FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN
LATEST POSITIONS OF TEAMS (N.Z. Press Association— Copyright) LONDON. The following are British Association football tables to October 15:— f
First Division W. D. L. Pts. Blackpool .. . . . 7 3 2 17 Sunderland 8 0 3 16 Manchester U. <. • 6 4 3 16 W. Bromwich 6 3 3 15 Bolton 6 2 3 14 Luton 6 2 4 14 Everton • 6 2 5 14 Charlton 5 * 14 Wolves 6 4 13 Birmingham 4 □ 4 13 Burnley 5 3 4 13 Preston 5 2 6 12 Portsmouth .. 5 2 4 12 Manchester C. 3 5 3 11 Chelsea '< ... 4 3 5 11 Newcastle .. 4 2 6 10 Arsendi .. . 3 4 5 10 Aston Villa .. * T 7 5 9 Cardiff 4 7 9 Sheffield U. - .. 3 2 7 8 Hjiddetsfield 4 3 8 Tottenham , .. . . 2 1 9 5 Second Mvision w. D. L. Pts. Swansea 8 2 3 18 Port Vale .. ? . 6 4 1 16 Fulham .. 7 2 16 Stoke 8 0 5 16 Bristol C. .. 7 2 3 16 Sheffield W. ., . . 4 7 2 15 Bristol R. 7 ■■ 1 4 15 Leeds 6 2 4 14 Barnsley .. 6 3 14 .Lincoln * '-.i %. - « 1 5 13 Ltverpool • - 5 3 4 13 Leicester 5 3 5 13 Blackburn 5 2 4 12 Middlesboro .. 4 4 3 12 West Ham 4 3 5 11 ■Doncaster .. 3 5 4 11 Notts For. Notts Co. 5 2 0 6 6 5 10 10 Rotherham . 2 4 7 8 Bury 2 4 7 8 Plymouth .. , 2 2 9 6 Hull .. 1 1 10 3 Third Division, Soutli W. D. L. Pts. Northampton 11 0 4 22 Southend 10 4 21 Leyton O. 9 2 3 20 Brighton 8 4 3 20 Ipswich ... 8 4 3 20 Gillingham 8 3 4 19 Torquay 7 4 4 18 Norwich 7 \ 4 18 Shrewsbury .. 1 2 6 16 .Aidershot 6 4 5 16 Brentford 6 4 5 16 Coventry g 3 6 15 Newport g 2 7 14 Colchester . i . 5 4 6 14 Crystal P. 4 5 6 13 Exeter 4 5 6 13 Southampton 5 3 13 Reading 5 8 12 Q.P. Rangers 3 g 6 12 Watford 5 ' 2 8 12 Bournemouth 5 1 9 11 Milwall 4 2 8 10 Walsall 3 3 9 9 Swindon 1 2 12 4 Third Division, North Grimsby W. D. T. Pts. 10 2 3 22 Accrington 9 3 3 21 Chesterfield .. 8 2 5 18 Derby County 7 4 4 18 Bradford County 7 4 4 18 Scunthorpe ... 7 4 4 18 Chester .. 6 6 3 18 Workington .. 7 3 5 17 Darlington 8 6 17 York 6 4 5 16 Wrexham .. , g 3 6 15 Southport 7 1 7 15 Carlisle. 5 4 5 14 Rochdale ... 9 4 6 14 Hartlepoola .. 7 0 8 14 Traninere . . 5 3 7 13 Gateshead .. 4 5 6 13 Oldham 4 5 6 13 Stockport 5 2 8 12 Crewe 4 4 7 12 Mansfield 3 6 6 12 Halifax 4 3 8 11 Bradford 3 4 7 10 Barrow 3 1 11 7 Division “A” W. D. T, Pts. Aberdeen 4 0 0* 8 Queen South 4 0 2 8 Raith R. 3 1 2 7 Hibernian ... 3 1 1 7 Dunfermline . 3 1 2 7 Hearts .. 3 0 2 6 Celtic 2 2 2 6 Dundee .. 3 0 3 6 Falkirk 3 0 3 6 Rangers 3 0 5 Airdrie 2 1 3 5 Kilmarnock .. 2 3 5 East Fife 2 1 3 5 Partick 1 2 2 4 Motherwell .. ■ 3 Clyde 4) 3 2 3 St. Mirren 0 2 i 2 Stirling .. 9 1 5 Division ‘*B” • J w. D. L Pts. Ayr U. a 0 2 16 Brechin i. a 3 0 15 Queen's Park , g 2 1 Dundee U. ... 3 8 1 12 St. Johnstone - . 5 1 • 2 11 East Stirling 4 3 3 11 Stenmuir 4 3 3 11 Stranraer 5 3 11 Cow’denbeath 5 5 11 Albion 4 2 4 10 Dumbarton .. 4 1 1 9 Arbroath 4 1 5 9 Morton 3 1 4 7 Hamilton 3 1 4 7 T. Lanark .. 3 1 « 7 Alloa 2 j 8 5 Montrose 2 1 7 < 5 Forfar 1 2 7 . 4 Berwick 1 1 7 3
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Press, Volume XCII, Issue 27795, 21 October 1955, Page 18
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