FIRST DIVISION 1983/4

7 DRAWS Milne needs to sort 'em out or get out
Tell you what , even after all these years , I've still not forgiven Gordon for swapping ginger Jim Melrose for Tom English of Coventry a transfer deal that still makes me shake my head in disbelief

week 13

Aston Villa 2 (0) v (0) Stoke 2 ....Mortimer, Morley (Stoke) O'Callaghan, Parkin

Coventry 2 (1) v (2) QPR 3 .......Pearce, Peak (QPR) Stewart, Allen

Everton 0 (0) v (2) Nott'm Forest 5 .....Birtles 2, og West, Davenport, Hart

Ipswich 4 (4) v (0) Arsenal 0 .....Gates 2, Wark, Mariner

Leicester 3 (0) v (0) Man United 2 .....Lineker 2, og Moran. (MU) Coppell. og O'Neil

Luton 0 (0) v (0) Birmingham 1 .....Ferguson

Notts County 1 (0) v (1) Norwich 2 ......Christie. (Norwich) Barham, Bertschin

Southampton 0 (0) v (2) WBA 2 .....Cross, Eastoe

Sunderland 2 (0) v (0) Watford 2 .....og Rice, Munro. (Watford) Barnes Lohman

Tottenham 2 (1) v (1) Liverpool 1 .....Ardiles, Brazil. (Liverpool) Lee

Wolves 3 (1) v (0) Westham 2 ..........Towner 3. (Westham) Pike 2

Good to see City beat the mancs , good times .
Towner hat-trick for Wolves Gully ???!!!!

forfoxsake wrote:

Good to see City beat the mancs , good times .
Towner hat-trick for Wolves Gully ???!!!!

That's one more than he scored in a whole season with Wolves.

week 14

Arsenal 0 v Everton 0

Aston Villa 1 v Leicester 2 .......... Mortimer, (Leicester) Lynex, og Withe

Liverpool 3 v Stoke 1 .......... Dalglish, Lee, Rush. (Stoke) McIlroy

Luton 0 v Tottenham 0

Man United 4 v Watford 2 ......... Wilkins, Stapleton 3. (Watford) Jobson 2

Norwich 3 v WBA 2 ........... Bertschin, Van Wyck. Bennett. (WBA) Eastoe, Regis

Nott'm Forest 1 v Ipswich 1 ......... Bowyer. (Ipswich) O'Callaghan

QPR 1 v Birmingham 3 .......... Sealy. (Brum) Ferguson 3

Southampton 1 v Notts County 2 ......... Moran (Notts County) Christie, Harkouk

Sunderland 2 v Westham 4 ............ James, Hindmarsh, (Westham) Devonshire, Swindlehurst, Bonds 2

Wolves 1 v Coventry 2 .............. Towner. (Coventry) Butterworth, Gibson

Norwich still 4 points clear of Leicester at the top but played one game more. Saints have now slipped to 19 th

week 15

Birmingham 1 v Sunderland 1 ............Hopkins, (S'land) Rowell

Coventry 5 v Southampton 1 .............Bamber2,Platnauer2,Grimes, (S'ton) Moran

Everton 2 v Norwich 0 ....................Sharp, Johnson

Ipswich 1 v Liverpool 1 ...................D'Avray, (Liverpool) Rush

Leicester 1 v Arsenal 0 ................Smith

Notts County 1 v Aston Villa 1 ...........Harkouk, (Villa) O'Neill og

Stoke 0 v Nottingham Forest 0

Tottenham 1 v QPR 1 .................. Archibald, (QPR) Allen

Watford 1 v Luton 1 .....................Taylor, (Luton) Stein

WBA 0 v Wolves 1 ..........................Towner

Westham 4 v Man United 2 ..............Pike,Allen2,Swindlehurst, (MU) Moran, Whiteside

Norwich lead with 29 points from Leicester on 28. Poor old Saints drop to 21st

week 16

Leicester 1 v Southampton 1 ................Lynex, (Soton) Armstrong

Arsenal 1 v WBA 3 .............................Woodcock, (WBA) Eastoe 2, Regis

Aston Villa 1 v Westham 0 ..................Morley

Liverpool 2 v Birmingham 1 .................Dalglish, Whelan, (B'ham) Harford

Luton 4 v Coventry 2 .........................Stein 3, Walsh, (Cov) Platnauer

Man United 2 v Everton 2 ....................Stapleton, Whiteside, (E'ton) King,Johnson

Norwich 1 v Tottenham 5 ....................Deehan, (Tott'n) Brazil 3, O'Reilly,Ardiles

QPR 1 v Notts County 1 ......................Sealy, (Notts) Christie

Southampton 2 v Stoke 1 ....................Williams, Worthington, (Stoke) O'Calllaghan

Sunderland 1 v Ipswich 1 .....................Proctor, (ipswich) Wark

Wolves 1 v Watford 1 .........................Dodd, (Watford) Reilly

Leicester take top spot from Norwich on goal difference. Saints climb out of the bottom three to 19th. Six games unbeaten Spurs go 7th.

Yes!

Gotta take every bit of success we can get now we're back in the top flight, Gully!

Even thought about making Joe a Saints Kite! You have to keep drip feeding those subliminals. Seeing Saints flying high can only serve to cement his belief in So'ton.

Very true, get them while they're young. Enjoy it Steve. A friend of mine is a Pompey supporter, when they went up I said make the most of it as you don't know how long it will last.

He reckoned in a couple of years they would be playing regularly in Europe etc. Now he thinks they could be out of the league in a couple. All in the space of about 5 years.

I know, it's shocking. To be honest, I'm kind of at a point where I don't get over excited when things are great, but also let it just wash over the top of my head when they're not.

I feel for Pompey fans, I really do. That was Saints a few years back, and it is very disheartening. I'm not one of those Saints fans that thinks ill of our neighbours. I like local derby matches and we're in danger of losing one. That's a sad day in my book.

It's given me an idea for a thread?

week 17

Nott'm Forest 2 v Leicester 1 ...............Wallace, Davenport. (Leicester) A. Smith

Birmingham 3 v Norwich 0 .................Ferguson,Phillips,Harford

Coventry 6 v Arsenal 0 .....................Bamber 2,Platnauer2,Gibson,Grimes

Everton 1 v Aston Villa 0 ...................King

Ipswich 1 v Man United 2 .....................Gates. (Man Utd) Albiston,Coppell

Leicester 4 v Wolves 3 .......................Lineker2,Wilson,MacDonald. (Wolves) Gray, Clarke 2

Notts County 3 v Sunderland 1 ..............Chidozie,Harkouk,McCulloch. (Sun'd) Rowell

Stoke 0 v Luton 3 ...............................Donaghy,Stein,Elliott

Tottenham 0 v Southampton 2 ...............Wallace,Worthington

Watford 2 v Nott'm Forest 0 .................Bowyer og, barnes

WBA 0 v QPR 0

Westham 2 v Arsenal 0 ......................Swindlehurst,Goddard

Leicester and Forest both had two games and picked up 3 points each so no change at the top. Coventry move up 4 places to 4th and Saints up 3 places to 16th.

That's more like it, Gully. You were casting a mighty big shadow over the greatest Saints season ever!
Inner peace restored :-)

week 18

Man United 0 v Tottenham 1 ................Miller

Arsenal 1 v Watford 0 .......................Rix

Aston Villa 2 v Ipswich 0 ....................Shaw, Withe

Liverpool 1 v Notts County 1 ...............Johnston, (Notts C) McCulloch

Norwich 1 v Coventry 3 ......................Deehan, (Covty) Bennett,Gibson,Platnauer

Nottm Forest 5 v Westham 0 .................Davenport, Birtles 3, Anderson

QPR 1 v Everton 0 .............................Allen

Southampton 1 v Birmingham 3 ............Moran, (B'ham) Hopkins, Harford, Mills og

Wolves 2 v Stoke 0 ............................Clarke, Pendry

Luton 4 v WBA 0 ...............................Moss 4

Sunderland 1 v Leicester 1 .....................James, (Leicester) Lineker

week 19

Birmingham 1 v Nottingham Forest 0 ...........Hopkins

Coventry 1 v Man United 1 .........................Bamber, (Man Utd) Wilkins

Everton 0 v Sunderland 1 ..........................James

Ipswich 1 v Wolves 1 ................................O'Callaghan, (Wolves) Towner

Leicester 2 v QPR 0 .................................Peake, Lynex

Notts County 1 v Luton 1 ..........................McCulloch, (Luton) Moss

Stoke 1 v Norwich 2 .................................Berry, (Norwich) Bertschin, Deehan

Tottenham 3 v Arsenal 1 ............................O'Reilly,Galvin,Roberts (Arsenal) Woodcock

Watford 0 v Aston Villa 1 ............................Shaw

WBA 2 v Liverpool 0 ................................Bennett,Regis(pen)

Westham 1 v Southampton 2 ......................Goddard (Soton) Holmes, Wright

Leicester go 4 points clear from Norwich on 32, Forest and Villa on 31. Spurs move up to 5th on 30. Saints up to 15th on 24. Bottom three are Everton, Liverpool and Man United.

Good to get a win against the Hoops , can't believe we lost to the f*****g Trees though , Davenport ?!?! Have a serious word with yerself Stevo

Only their second defeat of the season Jim. I am actually on week 23 now and Forest are up to 2nd place.

Get in there! Come on you SAINTS!

week 20.

Arsenal 2 v Birmingham 0 ...............Rix 2

Aston Villa 3 v Tottenham 1 ............Morley 2, Dorigo. (Spurs) Brazil

Liverpool 1 v Leicester 2 ................Neal (Leicester) Lineker, Peake

Luton 4 v Westham 2 ....................Goodyear,Walsh 2, Stein.(Westham) Goddard 2

Man United 2 v Notts County 1 ...........Whiteside,Duxbury. (Notts C) Harkouk

Norwich 1 v Ipswich 1 ....................Bennett. (Ipswich) Gates

Southampton 3 v Watford 2 ............Wallace 2, Worthington. (Watford) Barnes 2

Sunderland 2 v WBA 3 ...................Proctor,West. (WBA) Owen 2, Eastoe

Wolves 6 v Everton 1 ....................Towner 3,Clarke 2,Smith. (Everton) Steven

Nott'm Forest 0 v Coventry 1 ...........Bamber

Leicester increase their lead at the top to 5 points but have played one game more than Villa who now move into 2nd spot on 34 points. Saints win again and up 3 places to 12th. Wolves crush Everton and send them to bottom place.

That's more like it, Gully!

week 21

Wolves 2 v Norwich 1 ................... Pendry,Gray. (Norwich) Bennett

Arsenal 3 v Southampton 2.............Sunderland 2,C Nicholas. (Saints) Worthington, Wallace

Aston Villa 4 v QPR 1 .....................Mortimer,Morley,Shaw,Withe. (QPR) Allen

Everton 4 v Coventry 1 ..................Sharp,Johnson,Sheedy 2. (Coventry) Gibson

Ipswich 0 v Notts County 1 ...............Christie

Leicester 1 v WBA 2 .......................Lineker. (WBA) Eastoe,Statham

Man United 0 v Stoke 1 ..................Hampton

Nott'm Forest 3 v Liverpool 0 ...........Davenport,Birtles,Bowyer

Sunderland 1 v Luton 2 ..................Elliott, (Luton) Walsh,Stein

Watford 1 v Birmingham 0 .............Jobson

Westham 1 v Tottenham 5 ..............Goddard. (Tottenham) Hoddle, Ardiles 2, Galvin,Miller


Leicester lose their 100% home record and Villa close the gap on them at the top to 2 points. Spurs move up to 6th. Saints slip one place to 13th.

Good to see we won at Anfield , always seem to do ok there as it goes .Losing at home to The Throstles is a bit of a blow though Statham ffs , who was picking him up

week 22

Birmingham 1 v Everton 1 .........Kuhl. (Everton) Sheedy

Coventry 3 v Sunderland 0 .........Gibson 2, Grimes

Liverpool 1 v Man United 2 .........Johnston. (MU) Stapleton,Muhren

Luton 1 v Nott'm Forest 2 ..........Moss. (Nott'm F) Wallace,Birtles

Norwich 0 v Arsenal 1 ...............og Van Wyck

Notts County 1 v Westham 1 ........Chidozie. (Westham) Goddard

QPR 0 v Wolves 0

Southampton 2 v Aston Villa 0 .......Worthington,Moran.

Stoke 0 v Leicester 2 ..................Lynex 2

Tottenham 2 v Watford 1 ..............Galvin,Archibald. (Watford) Jobson

WBA 0 v Ipswich 0

With Villa losing at Southampton, Leicester go 5 points clear from Forest.

Frank's certainly more prolific in your solo league, Steve.
He scored just 4 goals in that season, spearheading the attack.
Regardless, he was adored by Saints fans.

Stevie, Stevie Lynex , Stevie Lynex on the wing !!!!!!!

More interested in this than real footy

ESSGEE wrote:

Frank's certainly more prolific in your solo league, Steve.
He scored just 4 goals in that season, spearheading the attack.
Regardless, he was adored by Saints fans.

He was also loved at Brighton, shame it was short lived. I see Frank is 14th in the list of most League appearances 757 !

Jim. Glad you are enjoying the season. I'll post a league table at some time and give the stats on leading scorers. Leicester have held top spot for 9 weeks now.

week 23

QPR 2 v Man united 3 .............Flanagan 2. (Man U) Coppell 2, Whiteside

Birmingham 0 v Westham 0

Coventry 3 v Watford 2 ......... Gibson 2, Platanauer. (Watford) Reily, Callaghan

Liverpool 1 v Wolves 1 ..........Lee, (Wolves) Clarke

Luton 1 v Arsenal 3 ..............Stephenson, (Arsenal) C Nicholas, Sunderland 2

Norwich 3 v Sunderland 0 ........Bennett,Deehan,Haylock

Notts County 0 v Leicester 1 ........Peake

Stoke 0 v Everton 3 ..................Sheedy, Sharp 2

Tottenham 2 v Ipswich 0 ...........Brazil, Galvin

WBA 0 v Aston Villa 1 ............Rideout

QPR 2 v Stoke 2 ...................Stewart,Allen, (Stoke) McIlroy 2

No game for Forest this week and with the other sides winning they drop to 5th. Leicester have 45 points from 24 games, followed by Villa on 40 from 23, Spurs 39 from 23, Coventry 38 from 23 and Forest 37 from 22.

Yay !!!! Right up the pies Bet Peakys winner was a 25 yarder into the top corner

week 24

Aston Villa 1 v Liverpool 1 .............Withe. (Liverpool) Rush

Arsenal 1 v Notts County 0 ..............C Nicholas

Everton 3 v Tottenham 0 .................King,Johnson,Sharp

Ipswich 1 v Birmingham 1 ...............D'Avray. (Birm'ham) Hopkins

Leicester 1 v Coventry 1 ................Peake. (Coventry) Roberts

Man United 1 v Southampton 0 .........Robson

Nott'm Forest 1 v Norwich 0 .............Swain

Watford 1 v Stoke 2 .......................Bolton. (Stoke) Rostron, og James

Westham 2 v WBA 1 .......................Martin,Bonds. (WBA) Eastoe

Wolves 2 v Luton 2 .......................Clarke,Gray. (Luton) Moss,Walsh

Southampton 1 v Nott'm Forest 0 ......Armstrong

No wins for any of the top four so the Foxes stay 5 points clear. Forest played twice in the week, gaining 3 points to move up to third. Saints stay in mid table after losing at Old Trafford but with a surprise home win against Forest. Fast improving Everton crush Spurs with their second 3-0 win in two weeks.

Another bloody goal conceded to a left back WTF

Mixed emotions.
Hate losing to United. But loving the 'bouncebackability' shown to edge Forest!

week 25

Stoke 1 v Arsenal 1 ..................Painter. (Arsenal) Woodcock

Liverpool 2 v Watford 0 ..............Dalglish,Rush

Arsenal 1 v QPR 0 .............................C Nicholas

Aston Villa 3 v Luton 2 ........................Withe,Mortimer,Bremner. (Luton) Walsh, Hill

Everton 2 v Notts County 0 ...................Johnson,Stevens

Ipswich 0 v Coventry 0

Leicester 2 v Birmingham 0 ...................A Smith,Lynex

Man United 0 v Norwich 4 ......................Deehan,Mendham,Bennett,Barham

Nottingham Forrest 3 v Tottenham 1 ........Davenport,Gunn,Bowyer

Sunderland 2 v Liverpool 0 .....................Bracewell,Elliott

Watford 2 v WBA 1 ..............................Callaghan,Taylor

Westham 3 v Stoke 0 ...........................Devonshire, Pike 2

Wolves 2 v Southampton 0 .....................Matthews, Clarke

No change at the top with Leicester, Villa and Forest all winning. Arsenal played twice, collecting 4 points and move up to 5th.

Solid 2 zip v Brum , can't argue with that

Finished my 79/80 solo league will post final tables sometime

Started 1969/70 First Division already 4 games in , only 38 games for each team to go
Seems strange doing a League without Leicester City in , but still loving it .Doing EXACTLY the team line-ups that were used for each game that season Gotta love Rothmans footy yearbooks Damned annoying though , when a player scores a couple of goals and then doesn't feature in the next fixture Ooops , hi-jacking your thread a bit Steve , sorry , will start a new one

Glad to see you starting out again Jim on the great adventure of a full season. I loved that period from 67 into the early 70's when the real entertainers were around. Not sure what I will do next after my season ends, may start at 79/80 and go through to 81/2.

Only the 2nd time I've done it Steve , did the 1968/69 season a few years ago which was won by Leicester (Yeah I know ) So 69/70 seemed the obvious one to do .Seriously don't think I've enough years left in me to play all the Subbuteo Leagues I would like

some of those names really awaken memories. thanks steve

subbuteo forever 207 wrote:

some of those names really awaken memories. thanks steve

Yes Jon, half the fun of playing solo for me is naming the squads and keeping a record of the scorers. Amazing I can remember all these players but would not be able to do that from the 90's todate. Can't remember many Leeds players from that era though.

week 26/7 several teams played twice in this period.

Birmingham 0 v Man United 1 ....................Stapleton

QPR 1 v Westham 0 ................................Fenwick

Tottenham 0 v Sunderland 1 .....................Atkins

WBA 0 v Nottingham Forest 0 ...................

Birmingham 1 v Wolves 1 ........................Blake. (Wolves ) Gray

Coventry 2 v Westham 1 .........................Platnauer,Pearce. (Westham) Pike

Liverpool 2 v Arsenal 1 ...........................Lee,Neal. (Arsenal) Rix

Norwich 4 v Aston Villa 2 ........................Van Wyck,Bertschin,Bennett,Barham.(Villa)Shaw, Morley

Notts County 1 v Watford 2 ....................McCulloch. (Watford) Barnes

QPR 2 v Nottingham Forest 1 ....................Fenwick 2. (Forest) Wallace

Southampton 1 v Sunderland 0 .................Moran

Stoke 4 v Ipswich 1 ...............................Tueart,O'Callaghan,McIlroy2. (Ipswich) D'Avray

Tottenham 0 v Leicester 3 .......................Lineker,B Smith,Hazell

WBA 2 v Everton 1 ................................Cross 2. (Everton) Johnson

Luton 2 v Man United 0 ..........................Turner,Hill

QPR 0 v Norwich 0 ................................

With Forest and Villa failing to win the Foxes extend their lead at the top to 8 points after a great win at Spurs. Having played 27 games Leicester now have the same points total as Luton had when they took the 1982/3 title.

City's to lose Steve

week 27/8

Arsenal 1 v Aston Villa 3 .....................................Rix. (Villa) Morley 2, Withe

Coventry 2 v Stoke 0 .........................................Bamber, Platnauer

Luton 1 v Liverpool 0 ..........................................Walsh

Sunderland 0 v Nottingham Forest 1 .......................Wallace

Wolves 4 v Man United 1 ....................................Clarke, Turner 2, Gray

Ipswich 3 v Southampton 0 .................................Wark, Gates, D'Avray

Notts County 1 v Tottenham 2 .............................Christie. (Tottenham) Galvin, Ardlies

Westham 0 v Watford 0

No game for leaders Leicester this week and all the chasing pack win. Forest have played 28 the rest 27.

Leicester .............................52
Nottingham Forest..................47
Aston Villa ...........................47
Coventry..............................46
Wolves ...............................45

week 28

Aston Villa 2 v Wolves 0 ............................Gibson,Rideout

Leicester 2 v Ipswich 1 ..............................A Smith, MacDonald (Ipswich) Putney

Liverpool 0 v QPR 2 ..................................Flanagan 2

Man United 3 v Sunderland 1 ......................Stapleton,Whiteside,Wilkins.(Sunderland) Elliott

Norwich 6 v Westham 1 ........................Bertschin 3,Deehan,Bennett,Haylock.(W'ham) Swindlehurst

Nottingham Forest 3 v Arsenal 0 ..................Wilson,Wallace,Davenport

Southampton 2 v Luton 3 ..........................Worthington,Holmes (Luton) Stephens Walsh,ogWaldron

Stoke 1 v Notts County 1 ..........................McIlroy, (Notts C) Harkouk

Tottenham 4 v Birmingham 1 .....................Archibald 2,Galvin 2.(B'ham) Hopkins

Watford 0 v Everton 1 ...............................Sheedy

WBA 3 v Coventry 0 ................................Cross,Regis 2

TOP TEN
Leicester.................... 55
Nottingham Forest........ 50
Aston Villa.................. 50
Coventry.................... 46
Norwich.......................46
wolves........................45
Tottenham...................45
Luton.........................43
Arsenal.......................41
WBA..........................39

week 29

Birmingham 1 v WBA 1 ........................Kuhl. (WBA) Regis

Aston Villa 2 v Man United 2 .................Shaw,Withe. (MU) Whiteside 2

Coventry 1 v Birmingham 2 ...................Peake. (B'ham) Hopkins,Harford

Everton 2 v Liverpool 1 ........................Sharp,Johnson. (Liverpool) Whelan

Ipswich 1 v Westham 3 ........................Mariner. (W'ham) Goddard 2, Walford

Leicester 0 v Watford 1 ........................Jobson

Luton 4 v QPR 1 .................................Stein,Moss,Walsh,Horton. (QPR) Stewart

Notts County 1 v WBA 1 .......................Harkouk. (WBA) Eastoe

Southampton 4 v Norwich 2 ..................Worthington,Moran,Holmes,Wallace.(Nor)Mendham,Bertschin

Sunderland 0 v Arsenal 2 .....................Robson,Sunderland

Tottenham 3 v Stoke 0 ........................Ardiles,og Tueart, Brazil

Wolves 0 v Nottingham Forest 0

Leicester (55 points) crash at home but Villa (51 points) and Forest (51 points) fail to take full advantage with only one point a piece. Tottenham move up to 4th (48 points) and Luton's 4th win on the bounce take them up to 7th (46 points)

week 30

Sunderland 2 v QPR 0 .................Pickering,James

Arsenal 3 v Ipswich 3 ..................Woodcock,Sunderland,C Nicholas (Ipswich)Butcher,D'Avray,Wark

Liverpool 0 v Tottenham 0

Man United 3 v Leicester 0 ...........McQueen,Stapleton,Whiteside

QPR 0 v Coventry 0

Stoke 0 v Aston Villa 1 ................Shaw

Westham 4 v Wolves 4 ................Goddard,Whitton,ogPendry,Stewart(Wolves) Towner 2,Eves,Pendry

Coventry 2 v Aston Villa 2 ...........Gibson,Platnauer(Villa) Morley,Withe

Luton 1 v Ipswich 0 ....................Stephens

Norwich 2 v Notts County 0 ...........Bertschin 2

Nottingham Forest 1 v Everton 1 .....Birtles. (Everton) Steven

Leicester crash again at Old Trafford but hold onto top spot on goal difference. The cup seems to be causing a major distraction to the leaders who have now let an 8 point lead slip. Villa take second place with Forest 3 points behind in 3rd.

week 30

Southampton 0 v Liverpool 0 ..............

Aston Villa 2 v Nottingham Forest 2 ...........Rideout,Bremner.(Forest) Wallace,Wilson

Everton 2 v Ipswich 0 ...................Sharp,Sheedy

Leicester 1 v Westham 0 ..............A.Smith

Man United 2 v Arsenal 2..............Stapleton,Whiteside. (Arsenal) Sunderland 2

Norwich 0 v Luton 0 ..................

Notts County 0 v Coventry 0.........

Stoke 1 v Birmingham 0 ..............James

Tottenham 3 v WBA 3 ................Archibald,Hoddle,Galvin.(WBA) Cross,Jol,Regis

Watford 1 v QPR 0 ..................Reilly

Wolves 1 v Sunderland 2 .............Clarke.(Sunderland) West, Rowell

Leicester edged past Westham with a goal from Alan Smith 15 minutes from time to open up a two point lead at the top. The chasing pack of Villa,Forest,Luton and Tottenham were all held to draws.

week 31/2

Birmingham 1 v Luton 2 ........................Harford. (Luton) Stein,Moss

Everton 1 v Leicester 0 .........................Sheedy

Watford 2 v Sunderland 0 .......................Lohman,Rostron

Arsenal 3 v Wolves 0 .............................Sunderland,Woodcock 2

Birmingham 2 v Notts County 0 .................Harford,Hopkins

Coventry 3 v Tottenham 1 ......................Grimes 2,Bennett. (Tottenham) Ardiles

Ipswich 0 v Watford 1 ............................Barnes

Luton 1 v Leicester 2 ...........................Horton.(Leicester) Lineker,Hazel

QPR 0 v Southampton 0

Sunderland 2 v Aston Villa 1 ...................Hindmarsh,Rowell. (Villa) Withe

WBA 3 v Stoke 0 ................................Statham,Regis,Cross

The week started off badly for leaders Leicester when they crashed to defeat at Everton. Fast improving Luton won again to put them 5 points away from Leicester.

By the end of the week Leicester were back to 5 points clear, stopping Luton with an away win at Kenilworth Road. Villa remain in second place but lost at relegation threatened Sunderland with a last minute goal from Rowell.

week 33/34

Birmingham 3 v Aston Villa 0 .....................Kuhl,Hopkins,Ferguson

Coventry 1 v Arsenal 0 .............................Grimes

Everton 3 v Southampton 4 .......................Sharp,Stevens,King (Soton)Worthington 2,Wallace,Williams

Ipswich 2 v Luton 2 ................................D'Avray,Putney (Luton) Elliott 2

Leicester 3 v Norwich 1 ...........................Lineker,A.Smith,Peake (Norwich) Deehan

Notts County 1 v Nottingham Forest 2 ..........Harkouk (Forest) Birtles,Wallace

Stoke 2 v Sunderland 0 ...........................Painter,Thomas

Tottenham 1 v Wolves 0 ..........................Stevens

Watford 2 v Liverpool 0 ............................Jacket,Callaghan

WBA 0 v Manchester Utd 2 ........................Whiteside,Stapleton

Westham 0 v QPR 2 .................................Neil,Stewart

Leicester win again to open up an 8 point gap at the top with eight games to play.

Table

Leicester..............64
Forest.................56
Villa................ ...56
Coventry..............55
Luton...................54
Spurs...................53
Norwich................50
Watford................49
Arsenal.................49
Wolves................ 47
WBA....................45
Everton................45
Southamton...........44
Man United............44
QPR.....................42
Birmingham...........41
Westham..............38
Sunderland............38
Stoke...................38
Ipswich.................35
Notts County..........31
Liverpool...............29

Good stuff, Gully!
What a reversal of fortunes for Liverpool!
If nothing else, at least Saints are above United.
What's with the Midlands monopoly?

ESSGEE wrote:

Good stuff, Gully!
What a reversal of fortunes for Liverpool!
If nothing else, at least Saints are above United.
What's with the Midlands monopoly?

Saints also have two games in hand, so may finish in the top half. Solo still amazes me, as I just can't seem to win a game with Liverpool. I think like real football its a confidence thing when you get stuck at the bottom.

Quite a lot of Midlands teams in that division.

Up THE CITEH !! (East midlands pronunciation ) Can't believe Pleat's mob knocked us out of the FA Cup though , ffs what happened there Steve