1911–12 in English football

The 1911–12 season was the 41st season of competitive football in England.

Football in England
Season1911–12
England

Overview

Blackburn Rovers won the First Division title for the first time. Preston North End and Bury were relegated, to be replaced by Second Division Champions Derby County and runners up, Chelsea. Barnsley won the FA Cup in a replayed final against West Bromwich Albion; Manchester Utd won the Charity Shield with a spectacular 8–4 victory over Swindon Town.

Events

Grimsby Town returned to the Second Division after a season away. Lincoln City were the team to make way for them.

In March, Justice A.T. Lawrence established the legality of the football league's retain-and-transfer system with his judgement in the Kingaby case.[1] Former Aston Villa player Herbert Kingaby had brought legal proceedings against his old club for preventing him from playing. Erroneous strategy by Kingaby's counsel resulted in the suit being dismissed.[2]

Honours
CompetitionWinner
First DivisionBlackburn Rovers (1)
Second DivisionDerby County
FA CupBarnsley (1)
Charity ShieldManchester United
Home Championship England &  Scotland

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

League tables
Aston Villa's "Happy" Harry Hampton, League top scorer

First Division
Main article: 1911–12 Football League § First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Relegation
1 Blackburn Rovers (C) 38 20 9 9 60 43 1.395 49
2 Everton 38 20 6 12 46 42 1.095 46
3 Newcastle United 38 18 8 12 64 50 1.280 44
4 Bolton Wanderers 38 20 3 15 54 43 1.256 43
5 The Wednesday 38 16 9 13 69 49 1.408 41
6 Aston Villa 38 17 7 14 76 63 1.206 41
7 Middlesbrough 38 16 8 14 56 45 1.244 40
8 Sunderland 38 14 11 13 58 51 1.137 39
9 West Bromwich Albion 38 15 9 14 43 47 0.915 39
10 Woolwich Arsenal 38 15 8 15 55 59 0.932 38
11 Bradford City 38 15 8 15 46 50 0.920 38
12 Tottenham Hotspur 38 14 9 15 53 53 1.000 37
13 Manchester United 38 13 11 14 45 60 0.750 37
14 Sheffield United 38 13 10 15 63 56 1.125 36
15 Manchester City 38 13 9 16 56 58 0.966 35
16 Notts County 38 14 7 17 46 63 0.730 35
17 Liverpool 38 12 10 16 49 55 0.891 34
18 Oldham Athletic 38 12 10 16 46 54 0.852 34
19 Preston North End (R) 38 13 7 18 40 57 0.702 33 Relegation to the Second Division
20 Bury (R) 38 6 9 23 32 59 0.542 21
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Second Division
Main article: 1911–12 Football League § Second Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Derby County 38 23 8 7 74 28 2.643 54 Division Champions
2 Chelsea 38 24 6 8 64 34 1.882 54 Promoted
3 Burnley 38 22 8 8 77 41 1.878 52
4 Clapton Orient 38 21 3 14 61 44 1.386 45
5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 16 10 12 57 33 1.727 42
6 Barnsley 38 15 12 11 45 42 1.071 42 FA Cup Winners
7 Hull City 38 17 8 13 54 51 1.059 42
8 Fulham 38 16 7 15 66 58 1.138 39
9 Grimsby Town[lower-alpha 1] 38 15 9 14 48 55 0.873 39
10 Leicester Fosse 38 15 7 16 49 66 0.742 37
11 Bradford Park Avenue 38 13 9 16 44 45 0.978 35
12 Birmingham 38 14 6 18 55 59 0.932 34
13 Bristol City 38 14 6 18 41 60 0.683 34
14 Blackpool 38 13 8 17 32 52 0.615 34
15 Nottingham Forest 38 13 7 18 46 48 0.958 33
16 Stockport County 38 11 11 16 47 54 0.870 33
17 Huddersfield Town 38 13 6 19 50 64 0.781 32
18 Glossop 38 8 12 18 42 56 0.750 28 Re-elected
19 Leeds City 38 10 8 20 50 78 0.641 28
20 Gainsborough Trinity[lower-alpha 2] 38 5 13 20 30 64 0.469 23 Failed re-election
Source:
Notes:
  1. New club in the league
  2. Gainsborough Trinity failed to be re-elected to the Football League. This was their final ever season of league football. Lincoln City returned to the league at their expense.

References
  1. Matthew Taylor, ‘Sutcliffe, Charles Edward (1864–1939)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004
  2. David McArdle, LLB PhD, The Football League's player registration scheme and the Kingaby case Archived 2010-03-01 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 16 December 2012
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