Preston North End results for the 1953-1954 season

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Costa 'has got his mojo back'

Phil Thompson feels Chelsea striker Diego Costa has "got his mojo back" in time for Liverpool's visit to Stamford Bridge on Friday Night Football .

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Defour reveals Man Utd heartbreak

Burnley's record-breaking signing Steven Defour has opened up about his heartbreak at failing to seal a move to Manchester United when injury prevented him from joining Sir Alex Ferguson's side.

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PL clubs' attendance records

Tottenham are set to break their attendance record for a home game. But which Premier League club has hosted the biggest crowd?

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Papers: Mkhitaryan unhappy at Utd

Henrikh Mkhitaryan is frustrated at not being played in his favourite position by Man Utd, plus more from Wednesday's papers.

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Leaders Huddersfield slip up at Brighton as Barnsley put four past Wolves

â¢ Leaders lose to late Anthony Knockaert goal â¢ Barnsley score four in last 17 minutes at Molineux Huddersfield Town endured their first defeat of the season in the Championship, allowing Newcastle United and Barnsleyto gain ground. Holding a four-point advantage at the top of the Championshipâ¦

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Arsenal talking points

Arsenal bounced back from conceding a goal inside the first minute to draw their Champions League opener with Paris Saint-Germain thanks to an Alexis Sanchez second-half strike .

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Inspired David Ospina justifies his Champions League selection for Arsenal

â¢ Colombian keeps his team in game with fine saves â¢ ArsÃ¨ne Wenger impressed with his sideâs spirit ArsÃ¨ne Wenger will stick to his policy of picking David Ospina in the Champions League after the Colombian goalkeeperâs inspired display frustrated Paris Saint-Germain and ensured Arsenal emergedâ¦

English Division One (old) 1953-1954
No	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Pos	Pt
1	19.08.1953	Huddersfield Town	home	L1-2	13	0
2	22.08.1953	Middlesbrough	away	W4-0	7	2
3	26.08.1953	Sheffield Wednesday	home	W6-0	3	4
4	29.08.1953	West Bromwich Albion	home	L0-2	7	4
5	02.09.1953	Sheffield Wednesday	away	L2-4	14	4
6	05.09.1953	Liverpool	away	W5-1	9	6
7	09.09.1953	Charlton Athletic	home	W2-0	6	8
8	12.09.1953	Newcastle United	home	D2-2	7	9
9	17.09.1953	Charlton Athletic	away	L1-2	11	9
10	19.09.1953	Manchester United	away	L0-1	11	9
11	26.09.1953	Bolton Wanderers	home	W3-1	9	11
12	03.10.1953	Arsenal	away	L2-3	11	11
13	10.10.1953	Cardiff City	home	L1-2	13	11
14	17.10.1953	Manchester City	away	W4-1	10	13
15	24.10.1953	Sunderland	home	W6-2	9	15
16	31.10.1953	Wolverhampton Wndrs	away	L0-1	10	15
17	07.11.1953	Blackpool	home	L2-3	13	15
18	14.11.1953	Portsmouth	away	W3-1	12	17
19	21.11.1953	Sheffield United	home	W2-1	10	19
20	28.11.1953	Chelsea	away	L0-1	11	19
21	05.12.1953	Aston Villa	home	D1-1	12	20
22	12.12.1953	Huddersfield Town	away	D2-2	11	21
23	19.12.1953	Middlesbrough	home	W1-0	9	23
24	25.12.1953	Burnley	away	L1-2	11	23
25	26.12.1953	Burnley	home	W2-1	7	25
26	02.01.1954	West Bromwich Albion	away	L2-3	10	25
27	16.01.1954	Liverpool	home	W2-1	9	27
28	23.01.1954	Newcastle United	away	W4-0	8	29
29	06.02.1954	Manchester United	home	L1-3	8	29
30	13.02.1954	Bolton Wanderers	away	W2-0	8	31
31	24.02.1954	Arsenal	home	L0-1	11	31
32	27.02.1954	Cardiff City	away	L1-2	11	31
33	06.03.1954	Manchester City	home	W4-0	10	33
34	20.03.1954	Wolverhampton Wndrs	home	L0-1	11	33
35	31.03.1954	Blackpool	away	L2-4	12	33
36	03.04.1954	Portsmouth	home	W4-0	11	35
37	07.04.1954	Sunderland	away	D2-2	11	36
38	10.04.1954	Sheffield United	away	D1-1	12	37
39	16.04.1954	Tottenham Hotspur	home	W2-1	12	39
40	17.04.1954	Chelsea	home	W1-0	11	41
41	19.04.1954	Tottenham Hotspur	away	W6-2	10	43
42	24.04.1954	Aston Villa	away	L0-1	11	43

English FA Cup 1953-1954
Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Info
09.01.1954	r3	Derby County	away	W2-0
30.01.1954	r4	Lincoln City	away	W2-0
20.02.1954	r5	Ipswich Town	home	W6-1
13.03.1954	r6	Leicester City	away	D1-1
17.03.1954	r6r	Leicester City	home	D2-2	aet
22.03.1954	r6r2	Leicester City	neutral	W3-1
27.03.1954	sf	Sheffield Wednesday	neutral	W2-0
01.05.1954	fn	West Bromwich Albion	neutral	L2-3