1921–22 Football League

The Football League
Season 1921–22
Champions Liverpool

The 19211922 season was the 30th season of The Football League.

This year the Third Division was divided into North and South sections. The Third Division South was mainly the continuation of the Third Division of the previous season, while most of the teams in the Third Division North were newcomers in the league.

Final league tables

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.

Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.

Since the goal average was used for this purpose for such a long time, it is presented in the tables below even for the seasons prior to 1894–95, and since the goal difference is a more informative piece of information for a modern reader than the goal average, the goal difference is added in this presentation after the goal average.

During the first five seasons of the league, that is, until the season 1893–94, re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894–95 season and until the 1920–21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league.[2]

First Division

Football League, First Division
Season 1921–22
Champions Liverpool (3rd English title)
Relegated Bradford City
Manchester United
FA Cup winners Huddersfield Town (1st and only FA Cup title)
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1244 (2.69 per match)
Top goalscorer Andy Wilson (Middlesbrough), 31 [3]
Biggest home win Aston Villa Bradford City 7–1 (12 Nov 1921)
Huddersfield Preston North End 6–0 (22 Apr 1922)
Biggest away win Birmingham Newcastle 0–4 (21 Jan 1922)
Highest scoring Cardiff City Bradford City 6–3 (21 Jan 1922)
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Liverpool4215424315795202163361.750+2757
2Tottenham Hotspur4215334317669222265391.667+2651
3Burnley42163249186213233672541.333+1849
4Cardiff City4213264026687212761531.151+848
5Aston Villa42163250196015243674551.345+1947
6Bolton Wanderers42124540248310283568591.153+947
7Newcastle United4211553619759232659451.311+1446
8Middlesbrough4212634619489335079691.145+1046
9Chelsea429661716867232740430.930–346
10Manchester City42137144215214214965700.929–545
11Sheffield United42113732174710273759541.093+540
12Sunderland42134446233414143960620.968–240
13West Bromwich Albion4286726237410254051630.810–1240
14Huddersfield Town42123633143612204053540.981–139
15Blackburn Rovers427683531669192654570.947–338
16Preston North End4212723320151594542650.646–2338
17Arsenal42106527195115203747560.839–937
18Birmingham42921025296510233148600.800–1237
19Oldham Athletic4287621155412173538500.760–1237
20Everton42107442222514153357551.036+236
21Bradford City4285828303513204248720.667–2432
22Manchester United4277725261515164741730.562–3228
Key
League Champions
FA Cup Winners
Welsh Cup winners
Relegated

First Division results

Home ╲ Away ARS AST BIRBLBBOLBRABURCARCHEEVEHUDLIVMCIMUNMIDNEWOLDPNESHUSUNTOTWBA
Arsenal 20 52 11 11 10 00 00 10 10 13 10 01 31 22 21 01 10 12 12 10 22
Aston Villa 20 11 11 21 71 20 21 14 21 20 11 40 31 62 10 20 20 53 20 21 01
Birmingham City 01 10 10 11 10 23 01 51 11 02 02 31 01 43 04 30 02 21 10 03 02
Blackburn Rovers 01 12 11 12 31 32 13 11 22 20 00 31 30 22 02 32 30 23 12 11 23
Bolton Wanderers 10 10 12 11 33 01 12 02 10 31 13 50 10 42 32 51 22 31 11 10 20
Bradford City 02 32 12 11 43 04 10 01 31 40 00 12 21 02 23 30 10 11 00 04 11
Burnley 10 21 31 12 20 40 11 50 20 10 11 52 42 31 20 01 33 21 20 10 42
Cardiff City 43 04 31 13 12 63 42 20 21 00 20 02 31 31 10 01 30 11 20 01 20
Chelsea 02 10 12 10 03 10 41 10 10 10 01 00 00 11 11 10 00 02 10 12 11
Everton 11 32 21 20 10 20 20 01 23 62 11 22 50 41 23 22 00 11 30 00 12
Huddersfield Town 20 10 10 30 30 12 10 01 20 12 01 20 11 21 12 10 60 11 12 11 20
Liverpool 40 20 10 20 02 21 21 51 11 11 20 32 21 40 10 20 40 11 21 11 12
Manchester City 20 21 10 11 23 32 20 11 00 21 21 11 41 22 10 21 20 22 30 33 61
Manchester United 10 10 11 01 01 11 01 11 00 21 11 00 31 35 01 03 11 32 31 21 23
Middlesbrough 42 50 11 01 42 12 41 00 01 31 51 31 41 20 11 11 10 11 30 00 32
Newcastle United 31 12 01 20 21 12 21 00 10 30 12 11 51 30 00 11 31 21 22 02 30
Oldham Athletic 21 31 01 11 00 00 01 21 03 00 11 40 01 11 01 00 20 02 30 10 10
Preston North End 32 10 22 21 31 21 21 11 20 10 11 11 10 32 11 20 00 30 11 12 03
Sheffield United 41 23 12 01 10 10 01 02 12 10 11 01 10 30 61 11 10 30 41 10 00
Sunderland 10 14 21 31 62 00 32 41 12 12 22 30 23 21 11 00 51 10 10 20 50
Tottenham Hotspur 20 31 21 21 12 10 11 41 00 20 10 01 31 22 24 40 31 50 21 10 20
West Bromwich Albion 03 01 10 02 01 11 20 22 22 11 32 14 20 00 00 12 01 20 30 21 30

Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

First Division maps

Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1921–22

Second Division

Football League, Second Division
Season 1921–22
Champions Nottingham Forest (2nd title)
Relegated Bradford Park Avenue
Bristol City
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1061 (2.3 per match)
Top goalscorer Jimmy Broad (Stoke), 25 [3]
Biggest home win Hull Stoke 7–1 (12 Nov 1921)
Fulham Hull 6–0 (17 Sept 1921)
Biggest away win The Wednesday Nottingham Forest 0–4 (4 Feb 1922)
Highest scoring Hull Stoke 7–1 (12 Nov 1921)
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Nottingham Forest421371299957222151301.700+2156
2Stoke4291113111957293360441.364+1652
3Barnsley42145243188310243467521.288+1552
4West Ham United42153339135511132652391.333+1348
5Hull City42135336136510152851411.244+1048
6South Shields42117325136510182543381.132+546
7Fulham4214524184413163057381.500+1945
8Leeds United42108331126510172648381.263+1045
9Leicester City4211643016311791839341.147+545
10The Wednesday42124531243108162647500.940–344
11Bury42113735194710193654550.982–140
12Derby County42113734224611264260640.938–439
13Notts County42107434182811133347510.922–439
14Crystal Palace4296628204710173145510.882–639
15Clapton Orient42124533183513103243500.860–739
16Rotherham County428941776213153632430.744–1139
17Wolverhampton Wanderers4287628195412163044490.898–537
18Port Vale42105628194314153843570.754–1436
19Blackpool42111933274413113044570.772–1335
20Coventry City4285831214512203951600.850–934
21Bradford Park Avenue42105632222415144046620.742–1633
22Bristol City42103825182613124037580.638–2133

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
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Relegated

Second Division results

Home ╲ Away BAR BLP BPABRIBRYCLACOVCRYDERFULHULLEELEINOTNTCPTVROTSSHSTKWEDWHUWOL
Barnsley 32 20 11 30 40 01 31 21 21 41 22 00 20 30 32 01 21 22 20 11 21
Blackpool 10 11 20 01 20 21 13 42 02 01 13 20 21 12 01 31 40 32 02 31 13
Bradford Park Avenue 23 00 21 11 31 12 00 51 12 11 01 01 10 21 20 42 10 24 21 20 00
Bristol City 30 01 10 20 21 02 12 12 10 10 00 11 01 22 21 12 01 20 31 01 20
Bury 12 30 22 50 00 32 12 20 10 40 21 01 12 10 52 00 10 01 12 01 21
Clapton Orient 21 30 10 01 31 40 00 32 42 02 42 00 12 21 20 12 01 10 11 00 10
Coventry City 01 01 22 11 12 12 11 12 20 20 10 00 01 42 41 40 01 01 22 20 31
Crystal Palace 01 10 11 11 41 10 11 31 20 02 12 10 41 10 00 20 12 02 22 12 11
Derby County 10 10 13 51 10 30 10 20 11 00 20 01 12 11 32 40 02 24 01 31 23
Fulham 00 10 21 00 01 20 50 11 22 60 01 00 20 40 10 40 30 21 31 20 10
Hull City 13 20 30 10 11 21 20 10 11 21 10 52 01 20 20 01 11 71 00 00 20
Leeds United 40 00 30 30 20 20 52 00 21 20 02 30 00 11 21 02 00 12 11 00 00
Leicester City 10 10 21 41 00 10 11 20 11 12 01 00 22 30 30 10 10 34 11 21 01
Nottingham Forest 11 00 41 10 12 20 10 21 30 00 32 10 00 00 11 10 10 31 20 20 00
Notts County 14 21 30 02 11 00 11 32 12 30 20 41 00 11 12 20 20 00 20 11 40
Port Vale 23 10 10 31 52 30 12 30 11 11 10 01 11 02 00 10 11 01 10 21 02
Rotherham 00 01 20 00 11 20 00 11 20 10 20 10 00 01 30 01 11 00 00 01 10
South Shields 52 21 10 20 11 11 21 11 31 10 10 01 10 00 00 01 20 11 00 10 02
Stoke 10 11 01 30 10 00 22 51 11 30 00 30 11 11 00 00 11 21 11 20 30
The Wednesday 23 51 21 10 41 00 32 10 11 14 00 21 10 04 00 20 10 03 01 21 31
West Ham United 40 02 10 30 32 12 30 20 31 10 11 11 10 10 21 30 12 11 30 20 20
Wolverhampton Wanderers 20 40 50 22 11 02 10 01 03 00 02 00 11 20 12 20 31 32 11 00 01

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second Division maps

Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1921–22

Third Division North

Football League, Third Division North
Season 1921–22
Champions Stockport County (1st title)
Failed re-election None
Matches played 380
Goals scored 1150 (3.03 per match)
Top goalscorer Jimmy Carmichael (Grimsby Town), 37 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Stockport County38135136101135241160212.857+3956
2Darlington381522527748293081372.189+4450
3Grimsby Town3815405415649183272471.532+2550
4Hartlepools United38106333117210192852391.333+1342
5Accrington Stanley38151350154213234273571.281+1641
6Crewe Alexandra38131539215410213560561.071+441
7Stalybridge Celtic38143242154213204862630.984–141
8Walsall38152252173115144866651.015+139
9Southport38116239123412163255441.250+1138
10Ashington38132442224213174459660.894–738
11Durham City38140543203313254768671.015+137
12Wrexham38124340172512113951560.911–537
13Chesterfield38122533154114155248670.716–1935
14Lincoln City38112632203412163948590.814–1134
15Barrow38112629183313133642540.778–1233
16Nelson3876627236112214348660.727–1833
17Wigan Borough3894632282512144446720.639–2631
18Tranmere Rovers3875741252611103651610.836–1029
19Halifax Town3894637281513194856760.737–2029
20Rochdale3892834242215185352770.675–2526

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
Division Champions, promoted
New club in the league: all except Stockport County, Grimsby Town
Re-elected
Failed re-election (none)

Third Division North results

Home ╲ Away ACC ASH BRWCHFCREDARDURGRIHALHARLINNELROCSOUSTLSTPTRAWALWIGWRE
Accrington Stanley (1891) 30 30 31 20 10 51 10 12 41 20 41 40 12 41 13 30 33 40 10
Ashington 21 02 10 01 10 10 10 31 41 42 40 73 22 23 20 10 23 31 22
Barrow 31 20 10 12 02 01 22 11 01 20 02 10 21 21 02 20 30 20 52
Chesterfield 01 01 20 11 03 21 41 20 21 30 12 21 21 40 01 30 10 11 30
Crewe Alexandra 21 12 21 13 73 32 12 21 20 02 21 20 10 51 01 11 20 21 30
Darlington 30 50 30 70 01 22 20 20 00 42 01 21 30 30 10 40 50 30 30
Durham City 31 10 20 31 42 37 12 31 01 20 20 02 20 31 02 30 20 60 30
Grimsby Town 21 61 40 22 30 31 52 41 20 31 31 30 00 11 21 51 31 11 20
Halifax Town 21 20 32 12 55 51 32 20 30 12 31 11 11 23 10 02 13 12 00
Hartlepool United 21 21 31 70 10 00 01 00 40 11 61 53 10 01 00 00 10 00 01
Lincoln City 11 41 10 21 23 02 30 02 31 11 02 12 31 21 01 41 10 30 10
Nelson 01 02 11 20 12 11 35 30 00 04 00 41 32 10 22 00 10 12 40
Rochdale 63 21 01 01 20 02 10 02 33 01 02 22 01 21 01 21 70 42 30
Southport 11 00 10 30 20 31 11 71 30 30 00 01 21 51 21 11 30 11 12
Stalybridge Celtic 31 20 30 60 22 10 43 30 21 13 20 20 10 00 04 40 20 00 41
Stockport County 21 32 20 21 11 10 40 01 00 10 22 30 30 21 40 00 31 30 00
Tranmere 24 23 22 20 41 01 33 22 22 12 40 40 70 01 41 02 01 20 00
Walsall 61 62 31 21 10 01 20 21 41 31 30 20 40 41 22 02 20 41 22
Wigan Borough 01 11 12 12 20 33 20 11 43 10 31 14 32 32 02 01 00 42 21
Wrexham 21 20 00 61 10 11 31 01 51 02 31 42 11 20 20 00 13 40 32

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third Division North maps

Third Division South

Football League, Third Division South
Season 1921–22
Champions Southampton (1st title)
Failed re-election None
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1118 (2.42 per match)
Top goalscorer Frank Richardson (Plymouth Argyle), 31 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Southampton421470508984181368213.238+4761
2Plymouth Argyle421740434876202063242.625+3961
3Portsmouth42135338185124242162391.590+2353
4Luton Town421623479669172664351.829+2952
5Queens Park Rangers42137136125610173253441.205+949
6Swindon Town4210744021669323972601.200+1245
7Watford429933421498202754481.125+644
8Aberdare Athletic42116438186411193357511.118+644
9Brentford42152441171911112652431.209+943
10Swansea Town42118240192712102850471.064+341
11Merthyr Town42142533153414124145560.804–1140
12Millwall42613222104512163238420.905–438
13Reading42105628154512123240470.851–738
14Bristol Rovers4288532246213204352670.776–1538
15Norwich City42810329174314214550620.806–1237
16Charlton Athletic42106528193513153743560.768–1337
17Northampton Town42133530170813175447710.662–2437
18Gillingham42114636203414114047600.783–1336
19Brighton & Hove Albion4296633194314123245510.882–635
20Newport County4287622183513224344610.721–1734
21Exeter City4275922294710163038590.644–2134
22Southend United4275923231614115134740.459–4027

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
Division Champions, promoted
New club in the league
Re-elected
Failed re-election (none)

Third Division South results

Home ╲ Away ADE BRE BHABROCHAEXEGILLUTMERMILNPCNORNORPLYPORQPRREASOUSTDSWASWIWAT
Aberdare Athletic 20 20 20 33 02 61 20 00 00 30 42 12 00 00 42 01 01 11 21 32 30
Brentford 21 40 42 02 52 01 02 01 10 10 10 21 31 22 51 20 10 10 30 30 11
Brighton & Hove Albion 12 21 31 20 31 01 11 13 01 30 70 02 11 30 21 11 01 00 00 21 11
Bristol Rovers 51 00 12 42 13 03 20 20 00 34 20 42 13 11 11 20 00 10 00 11 11
Charlton Athletic 21 11 10 20 10 00 01 10 21 11 22 21 00 12 11 01 12 40 10 45 10
Exeter City 01 10 03 22 10 11 01 10 10 22 20 20 02 14 01 13 00 41 11 14 13
Gillingham 31 00 10 32 20 30 01 50 01 02 32 52 12 12 12 20 20 10 00 22 11
Luton Town 12 30 20 12 20 40 70 30 10 40 30 21 10 10 31 01 00 30 30 21 11
Merthyr Town 01 20 21 02 10 00 20 20 31 21 21 30 01 21 20 20 01 22 10 41 12
Millwall 00 11 20 41 01 10 10 11 40 11 00 22 11 11 00 30 01 00 00 00 00
Newport County 10 21 01 01 21 11 11 22 02 10 22 10 00 00 01 10 01 21 23 40 00
Northampton Town 20 20 20 22 10 23 31 20 20 03 20 30 13 00 10 21 00 02 01 21 10
Norwich City 00 00 11 01 20 00 20 01 20 31 22 20 11 21 00 41 22 11 32 12 11
Plymouth Argyle 30 41 31 10 30 00 30 20 00 20 10 20 11 00 40 20 10 40 31 10 30
Portsmouth 22 10 00 10 10 20 41 11 21 22 43 11 01 31 10 10 02 60 30 13 20
Queens Park Rangers 10 11 30 12 31 21 10 10 00 61 21 40 20 20 11 11 22 10 10 00 11
Reading 01 03 00 40 12 00 21 21 50 10 10 00 21 01 11 01 01 40 20 11 21
Southampton 10 00 30 10 60 20 20 21 11 42 50 80 20 00 11 11 00 50 11 31 20
Southend 32 11 12 30 11 01 20 01 21 11 01 11 01 10 12 12 20 00 10 12 14
Swansea Town 12 10 21 81 00 21 20 11 32 30 22 22 11 30 22 10 00 10 11 13 30
Swindon Town 22 21 10 01 00 11 00 11 30 11 32 42 61 12 00 20 40 23 61 10 03
Watford 30 00 10 10 22 00 10 41 41 01 10 22 42 01 03 22 22 11 41 00 22

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third Division South maps

Locations of the Football League Third Division South London teams 1921–22

See also

References

  1. "England 1921-22". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  2. 1 2 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
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