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where available.
Opposition goalscorers in italics,
* signifies goalscorer unknown.
FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE
DATE |
OPPONENT |
H/A |
F-A |
SCORERS |
GATE |
POS |
Sat 29 Aug |
Arsenal |
A |
1-0 |
Wood |
52,478 |
3 |
Wed 02 Sep |
Sunderland |
A |
1-2 |
W G Richardson - Devine, Connor |
16,981 |
12 |
Sat 05 Sep |
Blackpool |
H |
4-0 |
W G Richardson 2, Longden (og), Glidden |
18,506 |
4 |
Mon 07 Sep |
Sunderland |
H |
1-0 |
Wood |
24,950 |
2 |
Sat 12 Sep |
Sheffield United |
A |
0-1 |
Tunstall (pen) |
22,410 |
5 |
Mon 14 Sep |
Manchester City |
H |
1-1 |
W G Richardson - Cowan |
19,042 |
4 |
Sat 19 Sep |
Blackburn Rovers |
H |
4-1 |
Edwards, Sandford, Glidden 2 - J Bruton |
25,885 |
2 |
Wed 23 Sep |
Manchester City |
A |
5-2 |
W G Richardson, Wood, Raw 2, Glidden - Cowan, Halliday |
16,194 |
1 |
Sat 26 Sep |
Portsmouth |
A |
1-0 |
Glidden (pen) |
19,723 |
1 |
Sat 03 Oct |
Derby County |
H |
4-0 |
Shaw (pen), Glidden, Sandford, W G Richardson |
33,192 |
1 |
Sat 10 Oct |
Huddersfield Town |
A |
2-2 |
W G Richardson 2 - Billy Smith 2 |
19,556 |
1 |
Sat 17 Oct |
Liverpool |
H |
1-2 |
Glidden - Hodgson, Gunson |
30,065 |
1 |
Sat 24 Oct |
Bolton Wanderers |
A |
0-1 |
Westwood |
19,695 |
3 |
Sat 31 Oct |
Sheffield Wednesday |
H |
1-1 |
W G Richardson - Rimmer |
31,334 |
2 |
Sat 07 Nov |
West Ham United |
A |
5-1 |
W G Richardson 4, Sandford - Ruffell |
20,685 |
2 |
Sat 14 Nov |
Aston Villa |
H |
3-0 |
Glidden, W G Richardson, Raw |
59,674 |
2 |
Sat 21 Nov |
Newcastle United |
A |
1-5 |
Glidden - Allen, Boyd, Jimmy Richardson 2, Weaver |
35,871 |
3 |
Sat 28 Nov |
Middlesbrough |
H |
1-1 |
Sandford - Cameron |
17,824 |
2 |
Sat 05 Dec |
Leicester City |
A |
3-2 |
W G Richardson, Glidden, Wood - Hine 2 |
15,267 |
2 |
Sat 12 Dec |
Chelsea |
H |
4-0 |
W G Richardson 2, Boyes, Glidden |
24,186 |
2 |
Sat 19 Dec |
Grimsby Town |
A |
0-0 |
|
9,225 |
2 |
Fri 25 Dec |
Birmingham |
H |
0-1 |
Curtis |
38,053 |
2 |
Sat 26 Dec |
Birmingham |
A |
0-1 |
Bradford |
57,806 |
2 |
Sat 02 Jan |
Arsenal |
H |
1-0 |
Glidden |
25,790 |
2 |
Sat 16 Jan |
Blackpool |
A |
2-1 |
W G Richardson, Sandford - Douglas |
12,269 |
2 |
Mon 25 Jan |
Sheffield United |
H |
0-1 |
Dunne |
11,382 |
3 |
Sat 30 Jan |
Blackburn Rovers |
A |
0-2 |
Thompson 2 |
14,678 |
3 |
Sat 06 Feb |
Portsmouth |
H |
3-0 |
Glidden 2, W G RIchardson |
21,065 |
3 |
Wed 17 Feb |
Derby County |
A |
1-3 |
Glidden - Bowers 2, Ramage |
8,584 |
5 |
Sat 20 Feb |
Huddersfield Town |
H |
3-2 |
W G Richardson, Raw, Glidden - Mangnall, Billy Smith |
20,105 |
4 |
Wed 02 Mar |
Liverpool |
A |
1-4 |
W G Richardson - Hodgson 3, Gunson |
13,029 |
4 |
Sat 05 Mar |
Bolton Wanderers |
H |
3-0 |
W G Richardson, Glidden, Wood |
16,050 |
4 |
Sat 12 Mar |
Sheffield Wednesday |
A |
5-2 |
Carter, Glidden, W G Richardson, Sandford, Wood - B Richardson (og),
|
15,110 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
Rimmer |
|
|
Sat 19 Mar |
West Ham United |
H |
3-1 |
Wood, Carter, W G Richardson - Phillips |
19,271 |
2 |
Fri 25 Mar |
Everton |
A |
1-2 |
W G Richardson - Dean, Dunn |
51,783 |
3 |
Sat 26 Mar |
Aston Villa |
A |
0-2 |
Astley, Houghton |
43,347 |
3 |
Mon 28 Mar |
Everton |
H |
1-1 |
Carter - Stein |
31,486 |
4 |
Sat 02 Apr |
Newcastle United |
H |
2-1 |
Davidson (og), Glidden - Allen |
18,614 |
3 |
Sat 09 Apr |
Middlesbrough |
A |
0-1 |
Williams |
7,551 |
5 |
Sat 16 Apr |
Leicester City |
H |
1-2 |
Sandford - Lochhead, Hine |
15,014 |
6 |
Sat 23 Apr |
Chelsea |
A |
2-0 |
Carter, W G Richardson |
23,873 |
4 |
Sat 30 Apr |
Grimsby Town |
H |
5-6 |
W G Richardson, Sandford, Carter, Edwards (pen), Glidden - Holmes 3,
|
7,796 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
Dyson 3 |
|
|
FA CUP
DATE |
OPPONENT |
H/A |
ROUND |
F-A |
SCORERS |
GATE |
Sat 09 Jan |
Aston Villa |
H |
3 |
1-2 |
W G Richardson - Houghton, Brown |
49,232 |
FA CHARITY SHIELD
DATE |
OPPONENT |
H/A |
F-A |
SCORERS |
GATE |
Wed 07 Oct |
Arsenal |
N |
0-1 |
Bastin |
21,276 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Played
at Villa Park, Aston Villa FC. |
FRIENDLIES
DATE |
OPPONENT |
H/A |
F-A |
SCORERS |
GATE |
Sat 23 Jan |
Corinthians |
H |
4-0 |
Carter 2, W G Richardson, Fitton |
10,165 |
TESTIMONIAL / BENEFIT GAMES
DATE |
OPPONENT |
H/A |
F-A |
SCORERS |
GATE |
Thu 28 Apr |
Mersey-Widnes XI (1) |
A |
4-1 |
Cookson, Titley, Sankey, Raw - * |
5,000 |
Mon 09 May |
Mid-Cheshire XI (2) |
A |
4-2 |
Cookson 2, Bytheway, Sandford - * |
3,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
- Benefit match in aid of the Widnes ground purchase fund. |
2 - Benefit match in aid of the Cheshire Royal
Infirmary. |
IRISH TOUR
DATE |
OPPONENT |
F-A |
SCORERS |
GATE |
Mon 02 May |
Linfield |
5-1 |
Wood 2, W G Richardson, Carter, Trentham - * |
12,500 |
Wed 04 May |
Shelbourne |
0-0 |
|
17,000 |
|
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