Post by dinokea on Nov 15, 2023 10:01:01 GMT 1
Week 9
In an even match the away side score an early goal in the 17th minute to go ahead and hold onto the lead all the way to the break. Everton look the better side however and do manage to score in the 64th minute to take the draw.
Aston Villa 2 - 1 Darwen
Birmingham St George's 3 - 1 Sunderland Albion
Burslem Port Vale 3 - 1 Accrington
Blackburn Rovers 1 - 0 Preston North End
Newton Heath 0 - 2 Middlesbrough & Ironopolis
The Wednesday 0 - 0 Derby County
Bootle 1 - 0 West Bromwich Albion
Accrington get out-played by bottom of the table Port Vale, while in an even match Blackburn take the win against Preston. M&I win in a great match against Newton Heath. The Wednesday find themselves ripped off against Derby as they dominate the match but cannot find the back of the net. West Brom lose out through to an inability to be clinical.
Division 2
Notts County 1 - 0 Northwich Victoria
Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 - 1 Sunderland AFC
Ardwick 1 - 0 Small Heath
Grimsby Town 0 - 0 Crewe Alexandra
Sheffield United 2 - 0 Stoke
Burnley 2 - 1 Burton Swifts
Week 10
In the 29th minute Derby take the lead as the clear favourites in the match and lead for the rest of the half. However with a failure to take their chances to build their lead, Newton Heath score in the 74th, forcing Derby to settle for a draw.
Darwen 0 - 1 Everton
Sunderland Albion 1 - 1 Aston Villa
Accrington 0 - 1 Birmingham St George's
Preston North End 4 - 0 Burslem Port Vale
Middlesbrough & Ironopolis 2 - 1 Blackburn Rovers
West Bromwich Albion 1 - 0 The Wednesday
Bolton Wanderers 1 - 3 Bootle
Darwen find themselves unlucky not to get any points against Everton, while Accrington lose out to a late against against a better BSG side. Preston give Port Vale a thorough thrashing to bring them back down to Earth following their win. M&I deliver another great match, in their win against Blackburn Rovers as they start moving into the top group in the table. Finally West Brom deliver a dominant display against The Wednesday.
Division 2
Northwich Victoria 0 - 1 Burnley
Sunderland AFC 2 - 1 Notts County
Small Heath 0 - 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Crewe Alexandra 2 - 1 Ardwick
Stoke 1 - 0 Grimsby Town
Burton Swifts 0 - 1 Sheffield United
1892-93 Division 1 Standings - Week 10
Team | Pts | W | D | L | GD | |
1st | Aston Villa | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | +13 |
2nd | Preston North End | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | +12 |
3rd | Bootle | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | +5 |
4th | Blackburn Rovers | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | +5 |
5th | Middlesbrough & Ironopolis | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | +3 |
6th | Sunderland Albion | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | +14 |
7th | Darwen | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | +6 |
8th | Everton | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | -4 |
9th | Birmingham St George's | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | +4 |
10th | West Bromwich Albion | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | -5 |
11th | Derby County | 8 | 1 | 6 | 3 | -1 |
12th | The Wednesday | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -2 |
13th | Bolton Wanderers | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -6 |
14th | Newton Heath | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -9 |
15th | Accrington | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -9 |
16th | Burslem Port Vale | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | -22 |
As things currently stand, Grimsby Town, Burton Swifts, Northwich Victoria & Small Heath are all expected the face re-election at the end of the season. At the same time the play off positions will see the following matches.
Burslem Port Vale vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers
Accrington vs. Sheffield United
Newton Heath vs. Burnley
It remains early in the season however, with Division 2 only 2 matches in and this will likely change in the coming weeks.
Week 11 & 12 Preview
Week 11
Darwen vs. Sunderland Albion
Aston Villa vs. Accrington
Birmingham St George's vs. Preston North End
Burslem Port Vale vs. Middlesbrough & Ironopolis
Blackburn Rovers vs. Derby County
Newton Heath vs. West Bromwich Albion
The Wednesday vs. Bolton Wanderers
Everton vs. Bootle
Aston Villa vs. Accrington
Birmingham St George's vs. Preston North End
Burslem Port Vale vs. Middlesbrough & Ironopolis
Blackburn Rovers vs. Derby County
Newton Heath vs. West Bromwich Albion
The Wednesday vs. Bolton Wanderers
Everton vs. Bootle
Highlight: Both of these teams are currently having a strong season but are constantly unable to put themselves into the upper echelon of teams this season. Tied on points, the two teams must be looking at this match at Abbey Park as a potential opportunity to show how good of a side they can be this season.
Week 12
Sunderland Albion vs. Everton
Accrington vs. Darwen
Preston North End vs. Aston Villa
Middlesbrough & Ironopolis vs. Birmingham St George's
Derby County vs. Burslem Port Vale
West Bromwich Albion vs. Blackburn Rovers
Bolton Wanderers vs. Newton Heath
Bootle vs. The Wednesday
Accrington vs. Darwen
Preston North End vs. Aston Villa
Middlesbrough & Ironopolis vs. Birmingham St George's
Derby County vs. Burslem Port Vale
West Bromwich Albion vs. Blackburn Rovers
Bolton Wanderers vs. Newton Heath
Bootle vs. The Wednesday
Highlight: Plenty of great matches on this week, but the best has to be the trip out to Deepdale to watch the only two Football League champions take each other on, as both currently sit in the top 2 spots once again. With a host of teams looking to cement their spot within the league and looking good this season, the winner of this match will almost certainly be the favourite to take their third trophy.