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1950 All Divisions Results 8th April 1950
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ATTACK ATTACK ATTACK
Winger
43,906 at Notts County in Division 3 South
seaburnian
Midfield
Who were N.Brighton in division 3 north?
Barista
Midfield
There’s a place on Merseyside called New Brighton. Could be them.
Dadsarmy73
Winger
New Brighton FC
Houghtoner
Winger
Another win that season and we’d have been champions.
It's on the Wirral, same side of the Mersey as Tranmere
That's the one
seaburnian
Midfield
Who are N.Brighton?
Ignore this …sorry
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I think some of us know the reason why Gateshead joined the league, especially those with an interest in Shields !
Butcher's Coat
Striker
Baldness?
Barista
Midfield
What is the story there - did they replace Shields?
I only was aware that the visitors voted Gateshead out as they wanted people in Gateshead to support them instead.
Lol
HoxtonMackem
Striker
Almost 44k attendance for Notts county at home. In 3rd division.
Mad.
Mad.
FatDrummer
Winger
Stan Mortensen, Tom Finney and Tommy Lawton amongst the scorers. Legendary names.
A bit of trivia ... South Shields finished seventh in Div 3 North in season 1929-30. After that the club was transferred to Gateshead - in similar fashion to Wimbledon becoming MK Dons. Falling attendances at the club's Horsley Hill ground was the main reason and yet, when they were first elected to Division 2 in 1914, Shields attracted remarkable crowds. For example, in 1920-21, when Shields finished eighth, above Sheffield Wednesday, Leeds, and Wolves, they averaged 16,860. That same season, Sunderland who finished twelfth in Division One averaged 27,000 - Boro, finishing eighth averaged 23,360.
Correction - Shields elected to Div 2 in 1919 not 1914 !
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BlackHoleSun
Central Defender
Wiki says their 35k average that season is their highest historically
Were they a massive club once over? Though D3 South doesn't indicate so
Were those crowds so high because Tommy Lawton, the great England forward, had signed for them ? In those days there was little difference in wages between the Divisions.
After that Sunderland's win shown on Facebook, only 5 games remained. The next 3 were lost - the Championship was more or less thrown away.
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ATTACK ATTACK ATTACK
Winger
They had the 17th highest that season but I saw it was a one off and Wiki tells you why.
Notts paid £20,000, then the British transfer record, to sign England international forward Tommy Lawton. Lawton's presence resulted in a significant increase in Notts County's crowds.
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BlackHoleSun
Central Defender
Ohhh. Interesting
Just looked him up. Canny story. His form dipped after his wife had an affair with a Notts director
ATTACK ATTACK ATTACK
Winger
I didn't know we were that close to winning the title.
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2 points would have been enough (1 nee good due to GD and the game you'd look at is losing at home to Man City who got relegated. Look at the crowd drop off anarl for the last 2 home games, the fickle lot and no doubt the empty seat & early leavers brigade were losing their rags in the pubs and clubs! Smashed the 4 Turkish teams after anarl
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