They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the top tier of English football, finishing thirteenth.

Ray Charnley was the club's top overall scorer for the eighth consecutive season, with 19 goals.

Christmas during the Middle Ages was a public festival with annual indulgences included the sporting.

[3] When Puritans outlawed Christmas in England in December 1647 the crowd brought out footballs as a symbol of festive misrule.

[5] In the former top tear of English football, home and away Christmas Day and Boxing Day double headers were often played guaranteeing football clubs large crowds by allowing many working people their only chance to watch a game.