1909–10 Football League

The 1909–10 season was the 22nd season of The Football League.

The Football League

Season	1909–10
Champions	Aston Villa
Relegated	Grimsby Town
New Team in League	Lincoln City
← 1908–09 1910–11 →

Final league tables

The tables 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 1894–95 season and until the 1920–21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league.[2]

First Division

Football League
First Division

Season	1909–10
Champions	Aston Villa (6th English title)
Relegated	Bolton Wanderers, Chelsea
FA Cup winners	Newcastle United (1st FA Cup title)
Matches played	380
Goals scored	1,194 (3.14 per match)
Top goalscorer	Jack Parkinson (Liverpool), 30 [3]
Biggest home win	Blackburn – Woolwich Arsenal 7–0 (2 Oct 1909)
Biggest away win	Middlesbrough – Bury 0–5 (12 Feb 1910)
Highest scoring	Liverpool – Newcastle 6–5 (4 Dec 1910)
← 1908–09 1910–11 →

Pos	Team	Pld	HW	HD	HL	HGF	HGA	AW	AD	AL	AGF	AGA	GR	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Aston Villa	38	17	2	0	62	19	6	5	8	22	23	2.000	53	League Champions
2	Liverpool	38	13	3	3	47	23	8	3	8	31	34	1.368	48
3	Blackburn Rovers	38	13	6	0	47	17	5	3	11	26	38	1.327	45
4	Newcastle United	38	11	3	5	33	22	8	4	7	37	34	1.250	45	FA Cup Winners
5	Manchester United	38	14	2	3	41	20	5	5	9	28	41	1.131	45
6	Sheffield United	38	10	5	4	42	19	6	5	8	20	22	1.512	42
7	Bradford City	38	12	3	4	38	17	5	5	9	26	30	1.362	42
8	Sunderland	38	12	3	4	40	18	6	2	11	26	33	1.294	41
9	Notts County	38	10	5	4	41	26	5	5	9	26	33	1.136	40
10	Everton	38	8	6	5	30	28	8	2	9	21	28	0.911	40
11	The Wednesday	38	11	4	4	38	28	4	5	10	22	35	0.952	39
12	Preston North End	38	14	2	3	36	13	1	3	15	16	45	0.897	35
13	Bury	38	8	3	8	35	30	4	6	9	27	36	0.939	33
14	Nottingham Forest	38	4	7	8	19	34	7	4	8	35	38	0.750	33
15	Tottenham Hotspur	38	10	6	3	35	23	1	4	14	18	46	0.768	32
16	Bristol City	38	9	5	5	28	18	3	3	13	17	42	0.750	32
17	Middlesbrough	38	8	4	7	34	36	3	5	11	22	37	0.767	31
18	Woolwich Arsenal	38	6	5	8	17	19	5	4	10	20	48	0.552	31
19	Chelsea	38	10	4	5	32	24	1	3	15	15	46	0.671	29	Relegated
20	Bolton Wanderers	38	7	2	10	31	34	2	4	13	13	37	0.620	24

Source:

Results

Home \ Away	AST	BLB	BOL	BRA	BRI	BRY	CHE	EVE	LIV	MUN	MID	NEW	NOT	NTC	PNE	SHU	SUN	TOT	WED	WOO
Aston Villa		4–3	3–1	3–1	1–0	4–1	4–1	3–1	3–1	7–1	4–2	4–0	0–0	1–1	3–0	2–1	3–2	3–2	5–0	5–1
Blackburn Rovers	3–2		4–2	2–0	5–2	5–1	1–0	2–1	1–1	3–2	1–1	2–0	2–2	2–0	2–2	3–1	0–0	2–0	0–0	7–0
Bolton Wanderers	1–2	1–2		1–1	4–2	1–3	5–2	0–1	1–2	2–3	1–1	0–4	2–1	3–4	3–1	1–0	2–1	0–2	0–2	3–0
Bradford City	1–2	2–0	1–0		3–1	0–0	4–1	2–0	1–2	0–2	4–1	3–3	1–1	2–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	5–1	2–0	0–1
Bristol City	0–0	2–2	1–0	2–0		1–1	1–0	3–1	0–1	2–1	4–1	0–3	4–0	3–1	2–0	0–2	2–3	0–0	1–1	0–1
Bury	0–2	2–1	1–2	3–4	1–2		4–2	2–2	1–2	1–1	2–1	1–2	4–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–1	3–1	3–2	1–2
Chelsea	0–0	3–1	3–2	0–3	4–1	2–0		0–1	2–1	1–1	2–1	2–1	0–1	2–2	2–0	2–2	1–4	2–1	4–1	0–1
Everton	0–0	0–2	3–1	1–1	1–0	3–0	2–2		2–3	3–3	1–1	1–4	0–4	2–0	2–1	1–2	2–1	4–2	1–1	1–0
Liverpool	2–0	3–1	3–0	1–0	0–1	2–2	5–1	0–1		3–2	0–0	6–5	7–3	2–1	2–0	0–0	1–4	2–0	3–1	5–1
Manchester United	2–0	2–0	5–0	1–0	2–1	2–0	2–0	3–2	3–4		4–1	1–1	2–6	2–1	1–1	1–0	2–0	5–0	0–3	1–0
Middlesbrough	3–2	1–3	1–2	3–7	0–0	0–5	0–1	1–1	2–2	1–2		1–1	2–1	2–0	1–0	0–2	3–2	4–3	4–0	5–2
Newcastle United	1–0	4–1	1–0	1–0	3–1	2–2	1–0	1–2	1–3	3–4	2–0		1–2	1–3	5–2	0–0	1–0	1–0	3–1	1–1
Nottingham Forest	1–4	0–4	2–0	1–1	0–0	3–3	0–0	1–0	1–4	2–0	0–1	0–1		2–1	0–0	2–3	1–3	2–2	0–6	1–1
Notts County	2–3	2–2	0–0	3–2	0–2	3–1	2–1	2–3	3–1	3–2	2–1	2–2	4–1		3–1	1–2	1–1	3–0	0–0	5–1
Preston North End	1–0	3–2	1–0	2–2	3–0	2–1	2–0	0–1	2–0	1–0	1–0	4–0	0–1	4–0		1–1	1–0	4–1	1–0	3–4
Sheffield United	0–1	3–0	2–2	1–2	4–0	2–0	0–0	3–0	4–2	0–1	2–0	4–0	1–4	2–2	5–1		3–0	1–1	3–3	2–0
Sunderland	1–1	0–0	3–0	3–0	4–0	2–3	4–0	0–1	2–1	3–0	2–2	0–2	2–1	0–3	2–1	1–0		3–1	2–0	6–2
Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	4–0	1–1	0–0	3–2	1–0	2–1	3–0	1–0	2–2	1–3	0–4	2–2	1–3	2–1	2–1	5–1		3–0	1–1
The Wednesday	3–2	2–1	0–0	2–1	2–0	1–4	4–1	1–3	3–0	4–1	1–5	3–1	4–3	0–0	4–1	1–3	1–0	1–1		1–1
Woolwich Arsenal	1–0	0–1	2–0	0–1	2–2	0–0	3–2	1–0	1–1	0–0	3–0	0–3	0–1	1–2	1–3	0–0	1–2	1–0	0–1

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

Woolwich Arsenal

Chelsea

Tottenham

Locations of the Football League First Division London teams

Aston Villa

Blackburn Rovers

Bolton

Bradford City

Bristol City

Bury

Chelsea

Everton

Liverpool

Manchester United

Middlesbrough

Newcastle

Nottingham Forest

Notts County

Sheffield United

Preston North End

Sunderland

The Wednesday (Sheffield)

Tottenham

Woolwich Arsenal

Locations of the Football League First Division teams

Second Division

Football League
Second Division

Season	1909–10
Champions	Manchester City (3rd title)
Failed re-election	Grimsby Town
Matches played	380
Goals scored	1,166 (3.07 per match)
Top goalscorer	John Smith (Hull), 32 [3][4]
Biggest home win	Leicester Fosse – Gainsborough Trinity 9–1 (27 Dec 1909)
Biggest away win	Leeds City – Barnsley 0–7 (23 Oct 1909)
Highest scoring	Leicester Fosse – Gainsborough Trinity 9–1 (27 Dec 1909)
← 1908–09 1910–11 →

Pos	Team	Pld	HW	HD	HL	HGF	HGA	AW	AD	AL	AGF	AGA	GR	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Manchester City	38	15	2	2	51	17	8	6	5	30	23	2.025	54	Division Champions
2	Oldham Athletic	38	15	2	2	47	9	8	5	6	32	30	2.026	53	Promoted
3	Hull City	38	13	4	2	52	19	10	3	6	28	27	1.739	53
4	Derby County	38	15	2	2	46	15	7	7	5	26	32	1.532	53
5	Leicester Fosse	38	15	2	2	60	20	5	2	12	19	38	1.362	44
6	Glossop	38	14	1	4	42	18	4	6	9	22	39	1.123	43
7	Fulham	38	9	7	3	28	13	5	6	8	23	30	1.186	41
8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	38	14	3	2	51	22	3	3	13	13	41	1.016	40
9	Barnsley	38	15	3	1	48	15	1	4	14	14	44	1.051	39
10	Bradford Park Avenue	38	12	1	6	47	28	5	3	11	17	31	1.085	38
11	West Bromwich Albion	38	8	5	6	30	23	8	0	11	28	33	1.036	37
12	Blackpool	38	7	7	5	24	18	7	1	11	26	34	0.962	36
13	Stockport County	38	9	6	4	37	20	4	2	13	13	27	1.064	34
14	Burnley	38	12	2	5	43	21	2	4	13	19	40	1.016	34
15	Lincoln City[lower-alpha 1]	38	7	6	6	27	24	3	5	11	15	45	0.609	31
16	Clapton Orient	38	10	4	5	26	15	2	2	15	11	45	0.617	30
17	Leeds City	38	8	4	7	30	33	2	3	14	16	47	0.575	27
18	Gainsborough Trinity	38	8	3	8	22	21	2	3	14	11	54	0.440	26	Re-elected
19	Grimsby Town[lower-alpha 2]	38	8	3	8	31	19	1	3	15	19	58	0.649	24	Failed re-election
20	Birmingham	38	7	4	8	28	26	1	3	15	14	52	0.538	23	Re-elected

Source:
Notes:

1. New club in the league
2. Grimsby Town failed re-election, and Huddersfield Town entered the Football League in their place the following season, for the first time.

Results

Home \ Away	BAR	BIR	BLP	BPA	BUR	CLA	DER	FUL	GAI	GLP	GRI	HUL	LEE	LEI	LIN	MCI	OLD	STP	WBA	WOL
Barnsley		5–1	1–0	4–0	0–0	2–1	5–1	2–1	4–1	3–0	2–1	1–2	1–1	3–1	2–1	1–1	2–1	1–0	2–1	7–1
Birmingham	2–1		1–2	0–1	2–1	1–2	1–3	1–1	5–0	2–2	2–4	0–2	1–2	2–1	1–0	1–1	2–2	3–0	0–1	1–0
Blackpool	0–0	2–0		0–0	2–3	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–0	1–2	3–1	0–1	3–0	0–0	1–3	2–0	2–1	2–0
Bradford Park Avenue	2–0	5–0	2–1		3–1	3–1	1–2	3–0	2–0	3–3	6–1	0–1	4–2	1–3	4–0	2–0	1–6	2–4	1–0	2–3
Burnley	2–0	2–0	5–1	1–0		2–0	1–2	2–0	2–1	0–1	3–1	0–1	3–0	5–2	3–0	3–3	1–2	2–2	2–3	4–2
Clapton Orient	4–0	3–0	2–1	1–0	2–1		0–2	0–0	2–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–2	3–0	1–2	3–2	1–2	2–0	1–3	1–0
Derby County	2–1	3–1	2–1	1–2	5–2	1–0		3–1	2–2	2–1	6–0	4–0	1–0	0–1	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–0	2–1	5–0
Fulham	3–0	0–0	0–1	3–1	2–1	0–0	0–0		0–1	2–0	3–2	3–1	5–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–0
Gainsborough Trinity	0–0	1–0	3–1	3–1	2–0	0–1	2–4	2–0		1–3	1–1	0–1	2–0	0–1	0–0	1–3	0–2	1–0	3–1	0–2
Glossop	3–0	4–1	2–3	3–1	2–0	3–1	1–1	0–1	4–0		3–0	2–1	2–1	1–0	0–1	0–3	6–2	1–0	3–2	2–0
Grimsby Town	7–0	0–2	0–1	0–1	5–3	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–1	4–0		2–3	3–1	0–0	1–2	0–1	0–0	0–1	3–0	1–0
Hull City	1–0	7–0	1–2	2–1	3–2	3–0	0–0	3–2	5–1	4–2	5–1		3–1	2–1	0–0	1–2	4–0	1–1	5–1	2–2
Leeds City	0–7	2–1	3–2	2–3	1–0	2–1	2–1	2–2	0–0	1–2	3–1	1–1		1–1	5–0	1–3	3–5	0–2	0–1	1–0
Leicester Fosse	1–1	3–1	3–2	3–0	1–1	4–0	6–0	2–3	9–1	3–1	3–1	3–1	6–2		4–1	1–3	3–0	1–0	2–1	2–1
Lincoln City	2–1	3–2	2–2	1–1	0–0	4–0	2–3	2–2	4–0	1–2	0–0	1–3	0–0	3–1		0–2	0–2	1–0	0–3	1–0
Manchester City	0–0	3–0	1–2	3–1	4–0	2–1	2–1	3–1	3–1	3–3	2–0	3–0	3–0	2–0	6–2		0–2	2–1	3–2	6–0
Oldham Athletic	5–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–0	5–0	4–0	0–1	2–0	1–0	4–1	3–0	2–1	2–1	6–1	1–0		3–0	1–2	3–0
Stockport County	5–0	1–1	2–0	2–1	1–1	3–0	1–1	0–2	3–0	5–0	2–1	1–5	0–0	6–2	1–1	1–2	2–0		0–2	1–1
West Bromwich Albion	4–3	3–1	0–3	1–0	1–2	3–0	0–0	3–2	5–0	0–0	4–3	0–2	3–1	1–2	1–1	0–0	1–1	0–1		0–1
Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–0	4–2	2–1	0–2	3–1	3–1	2–3	1–1	0–0	3–1	8–1	2–2	5–0	4–1	4–2	3–2	1–0	2–1	3–1

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

Clapton Orient

Fulham

Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams

Barnsley

Birmingham

Blackpool

Bradford Park Avenue

Burnley

Chesterfield

Derby County

Fulham

Clapton Orient

Lincoln City

Gainsborough Trinity

Glossop

Grimsby Town

Hull

Leeds C

Leicester Fosse

Manchester City

Oldham

Stockport County

West Bromwich Albion

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Locations of the Football League Second Division teams

See also

• 1909-10 in English football
• 1909 in association football
• 1910 in association football

References

1. "England 1909-10". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 5 February 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
2. Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
3. "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
4. "Hull City A.F.C., Season by season top scorers for the club". Hull City Online. Retrieved 3 November 2010.

• Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.