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1950 - 1959 Football History

The 1950 - 1951 English League Division 1 football championship was won by Tottenham Hotspur. Tottenham managed to win the 1951 football league trophy with only 4 points clear of Manchester United in the 1950 -1951 football table. The teams relegated in the 1951 football League was Everton and Sheffield Wednesday.

The 1951 – 1952 English football league division 1 was won by Manchester United who only had a single point more than the previous season but still won the title by 4 points clear of the rivals, Tottenham Hotspur. The concluding end of the 1952 season both found Huddersfield and Fulham relegated from the 1951- 1952 Division 1 table.

The 1952 – 1953 league division 1 football season ended up the closest finish of English league football history. With Preston North End finishing on level points with Arsenal, the season ended up in a nail biting, epic last match to see Arsenal clinch the 1953 league title on goal difference.
The unfortunate teams in the 1953 division 1 league to be relegated were Stoke City and Derby County.

In the 1953- 1954 League division 1 table, Wolverhampton Wanders took the title with a clear 4 point lead on West Bromich Albion. What would be a shock surprise in today’s league was Liverpool FC finishing last in the 1953 - 1954 league table with Middlesborough also facing the defeat of relegation.

During the 1954 – 1955 English League season, Chelsea took the glory of the table whilst the previous seasons winners, Wolves had two rival teams hot the their heels through the entire 1955 league season.
Wolverhampton Wanderers managed to maintain second place through goal difference whilst Leicester City and Sheffield Wednesday faced the dreaded relegation in the 1954 - 1955 football table.

A manager who was soon to become a famous historical figure in English football history dominated the 1955- 1956 football league. Sir Mat Busby’s, Manchester United took the top place of the 1955 - 1956 division 1 table ending up 11 points clear of the competition of Blackpool and Wolves. Huddersfield and Sheffield United suffered relation in 1956 with Aston Villa scraping the dreaded fall by a mere 10-goal difference to Huddersfield Town.

The 1956 – 1957 division 1 league season, Manchester United manages a 9-point lead at the top of the table to lift the 1957 league trophy. Wolves finished 6th in the table which was surprising after the strength of performance through the previous years. Cardiff City and Charlton Athletic faced relegation in the 1956 - 1957 league table whilst Tottenham ended up level on points with Preston North End, but finished second position in the league on goal difference.

The 1957 – 1958 English football league saw Wolverhampton Wanders strike back at the competition to lift the trophy for a second time in this century. A battle was thriving at the bottom of the 1957 - 1958 league table with Sheffield Wednesday ending up relegated on points and although Sunderland was level on points with Newcastle United and Portsmouth, the goal difference was not enough to save them for another season.

The 1958 – 1959 league division 1 season was won by the winners of the previous season, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Finishing 6 points clear of Mat Busby’s Manchester United, the Wolves inspirational manager Billy Davis became one of the great’s in English League football. Portsmouth only managed to achieve a 21-point finish in the 1958 - 1959 league table, resulting in relegation. Aston Villa battled with Manchester City to avoid the dreaded fall in division 2 but ended up 1 point behind the blues.

All eyes was on Wolves in the 1959 – 1960 division 1 league season with the fans hoping for a triple run of league trophy wins. An astonishing battle witnessed a team that never appeared before in the division 1 to lift the championship trophy. Burnley shattered Wolves dreams by taking a one-point lead in the 1959 - 1960 league table to become outright winners. Was this to become a club that would strive to be successors through the 1960’s? To find out more then view the 1960 – 1969 football league tables. Leeds United and Luton Town faced relegation in this fiercely fought season.

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