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			DIVISION 2 1923/24

				P	W	D	L	F	A	*Pts*
Leading League goalscorer: Harry Bedford (Blackpool) 34 goals On Saturday 6th October 1923 in the Division 2 fixture between Oldham Athletic and Manchester United, Oldham's Samuel Wynne became the first player to score two goals for each side in Manchester United's 3-2 victory. His goals for Oldham were from a free kick and a penalty. The feat was repeated in March 1976 by Aston Villa's Chris Nicholl (more details) Going into their last match of the season Derby County knew that they had to beat Leicester City 5-0 at the Baseball Ground to finish above Bury on goal average and win their way back to the top division. After 65 minutes Derby were 4-0 up but that score remained to the final whistle so it was Bury who won promotion.	Results	1	Leeds United	42	21	12	9	61	35	54
		2	Bury	42	21	9	12	63	35	51
		3	Derby County	42	21	9	12	75	42	51
		4	Blackpool	42	18	13	11	72	47	49
	Results	5	Southampton	42	17	14	11	52	31	48
		6	Stoke	42	14	18	10	44	42	46
		7	Oldham Athletic	42	14	17	11	45	52	45
		8	Sheffield Wednesday	42	16	12	14	54	51	44
		9	South Shields*	42	17	10	15	49	50	44
		10	Clapton Orient**	42	14	15	13	40	36	43
		11	Barnsley	42	16	11	15	57	61	43
	Results	12	Leicester City	42	17	8	17	64	54	42
		13	Stockport County	42	13	16	13	44	52	42
	Results	14	Manchester United	42	13	14	15	52	44	40
	Results	15	Crystal Palace	42	13	13	16	53	65	39
		16	Port Vale	42	13	12	17	50	66	38
		17	Hull City	42	10	17	15	46	51	37
		18	Bradford City	42	11	15	16	35	48	37
		19	Coventry City	42	11	13	18	52	68	35
	Results	20	Fulham	42	10	14	18	45	56	34
		21	Nelson	42	10	13	19	40	74	33
		22	Bristol City	42	7	15	20	32	65	29

			* later Gateshead FC ** now Leyton Orient Nelson relegated to Division 3 (North), Bristol City to Division 3 (South).