1922–23 Football League

The Football League
Season 1922–23
Champions Liverpool

The 19221923 season was the 31st season of The Football 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.

From the 1922–23 season on, Re-election was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South.[2]

First Division

Football League, First Division
Season 1922–23
Champions Liverpool (4th English title)
Relegated Stoke
Oldham Athletic
FA Cup winners Bolton Wanderers (1st FA Cup title)
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1215 (2.63 per match)
Top goalscorer Charlie Buchan (Sunderland), 30 [3]
Biggest home win BurnleyNottingham Forest 8–2 (4 Nov 1922)
Sheffield UnitedBirmingham 7–1 (17 Feb 1923)
Aston VillaStoke 6–0 (17 Feb 1923)
Biggest away win BlackburnArsenal 0–5 (1 Jan 1923)
Highest scoring BurnleyNottingham Forest 8–2 (4 Nov 1922)
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Liverpool4217315013957201870312.258+3960
2Sunderland4215515025759222972541.333+1854
3Huddersfield Town4214253515795251760321.875+2853
4Newcastle United42136231115610142645371.216+848
5Everton42144341206312223963591.068+447
6Aston Villa42153342113711224064511.255+1346
7West Bromwich Albion42127238105412203958491.184+945
8Manchester City42146138163513123350491.020+145
9Cardiff City42152451183513224173591.237+1443
10Sheffield United42117341205313274468641.063+442
11Arsenal42134438163612234661620.984–142
12Tottenham Hotspur42113734226411162850501.000±041
13Bolton Wanderers42118236173414144150580.862–840
14Blackburn Rovers42127232192514154347620.758–1540
15Burnley42123639244314193558590.983–138
16Preston North End42123641261812193860640.938–437
17Birmingham42104725193711163841570.719–1637
18Middlesbrough42114641252613163857630.905–636
19Chelsea42513329204512163345530.849–836
20Nottingham Forest42122725231614164741700.586–2934
21Stoke4279528193117194847670.701–2030
22Oldham Athletic4296621201416144535650.538–3030

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

First Division results

Home ╲ Away ARS AST BIRBLBBOLBURCARCHEEVEHUDLIVMCIMIDNEWNOTOLDPNESHUSTKSUNTOTWBA
Arsenal 20 10 11 50 11 21 31 12 11 10 10 30 12 20 20 11 20 30 23 02 31
Aston Villa 11 30 20 20 31 13 10 30 21 01 20 22 11 40 30 10 01 60 10 20 20
Birmingham City 32 10 11 20 10 00 01 11 00 01 01 20 02 20 23 10 42 20 12 21 02
Blackburn Rovers 05 42 11 10 21 31 00 51 00 10 00 20 11 20 10 11 10 15 00 10 51
Bolton Wanderers 41 30 30 30 21 00 11 02 10 11 21 11 10 42 31 11 11 11 11 02 30
Burnley 41 11 02 31 21 15 10 01 02 20 20 30 00 82 11 20 14 32 20 01 30
Cardiff City 41 30 11 50 10 22 61 02 01 30 31 20 50 31 20 10 10 21 24 23 30
Chelsea 00 11 11 11 30 01 11 31 22 00 11 11 30 22 40 01 00 32 13 00 22
Everton 10 21 21 20 11 10 31 31 03 01 00 53 32 42 00 10 51 40 11 31 01
Huddersfield Town 40 35 40 02 02 20 10 30 10 00 00 02 20 21 30 20 21 10 01 10 41
Liverpool 52 30 00 30 30 30 31 10 51 11 20 20 02 21 21 52 21 10 51 00 20
Manchester City 00 11 01 21 20 10 51 30 21 31 10 21 00 11 32 21 33 21 10 30 11
Middlesbrough 20 22 21 12 12 41 01 21 24 22 02 50 11 40 21 11 32 31 20 20 01
Newcastle United 11 00 00 51 10 02 31 00 20 10 01 31 11 10 10 31 30 10 21 11 20
Nottingham Forest 21 31 11 10 11 10 32 04 21 01 13 20 21 01 10 30 10 01 10 01 04
Oldham Athletic 00 02 20 10 31 11 31 20 10 03 02 03 00 00 20 21 02 41 00 03 00
Preston North End 12 32 23 10 31 31 30 20 22 10 13 02 12 10 22 51 23 42 20 20 00
Sheffield United 21 11 71 11 22 21 00 02 01 02 41 20 41 20 00 22 22 20 31 20 31
Stoke 10 11 00 11 20 01 31 12 41 22 00 11 00 10 01 22 42 40 12 00 02
Sunderland 33 20 53 43 51 31 21 11 31 11 10 20 21 20 00 20 22 35 20 20 32
Tottenham Hotspur 12 12 20 20 01 13 11 31 20 00 24 31 20 01 21 30 11 21 31 01 31
West Bromwich Albion 70 30 10 30 11 21 30 00 00 02 00 20 10 21 00 10 22 40 01 11 51

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 1922–23

Second Division

Football League, Second Division
Season 1922–23
Champions Notts County (3rd title)
Relegated Rotherham County
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1055 (2.28 per match)
Top goalscorer Harry Bedford (Blackpool), 32 [3]
Biggest home win LeicesterWolverhampton 7–0 (10 Mar 1923)
Biggest away win LeicesterWest Ham 0–6 (15 Feb 1923)
Highest scoring StockportLeicester 4–5 (26 Apr 1923)
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Notts County4216142915768171946341.353+3253
2West Ham United4298421111137422763381.658+2551
3Leicester City4214254219777232565441.477+2151
4Manchester United4210652517786261951361.417+1548
5Blackpool4212453714678232960431.395+1747
6Bury42145241164611143055461.196+947
7Leeds United42118226107311172643361.194+747
8The Wednesday4214343616399183154471.149+746
9Barnsley4212454221579203062511.216+1145
10Fulham42107429126510142043321.344+1144
11Southampton4210562821498121940401.000±042
12Hull City4298429225610142343450.956–242
13South Shields4211732612431493235440.795–940
14Derby County4295725165610213446500.920–439
15Bradford City4287627184611142741450.911–437
16Crystal Palace42107433163414214654620.871–837
17Port Vale4286723186312163339510.765–1237
18Coventry City42122735213513114246630.730–1737
19Clapton Orient4296626173612143340500.800–1036
20Stockport County42106532244215113443580.741–1536
21Rotherham County42107430193216144444630.698–1935
22Wolverhampton Wanderers4294832260516105142770.545–3527

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 BRABRYCLACOVCRYDERFULHULLEELEIMUNNTCPTVROTSOUSSHSTPWEDWHUWOL
Barnsley 22 31 21 21 62 12 50 01 10 10 01 22 10 01 22 30 50 11 24 20 10
Blackpool 01 30 51 00 01 40 32 30 00 10 12 10 11 02 10 12 30 00 30 41 31
Bradford City 20 02 40 12 40 11 00 21 21 02 22 11 12 20 01 00 10 20 11 01 11
Bury 21 30 10 51 11 21 41 01 10 11 20 22 22 20 10 00 10 20 40 25 30
Clapton Orient 01 01 10 02 00 31 00 02 20 30 20 11 21 00 51 10 00 02 22 02 41
Coventry City 30 12 21 30 21 21 10 10 01 12 11 20 12 12 21 20 02 10 11 13 71
Crystal Palace 20 11 20 11 20 00 22 00 11 10 01 23 01 20 40 10 11 30 20 15 50
Derby County 01 10 02 10 00 40 60 20 02 01 20 11 00 12 10 02 10 12 11 21 11
Fulham 01 11 00 30 00 40 21 31 00 30 20 00 21 11 12 11 01 30 10 02 20
Hull City 21 00 00 22 21 11 11 42 10 31 13 21 02 30 23 13 20 10 00 11 00
Leeds United 11 11 10 00 00 10 41 10 11 22 00 01 30 21 20 10 01 20 00 31 10
Leicester City 22 12 20 20 20 21 30 01 11 01 21 01 21 30 30 21 30 20 31 06 70
Manchester United 10 21 11 01 00 21 21 00 11 32 00 02 11 12 30 12 30 10 10 12 10
Notts County 10 20 00 10 31 20 04 12 10 01 10 10 16 10 20 10 20 20 10 20 41
Port Vale 11 20 12 20 31 01 20 23 01 10 12 00 10 00 00 00 30 02 22 13 10
Rotherham 11 10 02 00 00 20 41 30 13 01 31 00 11 10 31 00 21 21 12 22 32
Southampton 22 11 20 03 20 30 02 04 20 21 01 00 00 01 31 42 02 10 11 20 30
South Shields 20 10 00 02 30 00 20 31 20 00 02 21 03 10 31 20 00 30 11 00 11
Stockport County 31 22 10 10 02 51 22 21 02 11 21 45 10 00 02 10 30 11 01 21 11
The Wednesday 23 23 22 20 41 30 31 00 10 10 31 21 10 01 20 10 00 20 41 02 10
West Ham United 00 20 12 00 10 10 11 00 10 30 00 22 02 01 00 40 11 10 01 21 10
Wolverhampton Wanderers 33 34 41 11 13 12 10 01 00 30 01 12 01 10 30 32 00 10 31 20 14

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 1922–23

Third Division North

Football League, Third Division North
Season 1922–23
Champions Nelson (1st title)
Failed re-election None
Matches played 380
Goals scored 1019 (2.68 per match)
Top goalscorer George Beel (Chesterfield), 23;
Jimmy Carmichael (Grimsby Town), 23 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Nelson3815223710919243161411.488+2051
2Bradford Park Avenue3814415115559162367381.763+2947
3Walsall3813423214649193051441.159+746
4Chesterfield38135149186211193468521.308+1645
5Wigan Borough38143245114510192864391.641+2544
6Crewe Alexandra381333329469162948381.263+1043
7Halifax Town38114429146310243253461.152+741
8Accrington Stanley38142340213511194459650.908–641
9Darlington38133343142710163259461.283+1340
10Wrexham3813512912151393638480.792–1038
11Stalybridge Celtic38132432182413102942470.894–536
12Rochdale388562922559133142530.792–1136
13Lincoln City3897321114312184439550.709–1636
14Grimsby Town38103635184213203455521.058+333
15Hartlepools United38106334140613144048540.889–632
16Tranmere Rovers3811444121141483849590.831–1032
17Southport38113521121414113432460.696–1431
18Barrow38112631172215194350600.833–1030
19Ashington38103634331513174451770.662–2630
20Durham City3879331192116124043590.729–1628

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 (none)
Re-elected
Failed re-election (none), or resigned

Third Division North results

Home ╲ Away ACC ASH BRWBPACHFCREDARDURGRIHALHARLINNELROCSOUSTLTRAWALWIGWRE
Accrington Stanley (1891) 41 34 43 04 00 21 31 40 41 21 10 01 21 31 10 41 21 00 10
Ashington 25 26 21 20 24 31 00 21 32 42 02 02 20 11 03 31 30 21 11
Barrow 52 30 12 31 20 01 21 20 01 00 13 10 41 20 01 21 00 23 10
Bradford Park Avenue 51 30 30 10 30 21 41 21 22 11 41 62 30 51 10 30 22 11 01
Chesterfield 31 22 21 22 21 00 31 32 30 11 33 12 40 30 10 50 60 31 21
Crewe Alexandra 11 31 10 01 20 30 40 30 21 21 31 10 01 10 41 20 00 01 00
Darlington 40 11 32 20 41 50 10 13 01 40 00 23 11 21 10 40 20 20 41
Durham City 41 11 41 00 11 20 00 03 22 32 71 01 11 11 00 10 02 22 20
Grimsby Town 71 74 20 01 31 23 01 10 01 10 10 02 11 21 30 00 12 00 40
Halifax Town 00 00 30 30 20 10 21 13 10 30 31 22 10 01 21 31 12 01 11
Hartlepool United 00 31 20 01 50 11 10 21 20 32 20 51 02 11 40 01 22 00 11
Lincoln City 00 20 11 00 00 10 11 31 12 00 21 10 01 20 11 20 02 21 20
Nelson 21 13 21 10 40 00 30 40 11 20 41 21 12 20 10 10 30 10 20
Rochdale 11 20 31 03 02 11 22 20 01 01 40 11 03 32 20 00 02 32 50
Southport 12 10 20 00 02 20 21 10 31 13 10 30 01 01 00 00 21 10 10
Stalybridge Celtic 10 21 20 10 12 01 42 10 32 43 11 01 20 00 10 41 20 02 32
Tranmere 41 10 30 00 23 12 22 51 32 21 11 20 02 20 20 11 23 42 40
Walsall 02 21 31 10 01 11 22 20 10 21 22 20 50 00 10 21 21 31 10
Wigan Borough 20 61 21 32 10 11 30 02 10 01 20 91 31 60 10 30 00 10 11
Wrexham 20 00 00 30 31 21 00 10 11 21 20 02 21 31 11 21 21 10 21

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 1922–23
Champions Bristol City (1st title)
Failed re-election None
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1141 (2.47 per match)
Top goalscorer Fred Pagnam (Watford), 30 [3][4]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Bristol City4216414313876232766401.650+2659
2Plymouth Argyle4218304765412142361292.103+3253
3Swansea Town4213624614939323178451.733+3353
4Brighton & Hove Albion4215333913588132152341.529+1851
5Luton Town42144347187311213168491.388+1949
6Millwall4291022713588182745401.125+546
7Portsmouth4210563420939243258521.115+646
8Northampton Town42136240174512142754441.227+1045
9Swindon Town42144341173711213962561.107+645
10Watford42106535237410223157541.056+344
11Queens Park Rangers4210473424669202554491.102+542
12Charlton Athletic42116433143810223755511.078+442
13Bristol Rovers427952519678101735360.972–142
14Brentford429482723489142841510.804–1038
15Southend United42106535182712143649540.907–537
16Gillingham42134438182316134151590.864–837
17Merthyr Town421047271711010123139480.813–936
18Norwich City4287629265313224551710.718–2036
19Reading4298424151614124036550.655–1934
20Exeter City42104727183315206647840.560–3733
21Aberdare Athletic4268725233315174742700.600–2829
22Newport County4286728210516124940700.571–3027

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 (none)
Re-elected
Failed re-election (none)

Third Division South results

Home ╲ Away ADE BRE BHABRIBROCHAEXEGILLUTMERMILNPCNORNORPLYPORQPRREASTDSWASWIWAT
Aberdare Athletic 00 01 01 00 31 31 20 21 00 01 62 02 03 22 02 00 00 11 01 33 31
Brentford 01 12 40 01 03 01 20 32 31 11 00 21 14 20 10 13 11 00 01 30 21
Brighton & Hove Albion 31 21 21 21 10 30 30 01 00 20 21 10 00 10 71 20 31 01 13 11 30
Bristol City 00 11 31 01 31 11 21 10 30 11 20 10 40 20 21 32 21 50 10 31 31
Bristol Rovers 10 11 00 12 11 33 10 11 30 00 31 00 32 01 01 13 11 20 00 20 12
Charlton Athletic 11 11 01 10 00 00 31 21 01 02 60 20 30 10 02 11 10 51 31 31 00
Exeter City 10 02 10 00 00 00 01 12 21 21 40 12 20 00 23 12 40 21 10 21 12
Gillingham 40 20 20 11 01 22 21 10 20 30 30 03 50 10 42 01 21 10 22 00 14
Luton Town 41 40 11 11 10 22 60 20 21 22 10 21 40 21 02 10 12 20 61 32 01
Merthyr Town 02 10 20 01 11 30 31 10 01 11 10 30 01 01 30 01 11 21 21 11 23
Millwall 10 11 21 11 10 11 30 31 00 10 00 20 30 00 13 00 00 11 02 11 51
Newport County 00 01 10 01 41 40 62 21 03 11 00 11 13 10 00 10 30 02 12 22 01
Northampton Town 31 11 00 21 10 00 30 10 20 11 21 21 11 10 30 42 50 52 13 12 11
Norwich City 14 02 10 22 00 23 60 11 12 11 32 11 10 10 02 11 20 21 14 00 20
Plymouth Argyle 20 30 22 51 30 20 51 20 40 20 10 10 10 11 20 20 30 11 20 20 10
Portsmouth 10 30 12 12 00 30 34 61 12 11 20 20 00 21 12 11 10 00 03 41 10
Queens Park Rangers 41 11 00 12 31 12 20 21 40 11 23 11 32 20 23 01 10 10 21 02 12
Reading 10 10 00 00 01 21 13 11 30 10 12 20 00 41 01 00 00 11 44 10 10
Southend 40 12 00 03 00 00 50 11 13 11 40 31 12 31 21 00 20 31 01 20 21
Swansea Town 51 00 00 41 01 32 51 10 10 11 01 51 40 31 11 21 30 22 10 50 00
Swindon Town 54 30 30 01 10 21 21 01 11 40 00 22 20 12 21 30 10 31 30 21 11
Watford 60 20 12 11 01 22 40 52 21 11 00 21 00 21 10 23 03 10 11 21 03

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 1922–23

See also

References

  1. "England 1922-23". 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.
  4. Trefor Jones, Watford Season by Season pp. 60–61
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