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06/11/2020
Wind-Up of the 2019-20 League
As
the prescribed time for the 2019 S&DCA AGM came and went, it became clear
that there was no immediate possibility of playing out the matches from the
2019-20 league schedule which remained unplayed when Covid-19 brought
everything to a grinding halt. The basic options were along the lines
of waiting to see if it could be finished in spring 2021, abandoning the
season as unfinished (with no divisional winners), concluding the season by
artificially calculating divisional winners on the basis of results to date,
or taking the placings at the time play stopped as being the final
ones. Accordingly, after discussion among Executive members, a
questionnaire offering 4 options was send out to clubs to elicit their
opinions.
At
an Executive meeting held on 04/11/2020, it was revealed that, of the twelve
questionnaire replies received back from the clubs, six had chosen Option 3
(to close the season and use average points scored per match to determine
league positions) with the others choosing a mix of the other three
options. So the Executive decided to implement Option 3.
Applying
the prescribed calculations yielded the following results, which for
allocation of trophies, promotion and relegation, are to be taken as the
end-season outcome (teams so earning promotion, or being liable to relegation
in the following season, are indicted in green and pink respectively):
S&DCA LEAGUE TABLES FOR 2019‑20 SEASON ORDERED BY POINTS PER MATCH
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Division 1 - Davy Trophy
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Team
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Play
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Won
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Draw
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Lost
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For
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Against
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Points
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Pts / Match
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Sheffield Nomads A
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9
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9
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0
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0
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55
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17
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18
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2.000
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Chesterfield A
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8
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5
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1
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2
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37
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27
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11
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1.375
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Darnall & Handsworth A
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10
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4
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3
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3
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37
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43
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11
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1.100
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Ecclesall A
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8
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4
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0
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4
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30½
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33½
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8
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1.000
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Hillsborough A
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9
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3
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1
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5
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34
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38
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7
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0.778
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Worksop A
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9
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2
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1
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6
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30
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42
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5
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0.556
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Barnsley A
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9
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1
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0
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8
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24½
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47½
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2
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0.222
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SASCA A
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Withdrawn
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Division 2 - Weston
Trophy
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Team
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Play
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Won
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Draw
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Lost
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For
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Against
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Points
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Pts / Match
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Hillsborough B
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10
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7
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1
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2
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37½
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22½
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15
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1.500
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Sheffield Nomads B
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11
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7
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2
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2
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42
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24
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16
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1.455
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Woodseats A
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11
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8
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0
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3
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43
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23
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16
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1.455
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Chesterfield B
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9
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5
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1
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3
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30
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24
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11
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1.222
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Ecclesall B
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12
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5
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2
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5
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33
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39
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12
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1.000
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Rotherham A
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10
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4
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0
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6
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22½
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37½
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8
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0.800
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Aughton A
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11
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2
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2
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7
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31½
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34½
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6
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0.545
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Sheffield University A
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10
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0
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0
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10
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12½
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47½
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0
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0.000
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Division 3 - Batley-Meek
Memorial Trophy
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Team
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Play
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Won
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Draw
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Lost
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For
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Against
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Points
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Pts / Match
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Barnsley B
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10
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8
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0
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2
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38
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22
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16
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1.600
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Hillsborough C
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10
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6
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2
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2
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36½
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22½
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14
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1.400
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Woodseats B
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9
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4
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1
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4
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28
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26
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9
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1.000
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Darnall & Handsworth B
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9
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4
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1
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4
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23
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31
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9
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1.000
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Rotherham B
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10
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4
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1
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5
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30
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29
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9
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0.900
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Ecclesall C
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11
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4
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1
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6
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32½
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33½
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9
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0.818
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SASCA B
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11
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3
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2
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6
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29
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37
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8
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0.727
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Hillsborough D
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10
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3
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0
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7
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22
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38
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6
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0.600
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Division 4 - Athenaeum
Cup
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Team
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Play
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Won
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Draw
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Lost
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For
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Against
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Points
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Pts / Match
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Barnsley C
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16
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11
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0
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5
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39
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25
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22
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1.375
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Worksop B
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15
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8
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4
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3
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37½
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22½
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20
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1.333
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Ravenfield A
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16
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7
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5
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4
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39½
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24½
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19
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1.188
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Chesterfield C
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12
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6
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2
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4
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24
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24
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14
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1.167
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Clay Cross A
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13
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6
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2
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5
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30
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22
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14
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1.077
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Woodseats C
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15
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5
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5
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5
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29
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31
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15
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1.000
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Ecclesall D
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12
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4
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3
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5
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21½
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26½
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11
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0.917
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Darnall & Handsworth C
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13
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4
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2
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7
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21
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33
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10
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0.769
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Sheffield University B
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11
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2
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4
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5
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15
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29
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8
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0.727
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Sheffield Nomads C
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10
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1
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4
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5
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16
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24
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6
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0.600
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Sheffield Deaf A
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13
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3
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1
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9
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21½
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32½
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7
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0.538
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400 League - The Roebuck
Trophy
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Team
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Play
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Won
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Draw
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Lost
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For
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Against
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Points
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Pts / Match
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Sheffield Nomads D
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10
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6
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1
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3
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25½
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14½
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13
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1.300
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Darnall & Handsworth D
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10
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5
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2
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3
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20
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20
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12
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1.200
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Ecclesall E
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10
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3
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3
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4
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20½
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19½
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9
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0.900
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Ravenfield B
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10
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2
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2
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6
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14
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26
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6
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0.600
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