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		DIVISION 1 1948/49
Leading League goalscorer: Willie Moir (Bolton Wanderers) 25 goals		For full league and cup results click on by club required.
			P	W	D	L	F	A	*Pts*
	1	Portsmouth	42	25	8	9	84	42	58
	2	Manchester United	42	21	11	10	77	44	53
	3	Derby County	42	22	9	11	74	55	53
	4	Newcastle United	42	20	12	10	70	56	52
	5	Arsenal	42	18	13	11	74	44	49
	6	Wolverhampton W.	42	17	12	13	79	66	46
	7	Manchester City	42	15	15	12	47	51	45
	8	Sunderland	42	13	17	12	49	58	43
	9	Charlton Athletic	42	15	12	15	63	67	42
	10	Aston Villa	42	16	10	16	60	76	42
	11	Stoke City	42	16	9	17	66	68	41
	12	Liverpool	42	13	14	15	53	43	40
Non-Leaguers Yeovil visited Manchester United in the 5th Round of the FA Cup. The match - which was played at Maine Road - attracted a crowd of 81,565 with 3s 6d (17.5p) seat tickets selling on the black market for an amazing £2. There was no giantkilling - Yeovil lost 0-8. The recollections of a 9-year-old when attending a Christmas Day fixture (Christmas Day football).	13	Chelsea	42	12	14	16	69	68	38
	14	Bolton Wanderers	42	14	10	18	59	68	38
	15	Burnley	42	12	14	16	43	50	38
	16	Blackpool	42	11	16	15	54	67	38
	17	Birmingham City	42	11	15	16	36	38	37
	18	Everton	42	13	11	18	41	63	37
	19	Middlesbrough	42	11	12	19	46	57	34
	20	Huddersfield Town	42	12	10	20	40	69	34
	21	Preston North End	42	11	11	20	62	75	33
	22	Sheffield United	42	11	11	20	57	78	33

Question:

The 2021 Rugby League World Cup wasn't played until 2022 due to Covid while the opening ceremony in 2022 was spoiled by a failure of the public address system which also delayed the kick off of the opening match that followed the ceremony. Mind you England beat Samoa 60-6 in that opening match!

Which English football ground hosted that opening ceremony and the first match in the competition that followed it?

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