1921–22 Southampton F.C. season

April 2022 Southampton F.C. 1921–22 Tankerville Chamberlayne Jimmy McIntyre The Dell Third Division South Champions FA Cup Second round Bill Rawlings (30) Bill Rawlings (33) 20,940 v Queens Park Rangers (27 December 1921) 5,000 (multiple games) 11,140 8–0 v Northampton Town (24 December 1921) 0–2 v Gillingham (3 September 1921)0–2 v Cardiff City (1 February 1922) _red_stripes _redstripes2 _red_stripes _band_red FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 003366 003366 1920–21 1922–23 The 1921–22 season was the 27th season of competitive football by Southampton, and the club's second in the Football League. After finishing second in the league the previous season, Southampton achieved promotion to the Second Division as champions of the newly regionalised Third Division South. Following a false start to the campaign, the Saints quickly asserted their dominance in the league when they went on a club record 19-game unbeaten run until the end of 1921. The club also remained unbeaten at The Dell for the entirety of the league season, as well as conceding a Football League record low 21 goals in 42 games, which remained in place until the 1978–79 season. Southampton finished atop the league table with 23 wins, 15 draws and four losses, ahead of runners-up Plymouth Argyle only on goal average. In the 1921–22 FA Cup, Southampton beat Second Division side South Shields to reach the second round, but were knocked out following a replay by recently promoted First Division club Cardiff City, who had also eliminated them in the fourth round the previous year. The club ended the season hosting local rivals Portsmouth in the annual Hampshire Benevolent Cup charity match, which they won 3–1 thanks to two goals from Arthur Dominy and one from Bill Rawlings. Southampton also played four friendly matches during the campaign, beating Portsmouth 4–0 in a benefit game for club secretary and former manager Ernest Arnfield in October, losing 1–0 to Pompey the following month, defeating Preston North End 3–1 in a benefit game for Arthur Dominy in December, and beating amateur side Corinthian in February. Southampton used 25 different players during the 1921–22 season and had ten different goalscorers. Their top scorer was centre-forward Bill Rawlings, who scored 30 goals in the Third Division South (one behind the division's top scorer, Plymouth's Frank Richardson) and two in the FA Cup. During the season, the club broke their record for highest league win, beating Northampton Town 8–0 at The Dell in December. Eight new players were signed by the club during the campaign, with seven released and sold to other clubs. The average attendance at The Dell during the 1921–22 season was 11,140. The highest attendance was 20,940 against Queens Park Rangers on 27 December 1921; the lowest was around 5,000 for matches against Millwall on 5 January 1922 and against Swansea Town on 20 February 1922. Background and transfers Several players left Southampton at the end of the 1920–21 season. Most significant of the departures was inside-left James Moore, who had played every game the previous campaign; he returned to his native county of Yorkshire due to "family reasons", joining Second Division club Leeds United.Chalk Holley Bull 2013 137 He was replaced in the side by Henry Johnson, who had joined from Darlaston just before the end of the last season,Chalk Holley Bull 2013 104 and new addition Len Andrews, who was signed from Reading in August (he had previously played over 100 games for the Saints before World War I).Chalk Holley Bull 2013 4 Goalkeeper Arthur Wood, who had lost his place the previous year to new signing Tommy Allen, also left the club in May 1921 to join Second Division side Clapton Orient, where he remained for the rest of his career.Chalk Holley Bull 2013 207 Three more players left in the summer, all of whom had spent only one season at the club – centre-forward George Reader retired from the professional game and joined Harland and Wolff on a part-time basis,Chalk Holley Bull 2013 156 outside-right Frank Wright returned to his previous position at Hamstead Colliery,Chalk Holley Bull 2013 210 and inside-right George Williams joined fellow Third Division South side Exeter City, where he played for a season before being forced to part-retire due to a leg injury.Chalk Holley Bull 2013 205 In addition to Andrews, Jimmy McIntyre brought in another two new players to Southampton before the start of the 1921–22 season. Full-back Harry Hooper joined for £10 from Brierley Hill Alliance,Chalk Holley Bull 2013 96 while centre-forward John Horton was brought in from Wombwell.Chalk Holley Bull 2013 97 A few months into the campaign, centre-half Ted Hough was signed from Talbot Stead Tubeworks, who was paid £200 and 52 pints of beer for his services. In January 1922, Sammy Meston – the son of former Southampton half-back Samuel Meston – joined from Sholing Athletic,Chalk Holley Bull 2013 132 and outside-right Robert Blyth signed from Portsmouth.Chalk Holley Bull 2013 18 In March, the club released two popular players to recently promoted First Division club Birmingham, who provided two of their own players in return. McIntyre's contributions were outside-left Fred Foxall and outside-right Joe Barratt, both of whom had played the majority of games up to that point, while their replacements were inside-left Jack Elkes and half-back George Getgood.Chalk Holley 1987 66 Foxall had originally attempted to join top-flight side Aston Villa in May, but his transfer was reversed by the Football Association as Southampton had not given permission for the sale (he was also ordered to donate his signing-on fee to the National War Fund).Chalk Holley Bull 2013 70 Players transferred in NameNationalityPos. Playing positionClubDateFeeRef.Harry HooperEnglandFB Full-backENG Brierley Hill AllianceMay 1921£10John HortonEnglandFW ForwardENG WombwellMay 1921UnknownLen AndrewsEnglandFW ForwardENG ReadingAugust 1921UnknownTed HoughEnglandFB Full-backENG Talbot Stead TubeworksOctober 1921£200Robert BlythEnglandFW ForwardENG PortsmouthJanuary 1922UnknownSammy MestonEnglandFW ForwardENG Sholing AthleticJanuary 1922UnknownJack ElkesEnglandFW ForwardENG BirminghamMarch 1922ExchangeChalk Holley Bull 2013 65George GetgoodScotlandHB Half-backChalk Holley Bull 2013 74 Players transferred out NameNationalityPos. Playing positionClubDateFeeRef.James MooreEnglandFW ForwardENG Leeds UnitedMay 1921FreeArthur WoodEnglandGK GoalkeeperENG Clapton OrientMay 1921UnknownGeorge WilliamsEnglandFW ForwardENG Exeter CityJune 1921UnknownJoe BarrattEnglandFW ForwardENG BirminghamMarch 1922ExchangeChalk Holley Bull 2013 8Fred FoxallEnglandFW Forward Players released NameNationalityPos. Playing positionDateSubsequent clubRef.George ReaderEnglandFW ForwardMay 1921ENG Harland and WolffFrank WrightEnglandFW ForwardMay 1921ENG Hamstead Colliery Third Division South 1921–22 Football League Southampton's second Football League campaign began on 27 August 1921 with a home fixture against Gillingham, who had finished bottom of the Third Division table the previous year.Chalk Holley 1987 65 The hosts won the game 2–0, with the two top scorers of the last campaign, Arthur Dominy and Bill Rawlings, scoring the goals.Chalk Holley 1987 67 Despite this strong start, the Saints were slow to pick up pace in their opening league fixtures, as they were held to a goalless draw at Luton Town and lost 2–0 in the return fixture at Gillingham in their next two games. However, the side's fortunes quickly changed when they embarked on a club record 19-game unbeaten league run, beginning on 5 September with a 2–1 win over Luton at The Dell and not ending until the following January, over four months later.http://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 3 April 2018 The run produced several high-scoring wins, including a 6–0 victory over Charlton Athletic in November (in which Rawlings scored a hat-trick) and an 8–0 defeat of Northampton Town in December (in which Rawlings scored half of the goals). The result against Northampton Town remained the club's single highest league win until October 2014, when it was equalled with a result of the same scoreline against Sunderland in the Premier League. The club's unbeaten run finally came to an end on 14 January 1922, when they were beaten by a single goal at mid-table side Brentford. Rawlings scored four goals for a second time during the season the following week when the Saints faced Millwall, making him the first Southampton player to do so three times.Chalk Holley 1987 306 However, the club continued to drop points in early 1922, and as a result dropped below main title contenders Plymouth Argyle in the table following a third loss of the season at Swansea Town on 25 February. New signings Jack Elkes and George Getgood debuted against Southend United in the next game, with the former scoring two goals in the convincing 5–2 win; however, he broke his collar bone in the next match, and remained injured for the remainder of the campaign. Southampton dropped valuable points against Argyle in April, when they lost 1–0 at Home Park and were held to a goalless draw at The Dell, with the Devon club pulling five points ahead at the top of the league table.https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/division-three-south/22-april-1922/ Division Three (South) table after close of play on 22 April 1922 11v11.com 3 April 2018 Despite this points deficit, Southampton had two games in hand over Plymouth, both of which they won 1–0: first over Newport County on 29 April, and second over Merthyr Town on 1 May. By the start of the final day of the season, Southampton were only one point behind leaders Plymouth Argyle, with a superior goal average.https://www.11v11.com/league-tables/division-three-south/01-may-1922/ Division Three (South) table after close of play on 01 May 1922 11v11.com 3 April 2018 In their final game of the campaign, Southampton thrashed Newport County 5–0 in the return fixture at The Dell, with goals coming from Arthur Dominy (two), Alec Campbell, Rawlings and Henry Johnson. According to club historians, "no-one left The Dell" as the club waited for news from Loftus Road, where Plymouth were playing Queens Park Rangers in their final fixture. Argyle lost the match 2–0, which meant that they were level on points with Southampton, who had a superior goal average to secure them the top spot in the division. According to reports, the fans at The Dell "went wild with excitement, storming the ground, demanding to see the players". The club finished on 61 points from 23 wins, 15 draws and four losses; they conceded 21 goals, which was a record low for a Football League season until Liverpool surpassed it with just 16 goals in the 1978–79 season. List of match results 1 27 August 1921 Southampton 2–0 Gillingham Dominy Rawlings The Dell Southampton 11,000 W 2 29 August 1921 Luton Town 0–0 Southampton Kenilworth Road Luton 10,000 D 3 3 September 1921 Gillingham 2–0 Southampton Priestfield Stadium Gillingham 6,000 L 4 5 September 1921 Southampton 2–1 Luton Town Rawlings Foxall The Dell Southampton 11,000 W 5 10 September 1921 Southampton 3–1 Swindon Town Campbell Barratt Rawlings The Dell Southampton 12,000 W 6 17 September 1921 Swindon Town 2–3 Southampton Rawlings Andrews County Ground Swindon 9,000 W 7 24 September 1921 Southampton 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Turner Rawlings Foxall The Dell Southampton 13,000 W 8 1 October 1921 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 Southampton Rawlings Goldstone Ground Hove 10,000 W 9 8 October 1921 Norwich City 2–2 Southampton Rawlings Andrews The Nest Norwich 9,000 D 10 15 October 1921 Southampton 2–0 Norwich City Rawlings The Dell Southampton 12,000 W 11 22 October 1921 Watford 1–1 Southampton Campbell Cassio Road Watford 6,000 D 12 29 October 1921 Southampton 2–0 Watford Campbell Andrews The Dell Southampton 11,000 W 13 5 November 1921 Reading 0–1 Southampton Dominy Elm Park Reading 12,000 W 14 12 November 1921 Southampton 0–0 Reading The Dell Southampton 11,000 D 15 19 November 1921 Southampton 6–0 Charlton Athletic Rawlings Dominy Barratt The Dell Southampton 10,000 W 16 28 November 1921 Charlton Athletic 1–2 Southampton Dominy Rawlings The Valley London 9,000 W 17 3 December 1921 Millwall 0–1 Southampton Rawlings The Den London 10,000 W 18 10 December 1921 Southampton 1–0 Bristol Rovers Foxall The Dell Southampton 14,000 W 19 24 December 1921 Southampton 8–0 Northampton Town Rawlings Dominy Johnson The Dell Southampton 10,000 W 20 26 December 1921 Queens Park Rangers 2–2 Southampton Campbell Rawlings Loftus Road London 12,000 D 21 27 December 1921 Southampton 1–1 Queens Park Rangers Rawlings The Dell Southampton 20,940 D 22 31 December 1921 Southampton 0–0 Brentford The Dell Southampton 10,000 D 23 14 January 1922 Brentford 1–0 Southampton Griffin Park Brentford 11,000 L 24 21 January 1922 Southampton 4–2 Millwall Rawlings The Dell Southampton 5,000 W 25 4 February 1922 Southampton 2–0 Exeter City Dominy The Dell Southampton 7,000 W 26 11 February 1922 Exeter City 0–0 Southampton St James Park Exeter 6,000 D 27 20 February 1922 Southampton 1–1 Swansea Town Rawlings The Dell Southampton 5,000 D 28 25 February 1922 Swansea Town 1–0 Southampton Vetch Field Swansea 14,000 L 29 4 March 1922 Southampton 5–0 Southend United Dominy Elkes Campbell The Dell Southampton 11,000 W 30 11 March 1922 Southend United 0–0 Southampton Kursaal Southend-on-Sea 6,000 D 31 18 March 1922 Portsmouth 0–2 Southampton Rawlings Fratton Park Portsmouth 26,382 W 32 25 March 1922 Southampton 1–1 Portsmouth Rawlings The Dell Southampton 17,000 D 33 8 April 1922 Southampton 1–1 Merthyr Town Brown The Dell Southampton 9,000 D 34 14 April 1922 Bristol Rovers 0–0 Southampton Eastville Stadium Bristol 25,000 D 35 15 April 1922 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Southampton Home Park Plymouth 24,000 L 36 17 April 1922 Southampton 1–0 Aberdare Athletic Johnson The Dell Southampton 13,000 W 37 18 April 1922 Aberdare Athletic 0–1 Southampton Campbell Athletic Ground Aberdare 17,000 W 38 22 April 1922 Southampton 0–0 Plymouth Argyle The Dell Southampton 12,000 D 39 24 April 1922 Northampton Town 0–0 Southampton County Ground Northampton 7,000 D 40 29 April 1922 Newport County 0–1 Southampton Campbell Rodney Parade Newport 4,000 W 41 1 May 1922 Merthyr Town 0–1 Southampton Brown Penydarren Park Merthyr Tydfil 8,000 W 42 6 May 1922 Southampton 5–0 Newport County Dominy Campbell Rawlings Johnson The Dell Southampton 9,000 W Final league table Third Division South y SOU Results by matchday table b Round Ground H /A /A /H /H /A /H /A /A /H /A /H /A /H /H /A /A /H /H /A /H /H /A /H /H /A /H /A /H /A /A /H /H /A /A /H /A /H /A /A /A /H Result W /D /L /W /W /W /W /W /D /W /D /W /W /D /W /W /W /W /W /D /D /D /L /W /W /D /D /L /W /D /W /D /D /D /L /W /W /D /D /W /W /W Position 6 /7/11 /9 /7 /6 /4 /1 /3 /2 /2 /2 /2 /2 /2 /2 /1 /1 /1 /1 /1 /1 /2 /1 /1 /1 /1 /2 /2 /2 /2 /2 /2 /2 /2 /2 /2 /2 /2 /2 /2 /1 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 1921–22 FA Cup Southampton entered the 1921–22 FA Cup in the first round against Second Division side South Shields. Despite their lower league status, the Saints picked up a "convincing" 3–1 win over the second-tier club, with goals from Henry Johnson, Bill Rawlings and Arthur Dominy. In the second round, the club hosted recently promoted First Division side Cardiff City, who had knocked them out in the third round the previous season.Chalk Holley 1987 64 The club held the top-flight side to a 1–1 draw at The Dell, but were unable to beat them in the replay at Ninian Park and were eliminated after a 2–0 loss. Round 1 7 January 1922 Southampton 3–1 South Shields Johnson Rawlings Dominy The Dell Southampton 14,497 W Round 2 28 January 1922 Southampton 1–1 Cardiff City Rawlings The Dell Southampton 19,291 D Round 2 replay 1 February 1922 Cardiff City 2–0 Southampton Ninian Park Cardiff 40,000 L Other matches Outside of the league and the FA Cup, Southampton played five additional first-team matches. The first was a friendly match at home to local rivals Portsmouth on 20 October 1921, which served as a benefit match for club secretary Ernest Arnfield. The Saints won the game 4–0, with all four goals coming in the second half – Arthur Dominy "walked the ball into the net" for the first, John Horton headed in a cross from Fred Foxall for the second, Foxall "completed a solo run" for the third, and Horton scored a second near the end of the game.Juson Aldworth Bendel Bull 2004 102 The two sides met again just over a month later, with Fratton Park hosting a friendly to raise money for the Unemployment District Relief Fund. The game was much more even than the meeting at The Dell, with Percy Cherrett scoring the only goal to give Pompey the win.Juson Aldworth Bendel Bull 2004 103 In December, the club hosted Preston North End in a benefit match for Arthur Dominy, in which Bill Rawlings scored two and Foxall scored one to give the Saints a 3–1 win.Chalk Holley 1987 212 A final friendly took place on 18 February 1922, in which Southampton defeated amateur club CorinthianCavallini 2007 254–255 by a single goal from Sammy Meston. Two days after the conclusion of the Third Division South campaign, Southampton and Portsmouth faced off again (for the fifth time that season) in the annual Hampshire Benevolent Cup fixture. The Saints won the match for only the fourth time in its history (Portsmouth having won it eight times to date, with one ending in a draw), with Dominy (two) and Rawlings scoring in the 3–1 win.Juson Aldworth Bendel Bull 2004 105 Receipts for the match totalled £195, which the Southern Daily Echo described as "rather below the expected returns". Friendly 20 October 1921 Southampton 4–0 Portsmouth Dominy Horton Foxall The Dell Southampton 4,663 J. T. Howcroft W Friendly 16 November 1921 Portsmouth 1–0 Southampton Fratton Park Portsmouth Albert Prince-Cox L Friendly 5 December 1921 Southampton 3–1 Preston North End Rawlings Foxall The Dell Southampton W Friendly 18 February 1922 Southampton 1–0 Corinthian Meston The Dell Southampton 12,000 W Hampshire BC 8 May 1922 Southampton 3–1 Portsmouth Dominy Rawlings The Dell Southampton J. Head W Player details Southampton manager Jimmy McIntyre used 25 different players during the 1921–22 season, ten 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. Three players appeared in all 45 league and FA Cup matches: goalkeeper Tommy Allen, right-half Bert Shelley and left-back Fred Titmuss. Inside-right Arthur Dominy played all but one league match during the season, and centre-forward Bill Rawlings appeared in all except four. Rawlings finished as the club's top scorer for the season, with 30 goals in the league and three in the cups, with Dominy's 16 goals across league and cup placing him second. Alec Campbell was the club's highest-scoring half-back of the season with eight league goals. Squad statistics NamePos. Playing positionNat. NationalityLeagueFA CupHampshire BCTotalApps. AppearancesGls. GoalsApps. AppearancesGls. GoalsApps. AppearancesGls. GoalsApps. AppearancesGls. GoalsTommy AllenGK GoalkeeperENG4203010460Len AndrewsFW ForwardENG3431000350Robert BlythFW ForwardSCO00001010Ken BoyesFW ForwardENG40000040George BradburnHB Half-backENG10100020Charlie BrownFW ForwardENG2021000212Len ButtHB Half-backENG40100050Alec CampbellHB Half-backENG3782010408Joe ClarkFW ForwardENG00001010John CooperFW ForwardENG30000030Arthur DominyFW ForwardENG411331124516Jack ElkesFW ForwardENG22000022George GetgoodHB Half-backSCO1100000110Harry HooperFB Full-backENG40100050John HortonFW ForwardENG10000010Ted HoughFB Full-backENG10000010Henry JohnsonFW ForwardENG1842100205Sammy MestonFW ForwardENG10001020Tom ParkerFB Full-backENG3802010410Bill RawlingsFW ForwardENG383032114233Bert ShelleyHB Half-backENG4203010460Fred TitmussFB Full-backENG4203010460Bill TurnerHB Half-backENG3112010341Players with appearances who left before the end of the seasonJoe BarrattFW ForwardENG2222000242Fred FoxallFW ForwardENG2533000283 Most appearances RankNamePos. Playing positionLeagueFA CupHampshire BCTotalApps. Appearances% Percentage of totalApps. Appearances% Percentage of totalApps. Appearances% Percentage of totalApps. Appearances% Percentage of total1Tommy AllenGK Goalkeeper42100.003100.001100.0046100.00Bert ShelleyHB Half-back42100.003100.001100.0046100.00Fred TitmussFB Full-back42100.003100.001100.0046100.004Arthur DominyFW Forward4197.623100.001100.004597.835Bill RawlingsFW Forward3890.483100.001100.004291.306Tom ParkerFB Full-back3890.48266.671100.004189.137Alec CampbellHB Half-back3788.10266.671100.004086.968Len AndrewsFW Forward3480.95133.3300.003576.099Bill TurnerHB Half-back3173.81266.671100.003473.9110Fred FoxallFW Forward2559.523100.0000.002860.87 Top goalscorers RankNamePos. Playing positionLeagueFA CupHampshire BCTotalGls. GoalsGPG Goals per gameGls. GoalsGPG Goals per gameGls. GoalsGPG Goals per gameGls. GoalsGPG Goals per game1Bill RawlingsFW Forward300.7820.6611.00330.782Arthur DominyFW Forward130.3110.3322.00160.353Alec CampbellHB Half-back80.2100.0000.0080.204Henry JohnsonFW Forward40.2210.5000.0050.255Fred FoxallFW Forward30.1200.0000.0030.10Len AndrewsFW Forward30.0800.0000.0030.087Jack ElkesFW Forward21.0000.0000.0021.00Charlie BrownFW Forward20.1000.0000.0020.09Joe BarrattFW Forward20.0900.0000.0020.0810Bill TurnerHB Half-back10.0300.0000.0010.02 References Bibliography Rob Cavallini Play Up Corinth: A History of the Corinthian Football Club 2007 Stadia Stroud 978-0752444796 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