| Season | 1909–10 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Aston Villa |
| Relegated | Grimsby Town |
| New Team in League | Lincoln City |
1910–11 → | |
The1909–10 season was the 22nd season ofThe Football League.
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 that 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 for the clubs that finished in the bottom three of the league.
| Season | 1909–10 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Aston Villa 6thEnglish title |
| Relegated | Chelsea Bolton Wanderers |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 1,194 (3.14 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jack Parkinson (30 goals)[1] |
| Biggest home win | Blackburn Rovers 7–0Woolwich Arsenal (2 October 1909) |
| Biggest away win | Middlesbrough 0–5Bury (12 February 1910) |
| Highest scoring | Liverpool 6–5Newcastle United (4 December 1910) |
1910–11 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aston Villa(C) | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 84 | 42 | 2.000 | 53 | |
| 2 | Liverpool | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 78 | 57 | 1.368 | 48 | |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 73 | 55 | 1.327 | 45 | |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 70 | 56 | 1.250 | 45 | |
| 5 | Manchester United | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 69 | 61 | 1.131 | 45 | |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 62 | 41 | 1.512 | 42 | |
| 7 | Bradford City | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 64 | 47 | 1.362 | 42 | |
| 8 | Sunderland | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 66 | 51 | 1.294 | 41 | |
| 9 | Notts County | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 67 | 59 | 1.136 | 40 | |
| 10 | Everton | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 51 | 56 | 0.911 | 40 | |
| 11 | The Wednesday | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 60 | 63 | 0.952 | 39 | |
| 12 | Preston North End | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 52 | 58 | 0.897 | 35 | |
| 13 | Bury | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 62 | 66 | 0.939 | 33 | |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 54 | 72 | 0.750 | 33 | |
| 15 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 53 | 69 | 0.768 | 32 | |
| 16 | Bristol City | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 45 | 60 | 0.750 | 32 | |
| 17 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 56 | 73 | 0.767 | 31 | |
| 18 | Woolwich Arsenal | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 37 | 67 | 0.552 | 31 | |
| 19 | Chelsea(R) | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 47 | 70 | 0.671 | 29 | Relegation to theSecond Division |
| 20 | Bolton Wanderers(R) | 38 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 44 | 71 | 0.620 | 24 |
| Home \ Away | AST | BLB | BOL | BRA | BRI | BRY | CHE | EVE | LIV | MUN | MID | NEW | NOT | NTC | PNE | SHU | SUN | TOT | WED | WOO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 4–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 7–1 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 5–1 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 3–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 7–0 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | |
| Bradford City | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Bristol City | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Bury | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | |
| Chelsea | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | |
| Everton | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Liverpool | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 6–5 | 7–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | |
| Manchester United | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–4 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–6 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | |
| Middlesbrough | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–7 | 0–0 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 4–0 | 5–2 | |
| Newcastle United | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 1–4 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–6 | 1–1 | |
| Notts County | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 5–1 | |
| Preston North End | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–4 | |
| Sheffield United | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | |
| Sunderland | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 6–2 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| The Wednesday | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–5 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Woolwich Arsenal | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Season | 1909–10 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Manchester City (3rd title) |
| Failed re-election | Grimsby Town |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 1,166 (3.07 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | John Smith (Hull City), 32[1][2] |
| Biggest home win | Leicester Fosse –Gainsborough Trinity 9–1 (27 December 1909) |
| Biggest away win | Leeds City –Barnsley 0–7 (23 October 1909) |
| Highest scoring | Leicester Fosse –Gainsborough Trinity 9–1 (27 December 1909) |
1910–11 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City(C, P) | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 81 | 40 | 2.025 | 54 | Promotion to theFirst Division |
| 2 | Oldham Athletic(P) | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 79 | 39 | 2.026 | 53 | |
| 3 | Hull City | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 80 | 46 | 1.739 | 53 | |
| 4 | Derby County | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 72 | 47 | 1.532 | 53 | |
| 5 | Leicester Fosse | 38 | 20 | 4 | 14 | 79 | 58 | 1.362 | 44 | |
| 6 | Glossop | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 64 | 57 | 1.123 | 43 | |
| 7 | Fulham | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 51 | 43 | 1.186 | 41 | |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 64 | 63 | 1.016 | 40 | |
| 9 | Barnsley | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 62 | 59 | 1.051 | 39 | |
| 10 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 38 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 64 | 59 | 1.085 | 38 | |
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 58 | 56 | 1.036 | 37 | |
| 12 | Blackpool | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 50 | 52 | 0.962 | 36 | |
| 13 | Stockport County | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 50 | 47 | 1.064 | 34 | |
| 14 | Burnley | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 62 | 61 | 1.016 | 34 | |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 42 | 69 | 0.609 | 31 | |
| 16 | Clapton Orient | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 37 | 60 | 0.617 | 30 | |
| 17 | Leeds City | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 46 | 80 | 0.575 | 27 | |
| 18 | Gainsborough Trinity | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 33 | 75 | 0.440 | 26 | |
| 19 | Grimsby Town(R) | 38 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 50 | 77 | 0.649 | 24 | Failed re-election and demoted |
| 20 | Birmingham | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 42 | 78 | 0.538 | 23 | Re-elected |
| Home \ Away | BAR | BIR | BLP | BPA | BUR | CLA | DER | FUL | GAI | GLP | GRI | HUL | LEE | LEI | LIN | MCI | OLD | STP | WBA | WOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 5–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 7–1 | |
| Birmingham | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Blackpool | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Bradford Park Avenue | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 6–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–6 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 2–3 | |
| Burnley | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 4–2 | |
| Clapton Orient | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | |
| Derby County | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | |
| Fulham | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | |
| Gainsborough Trinity | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | |
| Glossop | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 6–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | |
| Grimsby Town | 7–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 5–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Hull City | 1–0 | 7–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–2 | |
| Leeds City | 0–7 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–3 | 3–5 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Leicester Fosse | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 6–0 | 2–3 | 9–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 6–2 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Lincoln City | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | |
| Manchester City | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 6–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 6–0 | |
| Oldham Athletic | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
| Stockport County | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 0–0 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 4–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 8–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 |