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  Leading League goalscorer:
Bert Freeman
 (Burnley)
 31  goals

Despite beating Gainsborough Trinity  4-1 in an FA Cup tie on February 1st 1913, Burnley were impressed enough with their opponents' goalkeeper (Ronald Sewell) and full-backs (Samuel Gunton and Clifford Jones) to sign them and include them in their line-up for their league match at Bristol City a week later.

   1 Preston North End 38 19 15 4 56 33 53 Promoted
    Results 2 Burnley 38 21 8 9 88 53 50 Promoted
    3 Birmingham 38 18 10 10 59 44 46
    4 Barnsley 38 19 7 12 57 47 45
    5 Huddersfield Town 38 17 9 12 66 40 43
    Results 6 Leeds City 38 15 10 13 70 64 40
    7 Grimsby Town 38 15 10 13 51 50 40
    8 Lincoln City 38 15 10 13 50 52 40
    Results 9 Fulham 38 17 5 16 65 55 39
    Results 10 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 14 10 14 56 54 38
    11 Bury 38 15 8 15 53 57 38
    12 Hull City 38 15 6 17 60 56 36
    13 Bradford Park Avenue 38 14 8 16 60 60 36
    14 Clapton Orient* 38 10 14 14 34 47 34
      Results 15 Leicester Fosse** 38 13 7 18 50 65 33
      16 Bristol City 38 9 15 14 46 72 33
      Results 17 Nottingham Forest 38 12 8 18 58 59 32
      Results 18 Glossop 38 12 8 18 49 68 32
      19 Stockport County 38 8 10 20 56 78 26 Re-election position
      20 Blackpool 38 9 8 21 39 69 26 Re-election position
     
      *  now Leyton Orient
** now Leicester City
     

R Stockport County and Blackpool were required to seek re-election to the Second Division. They were joined in the vote for League membership by five non-league clubs. Voting -
32 votes Blackpool Re-elected to the League
22 Stockport County Re-elected to the League
10 Chesterfield Town Not elected to the League
6 Stalybridge Celtic Not elected to the League
4 Darlington Not elected to the League
4 Gainsborough Trinity Not elected to the League
0 South Shields Not elected to the League
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

 


Back in the late 1980's which club got into the Guinness Book of Records when the roof of one of its stands (pictured) with two giant 'Heritage Hampers' ads on it was considered the largest advertising hoarding in the country?

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