1921–22 in English football

The 1921–22 season was the 47th season of competitive football in England.

Overview

The league underwent a major expansion for the second consecutive season, adding 20 teams from the Midlands and Northern England. They were placed in the new Third Division North, and the existing southern-based Third Division became the Third Division South. This was the first year the Third Division was split into North and South sections.

Honours

CompetitionWinnerRunner-up
First DivisionLiverpool (3)Tottenham Hotspur
Second DivisionNottingham ForestStoke
Third Division NorthStockport CountyDarlington
Third Division SouthSouthamptonPlymouth Argyle
FA CupHuddersfield Town (1)Preston North End
Charity ShieldTottenham HotspurBurnley
Home Championship Scotland England &  Wales

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

Football League

First Division

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GAvg
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Liverpool 42 22 13 7 63 361.75 57
2 Tottenham Hotspur 42 21 9 12 65 391.667 51
3 Burnley 42 22 5 15 72 541.333 49
4 Cardiff City 42 19 10 13 61 531.151 48
5 Aston Villa 42 22 3 17 74 551.345 47
6 Bolton Wanderers 42 20 7 15 68 591.153 47
7 Newcastle United 42 18 10 14 59 451.311 46
8 Middlesbrough 42 16 14 12 79 691.145 46
9 Chelsea 42 17 12 13 40 430.93 46
10 Manchester City 42 18 9 15 65 700.929 45
11 Sheffield United 42 15 10 17 59 541.093 40
12 Sunderland 42 16 8 18 60 620.968 40
13 West Bromwich Albion 42 15 10 17 51 630.81 40
14 Huddersfield Town 42 15 9 18 53 540.981 39
15 Blackburn Rovers 42 13 12 17 54 570.947 38
16 Preston North End 42 13 12 17 42 650.646 38
17 Arsenal 42 15 7 20 47 560.839 37
18 Birmingham 42 15 7 20 48 600.8 37
19 Oldham Athletic 42 13 11 18 38 500.76 37
20 Everton 42 12 12 18 57 551.036 36
21 Bradford City 42 11 10 21 48 720.667 32 Relegated to the Second Division
22 Manchester United 42 8 12 22 41 730.562 28

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Second Division

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GAvg
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Nottingham Forest 42 22 12 8 51 301.7 56 Promoted to the First Division
2 Stoke 42 18 16 8 60 441.364 52
3 Barnsley 42 22 8 12 67 521.288 52
4 West Ham United 42 20 8 14 52 391.333 48
5 Hull City 42 19 10 13 51 411.244 48
6 South Shields 42 17 12 13 43 381.132 46
7 Fulham 42 18 9 15 57 381.5 45
8 Leeds United 42 16 13 13 48 381.263 45
9 Leicester City 42 14 17 11 39 341.147 45
10 The Wednesday 42 15 14 13 47 500.94 44
11 Bury 42 15 10 17 54 550.982 40
12 Derby County 42 15 9 18 60 640.938 39
13 Notts County 42 12 15 15 47 510.922 39
14 Crystal Palace 42 13 13 16 45 510.882 39
15 Clapton Orient 42 15 9 18 43 500.86 39
16 Rotherham County 42 14 11 17 32 430.744 39
17 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 13 11 18 44 490.898 37
18 Port Vale 42 14 8 20 43 570.754 36
19 Blackpool 42 15 5 22 44 570.772 35
20 Coventry City 42 12 10 20 51 600.85 34
21 Bradford Park Avenue 42 12 9 21 46 620.742 33 Relegated to the Third Division North
22 Bristol City 42 12 9 21 37 580.638 33 Promoted to the Third Division South

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Third Division North

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GAvg
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Stockport County 38 24 8 6 60 212.857 56 Promoted to the Second Division
2 Darlington 38 22 6 10 81 372.189 50
3 Grimsby Town 38 21 8 9 72 471.532 50
4 Hartlepools United 38 17 8 13 52 391.333 42
5 Accrington Stanley 38 19 3 16 73 571.281 41
6 Crewe Alexandra 38 18 5 15 60 561.071 41
7 Stalybridge Celtic 38 18 5 15 62 630.984 41
8 Walsall 38 18 3 17 66 651.015 39
9 Southport 38 14 10 14 55 441.25 38
10 Ashington 38 17 4 17 59 660.894 38
11 Durham City 38 17 3 18 68 671.015 37
12 Wrexham 38 14 9 15 51 560.911 37
13 Chesterfield 38 16 3 19 48 670.716 35
14 Lincoln City 38 14 6 18 48 590.814 34
15 Barrow 38 14 5 19 42 540.778 33
16 Nelson 38 13 7 18 48 660.727 33
17 Wigan Borough 38 11 9 18 46 720.639 31
18 Tranmere Rovers 38 9 11 18 51 610.836 29
19 Halifax Town 38 10 9 19 56 760.737 29 Re-elected
20 Rochdale 38 11 4 23 52 770.675 26

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Third Division South

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GAvg
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Southampton 42 23 15 4 68 213.238 61 Promoted to the Second Division
2 Plymouth Argyle 42 25 11 6 63 242.625 61
3 Portsmouth 42 18 17 7 62 391.59 53
4 Luton Town 42 22 8 12 64 351.829 52
5 Queens Park Rangers 42 18 13 11 53 441.205 49
6 Swindon Town 42 16 13 13 72 601.2 45
7 Watford 42 13 18 11 54 481.125 44
8 Aberdare Athletic 42 17 10 15 57 511.118 44
9 Brentford 42 16 11 15 52 431.209 43
10 Swansea Town 42 13 15 14 50 471.064 41
11 Merthyr Town 42 17 6 19 45 560.804 40
12 Millwall 42 10 18 14 38 420.905 38
13 Reading 42 14 10 18 40 470.851 38
14 Bristol Rovers 42 14 10 18 52 670.776 38
15 Norwich City 42 12 13 17 50 620.806 37
16 Charlton Athletic 42 13 11 18 43 560.768 37
17 Northampton Town 42 13 11 18 47 710.662 37
18 Gillingham 42 14 8 20 47 600.783 36
19 Brighton & Hove Albion 42 13 9 20 45 510.882 35
20 Newport County 42 11 12 19 44 610.721 34
21 Exeter City 42 11 12 19 38 590.644 34 Re-elected
22 Southend United 42 8 11 23 34 740.459 27

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

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