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Seasons · Division Two · Season 4

1923/24

Finished 1st · Manager Arthur Fairclough
← 1922/23 1924/25 → All seasons
Played
46
Won
23
Drawn
13
Lost
10
For
64
Against
39
Points
54
league only
The season

Form & highlights

Home form
Away form
Biggest win
5–0 v Oldham Athletic
Biggest defeat
0–3 v Bury
Clean sheets
23
Top scorer
Jack Swan · 18
Most assists
—
Avg attendance
16,712
Matchlog

Every fixture

Division Two · 42 played

Division Two fixtures, 1923/24
DateOpponentScoreResult
25 Aug Stoke City 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Stoke City
27 Aug Crystal Palace 3–0 Won 3–0 v Crystal Palace
1 Sep Stoke City 0–0 Drew 0–0 v Stoke City
5 Sep Crystal Palace 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Crystal Palace
8 Sep Leicester City 0–2 Lost 0–2 v Leicester City
15 Sep Leicester City 1–2 Lost 1–2 v Leicester City
22 Sep Hull City 2–1 Won 2–1 v Hull City
29 Sep Hull City 5–2 Won 5–2 v Hull City
6 Oct Leyton Orient 1–0 Won 1–0 v Leyton Orient
13 Oct Leyton Orient 1–0 Won 1–0 v Leyton Orient
20 Oct Port Vale 1–0 Won 1–0 v Port Vale
27 Oct Port Vale 3–0 Won 3–0 v Port Vale
3 Nov Bradford City 1–0 Won 1–0 v Bradford City
10 Nov Bradford City 0–0 Drew 0–0 v Bradford City
17 Nov Barnsley 3–1 Won 3–1 v Barnsley
24 Nov Barnsley 3–1 Won 3–1 v Barnsley
1 Dec Manchester United 0–0 Drew 0–0 v Manchester United
8 Dec Manchester United 1–3 Lost 1–3 v Manchester United
15 Dec Bury 1–2 Lost 1–2 v Bury
22 Dec Bury 0–3 Lost 0–3 v Bury
25 Dec Oldham Athletic 2–2 Drew 2–2 v Oldham Athletic
26 Dec Oldham Athletic 5–0 Won 5–0 v Oldham Athletic
5 Jan South Shields 0–2 Lost 0–2 v South Shields
19 Jan Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Drew 0–0 v Sheffield Wednesday
26 Jan Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Won 1–0 v Sheffield Wednesday
9 Feb Coventry City 3–1 Won 3–1 v Coventry City
16 Feb Bristol City 1–0 Won 1–0 v Bristol City
27 Feb South Shields 2–1 Won 2–1 v South Shields
1 Mar Southampton 1–0 Won 1–0 v Southampton
8 Mar Southampton 3–0 Won 3–0 v Southampton
10 Mar Coventry City 1–2 Lost 1–2 v Coventry City
15 Mar Fulham 3–0 Won 3–0 v Fulham
19 Mar Bristol City 0–0 Drew 0–0 v Bristol City
22 Mar Fulham 2–0 Won 2–0 v Fulham
29 Mar Blackpool 0–0 Drew 0–0 v Blackpool
5 Apr Blackpool 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Blackpool
12 Apr Derby County 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Derby County
18 Apr Stockport County 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Stockport County
19 Apr Derby County 0–2 Lost 0–2 v Derby County
21 Apr Stockport County 4–0 Won 4–0 v Stockport County
26 Apr Nelson 1–0 Won 1–0 v Nelson
3 May Nelson 1–3 Lost 1–3 v Nelson

FA Cup · 4 played

FA Cup fixtures, 1923/24
DateOpponentScoreResult
12 Jan Stoke City 1–0 Won 1–0 v Stoke City
2 Feb West Ham United 1–1 Drew 1–1 v West Ham United
6 Feb West Ham United 1–0 Won 1–0 v West Ham United
23 Feb Aston Villa 0–3 Lost 0–3 v Aston Villa