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1919–20 Football League

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28th season of the Football League

Football league season
The Football League
Season1919–20
ChampionsWest Bromwich Albion
RelegatedLincoln City
ExpelledLeeds City
New Clubs in LeagueCoventry City
Stoke
West Ham United
South Shields
Rotherham County
Port Vale (Mid-season)

The1919–20 season was the 28th season ofThe Football League, and the first season after football was suspended after outbreak ofWorld War I

Compared to 1914–15, the number of Football League member clubs increased from 40 to 44, initially with five new clubs.

Team changes

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Resuming after four years, the Football League expanded its numbers by four, maintaining competition in two Divisions of equal size.During previous such expansions, 1898 and 1905, the relegated clubs from the previous season were re-elected, while the top Second Division sides were promoted as usual.

Following that precedent, the two top Second Division sides in 1915, Derby and Preston did move on up. Chelsea, who had finished 19th that First Division season, were, as expected, re-elected.

Discussion of how the expansion should be handled began on 13 January 1919 when James Catton published an article inAthletic News raising the issue of match-fixing which had dogged the 1914/15 League season and been left unresolved because of the cessation of the League for the duration of the war.

In the article, Catton argued one of the two teams that ought to be returned to the first division (if that league was to be expanded, as had already been proposed), should be Chelsea as they had been relegated due to the match-fixing. Catton then considered the argument that Tottenham, who had also been relegated with Chelsea should likewise be reinstated, although he noted there was nothing to link Tottenham's relegation with anything amiss in the final season before the cessation of the League for the duration.[1]

In 1915, Manchester United avoided relegation by winning a game against Liverpool 2–0 on 2 April 1915 which was fixed in United's favour, with players from both sides benefiting from bets placed upon the result1915 British football betting scandal. At the end of the season, Manchester United finished one point and one place ahead of Chelsea. Had the game against Liverpool ended in a draw Chelsea would have finished ahead of United on goal average, if Liverpool had won then Chelsea would have finished one place and one point ahead of Manchester United.

Arsenal, who had finished 6th in the Second Division in 1914-15 (later amended to 5th place in 1975 after an error in the calculation of goal average was discovered) were also elected to the First Division.

It has been alleged that Arsenal Chairman Sir Henry Norris bribed or in some way unduly influenced the voting members of the Football League, in particular, Football League President John McKenna at the League'sAGM and that McKenna made a speech recommending Arsenal's promotion ahead of Spurs thanks to the formers' longer spell in the League (Arsenal joined in 1893, Spurs in 1908), although Barnsley and Wolves, who both finished ahead of Arsenal, had been members of the league longer than Arsenal; Wolves since its inception in 1888.[2] However, detailed reports of the meeting inThe Sportsman,Athletic News,Daily Mirror andThe Times the following day made no mention of this. They did report that Football League Management Committee member C.E. Sutcliffe made a speech stating that the expansion would give them an opportunity to do right by Chelsea. It would seem strange if such a speech were made by the League President and somehow all the media failed to report it. Arsenal have not been relegated from the top flight of the English game since, the only club in continuous membership since 1919.

In the Second Division,Port Vale took over fromLeeds City after 4 October 1919, when Leeds were disbanded by F.A. order following alleged irregular practices. Port Vale then inherited Leeds' record up to that date.[3]

After the season,Grimsby Town were relegated to the newly formed Third Division.Lincoln City was not re-elected to Second Division andLeeds United was elected to replace it.Cardiff City were elected to take the second available place in Second Division.

Final league tables

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Beginning in the 1894–95 season, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded). 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.

During the first six seasons of the league, (up to the 1893–94 season), 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.

First Division

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Football league season
First Division
Season1919–20
ChampionsWest Bromwich Albion
1stEnglish title
RelegatedNotts County
The Wednesday
Matches462
Goals1,332 (2.88 per match)
Top goalscorerFred Morris
(37 goals)[4]
Biggest home winWest Bromwich Albion 8–0Notts County
(25 October 1919)
Biggest away winPreston North End 1–5Bradford City
(1 September 1919)
Burnley 2–6Bradford Park Avenue
(22 November 1919)
Derby County 0–4West Bromwich Albion
(20 December 1919)
Bradford Park Avenue 0–4West Bromwich Albion
(3 April 1920)
Highest scoringManchester City 8–2Blackburn Rovers
(8 November 1919)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGAvPtsRelegation
1West Bromwich Albion(C)4228410104472.21360
2Burnley422191265591.10251
3Chelsea422251556511.09849
4Liverpool4219101359441.34148
5Sunderland422241672591.22048
6Bolton Wanderers421991472651.10847
7Manchester City421891571621.14545
8Newcastle United421791644391.12843
9Aston Villa421861875731.02742
10Arsenal4215121556580.96642
11Bradford (Park Avenue)4215121560630.95242
12Manchester United4213141554501.08040
13Middlesbrough4215101761650.93840
14Sheffield United421681859690.85540
15Bradford City4214111754630.85739
16Everton4212141669681.01538
17Oldham Athletic421581949520.94238
18Derby County4213121747570.82538
19Preston North End4214101857730.78138
20Blackburn Rovers4213111864770.83137
21Notts County(R)4212121856740.75736Relegation to theSecond Division
22The Wednesday(R)42792628640.43823
Source:World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions;(R) Relegated

Results

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Home \ AwayARSASTBLBBOLBRABPABURCHEDEREVELIVMCIMUNMIDNEWNTCOLDPNESHUSUNWEDWBA
Arsenal0–10–12–21–23–02–01–11–01–11–02–20–32–10–13–13–20–03–03–23–11–0
Aston Villa2–11–23–63–11–02–25–22–22–20–10–12–05–34–03–13–02–44–00–33–12–4
Blackburn Rovers2–25–12–24–13–32–33–12–03–20–21–45–00–22–01–10–14–04–03–01–01–5
Bolton Wanderers2–22–12–11–11–21–11–23–00–20–36–23–52–10–31–01–04–11–01–02–01–2
Bradford City1–13–13–10–10–02–13–13–13–31–31–02–10–11–03–41–12–21–22–01–13–0
Bradford Park Avenue0–06–15–22–00–00–11–01–10–21–22–11–41–10–10–12–03–31–02–23–00–4
Burnley2–10–03–12–11–12–62–32–05–01–22–02–15–31–02–12–11–12–22–12–02–2
Chelsea3–12–12–12–31–04–00–10–00–11–01–01–03–10–02–01–04–01–02–01–12–0
Derby County2–11–00–01–23–00–00–25–02–13–00–01–11–21–03–11–12–05–13–12–10–4
Everton2–31–13–03–34–12–02–22–34–00–02–00–05–24–01–20–20–13–01–31–12–5
Liverpool2–32–13–02–02–13–30–10–13–03–11–00–01–01–13–02–21–22–03–21–00–0
Manchester City4–12–28–21–41–04–13–11–03–11–12–13–31–00–04–13–11–03–31–04–22–3
Manchester United0–11–21–11–10–00–10–10–20–21–00–01–01–12–10–01–15–13–02–00–01–2
Middlesbrough1–01–42–21–34–01–24–00–02–01–13–20–21–10–15–21–04–11–00–23–00–0
Newcastle United3–12–00–00–10–14–00–03–00–03–03–03–02–10–02–10–11–02–12–31–10–2
Notts County2–22–15–02–25–20–22–00–12–21–11–04–10–21–10–02–11–22–22–23–12–0
Oldham Athletic3–00–30–02–00–12–21–01–03–04–11–11–30–31–21–00–04–14–02–11–02–1
Preston North End1–13–00–01–11–50–30–13–11–11–12–11–12–33–12–32–02–12–05–23–00–1
Sheffield United2–01–22–03–20–02–21–33–10–01–13–23–12–25–12–13–01–02–13–13–01–0
Sunderland1–12–12–02–02–02–03–03–22–12–30–12–13–01–12–03–13–01–03–22–14–1
The Wednesday1–20–10–00–21–00–13–10–22–01–02–20–01–30–10–10–01–00–12–10–20–3
West Bromwich Albion1–01–25–24–14–13–14–14–03–04–31–12–02–14–13–08–03–14–10–24–01–3
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:[1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

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Locations of theFootball League First Division London teams
Locations of theFootball League First Division teams

Second Division

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Football league season
Football League
Second Division
Season1919–20
ChampionsTottenham Hotspur (1st title)
RelegatedGrimsby Town
Failed re-electionLincoln City
Matches462
Goals1,285 (2.78 per match)
Top goalscorerSammy Taylor(Huddersfield Town), 35[4]
Biggest home winBirmingham –Nottingham Forest 8–0 (10 Mar 1920)
Biggest away winBarnsley –Birmingham 0–5 (14 Feb 1920)
Leicester City –Bury 0–5 (10 Apr 1920)
Highest scoringHull City –Wolverhampton Wanderers 10–3 (27 Dec 1919)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGAvPtsPromotion or relegation
1Tottenham Hotspur(C, P)423264102323.18870Promotion to theFirst Division
2Huddersfield Town(P)42288697382.55364
3Birmingham422481085342.50056
4Blackpool4221101165471.38352
5Bury422081460441.36448
6Fulham421991461501.22047
7West Ham United421991447401.17547
8Bristol City4213171246431.07043
9South Shields4215121558481.20842
10Stoke421861860541.11142
11Hull City421861878721.08342
12Barnsley4215101761551.10940
13Port Vale (Leeds City)[a]421681859620.95240
14Leicester City4215101741610.67240
15Clapton Orient421662051590.86438
16Stockport County421491952610.85237
17Rotherham County421382151830.61434
18Nottingham Forest421192243730.58931
19Wolverhampton Wanderers4210102255800.68830
20Coventry City429112235730.47929
21Lincoln City(R)429924441010.43627Failed re-election and demoted
22Grimsby Town(R)421052734750.45325Failed re-election and demoted to theThird Division
Source:[citation needed]
(C) Champions;(P) Promoted;(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^Leeds City were expelled from the league after 8 games; Port Vale took their place and inherited their record.

Results

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Home \ AwayBARBIRBLPBRIBRYCLACOVFULGRIHUDHULLEELEILINNOTPTVROTSSHSTPSTKTOTWHUWOL
Barnsley0–51–10–01–32–11–04–10–13–32–30–15–32–21–04–00–10–01–23–07–04–1
Birmingham0–04–21–00–22–14–12–04–04–24–10–17–08–03–02–24–01–12–10–10–12–0
Blackpool0–23–00–01–03–02–01–12–00–32–14–23–06–03–25–10–31–03–10–10–01–1
Bristol City3–11–10–01–01–11–00–33–12–12–20–06–00–01–12–13–11–01–21–20–01–1
Bury2–01–01–20–13–02–22–21–12–02–01–03–01–12–14–12–10–21–02–11–02–0
Clapton Orient2–02–13–01–02–12–20–13–00–12–23–01–01–02–11–24–02–12–10–41–00–0
Coventry City1–01–30–00–02–10–00–12–00–20–10–41–22–04–21–11–11–13–20–50–01–0
Fulham1–11–21–21–11–02–10–02–12–21–05–03–01–04–03–01–04–10–01–41–21–1
Grimsby Town1–10–31–12–21–22–00–10–21–02–11–22–21–02–00–13–10–32–02–00–10–1
Huddersfield Town4–10–01–31–05–02–15–03–03–02–00–04–22–14–17–12–25–03–01–12–02–0
Hull City3–10–00–10–04–23–10–12–04–11–41–15–15–22–01–03–04–13–01–31–110–3
Leeds City1–03–01–21–1
Leicester City0–01–02–32–10–51–11–03–22–00–43–24–00–00–11–10–00–23–12–40–01–2
Lincoln City0–42–20–30–02–12–14–10–12–01–32–00–31–40–00–01–12–02–11–11–44–0
Nottingham Forest0–11–22–01–21–02–12–10–32–01–20–20–02–10–14–10–01–10–21–12–11–0
Port Vale0–21–33–12–24–23–42–10–01–21–04–14–21–02–00–30–11–0
Rotherham County1–00–31–22–21–23–14–31–13–11–31–21–03–02–02–21–01–01–31–10–12–0
South Shields0–01–06–00–20–02–01–02–02–01–27–12–02–25–22–06–23–22–20–33–00–0
Stockport County1–02–10–02–31–13–11–12–11–21–23–10–23–00–00–44–11–03–11–21–04–1
Stoke2–00–12–02–01–12–06–11–03–00–13–13–01–30–20–03–00–02–11–32–13–0
Tottenham Hotspur4–00–02–22–02–12–14–14–03–12–04–04–06–15–22–02–02–02–02–02–04–2
West Ham United0–21–21–02–01–00–12–00–11–01–12–11–01–15–13–12–11–03–01–12–14–0
Wolverhampton Wanderers2–40–20–33–10–11–22–02–16–12–34–22–41–14–04–00–10–02–24–01–31–1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ian Laschke:Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
Note:Port Vale takes over fromLeeds City and then inherits the latter’s record up to that date.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

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Locations of theFootball League Second Division London teams
Locations of theFootball League Second Division teams

See also

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References

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  1. ^"Norris at the Arsenal: The first suggestion that Arsenal could be elected to the 1st division. | the History of Arsenal". 21 December 2017.
  2. ^Spurling (2004).Rebels for the Cause. p. 40.
  3. ^Ian Laschke:Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
  4. ^ab"English League Leading Goalscorers".Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved31 October 2010.

Sources

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  • Ian Laschke:Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane's, London & Sydney, 1980.
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