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1921–22 Football League
30th season of the Football League
30th season of the Football League
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | The Football League |
| season | [1921–22](1921-22-in-english-football) |
| winners | Liverpool |
| continentalcup2 | New clubs in League |
| continentalcup2 qualifiers | 20 (see tables) |
| prevseason | [1920–21](1920-21-football-league) |
| nextseason | [1922–23](1922-23-football-league) |
The 1921–22 season was the 30th season of The Football League.
This year the Third Division was divided into North and South sections. Third Division South continued the single new Third Division of the previous season. Two new clubs were placed in Third Division South, while 18 of 20 newcomers were placed in Third Division North, as the number of Football League clubs increased from 66 to 86.
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 and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79, with home and away statistics separated.
First Division
3rd English title Manchester United (31 goals)
Results
First Division maps
Arsenal Chelsea Tottenham
Arsenal Aston Villa Birmingham Blackburn Rovers Bolton Bradford City Burnley Cardiff City Chelsea Everton Huddersfield Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Middlesbrough Newcastle Oldham Preston North End Sheffield United Sunderland Tottenham West Bromwich Albion
Second Division
Second Division Bristol City
Results
Second Division maps
Crystal Palace Clapton Orient Fulham West Ham
Barnsley Blackpool Bradford Park Avenue Bristol City Bury Coventry Crystal P. Derby County Fulham Clapton Orient Hull Leeds U. Leicester City Nottingham Forest Notts County Port Vale Rotherham South Shields Stoke The Wednesday (Sheffield) West Ham Wolverhampton Wanderers
Third Division North
Third Division North
Results
Source:
Maps
Accrington Stanley Ashington Barrow Chesterfield Crewe Alexandra Darlington Durham City Grimsby Town Halifax Town Hartlepools United Lincoln City Nelson Rochdale Stalybridge Stockport County Southport Tranmere Rovers Walsall Wigan Borough Wrexham
Third Division South
Third Division South
Results
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|match_EXE_B&HA=0–3
|match_GIL_B&HA=1–0
|match_LUT_B&HA=2–0
|match_MER_B&HA=2–1
|match_MIL_B&HA=2–0
|match_NPC_B&HA=0–1
|match_NOR_B&HA=2–0
|match_NWC_B&HA=1–1
|match_PLY_B&HA=3–1
|match_POR_B&HA=0–0
|match_QPR_B&HA=3–0
|match_REA_B&HA=0–0
|match_SOU_B&HA=3–0
|match_STD_B&HA=1–2
|match_SWA_B&HA=2–1
|match_SWI_B&HA=1–0
|match_WAT_B&HA=1–0
Maps
Brentford Charlton Athletic Millwall Queens Park Rangers Watford
Aberdare Brentford Brighton & Hove Bristol Rovers Charlton Exeter City Gillingham Luton Town Merthyr Town Millwall Newport County Northampton Town Norwich City Portsmouth Plymouth Argyle QPR Reading Southampton Southend United Swansea Town Swindon Watford
Attendances
Source:
Division One
| No. | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea FC | 37,545 |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 36,485 |
| 3 | Liverpool FC | 36,105 |
| 4 | Newcastle United FC | 34,860 |
| 5 | Cardiff City FC | 32,760 |
| 6 | Aston Villa FC | 31,700 |
| 7 | Everton FC | 31,175 |
| 8 | Arsenal FC | 29,170 |
| 9 | Manchester United | 28,510 |
| 10 | Birmingham City FC | 26,875 |
| 11 | Sheffield United FC | 25,445 |
| 12 | Bolton Wanderers FC | 25,295 |
| 13 | Manchester City FC | 24,200 |
| 14 | Sunderland AFC | 24,150 |
| 15 | Burnley FC | 23,640 |
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers FC | 23,580 |
| 17 | Middlesbrough FC | 23,230 |
| 18 | West Bromwich Albion FC | 22,490 |
| 19 | Bradford City AFC | 21,815 |
| 20 | Preston North End FC | 20,490 |
| 21 | Huddersfield Town AFC | 17,870 |
| 22 | Oldham Athletic FC | 16,680 |
References
References
- "England 1921-22". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
- Ian Laschke: ''Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79''. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
- "English League Leading Goalscorers".
- Ian Laschke. (1980). "Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79". Macdonald and Jane’s.
- https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/eng/aveeng1922.htm
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