1922–23 Football League
The 1922–23 season was the 31st season of The Football League.
Season | 1922–23 |
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Champions | Liverpool |
Resigned | Stalybridge Celtic |
← 1921–22 1923–24 → |
Final league tables
The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[1] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[2] with home and away statistics separated.
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season. From the 1922–23 season on, Re-election was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South.[2]
First Division
Season | 1922–23 |
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Champions | Liverpool 4th English title |
Relegated | Stoke Oldham Athletic |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,215 (2.63 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Charlie Buchan (30 goals)[3] |
Biggest home win | Burnley 8–2 Nottingham Forest (4 November 1922) Aston Villa 6–0 Stoke (17 February 1923) Sheffield United 7–1 Birmingham (17 February 1923) |
Biggest away win | Blackburn Rovers 0–5 Arsenal (1 January 1923) |
Highest scoring | Burnley 8–2 Nottingham Forest (4 November 1922) |
← 1921–22 1923–24 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
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1 | Liverpool (C) | 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 (R) | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 47 | 67 | 0.701 | 30 | Relegation to the Second Division |
22 | Oldham Athletic (R) | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 35 | 65 | 0.538 | 30 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
Second Division
Season | 1922–23 |
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Champions | Notts County (3rd title) |
Relegated | Rotherham County Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,055 (2.28 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Harry Bedford (Blackpool), 32 [3] |
Biggest home win | Leicester City – Wolverhampton Wanderers 7–0 (10 Mar 1923) |
Biggest away win | Leicester City – West Ham United 0–6 (15 Feb 1923) |
Highest scoring | Stockport County – Leicester City 4–5 (26 Apr 1923) |
← 1921–22 1923–24 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Notts County | 42 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 1.353 | 53 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | West Ham United | 42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 42 | 27 | 1.658 | 51 | Promoted |
3 | Leicester City | 42 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 42 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 1.477 | 51 | |
4 | Manchester United | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 1.417 | 48 | |
5 | Blackpool | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 29 | 1.395 | 47 | |
6 | Bury | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 30 | 1.196 | 47 | |
7 | Leeds United | 42 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 26 | 1.194 | 47 | |
8 | The Wednesday | 42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 31 | 1.149 | 46 | |
9 | Barnsley | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 1.216 | 45 | |
10 | Fulham | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 1.344 | 44 | |
11 | Southampton | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 1.000 | 42 | |
12 | Hull City | 42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 0.956 | 42 | |
13 | South Shields | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 32 | 0.795 | 40 | |
14 | Derby County | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 34 | 0.920 | 39 | |
15 | Bradford City | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 27 | 0.911 | 37 | |
16 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 46 | 0.871 | 37 | |
17 | Port Vale | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 33 | 0.765 | 37 | |
18 | Coventry City | 42 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 35 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 42 | 0.730 | 37 | |
19 | Clapton Orient | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 33 | 0.800 | 36 | |
20 | Stockport County | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 34 | 0.741 | 36 | |
21 | Rotherham County | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 44 | 0.698 | 35 | Relegated |
22 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 51 | 0.545 | 27 |
Results
Maps
Third Division North
Season | 1922–23 |
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Champions | Nelson (1st title) |
Failed re-election | None |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 1,019 (2.68 per match) |
Top goalscorer | George Beel (Chesterfield), 23; Jimmy Carmichael (Grimsby Town), 23 [3] |
← 1921–22 1923–24 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Nelson | 38 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 31 | 1.488 | 51 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Bradford Park Avenue | 38 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 51 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 1.763 | 47 | |
3 | Walsall | 38 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 30 | 1.159 | 46 | |
4 | Chesterfield | 38 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 49 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 34 | 1.308 | 45 | |
5 | Wigan Borough | 38 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 1.641 | 44 | |
6 | Crewe Alexandra | 38 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 1.263 | 43 | |
7 | Halifax Town | 38 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 1.152 | 41 | |
8 | Accrington Stanley | 38 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 44 | 0.908 | 41 | |
9 | Darlington | 38 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 1.283 | 40 | |
10 | Wrexham | 38 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 36 | 0.792 | 38 | |
11 | Stalybridge Celtic | 38 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 29 | 0.894 | 36 | Resigned |
12 | Rochdale | 38 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 0.792 | 36 | |
13 | Lincoln City | 38 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 44 | 0.709 | 36 | |
14 | Grimsby Town | 38 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 34 | 1.058 | 33 | |
15 | Hartlepools United | 38 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 40 | 0.889 | 32 | |
16 | Tranmere Rovers | 38 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 38 | 0.831 | 32 | |
17 | Southport | 38 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 34 | 0.696 | 31 | |
18 | Barrow | 38 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 43 | 0.833 | 30 | |
19 | Ashington | 38 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 44 | 0.662 | 30 | Re-elected |
20 | Durham City | 38 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 40 | 0.729 | 28 |
Results
Third Division South
Season | 1922–23 |
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Champions | Bristol City (1st title) |
Failed re-election | None |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,141 (2.47 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Fred Pagnam (Watford), 30 [3][4] |
← 1921–22 1923–24 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bristol City | 42 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 27 | 1.650 | 59 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 23 | 2.103 | 53 | |
3 | Swansea Town | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 31 | 1.733 | 53 | |
4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 1.529 | 51 | |
5 | Luton Town | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 31 | 1.388 | 49 | |
6 | Millwall | 42 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 1.125 | 46 | |
7 | Portsmouth | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 32 | 1.115 | 46 | |
8 | Northampton Town | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 27 | 1.227 | 45 | |
9 | Swindon Town | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 39 | 1.107 | 45 | |
10 | Watford | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 31 | 1.056 | 44 | |
11 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 1.102 | 42 | |
12 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 37 | 1.078 | 42 | |
13 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 0.972 | 42 | |
14 | Brentford | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 28 | 0.804 | 38 | |
15 | Southend United | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 36 | 0.907 | 37 | |
16 | Gillingham | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 41 | 0.864 | 37 | |
17 | Merthyr Town | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 31 | 0.813 | 36 | |
18 | Norwich City | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 45 | 0.718 | 36 | |
19 | Reading | 42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 40 | 0.655 | 34 | |
20 | Exeter City | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 66 | 0.560 | 33 | |
21 | Aberdare Athletic | 42 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 47 | 0.600 | 29 | Re-elected |
22 | Newport County | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 49 | 0.571 | 27 |
Results
Maps
References
- "England 1922-23". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
- "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
- Trefor Jones, Watford Season by Season pp. 60–61
- Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.