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			DIVISION 2 1926/27

				P	W	D	L	F	A	*Pts*
Leading League goalscorer: George Camsell (Middlesbrough) 59 goals George Camsell's 59 goals (scored in 37 matches and including 9 hat-tricks) was a Football League record for the most League goals scored in a season. It lasted just 12 months until Dixie Dean scored 60 goals in 1927/28. (Goals & their goalscorers) The second promotion spot was settled on goal average, by just .005 of a goal! Manchester City beat Bradford City 8-0 on the last day of the season to finish with a goal average of 1.770 but Portsmouth's 5-1 victory over Preston on the same day gave them an average of 1.775. Despite scoring 108 League goals had Manchester City scored one more goal - or conceded one less - they would have gone up. Players taking an early bath caused the abandonment of the Oldham v Brentford FA Cup tie - abandoned matches.	Results	1	Middlesbrough	42	27	8	7	122	60	62
		2	Portsmouth	42	23	8	11	87	49	54
	Results	3	Manchester City	42	22	10	10	108	61	54
	Results	4	Chelsea	42	20	12	10	62	52	52
	Results	5	Nottingham Forest	42	18	14	10	80	55	50
		6	Preston North End	42	20	9	13	74	72	49
		7	Hull City	42	20	7	15	63	52	47
		8	Port Vale	42	16	13	13	88	78	45
		9	Blackpool	42	18	8	16	95	80	44
		10	Oldham Athletic	42	19	6	17	74	84	44
		11	Barnsley	42	17	9	16	88	87	43
		12	Swansea Town	42	16	11	15	68	72	43
	Results	13	Southampton	42	15	12	15	60	62	42
		14	Reading	42	16	8	18	64	72	40
	Results	15	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	14	7	21	73	75	35
		16	Notts County	42	15	5	22	70	96	35
		17	Grimsby Town	42	11	12	19	74	91	34
	Results	18	Fulham	42	13	8	21	58	92	34
		19	South Shields*	42	11	11	20	71	96	33
		20	Clapton Orient**	42	12	7	23	60	96	31
		21	Darlington	42	12	6	24	79	98	30
		22	Bradford City	42	7	9	26	50	88	23

			* later Gateshead FC ** now Leyton Orient Darlington & Bradford City both relegated to Division 3 (North).