Leading
League goalscorer:
Dave McLean
(Sheffield Wednesday)
30 goals
Sunderland managed just two
points from their first seven League matches, still the worst ever start
to a season by a club who were to become the eventual League champions.
They won 25 of their remaining 31 matches to take the title by four
points, setting a new First Division record of 54 points for the season.
Sunderland missed out on a League
and Cup double when beaten 1-0 by Aston Villa in the FA Cup final. The
120,081 crowd at the Crystal Palace set a new record for an attendance in
England which has only been bettered once since (at the 1923 FA Cup
final).
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