1921–22 Arsenal F.C. season

Arsenal
1921–22 season
Chairman	Henry Norris
Manager	Leslie Knighton
Stadium	Highbury
First Division	17th
FA Cup	Fourth round
London FA Challenge Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: ; Henry White (14); All: ; Henry White (19)
Highest home attendance	42,000 vs. Tottenham Hotspur (22 April 1922)
Lowest home attendance	12,000 vs. Liverpool (22 March 1922)
Home colours	Away colours

The 1921–22 season was Arsenal's 3rd consecutive season in the top division of English football.[1]

Results

Arsenal's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
27 August 1921	Sheffield United	H	1–2
29 August 1921	Preston North End	A	2–3
3 September 1921	Sheffield United	A	1–4
5 September 1921	Preston North End	H	1–0
10 September 1921	Manchester City	A	0–2
17 September 1921	Manchester City	H	0–1
24 September 1921	Everton	A	1–1
1 October 1921	Everton	H	1–0
8 October 1921	Sunderland	A	0–1
15 October 1921	Sunderland	H	1–2
22 October 1921	Huddersfield Town	A	0–2
29 October 1921	Huddersfield Town	H	1–3
5 November 1921	Birmingham	A	1–0
12 November 1921	Birmingham	H	5–2
19 November 1921	Bolton Wanderers	A	0–1
3 December 1921	Blackburn Rovers	A	1–0
10 December 1921	Blackburn Rovers	H	1–1
12 December 1921	Bolton Wanderer	H	1–1
17 December 1921	Oldham Athletic	A	1–2
24 December 1921	Oldham Athletic	H	0–1
26 December 1921	Cardiff City	H	0–0
27 December 1921	Cardiff City	A	3–4
31 December 1921	Chelsea	A	2–0
14 January 1922	Chelsea	H	1–0
21 January 1922	Burnley	H	0–0
4 February 1922	Newcastle United	H	2–1
11 February 1922	Newcastle United	A	1–3
20 February 1922	Burnley	A	0–1
25 February 1922	Liverpool	A	0–4
11 March 1922	Manchester United	A	0–1
18 March 1922	Aston Villa	A	0–2
22 March 1922	Liverpool	H	1–0
25 March 1922	Aston Villa	H	2–0
1 March 1922	Middlesbrough	H	2–2
5 April 1922	Manchester United	H	3–1
8 April 1922	Middlesbrough	A	2–4
15 April 1922	Tottenham Hotspur	A	0–2
17 April 1922	West Bromwich Albion	A	3–0
18 April 1922	West Bromwich Albion	H	2–2
22 April 1922	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1–0
29 April 1922	Bradford City	A	2–0
6 May 1922	Bradford City	H	1–0

Final League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
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

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

FA Cup

Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the first round proper, in which they were drawn to face Liverpool.


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R1	7 January 1922	Queens Park Rangers	H	0–0	31,000
R1:R	11 January 1922	Queens Park Rangers	A	2–1	21,411	Milne, Graham (pen.)
R2	28 January 1922	Bradford Park Avenue	A	3–2	10,400	Blyth, White (2)
R3	18 February 1922	Leicester City	H	3–0	39,421	Rutherford, White (2)
R4	4 March 1922	Preston North End	H	1–1	37,517	White
R4:R	8 March 1922	Preston North End	A	1–2 (aet)	30,000	Blyth

London FA Challenge Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R1	17 October 1921	Barking	H	5–2	4,500	White (2), Baker (2), Butler
R2	31 October 1921	Queen's Park Rangers	A	2–0	5,000	Blyth, White
SF	14 November 1921	Tottenham Hotspur	N	0–0^[a]	12,000
SF R	21 November 1921	Tottenham Hotspur	N	2–1	9,029	Henderson, Butler
Final	8 May 1922	Crystal Palace	N	1–0	12,000	Hutchins (pen.)

¹ Match was abandoned 5 minutes after extra time.[1]

References

"Arsenal first team line up (1921–22)". Andy's Arsenal Resource Website. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
"Arsenal results for the 1921-1922 season – Statto.com". Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2018.

Soar, Phil & Tyler, Martin (2005). The Official Illustrated History of Arsenal. Hamlyn. ISBN 0-600-61344-5.

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[Andy_Kelly-1] "Arsenal first team line up (1921–22)". Andy's Arsenal Resource Website. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.

[2] "Arsenal results for the 1921-1922 season – Statto.com". Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2018.

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