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      DIVISION 3 (North)   1950/51
     
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  Leading League goalscorer:
Jack Shaw 
(Rotherham United)
 37  goals

Four new clubs in the Football League in 1950/51 - Scunthorpe and Shrewsbury in the north and Colchester and Gillingham in the south. The two new sides in each division played each other on the opening day of the season - and both matches ended 0-0.

Alec Herd and his son David were both in the Stockport County forward line for their match against Hartlepools United on May 5th 1951. David scored in the 2-0 victory.

   1 Rotherham United 46 31 9 6 103 41 71

Promoted
    2 Mansfield Town 46 26 12 8 78 48 64
    3 Carlisle United 46 25 12 9 79 50 62
    4 Tranmere Rovers 46 24 11 11 83 62 59
    5 Lincoln City 46 25 8 13 89 58 58
    6 Bradford Park Avenue 46 23 8 15 90 72 54
    7 Bradford City 46 21 10 15 90 63 52
    8 Gateshead 46 21 8 17 84 62 50
    9 Crewe Alexandra 46 19 10 17 61 60 48
    10 Stockport County 46 20 8 18 63 63 48
    11 Rochdale 46 17 11 18 69 62 45
    12 Scunthorpe & Lindsey Un. 46 13 18 15 58 57 44
    13 Chester 46 17 9 20 62 64 43
    14 Wrexham 46 15 12 19 55 71 42
    15 Oldham Athletic 46 16 8 22 73 73 40
    16 Hartlepools United 46 16 7 23 64 66 39
    17 York City 46 12 15 19 66 77 39
    18 Darlington 46 13 13 20 59 77 39
    19 Barrow 46 16 6 24 51 76 38
    20 Shrewsbury Town 46 15 7 24 43 74 37 Transfer
    21 Southport 46 13 10 23 56 72 36
    22 Halifax Town 46 11 12 23 50 69 34
    23 Accrington Stanley 46 11 10 25 42 101 32 Re-election position
    Results 24 New Brighton 46 11 8 27 40 90 30 Re-election position Left League
   
    Transfer With both Division 2 relegated clubs joining Division 3 (North) Shrewsbury were transferred to Division 3 (South) to even up the numbers.
   
   

R Accrington Stanley and New Brighton were required to seek re-election and were challenged in the vote for League membership by 6 non-league clubs. Voting -
46 votes Accrington Stanley Re-elected to the League
28 Workington Elected to the League
18 New Brighton Not re-elected to the League
4 Wigan Athletic Not elected to the League
1 Nelson Not elected to the League
1 North Shields Not elected to the League
0 Northwich Victoria Not elected to the League
0 South Liverpool Not elected to the League
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
     
     
     
     

 

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competed in the Football League from 1923 to 1951. For every New Brighton first team result and League table during that period click on...
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