| Season | 1922–23 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Liverpool |
| Resigned | Stalybridge Celtic |
1923–24 → | |
The1922–23 season was the 31st season ofThe Football League.
The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found atThe Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[1] and inRothmans 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. 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]
| Season | 1922–23 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Liverpool 4thEnglish title |
| Relegated | Stoke Oldham Athletic |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,215 (2.63 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Charlie Buchan (30 goals)[3] |
| Biggest home win | Burnley 8–2Nottingham Forest (4 November 1922) Aston Villa 6–0Stoke (17 February 1923) Sheffield United 7–1Birmingham (17 February 1923) |
| Biggest away win | Blackburn Rovers 0–5Arsenal (1 January 1923) |
| Highest scoring | Burnley 8–2Nottingham Forest (4 November 1922) |
1923–24 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool(C) | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 70 | 31 | 2.258 | 60 | |
| 2 | Sunderland | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 72 | 54 | 1.333 | 54 | |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 60 | 32 | 1.875 | 53 | |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 45 | 37 | 1.216 | 48 | |
| 5 | Everton | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 63 | 59 | 1.068 | 47 | |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 64 | 51 | 1.255 | 46 | |
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 58 | 49 | 1.184 | 45 | |
| 8 | Manchester City | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 50 | 49 | 1.020 | 45 | |
| 9 | Cardiff City | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 73 | 59 | 1.237 | 43 | |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 68 | 64 | 1.063 | 42 | |
| 11 | Arsenal | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 61 | 62 | 0.984 | 42 | |
| 12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 50 | 50 | 1.000 | 41 | |
| 13 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 50 | 58 | 0.862 | 40 | |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 47 | 62 | 0.758 | 40 | |
| 15 | Burnley | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 58 | 59 | 0.983 | 38 | |
| 16 | Preston North End | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 60 | 64 | 0.938 | 37 | |
| 17 | Birmingham | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 41 | 57 | 0.719 | 37 | |
| 18 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 57 | 63 | 0.905 | 36 | |
| 19 | Chelsea | 42 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 45 | 53 | 0.849 | 36 | |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 41 | 70 | 0.586 | 34 | |
| 21 | Stoke(R) | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 47 | 67 | 0.701 | 30 | Relegation to theSecond Division |
| 22 | Oldham Athletic(R) | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 35 | 65 | 0.538 | 30 |
| Home \ Away | ARS | AST | BIR | BLB | BOL | BUR | CAR | CHE | EVE | HUD | LIV | MCI | MID | NEW | NOT | OLD | PNE | SHU | STK | SUN | TOT | WBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | |
| Aston Villa | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Birmingham | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 0–5 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | |
| Burnley | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 8–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | |
| Cardiff City | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 6–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 3–0 | |
| Chelsea | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | |
| Everton | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 5–3 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | |
| Huddersfield Town | 4–0 | 3–5 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | |
| Liverpool | 5–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Manchester City | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Middlesbrough | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Newcastle United | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–4 | |
| Oldham Athletic | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | |
| Preston North End | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Sheffield United | 2–1 | 1–1 | 7–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| Stoke | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | |
| Sunderland | 3–3 | 2–0 | 5–3 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–5 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 7–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 |
| Season | 1922–23 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Notts County (3rd title) |
| Relegated | Rotherham County Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,055 (2.28 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Harry Bedford (Blackpool), 32[3] |
| Biggest home win | Leicester City –Wolverhampton Wanderers 7–0 (10 Mar 1923) |
| Biggest away win | Leicester City –West Ham United 0–6 (15 Feb 1923) |
| Highest scoring | Stockport County –Leicester City 4–5 (26 Apr 1923) |
1923–24 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notts County(C, P) | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 46 | 34 | 1.353 | 53 | Promotion to theFirst Division |
| 2 | West Ham United(P) | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 63 | 38 | 1.658 | 51 | |
| 3 | Leicester City | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 65 | 44 | 1.477 | 51 | |
| 4 | Manchester United | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 51 | 36 | 1.417 | 48 | |
| 5 | Blackpool | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 60 | 43 | 1.395 | 47 | |
| 6 | Bury | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 55 | 46 | 1.196 | 47 | |
| 7 | Leeds United | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 43 | 36 | 1.194 | 47 | |
| 8 | The Wednesday | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 54 | 47 | 1.149 | 46 | |
| 9 | Barnsley | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 62 | 51 | 1.216 | 45 | |
| 10 | Fulham | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 43 | 32 | 1.344 | 44 | |
| 11 | Southampton | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 40 | 40 | 1.000 | 42 | |
| 12 | Hull City | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 43 | 45 | 0.956 | 42 | |
| 13 | South Shields | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 44 | 0.795 | 40 | |
| 14 | Derby County | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 46 | 50 | 0.920 | 39 | |
| 15 | Bradford City | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 41 | 45 | 0.911 | 37 | |
| 16 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 54 | 62 | 0.871 | 37 | |
| 17 | Port Vale | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 39 | 51 | 0.765 | 37 | |
| 18 | Coventry City | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 46 | 63 | 0.730 | 37 | |
| 19 | Clapton Orient | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 40 | 50 | 0.800 | 36 | |
| 20 | Stockport County | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 43 | 58 | 0.741 | 36 | |
| 21 | Rotherham County(R) | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 44 | 63 | 0.698 | 35 | Relegation to theThird Division North |
| 22 | Wolverhampton Wanderers(R) | 42 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 42 | 77 | 0.545 | 27 |
| Home \ Away | BAR | BLP | BRA | Bury | CLA | COV | CRY | DER | FUL | HUL | LEE | LEI | MUN | NTC | PTV | ROT | SOU | SSH | STP | WED | WHU | WOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 6–2 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Blackpool | 0–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | |
| Bradford City | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Bury | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–5 | 3–0 | |
| Clapton Orient | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | |
| Coventry City | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 7–1 | |
| Crystal Palace | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 5–0 | |
| Derby County | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Fulham | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | |
| Hull City | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Leeds United | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| Leicester City | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–6 | 7–0 | |
| Manchester United | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| Notts County | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–6 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | |
| Port Vale | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | |
| Rotherham County | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | |
| Southampton | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| South Shields | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Stockport County | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–5 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| The Wednesday | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | |
| West Ham United | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–3 | 3–4 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 |
| Season | 1922–23 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Nelson (1st title) |
| Failed re-election | None |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 1,019 (2.68 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | George Beel (Chesterfield), 23; Jimmy Carmichael (Grimsby Town), 23[3] |
1923–24 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson(C, P) | 38 | 24 | 3 | 11 | 61 | 41 | 1.488 | 51 | Promotion to theSecond Division |
| 2 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 67 | 38 | 1.763 | 47 | |
| 3 | Walsall | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 51 | 44 | 1.159 | 46 | |
| 4 | Chesterfield | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 68 | 52 | 1.308 | 45 | |
| 5 | Wigan Borough | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 64 | 39 | 1.641 | 44 | |
| 6 | Crewe Alexandra | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 48 | 38 | 1.263 | 43 | |
| 7 | Halifax Town | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 53 | 46 | 1.152 | 41 | |
| 8 | Accrington Stanley | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 59 | 65 | 0.908 | 41 | |
| 9 | Darlington | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 59 | 46 | 1.283 | 40 | |
| 10 | Wrexham | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 38 | 48 | 0.792 | 38 | |
| 11 | Stalybridge Celtic(R) | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 42 | 47 | 0.894 | 36 | Resigned from the league |
| 12 | Rochdale | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 42 | 53 | 0.792 | 36 | |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 55 | 0.709 | 36 | |
| 14 | Grimsby Town | 38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 55 | 52 | 1.058 | 33 | |
| 15 | Hartlepools United | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 48 | 54 | 0.889 | 32 | |
| 16 | Tranmere Rovers | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 49 | 59 | 0.831 | 32 | |
| 17 | Southport | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 32 | 46 | 0.696 | 31 | |
| 18 | Barrow | 38 | 13 | 4 | 21 | 50 | 60 | 0.833 | 30 | |
| 19 | Ashington | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 51 | 77 | 0.662 | 30 | Re-elected |
| 20 | Durham City | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 43 | 59 | 0.729 | 28 |
| Home \ Away | ACC | ASH | BRW | BPA | CHF | CRE | DAR | DUR | GRI | HAL | HAR | LIN | NEL | ROC | SOU | STL | TRA | WAL | WIG | WRE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington Stanley | 4–1 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Ashington | 2–5 | 2–6 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Barrow | 5–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | |
| Bradford Park Avenue | 5–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 6–2 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Chesterfield | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Darlington | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | |
| Durham City | 4–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 7–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| Grimsby Town | 7–1 | 7–4 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | |
| Halifax Town | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Hartlepools United | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Lincoln City | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Nelson | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Rochdale | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 5–0 | |
| Southport | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Stalybridge Celtic | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | |
| Tranmere Rovers | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 4–0 | |
| Walsall | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| Wigan Borough | 2–0 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 9–1 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Wrexham | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Season | 1922–23 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Bristol City (1st title) |
| Failed re-election | None |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,141 (2.47 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Fred Pagnam (Watford), 30[3][4] |
1923–24 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bristol City(C, P) | 42 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 66 | 40 | 1.650 | 59 | Promotion to theSecond Division |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 61 | 29 | 2.103 | 53 | |
| 3 | Swansea Town | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 78 | 45 | 1.733 | 53 | |
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 52 | 34 | 1.529 | 51 | |
| 5 | Luton Town | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 68 | 49 | 1.388 | 49 | |
| 6 | Millwall | 42 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 45 | 40 | 1.125 | 46 | |
| 7 | Portsmouth | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 58 | 52 | 1.115 | 46 | |
| 8 | Northampton Town | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 54 | 44 | 1.227 | 45 | |
| 9 | Swindon Town | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 62 | 56 | 1.107 | 45 | |
| 10 | Watford | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 57 | 54 | 1.056 | 44 | |
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 54 | 49 | 1.102 | 42 | |
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 55 | 51 | 1.078 | 42 | |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 35 | 36 | 0.972 | 42 | |
| 14 | Brentford | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 41 | 51 | 0.804 | 38 | |
| 15 | Southend United | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 49 | 54 | 0.907 | 37 | |
| 16 | Gillingham | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 51 | 59 | 0.864 | 37 | |
| 17 | Merthyr Town | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 39 | 48 | 0.813 | 36 | |
| 18 | Norwich City | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 51 | 71 | 0.718 | 36 | |
| 19 | Reading | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 36 | 55 | 0.655 | 34 | |
| 20 | Exeter City | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 47 | 84 | 0.560 | 33 | |
| 21 | Aberdare Athletic | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 42 | 70 | 0.600 | 29 | Re-elected |
| 22 | Newport County | 42 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 40 | 70 | 0.571 | 27 |
| Home \ Away | ADE | BRE | B&HA | BRI | BRR | CHA | EXE | GIL | LUT | MER | MIL | NPC | NOR | NWC | PLY | POR | QPR | REA | STD | SWA | SWI | WAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdare Athletic | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 6–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | |
| Brentford | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 7–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Bristol City | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | |
| Bristol Rovers | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | |
| Charlton Athletic | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
| Exeter City | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
| Gillingham | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–4 | |
| Luton Town | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | |
| Merthyr Town | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | |
| Millwall | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | |
| Newport County | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 6–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | |
| Northampton Town | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 5–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Norwich City | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Portsmouth | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–4 | 6–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 1–0 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | |
| Reading | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Southend United | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Swansea Town | 5–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 0–0 | |
| Swindon Town | 5–4 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Watford | 6–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 |