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.
Since the goal average was used for this purpose for such a long time, it is presented in the tables below even for the seasons prior to 1894–95, and since the goal difference is a more informative piece of information for a modern reader than the goal average, the goal difference is added in this presentation after the goal average.
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 |
FA Cup winners | Bolton Wanderers (1st FA Cup title) |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,215 (2.63 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Charlie Buchan (Sunderland), 30 [3] |
Biggest home win | Burnley – Nottingham Forest 8–2 (4 Nov 1922) Sheffield United – Birmingham 7–1 (17 Feb 1923) Aston Villa – Stoke 6–0 (17 Feb 1923) |
Biggest away win | Blackburn – Arsenal 0–5 (1 Jan 1923) |
Highest scoring | Burnley – Nottingham Forest 8–2 (4 Nov 1922) |
← 1921–22 1923–24 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Liverpool | 42 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 50 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 2.258 | 60 | League Champions |
2 | Sunderland | 42 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 50 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 1.333 | 54 | |
3 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 1.875 | 53 | |
4 | Newcastle United | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 1.216 | 48 | |
5 | Everton | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 39 | 1.068 | 47 | |
6 | Aston Villa | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 40 | 1.255 | 46 | |
7 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 39 | 1.184 | 45 | |
8 | Manchester City | 42 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 38 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 33 | 1.020 | 45 | |
9 | Cardiff City | 42 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 51 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 41 | 1.237 | 43 | Welsh Cup winners |
10 | Sheffield United | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 27 | 44 | 1.063 | 42 | |
11 | Arsenal | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 46 | 0.984 | 42 | |
12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 28 | 1.000 | 41 | |
13 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 36 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 41 | 0.862 | 40 | FA Cup Winners |
14 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 43 | 0.758 | 40 | |
15 | Burnley | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 35 | 0.983 | 38 | |
16 | Preston North End | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 26 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 38 | 0.938 | 37 | |
17 | Birmingham | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 0.719 | 37 | |
18 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 38 | 0.905 | 36 | |
19 | Chelsea | 42 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 29 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 33 | 0.849 | 36 | |
20 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 47 | 0.586 | 34 | |
21 | Stoke | 42 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 19 | 48 | 0.701 | 30 | Relegated |
22 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 45 | 0.538 | 30 |
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 – Wolverhampton 7–0 (10 Mar 1923) |
Biggest away win | Leicester – West Ham 0–6 (15 Feb 1923) |
Highest scoring | Stockport – Leicester 4–5 (26 Apr 1923) |
← 1921–22 1923–24 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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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 | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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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
Maps
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][5] |
← 1921–22 1923–24 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GR | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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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
See also
- 1922-23 in English football
- 1922 in association football
- 1923 in association football
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.
- "Season 1922–23". English Football League Tables. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- 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.