1922–23 Southampton F.C. season

Southampton F.C. 1922–23 football season April 2022 Southampton F.C. 1922–23 Tankerville Chamberlayne Jimmy McIntyre The Dell Second Division 11th FA Cup Fourth round Arthur Dominy (13) Arthur Dominy (18) League: 18,000 v South Shields (2 September 1922)Overall: 25,000 v Chelsea (7 February 1923) 5,000 v Port Vale (5 March 1923) 12,261 3–0 v Wolverhampton Wanderers (28 October 1922)3–0 v Coventry City (10 February 1923) 0–4 v Derby County (9 December 1922) _red_stripes _redstripes2 _red_stripes _band_red FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 003366 003366 1921–22 1923–24 The 1922–23 season was the 28th season of competitive football by Southampton, and the club's first in the Second Division of the Football League. Having secured promotion from the Third Division South as champions the previous season, the largely unchanged Saints team avoided relegation comfortably and finished in the middle of the league table in their first season as a second-flight club. After a poor start to the campaign in which they picked up only one point from their first five matches, Southampton began to improve in form and move up from the Second Division relegation zone. The club picked up several wins over higher-placed opponents challenging for the division's two promotion places, allowing them to finish mid-table. Southampton finished in 11th place with 14 wins, 14 draws and 14 losses, and an even goal average. In the 1922–23 FA Cup, Southampton beat First Division sides Newcastle United and Chelsea in the first and second rounds, followed by Second Division opponents Bury in the third, all of which went to replays at The Dell. In the fourth round they faced West Ham United, another Second Division side, and were knocked out after a second replay. The club ended the season hosting local rivals Portsmouth in the annual Hampshire Benevolent Cup charity match, which ended in a 2–2 draw with goals from Arthur Dominy and Henry Johnson. They also played Pompey a week previously in the Rowland Hospital Cup, with Johnson and Bill Rawlings scoring in the 2–1 win. Southampton also played three friendly matches during the season, losing to Arsenal in October, Portsmouth in December, and drawing at Northampton Town in May. Southampton used 22 different players during the 1922–23 season and had nine different goalscorers. Their top scorer was inside-right Arthur Dominy, who scored 13 goals in the Second Division and four in the FA Cup. Centre-forward Bill Rawlings, the club's top scorer for the last two seasons, scored 12 times in the league and twice in the cup. Seven new players were signed by the club during the campaign, with five released and sold to other clubs. The average attendance at The Dell during the 1922–23 season was 12,261. The highest attendance was approximately 25,000 in the FA Cup second round replay against Chelsea on 7 February 1923; the highest league attendance was 18,000 against South Shields on 2 September 1922. The lowest attendance of the season was around 5,000 for the game against Port Vale on 5 March 1923. Background and transfers At the end of the 1921–22 season, several players left Southampton. First was centre-half George Bradburn, who had been out of favour for the past two seasons due to the continued form of the preferred Alec Campbell. He left to return to Walsall in the Third Division North.Chalk Holley Bull 2013 20 In June, outside-left Ken Boyes also left the club, remaining in the Third Division South with Bristol Rovers. Len Butt left around the same time, joining local Southern League club Boscombe.Chalk Holley Bull 2013 33 Centre-forward John Horton, who had managed just one appearance in his first season with the Saints before breaking his leg, was forced to retire from professional football.Chalk Holley Bull 2013 97 Prior to the start of the 1922–23 campaign, Southampton manager Jimmy McIntyre brought in two new signings to the club. First was Scottish half-back Alex Christie, who joined from Walsall primarily as cover at right-half behind the ever-present Bert Shelley.Chalk Holley Bull 2013 42 Also signed was left winger Joe Clark, who joined from Welsh side Aberdare & Aberaman Athletic. Shortly after the season had begun, McIntyre signed several more players. In September, the club brought in half-back Arthur Bradford from Talbot Stead Tubeworks, although he would not make his debut for the club until late the following season. The club also signed former goalkeeper Herbert Lock from Queens Park Rangers and Harry Yeomans from Camberley & Yorktown, having been without a backup for Tommy Allen the entire last season.Chalk Holley Bull 2013 116–117Chalk Holley Bull 2013 211 In November, inside-forward Les Bruton was brought in from Foleshill for a fee of £15.Chalk Holley Bull 2013 30 Southampton signed and sold one more player in January 1923. Leaving the club was Scottish half-back George Getgood, who had joined less than a year earlier and been a regular in the side ever since. Getgood had continued to commute to the South Coast from Birmingham instead of moving, and so decided to transfer to a club closer to home when he joined Wolverhampton Wanderers.Chalk Holley Bull 2013 74 Outside-left Willie McCall moved in the other direction as part of the deal.Chalk Holley Bull 2013 118–119 Players transferred in NameNationalityPos. Playing positionClubDateFeeRef.Alex ChristieScotlandHB Half-backENG WalsallMay 1922UnknownJoe ClarkEnglandFW ForwardWAL Aberaman AthleticMay 1922UnknownArthur BradfordEnglandHB Half-backENG Talbot Stead TubeworksSeptember 1922UnknownHerbert LockEnglandGK GoalkeeperENG Queens Park RangersSeptember 1922UnknownHarry YeomansEnglandGK GoalkeeperENG Camberley & YorktownOctober 1922FreeHarry Yeomans initially joined on amateur terms in October 1922, before turning professional that December.Les BrutonEnglandFW ForwardENG FoleshillNovember 1922£15Willie McCallScotlandFW ForwardENG Wolverhampton WanderersJanuary 1923Exchange Players transferred out NameNationalityPos. Playing positionClubDateFeeRef.George BradburnEnglandHB Half-backENG WalsallMay 1922UnknownKen BoyesEnglandFW ForwardENG Bristol RoversJune 1922UnknownLen ButtEnglandHB Half-backENG BoscombeJune 1922UnknownGeorge GetgoodScotlandHB Half-backENG Wolverhampton WanderersJanuary 1923Exchange Players retired NameNationalityPos. Playing positionDateReasonRef.John HortonEnglandFW ForwardMay 1922Retired due to leg injury Second Division 1922–23 Football League Southampton's first season in the Second Division of the Football League started poorly, with the club picking up just two points from their opening six games – in a goalless draw against South Shields on opening day, and in a 2–2 draw with Barnsley a month later – to find themselves in the relegation zone early on.Chalk Holley 1987 69 The Saints failed to score in their first five games of the campaign, which marked a club record not equalled until 1937.Chalk Holley 1987 66http://www.statto.com/football/teams/southampton/records Southampton scoring and sequence records Statto https://web.archive.org/web/20150905092224/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/southampton/records 5 September 2015 live 6 April 2018 The first home game of the season, against Leeds United, also marked the end of the team's 18-month unbeaten run at home.Chalk Holley 1987 68 Southampton picked up their first win over Blackpool on 23 September, and began to improve their form to move up from the bottom of the league table. After a nine-game unbeaten run, the club had made it up to 11th place by mid-November.https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-division-two/11-november-1922/ League Division Two table after close of play on 11 November 1922 11v11.com 6 April 2018 Despite being briefly dropped in favour of Henry Johnson early in the season, Bill Rawlings scored many important goals in later months alongside Arthur Dominy to ensure that the Saints remained competitive. The club continued to remain above the drop zone over the Christmas period, despite dropping a number of points in both home and away fixtures, albeit to teams challenging for the division's promotion places. Their biggest defeat of the season came on 9 December at The Dell, with fellow strugglers Derby County thrashing the home side 4–0. By the new year they had cemented their position in the middle of the table, beating teams in the same vicinity such as Hull City and Fulham in late December to move back up to 11th. Another brief unbeaten run against lower-placed teams in March and April was followed by wins over strugglers Clapton Orient and Stockport County, which ensured that the side survived their first season in the Second Division with relative ease. Southampton finished the season in 11th place, picking up 14 wins, 14 draws and 14 losses. With a goal record of 40 scored and 40 conceded, they finished ahead of Hull City on goal average, and trailed 10th-placed Fulham by two points. List of match results 1 26 August 1922 South Shields 0–0 Southampton Horsley Hill South Shields 13,000 D 2 28 August 1922 Southampton 0–1 Leeds United The Dell Southampton 16,000 L 3 2 September 1922 Southampton 0–2 South Shields The Dell Southampton 18,000 L 4 4 September 1922 Leeds United 1–0 Southampton Elland Road Leeds 6,000 L 5 9 September 1922 Barnsley 3–0 Southampton Oakwell Barnsley 10,000 L 6 16 September 1922 Southampton 2–2 Barnsley Shelley Rawlings The Dell Southampton 15,000 D 7 23 September 1922 Blackpool 1–2 Southampton Dominy Rawlings Bloomfield Road Blackpool 14,000 W 8 30 September 1922 Southampton 1–1 Blackpool Elkes The Dell Southampton 16,000 D 9 7 October 1922 West Ham United 1–1 Southampton Elkes Boleyn Ground London 20,000 D 10 14 October 1922 Southampton 2–0 West Ham United Dominy Rawlings The Dell Southampton 17,000 W 11 21 October 1922 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Southampton Molineux Stadium Wolverhampton 15,000 D 12 28 October 1922 Southampton 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Getgood Dominy Rawlings The Dell Southampton 13,000 W 13 4 November 1922 Southampton 2–0 Bradford City Dominy Elkes The Dell Southampton 14,000 W 14 11 November 1922 Bradford City 0–0 Southampton Valley Parade Bradford 15,000 D 15 18 November 1922 Leicester City 2–1 Southampton Dominy Filbert Street Leicester 18,000 L 16 25 November 1922 Southampton 0–0 Leicester City The Dell Southampton 17,000 D 17 2 December 1922 Derby County 0–2 Southampton Dominy Elkes Baseball Ground Derby 10,000 W 18 9 December 1922 Southampton 0–4 Derby County The Dell Southampton 15,000 L 19 16 December 1922 Notts County 1–0 Southampton Meadow Lane Nottingham 9,000 L 20 23 December 1922 Southampton 0–1 Notts County The Dell Southampton 9,000 L 21 25 December 1922 Hull City 1–3 Southampton Dominy Elkes Anlaby Road Kingston upon Hull 14,000 W 22 26 December 1922 Southampton 2–1 Hull City Campbell Own goal The Dell Southampton 16,000 W 23 30 December 1922 Southampton 2–0 Fulham Dominy Rawlings The Dell Southampton 7,000 W 24 1 January 1923 The Wednesday 0–0 Southampton Hillsborough Stadium Sheffield 30,000 D 25 6 January 1923 Fulham 1–1 Southampton Dominy Craven Cottage London 25,000 D 26 20 January 1923 Southampton 0–2 Crystal Palace The Dell Southampton 13,000 L 27 27 January 1923 Crystal Palace 1–0 Southampton The Nest London 9,000 L 28 10 February 1923 Southampton 3–0 Coventry City Brown McCall Own goal The Dell Southampton 7,000 W 29 17 February 1923 Port Vale 0–0 Southampton Old Recreation Ground Hanley 14,000 D 30 3 March 1923 Manchester United 1–2 Southampton Brown Rawlings Old Trafford Manchester 20,000 W 31 5 March 1923 Southampton 3–1 Port Vale Johnson Rawlings McCall The Dell Southampton 5,000 W 32 17 March 1923 Southampton 0–3 Bury The Dell Southampton 12,000 L 33 24 March 1923 Bury 0–0 Southampton Gigg Lane Bury 9,000 D 34 31 March 1923 Southampton 4–2 Rotherham County Rawlings Dominy The Dell Southampton 10,000 W 35 2 April 1923 Southampton 1–1 The Wednesday Rawlings The Dell Southampton 16,000 D 36 7 April 1923 Rotherham County 0–0 Southampton Millmoor Rotherham 11,000 D 37 11 April 1923 Southampton 0–0 Manchester United The Dell Southampton 5,500 D 38 14 April 1923 Southampton 2–0 Clapton Orient Dominy Rawlings The Dell Southampton 9,000 W 39 21 April 1923 Clapton Orient 1–0 Southampton Clapton Stadium London 15,000 L 40 28 April 1923 Southampton 1–0 Stockport County Dominy The Dell Southampton 7,000 W 41 30 April 1923 Coventry City 2–0 Southampton Highfield Road Coventry 12,000 L 42 5 May 1923 Stockport County 3–0 Southampton Edgeley Park Stockport 15,000 L Final league table Second Division y SOU Results by matchday table b Round Ground A /H /H /A /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /H /A /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /H /A /A /H /A /H /A /A /H /H /A /H /H /A /H /H /A /H /A /A Result D /L /L /L /L /D /W /D /D /W /D /W /W /D /L /D /W /L /L /L /W /W /W /D /D /L /L /W /D /W /W /L /D /W /D /D /D /W /L /W /L /L Position 13/15/20/22/22/21/19/17/18/16/17/16/13/11/14/13 /9/14/16/17/15/14/11/11/10/12/14/12/12/11/10/12/12/12/12/12/12/11/11/11/11/11 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 11v11.comhttps://www.11v11.com/league-tables/ 11v11 league table generator 11v11.com 3 April 2018 FA Cup 1922–23 FA Cup Southampton entered the 1922–23 FA Cup in the first round against Newcastle United, a well-established First Division side who were challenging for the title. According to club historians, "Few people gave Southampton a chance at St James' Park" in the 13 January 1923 game, but the team "fought the muddy battle well" to hold the top-flight side to a goalless draw; goalkeeper Tommy Allen was credited for his performance in particular. In the replay at home four days later, the Saints played "some of the best football ever seen at The Dell" to win 3–1 (despite conceding in the opening minute), with goals coming from Arthur Dominy (two) and Bill Rawlings. The second round match also pitted Second Division Southampton against a First Division club – this time strugglers Chelsea at Stamford Bridge – and also ended in a goalless draw. The tie again saw a replay scheduled at The Dell, which the Saints won in front of a season high attendance of 25,000 thanks to another goal from Dominy. The pattern of results continued in the third round, as Bury and Southampton competed a goalless draw at Gigg Lane on 24 February. Again, it took a home replay for the Saints to beat the Shakers, which they did with another single goal from Arthur Dominy. In the fourth round, Southampton hosted fellow Second Division side West Ham United, who were then in fourth place in the table.https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/league-division-two/03-march-1923/ League Division Two table after close of play on 03 March 1923 11v11.com 5 April 2018 Vic Watson scored for the visitors early on, but a "clever header" from Jack Elkes secured a 1–1 draw and forced at replay at Upton Park ten days later. The replay also ended 1–1, with Bill Rawlings scoring for the Saints. A second replay took place on 19 March at Villa Park, the home of top-flight club Aston Villa, in which the Hammers scored the only goal to advance to the semi-finals. Southampton brought in a total of £28,482 in FA Cup receipts, around £4,000 of which was used to improve the facilities at The Dell. West Ham later made it to the 1923 FA Cup Final, the first to be played at Wembley Stadium. Round 1 13 January 1923 Newcastle United 0–0 Southampton St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 35,000 D Round 1 Replay 17 January 1923 Southampton 3–1 Newcastle United Dominy Rawlings The Dell Southampton 18,000 W Round 2 3 February 1923 Chelsea 0–0 Southampton Stamford Bridge London 67,105 D Round 2 Replay 7 February 1923 Southampton 1–0 Chelsea Dominy The Dell Southampton 25,000 W Round 3 24 February 1923 Bury 0–0 Southampton Gigg Lane Bury 25,000 D Round 3 Replay 28 February 1923 Southampton 1–0 Chelsea Dominy The Dell Southampton 16,000 W Round 4 4 March 1923 Southampton 1–1 West Ham United Elkes Watson The Dell Southampton 21,690 D Round 4 Replay 14 March 1923 West Ham United 1–1 Southampton Rawlings Boleyn Ground London 20,000 D Round 4 Replay 2 19 March 1923 West Ham United 1–0 Southampton Villa Park Birmingham 22,184 L Other matches Outside of the league and the FA Cup, Southampton played five additional first-team matches during the 1922–23 season. The first was a friendly match against First Division side Arsenal on 16 October 1922, which was a benefit for centre-half Alec Campbell. The high-scoring game ended in a 5–3 win for the Gunners, with the Saints scoring through Bill Rawlings (twice) and Arthur Dominy.Chalk Holley 1987 212 The second friendly of the season was another benefit game – this time for long-serving manager Jimmy McIntyre – at home to local rivals Portsmouth in December. The visitors won the game 3–1 through goals from Dave Watson, Jerry Mackie and Alfred Strange, with Rawlings scoring the only goal for the Saints, who were described by the Southampton Times as displaying a "don't care attitude" towards the game.Juson Aldworth Bendel Bull 2004 106 Southampton and Portsmouth met again on 16 April 1923 in the first competition of the Rowland Hospital Cup, introduced to help raise money for hospitals in the local area. Played at Fratton Park, the game ended in a 2–1 win to the Second Division side, with the visitors' goals coming in the first half courtesy of Henry Johnson and Bill Rawlings.Juson Aldworth Bendel Bull 2004 107 The game's quality was praised by commentators, who claimed that "It could not have been a more stirring game had the two clubs been fighting at the top of the same league". The sides met for a third time the following week, drawing 2–2 in the Hampshire Benevolent Cup. Pompey led through a Tom Parker own goal and a strike from Mackie, before the Saints responded through Johnson and Dominy. On 3 May, the Saints drew 2–2 with Northampton Town. Friendly 16 October 1922 Southampton 3–5 Arsenal Rawlings Dominy The Dell Southampton L Friendly 4 December 1922 Southampton 1–3 Portsmouth Rawlings Watson Mackie Strange The Dell Southampton L Rowland Hospital Cup 16 April 1923 Portsmouth 1–2 Southampton Martin Johnson Rawlings Fratton Park Portsmouth 7–8,000 F. C. Winton W Hampshire BC 23 April 1923 Southampton 2–2 Portsmouth Johnson Dominy Parker o.g.Mackie The Dell Southampton Albert Prince-Cox D Friendly 3 May 1923 Northampton Town 2–2 Southampton Johnson County Ground Northampton D Player details Southampton manager Jimmy McIntyre used 22 different players during the 1922–23 season, nine of whom scored during the campaign. The team played in a 2–3–5 formation throughout the campaign, with two full-backs, three half-backs, two outside forwards, two inside forwards and a centre-forward. Only one player – right-half Bert Shelley – appeared in all 51 league and FA Cup matches. Inside-right Arthur Dominy played in all but two league matches during the season, and centre-half Bill Turner appeared in all except three. Dominy finished as the club's top scorer for the season, with 13 goals in the league and five in the cups. Bill Rawlings scored 12 goals in the league and three in the cups. Alec Campbell, George Getgood and Shelley were the club's only scoring half-backs of the season, with just one league goal each. Squad statistics NamePos. Playing positionNat. NationalityLeagueFA CupOther"Other" includes the Rowland Hospital Cup and Hampshire Benevolent Cup matches.TotalApps. AppearancesGls. GoalsApps. AppearancesGls. GoalsApps. AppearancesGls. GoalsApps. AppearancesGls. GoalsTommy AllenGK GoalkeeperENG3107000380Len AndrewsFW ForwardENG1808020280Robert BlythFW ForwardENG80100090Charlie BrownFW ForwardENG3228020422Alec CampbellHB Half-backENG1519010251Alex ChristieHB Half-backSCO50000050Joe ClarkFW ForwardENG2001000210John CooperFW ForwardENG20000020Arthur DominyFW ForwardENG401394214918Jack ElkesFW ForwardENG3159100406Harry HooperFB Full-backENG1100000110Ted HoughFB Full-backENG70001080Henry JohnsonFW ForwardENG910022113Herbert LockGK GoalkeeperENG1102020150Willie McCallFW ForwardSCO82000082Sammy MestonFW ForwardENG10000010Tom ParkerFB Full-backENG3809020490Bill RawlingsFW ForwardENG351292214615Bert ShelleyHB Half-backENG4219020531Fred TitmussFB Full-backENG3509020460Bill TurnerHB Half-backENG3909020500Players with appearances who left before the end of the seasonGeorge GetgoodHB Half-backSCO2410000241 Most appearances RankNamePos. Playing positionLeagueFA CupOtherTotalApps. Appearances% Percentage of totalApps. Appearances% Percentage of totalApps. Appearances% Percentage of totalApps. Appearances% Percentage of total1Bert ShelleyHB Half-back42100.009100.002100.0053100.002Arthur DominyFW Forward4095.249100.002100.005196.233Bill TurnerHB Half-back3992.869100.002100.005094.344Tom ParkerFB Full-back3890.489100.002100.004992.455Bill RawlingsFW Forward3583.339100.002100.004686.79Fred TitmussFB Full-back3583.339100.002100.004686.797Charlie BrownFW Forward3276.19888.892100.004279.25Jack ElkesFW Forward3173.819100.0000.004075.479Tommy AllenGK Goalkeeper3173.81777.7800.003871.7010Len AndrewsFW Forward1842.86888.892100.002852.83 Top goalscorers RankNamePos. Playing positionLeagueFA CupOtherTotalGls. GoalsGPG Goals per gameGls. GoalsGPG Goals per gameGls. GoalsGPG Goals per gameGls. GoalsGPG Goals per game1Arthur DominyFW Forward130.3240.4410.50180.362Bill RawlingsFW Forward120.3420.2210.50150.333Jack ElkesFW Forward50.1610.1100.0060.154Henry JohnsonFW Forward10.1100.0021.0030.275Willie McCallFW Forward20.2500.0000.0020.25Charlie BrownFW Forward20.0600.0000.0020.047George GetgoodHB Half-back10.0400.0000.0010.04Alec CampbellHB Half-back10.0600.0000.0010.03Bert ShelleyHB Half-back10.0200.0000.0010.01 Footnotes References Bibliography Chalk Gary Holley Duncan A Complete Record of Southampton Football Club: 1885–1987 Derby, England Breedon Books 10 August 1987 978-0907969228 Chalk Gary Holley Duncan Bull David All the Saints: A Complete Who's Who of Southampton FC Bristol, England Hagiology Publishing 28 November 2013 978-0992686406 Juson Dave Aldworth Clay Bendel Barry Bull David Chalk Gary Saints v Pompey: A History of Unrelenting Rivalry Bristol, England Hagiology Publishing 10 November 2004 978-0953447459 External links Southampton F.C. official website Category:Southampton F.C. seasons Southampton