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= English Division Two 1998/99 =
▪ Matchday 1
Fri Aug 7
Wycombe 0-1 Luton
Wrexham 3-0 Reading
Wigan 0-1 Millwall
Preston 3-0 York
Oldham 1-3 Notts County
Northampton 1-3 Stoke City
Manchester City 3-0 Blackpool
Macclesfield 0-1 Fulham
Gillingham FC 0-1 Walsall
Colchester 1-0 Chesterfield
Burnley 2-1 Bristol Rovers
Bournemouth 2-0 Lincoln City
▪ Matchday 2
Thu Aug 13
Fulham 3-0 Manchester City
Fri Aug 14
Notts County 1-2 Bournemouth
Wrexham 2-4 Colchester
Walsall 0-0 Northampton
Stoke City 2-0 Macclesfield
York 1-1 Gillingham FC
Millwall 2-1 Wycombe
Luton 1-1 Preston
Lincoln City 1-0 Wigan
Chesterfield 1-0 Burnley
Bristol Rovers 4-1 Reading
Blackpool 3-0 Oldham
▪ Matchday 3
Fri Aug 21
Wycombe 1-2 Walsall
Wigan 3-0 Blackpool
Reading 3-0 Luton
Preston 3-4 Stoke City
Oldham 2-0 Chesterfield
Northampton 1-1 Notts County
Manchester City 0-0 Wrexham
Macclesfield 0-0 Lincoln City
Gillingham FC 0-0 Bristol Rovers
Colchester 0-1 Fulham
Burnley 0-1 York
Bournemouth 3-0 Millwall
▪ Matchday 4
Fri Aug 28
York 3-0 Wycombe
Wrexham 1-0 Northampton
Blackpool 2-2 Gillingham FC
Stoke City 2-0 Oldham
Notts County 1-1 Manchester City
Millwall 0-0 Macclesfield
Luton 2-0 Colchester
Lincoln City 3-4 Preston
Fulham 0-0 Bournemouth
Chesterfield 1-0 Reading
Bristol Rovers 3-2 Wigan
Walsall 3-1 Burnley
▪ Matchday 5
Sun Aug 30
Wycombe 1-1 Bristol Rovers
Wigan 1-3 Luton
Preston 2-0 Chesterfield
Oldham 1-1 Fulham
Colchester 0-1 Stoke City
Macclesfield 0-1 Notts County
Northampton 0-0 Lincoln City
Mon Aug 31
Gillingham FC 4-0 Wrexham
Burnley 2-1 Millwall
Bournemouth 1-1 Blackpool
Tue Sep 1
Manchester City 3-1 Walsall
▪ Matchday 6
Fri Sep 4
Blackpool 2-1 Northampton
Wrexham 2-1 Macclesfield
Stoke City 2-0 Bournemouth
York 1-2 Colchester
Luton 1-0 Burnley
Lincoln City 1-3 Oldham
Chesterfield 1-0 Gillingham FC
Bristol Rovers 2-2 Preston
Notts County 0-1 Wigan
▪ Matchday 7
Mon Sep 7
Wycombe 0-1 Preston
Blackpool 1-0 Notts County
Wigan 1-1 Colchester
Walsall 2-3 York
Oldham 1-2 Macclesfield
Manchester City 2-1 Bournemouth
Gillingham FC 2-3 Northampton
Fulham 1-0 Stoke City
Bristol Rovers 0-0 Chesterfield
Wrexham 1-1 Luton
Tue Sep 8
Reading 1-1 Burnley
Millwall 2-0 Lincoln City
▪ Matchday 8
Fri Sep 11
Northampton 1-1 Oldham
Stoke City 1-0 Millwall
Preston 4-0 Reading
Notts County 1-0 Fulham
York 1-1 Wrexham
Macclesfield 0-1 Manchester City
Luton 2-0 Bristol Rovers
Lincoln City 1-2 Blackpool
Colchester 1-1 Gillingham FC
Chesterfield 0-1 Walsall
Bournemouth 1-0 Wigan
Burnley 1-1 Wycombe
▪ Matchday 9
Thu Sep 17
Walsall 3-2 Notts County
Fri Sep 18
Oldham 0-1 Preston
Wrexham 0-1 Stoke City
Wigan 2-0 Macclesfield
Blackpool 1-0 Luton
Wycombe 0-2 Bournemouth
Millwall 2-1 Northampton
Manchester City 1-1 Chesterfield
Gillingham FC 2-1 Burnley
Fulham 3-3 York
Bristol Rovers 3-0 Lincoln City
Reading 1-1 Colchester
▪ Matchday 10
Fri Sep 25
York 1-0 Bristol Rovers
Stoke City 1-3 Blackpool
Preston 1-1 Gillingham FC
Notts County 3-1 Millwall
Bournemouth 2-0 Oldham
Macclesfield 2-1 Reading
Luton 0-1 Walsall
Lincoln City 1-2 Fulham
Colchester 2-1 Wycombe
Chesterfield 2-1 Wrexham
Burnley 1-1 Wigan
Northampton 2-2 Manchester City
▪ Matchday 6
Mon Sep 28
Millwall 1-1 Manchester City
Fulham 2-0 Wycombe
Tue Sep 29
Walsall 0-2 Reading
▪ Matchday 11
Fri Oct 2
Reading 2-1 Stoke City
Wrexham 2-1 Lincoln City
Wigan 1-0 Northampton
Walsall 1-0 Preston
Wycombe 1-1 Notts County
Oldham 1-0 Colchester
Millwall 0-0 Chesterfield
Manchester City 2-2 Burnley
Blackpool 1-2 York
Fulham 1-3 Luton
Bristol Rovers 1-0 Bournemouth
Gillingham FC 2-2 Macclesfield
▪ Matchday 12
Thu Oct 8
Oldham 2-3 Wigan
Colchester 0-4 Burnley
Fri Oct 9
Notts County 2-3 Lincoln City
Wrexham 2-1 Walsall
York 3-3 Luton
Northampton 3-1 Bristol Rovers
Macclesfield 2-2 Bournemouth
Gillingham FC 3-0 Wycombe
Blackpool 2-3 Millwall
Sun Oct 11
Stoke City 0-0 Chesterfield
Manchester City 0-1 Preston
▪ Matchday 13
Fri Oct 16
Preston 2-0 Colchester
Wigan 0-1 Manchester City
Walsall 1-0 Blackpool
Reading 0-0 Gillingham FC
Wycombe 3-0 Macclesfield
Millwall 0-1 Fulham
Luton 2-0 Oldham
Lincoln City 1-2 Stoke City
Chesterfield 2-1 York
Bournemouth 1-1 Northampton
Bristol Rovers 0-0 Wrexham
Burnley 1-1 Notts County
▪ Matchday 14
Mon Oct 19
Wycombe 3-0 Wrexham
Walsall 1-1 Colchester
Preston 2-2 Macclesfield
Luton 1-0 Northampton
Lincoln City 2-1 Manchester City
Chesterfield 3-0 Notts County
Burnley 1-0 Oldham
Bournemouth 3-3 Gillingham FC
Bristol Rovers 1-0 Stoke City
Tue Oct 20
Reading 1-1 Blackpool
Millwall 3-1 York
▪ Matchday 15
Fri Oct 23
Notts County 1-1 Bristol Rovers
Stoke City 2-1 Wigan
Oldham 0-0 Wycombe
Wrexham 0-0 Millwall
Northampton 1-1 Preston
Manchester City 0-1 Reading
Macclesfield 2-1 Burnley
Gillingham FC 1-0 Luton
Fulham 4-1 Walsall
▪ Matchday 16
Fri Oct 30
Wycombe 2-3 Reading
Wigan 5-0 York
Notts County 1-0 Stoke City
Millwall 1-1 Oldham
Manchester City 2-1 Colchester
Blackpool 2-3 Fulham
Lincoln City 1-2 Gillingham FC
Burnley 2-1 Wrexham
Bristol Rovers 3-4 Walsall
Macclesfield 0-1 Northampton
▪ Matchday 5
Tue Nov 3
Reading 1-0 York
▪ Matchday 17
Thu Nov 5
Colchester 1-1 Macclesfield
Fri Nov 6
Reading 3-3 Bournemouth
Wrexham 1-1 Blackpool
Walsall 3-0 Millwall
Stoke City 3-1 Luton
York 1-1 Notts County
Preston 4-1 Burnley
Oldham 0-3 Manchester City
Northampton 1-1 Wycombe
Gillingham FC 3-0 Wigan
Chesterfield 3-0 Lincoln City
Fulham 1-0 Bristol Rovers
▪ Matchday 18
Mon Nov 9
York 0-2 Macclesfield
Wycombe 1-0 Manchester City
Wrexham 0-2 Fulham
Walsall 2-1 Lincoln City
Bristol Rovers 0-2 Blackpool
Gillingham FC 2-1 Oldham
Colchester 1-0 Northampton
Chesterfield 3-1 Bournemouth
Burnley 0-2 Stoke City
Preston 0-1 Millwall
Tue Nov 10
Reading 0-1 Wigan
▪ Matchday 19
Fri Nov 20
Millwall 1-1 Bristol Rovers
Blackpool 0-0 Preston
Oldham 3-2 Wrexham
Notts County 1-3 Colchester
Northampton 0-1 Reading
Wigan 0-0 Wycombe
Manchester City 0-0 Gillingham FC
Macclesfield 1-1 Walsall
Lincoln City 2-2 Luton
Fulham 2-1 Chesterfield
Bournemouth 5-0 Burnley
Stoke City 2-0 York
▪ Matchday 20
Fri Nov 27
York 1-1 Northampton
Wycombe 0-1 Stoke City
Wrexham 1-0 Notts County
Walsall 1-0 Bournemouth
Reading 2-1 Lincoln City
Preston 2-2 Wigan
Bristol Rovers 2-2 Oldham
Gillingham FC 1-0 Fulham
Colchester 0-0 Millwall
Chesterfield 2-0 Macclesfield
Burnley 1-0 Blackpool
Luton 1-1 Manchester City
▪ Matchday 14
Mon Nov 30
Wigan 2-0 Fulham
▪ Matchday 15
Fri Dec 4
Blackpool 1-1 Chesterfield
Mon Dec 7
York 2-1 Lincoln City
▪ Matchday 21
Fri Dec 11
Millwall 1-1 Reading
Stoke City 0-0 Gillingham FC
Oldham 0-2 Walsall
Notts County 2-3 Preston
Blackpool 0-0 Wycombe
Wigan 1-1 Wrexham
Manchester City 0-0 Bristol Rovers
Macclesfield 2-2 Luton
Lincoln City 0-0 Colchester
Fulham 4-0 Burnley
Bournemouth 2-1 York
Northampton 1-0 Chesterfield
▪ Matchday 22
Thu Dec 17
Colchester 2-2 Blackpool
Bristol Rovers 0-0 Macclesfield
Fri Dec 18
Walsall 1-0 Stoke City
Wycombe 4-1 Lincoln City
Wrexham 0-1 Bournemouth
Burnley 0-2 Northampton
Reading 1-1 Oldham
Preston 0-1 Fulham
Luton 1-2 Millwall
Gillingham FC 4-0 Notts County
Chesterfield 1-1 Wigan
York 2-1 Manchester City
▪ Matchday 23
Fri Dec 25
York 3-3 Burnley
Wrexham 0-1 Manchester City
Walsall 2-2 Wycombe
Stoke City 0-1 Preston
Notts County 3-1 Northampton
Millwall 1-2 Bournemouth
Lincoln City 1-0 Macclesfield
Fulham 2-0 Colchester
Chesterfield 1-3 Oldham
Blackpool 1-1 Wigan
▪ Matchday 24
Sun Dec 27
Wycombe 1-0 Chesterfield
Wigan 2-0 Walsall
Reading 1-0 Notts County
Bournemouth 1-0 Luton
Burnley 1-1 Lincoln City
Colchester 0-3 Bristol Rovers
Macclesfield 0-1 Blackpool
Preston 3-1 Wrexham
Northampton 1-1 Fulham
Oldham 0-2 York
Manchester City 2-1 Stoke City
Mon Dec 28
Gillingham FC 1-1 Millwall
▪ Matchday 25
Fri Jan 1
Gillingham FC 1-0 Blackpool
Reading 1-2 Chesterfield
Wycombe 1-2 York
Colchester 2-2 Luton
Burnley 0-0 Walsall
▪ Matchday 26
Fri Jan 8
Stoke City 3-1 Northampton
Walsall 2-1 Gillingham FC
York 0-1 Preston
Reading 4-0 Wrexham
Notts County 0-1 Oldham
Millwall 3-1 Wigan
Luton 3-1 Wycombe
Blackpool 0-0 Manchester City
Fulham 1-0 Macclesfield
Chesterfield 3-1 Colchester
Bristol Rovers 3-4 Burnley
Lincoln City 2-1 Bournemouth
▪ Matchday 27
Thu Jan 14
Colchester 1-3 Wrexham
Fri Jan 15
Oldham 3-0 Blackpool
Reading 0-6 Bristol Rovers
Preston 2-1 Luton
Wycombe 0-1 Millwall
Manchester City 3-0 Fulham
Bournemouth 2-0 Notts County
Burnley 1-2 Chesterfield
Gillingham FC 3-1 York
▪ Matchday 28
Fri Jan 22
York 1-1 Reading
Walsall 1-1 Manchester City
Stoke City 3-3 Colchester
Millwall 1-2 Burnley
Luton 0-4 Wigan
Chesterfield 0-1 Preston
Lincoln City 1-0 Northampton
▪ Matchday 16
Mon Jan 25
Bournemouth 3-1 Preston
▪ Matchday 25
Mon Jan 25
Macclesfield 0-2 Millwall
▪ Matchday 28
Mon Jan 25
Fulham 1-0 Oldham
▪ Matchday 29
Thu Jan 28
Stoke City 0-1 Manchester City
Fri Jan 29
York 0-1 Oldham
Wrexham 0-5 Preston
Walsall 1-2 Wigan
Blackpool 2-1 Macclesfield
Millwall 3-3 Gillingham FC
Luton 2-2 Bournemouth
Lincoln City 1-1 Burnley
Fulham 2-0 Northampton
Chesterfield 2-0 Wycombe
Bristol Rovers 1-1 Colchester
Notts County 1-1 Reading
▪ Matchday 30
Thu Feb 4
Colchester 2-1 York
Fri Feb 5
Wycombe 1-1 Fulham
Reading 0-1 Walsall
Preston 2-2 Bristol Rovers
Oldham 2-0 Lincoln City
Northampton 0-0 Blackpool
Manchester City 3-0 Millwall
Macclesfield 0-2 Wrexham
Gillingham FC 3-1 Chesterfield
Burnley 1-2 Luton
Bournemouth 4-0 Stoke City
▪ Matchday 31
Fri Feb 12
York 1-2 Walsall
Preston 2-1 Wycombe
Notts County 0-1 Blackpool
Northampton 0-1 Gillingham FC
Macclesfield 1-0 Oldham
Bournemouth 0-0 Manchester City
Lincoln City 2-0 Millwall
Colchester 2-1 Wigan
Burnley 1-1 Reading
Luton 1-2 Wrexham
▪ Matchday 30
Mon Feb 15
Wigan 3-0 Notts County
▪ Matchday 32
Fri Feb 19
Oldham 0-1 Northampton
Wrexham 1-1 York
Blackpool 0-1 Lincoln City
Walsall 1-1 Chesterfield
Reading 2-1 Preston
Wycombe 2-0 Burnley
Millwall 2-0 Stoke City
Manchester City 2-0 Macclesfield
Gillingham FC 1-1 Colchester
Fulham 2-1 Notts County
Bristol Rovers 1-0 Luton
Wigan 2-1 Bournemouth
▪ Matchday 12
Mon Feb 22
Fulham 3-1 Reading
▪ Matchday 18
Mon Feb 22
Luton 0-1 Notts County
▪ Matchday 23
Mon Feb 22
Bristol Rovers 0-1 Gillingham FC
▪ Matchday 25
Mon Feb 22
Preston 5-0 Lincoln City
▪ Matchday 27
Mon Feb 22
Northampton 0-1 Walsall
▪ Matchday 33
Fri Feb 26
Notts County 2-1 Walsall
Stoke City 1-3 Wrexham
Preston 2-1 Oldham
York 0-3 Fulham
Bournemouth 2-0 Wycombe
Macclesfield 0-1 Wigan
Luton 1-0 Blackpool
Lincoln City 1-0 Bristol Rovers
Colchester 1-1 Reading
Chesterfield 1-1 Manchester City
Burnley 0-5 Gillingham FC
Northampton 1-2 Millwall
▪ Matchday 25
Mon Mar 1
Bournemouth 1-1 Fulham
Northampton 0-2 Wrexham
▪ Matchday 35
Mon Mar 1
Chesterfield 2-1 Millwall
▪ Matchday 34
Fri Mar 5
Wycombe 2-2 Colchester
Wrexham 0-0 Chesterfield
Walsall 1-0 Luton
Reading 1-0 Macclesfield
Oldham 2-3 Bournemouth
Millwall 1-3 Notts County
Manchester City 0-0 Northampton
Blackpool 0-1 Stoke City
Fulham 1-0 Lincoln City
Bristol Rovers 2-0 York
Gillingham FC 1-1 Preston
▪ Matchday 35
Mon Mar 8
Bournemouth 1-0 Bristol Rovers
Luton 0-4 Fulham
Colchester 2-2 Oldham
Burnley 0-6 Manchester City
Macclesfield 1-0 Gillingham FC
Tue Mar 9
Stoke City 0-4 Reading
▪ Matchday 36
Thu Mar 11
Bristol Rovers 2-3 Fulham
Fri Mar 12
Millwall 1-2 Walsall
Wigan 4-1 Gillingham FC
Notts County 4-2 York
Wycombe 1-2 Northampton
Manchester City 1-2 Oldham
Blackpool 1-1 Wrexham
Luton 1-2 Stoke City
Lincoln City 2-0 Chesterfield
Bournemouth 0-1 Reading
Macclesfield 2-0 Colchester
Sat Mar 13
Burnley 0-1 Preston
▪ Matchday 25
Mon Mar 15
Manchester City 2-1 Notts County
▪ Matchday 28
Mon Mar 15
Blackpool 0-0 Bournemouth
▪ Matchday 31
Mon Mar 15
Stoke City 0-1 Fulham
▪ Matchday 37
Fri Mar 19
York 1-3 Wigan
Chesterfield 3-1 Luton
Walsall 3-3 Bristol Rovers
Stoke City 2-3 Notts County
Reading 2-1 Wycombe
Preston 0-1 Bournemouth
Oldham 0-1 Millwall
Northampton 0-2 Macclesfield
Gillingham FC 4-0 Lincoln City
Fulham 4-0 Blackpool
Colchester 0-1 Manchester City
Wrexham 1-1 Burnley
▪ Matchday 23
Mon Mar 22
Luton 1-1 Reading
▪ Matchday 28
Mon Mar 22
Bristol Rovers 0-2 Wycombe
▪ Matchday 38
Fri Mar 26
Preston 3-0 Northampton
Wigan 2-3 Stoke City
Reading 1-3 Manchester City
Wycombe 3-0 Oldham
Bournemouth 2-1 Colchester
Luton 1-0 Gillingham FC
Chesterfield 1-2 Blackpool
Bristol Rovers 1-1 Notts County
Millwall 3-0 Wrexham
Sat Mar 27
Lincoln City 1-2 York
Burnley 4-3 Macclesfield
▪ Matchday 25
Mon Mar 29
Wigan 1-0 Bristol Rovers
▪ Matchday 39
Wed Mar 31
Gillingham FC 2-1 Reading
Thu Apr 1
Oldham 1-1 Luton
Northampton 2-1 Bournemouth
Colchester 1-0 Preston
Fri Apr 2
Blackpool 0-2 Walsall
Wrexham 1-0 Bristol Rovers
Stoke City 2-0 Lincoln City
Notts County 0-0 Burnley
Manchester City 1-0 Wigan
Macclesfield 1-3 Wycombe
York 1-2 Chesterfield
▪ Matchday 40
Sun Apr 4
Wycombe 0-2 Gillingham FC
Wigan 2-0 Oldham
Reading 0-1 Fulham
Preston 1-1 Manchester City
Millwall 1-0 Blackpool
Bristol Rovers 1-1 Northampton
Chesterfield 1-1 Stoke City
Burnley 3-1 Colchester
Lincoln City 0-1 Notts County
Mon Apr 5
Walsall 1-0 Wrexham
Bournemouth 1-0 Macclesfield
Luton 2-1 York
▪ Matchday 41
Thu Apr 8
Gillingham FC 2-1 Bournemouth
Fri Apr 9
York 2-1 Millwall
Wrexham 0-2 Wycombe
Stoke City 1-4 Bristol Rovers
Oldham 1-1 Burnley
Notts County 3-0 Chesterfield
Northampton 1-0 Luton
Manchester City 4-0 Lincoln City
Macclesfield 3-2 Preston
Fulham 2-0 Wigan
Blackpool 2-0 Reading
Colchester 1-0 Walsall
▪ Matchday 42
Mon Apr 12
Wigan 2-2 Preston
Oldham 2-1 Bristol Rovers
Notts County 1-1 Wrexham
Northampton 2-2 York
Blackpool 0-2 Burnley
Lincoln City 2-2 Reading
Fulham 3-0 Gillingham FC
Bournemouth 0-1 Walsall
Macclesfield 2-0 Chesterfield
Tue Apr 13
Stoke City 2-2 Wycombe
Millwall 2-0 Colchester
Manchester City 2-0 Luton
▪ Matchday 43
Thu Apr 15
Colchester 2-1 Notts County
Fri Apr 16
Walsall 2-0 Macclesfield
Wrexham 1-2 Oldham
Burnley 0-0 Bournemouth
Reading 0-1 Northampton
Preston 1-2 Blackpool
Luton 0-1 Lincoln City
Gillingham FC 0-2 Manchester City
Chesterfield 1-0 Fulham
York 2-2 Stoke City
▪ Matchday 28
Mon Apr 19
Wrexham 2-1 Gillingham FC
▪ Matchday 31
Mon Apr 19
Chesterfield 0-0 Bristol Rovers
▪ Matchday 35
Mon Apr 19
Preston 1-0 Walsall
▪ Matchday 39
Tue Apr 20
Fulham 4-1 Millwall
▪ Matchday 44
Fri Apr 23
Notts County 1-2 Luton
Stoke City 1-4 Burnley
Oldham 1-4 Gillingham FC
Wigan 4-1 Reading
Northampton 3-3 Colchester
Blackpool 1-2 Bristol Rovers
Manchester City 1-2 Wycombe
Macclesfield 1-2 York
Lincoln City 0-1 Walsall
Fulham 1-1 Wrexham
Bournemouth 0-0 Chesterfield
Millwall 2-2 Preston
▪ Matchday 15
Mon Apr 26
Colchester 2-1 Bournemouth
▪ Matchday 16
Mon Apr 26
Luton 1-0 Chesterfield
▪ Matchday 27
Mon Apr 26
Macclesfield 1-2 Stoke City
Wigan 3-1 Lincoln City
▪ Matchday 35
Mon Apr 26
Notts County 1-0 Wycombe
York 1-0 Blackpool
▪ Matchday 43
Mon Apr 26
Bristol Rovers 3-0 Millwall
▪ Matchday 35
Wed Apr 28
Northampton 3-3 Wigan
▪ Matchday 45
Fri Apr 30
Bristol Rovers 2-2 Manchester City
Wycombe 2-2 Blackpool
Wrexham 0-2 Wigan
York 0-1 Bournemouth
Reading 2-0 Millwall
Preston 1-1 Notts County
Luton 1-2 Macclesfield
Gillingham FC 4-0 Stoke City
Colchester 1-3 Lincoln City
Burnley 1-0 Fulham
Walsall 3-1 Oldham
▪ Matchday 34
Sun May 2
Wigan 0-0 Burnley
▪ Matchday 45
Sun May 2
Chesterfield 0-0 Northampton
▪ Matchday 25
Mon May 3
Oldham 1-0 Stoke City
▪ Matchday 28
Mon May 3
Notts County 1-1 Macclesfield
▪ Matchday 35
Mon May 3
Lincoln City 1-0 Wrexham
▪ Matchday 38
Mon May 3
Walsall 2-2 Fulham
▪ Matchday 43
Tue May 4
Wycombe 2-1 Wigan
▪ Matchday 46
Fri May 7
Oldham 2-0 Reading
Stoke City 2-0 Walsall
Wigan 3-1 Chesterfield
Notts County 0-1 Gillingham FC
Northampton 2-2 Burnley
Millwall 0-1 Luton
Manchester City 4-0 York
Macclesfield 3-4 Bristol Rovers
Lincoln City 0-1 Wycombe
Fulham 3-0 Preston
Bournemouth 0-0 Wrexham
Blackpool 2-1 Colchester
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