1921–22 Football League
Appearance
(Redirected from 1921-22 Football League First Division)
Season | 1921–22 |
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Champions | Liverpool |
New clubs in League | 20 (see tables) |
← 1920–21 1922–23 → |
The 1921–22 season was the 30th season of The Football League.
This year the Third Division was divided into North and South sections. Third Division South continued the single new Third Division of the previous season. Two new clubs were placed in Third Division South, while 18 of 20 newcomers were placed in Third Division North, as the number of Football League clubs increased from 66 to 86.
Final league tables
[edit]The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[1] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[2] with home and away statistics separated.
First Division
[edit]Season | 1921–22 |
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Champions | Liverpool 3rd English title |
Relegated | Bradford City Manchester United |
Matches played | 462 |
Top goalscorer | Andy Wilson (31 goals)[3] |
← 1920–21 1922–23 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool (C) | 42 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 63 | 36 | 1.750 | 57 | |
2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 65 | 39 | 1.667 | 51 | |
3 | Burnley | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 72 | 54 | 1.333 | 49 | |
4 | Cardiff City | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 61 | 53 | 1.151 | 48 | |
5 | Aston Villa | 42 | 22 | 3 | 17 | 74 | 55 | 1.345 | 47 | |
6 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 68 | 59 | 1.153 | 47 | |
7 | Newcastle United | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 59 | 45 | 1.311 | 46 | |
8 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 79 | 69 | 1.145 | 46 | |
9 | Chelsea | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 40 | 43 | 0.930 | 46 | |
10 | Manchester City | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 65 | 70 | 0.929 | 45 | |
11 | Sheffield United | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 59 | 54 | 1.093 | 40 | |
12 | Sunderland | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 60 | 62 | 0.968 | 40 | |
13 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 51 | 63 | 0.810 | 40 | |
14 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 53 | 54 | 0.981 | 39 | |
15 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 54 | 57 | 0.947 | 38 | |
16 | Preston North End | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 42 | 65 | 0.646 | 38 | |
17 | Arsenal | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 47 | 56 | 0.839 | 37 | |
18 | Birmingham | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 48 | 60 | 0.800 | 37 | |
19 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 38 | 50 | 0.760 | 37 | |
20 | Everton | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 57 | 55 | 1.036 | 36 | |
21 | Bradford City (R) | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 48 | 72 | 0.667 | 32 | Relegation to the Second Division |
22 | Manchester United (R) | 42 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 41 | 73 | 0.562 | 28 |
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
[edit]First Division maps
[edit]Locations of the Football League First Division London teams
Second Division
[edit]Season | 1921–22 |
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Champions | Nottingham Forest (2nd title) |
Relegated | Bradford Park Avenue Bristol City |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,061 (2.3 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Jimmy Broad (Stoke), 25 [3] |
← 1920–21 1922–23 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 1.700 | 56 | Champions, promoted |
2 | Stoke | 42 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 33 | 1.364 | 52 | Promoted |
3 | Barnsley | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 1.288 | 52 | |
4 | West Ham United | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 26 | 1.333 | 48 | |
5 | Hull City | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 1.244 | 48 | |
6 | South Shields | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 1.132 | 46 | |
7 | Fulham | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 30 | 1.500 | 45 | |
8 | Leeds United | 42 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 26 | 1.263 | 45 | |
9 | Leicester City | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 1.147 | 45 | |
10 | The Wednesday | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 0.940 | 44 | |
11 | Bury | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 36 | 0.982 | 40 | |
12 | Derby County | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 42 | 0.938 | 39 | |
13 | Notts County | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 33 | 0.922 | 39 | |
14 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 0.882 | 39 | |
15 | Clapton Orient | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 32 | 0.860 | 39 | |
16 | Rotherham County | 42 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 36 | 0.744 | 39 | |
17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 30 | 0.898 | 37 | |
18 | Port Vale | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 38 | 0.754 | 36 | |
19 | Blackpool | 42 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 33 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 30 | 0.772 | 35 | |
20 | Coventry City | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 39 | 0.850 | 34 | |
21 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 40 | 0.742 | 33 | Relegated |
22 | Bristol City | 42 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 40 | 0.638 | 33 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results
[edit]Second Division maps
[edit]Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams
Locations of the Football League Second Division teams
Third Division North
[edit]Season | 1921–22 |
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Champions | Stockport County (1st title) |
Failed re-election | None |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 1,150 (3.03 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Jimmy Carmichael (Grimsby Town), 37 [3] |
← 1920–21 1922–23 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Stockport County[a] (C, P) | 38 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 2.857 | 56 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Darlington[b] | 38 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 2.189 | 50 | |
3 | Grimsby Town[c] | 38 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 32 | 1.532 | 50 | |
4 | Hartlepools United[b] | 38 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 1.333 | 42 | |
5 | Accrington Stanley[d] | 38 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 50 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 42 | 1.281 | 41 | |
6 | Crewe Alexandra[e] | 38 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 39 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 35 | 1.071 | 41 | |
7 | Stalybridge Celtic[e] | 38 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 48 | 0.984 | 41 | |
8 | Walsall[f] | 38 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 48 | 1.015 | 39 | |
9 | Southport[e] | 38 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 32 | 1.250 | 38 | |
10 | Ashington[b] | 38 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 44 | 0.894 | 38 | |
11 | Durham City[b] | 38 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 47 | 1.015 | 37 | |
12 | Wrexham[f] | 38 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 39 | 0.911 | 37 | |
13 | Chesterfield[g] | 38 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 52 | 0.716 | 35 | |
14 | Lincoln City[h] | 38 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 39 | 0.814 | 34 | |
15 | Barrow[d] | 38 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 36 | 0.778 | 33 | |
16 | Nelson[e] | 38 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 43 | 0.727 | 33 | |
17 | Wigan Borough[d] | 38 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 44 | 0.639 | 31 | |
18 | Tranmere Rovers[e] | 38 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 36 | 0.836 | 29 | |
19 | Halifax Town[g] | 38 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 48 | 0.737 | 29 | Re-elected |
20 | Rochdale[e] | 38 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 34 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 53 | 0.675 | 26 |
- ^ relegated
- ^ a b c d New club in the league; elected from North Eastern League
- ^ from the single Third Division of the previous season
- ^ a b c New club in the league; elected from Lancashire Combination
- ^ a b c d e f New club in the league; elected from Central League
- ^ a b New club in the league; elected from Birmingham & District League
- ^ a b New club in the league; elected from Midland League
- ^ Returned after one season absence, spent in the Midland League
Results
[edit]Source:[4]
Maps
[edit]Third Division South
[edit]Season | 1921–22 |
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Champions | Southampton (1st title) |
Failed re-election | None |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,118 (2.42 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Frank Richardson (Plymouth Argyle), 31 [3] |
← 1920–21 1922–23 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Southampton | 42 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 50 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 13 | +47 | 61 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 20 | +39 | 61 | |
3 | Portsmouth | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 24 | 21 | +23 | 53 | |
4 | Luton Town | 42 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 26 | +29 | 52 | |
5 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 32 | +9 | 49 | |
6 | Swindon Town | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 39 | +12 | 45 | |
7 | Watford | 42 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 34 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 27 | +6 | 44 | |
8 | Aberdare Athletic[a] | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 33 | +6 | 44 | |
9 | Brentford | 42 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 26 | +9 | 43 | |
10 | Swansea Town | 42 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 40 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 28 | +3 | 41 | |
11 | Merthyr Town | 42 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 41 | −11 | 40 | |
12 | Millwall | 42 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 32 | −4 | 38 | |
13 | Reading | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 32 | −7 | 38 | |
14 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 43 | −15 | 38 | |
15 | Norwich City | 42 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 45 | −12 | 37 | |
16 | Charlton Athletic[a] | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 37 | −13 | 37 | |
17 | Northampton Town | 42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 54 | −24 | 37 | |
18 | Gillingham | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 40 | −13 | 36 | |
19 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 32 | −6 | 35 | |
20 | Newport County | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 43 | −17 | 34 | |
21 | Exeter City | 42 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 30 | −21 | 34 | Re-elected |
22 | Southend United | 42 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 51 | −40 | 27 |
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ a b New club in the league; elected from Southern League
Results
[edit]Maps
[edit]Locations of the Football League Third Division South London teams
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "England 1921-22". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- ^ Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
- ^ a b c d "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
- ^ Ian Laschke (1980). Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s.