1919–20 in English football

The 1919–1920 season was the 45th season of competitive football in England, and the first following the end of World War I.

Football in England
Season1919–20
Men's football
Football LeagueWest Bromwich Albion
Football League Second DivisionTottenham Hotspur
FA CupAston Villa
England

Honours
Division One winners West Bromwich Albion pose with the League Championship trophy and Charity Shield
CompetitionWinnerRunner-up
Football League First Division[1]West Bromwich Albion (1)Burnley
Football League Second Division[2]Tottenham HotspurHuddersfield Town
Southern League First Division[3]PortsmouthWatford
Southern League Second Division[3]Mid RhonddaTon Petre
FA Cup[4]Aston Villa (6*)Huddersfield Town
FA Charity Shield[5]West Bromwich Albion (1)Tottenham Hotspur
Home Championship[6] Wales England &
 Scotland

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

Football League
Main article: 1919–20 Football League

Following the War The Football League grew from 40 to 44 teams. The failure of Glossop to be re-elected to the league meant that five new clubs joined the league. A resurrected Stoke, along with Coventry City, South Shields, Rotherham County and West Ham United joined the Second Division.

Six of the seven players banned for their involvement in the 1915 British football betting scandal were re-instated in recognition of their service to the country during World War I. Sandy Turnbull's re-instatement was posthumous as he had been killed in the war. Enoch West, who had fought his ban more vigorously than the others, was denied re-instatement.

First Division
Main article: 1919–20 Football League § First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Relegation
1 West Bromwich Albion (C) 42 28 4 10 104 47 2.213 60
2 Burnley 42 21 9 12 65 59 1.102 51
3 Chelsea 42 22 5 15 56 51 1.098 49
4 Liverpool 42 19 10 13 59 44 1.341 48
5 Sunderland 42 22 4 16 72 59 1.220 48
6 Bolton Wanderers 42 19 9 14 72 65 1.108 47
7 Manchester City 42 18 9 15 71 62 1.145 45
8 Newcastle United 42 17 9 16 44 39 1.128 43
9 Aston Villa 42 18 6 18 75 73 1.027 42
10 Arsenal 42 15 12 15 56 58 0.966 42
11 Bradford Park Avenue 42 15 12 15 60 63 0.952 42
12 Manchester United 42 13 14 15 54 50 1.080 40
13 Middlesbrough 42 15 10 17 61 65 0.938 40
14 Sheffield United 42 16 8 18 59 69 0.855 40
15 Bradford City 42 14 11 17 54 63 0.857 39
16 Everton 42 12 14 16 69 68 1.015 38
17 Oldham Athletic 42 15 8 19 49 52 0.942 38
18 Derby County 42 13 12 17 47 57 0.825 38
19 Preston North End 42 14 10 18 57 73 0.781 38
20 Blackburn Rovers 42 13 11 18 64 77 0.831 37
21 Notts County (R) 42 12 12 18 56 74 0.757 36 Relegation to the Second Division
22 The Wednesday (R) 42 7 9 26 28 64 0.438 23
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Second Division
Main article: 1919–20 Football League § Second Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Tottenham Hotspur 42 32 6 4 102 32 3.188 70 Division Champions, promoted
2 Huddersfield Town 42 28 8 6 97 38 2.553 64 Promoted
3 Birmingham 42 24 8 10 85 34 2.500 56
4 Blackpool 42 21 10 11 65 47 1.383 52
5 Bury 42 20 8 14 60 44 1.364 48
6 Fulham 42 19 9 14 61 50 1.220 47
7 West Ham United[lower-alpha 1] 42 19 9 14 47 40 1.175 47
8 Bristol City 42 13 17 12 46 43 1.070 43
9 South Shields[lower-alpha 2] 42 15 12 15 58 48 1.208 42
10 Stoke[lower-alpha 1] 42 18 6 18 60 54 1.111 42
11 Hull City 42 18 6 18 78 72 1.083 42
12 Barnsley 42 15 10 17 61 55 1.109 40
13 Port Vale[lower-alpha 3] 42 16 8 18 59 62 0.952 40[lower-alpha 4]
14 Leicester City 42 15 10 17 41 61 0.672 40
15 Clapton Orient 42 16 6 20 51 59 0.864 38
16 Stockport County 42 14 9 19 52 61 0.852 37
17 Rotherham County[lower-alpha 5] 42 13 8 21 51 83 0.614 34
18 Nottingham Forest 42 11 9 22 43 73 0.589 31
19 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 10 10 22 55 80 0.688 30
20 Coventry City[lower-alpha 1] 42 9 11 22 35 73 0.479 29 Re-elected
21 Lincoln City 42 9 9 24 44 101 0.436 27 Failed re-election[lower-alpha 6]
22 Grimsby Town 42 10 5 27 34 75 0.453 25 Relegated[lower-alpha 7]
Source:
Notes:
  1. New club in the league; elected from Southern League
  2. New club in the league; elected from North Eastern League
  3. New club in the league; elected from Central League
  4. Leeds City were expelled from the league after 8 games; Port Vale, formerly Burslem Port Vale, took their place and inherited their record.
  5. New club in the league; elected from Midland League
  6. Lincoln City were not re-elected, but they returned to the league later, for the season 1921–22, surfacing this time in 3rd Division North, after having been absent only for one season.
  7. Grimsby Town participated in the Football League Third Division during the following season.

Southern League
Main article: 1919–20 Southern Football League

Southern League First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1 Portsmouth 42 23 12 7 73 27 2.704 58 Elected to the new Football League Third Division
2 Watford 42 26 6 10 69 42 1.643 58
3 Crystal Palace 42 22 12 8 69 43 1.605 56
4 Cardiff City 42 18 17 7 70 43 1.628 53 Elected to the Football League Second Division
5 Plymouth Argyle 42 20 10 12 57 29 1.966 50 Elected to the new Football League Third Division
6 Queens Park Rangers 42 18 10 14 62 50 1.240 46
7 Reading 42 16 13 13 51 43 1.186 45
8 Southampton 42 18 8 16 72 63 1.143 44
9 Swansea Town 42 16 11 15 53 45 1.178 43
10 Exeter City 42 17 9 16 57 51 1.118 43
11 Southend United 42 13 17 12 46 48 0.958 43
12 Norwich City 42 15 11 16 64 57 1.123 41
13 Swindon Town 42 17 7 18 65 68 0.956 41
14 Millwall 42 14 12 16 52 55 0.945 40
15 Brentford 42 15 10 17 52 59 0.881 40
16 Brighton & Hove Albion 42 14 8 20 60 72 0.833 36
17 Bristol Rovers 42 11 13 18 61 78 0.782 35
18 Newport County 42 13 7 22 45 70 0.643 33
19 Northampton Town 42 12 9 21 64 103 0.621 33
20 Luton Town 42 10 10 22 51 76 0.671 30
21 Merthyr Town 42 9 11 22 47 78 0.603 29
22 Gillingham 42 10 7 25 34 74 0.459 27
Source:
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976-77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

References
  1. "English Division One (old) 1919–1920 : Table". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
  2. "English Division Two (old) 1919–1920 : Table". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 31 December 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
  3. Dinant Abbink. "England: Southern League final tables". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
  4. "English FA Cup 1919–1920 : Results". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
  5. "England - List of FA Charity/Community Shield Matches". RSSSF. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  6. Macario Reyes; Neil Morrison. "British Home Championship 1920–1939". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 15 January 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
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