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Saturday 31st August 1946, 
Football League Division Two, Vetch Field, Kick-Off N/K | 
 
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Swansea Town | 
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West Bromwich Albion | 
 
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Haines | 
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Walsh 2 | 
 
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Paul | 
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Hodgetts | 
 
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Managers | 
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Haydn Green | 
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Fred Everiss (Secretary-Manager) | 
 
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Starting XI | 
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Jack Parry | 
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Jim Sanders | 
 
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Sam Briddon | 
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Jim Pemberton | 
 
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Charlie Fisher | 
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Harry Kinsell | 
 
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Roy Paul | 
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Doug Witcomb | 
 
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Reg Weston | 
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George Tranter | 
 
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Frank Burns | 
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Len Millard | 
 
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Ernie Jones | 
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Billy Elliott | 
 
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Frank Squires | 
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Ike Clarke | 
 
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Trevor Ford | 
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Dave Walsh | 
 
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Jack Haines | 
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Jim Duggan | 
 
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Len Comley | 
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Frank Hodgetts | 
 
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Sent-Off | 
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(79) Burns | 
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| Attendance: 
24,629 | 
 
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| Referee: 
N/K | 
 
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| Official Matchday 
Programme | 
 
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| Price: 
N/K
        
Pages: N/K | 
 
 
 
  
    
  
  
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    Jim Sanders, Jim Pemberton, Harry Kinsell, George Tranter, Len Millard, Dave 
    Walsh, Jim Duggan and Frank Hodgetts all make their  Football League 
    debuts.  | 
   
    
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    Walsh and Hodgetts score their first Football League goals.  | 
   
     
  
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