1922–23 Arsenal F.C. season

Arsenal
1922–23 season
Chairman	Henry Norris
Manager	Leslie Knighton
Stadium	Highbury
First Division	11th
FA Cup	First round
London FA Challenge Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Bob Turnbull (20); All: ; Bob Turnbull (21)
Highest home attendance	55,000 vs. Tottenham Hotspur (30 September 1922)
Lowest home attendance	11,027 vs. Tottenham Hotspur (23 November 1922)
	← 1921–22 1923–24 →

The 1922–23 season was Arsenal's fourth 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
26 August 1922	Liverpool	A	2–5
28 August 1922	Burnley	H	1–1
2 September 1922	Liverpool	H	1–0
4 September 1922	Burnley	A	1–4
9 September 1922	Cardiff City	A	1–4
16 September 1922	Cardiff City	H	2–1
23 September 1922	Tottenham Hotspur	A	2–1
30 September 1922	Tottenham Hotspur	H	0–2
2 October 1922	Sheffield United	A	1–2
7 October 1922	West Bromwich Albion	H	3–1
14 October 1922	West Bromwich Albion	A	0–7
21 October 1922	Newcastle United	A	1–1
28 October 1922	Newcastle United	H	1–2
4 November 1922	Everton	A	0–1
11 November 1922	Everton	H	1–2
18 November 1922	Sunderland	A	3–3
25 November 1922	Sunderland	H	2–3
2 December 1922	Birmingham	A	2–3
9 December 1922	Birmingham	H	1–0
16 December 1922	Huddersfield Town	H	1–1
23 December 1922	Huddersfield Town	A	0–4
25 December 1922	Bolton Wanderers	A	1–4
26 December 1922	Bolton Wanderers	H	5–0
30 December 1922	Stoke	H	3–0
1 January 1923	Blackburn Rovers	A	5–0
6 January 1923	Stoke	A	0–1
20 January 1923	Manchester City	H	1–0
27 January 1923	Manchester City	A	0–0
3 February 1923	Nottingham Forest	A	1–2
10 February 1923	Nottingham Forest	H	2–0
17 February 1923	Chelsea	A	0–0
24 February 1923	Chelsea	H	3–1
3 March 1923	Middlesbrough	A	0–2
10 March 1923	Middlesbrough	H	3–0
17 March 1923	Oldham Athletic	H	2–0
24 March 1923	Oldham Athletic	A	0–0
31 March 1923	Aston Villa	H	2–0
2 April 1923	Blackburn Rovers	H	1–1
7 April 1923	Aston Villa	A	1–1
14 April 1923	Preston North End	H	1–1
21 April 1923	Preston North End	A	2–1
28 April 1923	Sheffield United	H	2–0

Final League Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GA	GD	Pts
1	Liverpool	42	17	3	1	50	13	9	5	7	20	18	70	31	2.258	+39	60
2	Sunderland	42	15	5	1	50	25	7	5	9	22	29	72	54	1.333	+18	54
3	Huddersfield Town	42	14	2	5	35	15	7	9	5	25	17	60	32	1.875	+28	53
4	Newcastle United	42	13	6	2	31	11	5	6	10	14	26	45	37	1.216	+8	48
5	Everton	42	14	4	3	41	20	6	3	12	22	39	63	59	1.068	+4	47
6	Aston Villa	42	15	3	3	42	11	3	7	11	22	40	64	51	1.255	+13	46
7	West Bromwich Albion	42	12	7	2	38	10	5	4	12	20	39	58	49	1.184	+9	45
8	Manchester City	42	14	6	1	38	16	3	5	13	12	33	50	49	1.020	+1	45
9	Cardiff City	42	15	2	4	51	18	3	5	13	22	41	73	59	1.237	+14	43
10	Sheffield United	42	11	7	3	41	20	5	3	13	27	44	68	64	1.063	+4	42
11	Arsenal	42	13	4	4	38	16	3	6	12	23	46	61	62	0.984	–1	42
12	Tottenham Hotspur	42	11	3	7	34	22	6	4	11	16	28	50	50	1.000	0	41
13	Bolton Wanderers	42	11	8	2	36	17	3	4	14	14	41	50	58	0.862	–8	40
14	Blackburn Rovers	42	12	7	2	32	19	2	5	14	15	43	47	62	0.758	–15	40
15	Burnley	42	12	3	6	39	24	4	3	14	19	35	58	59	0.983	–1	38
16	Preston North End	42	12	3	6	41	26	1	8	12	19	38	60	64	0.938	–4	37
17	Birmingham	42	10	4	7	25	19	3	7	11	16	38	41	57	0.719	–16	37
18	Middlesbrough	42	11	4	6	41	25	2	6	13	16	38	57	63	0.905	–6	36
19	Chelsea	42	5	13	3	29	20	4	5	12	16	33	45	53	0.849	–8	36
20	Nottingham Forest	42	12	2	7	25	23	1	6	14	16	47	41	70	0.586	–29	34
21	Stoke	42	7	9	5	28	19	3	1	17	19	48	47	67	0.701	–20	30
22	Oldham Athletic	42	9	6	6	21	20	1	4	16	14	45	35	65	0.538	–30	30

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
	League Champions
	FA Cup Winners
	Welsh Cup winners
	Relegated

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	13 January 1923	Liverpool	A	0–0	37,000
R2	17 January 1923	Liverpool	H	1–4	39,000	Turnbull

London FA Challenge Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R1	23 October 1922	Chelsea	H	3–2	11,027	Graham (pen.), Roe, Paterson
R2	30 October 1922	West Ham United	A	0–1	2,500

References

^ "Arsenal first team line up (1922–23)". Andy's Arsenal Resource Website. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
^ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/arsenal/1922-1923/results

Soar, Phil; Tyler, Martin (2005). The Official Illustrated History of Arsenal. Hamlyn. ISBN 0-600-61344-5. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |lastauthoramp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)

[1] "Arsenal first team line up (1922–23)". Andy's Arsenal Resource Website. Retrieved 5 April 2013.

[2] ttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/arsenal/1922-1923/results

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