1922–23 Football League

The 1922–1923 season was the 31st season of The Football League.

Contents

Final league tables[1][2]

The tables 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.

Match results are drawn from The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[1] and Rothmans[2] for the First Division and from Rothmans for the Second Division and for the two Third Divisions.

Note: 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.

Since the goal average was used for this purpose for such a long time, it is presented in the tables below even for the seasons prior to 1894–95, and since the goal difference is a more informative piece of information for a modern reader than the goal average, the goal difference is added in this presentation after the goal average.

During the first five seasons of the league, that is, until the season 1893–94, 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. From this season on it was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South.[2]

  1. ^ a b c "England 1922-23". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. http://www.rsssf.com/engpaul/FLA/1922-23.html. Retrieved 2010-02-24. 
  2. ^ a b c d Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.

First Division

Football League, First Division
Season 1922–23
Champions Liverpool (4th English title)
Relegated Stoke
Oldham Athletic
FA Cup winners Bolton Wanderers (1st FA Cup title)
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1215 (2.63 per match)
Top goalscorer Charlie Buchan (Sunderland), 30 [1]
Biggest home win Burnley – Nottingham Forest 8–2 (4 Nov 1922)
Sheffield United – Birmingham 7–1 (17 Feb 1923)
Aston Villa – Stoke 6–0 (17 Feb 1923)
Biggest away win Blackburn – Arsenal 0–5 (1 Jan 1923)
Highest scoring Burnley – Nottingham Forest 8–2 (4 Nov 1922)
Longest winning run ?
Longest unbeaten run ?
Longest losing run ?
Highest attendance ?
Lowest attendance ?
Average attendance ?
Locations of the Football League First Division teams 1922–1923
Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1922–23
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1 Liverpool 42 17 3 1 50 13 9 5 7 20 18 70 31 2.258 + 39 60
2 Sunderland 42 15 5 1 50 25 7 5 9 22 29 72 54 1.333 + 18 54
3 Huddersfield Town 42 14 2 5 35 15 7 9 5 25 17 60 32 1.875 + 28 53
4 Newcastle United 42 13 6 2 31 11 5 6 10 14 26 45 37 1.216 + 8 48
5 Everton 42 14 4 3 41 20 6 3 12 22 39 63 59 1.068 + 4 47
6 Aston Villa 42 15 3 3 42 11 3 7 11 22 40 64 51 1.255 + 13 46
7 West Bromwich Albion 42 12 7 2 38 10 5 4 12 20 39 58 49 1.184 + 9 45
8 Manchester City 42 14 6 1 38 16 3 5 13 12 33 50 49 1.020 + 1 45
9 Cardiff City 42 15 2 4 51 18 3 5 13 22 41 73 59 1.237 + 14 43
10 Sheffield United 42 11 7 3 41 20 5 3 13 27 44 68 64 1.063 + 4 42
11 Arsenal 42 13 4 4 38 16 3 6 12 23 46 61 62 0.984 – 1 42
12 Tottenham Hotspur 42 11 3 7 34 22 6 4 11 16 28 50 50 1.000 ± 0 41
13 Bolton Wanderers 42 11 8 2 36 17 3 4 14 14 41 50 58 0.862 – 8 40
14 Blackburn Rovers 42 12 7 2 32 19 2 5 14 15 43 47 62 0.758 – 15 40
15 Burnley 42 12 3 6 39 24 4 3 14 19 35 58 59 0.983 – 1 38
16 Preston North End 42 12 3 6 41 26 1 8 12 19 38 60 64 0.938 – 4 37
17 Birmingham 42 10 4 7 25 19 3 7 11 16 38 41 57 0.719 – 16 37
18 Middlesbrough 42 11 4 6 41 25 2 6 13 16 38 57 63 0.905 – 6 36
19 Chelsea 42 5 13 3 29 20 4 5 12 16 33 45 53 0.849 – 8 36
20 Nottingham Forest 42 12 2 7 25 23 1 6 14 16 47 41 70 0.586 – 29 34
21 Stoke 42 7 9 5 28 19 3 1 17 19 48 47 67 0.701 – 20 30
22 Oldham Athletic 42 9 6 6 21 20 1 4 16 14 45 35 65 0.538 – 30 30

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
League Champions
FA Cup Winners
Welsh Cup winners
Relegated

First Division Results

Home \ Away1 ARS AST BIR BLB BOL BUR CAR CHE EVE HUD LIV MNC MID NEW NOT OLD PRE SHE STO 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 City 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

Source: [1]
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second Division

Football League, Second Division
Season 1922–23
Champions Notts County (3rd title)
Relegated Rotherham County
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1055 (2.28 per match)
Top goalscorer Harry Bedford (Blackpool), 32 [1]
Biggest home win Leicester – Wolverhampton 7–0 (10 Mar 1923)
Biggest away win Leicester – West Ham 0–6 (15 Feb 1923)
Highest scoring Stockport – Leicester 4–5 (26 Apr 1923)
Longest winning run ?
Longest unbeaten run ?
Longest losing run ?
Highest attendance ?
Lowest attendance ?
Average attendance ?
The Wednesday (Sheffield)
Locations of the Football League Second Division 1922–1923 teams
Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1922–23
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1 Notts County 42 16 1 4 29 15 7 6 8 17 19 46 34 1.353 + 32 53
2 West Ham United 42 9 8 4 21 11 11 3 7 42 27 63 38 1.658 + 25 51
3 Leicester City 42 14 2 5 42 19 7 7 7 23 25 65 44 1.477 + 21 51
4 Manchester United 42 10 6 5 25 17 7 8 6 26 19 51 36 1.417 + 15 48
5 Blackpool 42 12 4 5 37 14 6 7 8 23 29 60 43 1.395 + 17 47
6 Bury 42 14 5 2 41 16 4 6 11 14 30 55 46 1.196 + 9 47
7 Leeds United 42 11 8 2 26 10 7 3 11 17 26 43 36 1.194 + 7 47
8 The Wednesday 42 14 3 4 36 16 3 9 9 18 31 54 47 1.149 + 7 46
9 Barnsley 42 12 4 5 42 21 5 7 9 20 30 62 51 1.216 + 11 45
10 Fulham 42 10 7 4 29 12 6 5 10 14 20 43 32 1.344 + 11 44
11 Southampton 42 10 5 6 28 21 4 9 8 12 19 40 40 1.000 ± 0 42
12 Hull City 42 9 8 4 29 22 5 6 10 14 23 43 45 0.956 – 2 42
13 South Shields 42 11 7 3 26 12 4 3 14 9 32 35 44 0.795 – 9 40
14 Derby County 42 9 5 7 25 16 5 6 10 21 34 46 50 0.920 – 4 39
15 Bradford City 42 8 7 6 27 18 4 6 11 14 27 41 45 0.911 – 4 37
16 Crystal Palace 42 10 7 4 33 16 3 4 14 21 46 54 62 0.871 – 8 37
17 Port Vale 42 8 6 7 23 18 6 3 12 16 33 39 51 0.765 – 12 37
18 Coventry City 42 12 2 7 35 21 3 5 13 11 42 46 63 0.730 – 17 37
19 Clapton Orient 42 9 6 6 26 17 3 6 12 14 33 40 50 0.800 – 10 36
20 Stockport County 42 10 6 5 32 24 4 2 15 11 34 43 58 0.741 – 15 36
21 Rotherham County 42 10 7 4 30 19 3 2 16 14 44 44 63 0.698 – 19 35
22 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 9 4 8 32 26 0 5 16 10 51 42 77 0.545 – 35 27

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Relegated

Second Division Results

Home \ Away1 BAR BLP BRA BRY CLA COV CPA DER FUL HUL LEE LEI MNU NTC PVA ROT SOT 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 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

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third Division North

Football League, Third Division North
Season 1922–23
Champions Nelson (1st title)
Failed re-election None
Matches played 380
Goals scored 1019 (2.68 per match)
Top goalscorer George Beel (Chesterfield), 23;
Jimmy Carmichael (Grimsby Town), 23 [1]
Biggest home win ?
Biggest away win ?
Highest scoring ?
Longest winning run ?
Longest unbeaten run ?
Longest losing run ?
Highest attendance ?
Lowest attendance ?
Average attendance ?
Locations of the Football League Third Division North 1922–1923 teams
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1 Nelson 38 15 2 2 37 10 9 1 9 24 31 61 41 1.488 + 20 51
2 Bradford Park Avenue 38 14 4 1 51 15 5 5 9 16 23 67 38 1.763 + 29 47
3 Walsall 38 13 4 2 32 14 6 4 9 19 30 51 44 1.159 + 7 46
4 Chesterfield 38 13 5 1 49 18 6 2 11 19 34 68 52 1.308 + 16 45
5 Wigan Borough 38 14 3 2 45 11 4 5 10 19 28 64 39 1.641 + 25 44
6 Crewe Alexandra 38 13 3 3 32 9 4 6 9 16 29 48 38 1.263 + 10 43
7 Halifax Town 38 11 4 4 29 14 6 3 10 24 32 53 46 1.152 + 7 41
8 Accrington Stanley 38 14 2 3 40 21 3 5 11 19 44 59 65 0.908 – 6 41
9 Darlington 38 13 3 3 43 14 2 7 10 16 32 59 46 1.283 + 13 40
10 Wrexham 38 13 5 1 29 12 1 5 13 9 36 38 48 0.792 – 10 38
11 Stalybridge Celtic 38 13 2 4 32 18 2 4 13 10 29 42 47 0.894 – 5 36
12 Rochdale 38 8 5 6 29 22 5 5 9 13 31 42 53 0.792 – 11 36
13 Lincoln City 38 9 7 3 21 11 4 3 12 18 44 39 55 0.709 – 16 36
14 Grimsby Town 38 10 3 6 35 18 4 2 13 20 34 55 52 1.058 + 3 33
15 Hartlepools United 38 10 6 3 34 14 0 6 13 14 40 48 54 0.889 – 6 32
16 Tranmere Rovers 38 11 4 4 41 21 1 4 14 8 38 49 59 0.831 – 10 32
17 Southport 38 11 3 5 21 12 1 4 14 11 34 32 46 0.696 – 14 31
18 Barrow 38 11 2 6 31 17 2 2 15 19 43 50 60 0.833 – 10 30
19 Ashington 38 10 3 6 34 33 1 5 13 17 44 51 77 0.662 – 26 30
20 Durham City 38 7 9 3 31 19 2 1 16 12 40 43 59 0.729 – 16 28

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
Division Champions, promoted
New club in the league (none)
Re-elected
Failed re-election (none), or resigned

Third Division North Results

Home \ Away1 ACC ASH BRW BPA CHS CRE DAR DUR GRI HAL HAR LIN NEL ROC SOU STL TRA WAL WIG WRE
Accrington Stanley (1891) 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
Hartlepool 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 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

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third Division South

Football League, Third Division South
Season 1922–23
Champions Bristol City (1st title)
Failed re-election None
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1141 (2.47 per match)
Top goalscorer Fred Pagnam (Watford), 30 [1][2]
Biggest home win ?
Biggest away win ?
Highest scoring ?
Longest winning run ?
Longest unbeaten run ?
Longest losing run ?
Highest attendance ?
Lowest attendance ?
Average attendance ?
Locations of the Football League Third Division South teams 1922–1923
Locations of the Football League Third Division South London teams 1922–23
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1 Bristol City 42 16 4 1 43 13 8 7 6 23 27 66 40 1.650 + 26 59
2 Plymouth Argyle 42 18 3 0 47 6 5 4 12 14 23 61 29 2.103 + 32 53
3 Swansea City 42 13 6 2 46 14 9 3 9 32 31 78 45 1.733 + 33 53
4 Brighton & Hove Albion 42 15 3 3 39 13 5 8 8 13 21 52 34 1.529 + 18 51
5 Luton Town 42 14 4 3 47 18 7 3 11 21 31 68 49 1.388 + 19 49
6 Millwall 42 9 10 2 27 13 5 8 8 18 27 45 40 1.125 + 5 46
7 Portsmouth 42 10 5 6 34 20 9 3 9 24 32 58 52 1.115 + 6 46
8 Northampton Town 42 13 6 2 40 17 4 5 12 14 27 54 44 1.227 + 10 45
9 Swindon Town 42 14 4 3 41 17 3 7 11 21 39 62 56 1.107 + 6 45
10 Watford 42 10 6 5 35 23 7 4 10 22 31 57 54 1.056 + 3 44
11 Queens Park Rangers 42 10 4 7 34 24 6 6 9 20 25 54 49 1.102 + 5 42
12 Charlton Athletic 42 11 6 4 33 14 3 8 10 22 37 55 51 1.078 + 4 42
13 Bristol Rovers 42 7 9 5 25 19 6 7 8 10 17 35 36 0.972 – 1 42
14 Brentford 42 9 4 8 27 23 4 8 9 14 28 41 51 0.804 – 10 38
15 Southend United 42 10 6 5 35 18 2 7 12 14 36 49 54 0.907 – 5 37
16 Gillingham 42 13 4 4 38 18 2 3 16 13 41 51 59 0.864 – 8 37
17 Merthyr Town 42 10 4 7 27 17 1 10 10 12 31 39 48 0.813 – 9 36
18 Norwich City 42 8 7 6 29 26 5 3 13 22 45 51 71 0.718 – 20 36
19 Reading 42 9 8 4 24 15 1 6 14 12 40 36 55 0.655 – 19 34
20 Exeter City 42 10 4 7 27 18 3 3 15 20 66 47 84 0.560 – 37 33
21 Aberdare Athletic 42 6 8 7 25 23 3 3 15 17 47 42 70 0.600 – 28 29
22 Newport County 42 8 6 7 28 21 0 5 16 12 49 40 70 0.571 – 30 27

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
Division Champions, promoted
New club in the league (none)
Re-elected
Failed re-election (none)

Third Division South Results

Home \ Away1 ADE BRE B&H BRI BRO CHA EXE GIL LUT MER MIL NPC NOR NOR 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 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

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/engtops.html#1947-1. Retrieved 2010-10-31. 
  2. ^ Trefor Jones, Watford Season by Season pp. 60–61
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