The 1923–24 season was the 49th season of competitive football in

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, with Huddersfield Town becoming League Champions for the first time, managing to beat

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in the closest finish in the competition's history, having the same number of points and winning the title by just 0.024 on goal average.

Overview

*On 11 November 1923,

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centre-half Tommy Ball was shot dead by his neighbour, thus becoming the only Football League player to have been murdered.

Honours

Football League

First Division

Second Division

Third Division North

Third Division South

Top goalscorers

First Division *

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( Everton) – 28 goals Second Division * Harry Bedford (

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) – 34 goals Third Division North * David Brown (

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) – 27 goals Third Division South * Willie Haines (

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) – 28 goals

References

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