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			DIVISION 1 1926/27

Leading League goalscorer: Jimmy Trotter (Sheffield Wednesday) 37 goals For the first and only time the FA Cup leaves England - Cardiff City beat Arsenal in the final at Wembley. The only goal was the result of a mistake by the Arsenal 'keeper - a Welshman! In the First Division match between Sheffield United and Bury on Saturday April 30th 1927 Bury's Sam Wynne collapsed during the match and died in the dressing rooms of pneumonia. The match was abandoned (more - abandoned matches) The broadcasting revolution took its first tentative step when the first live radio commentary was made from the First Division fixture between Arsenal and Sheffield United on Saturday January 22nd 1927. (football in the media)				P	W	D	L	F	A	*Pts*
	Results	1	Newcastle United	42	25	6	11	96	58	56
		2	Huddersfield Town	42	17	17	8	76	60	51
	Results	3	Sunderland	42	21	7	14	98	70	49
		4	Bolton Wanderers	42	19	10	13	84	62	48
	Results	5	Burnley	42	19	9	14	91	80	47
	Results	6	West Ham United	42	19	8	15	86	70	46
	Results	7	Leicester City	42	17	12	13	85	70	46
		8	Sheffield United	42	17	10	15	74	86	44
	Results	9	Liverpool	42	18	7	17	69	61	43
	Results	10	Aston Villa	42	18	7	17	81	83	43
	Results	11	Arsenal	42	17	9	16	77	86	43
		12	Derby County	42	17	7	18	86	73	41
	Results	13	Tottenham Hotspur	42	16	9	17	76	78	41
		14	Cardiff City	42	16	9	17	55	65	41
	Results	15	Manchester United	42	13	14	15	52	64	40
		16	Sheffield Wednesday	42	15	9	18	75	92	39
		17	Birmingham	42	17	4	21	64	73	38
		18	Blackburn Rovers	42	15	8	19	77	96	38
		19	Bury	42	12	12	18	68	77	36
	Results	20	Everton	42	12	10	20	64	90	34
	Results	21	Leeds United	42	11	8	23	69	88	30
		22	West Bromwich Albion	42	11	8	23	65	86	30