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  Leading League goalscorer:
Ronnie Moore
 (Rotherham United)
 22  goals

For the first time this season three points were awarded for a win in League matches.

 

 

 

 

 



Cardiff City join the Rugby League experiment.

The Pope drops in at Cardiff City's Ninian Park ground.
The story.

   Results 1 Luton Town 42 25 13 4 86 46 88 Promoted
    Results 2 Watford 42 23 11 8 76 42 80 Promoted
    Results 3 Norwich City 42 22 5 15 64 50 71 Promoted
    4 Sheffield Wednesday 42 20 10 12 55 51 70
    5 Queens Park Rangers 42 21 6 15 65 43 69
    6 Barnsley 42 19 10 13 59 41 67
    7 Rotherham United 42 20 7 15 66 54 67
    Results 8 Leicester City 42 18 12 12 56 48 66
    Results 9 Newcastle United 42 18 8 16 52 50 62
    10 Blackburn Rovers 42 16 11 15 47 43 59
    11 Oldham Athletic 42 15 14 13 50 51 59
    Results 12 Chelsea 42 15 12 15 60 60 57
    13 Charlton Athletic 42 13 12 17 50 65 51
    Results 14 Cambridge United 42 13 9 20 48 53 48
    Results 15 Crystal Palace 42 13 9 20 34 45 48
    16 Derby County 42 12 12 18 53 68 48
    17 Grimsby Town 42 11 13 18 53 65 46
    18 Shrewsbury Town 42 11 13 18 37 57 46
    19 Bolton Wanderers 42 13 7 22 39 61 46
    20 Cardiff City 42 12 8 22 45 61 44 Relegated
    21 Wrexham 42 11 11 20 40 56 44

Relegated
    22 Orient 42 10 9 23 36 61 39 Relegated
   
   
     

 


"I'd been ill and hadn't trained for a week and I'd been out of the team for three weeks before that, so I wasn't sharp. I got cramp before half-time as well. But I'm not one to make excuses."
Clinton Morrison

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