1921–22 Arsenal F.C. season

Arsenal
1921–22 season
Chairman	Henry Norris
Manager	Leslie Knighton
Stadium	Highbury
First Division	17th
FA Cup	Fourth round
London FA Challenge Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: ; Henry White (14); All: ; Henry White (19)
Highest home attendance	42,000 vs. Tottenham Hotspur (22 April 1922)
Lowest home attendance	12,000 vs. Liverpool (22 March 1922)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1920–21 1922–23 →

The 1921–22 season was Arsenal's 3rd consecutive season in the top division of English football.^[1]

Results

Arsenal's score comes first^[2]

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
27 August 1921	Sheffield United	H	1–2
29 August 1921	Preston North End	A	2–3
3 September 1921	Sheffield United	A	1–4
5 September 1921	Preston North End	H	1–0
10 September 1921	Manchester City	A	0–2
17 September 1921	Manchester City	H	0–1
24 September 1921	Everton	A	1–1
1 October 1921	Everton	H	1–0
8 October 1921	Sunderland	A	0–1
15 October 1921	Sunderland	H	1–2
22 October 1921	Huddersfield Town	A	0–2
29 October 1921	Huddersfield Town	H	1–3
5 November 1921	Birmingham	A	1–0
12 November 1921	Birmingham	H	5–2
19 November 1921	Bolton Wanderers	A	0–1
3 December 1921	Blackburn Rovers	A	1–0
10 December 1921	Blackburn Rovers	H	1–1
12 December 1921	Bolton Wanderer	H	1–1
17 December 1921	Oldham Athletic	A	1–2
24 December 1921	Oldham Athletic	H	0–1
26 December 1921	Cardiff City	H	0–0
27 December 1921	Cardiff City	A	3–4
31 December 1921	Chelsea	A	2–0
14 January 1922	Chelsea	H	1–0
21 January 1922	Burnley	H	0–0
4 February 1922	Newcastle United	H	2–1
11 February 1922	Newcastle United	A	1–3
20 February 1922	Burnley	A	0–1
25 February 1922	Liverpool	A	0–4
11 March 1922	Manchester United	A	0–1
18 March 1922	Aston Villa	A	0–2
22 March 1922	Liverpool	H	1–0
25 March 1922	Aston Villa	H	2–0
1 March 1922	Middlesbrough	H	2–2
5 April 1922	Manchester United	H	3–1
8 April 1922	Middlesbrough	A	2–4
15 April 1922	Tottenham Hotspur	A	0–2
17 April 1922	West Bromwich Albion	A	3–0
18 April 1922	West Bromwich Albion	H	2–2
22 April 1922	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1–0
29 April 1922	Bradford City	A	2–0
6 May 1922	Bradford City	H	1–0

Final League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
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

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

FA Cup

Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the first round proper, in which they were drawn to face Liverpool.


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R1	7 January 1922	Queens Park Rangers	H	0–0	31,000
R1:R	11 January 1922	Queens Park Rangers	A	2–1	21,411	Milne, Graham (pen.)
R2	28 January 1922	Bradford Park Avenue	A	3–2	10,400	Blyth, White (2)
R3	18 February 1922	Leicester City	H	3–0	39,421	Rutherford, White (2)
R4	4 March 1922	Preston North End	H	1–1	37,517	White
R4:R	8 March 1922	Preston North End	A	1–2 (aet)	30,000	Blyth

London FA Challenge Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R1	17 October 1921	Barking	H	5–2	4,500	White (2), Baker (2), Butler
R2	31 October 1921	Queen's Park Rangers	A	2–0	5,000	Blyth, White
SF	14 November 1921	Tottenham Hotspur	N	0–0^[a]	12,000
SF R	21 November 1921	Tottenham Hotspur	N	2–1	9,029	Henderson, Butler
Final	8 May 1922	Crystal Palace	N	1–0	12,000	Hutchins (pen.)

¹ Match was abandoned 5 minutes after extra time.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Arsenal first team line up (1921–22)". Andy's Arsenal Resource Website. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
^ "Arsenal results for the 1921-1922 season – Statto.com". Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2018.

Soar, Phil & Tyler, Martin (2005). The Official Illustrated History of Arsenal. Hamlyn. ISBN 0-600-61344-5.

[Andy_Kelly-1] "Arsenal first team line up (1921–22)". Andy's Arsenal Resource Website. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.

[2] "Arsenal results for the 1921-1922 season – Statto.com". Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2018.

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