1911–12 Football League

The Football League
Season 1911–12
Champions Blackburn Rovers
Relegated Gainsborough Trinity

The 19111912 season was the 24th season of The Football League.

Blackburn Rovers won the First Division title for the first time.

Bury and Preston North End were relegated to the Second Division, and their places in the First Division were taken by Derby County and Chelsea.

Final league tables

The tables 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.

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 1911–12
Champions Blackburn Rovers (1st English title)
Relegated Bury,
Preston North End
Matches played 380
Goals scored 1057 (2.78 per match)
Top goalscorer Harry Hampton (Aston Villa),
George Holley (Sunderland),
David McLean (The Wednesday), 25 [3]
Biggest home win The WednesdaySunderland 8–0 (26 Dec 1911)
Biggest away win Sheffield UnitedBolton 0–5 (9 Sept 1911)
Highest scoring Sheffield UnitedBradford City 7–3 (4 Mar 1912)
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Blackburn Rovers3813603510739253360431.395+1749
2Everton38135129127111173046421.095+446
3Newcastle United3810453725847272564501.280+1444
4Bolton Wanderers38142335156112192854431.256+1143
5The Wednesday3811354417568253269491.408+2041
6Aston Villa3812254822559284176631.206+1341
7Middlesbrough38116235175212212856451.244+1140
8Sunderland38106337144510213758511.137+739
9West Bromwich Albion38106323155311203243470.915–439
10Woolwich Arsenal38123438193511174055590.932–438
11Bradford City38123431153511153546500.920–438
12Tottenham Hotspur38104535204510183353531.000±037
13Manchester United389552919469164145600.750–1537
14Sheffield United38104547293610162763561.125+736
15Manchester City38105439203412173856580.966–235
16Notts County3894626205311204346630.730–1735
17Liverpool388472723469223249550.891–634
18Oldham Athletic38103632192710143546540.852–834
19Preston North End3884726255311143240570.702–1733
20Bury386582325041593432590.542–2721

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
Relegated

First Division results

Home ╲ Away AST BLB BOLBRABRYEVELIVMCIMUNMIDNEWNTCOLDPNESHUSUNTOTWEDWBAWOO
Aston Villa 03 01 00 52 30 50 31 60 21 20 51 61 10 10 13 22 23 03 41
Blackburn Rovers 31 20 31 20 21 10 20 22 21 11 00 10 30 10 22 00 00 41 40
Bolton Wanderers 30 20 20 10 12 21 21 11 10 02 30 21 30 03 30 10 42 20 22
Bradford City 21 10 10 10 10 02 41 01 21 11 23 00 01 10 21 30 51 41 11
Bury 11 12 13 20 12 22 12 01 02 21 01 11 00 31 02 21 22 10 31
Everton 11 13 10 10 11 21 10 40 10 20 11 11 10 32 10 22 10 30 10
Liverpool 12 12 10 10 11 13 22 32 11 01 30 10 01 20 21 12 11 13 41
Manchester City 26 30 31 40 20 40 23 00 20 11 40 13 00 00 20 21 40 02 33
Manchester United 31 31 20 01 00 21 11 00 34 02 20 31 00 10 22 12 31 12 20
Middlesbrough 12 21 10 10 11 00 32 31 30 11 40 30 42 11 33 20 11 10 02
Newcastle United 62 42 52 02 32 20 11 10 23 01 32 11 10 22 31 20 02 00 12
Notts County 20 13 32 00 20 01 00 01 01 21 14 11 12 20 31 22 10 20 31
Oldham Athletic 12 01 31 30 20 30 01 41 22 20 24 12 10 23 00 21 10 31 00
Preston North End 41 22 12 22 10 21 21 21 00 03 21 21 01 30 03 01 23 11 01
Sheffield United 01 11 05 73 40 21 31 62 61 11 21 13 40 42 12 12 11 11 21
Sunderland 22 30 01 11 10 40 12 11 50 10 12 50 42 30 00 11 00 32 10
Tottenham Hotspur 21 02 10 23 21 01 20 02 11 21 12 22 40 62 11 00 31 10 50
The Wednesday 30 11 01 42 21 13 22 30 30 02 12 30 10 01 11 80 40 41 30
West Bromwich Albion 22 20 00 00 20 10 10 11 10 31 31 21 00 02 01 10 20 15 11
Woolwich Arsenal 22 51 30 20 10 01 22 20 21 31 20 03 11 41 31 30 31 02 02

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 1911–12

Second Division

Football League, Second Division
Season 1911–12
Champions Derby County (1st title)
Failed re-election Gainsborough Trinity
Matches played 380
Goals scored 1032 (2.72 per match)
Top goalscorer Bert Freeman (Burnley), 32 [3]
Biggest home win WolverhamptonHull 8–0 (4 Nov 1911)
Biggest away win Leeds CityBurnley 1–5 (9 Dec 1911)
BirminghamDerby County 0–4 (16 Sept 1911)
Highest scoring FulhamLeeds City 7–2 (23 Mar 1912)
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Derby County3815225513865191574282.643+4654
2Chelsea3815223613946282164341.882+3054
3Burnley3814505014838272777411.878+3652
4Clapton Orient38160344145311173061441.386+1745
5Wolverhampton Wanderers3812344110478162357331.727+2442
6Barnsley3810542819577172345421.071+342
7Hull City3812343613559183854511.059+342
8Fulham3810364224649243466581.138+839
9Grimsby Town3896424186310243748550.873–739
10Leicester Fosse38114434184312154849660.742–1737
11Bradford Park Avenue38105430163412142944450.978–135
12Birmingham38113544293313113055590.932–434
13Bristol City38114427173214144341600.683–1934
14Blackpool3812432412141484032520.615–2034
15Nottingham Forest3893726184411203046480.958–233
16Stockport County3885631223610163247540.870–733
17Huddersfield Town3885630225113204250640.781–1432
18Glossop386853323241393342560.750–1428
19Leeds City3876621223214295650780.641–2828
20Gainsborough Trinity[4]3846917221711134230640.469–3423
  1. "England 1911-12". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 5 February 2010. 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 "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
  4. Gainsborough Trinity failed to be re-elected to the Football League. This was their final ever season of league football. Lincoln City
    returned to the league at their expense.

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
FA Cup Winners
New club in the league
Re-elected
Failed re-election

Second Division results

Home ╲ Away BAR BIR BLPBPABRIBURCHECLADERFULGAIGLPGRIHUDHULLEELEINOTSTPWOL
Barnsley 10 10 10 41 11 02 21 02 22 40 10 22 00 12 34 00 10 21 21
Birmingham City 13 21 23 00 40 14 40 04 13 22 20 22 10 51 43 40 42 20 31
Blackpool 00 10 04 10 00 10 10 10 31 00 20 12 31 32 30 11 20 01 10
Bradford Park Avenue 10 30 00 01 21 11 21 01 02 50 11 41 31 31 11 11 21 10 02
Bristol City 01 21 20 10 03 11 10 11 10 20 20 30 32 00 41 01 22 21 03
Burnley 30 11 11 31 42 22 10 00 51 20 40 11 30 51 42 30 20 41 21
Chelsea 21 02 41 10 22 02 30 10 10 10 10 41 31 10 42 21 20 00 40
Clapton Orient 20 20 20 20 40 12 14 30 40 30 21 10 21 40 21 41 02 42 10
Derby County 00 01 51 10 30 20 20 51 61 40 50 21 42 23 52 50 10 20 11
Fulham 22 21 30 20 21 34 01 02 00 71 02 13 31 01 72 41 20 31 11
Gainsborough Trinity 12 00 00 00 23 10 02 02 11 01 11 23 50 03 21 01 12 00 10
Glossop 02 20 11 00 30 13 12 33 31 11 11 52 23 11 21 60 00 11 01
Grimsby Town 00 10 10 00 30 10 21 21 03 10 33 00 12 10 12 40 14 22 00
Huddersfield Town 21 32 40 31 12 11 13 00 00 20 22 31 20 02 12 12 12 20 11
Hull City 00 40 30 51 30 41 10 02 00 23 11 20 10 01 10 41 21 02 30
Leeds City 32 00 10 12 31 15 00 02 01 02 00 21 12 20 00 21 31 11 11
Leicester Fosse 00 52 40 30 20 32 20 20 01 25 20 10 02 02 30 21 11 11 11
Nottingham Forest 02 01 21 21 20 01 23 30 13 11 20 01 10 30 00 21 41 12 00
Stockport County 11 20 12 10 10 01 01 11 40 21 03 30 30 31 11 33 23 22 12
Wolverhampton Wanderers 50 10 30 11 31 20 31 01 01 00 10 11 12 12 80 50 10 10 40

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 1911–12

See also

References

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