1922–23 in English football

The 1922–23 season was the 48th season of competitive football in England.

Football in England
Season1922–23
Men's football
Football LeagueLiverpool
Football League Second DivisionNotts County
FA CupBolton Wanderers
England

Overview

Liverpool retained the First Division title, but halfway through the season their manager David Ashworth left the club to take over at Oldham Athletic, who ended the season relegated.[1]

Honours
CompetitionWinnerRunner-up
First DivisionLiverpool (4)Sunderland
Second DivisionNotts CountyWest Ham United
Third Division NorthNelsonBradford Park Avenue
Third Division SouthBristol CityPlymouth Argyle
FA CupBolton Wanderers (1)West Ham United
Charity ShieldHuddersfield TownLiverpool
Home Championship Scotland England

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

Football League
Main article: 1922–23 Football League

First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Liverpool 42 26 8 8 70 31 2.258 60
2 Sunderland 42 22 10 10 72 54 1.333 54
3 Huddersfield Town 42 21 11 10 60 32 1.875 53
4 Newcastle United 42 18 12 12 45 37 1.216 48
5 Everton 42 20 7 15 63 59 1.068 47
6 Aston Villa 42 18 10 14 64 51 1.255 46
7 West Bromwich Albion 42 17 11 14 58 49 1.184 45
8 Manchester City 42 17 11 14 50 49 1.020 45
9 Cardiff City 42 18 7 17 73 59 1.237 43
10 Sheffield United 42 16 10 16 68 64 1.063 42
11 Arsenal 42 16 10 16 61 62 0.984 42
12 Tottenham Hotspur 42 17 7 18 50 50 1.000 41
13 Bolton Wanderers 42 14 12 16 50 58 0.862 40
14 Blackburn Rovers 42 14 12 16 47 62 0.758 40
15 Burnley 42 16 6 20 58 59 0.983 38
16 Preston North End 42 13 11 18 60 64 0.938 37
17 Birmingham 42 13 11 18 41 57 0.719 37
18 Middlesbrough 42 13 10 19 57 63 0.905 36
19 Chelsea 42 9 18 15 45 53 0.849 36
20 Nottingham Forest 42 13 8 21 41 70 0.586 34
21 Stoke 42 10 10 22 47 67 0.701 30 Relegated to the Second Division
22 Oldham Athletic 42 10 10 22 35 65 0.538 30
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Second Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Notts County 42 23 7 12 46 34 1.353 53 Promoted to the First Division
2 West Ham United 42 20 11 11 63 38 1.658 51
3 Leicester City 42 21 9 12 65 44 1.477 51
4 Manchester United 42 17 14 11 51 36 1.417 48
5 Blackpool 42 18 11 13 60 43 1.395 47
6 Bury 42 18 11 13 55 46 1.196 47
7 Leeds United 42 18 11 13 43 36 1.194 47
8 The Wednesday 42 17 12 13 54 47 1.149 46
9 Barnsley 42 17 11 14 62 51 1.216 45
10 Fulham 42 16 12 14 43 32 1.344 44
11 Southampton 42 14 14 14 40 40 1.000 42
12 Hull City 42 14 14 14 43 45 0.956 42
13 South Shields 42 15 10 17 35 44 0.795 40
14 Derby County 42 14 11 17 46 50 0.920 39
15 Bradford City 42 12 13 17 41 45 0.911 37
16 Crystal Palace 42 13 11 18 54 62 0.871 37
17 Port Vale 42 14 9 19 39 51 0.765 37
18 Coventry City 42 15 7 20 46 63 0.730 37
19 Clapton Orient 42 12 12 18 40 50 0.800 36
20 Stockport County 42 14 8 20 43 58 0.741 36
21 Rotherham County 42 13 9 20 44 63 0.698 35 Relegated to the Third Division North
22 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 9 9 24 42 77 0.545 27
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Third Division North
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Nelson 38 24 3 11 61 41 1.488 51 Promoted to the Second Division
2 Bradford Park Avenue 38 19 9 10 67 38 1.763 47
3 Walsall 38 19 8 11 51 44 1.159 46
4 Chesterfield 38 19 7 12 68 52 1.308 45
5 Wigan Borough 38 18 8 12 64 39 1.641 44
6 Crewe Alexandra 38 17 9 12 48 38 1.263 43
7 Halifax Town 38 17 7 14 53 46 1.152 41
8 Accrington Stanley 38 17 7 14 59 65 0.908 41
9 Darlington 38 15 10 13 59 46 1.283 40
10 Wrexham 38 14 10 14 38 48 0.792 38
11 Stalybridge Celtic 38 15 6 17 42 47 0.894 36 Club resigned
12 Rochdale 38 13 10 15 42 53 0.792 36
13 Lincoln City 38 13 10 15 39 55 0.709 36
14 Grimsby Town 38 14 5 19 55 52 1.058 33
15 Hartlepools United 38 10 12 16 48 54 0.889 32
16 Tranmere Rovers 38 12 8 18 49 59 0.831 32
17 Southport 38 12 7 19 32 46 0.696 31
18 Barrow 38 13 4 21 50 60 0.833 30
19 Ashington 38 11 8 19 51 77 0.662 30 Re-elected
20 Durham City 38 9 10 19 43 59 0.729 28
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Third Division South
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bristol City 42 24 11 7 66 40 1.650 59 Promoted to the Second Division
2 Plymouth Argyle 42 23 7 12 61 29 2.103 53
3 Swansea Town 42 22 9 11 78 45 1.733 53
4 Brighton & Hove Albion 42 20 11 11 52 34 1.529 51
5 Luton Town 42 21 7 14 68 49 1.388 49
6 Millwall 42 14 18 10 45 40 1.125 46
7 Portsmouth 42 19 8 15 58 52 1.115 46
8 Northampton Town 42 17 11 14 54 44 1.227 45
9 Swindon Town 42 17 11 14 62 56 1.107 45
10 Watford 42 17 10 15 57 54 1.056 44
11 Queens Park Rangers 42 16 10 16 54 49 1.102 42
12 Charlton Athletic 42 14 14 14 55 51 1.078 42
13 Bristol Rovers 42 13 16 13 35 36 0.972 42
14 Brentford 42 13 12 17 41 51 0.804 38
15 Southend United 42 12 13 17 49 54 0.907 37
16 Gillingham 42 15 7 20 51 59 0.864 37
17 Merthyr Town 42 11 14 17 39 48 0.813 36
18 Norwich City 42 13 10 19 51 71 0.718 36
19 Reading 42 10 14 18 36 55 0.655 34
20 Exeter City 42 13 7 22 47 84 0.560 33
21 Aberdare Athletic 42 9 11 22 42 70 0.600 29 Re-elected
22 Newport County 42 8 11 23 40 70 0.571 27
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Top goalscorers

First Division

Second Division

Third Division North

Third Division South

References
  1. "A timeline for Liverpool Football Club - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC!".
  2. "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  3. "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
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