| Season | 1921–22 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Liverpool |
| New clubs in League | 20 (see tables) |
1922–23 → | |
The1921–22 season was the 30th season ofThe 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.
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.
| Season | 1921–22 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Liverpool 3rdEnglish title |
| Relegated | Bradford City Manchester United |
| Matches | 462 |
| Top goalscorer | Andy Wilson (31 goals)[3] |
1922–23 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool(C) | 42 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 63 | 36 | 1.750 | 57 | |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 65 | 39 | 1.667 | 51 | |
| 3 | Burnley | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 72 | 54 | 1.333 | 49 | |
| 4 | Cardiff City | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 61 | 53 | 1.151 | 48 | |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 42 | 22 | 3 | 17 | 74 | 55 | 1.345 | 47 | |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 68 | 59 | 1.153 | 47 | |
| 7 | Newcastle United | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 59 | 45 | 1.311 | 46 | |
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 79 | 69 | 1.145 | 46 | |
| 9 | Chelsea | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 40 | 43 | 0.930 | 46 | |
| 10 | Manchester City | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 65 | 70 | 0.929 | 45 | |
| 11 | Sheffield United | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 59 | 54 | 1.093 | 40 | |
| 12 | Sunderland | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 60 | 62 | 0.968 | 40 | |
| 13 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 51 | 63 | 0.810 | 40 | |
| 14 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 53 | 54 | 0.981 | 39 | |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 54 | 57 | 0.947 | 38 | |
| 16 | Preston North End | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 42 | 65 | 0.646 | 38 | |
| 17 | Arsenal | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 47 | 56 | 0.839 | 37 | |
| 18 | Birmingham | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 48 | 60 | 0.800 | 37 | |
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 38 | 50 | 0.760 | 37 | |
| 20 | Everton | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 57 | 55 | 1.036 | 36 | |
| 21 | Bradford City(R) | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 48 | 72 | 0.667 | 32 | Relegation to theSecond Division |
| 22 | Manchester United(R) | 42 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 41 | 73 | 0.562 | 28 |
| Home \ Away | ARS | AST | BIR | BLB | BOL | BRA | BUR | CAR | CHE | EVE | HUD | LIV | MCI | MUN | MID | NEW | OLD | PNE | SHU | SUN | TOT | WBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 2–0 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Aston Villa | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 7–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 6–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Birmingham | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Bradford City | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | |
| Burnley | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | |
| Cardiff City | 4–3 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 6–3 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |
| Chelsea | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Everton | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | |
| Huddersfield Town | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Liverpool | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Manchester City | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 6–1 | |
| Manchester United | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–5 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | |
| Middlesbrough | 4–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | |
| Newcastle United | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | |
| Oldham Athletic | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Preston North End | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | |
| Sheffield United | 4–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Sunderland | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 6–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| Season | 1921–22 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Nottingham Forest (2nd title) |
| Relegated | Bradford Park Avenue Bristol City |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,061 (2.3 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jimmy Broad (Stoke), 25[3] |
1922–23 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nottingham Forest(C, P) | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 51 | 30 | 1.700 | 56 | Promotion to theFirst Division |
| 2 | Stoke(P) | 42 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 60 | 44 | 1.364 | 52 | |
| 3 | Barnsley | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 67 | 52 | 1.288 | 52 | |
| 4 | West Ham United | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 52 | 39 | 1.333 | 48 | |
| 5 | Hull City | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 51 | 41 | 1.244 | 48 | |
| 6 | South Shields | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 43 | 38 | 1.132 | 46 | |
| 7 | Fulham | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 57 | 38 | 1.500 | 45 | |
| 8 | Leeds United | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 48 | 38 | 1.263 | 45 | |
| 9 | Leicester City | 42 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 39 | 34 | 1.147 | 45 | |
| 10 | The Wednesday | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 47 | 50 | 0.940 | 44 | |
| 11 | Bury | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 54 | 55 | 0.982 | 40 | |
| 12 | Derby County | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 60 | 64 | 0.938 | 39 | |
| 13 | Notts County | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 47 | 51 | 0.922 | 39 | |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 45 | 51 | 0.882 | 39 | |
| 15 | Clapton Orient | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 43 | 50 | 0.860 | 39 | |
| 16 | Rotherham County | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 32 | 43 | 0.744 | 39 | |
| 17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 44 | 49 | 0.898 | 37 | |
| 18 | Port Vale | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 43 | 57 | 0.754 | 36 | |
| 19 | Blackpool | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 44 | 57 | 0.772 | 35 | |
| 20 | Coventry City | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 51 | 60 | 0.850 | 34 | |
| 21 | Bradford (Park Avenue)(R) | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 46 | 62 | 0.742 | 33 | Relegation to theThird Division North |
| 22 | Bristol City(R) | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 37 | 58 | 0.638 | 33 | Relegation to theThird Division South |
| Home \ Away | BAR | BLP | BPA | BRI | Bury | CLA | COV | CRY | DER | FUL | HUL | LEE | LEI | NOT | NTC | PTV | ROT | SSH | STK | WED | WHU | WOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Blackpool | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | |
| Bradford Park Avenue | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Bristol City | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |
| Bury | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| Clapton Orient | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Coventry City | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| Crystal Palace | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Derby County | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | |
| Fulham | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Hull City | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 7–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Leeds United | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Leicester City | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Notts County | 1–4 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | |
| Port Vale | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | |
| Rotherham County | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| South Shields | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
| Stoke | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| The Wednesday | 2–3 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| West Ham United | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Season | 1921–22 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Stockport County (1st title) |
| Failed re-election | None |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 1,150 (3.03 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jimmy Carmichael (Grimsby Town), 37[3] |
1922–23 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stockport County(C, P) | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 60 | 21 | 2.857 | 56 | Promotion to theSecond Division |
| 2 | Darlington | 38 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 81 | 37 | 2.189 | 50 | |
| 3 | Grimsby Town | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 72 | 47 | 1.532 | 50 | |
| 4 | Hartlepools United | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 52 | 39 | 1.333 | 42 | |
| 5 | Accrington Stanley | 38 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 73 | 57 | 1.281 | 41 | |
| 6 | Crewe Alexandra | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 60 | 56 | 1.071 | 41 | |
| 7 | Stalybridge Celtic | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 62 | 63 | 0.984 | 41 | |
| 8 | Walsall | 38 | 18 | 3 | 17 | 66 | 65 | 1.015 | 39 | |
| 9 | Southport | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 55 | 44 | 1.250 | 38 | |
| 10 | Ashington | 38 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 59 | 66 | 0.894 | 38 | |
| 11 | Durham City | 38 | 17 | 3 | 18 | 68 | 67 | 1.015 | 37 | |
| 12 | Wrexham | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 51 | 56 | 0.911 | 37 | |
| 13 | Chesterfield | 38 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 48 | 67 | 0.716 | 35 | |
| 14 | Lincoln City | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 48 | 59 | 0.814 | 34 | |
| 15 | Barrow | 38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 42 | 54 | 0.778 | 33 | |
| 16 | Nelson | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 48 | 66 | 0.727 | 33 | |
| 17 | Wigan Borough | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 46 | 72 | 0.639 | 31 | |
| 18 | Tranmere Rovers | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 51 | 61 | 0.836 | 29 | |
| 19 | Halifax Town | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 56 | 76 | 0.737 | 29 | Re-elected |
| 20 | Rochdale | 38 | 11 | 4 | 23 | 52 | 77 | 0.675 | 26 |
| Home \ Away | ACC | ASH | BRW | CHF | CRE | DAR | DUR | GRI | HAL | HAR | LIN | NEL | ROC | SOU | STL | STP | TRA | WAL | WIG | WRE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington Stanley | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 1–0 | |
| Ashington | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 7–3 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | |
| Barrow | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | |
| Chesterfield | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Crewe Alexandra | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 7–3 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| Darlington | 3–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 7–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| Durham City | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 3–7 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 3–0 | |
| Grimsby Town | 2–1 | 6–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Halifax Town | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 5–5 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
| Hartlepools United | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 7–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 5–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Lincoln City | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Nelson | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–5 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | |
| Rochdale | 6–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 7–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | |
| Southport | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 7–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Stalybridge Celtic | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | |
| Stockport County | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| Tranmere Rovers | 2–4 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 7–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Walsall | 6–1 | 6–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | |
| Wigan Borough | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | |
| Wrexham | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 3–2 |
Source:[4]
| Season | 1921–22 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Southampton (1st title) |
| Failed re-election | None |
| Matches | 462 |
| Goals | 1,118 (2.42 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Frank Richardson(Plymouth Argyle), 31[3] |
1922–23 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southampton(C, P) | 42 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 68 | 21 | +47 | 61 | Promotion to theSecond Division |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 63 | 24 | +39 | 61 | |
| 3 | Portsmouth | 42 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 62 | 39 | +23 | 53 | |
| 4 | Luton Town | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 64 | 35 | +29 | 52 | |
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 53 | 44 | +9 | 49 | |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 72 | 60 | +12 | 45 | |
| 7 | Watford | 42 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 44 | |
| 8 | Aberdare Athletic | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 57 | 51 | +6 | 44 | |
| 9 | Brentford | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 43 | |
| 10 | Swansea Town | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 41 | |
| 11 | Merthyr Town | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 45 | 56 | −11 | 40 | |
| 12 | Millwall | 42 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 38 | |
| 13 | Reading | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 38 | |
| 14 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 52 | 67 | −15 | 38 | |
| 15 | Norwich City | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 50 | 62 | −12 | 37 | |
| 16 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 43 | 56 | −13 | 37 | |
| 17 | Northampton Town | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 47 | 71 | −24 | 37 | |
| 18 | Gillingham | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 36 | |
| 19 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 35 | |
| 20 | Newport County | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 44 | 61 | −17 | 34 | |
| 21 | Exeter City | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 38 | 59 | −21 | 34 | Re-elected |
| 22 | Southend United | 42 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 74 | −40 | 27 |
| Home \ Away | ADE | BRE | B&HA | BRR | CHA | EXE | GIL | LUT | MER | MIL | NPC | NOR | NWC | PLY | POR | QPR | REA | SOU | STD | SWA | SWI | WAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdare Athletic | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | |
| Brentford | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 7–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Bristol Rovers | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Charlton Athletic | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 4–5 | 1–0 | |
| Exeter City | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–3 | |
| Gillingham | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Luton Town | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 7–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Merthyr Town | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | |
| Millwall | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Newport County | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 0–0 | |
| Northampton Town | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Norwich City | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| Portsmouth | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Reading | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Southampton | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 8–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| Southend United | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | |
| Swansea Town | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 8–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | |
| Swindon Town | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 6–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | |
| Watford | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 |