United(4) 2-3 0-1 Oxford United(3) - Bristol City(4) 1-1 1-0 Port Vale Stoke(3) - Wrexham(4) 3-1 5-1 Preston North End(3) - Tranmere Rovers(4) 1-0 0-0 Rochdale(4) - Stockport County(4) 0-3 2-2 Rotherham United(3) - Hartlepool(4) 0-0 1-0 Scunthorpe United(3) - Doncaster Rovers(4) 1-1 0-3 Southend United(3) - Wimbledon London(3) 1-0 4-6 aet Swindon Town(4) - Plymouth Argyle(3) 1-0 1-4 Wigan Athletic(3) - Bury(4) 1-2 0-2 York City(4) - Grimsby Town(2) 2-1 0-1 (0-2 aet) Round 2: -------- Aldershot(4) - Notts County Nottingham(1) 2-4 1-4 Brentford London(3) - Liverpool(1) 1-4 0-4 Brighton(2) - Bristol Rovers(3) 4-2 0-2 (?) Bury(4) - West Ham United London(1) 1-2 0-10 Cambridge United(2) - Sunderland(1) 2-3 3-4 Cardiff City(2) - Norwich City(1) 0-0 0-3 Carlisle United(2) - Southampton(1) 2-0 0-3 aet Chesterfield(4) - Everton Liverpool(1) 0-1 2-2 Grimsby Town(2) - Coventry City(1) 0-0 1-2 Derby County(2) - Birmingham City(1) 0-3 0-4 Doncaster Rovers(4) - Fulham London(2) 1-3 1-3 Huddersfield Town(2) - Watford(1) 2-1 2-2 Ipswich Town(1) - Blackburn Rovers(2) 4-3 2-1 Leeds United(2) - Chester(4) 0-1 4-1 Leicester City(1) - Chelsea London(2) 0-2 2-0 aet (Che. win on pen) Millwall London(3) - West Bromwich Albion(1) 3-0 1-5 Newcastle United(2) - Oxford United(3) 1-1 1-2 Plymouth Argyle(3) - Arsenal London(1) 1-1 0-1 Portsmouth(2) - Aston Villa Birmingham(1) 2-2 2-3 aet Port Vale Stoke(3) - Manchester United(1) 0-1 0-2 Queens Park Rangers(1) - Crewe Alexandra(4) 8-1 0-3 Rotherham United(3) - Luton Town(1) 2-3 2-0 aet Sheffield Wednesday(2) - Darlington(4) 3-0 4-2 Shrewsbury Town(2) - Sheffield United(3) 2-1 2-2 Stockport County(4) - Oldham Athletic(2) 0-2 2-2 Stoke City(1) - Peterborough United(4) 0-0 2-1 Swansea City(2) - Colchester United(4) 1-1 0-1 Torquay United(4) - Manchester City(2) 0-0 0-6 Tottenham Hotspur London(1) - Lincoln City(3) 3-1 1-2 Walsall(3) - Barnsley(2) 1-0 2-0 Wimbledon London(3) - Nottingham Forest(1) 2-0 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers(1) - Preston North End(3) 2-3 0-1 Round 3: -------- Aston Villa Birmingham(1) - Manchester City(2) 3-0 Birmingham City(1) - Notts County Nottingham(1) 2-2 Chelsea London(2) - West Bromwich Albion(1) 0-1 Colchester United(4) - Manchester United(1) 0-2 Everton Liverpool(1) - Coventry City(1) 2-1 Fulham London(2) - Liverpool(1) 1-1 Ipswich Town(1) - Queens Park Rangers(1) 3-2 Leeds United(2) - Oxford United(3) 1-1 Norwich City(1) - Sunderland(1) 0-0 Preston North End(3) - Sheffield Wednesday(2) 0-2 Rotherham United(3) - Southampton(1) 2-1 Stoke City(1) - Huddersfield Town(2) 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur London(1) - Arsenal London(1) 1-2 Walsall(3) - Shrewsbury Town(2) 2-1 West Ham United London(1) - Brighton and Hove Albion(2) 1-0 Wimbledon London(3) - Oldham Athletic(2) 3-1 Replays Round 3: ---------------- Huddersfield Town(2) - Stoke City(1) 0-2 Liverpool(1) - Fulham London(2) 1-1 aet Notts County Nottingham(1) - Birmingham City(1) 0-0 aet Oxford United(3) - Leeds United(2) 4-1 Sunderland(1) - Norwich City(1) 1-2 2e Replays Round 3: ------------------- Fulham London(2) - Liverpool(1) 0-1 aet Birmingham City(1) - Notts County Nottingham(1) 0-0 aet 3e Replay Round 3: ------------------ Birmingham City(1) - Notts County Nottingham(1) 3-1 Round 4: -------- Arsenal London(1) - Walsall(3) 1-2 Birmingham City(1) - Liverpool(1) 1-1 Ipswich Town(1) - Norwich City(1) 0-1 Oxford United(3) - Manchester United(1) 1-1 Rotherham United(3) - Wimbledon London(3) 1-0 Stoke City(1) - Sheffield Wednesday(2) 0-1 West Bromwich Albion(1) - Aston Villa Birmingham(1) 1-2 West Ham United London(1) - Everton Liverpool(1) 2-2 Replays Round 4: ---------------- Everton Liverpool(1) - West Ham United London(1) 2-0 aet Liverpool(1) - Birmingham City(1) 3-0 Manchester United(1) - Oxford United(3) 1-1 aet 2e Replay Round 4: ------------------ Manchester United(1) - Oxford United(3) 1-2 aet 1/4 Final: ---------- Norwich City(1) - Aston Villa Birmingham(1) 0-2 Oxford United(3) - Everton Liverpool(1) 1-1 Rotherham United(3) - Walsall(3) 2-4 Sheffield Wednesday(2) - Liverpool(1) 2-2 Replays 1/4 Final: ------------------ Everton Liverpool(1) - Oxford United(3) 4-1 Liverpool(1) - Sheffield Wednesday(2) 3-0 1/2 Final: ---------- Everton Liverpool(1) - Aston Villa Birmingham(1) 2-0 0-1 Liverpool(1) - Walsall(3) 2-2 2-0 Final (25 March 1984, Wembley): ------------------------------- Liverpool(1) - Everton Liverpool(1) 0-0 Replay Final (28 March 1984, Old Trafford): ------------------------------------------- Liverpool(1) - Everton Liverpool(1) 1-0----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Season 1984-85
FA Charity Shield18 August 1984 Everton 1–0 LiverpoolCanon League Division 1
| Season | 1984–85 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Everton (8th English title) |
| Relegated | Norwich City Stoke City Sunderland |
| FA Cup winners | Manchester United (6th FA Cup title) |
| 1985–86 European Cup | No qualifications [a][3] |
| 1985–86 European Cup Winners' Cup | No qualifications[a] |
| 1985–86 UEFA Cup | No qualifications[a] |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,288 (2.79 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Kerry Dixon (Chelsea), 24 Gary Lineker (Leicester City), 24 [4] |
| Biggest home win | Chelsea – Coventry City 6–2 (3 Nov 1984) |
| Biggest away win | Aston Villa – Nottingham Forest 0–5 (5 Sep 1984) |
| Highest scoring | QPR – Newcastle United 5–5 (22 Sep 22 1984) |
| Longest winning run | Everton (10 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Everton (18 games) |
| Longest losing run | Stoke City (10 games) |
Home \ Away ARS AST CHE COV EVE IPS LEI LIV LUT MUN NEW NWC NOT QPR SHW SOU STK SUN TOT WAT WBA WHU
Arsenal 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 0–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 4–0 3–2 1–2 1–1 4–0 2–1
Aston Villa 0–0 4–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 3–0 4–0 2–2 0–5 5–2 3–0 2–2 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 3–1 0–0
Chelsea 1–1 3–1 6–2 0–1 2–0 3–0 3–1 2–0 1–3 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–3 3–1 3–0
Coventry City 1–2 0–3 1–0 4–1 1–0 2–0 0–2 1–0 0–3 1–1 0–0 1–3 3–0 1–0 2–1 4–0 0–1 1–1 3–1 2–1 1–2
Everton 2–0 2–1 3–4 2–1 1–1 3–0 1–0 2–1 5–0 4–0 3–0 5–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 4–0 4–1 1–4 4–0 4–1 3–0
Ipswich Town 2–1 3–0 2–0 0–0 0–2 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 0–1 5–1 0–2 0–3 3–3 2–0 0–1
Leicester City 1–4 5–0 1–1 5–1 1–2 2–1 0–1 2–2 2–3 2–3 2–0 1–0 4–0 3–1 1–2 0–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–0
Liverpool 3–0 2–1 4–3 3–1 0–1 2–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 3–1 4–0 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 4–3 0–0 3–0
Luton Town 3–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 4–0 1–2 2–1 2–2 3–1 1–2 2–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–2 3–2 1–2 2–2
Manchester U 4–2 4–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 3–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 5–0 2–0 2–0 3–0 1–2 0–0 5–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 2–0 5–1
Newcastle U 1–3 3–0 2–1 0–1 2–3 3–0 1–4 0–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–1 2–3 3–1 1–0 1–1
Norwich City 1–0 2–2 0–0 2–1 4–2 0–2 1–3 3–3 3–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–3 1–2 3–2 2–1 1–0
Nottingham F 2–0 3–2 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 0–2 3–1 3–2 0–0 3–1 2–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–2
QPR 1–0 2–0 2–2 2–1 0–0 3–0 4–3 0–2 2–3 1–3 5–5 2–2 3–0 0–0 0–4 2–0 1–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 4–2
Wednesday 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–2 5–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 4–2 1–2 3–1 3–1 2–1 2–1 2–2 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–1
Southampton 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–2 3–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–3 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 4–3 2–3
Stoke City 2–0 1–3 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 0–1 0–4 2–1 0–1 2–3 1–4 0–2 2–1 1–3 2–2 0–1 1–3 0–0 2–4
Sunderland 0–0 0–4 0–2 0–0 1–2 1–2 0–4 0–3 3–0 3–2 0–0 2–1 0–2 3–0 0–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–1
Tottenham 0–2 0–2 1–1 4–2 1–2 2–3 2–2 1–0 4–2 1–2 3–1 3–1 1–0 5–0 2–0 5–1 4–0 2–0 1–5 2–3 2–2
Watford 3–4 3–3 1–3 0–1 4–5 3–1 4–1 1–1 3–0 5–1 5–3 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–2 0–2 5–0
West Bromwich 2–2 1–0 0–1 5–2 2–1 1–2 2–0 0–5 4–0 1–2 2–1 0–1 4–1 0–0 2–2 0–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 5–1
West Ham United 3–1 1–2 1–1 3–1 0–1 0–0 3–1 0–3 0–0 2–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–3 0–0 2–3 5–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 P W D L F A W D L F A Pts
1. EVERTON 42 16 3 2 58 17 12 3 6 30 26 90 2. Liverpool 42 12 4 5 36 19 10 7 4 32 16 77 3. Tottenham Hotspur 42 11 3 7 46 31 12 5 4 32 20 77 4. Manchester United 42 13 6 2 47 13 9 4 8 30 34 76 5. Southampton 42 13 4 4 29 18 6 7 8 27 29 68 6. Chelsea 42 13 3 5 38 20 5 9 7 25 28 66 7. Arsenal 42 14 5 2 37 14 5 4 12 24 35 66 8. Sheffield Wednesday 42 12 7 2 39 21 5 7 9 19 24 65 9. Nottingham Forest 42 13 4 4 35 18 6 3 12 21 30 64 10. Aston Villa 42 10 7 4 34 20 5 4 12 26 40 56 11. Watford 42 10 5 6 48 30 4 8 9 33 41 55 12. West Bromwich Albion 42 11 4 6 36 23 5 3 13 22 39 55 13. Luton Town 42 12 5 4 40 22 3 4 14 17 39 54 14. Newcastle United 42 11 4 6 33 26 2 9 10 22 44 52 15. Leicester City 42 10 4 7 39 25 5 2 14 26 48 51 16. West Ham United 42 7 8 6 27 23 6 4 11 24 45 51 17. Ipswich Town 42 8 7 6 27 20 5 4 12 19 37 50 18. Coventry City 42 11 3 7 29 22 4 2 15 18 42 50 19. Queens Park Rangers 42 11 6 4 41 30 2 5 14 12 42 50 20. NORWICH CITY 42 9 6 6 28 24 4 4 13 18 40 49 21. SUNDERLAND 42 7 6 8 20 26 3 4 14 20 36 40 22. STOKE CITY 42 3 3 15 18 41 0 5 16 6 50 17
Canon League Division 2
| Season | 1984–85 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Oxford United (1st title) |
| Promoted | Birmingham City, Manchester City |
| Relegated | Cardiff City, Notts County, Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Matches played | 462 |
| Goals scored | 1,255 (2.72 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | John Aldridge (Oxford United), 30 |
Canon League Division 3
| Season | 1984–85 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Bradford City (1st title) |
| Promoted | Hull City, Millwall |
| Relegated | Burnley, Cambridge United, Orient, Preston North End |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,503 (2.72 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Tommy Tynan (Plymouth Argyle), 31 |
P W D L F A W D L F A Pts 1. BRADFORD CITY 46 15 6 2 44 23 13 4 6 33 22 94 2. MILLWALL 46 18 5 0 44 12 8 7 8 29 30 90 3. HULL CITY 46 16 4 3 46 20 9 8 6 32 29 87 4. Gillingham 46 15 5 3 54 29 10 3 10 26 33 83 5. Bristol City 46 17 2 4 46 19 7 7 9 28 28 81 6. Bristol Rovers 46 15 6 2 37 13 6 6 11 29 35 75 7. Derby County 46 14 7 2 40 20 5 6 12 25 34 70 8. York City 46 13 5 5 42 22 7 4 12 28 35 69 9. Reading 46 8 7 8 31 29 11 5 7 37 33 69 10. Bournemouth 46 16 3 4 42 16 3 8 12 15 30 68 11. Walsall 46 9 7 7 33 22 9 6 8 25 30 67 12. Rotherham United 46 11 6 6 36 24 7 5 11 19 31 65 13. Brentford 46 13 5 5 42 27 3 9 11 20 37 62 14. Doncaster Rovers 46 11 5 7 42 33 6 3 14 30 41 59 15. Plymouth Argyle 46 11 7 5 33 23 4 7 12 29 42 59 16. Wigan Athletic 46 12 6 5 36 22 3 8 12 24 42 59 17. Bolton Wanderers 46 12 5 6 38 22 4 1 18 31 53 54 18. Newport County 46 9 6 8 30 30 4 7 12 25 37 52 19. Lincoln City 46 8 11 4 32 20 3 7 13 18 31 51 20. Swansea City 46 7 5 11 31 39 5 6 12 22 41 47 21. BURNLEY 46 6 8 9 30 24 5 5 13 30 49 46 22. LEYTON ORIENT 46 7 7 9 30 36 4 6 13 21 40 46 23. PRESTON NORTH END 46 9 5 9 33 41 4 2 17 18 59 46 24. CAMBRIDGE UNITED 46 2 3 18 17 48 2 6 15 20 47 21 Bradford City v Lincoln City was abandoned after 40 mins, the result stands.
Canon League Division 4
| Season | 1984–85 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Chesterfield (2nd title) |
| Promoted | Blackpool, Bury, Darlington |
| Failed re-election | None |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,478 (2.68 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | John Clayton (Tranmere Rovers), 31 |
FINAL TABLE NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE '84-'85 1. Stafford Rangers 42-86 (81-40) 26 8 8 Champions/AP ------------------------------------------------------- 2. Macclesfield Town 42-82 (67-39) 23 13 6 3. Witton Albion 42-74 (57-39) 22 8 12 4. Hyde United 42-71 (68-52) 21 8 13 5. Marine Crosby 42-69 (59-34) 18 15 9 6. Burton Albion 42-69 (70-49) 18 15 9 7. Worksop Town 42-67 (68-56) 19 10 13 8. Workington 42-63 (59-53) 18 9 15 9. Horwich RMI 42-62 (67-50) 16 14 12 10. Bangor City 42-60 (70-61) 17 9 16 11. Gainsborough Trinity 42-56 (72-73) 14 14 14 12. Southport 42-54 (65-66) 15 9 18 13. Matlock Town 42-51 (56-66) 14 9 19 14. Oswestry Town 42-51 (59-75) 14 9 19 15. Mossley 42-51 (45-65) 14 9 19 16. Goole Town 42-50 (60-65) 13 11 18 17. Rhyl 42-47 (52-63) 11 14 17 18. Morecambe 42-47 (51-67) 11 14 17 19. Chorley 42-46 (47-63) 12 10 20 20. South Liverpool 42-42 (43-71) 9 15 18 21. Grantham(-1) 42-36 (41-69) 8 13 21 SLm 22. Buxton 42-30 (38-79) 8 6 28 Champions: Stafford Rangers Rel. from Alliance League: Gateshead FC Newly admitted: Caernarfon Town 1295 goals = 2.803 g/match
FINAL TABLE SOUTHERN LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION '84-'85
1. Cheltenham Town 38-77 (83-41) 24 5 9 Champions/AP
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2. King's Lynn 38-75 (73-48) 23 6 9
3. Crawley Town 38-74 (76-52) 22 8 8
4. Willenhall Town 38-68 (57-38) 20 8 10
5. RS Southampton 38-67 (76-52) 21 4 13
6. Welling United 38-65 (55-38) 18 11 9
7. Folkestone 38-63 (70-54) 19 6 13
8. Fisher Athletic 38-62 (67-57) 19 5 14
9. Chelmsford City 38-61 (52-50) 17 10 11
10. Shepshed Charterhouse 38-59 (67-50) 18 5 15
11. Corby Town 38-51 (56-54) 15 6 17
12. Bedworth United 38-50 (48-52) 14 8 16
13. Gravesend & Northfleet 38-48 (46-46) 12 12 14
14. Fareham Town 38-47 (52-55) 13 8 17
15. Alvechurch 38-40 (53-59) 11 7 20
16. Hastings United 38-40 (46-71) 11 7 20 Folded
17. Witney Town 38-39 (51-58) 9 12 17
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18. Gloucester City 38-36 (49-74) 10 6 22 Relegated
19. Trowbridge Town 38-35 (45-83) 10 5 23 Relegated
20. AP Leamington 38-11 (22-112) 2 5 31 Relegated/namechange
Champions: Cheltenham Town
Relegated from Alliance: Worcester City
Promotion: Basingstoke Town, Aylesbury United, Dudley Town
and Gosport Borough
1144 goals = 3.011 goals/m.
NB: Hastings United folded; a new club Hastings Town entered
the 2nd level 1985/86England FA Challenge Cup 1984-1985
Country Defending champions Everton Champions Manchester United
(6th title)Runners-up Everton Top goal scorer(s) Ian Rush 7 Round 1 17 Nov Bangor City 1 1 Tranmere 17 Nov Barry Town 1 2 Reading 17 Nov Blackpool 0 1 Altrincham 17 Nov Bradford 7 2 Tow Law Town 17 Nov Brentford 4 0 Bishop's Stortford 17 Nov Bristol R 2 1 King's Lynn 17 Nov Buckingham Town 0 2 Leyton Orient 17 Nov Burton 2 0 Staines Town 17 Nov Cambridge 0 2 Peterborough 17 Nov Darlington 3 2 Chester 17 Nov Exeter 2 2 Enfield 17 Nov Fisher Athletic 0 1 Bristol C 17 Nov Frickley Ath. 2 1 Stalybridge 17 Nov Gillingham 2 1 Windsor & Eton 17 Nov Halifax 2 0 Goole Town 17 Nov Hartlepool 2 1 Derby 17 Nov Hereford 3 0 Farnborough 17 Nov Hull City 2 1 Bolton 17 Nov Kettering 0 0 Bournemouth 17 Nov Lincoln 1 1 Telford 17 Nov Macclesfield 1 2 Port Vale 17 Nov Mansfield 2 1 Rotherham 17 Nov Met. Police 0 3 Dartford 17 Nov Newport County 1 1 Aldershot 17 Nov Northampton 2 2 VS Rugby 17 Nov Northwich 3 1 Crewe 17 Nov Nuneaton 1 1 Scunthorpe 17 Nov Penrith 0 9 Burnley 17 Nov Plymouth 3 0 Barnet 17 Nov Preston 4 3 Bury 17 Nov Rochdale 1 2 Doncaster 17 Nov Southend 2 2 Colchester 17 Nov Stockport 1 2 Walsall 17 Nov Swansea 1 1 Bognor Town 17 Nov Torquay 2 0 Yeovil 17 Nov Weymouth 0 3 Millwall 17 Nov Whitby Town 1 3 Chesterfield 17 Nov Wrexham 0 2 Wigan 17 Nov York 2 0 Blue Star 19 Nov Dagenh'm 0 0 Swindon Round 1 Replays 20 Nov Aldershot 4 0 Newport County 20 Nov Bournemouth 3 2 Kettering 20 Nov Enfield 3 0 Exeter 20 Nov Scunthorpe 2 1 Nuneaton 20 Nov Telford 2 1 Lincoln 20 Nov Tranmere 7 0 Bangor City 21 Nov Bognor Town 3 1 Swansea 21 Nov Colchester 3 2 Southend 21 Nov VS Rugby 0 1 Northampton 26 Nov Swindon 1 2 Dagenh'm Round 2 07 Dec Port Vale 4 1 Scunthorpe 08 Dec Aldershot 0 2 Burton 08 Dec Altrincham 1 3 Doncaster 08 Dec Bradford 2 1 Mansfield 08 Dec Brentford 2 2 Northampton 08 Dec Bristol C 1 3 Bristol R 08 Dec Burnley 3 1 Halifax 08 Dec Colchester 0 5 Gillingham 08 Dec Dagenh'm 1 0 Peterborough 08 Dec Darlington 1 0 Frickley Ath. 08 Dec Dartford 1 1 Bournemouth 08 Dec Hartlepool 0 2 York 08 Dec Leyton Orient 3 0 Torquay 08 Dec Millwall 1 0 Enfield 08 Dec Plymouth 0 0 Hereford 08 Dec Preston 1 4 Telford 08 Dec Reading 6 2 Bognor Town 08 Dec Tranmere 0 3 Hull City 08 Dec Walsall 1 0 Chesterfield 08 Dec Wigan 2 1 Northwich Round 2 Replays 11 Dec Bournemouth 4 1 Dartford 12 Dec Hereford 2 0 Plymouth 17 Dec Northampton 0 2 Brentford Round 3 04 Jan Coventry 2 1 Man City 04 Jan Leeds 0-2 Everton 04 Jan Liverpool 3 0 Aston Villa 04 Jan Southampton 4 0 Sunderland 05 Jan Barnsley 4 3 Reading 05 Jan Birmingham 0 0 Norwich 05 Jan Brighton 1 0 Hull City 05 Jan Bristol R 1 2 Ipswich 05 Jan Burton 1 6 Leicester 05 Jan Carlisle 1 0 Dagenh'm 05 Jan Chelsea 2 2 Wigan 05 Jan Doncaster 1 0 QPR 05 Jan Fulham 2 3 Sheff Wed 05 Jan Hereford 1 1 Arsenal 05 Jan Leyton Orient 2 1 West Brom 05 Jan Luton 1 1 Stoke 05 Jan Man Utd 3 0 Bournemouth 05 Jan Middlesbro 0 0 Darlington 05 Jan Millwall 1 1 C Palace 05 Jan Notts Co 2 2 Grimsby 05 Jan Oldham 2 1 Brentford 05 Jan Portsmouth 0 0 Blackburn 05 Jan Shrewsbury 0 2 Oxford 05 Jan Telford 2 1 Bradford 05 Jan Tottenham 1 1 Charlton 05 Jan Watford 5 0 Sheff Utd 05 Jan West Ham 4 1 Port Vale 05 Jan Wimbledon 3 1 Burnley 05 Jan Wolves 1 1 Huddersfield 05 Jan York 3 0 Walsall 06 Jan Nottm Forest 1 1 Newcastle 21 Jan Gillingham 2 1 Cardiff Round 3 Replays 08 Jan Darlington 2 1 Middlesbro 08 Jan Grimsby 4 2 Notts Co 09 Jan Newcastle 1 3 Nottm Forest 09 Jan Stoke 2 3 Luton 21 Jan Arsenal 7 2 Hereford 23 Jan C Palace 1 2 Millwall 23 Jan Charlton 1 2 Tottenham 23 Jan Huddersfield 3 1 Wolves 23 Jan Norwich 1 1 Birmingham 26 Jan Blackburn 2 1 Portsmouth 26 Jan Wigan 0 5 Chelsea Round 3 2nd Replay 26 Jan Birmingham 1-1 Norwich Round 3 3rd Replay 28 Jan Norwich 1-0 Birmingham Round 4 26 Jan Barnsley 2 1 Brighton 26 Jan Everton 2 0 Doncaster 26 Jan Grimsby 1 3 Watford 26 Jan Ipswich 3 2 Gillingham 26 Jan Leicester 1 0 Carlisle 26 Jan Leyton Orient 0 2 Southampton 26 Jan Luton 2 0 Huddersfield 26 Jan Man Utd 2 1 Coventry 26 Jan Nottm Forest 0 0 Wimbledon 26 Jan Sheff Wed 5 1 Oldham 26 Jan York 1-0 Arsenal 27 Jan Liverpool 1 0 Tottenham 29 Jan Darlington 1 1 Telford 30 Jan Oxford 0 1 Blackburn 04 Feb Chelsea 2 3 Millwall 04 Feb West Ham 2 1 Norwich Round 4 Replays 30 Jan Wimbledon 1-0 Nottm Forest 04 Feb Telford 3 0 Darlington Round 5 15 Feb Blackburn 0 2 Man Utd 16 Feb Everton 3 0 Telford 16 Feb York 1 1 Liverpool 19 Feb Millwall 2 0 Leicester 04 Mar Ipswich 3 2 Sheff Wed 04 Mar Luton 0 0 Watford 04 Mar Southampton 1 2 Barnsley 04 Mar Wimbledon 1 1 West Ham Round 5 Replays 20 Feb Liverpool 7 0 York 06 Mar Watford 2 2 Luton 06 Mar West Ham 5 1 Wimbledon Round 5 2nd Replay 09 Mar Luton 1 0 Watford Round 6 09 Mar Everton 2-2 Ipswich 09 Mar Man Utd 4-2 West Ham 10 Mar Barnsley 0 4 Liverpool 13 Mar Luton 1 0 Millwall Round 6 Replay 13 Mar Ipswich 0-1 Everton SemiFinal 13 Apr Everton 2-1 Luton [Aston Villa] 13 Apr Man Utd 2-2 Liverpool [Everton] SemiFinal Replay 17 Apr Man Utd 2-1 Liverpool [Manchester C] Final 18 May Man Utd 1-0 Everton [Wembley]
League Cup
| Milk Cup, League Cup | |
| Country | England Wales |
|---|---|
| Teams | 92 |
| Champions | Norwich City (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Sunderland |
Round 1 (27-29 Aug and 4/5 Sep 1984): ------------------------------------- Aldershot(4) - Bournemouth(3) 4-0 1-0 Blackpool(4) - Chester City(4) 1-0 3-0 Bolton Wanderers(3) - Oldham Athletic(2) 2-1 4-4 aet Bradford City(3) - Middlesbrough(2) 2-0 2-2 Brentford London(3) - Cambridge United(3) 2-0 0-1 Bristol City(3) - Newport County(3) 2-1 3-0 Burnley(3) - Crewe Alexandra(4) 1-2 3-0 Crystal Palace London(2) - Northampton Town(4) 1-0 0-0 Darlington(4) - Rotherham United(3) 1-2 0-4 Derby County(2) - Hartlepool United(4) 5-1 1-0 Doncaster Rovers(3) - York City(3) 2-3 0-5 Exeter City(4) - Cardiff City(2) 1-0 0-2 Gillingham(3) - Colchester United(4) 3-2 2-0 Halifax Town(4) - Chesterfield(4) 1-1 2-1 Hereford United(4) - Oxford United(2) 2-2 3-5 Lincoln City(3) - Hull City(3) 0-2 1-4 Orient London(3) - Southend United(4) 2-1 0-0 Plymouth Argyle(3) - Torquay United(4) 1-0 1-0 Portsmouth(2) - Wimbledon London(2) 3-0 0-1 Port Vale Stoke(4) - Bury(4) 1-0 1-2 aet Reading(3) - Millwall London(3) 1-1 3-4 Scunthorpe United(4) - Mansfield Town(4) 0-1 2-1 aet Sheffield United(2) - Peterborough United(4) 1-0 2-2 aet Stockport County(4) - Rochdale(4) 3-1 2-1 Swansea City(3) - Walsall(3) 0-2 1-3 Swindon Town(4) - Bristol Rovers(3) 1-5 1-0 Tranmere Rovers(4) - Preston North End(3) 2-3 2-2 aet Wrexham(4) - Wigan Athletic(3) 0-3 0-2 Round 2 (24-26 Sep and 9/10 Oct 1984): -------------------------------------- Arsenal London(1) - Bristol Rovers(3) 4-0 1-1 Birmingham City(2) - Plymouth Argyle(3) 4-1 1-0 Blackburn Rovers(2) - Oxford United(2) 1-1 1-3 aet Brighton and Hove Albion(2) - Aldershot(4) 3-1 0-3 aet Bristol City(3) - West Ham United London(1) 2-2 1-6 Charlton Athletic London(2) - Notts County(2) 0-1 0-2 Chelsea London(1) - Millwall London(3) 3-1 1-1 Fulham London(2) - Carlisle United(2) 2-0 2-1 Gillingham(3) - Leeds United(2) 1-2 2-3 Grimsby Town(2) - Barnsley(2) 3-0 1-1 Halifax Town(4) - Tottenham Hotspur London(1) 1-5 0-4 Ipswich Town(1) - Derby County(3) 4-2 1-1 Leicester City(1) - Brentford London(3) 4-2 2-0 Manchester City(2) - Blackpool(4) 4-2 3-1 Manchester United(1) - Burnley(3) 4-0 3-0 Newcastle United(1) - Bradford City(3) 3-1 1-0 Orient London(3) - Luton Town(1) 1-4 1-3 Portsmouth(2) - Nottingham Forest(1) 1-0 0-3 aet Port Vale Stoke(4) - Wolverhampton Wanderers(2) 1-2 0-0 Preston North End(3) - Norwich City(1) 3-3 1-6 Scunthorpe United(4) - Aston Villa Birmingham(1) 2-3 1-3 Sheffield United(2) - Everton Liverpool(1) 2-2 0-4 Sheffield Wednesday(1) - Huddersfield Town(2) 3-0 1-2 Shrewsbury Town(2) - Bolton Wanderers(3) 2-2 1-2 Southampton(1) - Hull City(3) 3-2 2-2 Stockport County(4) - Liverpool(1) 0-0 0-2 aet Stoke City(1) - Rotherham United(3) 1-2 1-1 Sunderland(1) - Crystal Palace London(2) 2-1 0-0 Walsall(3) - Coventry City(1) 1-2 3-0 Watford(1) - Cardiff City(2) 3-1 0-1 Wigan Athletic(3) - West Bromwich Albion(1) 0-0 1-3 York City(3) - Queens Park Rangers(1) 2-4 1-4 Round 3 (30/31 October 1984): ----------------------------- Birmingham City(2) - West Bromwich Albion(1) 0-0 Ipswich Town(1) - Newcastle United(1) 1-1 Leeds United(2) - Watford(1) 0-4 Luton Town(1) - Leicester City(1) 3-1 Manchester City(2) - West Ham United London(1) 0-0 Manchester United(1) - Everton Liverpool(1) 1-2 Norwich City(1) - Aldershot(4) 0-0 Nottingham Forest(1) - Sunderland(1) 1-1 Notts County Nottingham(1) - Bolton Wanderers(3) 6-1 Oxford United(2) - Arsenal London(1) 3-2 Queens Park Rangers(1) - Aston Villa Birmingham(1) 1-0 Rotherham United(3) - Grimsby Town(2) 0-0 Sheffield Wednesday(1) - Fulham London(2) 3-2 Southampton(1) - Wolverhampton Wanderers(2) 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur London(1) - Liverpool(1) 1-0 Walsall(3) - Chelsea London(1) 2-2 Replays Round 3 (6/7 Nov 1984): ------------------------------- Aldershot(4) - Norwich City(1) 0-4 Chelsea London(1) - Walsall(3) 3-0 Grimsby Town(2) - Rotherham United(3) 6-1 Newcastle United(1) - Ipswich Town(1) 1-2 Sunderland(1) - Nottingham Forest(1) 1-0 aet West Bromwich Albion(1) - Birmingham City(2) 3-1 West Ham United London(1) - Manchester City(2) 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers(2) - Southampton(1) 0-2 Round 4 (20/21 November 1984): ------------------------------ Chelsea London(1) - Manchester City(2) 4-1 Everton Liverpool(1) - Grimsby Town(2) 0-1 Ipswich Town(1) - Oxford United(2) 2-1 Norwich City(1) - Notts County Nottingham(2) 3-0 Sheffield Wednesday(1) - Luton Town(1) 4-2 Southampton(1) - Queens Park Rangers(1) 1-1 Sunderland(1) - Tottenham Hotspur London(1) 0-0 Watford(1) - West Bromwich Albion(1) 4-1 Replays Round 4 (27 Nov and 5 Dec 1984): ---------------------------------------- Queens Park Rangers(1) - Southampton(1) 0-0 aet Tottenham Hotspur London(1) - Sunderland(1) 1-2 2e Replay Round 4 (5 December 1984): ------------------------------------ Queens Park Rangers(1) - Southampton(1) 4-0 1/4 Final (16-28 Jan 1985): --------------------------- Chelsea London(1) - Sheffield Wednesday(1) 1-1 Grimsby Town(2) - Norwich City(1) 0-1 Ipswich Town(1) - Queens Park Rangers(1) 0-0 Watford(1) - Sunderland(1) 0-1 Replays 1/4 Final (28/30 January 1985): --------------------------------------- Queens Park Rangers(1) - Ipswich Town(1) 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday(1) - Chelsea London(1) 4-4 aet 2e Replay 1/4 Final (6 February 1985): -------------------------------------- Chelsea London(1) - Sheffield Wednesday(1) 2-1 1/2 Final: ---------- Sunderland(1) - Chelsea London(1) 2-0 3-2 Ipswich Town(1) - Norwich City(1) 1-0 0-2 Final (24 March 1985, Wembley): ------------------------------- Norwich City(1) - Sunderland(1) 1-0
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