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Season | 1921–22 |
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Champions | Liverpool |
New clubs in League | 20 (see tables) |
← 1920–21 1922–23 → |
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[1] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[2] with home and away statistics separated.
First Division
Season | 1921–22 |
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Champions | Liverpool 3rd English title |
Relegated | Bradford City Manchester United |
Matches played | 462 |
Top goalscorer | Andy Wilson (31 goals)[3] |
← 1920–21 1922–23 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
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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 the Second Division |
22 | Manchester United (R) | 42 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 41 | 73 | 0.562 | 28 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated