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to replace him. A shrewd move, Hayward would go on to become the club's top scorer. It took a while to pay off however, as Vale went five games scoring just one goal. Steele attempted to sign a new forward, but to no avail. A 1–0 home defeat to wooden spoon contenders
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average attendance of 14,504 – which took gate receipts to £39,929 – and a £5,000 slash in the wage bill to £18,246. For once, the club did not sell its best players, yet it also made a profit. Steele was rewarded with a three-year
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decided against making any new signings and instead kept faith with the young team he had inherited the previous season. Offers were made for some of the young prospects, but none were accepted.
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spot. Built upon an 'iron curtain defence', just 35 goals were conceded in 46 league games. All this was achieved with the same bottom-placed team Steele inherited in
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struggled. So Vale took advantage with six points from ten, conceding just three goals. With six of the final nine games at home and all of the chasing pack yet to visit
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on Boxing day. Three points out of a possible eight in
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exemplified the club's trouble in front of goal. Also, it ended their record-breaking run of twelve consecutive home wins. Steele and trainer
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were beaten 2–1. However, in the Second Round, league leaders Oldham
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put the squad to work on the special fitness regime they devised as the "Valiants" marched onwards.
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1–0, taking themselves up into third place. They dropped points during the
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led the Vale to a second-place finish, just a single point from the
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Division North
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322:The pre-season saw the club switched from the
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4441:The Valiants' Years: The Story Of Port Vale
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267:Port Vale balance sheet (June 1953)
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18:Port Vale 1952–53 football season
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2160:Scunthorpe & Lindsey United
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147:Average home league attendance
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823:Port Vale's score comes first
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419:from the second tier in
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4494:Port Vale Personalities
4469:5 November 2013 at the
494:, Third Division South
281:English Football League
125:Highest home attendance
119:All: Basil Hayward (22)
6182:Port Vale F.C. seasons
437:On 4 May, Vale played
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135:Lowest home attendance
3666:Third Division North
2813:Appearances and goals
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5922:Bradford Park Avenue
5754:West Bromwich Albion
2484:Bradford Park Avenue
1725:Bradford Park Avenue
808:Third Division South
789:Division Champions;
328:Third Division North
324:Third Division South
318:Third Division North
289:Third Division South
285:Third Division North
65:Third Division North
6118:Queens Park Rangers
5734:Sheffield Wednesday
5618:Walter Winterbottom
4521:Kent, Jeff (1993).
4492:Kent, Jeff (1996).
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5967:Hartlepools United
5907:Accrington Stanley
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2188:Hartlepools United
1864:Accrington Stanley
1704:Hartlepools United
363:Accrington Stanley
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5709:Manchester United
5684:Charlton Athletic
5623:Home Championship
5540:FA Charity Shield
5528:Qualifying rounds
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1648:13 September 1952
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344:with a goal from
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5787:Blackburn Rovers
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2023:26 December 1952
2002:20 December 1952
1978:13 December 1952
1954:29 November 1952
1930:15 November 1952
1676:Stockport County
1624:Stockport County
1620:8 September 1952
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1568:2 September 1952
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2657:
2432:Oldham Athletic
2216:Carlisle United
2184:7 February 1953
2156:31 January 1953
2132:24 January 1953
2104:17 January 1953
2056:Crewe Alexandra
2027:Crewe Alexandra
1934:Oldham Athletic
1906:8 November 1952
1881:1 November 1952
1860:25 October 1952
1836:18 October 1952
1808:11 October 1952
1749:Carlisle United
1572:Tranmere Rovers
1508:Tranmere Rovers
1458:
1453:
1448:
1447:
1441:
1440:
1434:
1433:
1427:
1426:
1420:
1419:
1418:
1415:
1414:
835:
830:
820:
815:
814:
805:
801:
796:
794:
790:
786:
785:
636:Second Division
605:
603:Oldham Athletic
551:
514:
508:
488:
472:Wellington Town
455:
439:Potteries derby
425:Second Division
408:scoring with a
378:Oldham Athletic
320:
315:
257:
256:
250:
231:
230:
223:
222:
218:
215:
211:
208:
204:
201:
197:
194:
190:
187:
128:
118:
117:
110:
97:
85:Oldham Athletic
82:
81:
70:2nd (58 Points)
64:
19:
12:
11:
5:
6200:
6190:
6189:
6184:
6167:
6166:
6163:
6162:
6159:
6158:
6156:
6155:
6150:
6145:
6143:Torquay United
6140:
6135:
6130:
6125:
6120:
6115:
6110:
6105:
6103:Newport County
6100:
6095:
6090:
6085:
6080:
6075:
6073:Crystal Palace
6070:
6065:
6060:
6058:Bristol Rovers
6055:
6050:
6045:
6040:
6034:
6032:
6028:
6027:
6025:
6024:
6019:
6014:
6009:
6004:
5999:
5994:
5989:
5984:
5979:
5974:
5972:Mansfield Town
5969:
5964:
5959:
5954:
5949:
5944:
5939:
5934:
5929:
5924:
5919:
5914:
5909:
5903:
5901:
5894:
5892:Third Division
5888:
5887:
5885:
5884:
5879:
5874:
5869:
5864:
5859:
5854:
5849:
5844:
5839:
5834:
5832:Leicester City
5829:
5824:
5819:
5814:
5809:
5804:
5799:
5794:
5789:
5784:
5779:
5773:
5771:
5765:
5764:
5762:
5761:
5756:
5751:
5746:
5741:
5736:
5731:
5726:
5721:
5716:
5711:
5706:
5701:
5696:
5691:
5686:
5681:
5676:
5671:
5666:
5661:
5656:
5650:
5648:
5646:First Division
5642:
5641:
5629:
5628:
5626:
5625:
5620:
5614:
5612:
5605:
5604:
5602:
5601:
5599:Western League
5596:
5594:Spartan League
5591:
5586:
5581:
5575:
5573:
5569:
5568:
5566:
5565:
5559:
5557:
5551:
5550:
5548:
5547:
5545:FA Amateur Cup
5542:
5537:
5536:
5535:
5530:
5519:
5517:
5510:
5509:
5502:
5496:
5495:
5492:
5491:
5484:
5483:
5476:
5469:
5461:
5452:
5451:
5449:
5448:
5443:
5438:
5433:
5428:
5423:
5418:
5413:
5408:
5403:
5397:
5394:
5393:
5391:
5390:
5385:
5380:
5375:
5370:
5365:
5360:
5355:
5350:
5345:
5339:
5336:
5335:
5333:
5332:
5327:
5322:
5317:
5312:
5307:
5302:
5297:
5292:
5287:
5281:
5278:
5277:
5275:
5274:
5269:
5264:
5259:
5254:
5249:
5244:
5239:
5234:
5229:
5223:
5220:
5219:
5217:
5216:
5211:
5206:
5201:
5196:
5191:
5186:
5181:
5176:
5171:
5165:
5162:
5161:
5159:
5158:
5153:
5148:
5143:
5138:
5133:
5128:
5123:
5118:
5113:
5107:
5104:
5103:
5101:
5100:
5095:
5090:
5085:
5080:
5075:
5070:
5065:
5060:
5055:
5049:
5046:
5045:
5043:
5042:
5037:
5032:
5027:
5022:
5017:
5012:
5007:
5002:
4997:
4991:
4988:
4987:
4985:
4984:
4979:
4974:
4969:
4964:
4959:
4954:
4949:
4944:
4939:
4933:
4930:
4929:
4927:
4926:
4921:
4916:
4911:
4906:
4901:
4896:
4891:
4886:
4881:
4875:
4872:
4871:
4869:
4868:
4863:
4858:
4853:
4848:
4843:
4838:
4833:
4828:
4823:
4817:
4814:
4813:
4811:
4810:
4805:
4800:
4795:
4790:
4785:
4780:
4775:
4770:
4765:
4759:
4756:
4755:
4753:
4752:
4747:
4742:
4737:
4732:
4727:
4722:
4717:
4712:
4707:
4701:
4698:
4697:
4695:
4694:
4689:
4684:
4679:
4674:
4669:
4664:
4659:
4654:
4649:
4643:
4640:
4639:
4637:
4636:
4631:
4626:
4621:
4616:
4611:
4606:
4601:
4596:
4591:
4585:
4582:
4581:
4572:Port Vale F.C.
4567:
4566:
4559:
4552:
4544:
4538:
4537:
4531:
4517:
4516:
4510:
4509:
4502:
4475:
4456:
4449:
4363:
4362:
4361:
4360:
4355:
4352:
4349:
4348:
4346:
4343:
4341:Freddie Steele
4338:
4329:
4326:
4322:
4321:
4319:
4316:
4311:
4306:
4297:
4294:
4290:
4289:
4287:
4284:
4279:
4274:
4265:
4262:
4258:
4257:
4255:
4252:
4250:
4245:
4236:
4233:
4229:
4228:
4225:
4222:
4219:
4216:
4213:
4210:
4203:
4200:
4197:
4196:
4194:
4191:
4186:
4181:
4172:
4169:
4165:
4164:
4161:
4158:
4155:
4152:
4149:
4146:
4139:
4136:
4134:
4131:
4128:
4127:
4122:
4117:
4112:
4107:
4102:
4099:
4098:
4095:
4092:
4089:
4086:
4083:
4080:
4077:
4073:
4072:
4069:
4066:
4063:
4060:
4055:
4044:
4041:
4037:
4036:
4033:
4030:
4027:
4024:
4019:
4008:
4005:
4001:
4000:
3997:
3994:
3991:
3988:
3983:
3972:
3969:
3965:
3964:
3961:
3958:
3955:
3952:
3947:
3936:
3933:
3929:
3928:
3925:
3922:
3919:
3916:
3911:
3900:
3897:
3893:
3892:
3889:
3886:
3883:
3880:
3875:
3864:
3861:
3857:
3856:
3853:
3850:
3847:
3844:
3839:
3828:
3825:
3821:
3820:
3817:
3814:
3811:
3808:
3806:Freddie Steele
3803:
3792:
3789:
3785:
3784:
3781:
3778:
3775:
3772:
3770:Albert Mullard
3767:
3756:
3753:
3749:
3748:
3745:
3742:
3739:
3736:
3731:
3720:
3717:
3713:
3712:
3709:
3706:
3703:
3700:
3695:
3684:
3681:
3677:
3676:
3673:
3670:
3667:
3664:
3661:
3658:
3655:
3648:
3645:
3642:
3641:
3638:
3635:
3632:
3629:
3626:
3623:
3620:
3617:
3605:
3601:
3600:
3597:
3594:
3591:
3588:
3585:
3582:
3579:
3576:
3574:Freddie Steele
3564:
3560:
3559:
3556:
3553:
3550:
3547:
3544:
3541:
3538:
3535:
3523:
3519:
3518:
3515:
3512:
3509:
3506:
3503:
3500:
3497:
3494:
3482:
3478:
3477:
3474:
3471:
3468:
3465:
3462:
3459:
3456:
3453:
3441:
3437:
3436:
3433:
3430:
3427:
3424:
3421:
3418:
3415:
3412:
3400:
3396:
3395:
3392:
3389:
3386:
3383:
3380:
3377:
3374:
3371:
3369:Albert Mullard
3359:
3355:
3354:
3351:
3348:
3345:
3342:
3339:
3336:
3333:
3330:
3318:
3314:
3313:
3310:
3307:
3304:
3301:
3298:
3295:
3292:
3289:
3277:
3273:
3272:
3269:
3266:
3263:
3260:
3257:
3254:
3251:
3248:
3236:
3232:
3231:
3228:
3225:
3222:
3219:
3216:
3213:
3210:
3207:
3195:
3191:
3190:
3187:
3184:
3181:
3178:
3175:
3172:
3169:
3166:
3154:
3150:
3149:
3146:
3143:
3140:
3137:
3134:
3131:
3128:
3125:
3113:
3109:
3108:
3105:
3102:
3099:
3096:
3093:
3090:
3087:
3084:
3072:
3068:
3067:
3064:
3061:
3058:
3055:
3052:
3049:
3046:
3043:
3031:
3027:
3026:
3023:
3020:
3017:
3014:
3011:
3008:
3005:
3002:
2990:
2986:
2985:
2982:
2979:
2976:
2973:
2970:
2967:
2964:
2961:
2949:
2945:
2944:
2941:
2938:
2935:
2932:
2929:
2926:
2923:
2920:
2908:
2904:
2903:
2900:
2897:
2894:
2891:
2888:
2885:
2882:
2879:
2867:
2863:
2862:
2859:
2856:
2853:
2850:
2847:
2844:
2841:
2837:
2836:
2833:
2830:
2827:
2824:
2821:
2814:
2811:
2809:
2806:
2803:
2802:
2800:
2797:
2794:
2791:
2786:
2783:
2779:
2778:
2775:
2772:
2769:
2766:
2763:
2760:
2751:
2750:Coronation Cup
2748:
2745:
2744:
2742:
2739:
2736:
2733:
2728:
2725:
2721:
2720:
2711:
2708:
2705:
2702:
2697:
2694:
2690:
2689:
2686:
2683:
2680:
2677:
2674:
2671:
2661:1952–53 FA Cup
2659:Main article:
2656:
2653:
2650:
2649:
2632:
2629:
2626:
2623:
2618:
2614:
2613:
2604:
2601:
2598:
2595:
2590:
2586:
2585:
2576:
2573:
2570:
2567:
2562:
2558:
2557:
2555:
2552:
2549:
2546:
2541:
2537:
2536:
2523:
2520:
2517:
2514:
2509:
2505:
2504:
2495:
2492:
2489:
2486:
2481:
2477:
2476:
2467:
2464:
2461:
2458:
2453:
2449:
2448:
2443:
2440:
2437:
2434:
2429:
2425:
2424:
2419:
2416:
2413:
2410:
2405:
2401:
2400:
2398:
2395:
2392:
2389:
2387:Mansfield Town
2384:
2380:
2379:
2374:
2371:
2368:
2365:
2360:
2356:
2355:
2342:
2339:
2336:
2333:
2328:
2324:
2323:
2318:
2315:
2312:
2309:
2304:
2300:
2299:
2290:
2287:
2284:
2281:
2276:
2272:
2271:
2269:
2266:
2263:
2260:
2255:
2251:
2250:
2248:
2245:
2242:
2239:
2234:
2230:
2229:
2227:
2224:
2221:
2218:
2213:
2209:
2208:
2199:
2196:
2193:
2190:
2185:
2181:
2180:
2171:
2168:
2165:
2162:
2157:
2153:
2152:
2147:
2144:
2141:
2138:
2133:
2129:
2128:
2119:
2116:
2113:
2110:
2105:
2101:
2100:
2095:
2092:
2089:
2086:
2081:
2080:3 January 1953
2077:
2076:
2067:
2064:
2061:
2058:
2053:
2049:
2048:
2038:
2035:
2032:
2029:
2024:
2020:
2019:
2017:
2014:
2011:
2008:
2003:
1999:
1998:
1993:
1990:
1987:
1984:
1979:
1975:
1974:
1969:
1966:
1963:
1960:
1955:
1951:
1950:
1945:
1942:
1939:
1936:
1931:
1927:
1926:
1921:
1918:
1915:
1912:
1910:Mansfield Town
1907:
1903:
1902:
1896:
1893:
1890:
1887:
1882:
1878:
1877:
1875:
1872:
1869:
1866:
1861:
1857:
1856:
1851:
1848:
1845:
1842:
1837:
1833:
1832:
1823:
1820:
1817:
1814:
1809:
1805:
1804:
1802:
1799:
1796:
1793:
1788:
1787:4 October 1952
1784:
1783:
1781:
1778:
1775:
1772:
1767:
1763:
1762:
1760:
1757:
1754:
1751:
1746:
1742:
1741:
1736:
1733:
1730:
1727:
1722:
1718:
1717:
1715:
1712:
1709:
1706:
1701:
1697:
1696:
1687:
1684:
1681:
1678:
1673:
1669:
1668:
1663:
1660:
1657:
1654:
1649:
1645:
1644:
1635:
1632:
1629:
1626:
1621:
1617:
1616:
1607:
1604:
1601:
1598:
1593:
1589:
1588:
1583:
1580:
1577:
1574:
1569:
1565:
1564:
1547:
1544:
1541:
1538:
1533:
1532:30 August 1952
1529:
1528:
1519:
1516:
1513:
1510:
1505:
1504:25 August 1952
1501:
1500:
1498:
1495:
1492:
1489:
1484:
1483:23 August 1952
1480:
1479:
1476:
1473:
1470:
1467:
1464:
1457:
1454:
1417:Source: Statto
1416:
1411:
1410:
1407:
1404:
1401:
1398:
1395:
1392:
1389:
1386:
1383:
1380:
1377:
1374:
1371:
1368:
1365:
1362:
1359:
1356:
1353:
1350:
1347:
1344:
1341:
1338:
1335:
1332:
1329:
1326:
1323:
1320:
1317:
1314:
1311:
1308:
1305:
1302:
1299:
1296:
1293:
1290:
1287:
1284:
1281:
1278:
1275:
1272:
1268:
1267:
1264:
1261:
1258:
1255:
1252:
1249:
1246:
1243:
1240:
1237:
1234:
1231:
1228:
1225:
1222:
1219:
1216:
1213:
1210:
1207:
1204:
1201:
1198:
1195:
1192:
1189:
1186:
1183:
1180:
1177:
1174:
1171:
1168:
1165:
1162:
1159:
1156:
1153:
1150:
1147:
1144:
1141:
1138:
1135:
1132:
1129:
1125:
1124:
1121:
1118:
1115:
1112:
1109:
1106:
1103:
1100:
1097:
1094:
1091:
1088:
1085:
1082:
1079:
1076:
1073:
1070:
1067:
1064:
1061:
1058:
1055:
1052:
1049:
1046:
1043:
1040:
1037:
1034:
1031:
1028:
1025:
1022:
1019:
1016:
1013:
1010:
1007:
1004:
1001:
998:
995:
992:
989:
986:
982:
981:
978:
975:
972:
969:
966:
963:
960:
957:
954:
951:
948:
945:
942:
939:
936:
933:
930:
927:
924:
921:
918:
915:
912:
909:
906:
903:
900:
897:
894:
891:
888:
885:
882:
879:
876:
873:
870:
867:
864:
861:
858:
855:
852:
849:
846:
843:
837:
836:
834:
831:
829:
826:
819:
816:
813:
812:
798:
797:
780:
777:
776:
773:
770:
767:
764:
761:
758:
755:
752:
747:
743:
742:
739:
736:
733:
730:
727:
724:
721:
718:
713:
709:
708:
705:
702:
699:
696:
693:
690:
687:
684:
679:
675:
674:
672:
669:
666:
663:
660:
657:
654:
651:
648:
643:
639:
638:
632:
629:
626:
623:
620:
617:
614:
611:
608:
600:
596:
595:
592:
587:
582:
577:
572:
567:
562:
557:
552:
550:
549:
542:
535:
527:
524:
510:Main article:
507:
504:
487:
484:
454:
451:
447:First Division
372:Travelling to
335:Freddie Steele
319:
316:
314:
311:
296:Freddie Steele
273:1952–53 season
259:
258:
251:
245:
244:
241:
240:
237:
236:
233:
232:
224:
216:
209:
202:
195:
188:
181:
180:
179:
172:
171:
168:
167:
164:
163:Biggest defeat
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159:
156:
152:
151:
148:
144:
143:
136:
132:
131:
126:
122:
121:
108:
107:Top goalscorer
104:
103:
94:
93:Coronation Cup
90:
89:
78:
72:
71:
68:
59:
58:
53:
49:
48:
46:Freddie Steele
43:
39:
38:
35:
31:
30:
29:1952–53 season
17:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
6199:
6188:
6185:
6183:
6180:
6179:
6177:
6154:
6151:
6149:
6146:
6144:
6141:
6139:
6136:
6134:
6131:
6129:
6126:
6124:
6121:
6119:
6116:
6114:
6111:
6109:
6106:
6104:
6101:
6099:
6096:
6094:
6093:Leyton Orient
6091:
6089:
6086:
6084:
6081:
6079:
6076:
6074:
6071:
6069:
6068:Coventry City
6066:
6064:
6061:
6059:
6056:
6054:
6051:
6049:
6046:
6044:
6041:
6039:
6036:
6035:
6033:
6029:
6023:
6020:
6018:
6015:
6013:
6010:
6008:
6005:
6003:
6000:
5998:
5995:
5993:
5990:
5988:
5985:
5983:
5980:
5978:
5975:
5973:
5970:
5968:
5965:
5963:
5960:
5958:
5955:
5953:
5950:
5948:
5945:
5943:
5940:
5938:
5935:
5933:
5930:
5928:
5925:
5923:
5920:
5918:
5917:Bradford City
5915:
5913:
5910:
5908:
5905:
5904:
5902:
5898:
5895:
5893:
5889:
5883:
5880:
5878:
5875:
5873:
5870:
5868:
5865:
5863:
5860:
5858:
5855:
5853:
5850:
5848:
5845:
5843:
5840:
5838:
5835:
5833:
5830:
5828:
5825:
5823:
5820:
5818:
5815:
5813:
5810:
5808:
5805:
5803:
5800:
5798:
5795:
5793:
5790:
5788:
5785:
5783:
5780:
5778:
5775:
5774:
5772:
5770:
5766:
5760:
5757:
5755:
5752:
5750:
5747:
5745:
5742:
5740:
5737:
5735:
5732:
5730:
5727:
5725:
5722:
5720:
5717:
5715:
5714:Middlesbrough
5712:
5710:
5707:
5705:
5702:
5700:
5697:
5695:
5692:
5690:
5687:
5685:
5682:
5680:
5677:
5675:
5672:
5670:
5667:
5665:
5662:
5660:
5657:
5655:
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5647:
5643:
5639:
5634:
5630:
5624:
5621:
5619:
5616:
5615:
5613:
5611:
5610:national team
5606:
5600:
5597:
5595:
5592:
5590:
5587:
5585:
5582:
5580:
5577:
5576:
5574:
5572:Lower leagues
5570:
5564:
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5560:
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5538:
5534:
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5505:
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5493:
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5444:
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5409:
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5260:
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5119:
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5018:
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5008:
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4998:
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4989:
4983:
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4968:
4965:
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4955:
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4925:
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4912:
4910:
4907:
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4902:
4900:
4897:
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4708:
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4683:
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4678:
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4532:0-9508981-9-8
4528:
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4505:
4503:0-9529152-0-0
4499:
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4452:
4450:0-9508981-4-7
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4364:
4358:
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4347:
4342:
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4335:
4330:
4327:
4324:
4323:
4320:
4318:Free transfer
4317:
4315:
4312:
4310:
4307:
4303:
4298:
4295:
4292:
4291:
4288:
4286:Free transfer
4285:
4283:
4280:
4278:
4277:Norman Hallam
4275:
4271:
4266:
4263:
4260:
4259:
4256:
4253:
4251:
4249:
4246:
4242:
4237:
4234:
4231:
4230:
4226:
4223:
4220:
4217:
4214:
4211:
4208:
4207:
4202:Transfers out
4195:
4193:Free transfer
4192:
4190:
4189:Burton Albion
4187:
4185:
4182:
4178:
4173:
4170:
4168:December 1952
4167:
4166:
4162:
4159:
4156:
4153:
4150:
4147:
4144:
4143:
4126:
4123:
4121:
4118:
4116:
4113:
4111:
4108:
4106:
4103:
4100:
4096:
4093:
4090:
4087:
4084:
4081:
4078:
4075:
4074:
4070:
4067:
4064:
4061:
4059:
4056:
4045:
4042:
4039:
4038:
4034:
4031:
4028:
4025:
4023:
4020:
4009:
4006:
4003:
4002:
3998:
3995:
3992:
3989:
3987:
3984:
3973:
3970:
3967:
3966:
3962:
3959:
3956:
3953:
3951:
3948:
3937:
3934:
3931:
3930:
3926:
3923:
3920:
3917:
3915:
3914:John Cunliffe
3912:
3901:
3898:
3895:
3894:
3890:
3887:
3884:
3881:
3879:
3878:Mick Hulligan
3876:
3865:
3862:
3859:
3858:
3854:
3851:
3848:
3845:
3843:
3840:
3829:
3826:
3823:
3822:
3818:
3815:
3812:
3809:
3807:
3804:
3793:
3790:
3787:
3786:
3782:
3779:
3776:
3773:
3771:
3768:
3757:
3754:
3751:
3750:
3746:
3743:
3740:
3737:
3735:
3734:Ken Griffiths
3732:
3721:
3718:
3715:
3714:
3710:
3707:
3704:
3701:
3699:
3698:Basil Hayward
3696:
3685:
3682:
3679:
3678:
3652:
3639:
3636:
3633:
3630:
3627:
3624:
3621:
3618:
3616:
3611:
3602:
3598:
3595:
3592:
3589:
3586:
3583:
3580:
3577:
3575:
3570:
3561:
3557:
3554:
3551:
3548:
3545:
3542:
3539:
3536:
3534:
3533:Ken Griffiths
3529:
3520:
3516:
3513:
3510:
3507:
3504:
3501:
3498:
3495:
3493:
3492:Basil Hayward
3488:
3479:
3475:
3472:
3469:
3466:
3463:
3460:
3457:
3454:
3452:
3447:
3438:
3434:
3431:
3428:
3425:
3422:
3419:
3416:
3413:
3411:
3410:Norman Hallam
3406:
3397:
3393:
3390:
3387:
3384:
3381:
3378:
3375:
3372:
3370:
3365:
3356:
3352:
3349:
3346:
3343:
3340:
3337:
3334:
3331:
3329:
3328:John Cunliffe
3324:
3315:
3311:
3308:
3305:
3302:
3299:
3296:
3293:
3290:
3288:
3283:
3274:
3270:
3267:
3264:
3261:
3258:
3255:
3252:
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3226:
3223:
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3217:
3214:
3211:
3208:
3206:
3205:Mick Hulligan
3201:
3192:
3188:
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3182:
3179:
3176:
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3170:
3167:
3165:
3160:
3151:
3147:
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3141:
3138:
3135:
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3106:
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3018:
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3009:
3006:
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3001:
2996:
2987:
2983:
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2977:
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2971:
2968:
2965:
2962:
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2959:Tommy Cheadle
2955:
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2617:30 April 1953
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2589:25 April 1953
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2561:20 April 1953
2560:
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2508:13 April 1953
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6138:Swindon Town
6113:Norwich City
6088:Ipswich Town
6053:Bristol City
5981:
5962:Halifax Town
5957:Grimsby Town
5937:Chesterfield
5877:Swansea Town
5852:Notts County
5837:Lincoln City
5827:Leeds United
5694:Derby County
5679:Cardiff City
5638:Club seasons
5637:
5516:competitions
5004:
4522:
4493:
4459:
4440:
4282:Halifax Town
4248:John Abbotts
4215:Nationality
4151:Nationality
4138:Transfers in
4124:
4119:
4114:
4109:
4104:
3950:Alan Bennett
3842:Albert Leake
3287:Albert Leake
3246:Alan Bennett
2777:Goalscorers
2688:Goalscorers
2621:Grimsby Town
2452:6 April 1953
2428:4 April 1953
2404:3 April 1953
2363:Halifax Town
2275:7 March 1953
2258:Chesterfield
1982:Grimsby Town
1885:Halifax Town
1812:Chesterfield
822:
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750:Grimsby Town
515:
506:League table
489:
480:Halifax Town
456:
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390:Grimsby Town
371:
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304:
270:
227:Home colours
225:
80:Second Round
37:Fred Burgess
15:
6078:Exeter City
5872:Southampton
5659:Aston Villa
5608:Related to
4325:Summer 1953
4022:Colin Askey
3986:Roy Sproson
3647:Top scorers
3451:Colin Askey
3082:Roy Sproson
3041:Stan Turner
2918:Ray Hancock
2700:Exeter City
496:Exeter City
459:club record
386:Gresty Road
354:Ivor Powell
348:'s brother
307:club record
158:4–0 (twice)
155:Biggest win
6176:Categories
6083:Gillingham
6012:Workington
5947:Darlington
5842:Luton Town
5744:Sunderland
5739:Stoke City
5724:Portsmouth
4354:References
4309:Jimmy Todd
4209:Date from
4145:Date from
3164:Jimmy Todd
2789:Stoke City
2785:4 May 1953
2774:Attendance
2685:Attendance
2279:Workington
2108:Darlington
1840:Workington
1596:Darlington
1475:Attendance
468:Jimmy Todd
443:Stoke City
417:relegation
138:6,000 vs.
100:Stoke City
96:Runners-up
6038:Aldershot
6022:York City
5997:Southport
5982:Port Vale
5952:Gateshead
5822:Hull City
5792:Brentford
5699:Liverpool
5664:Blackpool
4212:Position
4148:Position
4133:Transfers
4085:Own goals
4058:Reg Potts
3657:Position
3123:Jim Elsby
3000:Reg Potts
2718:Griffiths
2565:York City
2498:Griffiths
2422:Griffiths
2321:Griffiths
2237:Southport
2206:Griffiths
2136:Gateshead
2074:Griffiths
2041:Griffiths
1972:Griffiths
1899:Griffiths
1791:Southport
1770:York City
1652:Gateshead
1550:Griffiths
1526:Griffiths
783:rsssf.com
716:York City
646:Port Vale
500:Vale Park
406:Reg Potts
398:promotion
382:Christmas
300:promotion
277:Port Vale
56:Vale Park
23:Port Vale
6098:Millwall
5987:Rochdale
5777:Barnsley
5506: »
4467:Archived
4359:Specific
4293:May 1953
4261:May 1953
4254:Released
4232:May 1953
2877:Ray King
2765:Opponent
2676:Opponent
2647:Hulligan
2530:Hulligan
2470:Cunliffe
2345:Cunliffe
2174:Cunliffe
2122:Hulligan
2084:Rochdale
1739:Hulligan
1536:Rochdale
1478:Scorers
1466:Opponent
1271:Position
793:Promoted
781:Source:
464:contract
453:Finances
367:Ken Fish
346:Ray King
313:Overview
111:League:
34:Chairman
6153:Watford
6148:Walsall
6123:Reading
6017:Wrexham
5932:Chester
5807:Everton
5689:Chelsea
5674:Burnley
5654:Arsenal
5504:1953–54
5499:1951–52
5497:«
5446:2029–30
5441:2028–29
5436:2027–28
5431:2026–27
5426:2025–26
5421:2024–25
5416:2023–24
5411:2022–23
5406:2021–22
5401:2020–21
5388:2019–20
5383:2018–19
5378:2017–18
5373:2016–17
5368:2015–16
5363:2014–15
5358:2013–14
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5348:2011–12
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5330:2009–10
5325:2008–09
5320:2007–08
5315:2006–07
5310:2005–06
5305:2004–05
5300:2003–04
5295:2002–03
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5285:2000–01
5272:1999–00
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5262:1997–98
5257:1996–97
5252:1995–96
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5242:1993–94
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5232:1991–92
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5214:1989–90
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5174:1981–82
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5156:1979–80
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5111:1970–71
5098:1969–70
5093:1968–69
5088:1967–68
5083:1966–67
5078:1965–66
5073:1964–65
5068:1963–64
5063:1962–63
5058:1961–62
5053:1960–61
5040:1959–60
5035:1958–59
5030:1957–58
5025:1956–57
5020:1955–56
5015:1954–55
5010:1953–54
5005:1952–53
5000:1951–52
4995:1950–51
4982:1949–50
4977:1948–49
4972:1947–48
4967:1946–47
4962:1945–46
4957:1944–45
4952:1943–44
4947:1942–43
4942:1941–42
4937:1940–41
4924:1939–40
4919:1938–39
4914:1937–38
4909:1936–37
4904:1935–36
4899:1934–35
4894:1933–34
4889:1932–33
4884:1931–32
4879:1930–31
4866:1929–30
4861:1928–29
4856:1927–28
4851:1926–27
4846:1925–26
4841:1924–25
4836:1923–24
4831:1922–23
4826:1921–22
4821:1920–21
4808:1919–20
4803:1918–19
4798:1917–18
4793:1916–17
4788:1915–16
4783:1914–15
4778:1913–14
4773:1912–13
4768:1911–12
4763:1910–11
4750:1909–10
4745:1908–09
4740:1907–08
4735:1906–07
4730:1905–06
4725:1904–05
4720:1903–04
4715:1902–03
4710:1901–02
4705:1900–01
4692:1899–00
4687:1898–99
4682:1897–98
4677:1896–97
4672:1895–96
4667:1894–95
4662:1893–94
4657:1892–93
4652:1891–92
4647:1890–91
4634:1889–90
4629:1888–89
4624:1887–88
4619:1886–87
4614:1885–86
4609:1884–85
4604:1883–84
4599:1882–83
4594:1881–82
4589:1880–81
4577:seasons
4515:General
4345:Retired
4054:England
4018:England
3982:England
3946:England
3910:England
3874:England
3838:England
3802:England
3766:England
3730:England
3694:England
3669:FA Cup
3660:Nation
2829:FA Cup
2714:Mullard
2643:Mullard
2607:Hayward
2583:Hayward
2544:Wrexham
2534:Mullard
2526:Hayward
2502:Hayward
2456:Chester
2446:Sproson
2408:Chester
2377:Hayward
2349:Hayward
2297:Hayward
2293:Bennett
2202:Hayward
2178:Hayward
2150:Hayward
2126:Hayward
2098:Hayward
2070:Hayward
2045:Hayward
1958:Wrexham
1924:Hayward
1854:Hayward
1830:Sproson
1694:Hayward
1690:Bennett
1642:Mullard
1614:Hayward
1610:Mullard
1586:Hayward
1562:Bennett
1558:Mullard
1522:Mullard
1456:Matches
818:Results
682:Wrexham
490:In the
441:rivals
421:1935–36
402:Chester
394:Burslem
332:Manager
326:to the
293:manager
253:1953–54
248:1951–52
52:Stadium
42:Manager
5912:Barrow
5812:Fulham
5523:FA Cup
4529:
4500:
4447:
4105:TOTALS
4052:
4016:
3980:
3944:
3908:
3872:
3836:
3800:
3764:
3728:
3692:
3675:Total
3654:Place
2861:Goals
2855:Goals
2849:Goals
2843:Goals
2835:Total
2771:Result
2741:25,398
2710:14,394
2682:Result
2655:FA Cup
2593:Barrow
2575:11,379
2554:21,585
2522:10,010
2512:Barrow
2494:11,790
2466:10,553
2442:24,499
2418:19,413
2373:17,945
2341:11,371
2289:12,093
2247:13,919
2226:10,419
2198:13,919
2118:11,417
2066:22,478
2037:13,962
1992:13,801
1968:11,082
1944:21,407
1920:14,103
1895:11,693
1874:12,202
1826:Steele
1822:14,352
1759:10,803
1735:12,553
1686:10,142
1666:Steele
1662:17,803
1638:Steele
1634:15,185
1582:10,194
1554:Steele
1546:15,448
1518:17,138
1497:16,326
1472:Result
1451:= Loss
1444:= Draw
1430:= Home
1423:= Away
1128:Result
985:Ground
795:Notes:
772:1.271
738:1.333
704:1.303
668:1.914
628:1.711
606:(C, P)
492:FA Cup
474:) and
350:George
150:14,504
76:FA Cup
6031:South
5900:North
5533:Final
4227:Ref.
4218:Name
4163:Ref.
4157:From
4154:Name
3663:Name
2858:Apps
2852:Apps
2846:Apps
2840:Apps
2823:Name
2820:Pos.
2799:9,981
2782:Final
2768:Venue
2759:Round
2679:Venue
2670:Round
2639:Leake
2635:Potts
2631:7,964
2611:Leake
2603:5,080
2579:Leake
2474:Askey
2397:6,083
2353:Leake
2347:(2),
2317:5,499
2268:9,772
2204:(2),
2170:6,984
2146:7,785
2094:6,899
2072:(2),
2043:(2),
2016:6,000
1850:6,705
1828:(2),
1801:7,616
1780:7,289
1714:9,945
1606:8,600
1552:(2),
1469:Venue
1437:= Win
842:Round
5797:Bury
4527:ISBN
4498:ISBN
4445:ISBN
4224:Fee
4160:Fee
2762:Date
2673:Date
2047:(2)
1996:o.g.
1948:o.g.
1901:(2)
1463:Date
526:Team
275:was
271:The
115:(22)
4221:To
3747:14
3711:22
3558:14
3517:22
2796:0–2
2738:0–3
2707:2–1
2628:4–0
2600:2–1
2572:2–0
2551:0–0
2519:3–0
2491:2–2
2463:2–2
2439:1–1
2415:1–1
2394:0–1
2370:1–1
2338:4–0
2314:1–1
2286:2–0
2265:0–1
2244:0–0
2223:0–2
2195:3–0
2167:2–1
2143:1–1
2115:2–1
2091:1–1
2063:3–1
2034:4–1
2013:0–0
1989:1–1
1965:1–3
1941:1–0
1917:1–1
1892:2–1
1871:0–1
1847:1–1
1819:3–0
1798:0–0
1777:0–1
1756:0–0
1732:1–0
1711:0–2
1683:2–0
1659:1–1
1631:2–0
1603:2–0
1579:1–1
1543:5–2
1515:2–0
1494:0–1
791:(P)
787:(C)
775:52
769:59
766:75
763:15
760:10
757:21
754:46
741:53
735:45
732:60
729:13
726:13
723:20
720:46
707:56
701:66
698:86
695:14
689:24
686:46
671:58
665:35
662:67
656:18
653:20
650:46
631:59
625:45
622:77
616:15
613:22
610:46
590:Pts
585:GAv
555:Pld
522:Pos
482:).
410:lob
6178::
5514:FA
4478:^
4367:^
4328:FW
4296:MF
4264:MF
4235:DF
4171:FW
4125:69
4110:67
4097:2
4071:1
4043:DF
4035:1
4007:MF
4004:10
3999:2
3971:DF
3963:3
3935:MF
3927:4
3899:MF
3891:4
3863:MF
3855:4
3827:MF
3819:5
3791:FW
3783:7
3755:MF
3738:13
3719:FW
3702:22
3683:FW
3640:0
3604:FW
3599:5
3596:11
3578:11
3563:FW
3555:47
3540:13
3537:44
3522:FW
3514:40
3499:22
3496:37
3481:FW
3476:1
3473:10
3440:MF
3435:0
3399:MF
3394:7
3391:43
3373:40
3358:MF
3353:4
3350:19
3332:19
3317:MF
3312:4
3309:26
3291:24
3276:MF
3271:3
3268:29
3250:27
3235:MF
3230:4
3227:45
3209:42
3194:MF
3189:0
3186:12
3168:11
3153:MF
3148:0
3112:DF
3107:2
3104:48
3086:45
3071:DF
3066:0
3063:46
3045:43
3030:DF
3025:1
3022:49
3004:46
2989:DF
2984:0
2981:49
2963:46
2948:DF
2943:0
2940:46
2922:43
2907:GK
2902:0
2866:GK
2724:R2
2716:,
2693:R1
2645:,
2641:,
2637:,
2609:,
2581:,
2532:,
2528:,
2500:,
2472:,
2351:,
2295:,
2176:,
2124:,
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1640:,
1612:,
1560:,
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1446:;
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1432:;
1425:;
1274:20
980:46
977:45
974:44
971:43
968:42
965:41
962:40
959:39
956:38
953:37
950:36
947:35
944:34
941:33
938:32
935:31
932:30
929:29
926:28
923:27
920:26
917:25
914:24
911:23
908:22
905:21
902:20
899:19
896:18
893:17
890:16
887:15
884:14
881:13
878:12
875:11
872:10
746:5
712:4
692:8
678:3
659:8
642:2
619:9
599:1
580:GA
575:GF
5480:e
5473:t
5466:v
4563:e
4556:t
4549:v
4535:.
4506:.
4453:.
4120:0
4115:2
4094:0
4091:0
4088:2
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4068:0
4065:0
4062:1
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4029:0
4026:1
3996:0
3993:0
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3968:9
3960:0
3957:0
3954:3
3932:8
3924:0
3921:0
3918:4
3896:–
3888:0
3885:0
3882:4
3860:–
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3849:0
3846:4
3824:5
3816:0
3813:0
3810:5
3788:4
3780:0
3777:1
3774:6
3752:3
3744:0
3741:1
3716:2
3708:0
3705:0
3680:1
3637:6
3634:0
3631:0
3628:0
3625:0
3622:0
3619:6
3593:0
3590:0
3587:0
3584:0
3581:5
3552:0
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3546:1
3543:2
3511:0
3508:1
3505:0
3502:2
3470:0
3467:1
3464:0
3461:0
3458:1
3455:9
3432:8
3429:0
3426:0
3423:0
3420:0
3417:0
3414:8
3388:0
3385:1
3382:1
3379:2
3376:6
3347:0
3344:0
3341:0
3338:0
3335:4
3306:0
3303:1
3300:0
3297:1
3294:4
3265:0
3262:0
3259:0
3256:2
3253:3
3224:0
3221:1
3218:0
3215:2
3212:4
3183:0
3180:0
3177:0
3174:1
3171:0
3145:2
3142:0
3139:0
3136:0
3133:0
3130:0
3127:2
3101:0
3098:1
3095:0
3092:2
3089:2
3060:0
3057:1
3054:0
3051:2
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