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Date Opposition H/A

FT

HT Scorer Scorer Attd  Pts Pos Yellow Red
Mon
01-Aug 
SC Telstar (a) 1-2  1-1  Burns 15 Mickelsen 25 Jonker 70 4,500 - -    
Wed
03-Aug
Sparta Rotterdam (a) 2-2  1-1 Burns 40,85 Clarke 16pen
Van Zoest 65 
3,500 - -    
Sat
06-Aug
FC Volendam (a) 1-2  1-0  Callachan 9 Zonneveld 69
Jonk 76
tbc - -    
Mon
08-Aug
Chesterfield (a) 4-2  1-1 Gowling 11,56
D.Craig 59
T.Craig 78
Green 43
Dearden 73  
2,201 - -    
Wed
10-Aug
Carlisle United (a) 1-1  0-1  OG(Carr)52 Tait 17  5,413 - -    
Sat
20-Aug 
Leeds United   (h)  3-2  2-1 Burns 9,90
Kennedy 25
Hankin 21
Lorimer 49pen 
36,491 2 Kennedy
Cannell
 
Tue
23-Aug
Liverpool  (a) 0-2 0-2   Dalglish 46
McDermott 87
48,267  2 11    
Sat
27-Aug
Middlesbrough  (a) 0-2 0-1   Armstrong 40,63 26,712  2 17    
Wed
31-Aug
LC2 
Millwall  (h) 0-2  0-1   Seasman 5
Pearson 74
21,861 - -    
Sat
03-Sep
West Ham United (h)  2-3 2-1  Burns 8
Cassidy 22
Jennings 37
Taylor 48
Robson 80
26,942  2 20 Kennedy   
Tue
06-Sep
Hibernian (a) 0-3  0-0   Higgins 60
McLeod 63,89  
5,000  - -    
Sat
10-Sep 
West Bromwich Albion  (h) 0-3  0-2   Regis 8
Cunningham 16
Robson 79
22,705  2 22 Cannell   
Wed
14-Sep
UEFA
1R 1L
Bohemians (a)  0-0 0-0     25,000 - -    
Sat
17-Sep 
Birmingham City (a)  0-3  0-3   Connolly 47
Bertschin 66,77
18,953  2 22 Bird   
Sat
24-Sep 
Coventry City  (h) 1-2 1-1  Gowling 41 Wallace 37,66  22,484  2 22    
Wed
28-Sep
UEFA
1R 2L
Bohemians  (h) 4-0  1-0 Gowling 27,68
T.Craig 65,69
  19,046 - -    
Sat
01-Oct 
Ipswich Town (a)  1-2  1-1 McCaffery 18 Mills 28
Gates 65 
21,797   2 22    
Wed
05-Oct
Norwich City  (a)  1-2 1-1  T.Craig 10 Peters 22
Reeves 66 
16,630  2 22 Blackhall
Gowling
 
Sat
08-Oct
Derby County  (h) 1-2  0-0 Burns 84 Hughes 46
McFarland 75 
26,578  2 22 McCaffery   
Sat
15-Oct
Manchester United  (a)  2-3 0-2 Martin 73
Burns 88
Coppell 8
Greenhoff 23
Macari 51 
55,056  2 22 Cannell
Bird 
 
Wed
19-Oct
UEFA
2R 1L
Bastia (a)  1-2 1-0  Cannell 8 Papi 50, 90 8,500 - -    
Sat
22-Oct 
Chelsea (h)  1-0  1-0 Burns 2   23,683  4 22 T.Craig   
Sat
29-Oct
Everton (a)  4-4 2-1 T.Craig 11
Gowling 43,77
Cassidy 57
Pejic 6
Latchford 55,70
Lyons 82 
37,574  5 22 Blackley
Barrowclough 
 
Wed
02-Nov
UEFA
2R 2L
Bastia  (h) 1-3  1-2 Gowling 37 De Zerbi 3
Rep 8,67 
34,560 - - Cannell   
Sat
05-Nov
Bristol City  (h)  1-1 0-0  Martin 74 Gillies 79 23,321  6 21 T.Craig   
Sat
12-Nov
Wolves  (a)  0-1  0-1   Patching 6 16,964  6 22 D.Craig   
Sat
19-Nov
Arsenal (h)  1-2 0-0 Cassidy 46 Stapleton 51
Sunderland 75 
23,679  6 22    
Sat
03-Dec
Leicester City (h)  2-0  0-0 Burns 59
Nattrass 88
  20,112  8 22    
Sat
10-Dec
QPR   (a) 1-0  0-0 Robinson 63   15,251  10 21 Cannell   
Sat
17-Dec
Wolves (h)  4-0  2-0 Nattrass 16
Mitchell 35
T.Craig 57
Cassidy 62
  22,982  12 20 Blackley   
Mon
26-Dec
Manchester City (a)  0-4  0-0   Kidd 58
Tueart 70, 77,84
45,811  12 21 Burns
Bird 
 
Wed
28-Dec
Nottingham Forest  (h) 0-2 0-1    Needham 17
McGovern 80
41,612  12 21    
Sat
31-Dec
Liverpool   (h)  0-2  0-0   Thompson 48
Dalglish 89
36,499  12 21    
Mon
02-Jan
Leeds United  (a)  2-0  1-0 Burns 42,85   36,643  14 21    
Sat
07-Jan
FAC3
Peterborough United (a)  1-1 1-1 Hudson 20 Sargent 28 17,621 - - Blackhall
Hudson
Nattrass 
 
Wed
11-Jan
FAC3R
Peterborough United (h)  2-0  0-0 T.Craig 47pen
Blackhall 85
  26,837 - - Barker   
Sat
14-Jan
Middlesbrough (h)  2-4  1-1 Cassidy 18
McGhee 51
Boam 34
Ashcroft 50,61
Cummins 70
34,460  14 21    
Sat
21-Jan
West Ham United (a)  0-1  0-1   Hales 10 25,461  14 21    
Sat
28-Jan
FAC4
Wrexham  (h) 2-2 0-0  Bird 56
Blackhall 66
McNeil 58, 90 29,344 - -    
Mon
06-Feb
FAC4R
Wrexham (a)  1-4  1-2 Burns 38 Shinton 41
McNeil 2,84
Cartwright 86
18,676 - -    
Sat
25-Feb
Ipswich Town  (h)  0-1 0-1    Woods 62 22,264  14 22    
Sat
04-Mar
Derby County (a)  1-1 1-1 Burns 21 George 27pen 19,708  15 22    
Sat
11-Mar
Manchester United (h)  2-2  1-2 McGhee 32
Burns 85pen
Jordan 28
Hill 39
25,825  16 22    
Wed
15-Mar
Birmingham City  (h) 1-1  0-1 Nattrass 85 Francis 8 19,493  17 21 Robinson   
Sat
18-Mar
Chelsea  (a) 2-2  2-0 Burns 21pen
McGhee 50
Harris 52
Swain 79pen
22,777  18 21    
Fri
24-Mar
Everton  (h)  0-2 0-1   Latchford 15
McKenzie 48
28,933  18 21    
Sat
25-Mar
Nottingham Forest (a) 0-2  0-1   Robertson 33
Anderson 68
35,552

 18

21 Nattrass   
Wed
29-Mar
Manchester City (h)  2-2  0-1 Kennedy 53
Bird 90+1
Palmer 15,70 20,256  19 22    
Sat
01-Apr 
Bristol City (a)  1-3 0-1 Barrowclough 86 OG(Nulty) 18
Ritchie 49
Hunter 54
17,344  19 22     
Tue
04-Apr
Coventry City (a)  0-0 0-0      22,135  20 21 Blackhall   
Sat
08-Apr
Aston Villa  (h) 1-1  0-0 Burns 77pen Evans 67 19,330  21 21 Blackhall   
Wed
12-Apr
West Bromwich Albion (a)  0-2  0-0   Regis 50
Mulligan 67
17,053  21 21 Mitchell  Mitchell
Sat
15-Apr
Arsenal (a)  1-2  0-0 Burns 60 Brady 75
Price 79
33,353  21 21    
Mon
17-Apr
Aston Villa (a)  0-2 0-1    Cowans 25
Gray 70
25,495  21 21 Burns   
Sat
22-Apr
QPR  (h) 0-3 0-2   Givens 36
McGee 40
Hollins 51
13,463  21 21    
Wed
26-Apr
Norwich City  (h)  2-2  1-0 Kennedy 22
Burns 70
Ryan 57 
Reeves 85
7,986  22 21    
Sat
29-Apr 
Leicester City (a)  0-3 0-1   Goodwin 8
Davies 56
Salmons 79
11,530  22 21 Callachan   
Tue
02-May
Chelmsford City (a) 2-1 1-0 Larnach(2) Bailes 1,500 - -    
Mon
08-May
Jim Smith XI (h) 3-6 2-2 McGhee 30
Burns 44
Barton 85
Foggon 40,45
Rowell
65,72 (6-3)
Gibb 67
17,428 - -    

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