1914–15 Football League
| Season | 1914–15 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Everton |
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← 1913–14 1919–20 → | |
The 1914–1915 season was the 27th season of The Football League.
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
| Season | 1914–15 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Everton (2nd English title) |
| Relegated | Tottenham Hotspur |
| FA Cup winners | Sheffield United (3rd FA Cup title) |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 1201 (3.16 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Bobby Parker (Everton), 35 [3] |
| Biggest home win | The Wednesday – Bolton 7–0 (1 Mar 1915) |
| Biggest away win |
Aston Villa – Bolton 1–7 (26 Dec 1914) Tottenham – Sunderland 0–6 (19 Dec 1914) |
| Highest scoring | Middlesbrough –Tottenham 7–5 (13 Feb 1915) |
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← 1913–14 1919–20 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GA | GD | Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everton | 38 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 44 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 76 | 47 | 1.617 | +29 | 46 | ||||
| 2 | Oldham Athletic | 38 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 70 | 56 | 1.250 | +14 | 45 | ||||
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 51 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 34 | 83 | 61 | 1.361 | +22 | 43 | ||||
| 4 | Burnley | 38 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 38 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 61 | 47 | 1.298 | +14 | 43 | ||||
| 5 | Manchester City | 38 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 49 | 39 | 1.256 | +10 | 43 | ||||
| 6 | Sheffield United | 38 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 41 | 1.195 | +8 | 43 | ||||
| 7 | The Wednesday | 38 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 43 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 31 | 61 | 54 | 1.130 | +7 | 43 | ||||
| 8 | Sunderland | 38 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 35 | 42 | 81 | 72 | 1.125 | +9 | 41 | ||||
| 9 | Bradford Park Avenue | 38 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 45 | 69 | 65 | 1.062 | +4 | 41 | ||||
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 34 | 49 | 43 | 1.140 | +6 | 40 | ||||
| 11 | Bradford City | 38 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 40 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 55 | 49 | 1.122 | +6 | 40 | ||||
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 50 | 62 | 74 | 0.838 | –12 | 38 | ||||
| 13 | Liverpool | 38 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 41 | 65 | 75 | 0.867 | –10 | 37 | ||||
| 14 | Aston Villa | 38 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 32 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 40 | 62 | 72 | 0.861 | –10 | 37 | ||||
| 15 | Newcastle United | 38 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 46 | 48 | 0.958 | –2 | 32 | ||||
| 16 | Notts County | 38 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 39 | 41 | 57 | 0.719 | –16 | 31 | ||||
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 33 | 57 | 68 | 84 | 0.810 | –16 | 30 | ||||
| 18 | Manchester United | 38 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 43 | 46 | 62 | 0.742 | –16 | 30 | ||||
| 19 | Chelsea[4] | 38 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 40 | 51 | 65 | 0.785 | –14 | 29 | ||||
| 20 | Tottenham Hotspur[5] | 38 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 61 | 57 | 90 | 0.633 | –33 | 28 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
| Key | |
|---|---|
| League Champions | |
| FA Cup Winners | |
| Relegated |
Results
| Home ╲ Away | AST | BLB | BOL | BRA | BPA | BUR | CHE | EVE | LIV | MCI | MUN | MID | NEW | NTC | OLD | SHU | SUN | TOT | WED | WBA |
| Aston Villa | 2–1 | 1–7 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 6–2 | 4–1 | 3–3 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 6–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–5 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | |
| Bradford City | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 5–0 | |
| Bradford Park Avenue | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | |
| Burnley | 2–1 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | |
| Chelsea | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | |
| Everton | 0–0 | 1–3 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 7–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| Liverpool | 3–6 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 0–5 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 7–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| Manchester City | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | |
| Manchester United | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Middlesbrough | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 7–5 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| Newcastle United | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 2–5 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | |
| Notts County | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Oldham Athletic | 3–3 | 3–2 | 5–3 | 1–0 | 6–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–5 | 4–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 | |
| Sheffield United | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |
| Sunderland | 4–0 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 0–2 | 0–4 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 6–1 | 2–0 | |
| The Wednesday | 5–2 | 1–1 | 7–0 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 |
Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Maps
Locations of the Football League First Division teams
Second Division
| Season | 1914–15 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Derby County (2nd title) |
| Failed re-election | Glossop |
| Matches played | 380 |
| Goals scored | 1135 (2.99 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Joe Lane (Blackpool), 28 [3] |
| Biggest home win | Birmingham – Glossop 11–1 (6 Jan 1915) |
| Biggest away win | Leicester Fosse – Derby County 0–6 (28 Dec 1914) |
| Highest scoring | Birmingham – Glossop 11–1 (6 Jan 1915) |
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← 1913–14 1919–20 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GA | GD | Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derby County[6] | 38 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 71 | 33 | 2.152 | +38 | 53 | ||||
| 2 | Preston North End[6] | 38 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 61 | 42 | 1.452 | +19 | 50 | ||||
| 3 | Barnsley | 38 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 41 | 51 | 51 | 1.000 | ±0 | 47 | ||||
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 39 | 77 | 52 | 1.481 | +25 | 45 | ||||
| 5 | Arsenal[6][7][8] | 38 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 52 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 69 | 41 | 1.683 | +28 | 43 | ||||
| 6 | Birmingham [7] | 38 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 62 | 39 | 1.590 | +23 | 43 | ||||
| 7 | Hull City | 38 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 31 | 65 | 54 | 1.204 | +11 | 43 | ||||
| 8 | Huddersfield Town | 38 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 29 | 61 | 42 | 1.452 | +19 | 42 | ||||
| 9 | Clapton Orient | 38 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 31 | 50 | 48 | 1.042 | +2 | 41 | ||||
| 10 | Blackpool | 38 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 35 | 58 | 57 | 1.018 | +1 | 39 | ||||
| 11 | Bury | 38 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 37 | 61 | 56 | 1.089 | +5 | 38 | ||||
| 12 | Fulham | 38 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 35 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 53 | 47 | 1.128 | +6 | 37 | ||||
| 13 | Bristol City | 38 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 37 | 62 | 56 | 1.107 | +6 | 37 | ||||
| 14 | Stockport County | 38 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 41 | 54 | 60 | 0.900 | –6 | 37 | ||||
| 15 | Leeds City | 38 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 25 | 39 | 65 | 64 | 1.016 | +1 | 32 | ||||
| 16 | Lincoln City | 38 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 42 | 46 | 65 | 0.708 | –19 | 31 | ||||
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 38 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 52 | 48 | 76 | 0.632 | –28 | 31 | ||||
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 53 | 43 | 77 | 0.558 | –34 | 29 | ||||
| 19 | Leicester Fosse | 38 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 47 | 47 | 88 | 0.534 | –41 | 24 | ||||
| 20 | Glossop[9] | 38 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 54 | 31 | 87 | 0.356 | –56 | 18 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Division Champions | |
| Promoted | |
| New club in the league (none) | |
| Re-elected | |
| Failed re-election |
Results
| Home ╲ Away | ARS | BAR | BIR | BLP | BRI | BRY | CLA | DER | FUL | GLP | GRI | HUD | HUL | LEE | LEI | LIN | NOT | PNE | STP | WOL |
| Arsenal | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 7–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 5–1 | |
| Barnsley | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Birmingham City | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 11–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 6–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
| Blackpool | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | |
| Bristol City | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 7–0 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | |
| Bury | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | |
| Clapton Orient | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Derby County | 4–0 | 7–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| Fulham | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 6–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
| Glossop | 0–4 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Grimsby Town | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 6–1 | 1–4 | |
| Huddersfield Town | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 5–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Hull City | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 2–6 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | |
| Leeds City | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–5 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 7–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | |
| Leicester Fosse | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 5–4 | 0–3 | |
| Lincoln City | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
| Preston North End | 3–0 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 5–3 | |
| Stockport County | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 7–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 |
Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Maps
Locations of the Football League Second Division teams
Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams
See also
References
- ↑ "England 1914-15". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 5 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- 1 2 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
- 1 2 "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
- ↑ Chelsea remained in the First Division after World War 1, as the number of teams in both divisions was expanded to 22.
- ↑ Tottenham Hotspur were relegated to the Second Division after WW I.
- 1 2 3 Derby County, Preston North End and Arsenal were promoted to First Division after WW I, as the number of teams in both
divisions was expanded to 22. - 1 2 The official Football League records originally showed Birmingham in 5th place and Arsenal in 6th place. In 1975 it was discovered that an error in the calculation of Goal Average had been made and the table was corrected.
- ↑ It is said that Sir Henry Norris arranged for the Arsenal's promotion back to the First Division, in controversial circumstances.
- ↑ Glossop failed to be re-elected to the Football League, never to return again. A resurrected Stoke, along with Coventry City,
South Shields, Rotherham County and West Ham United joined the Second Division after the war.
External links
- Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
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