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Post by dinokea on Jun 14, 2023 8:47:15 GMT 1
Week 1 The scoreline does this match no favours as it was actually a exciting, tightly contested match with both sides always being on the brink of winning but neither ever being able to pull it off.
Blackburn Rovers 4 - 1 Aston Villa Derby County 2 - 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Everton 1 - 2 Birmingham St George's Bolton Wanderers 1 - 1 Preston North End Accrington 2 - 0 Notts County
Blackburn punish Aston Villa in what had initially looked like a close affair ended up a complete shut-out. A late goal for Wolves ends up a mere consolation against re-elected side Derby while Everton spend most of their match slight underdogs and being peppered by shots only to lose in the 91st minute. Bolton and Preston draw in an even match and Accrington completely dominate Notts County.
Week 2
Accrington score early in this one at just 5 minutes into the match and end up coming into half time 2-0 up only to watch is all wither away in the second half as Aston Villa score in the 61st and 68th minutes to force a tie.
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 - 1 Blackburn Rovers Birmingham St George's 2 - 1 Derby County West Bromwich Albion 0 - 0 Everton Preston North End 2 - 1 Walsall Town Swifts Notts County 2 - 2 Bolton Wanderers
After only 2 matches every team has at least one point with only BSG having won both their games, with a win over Derby with an 82nd minute winner despite punishing their goal. Preston beat Walsall after spending most of the game 1-0 and being unable to get past the keeper. Wolves who were sitting in the re-election zone score a win over Blackburn who were leading. Both West Brom and Bolton pick up their second draw of the season, with West Brom being robbed against Everton.
Football League Table 1889-90
| Team
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| Accrington
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2
| 3rd | Preston North End | 3
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| Blackburn Rovers
| 2
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| 0 | 1 | +2
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| Derby County
| 2
| 1
| 0 | 1 | +0 | 6th | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +0 | 7th | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +0
| 8th | West Bromwich Albion
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +0
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| Everton
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 10th | Walsall Town Swifts
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 11th | Notts County
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 12th | Aston Villa
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 |
Football Alliance Table 1889-90
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Week 3 & 4 Preview
Week 3 Aston Villa vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers Blackburn Rovers vs. Birmingham St George's Derby County vs. West Bromwich Albion Highlight: Everton vs. Preston North End Walsall Town Swifts vs. Notts County Accrington vs. Bolton Wanderers
Highlight: It only makes sense here to watch the reigning champions play as they visit Anfield. Neither team has had the start to the season that they would've wanted, with Preston starting the season with a draw against Bolton, while Everton currently sit with just a single point.
Week 4 Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Accrington Highlight: Birmingham St George's vs. Aston Villa West Bromwich Albion vs. Blackburn Rovers Preston North End vs. Derby County Notts County vs. Everton Bolton Wanderers vs. Walsall Town Swifts
Highlight: The first Second City Derby in the Football League is likely to bring big crowds to the Cape Hill Brewery as richer club Aston Villa sit bottom of the league, while the Dragons formerly of Aston sit top following their move to Smethwick to help avoid raiding by Villa (who have recently ended Birmingham Excelsior through raids). The rivalry between the two clubs is clear and there will certainly be a good game and the two Birmingham sides collide.
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Post by dinokea on Jun 14, 2023 8:52:43 GMT 1
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Post by Moore on Jun 14, 2023 14:43:09 GMT 1
I actually thought Birmingham St. George's were the predecessor to Birmingham City. Now I know that I'm wrong. They are having a good start so far in the 2nd season.
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Post by dinokea on Jun 15, 2023 6:34:27 GMT 1
Week 3 A pretty classic Preston match as they score in the 26th and 77th minutes to beat Everton, remaining undefeated all season.
Aston Villa 2 - 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Blackburn Rovers 2 - 1 Birmingham St George's Derby County 1 - 3 West Bromwich Albion Walsall Town Swifts 3 - 0 Notts County Accrington 2 - 0 Bolton Wanderers
Walsall Town Swifts make a dominant display against Notts County, as Accrington prevent Bolton getting a single shot on target and moving Accrington top. St George's lose their first match this season to knock them off the top, while Aston Villa beat Wolves to jump them and West Brom pick up a win over Derby. There is definitely a sense of déjà vu as Accrington and Preston sit the top two in the league.
Week 4
Birmingham St George's prove why they should've been invited into the first season of the Football League, but also likely why they weren't actually invited as they soundly defeat local rivals Aston Villa in a dominant display, where they honestly deserve to score more than a single goal each half.
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 - 0 Accrington
West Bromwich Albion 1 - 1 Blackburn Rovers Preston North End 5 - 0 Derby County Notts County 1 - 1 Everton Bolton Wanderers 2 - 1 Walsall Town Swifts
It's a week of domination as Wolves show themselves to be far better than Accrington on the day, while Derby barely see the ball with only 13% possession at Deepdale. Bolton finally score a goal as they beat Walsall, while West Brom remain undefeated with their third draw of the season.
Football League 1889/90 Table
| Team | Pts | W | D | L | GD
| 1st | Preston North End | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +8 | 2nd | Birmingham St George's | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +3
| 3rd | Blackburn Rovers
| 5
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| 1 | 1 | +3 | 4th | Accrington | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 5th | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +2 | 6th | Wolverhampton Wanderers
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +0 | 7th | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 8th | Walsall Town Swifts | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 9th | Aston Villa
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 10th | Everton | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 11th | Notts County | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -5
| 12th | Derby County
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -7 |
Football Alliance 1889/90 Table
| Team | Pts | 1st | Darwen | 8 | 2nd | Sunderland Albion | 6 | 3rd | Bootle | 6 | 4th | Crewe Alexandra
| 5 | 5th | The Wednesday | 5 | 6th | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 7th | Stoke
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| 3 | 9th | Long Eaton Rangers | 2 | 10th | Burnley | 2 | 11th | Newton Heath | 1 | 12th | Small Heath | 0
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Week 5 & 6 Preview
Week 5 Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Birmingham St George's Aston Villa vs. West Bromwich Albion Blackburn Rovers vs. Preston North End Highlight: Derby County vs. Notts County Everton vs. Bolton Wanderers Accrington vs. Walsall Town Swifts
Highlight: A bottom of the table clash sees both re-elected clubs facing off at the Derby Cricket Ground. A win and points here will be vital for both clubs who will be looking to prove that they deserve to have been re-elected and maintain their spots in the Football League, particularly considering the recent election proved interest in joining is high.
Week 6 Birmingham St George's vs. Accrington Highlight: West Bromwich Albion vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers Preston North End vs. Aston Villa Notts County vs. Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers vs. Derby County Walsall Town Swifts vs. Everton
Highlight: A trip out to Stoney Lane for the Black Country Derby. Both sides have looked fairly middling this season despite the fact West Brom are actually undefeated. Only a point separates the two sides and a win in this match could easily determine who will be in the re-election battle and who will be in the title hunt.
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Post by dinokea on Jun 16, 2023 6:46:08 GMT 1
Week 5 It's a convincing display by Derby as they score twice in each half putting Notts County away and helping pull themselves up the table.
Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 - 0 Birmingham St George's Aston Villa 2 - 0 West Bromwich Albion Blackburn Rovers 1 - 1 Preston North End Everton 0 - 1 Bolton Wanderers Accrington 0 - 0 Walsall Town Swifts
Wolves dominate St George's, to put 4 past them. Aston Villa don't allow West Brom a single clear shot all game, ending their undefeated run. Blackburn force Preston into a second draw this season. Bolton dominate Everton despite a close scoreline, while Accrington are clearly better than Walsall but can't get a single shot past their keeper.
Week 6
Wolverhampton follow up their demolishing of St George's by losing to goals in the 14th, 40th and 55th minutes against rivals West Bromwich Albion. Weirdly Wolves have lost every single away game this season but have an 8-1 undefeated record at home.
Birmingham St George's 2 - 1 Accrington Preston North End 1 - 0 Aston Villa Notts County 2 - 1 Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers 1 - 2 Derby County Walsall Town Swifts 1 - 0 Everton
St George's and Preston return to form with both of their fourth wins of the season, making them the top two teams. Notts County pick up their first win of the season over Blackburn Rovers and Walsall shut out Everton completely to win the game following a 5th minute goal. Derby put themselves right into the mid table mess with their second straight win as they beat Bolton.
Football League
| Team | Pts | W | D | L | GD | 1st | Preston North End | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +9
| 2nd | Birmingham St George's | 8 | 4 | 0
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| West Bromwich Albion
| 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | +3
| 4th | Blackburn Rovers
| 6
| 2 | 2 | 2 | +2
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| Walsall Town Swifts
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +2
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| Wolverhampton Wanderers
| 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 7th | Accrington | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +1
| 8th | Bolton Wanderers
| 6 | 2
| 2 | 2 | -1 | 9th
| Derby County
| 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 10th | Aston Villa | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 11th | Notts County | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3
| -7 | 12th | Everton
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Football Alliance
| Team | Points
| 1st | Darwen
| 12 | 2nd | Sunderland Albion
| 8
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| Grimsby Town | 7 | 4th | Stoke | 7 | 5th | Bootle | 7 | 6th | The Wednesday
| 6 | 7th
| Crewe Alexandra | 5 | 8th
| Newton Heath | 5 | 9th | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 10th | Small Heath | 4 | 11th | Long Eaton Rangers
| 3 | 12th | Burnley
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Weeks 7 & 8 Preview
Week 7 Birmingham St George's vs. West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Preston North End Aston Villa vs. Notts County Highlight: Blackburn Rovers vs. Bolton Wanderers Derby County vs. Walsall Town Swifts Accrington vs. Everton
Highlight: A midtable clash that could easily see the winner pushed into a fight for the top and the loser threated by the AGM election, this match at Leamington Road could easily go either way.
Week 8 West Bromwich Albion vs. Accrington Highlight: Preston North End vs. Birmingham St George's Notts County vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers vs. Aston Villa Walsall Town Swifts vs. Blackburn Rovers Everton vs. Derby County
Highlight: Aside from Preston, St George's have looked to be the best of a reasonably even field where matches could go either way and with Preston's form looking worse than last season, this matches feels like it has the potential to see an upset victory for the Dragons out at Deepdale.
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Post by dinokea on Jun 17, 2023 13:22:26 GMT 1
Week 7 Blackburn scores early on in the 8th minute to take the lead over Bolton, but would concede in the 28th minute to bring things into half time tied up. It would only be 7 minutes into the second half when Bolton would score a second, handing them the match win.
Birmingham St George's 2 - 0 West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 - 1 Preston North End Aston Villa 2 - 2 Notts County Derby County 4 - 0 Walsall Town Swifts Accrington 2 - 0 Everton
Two dominant displays saw Derby and Accrington clearly earn a win at home against Walsall and Everton respectively. Aston Villa are twice unable to maintain a lead, allowing Notts County to force a draw. Birmingham St George's pull out a strong win against West Brom. The most shocking result however saw Preston score in the 8th minute against Wolverhampton. Wolves proceeded to control the rest of the game, being clearly being the better side at the Molineux but failing to score the goal needed to take a point off Preston.
Week 8
Unlike at the Molineux, Preston are clearly better at Deepdale putting goals past the Dragons in the 5th and 20th minutes to get the win over Birmingham St George's
West Bromwich Albion 0 - 0 Accrington Notts County 0 - 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers 0 - 5 Aston Villa Walsall Town Swifts 0 - 3 Blackburn Rovers Everton 2 - 0 Derby County
West Brom and Accrington have plenty of chances, but neither team manages to convert them into a goal forcing a 0-0 draw. Notts County are completely shut out by Wolves, who pick up a well deserved win. Aston Villa, Blackburn and Everton dominated Bolton, Walsall and Derby to pick up 2 points each.
Football League
| Team | Pts | W | D | L | GD | 1st | Preston North End | 14
| 6 | 2 | 0 | +12
| 2nd | Birmingham St George's | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | +0
| 3rd | Accrington | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | +3 | 4th | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +4 | 5th | Aston Villa | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 6th | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | +1 | 7th | West Bromwich Albion | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +1 | 8th | Derby County | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | +0 | 9th | Bolton Wanderers | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 10th | Walsall Town Swifts | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 11th | Notts County | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -8 | 12th | Everton | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 |
Football Alliance
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| Pts | 1st | Sunderland Albion | 12 | 2nd | Darwen | 12 | 3rd | Grimsby Town | 9 | 4th | Stoke | 9 | 5th | Bootle | 9 | 6th
| The Wednesday | 8 | 7th | Small Heath | 8 | 8th | Crewe Alexnadra | 7 | 9th | Burnley | 7 | 10th | Newton Heath | 5 | 11th | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 12th | Long Eaton Rangers | 5
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Week 9 & 10 Preview
Week 9 West Bromwich Albion vs. Preston North End Birmingham St George's vs. Notts County Highlight: Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Bolton Wanderers Aston Villa vs. Walsall Town Swifts Blackburn Rovers vs. Everton Accrington vs. Derby County
Highlight: Wolves run of being undefeated at home came to an unlucky end against Preston North End, but the Molineux remain a fortress that Bolton will have to take on. Both teams are tied on points and the loser of this match is likely to drop into the bottom 4.
Week 10 Highlight: Accrington vs. Preston North End Notts County vs. West Bromwich Albion Bolton Wanderers vs. Birmingham St George's Walsall Town Swifts vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers Everton vs. Aston Villa Derby County vs. Blackburn Rovers
Highlight: Heading out to Thorneyholme Road to watch two teams who always seem to start the season well. While Preston haven't lost yet, the start to this season hasn't looked quite as impressive as Wolves threaten to beat them at the Molineux, even if they did then soundly put away the Dragons. Accrington will be looking to prove they can compete at the top with a win here.
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Post by dinokea on Jun 18, 2023 8:42:46 GMT 1
Week 9
Wolverhampton Wanderers completely out class the visiting Bolton, scoring goals in the 23rd and 68th minutes to get the 2 points
West Bromwich Albion 1 - 1 Preston North End
Birmingham St George's 2 - 2 Notts County Aston Villa 3 - 0 Walsall Town Swifts Blackburn Rovers 0 - 2 Everton Accrington 1 - 1 Derby County
Aston Vila and Everton absolutely batter their opponents as the other teams grind out draws. Stoney Lane sees a dull match, with only 2 shots all game as West Brom and Preston get a slow draw. Birmingham St George's come back from 2-0 down at half time to gain a point thanks to a 89th minute equaliser. Derby and Accrington score early, with little happening after the first hour of the match.
Week 10
Both teams had the ball fairly evenly, but Preston managed to limit the number of good shots Accrington had so that after getting 2-0 up in the first 26 minutes, Accrington can only score a single goal in the 76th minute.
Notts County 0 - 0 West Bromwich Albion Bolton Wanderers 2 - 2 Birmingham St George's Walsall Town Swifts 1 - 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Everton 2 - 0 Aston Villa Derby County 3 - 0 Blackburn Rovers
Bolton have better chances than BSG but even possession sees them draw. Wolves dominate Walsall to continue their string of good results. Derby also pull out a strong showing against Blackburn. Everton score their third straight 2-0 victory as nothing exciting happens in Trent Bridge.
Football League
| Team | Pts | W | D | L | GD | 1st | Preston North End
| 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | +13 | 2nd | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 | 6 | 0 | 4 | +4 | 3rd | Birmingham St George's | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | +0 | 4th | Derby County | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | +3 | 5th | Aston Villa | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | +4 | 6th | Accrington | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | +2
| 7th | West Bromwich Albion | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | +1 | 8th | Bolton Wanderers | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -7 | 9th | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 10th | Everton | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 11th | Notts County
| 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -9 | 12th | Walsall Town Swifts | 6
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Football Alliance
| Team | Points | 1st | Sunderland Albion
| 14 | 2nd | Darwen | 14 | 3rd | Bootle | 13 | 4th | Stoke | 12 | 5th | Grimsby Town | 11 | 6th | The Wednesday | 11 | 7th
| Crewe Alexandra | 10 | 8th | Small Heath | 10 | 9th | Burnley | 9 | 10th
| Nottingham Forest
| 6 | 11th | Newton Heath | 5 | 12th | Long Eaton Rangers | 5
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Weeks 11 & 12 Preview
Week 11 Preston North End vs. Notts County West Bromwich Albion vs. Bolton Wanderers Birmingham St George's vs. Walsall Town Swifts Highlight: Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Everton Aston Villa vs. Derby County Blackburn Rovers vs. Accrington
Highlight: Both team are on three game winning streaks, with Wolves 5-1 in their last three while Everton have won all of their last three match 3-0, bringing them right to the edge of the re-election zone, sitting a single point behind Everton. Wolves meanwhile have been the best team in the league during every match at the Molineux, where this match will take place.
Week 12 Aston Villa vs. Blackburn Rovers Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Derby County Birmingham St George's vs. Everton West Bromwich Albion vs. Walsall Town Swifts Preston North End vs. Bolton Wanderers Highlight: Notts County vs. Accrington
Highlight: It's hard to tell whether Notts County have been unlucky or bad this season, with 5 draws in their first ten. Both them and Accrington seem to be some of the patchiest teams in the league, with Accrington typically always managing to pull off a run for the title before disappearing in the mid table, while Notts County remain one of only two teams to ever beat Preston North End in the league.
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Post by dinokea on Jun 19, 2023 8:34:28 GMT 1
Week 11 A fifth minute goal sees Everton take an early lead and threatening to take another 2-0 win, only for Wolves attack to come alive around twenty minutes later. Goals in the 25th, 32nd and 40th minutes would see the game swing into Wolves favour by half-time. No goals would come during the second half, although Wolves would have another four good shots as their attack looked incredibly aggressive.
Preston North End 2 - 0 Notts County West Bromwich Albion 2 - 1 Bolton Wanderers Birmingham St George's 0 - 1 Walsall Town Swifts Aston Villa 2 - 1 Derby County Blackburn Rovers 0 - 2 Accrington
Preston dominate against Notts County to finish the first half of the season undefeated. Bolton score late against West Brom, but too late to save the game as Walsall steal the win against a better BSG side. Derby score early, but can't hold out against Aston Villa and Accrington beat Blackburn in a close match
Week 12
Notts County find themselves unlucky as they just can't quite get a goal into the net and are forced to accept (another) draw, their 6th of the season.
Aston Villa 2 - 3 Blackburn Rovers Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 - 2 Derby County Birmingham St George's 3 - 0 Everton West Bromwich Albion 1 - 0 Walsall Town Swifts Preston North End 2 - 1 Bolton Wanderers
Aston Villa have a close game against Blackburn, that ends in a loss pulling Blackburn up into 8th. Derby pull off a double over as Wolves struggle to find chances. BSG dominate Everton and West Brom score in the 4th minute and prevent Walsall getting a single shot off. In a close match Preston manage to edge out Bolton and remain undefeated.
Football League
| Team
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| W | D | L | GD | 1st | Preston North End
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| 0 | +16 | 2nd | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 14 | 7 | 0
| 5 | +5 | 3rd | West Bromwich Albion | 14 | 4 | 6 | 2 | +3 | 4th | Birmingham St George's | 14 | 6 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 5th | Accrington | 13 | 4 | 5 | 3 | +4
| 6th | Derby County | 13 | 6 | 1 | 5 | +3 | 7th | Aston Villa | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | +4 | 8th | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 9th | Bolton Wanderers | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -9 | 10th | Everton | 8 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 11th | Walsall Town Swifts | 8 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -9 | 12th | Notts County | 8 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -11 |
Football Alliance
| Team | Pts | 1st | Sunderland Albion | 17 | 2nd | Grimsby Town | 15 | 3rd | Bootle | 15 | 4th | Stoke | 15 | 5th | Darwen | 14 | 6th | The Wednesday | 13 | 7th | Crewe Alexandra | 12 | 8th | Small Heath | 11 | 9th | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 10th | Burnley | 9 | 11th | Long Eaton Rangers | 7 | 12th | Newton Heath | 6
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Week 13 & 14 Preview
Week 13 Accrington vs. Aston Villa Blackburn Rovers vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers Derby County vs. Birmingham St George's Highlight: Everton vs. West Bromwich Albion Walsall Town Swifts vs. Preston North End Bolton Wanderers vs. Notts County
Highlight: Both these teams will be looking for wins here as depending on the results of other fixtures this could see Everton dragged to the brink of safety or put West Bromwich Albion all the way up into second place.
Week 14 Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Aston Villa Birmingham St George's vs. Blackburn Rovers West Bromwich Albion vs. Derby County Preston North End vs. Everton Notts County vs. Walsall Town Swifts Highlight: Bolton Wanderers vs. Accrington
Highlight: Pike's Lane is the only stadium we've yet to visit this season and watching mid table side Accrington take on potential re-election candidates Bolton should prove an interesting match. Bolton have not looked uncompetitive this season, but have often found themselves unable to pick up key results, while Accrington have spent a lot of the season struggling to do much of anything, although maintain a foot in the battle for second.
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Post by dinokea on Jun 20, 2023 9:26:38 GMT 1
Week 13 No goals in at Anfield today as Everton look the better side but fail to find the back of the net, ending the match in a draw.
Accrington 2 - 0 Aston Villa Blackburn Rovers 0 - 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Derby County 3 - 0 Birmingham St George's Walsall Town Swifts 2 - 3 Preston North End Bolton Wanderers 5 - 0 Notts County
Plenty of convincing scorelines as Derby County make a statement win over St George's, while Walsall and Preston put on a highly attacking match with plenty of goal scoring opportunities and a 89th minute winner for Preston. Alongside this, Notts County put only a dismal display at Pike's Lane, barely seeing the ball and letting Bolton get a good opportunity every 10 minutes.
Week 14
Accrington score in the 29th minute and look the better side, holding out to half time and right through until the 89th minute where Bolton score to equalise and force the points to be split.
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 - 2 Aston Villa Birmingham St George's 4 - 0 Blackburn Rovers West Bromwich Albion 3 - 0 Derby County Preston North End 1 - 0 Everton Notts County 0 - 1 Walsall Town Swifts
Villa dominant Wolves, with only the Wolves keeper saving them from embarrassment with 8 different shots stopped. St George's and Preston both completely dominate their opponents, while West Brom put three past Derby in the first half to take both points. Notts County manage to get the better chance as Walsall controlled the game better and manage to win by scoring in the 40th minute. At this point it is confirmed Notts County can't win the league
Football League
| Team | Pts | W | D | L | GD | 1st | Preston North End
| 25 | 11 | 3 | 0 | +18 | 2nd | West Bromwich Albion | 17 | 5 | 7 | 2 | +6 | 3rd | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 16 | 8 | 0 | 6 | +6
| 4th | Accrington | 16 | 5 | 6 | 3 | +6
| 5th | Birmingham St George's | 16 | 7 | 2 | 5 | +3 | 6th | Derby County | 15 | 7 | 1 | 6 | +3 | 7th | Aston Villa | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | +4 | 8th | Bolton Wanderers | 12 | 4 | 4
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| 9th | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -5 | 10th | Walsall Town Swifts | 10 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -9 | 11th | Everton | 9 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 12th | Notts County | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -17 |
Football Alliance
| Team | Pts | 1st | Sunderland Albion | 20 | 2nd | Bootle | 17 | 3rd | Stoke | 17 | 4th | The Wednesday | 16 | 5th | Darwen | 16 | 6th | Grimsby Town | 15
| 7th | Crewe Alexandra | 14 | 8th | Small Heath | 13 | 9th | Burnley | 12
| 10th | Nottingham Forest | 12 | 11th | Long Eaton Rangers | 8 | 12th | Newton Heath | 8 |
Week 15 & 16 Preview
Week 15 Accrington vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers Highlight: Aston Villa vs. Birmingham St George's Blackburn Rovers vs. West Bromwich Albion Derby County vs. Preston North End Everton vs. Notts County Walsall Town Swifts vs. Bolton Wanderers
Highlight: Both teams will be coming into this derby after massive wins and having something to prove as the Dragons can cement their spot as top team in the Birmingham area, while Aston Villa will be looking to close the gap to their rivals.
Week 16 Birmingham St George's vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers West Bromwich Albion vs. Aston Villa Highlight: Preston North End vs. Blackburn Rovers Notts County vs. Derby County Bolton Wanderers vs. Everton Walsall Town Swifts vs. Accrington
Highlight: Preston are potentially going to have a perfect invincible season and as such taking another opportunity to see them against a Blackburn side who will be competing to avoid re-election after just avoiding it last season could provide either a good match or dominant display.
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Post by Moore on Jun 20, 2023 13:38:50 GMT 1
At this point Preston is destined to retain their title. Can they be invincible? I say no. But they won't lose in the next update!
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