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League table teasers - solution

Submitted by Marianne on 25 July, 2011
football

This puzzle is from the excellent book The hidden mathematics of sport by Rob Eastaway and John Haigh, reproduced here with kind permission of the authors.

Solution to first puzzle:
United beat City 1-0
United drew with Albion 0-0
City beat Albion 2-0

Solution to second puzzle:
Athletic beat Town 1-0
Athletic beat Wanderers 3-1
Rovers beat Athletic 3-0
Town beat Wanderers 1-0

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