FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

Press, Volume XCI, Issue 27592, 24 February 1955, Page 11

FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

POSITION OF TEAMS (From a Reuter Correspondent) LONDON, February 23. The following are British Association Football tables to February 19 last:—

First Division W. D. L. For Ag. Pts. Wolves 14 8 7 67 50 36 Sunderland .. 10 15 4 47 37 35 Charlton A. .. 15 a 9 63 43 34 Portsmouth .. 13 8 8 55 39 34 Manchester C. 14 6 9 57 50 34 Chelsea 12 9 8 56 45 33 Manchester U. 14 5 9 59 52 33 Everton 12 9 45 42 31 Burnley 11 8 11 37 40 30 Huddersfield .. 10 9 8 48 45 29 Sheffield U. .. 13 3 13 48 60 29 Newcastle 12 12 63 60 28 Tottenham 'H. 11 6 12 54 54 23 Preston 11 5 12 60 42 27 W. Bromwich 10 7 11 55 63 27 Cardiff 10 6 11 47 53 26 Aston Villa .. 10 6 12 43 57 26 Bolton 8 9 10 43 45 25 Arsenal ». 9 13 46 50 25 Blackpool 8 7 15 40 53 23 Leicester 6 9 14 51 67 21 Sheffield W. .. 4 6 20 43 78 14 Secohd Blackburn .. 19 Division 2 9 97 59 40 Luton 17 4 7 64 36 38 Rotherham 16 3 10 65 51 35 Leeds 15 5 9 48 43 Notts Co. 15 9 53 46 34 Stoke 12 8 8 43 34 32 West Ham. .. 12 8 8 57 52 32 Swansea 12 9 59 51 31 Birmingham 12 6 8 52 29 30 Fulham 12 6 10 58 57 39 Bristol R. .. 12 5 12 60 57 29 Liverpool 12 5 11 60 60 29 Bury 10 8 10 52 49 28 Middlesboro 12 4 13 47 56 28 Lincoln . a 10 7 12 56 62 27 Hull 9 8 11 32 38 26 Notts For. .. 9 5 14 35 44 23 Doncaster 10 3 14 39 64 23 Port Vale .. 6 10 13 32 54 22 Derby 6 16 42 57 22 Plymouth 6 7 17 42 66 19 Ipswich 6 2 20 43 71 14 Third Leyton O. Division, 20 6 Sonth 4 64 27 46 Bristol C. 19 7 6 67 38 Southampton 18 7 7 52 34 43 Milwall 15 7 8 45 34 37 GfUingham 15 9 54 48 37 Norwich 14 6 11 46 38 34 Bournemouth 11 12 8 48 41 34 Q.P. Rangers Coventry .. 12 10 9 50 43 34 13 e 11 46 39 32 Watford .. 11 9 10 47 42 31 Southend 11 9 10 57 55 31 Northampton 11 9 10 57 55 31 Brighton 12 4 ' 13 48 44 28 Aidershot 11 6 14 46 43 28 Torquay 11 6 13 55 61 28 Exeter 9 10 11 33 43 28 Shrewsbury .. 10 7 15 43 62 27 Swindon 8 9 13 32 39 25 Brentford *j 10 13 56 64 24 Newport .. 6 11 13 38 50 23 Reading ,. 7 9 14 38 53 23 Crystal P. .. 6 11 14 33 56 23 Colchester 7 8 15 31 52 22 Walsall 5 8 17 46 61 18 Third Accrington .. Division, 19 6 North 7 69 45 44 Scunthorpe •• 17 7 7 55 34 41 Barnsley .. 17 4 10 56 39 38 Hartlepool* .. 16 4 9 40 26 36 Stockport 15 5 11 57 45 35 Gateshead 13 8 7 40 38 34 York 13 7 8 59 40 33 Oldham 13 7 10 46 41 33 Chesterfield .. 14 5 11 49 49 33 Workington .. 12 8 10 44 38 32 Mansfield .. 13 5 13 45 52 31 Rochdale •• 10 10 10 46 45 30 Southport Deydfngton 10 10 9 8 9 35 11 43 32 47 29 28 Bradford .. 11 6 13 40 40 28 Halifax 9 8 13 42 45 26 Carlisle .. 11 3 15 55 56 23 Grimsby 9 7 14 36 46 25 Tranmere •• 8 8 14 38 50 24 Bradford C. .. 8 *7 14 27 36 23 Barrow .. 10 3 17 44 61 23 Chester .. 10 3 18 35 56 23 Crewe 7 8 15 39 53 22 Wrexham . . 8 e 17 43 59 22