1923–24 Football League

32nd season of the Football League April 2023 July 2013 The Football League 1923–24 Huddersfield Town New Teams in League Bournemouth & Boscombe AthleticDoncaster RoversNew Brighton 1922–23 1924–25 The 1923–24 season was the 32nd season of The Football League. It began on 25 August 1923 and ended on 3 May 1924."Football League 1923-24", England Football Online 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 websitehttps://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/1923-24.html England 1923-24 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 2010-02-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20100205195309/http://rsssf.com/engpaul/FLA/1923-24.html 5 February 2010 live and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. 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. From the 1922–23 season on, re-election was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South. First Division First Division 1923–24 Huddersfield Town1st English title ChelseaMiddlesbrough Wilf Chadwick(28 goals)https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engtops.html English League Leading Goalscorers Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 2010-10-31 Bolton Wanderers 7–1 Notts County(15 December 1923) Chelsea 0–6 Notts County(9 February 1924) Bolton Wanderers 7–1 Notts County(15 December 1923)Sheffield United 6–2 Tottenham Hotspur(8 March 1924)Liverpool 6–2 Birmingham(29 April 1924) 462 1143 1922–23 1924–25 main WDL First Division World Football HUD, CAR, SUN, BOL, SHU, AVL, EVE, BLA, NEW, NTC, MCI, LIV, WHU, BIR, TOT, WBA, BUR, PNE, ARS, NFO, CHE, MID 1st REL REL complete 12 9 21 40 63 18 13 11 52 37 13 13 16 41 49 17 11 14 54 50 18 14 10 68 34 12 12 18 55 60 22 13 7 61 34 9 14 19 31 53 18 13 11 62 53 23 11 8 60 33 15 11 16 49 48 15 12 15 54 71 7 8 27 37 60 17 10 15 60 54 10 12 20 42 64 14 14 14 44 49 12 10 20 52 67 19 12 11 69 49 22 9 11 71 54 12 14 16 50 56 12 14 16 51 62 13 15 14 40 43 C R R Arsenal Aston Villa Birmingham Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Burnley Cardiff City Chelsea Everton Huddersfield Town Liverpool Manchester City Middlesbrough Newcastle United Nottingham Forest Notts County Preston North End Sheffield United Sunderland Tottenham Hotspur West Bromwich Albion West Ham United 5 2 y 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored R yellow red1 Relegation to the Second Division Results main FBR grey ARS AST BIR BLB BOL BUR CAR CHE EVE HUD LIV MCI MID NEW NOT NTC PNE SHU SUN TOT WBA WHU Arsenal 0–1 0–0 2–2 0–0 2–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 1–3 3–1 1–2 2–1 1–4 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–3 2–0 1–1 1–0 4–1 Aston Villa 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 3–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 6–1 2–0 0–0 5–1 2–2 0–1 0–0 4–0 1–1 Birmingham 0–2 3–0 1–1 0–3 2–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 3–0 2–1 4–1 0–2 0–0 2–0 0–1 0–2 3–2 0–0 2–0 Blackburn Rovers 2–0 3–1 4–1 3–1 1–1 2–1 3–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 4–1 2–0 1–1 3–2 0–1 4–0 0–0 Bolton Wanderers 1–2 1–0 1–1 3–0 0–0 2–2 4–0 2–0 3–1 4–1 0–0 2–0 0–1 4–0 7–1 0–0 4–2 1–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 Burnley 4–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–0 1–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 3–2 0–0 3–2 2–4 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–3 2–2 4–0 5–1 Cardiff City 4–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 3–2 2–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 4–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 Chelsea 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 3–2 1–2 1–1 0–1 2–1 3–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–6 1–2 1–1 4–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 Everton 3–1 2–0 2–0 0–0 2–2 3–3 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 6–1 1–0 2–2 2–1 3–0 1–1 2–0 2–3 4–2 2–0 2–1 Huddersfield Town 6–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 0–0 4–0 1–0 3–2 2–1 0–0 1–1 Liverpool 0–0 0–1 6–2 0–0 3–1 1–0 0–2 3–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 3–1 0–1 4–2 1–0 3–1 2–3 4–2 1–0 0–0 2–0 Manchester City 1–0 1–2 1–0 3–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 3–2 1–1 1–3 1–0 2–2 2–1 4–1 1–0 3–3 2–1 Middlesbrough 0–0 0–2 0–1 2–0 1–2 3–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 5–2 2–3 1–2 0–1 1–3 0–1 0–1 0–1 Newcastle United 1–0 4–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 0–1 2–1 4–1 3–2 4–0 1–2 3–1 2–2 0–2 2–2 1–1 0–0 Nottingham Forest 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–2 3–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–2 0–0 1–1 2–1 Notts County 1–2 0–1 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–2 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–1 Preston North End 0–2 2–2 1–0 0–1 0–2 5–0 3–1 1–1 0–1 1–3 0–1 4–1 4–0 1–2 3–1 2–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 1–2 2–1 Sheffield United 3–1 2–1 0–2 4–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 4–0 0–1 1–1 3–0 0–1 2–1 0–0 3–1 4–0 1–1 6–2 2–0 0–2 Sunderland 1–1 2–0 1–1 5–1 2–2 0–1 0–3 2–0 3–0 2–1 0–0 5–2 3–2 3–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 1–0 2–0 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 2–3 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–5 1–0 1–1 4–1 2–1 2–0 3–0 1–3 2–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–1 West Bromwich Albion 4–0 1–0 0–0 3–3 0–5 0–3 2–4 2–2 5–0 2–4 2–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 3–2 5–0 1–2 3–1 3–1 4–1 0–0 West Ham United 1–0 1–0 4–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 2–1 2–3 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 3–2 1–1 3–1 2–2 0–1 0–0 1–0 complete Maps England left 369 Locations of the Football League First Division teams England 51.56 -0.10 right England 52.54 -1.87 right England 52.48 -1.89 right England 53.75 -2.48 right England 53.59 -2.56 right England 53.79 -2.25 right England 51.47 -3.20 right England 51.50 -0.19 right England 53.48 -2.97 right England 53.64 -1.78 right England 53.53 -2.99 right England 53.47 -2.18 right England 54.57 -1.23 right England 54.98 -1.62 right England 53.01 -1.137 right England 52.94 -1.137 right England 53.75 -2.7 right England 54.91 -1.39 right England 53.38 -1.47 right England 51.61 -0.063 right England 52.52 -1.97 right England 51.53 0.040 right Arsenal Aston Villa Birmingham Blackburn Rovers Bolton Burnley Cardiff City Chelsea Everton Huddersfield Liverpool Manchester City Middlesbrough Newcastle Nottingham Forest Notts County Preston North End Sheffield United Sunderland Tottenham West Bromwich Albion West Ham Greater London right 369 Locations of the Football League First Division London teams Greater London 51.558 -0.103 right Greater London 51.482 -0.191 right Greater London 51.603 -0.066 right Greater London 51.532 0.039 right Arsenal Chelsea Tottenham West Ham Second Division Football LeagueSecond Division 1923–24 Leeds United (1st title) Bristol CityNelson Harry Bedford (Blackpool), 34 Blackpool – Port Vale 6–1 (22 Mar 1923) Bristol City – Derby County 0–8 (29 Sept 1923) Bristol City – Derby County 0–8 (29 Sept 1923) 462 1125 1922–23 1924–25 main WDL PR Second Division 5 y 2 LEE Leeds United BRY Bury DER Derby County BLP Blackpool SOU Southampton STK Stoke OLD Oldham Athletic WED The Wednesday SSH South Shields CLA Clapton Orient BAR Barnsley LEI Leicester City STP Stockport County MUN Manchester United CRY Crystal Palace PTV Port Vale HUL Hull City BRA Bradford City COV Coventry City FUL Fulham NEL Nelson BRI Bristol City 21 12 9 61 35 21 9 12 63 35 21 9 12 75 42 18 13 11 72 47 17 14 11 52 31 14 18 10 44 42 14 17 11 45 52 16 12 14 54 51 17 10 15 49 50 14 15 13 40 36 16 11 15 57 61 17 8 17 64 54 13 16 13 44 52 13 14 15 52 44 13 13 16 53 65 13 12 17 50 66 10 17 15 46 51 11 15 16 35 48 11 13 18 52 68 10 14 18 45 56 10 13 19 40 74 7 15 20 32 65 CP P R R green1 Promotion to the First Division P P red1 Relegation to the Third Division North RN red1 Relegation to the Third Division South RS complete Results main FBR grey BAR BLP BRA BRI BRY CLA COV CRY DER FUL HUL LEE LEI MUN NEL OLD PTV SOU SSH STP STK WED Barnsley 3–1 2–1 3–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 5–2 1–3 2–1 0–0 1–3 3–1 1–0 0–0 4–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 Blackpool 0–2 2–1 2–0 3–1 3–0 5–0 2–0 4–0 3–0 0–0 1–1 3–1 1–0 1–1 2–2 6–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 Bradford City 3–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–0 2–1 0–0 2–2 0–0 0–2 2–1 2–0 2–1 0–1 0–1 2–1 4–1 Bristol City 1–1 1–1 0–1 4–1 0–2 2–2 0–0 0–8 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 1–1 2–3 Bury 1–1 2–0 3–0 6–0 0–0 5–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 3–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 0–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 5–0 Clapton Orient 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 4–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 5–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 3–0 1–1 0–2 0–0 Coventry City 2–3 3–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 3–0 0–2 2–1 2–4 1–1 4–0 5–2 1–3 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 5–1 Crystal Palace 3–1 3–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 3–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 4–3 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–1 5–1 3–0 Derby County 2–1 2–0 0–0 2–3 0–2 1–0 1–0 5–0 3–3 4–1 2–0 4–0 3–0 6–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 6–1 4–1 1–1 1–1 Fulham 3–0 2–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–0 1–1 1–0 3–2 1–1 0–2 1–0 3–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–2 2–3 1–0 3–0 4–1 Hull City 1–2 2–1 2–0 5–0 0–1 2–2 3–2 2–2 0–1 4–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–2 2–0 1–1 Leeds United 3–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 3–1 3–0 1–1 3–0 5–2 1–2 0–0 1–0 5–0 3–0 3–0 2–1 4–0 0–0 1–0 Leicester City 2–0 1–2 0–1 5–1 3–0 1–2 2–0 1–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 4–1 1–1 5–0 2–1 Manchester United 1–2 0–0 3–0 2–1 0–1 2–2 1–2 5–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 3–1 3–0 0–1 2–0 5–0 1–0 1–1 3–0 2–2 2–0 Nelson 4–3 2–3 1–1 2–1 0–5 1–1 3–0 4–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 1–3 0–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 Oldham Athletic 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 2–2 0–0 3–2 1–0 2–0 1–3 1–0 3–1 0–0 2–0 Port Vale 4–1 2–6 2–2 0–2 2–1 1–0 1–1 3–4 2–0 3–1 2–2 0–1 2–1 0–1 0–0 3–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–4 2–0 Southampton 6–0 3–2 2–0 1–0 3–0 5–0 1–3 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 3–0 3–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 3–0 South Shields 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 4–2 2–0 3–2 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–2 1–0 3–0 2–0 3–3 1–2 3–1 1–0 1–1 Stockport County 1–1 2–1 1–2 0–0 3–2 2–0 0–0 2–2 0–0 2–1 5–1 1–1 3–1 3–2 1–0 0–1 0–0 2–3 3–2 0–1 1–0 Stoke 2–0 2–2 2–0 3–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 4–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 The Wednesday 1–0 2–2 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 6–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 5–0 1–2 2–1 1–1 5–0 3–0 3–0 complete Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. Maps England left 369 Locations of the Football League Second Division teams England 53.55 -1.48 right England 53.81 -3.05 right England 53.82 -1.73 right England 51.42 -2.59 right England 53.58 -2.295 right England 52.92 -1.476 right England 51.57 -0.047 right England 52.41 -1.51 right England 51.42 -0.07 right England 51.46 -0.23 right England 53.74 -0.33 right England 53.78 -1.57 right England 52.62 -1.14 right England 53.47 -2.30 right England 53.83 -2.22 right England 53.54 -2.12 right England 53.06 -2.21 right England 50.91 -1.39 right England 54.99 -1.43 right England 53.41 -2.16 right England 53.00 -2.18 right England 53.32 -1.47 right Barnsley Blackpool Bradford City Bristol City Bury Coventry Crystal P. Derby County Fulham Clapton Orient Hull Leeds U. Leicester City Manchester United Nelson Oldham Port Vale Southampton South Shields Stockport County Stoke The Wednesday (Sheffield) Greater London right 369 Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams Greater London 51.398 0.085 right Greater London 51.475 -0.222 right Greater London 51.570 -0.058 right Crystal Palace Clapton Orient Fulham Third Division North Football LeagueThird Division North 1923–24 Wolverhampton Wanderers (1st title) David Brown (Darlington), 27 Failed re-election None 462 1150 1922–23 1924–25 main WDL P Third Division North 5 y 2 WOL Wolverhampton Wanderers ROC Rochdale CHF Chesterfield ROT Rotherham County BPA Bradford (Park Avenue) DAR Darlington SOU Southport ASH Ashington DON Doncaster Rovers WIG Wigan Borough GRI Grimsby Town TRA Tranmere Rovers ACC Accrington Stanley HAL Halifax Town DUR Durham City WRE Wrexham WAL Walsall NWB New Brighton LIN Lincoln City CRE Crewe Alexandra HAR Hartlepools United BRW Barrow 24 15 3 76 27 25 12 5 60 26 22 10 10 70 39 23 6 13 70 43 21 10 11 69 43 20 8 14 70 53 16 14 12 44 42 18 8 16 59 61 15 12 15 59 53 14 14 14 55 53 14 13 15 49 47 13 15 14 51 60 16 8 18 48 61 15 10 17 42 59 15 9 18 59 60 10 18 14 37 44 14 8 20 44 59 11 13 18 40 53 10 12 20 48 59 7 13 22 32 58 7 11 24 33 70 8 9 25 35 80 CP green1 Promotion to the Second Division CP red2 Re-elected REE REE complete rsssf.com Results main FBR grey ACC ASH BRW BPA CHF CRE DAR DON DUR GRI HAL HAR LIN NWB ROC ROT SOU TRA WAL WIG WOL WRE Accrington Stanley 0–1 3–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 5–4 2–0 1–2 2–0 3–1 0–0 0–1 3–2 2–0 3–1 0–3 2–2 1–0 1–0 Ashington 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 3–0 2–1 3–1 2–1 1–0 4–0 0–0 2–1 5–0 1–0 1–2 2–0 3–3 3–1 3–0 1–7 0–2 Barrow 0–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–0 0–0 1–2 3–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–3 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–2 0–0 Bradford Park Avenue 1–1 3–1 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 4–2 3–0 2–1 1–0 4–0 3–1 1–1 4–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 5–0 4–0 0–1 2–0 Chesterfield 3–0 2–0 2–1 2–3 2–1 5–1 2–1 1–1 4–2 1–1 5–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 3–1 4–0 5–0 7–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 Crewe Alexandra 1–2 1–3 2–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 0–2 0–2 0–0 2–2 2–1 1–2 2–0 0–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–0 1–1 Darlington 2–1 3–2 5–1 3–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 1–0 0–0 5–0 1–0 3–1 2–2 1–0 3–1 4–1 4–2 3–1 1–1 3–0 Doncaster Rovers 1–2 2–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 4–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 7–0 3–1 3–2 2–0 0–0 0–1 3–0 4–0 3–0 0–0 0–2 1–0 Durham City 3–0 4–0 1–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 3–2 2–1 0–1 2–2 3–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 3–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 2–3 4–3 Grimsby Town 2–0 4–0 5–0 2–0 0–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–2 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 Halifax Town 3–0 3–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 2–0 1–4 0–1 2–1 1–3 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 0–2 1–0 0–0 3–0 1–2 2–2 0–0 Hartlepools United 3–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 2–3 2–2 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–1 1–2 2–5 1–0 2–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 4–0 Lincoln City 0–2 2–0 4–1 2–3 0–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 4–2 New Brighton 1–2 1–1 5–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–0 2–0 0–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 5–0 0–1 0–0 Rochdale 4–1 1–0 3–1 3–0 3–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 2–0 4–2 3–0 1–0 1–0 6–2 1–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 Rotherham County 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 2–0 3–0 5–1 2–1 3–2 5–0 2–0 3–1 0–0 1–1 5–1 0–2 4–0 1–1 2–1 Southport 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–2 1–0 3–0 3–0 2–2 3–2 3–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 Tranmere Rovers 2–0 2–4 3–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–4 3–0 1–0 2–1 3–0 2–0 1–3 1–2 2–1 0–1 1–1 3–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 Walsall 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–3 0–1 1–0 2–1 5–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–0 3–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–4 3–0 2–1 1–2 Wigan Borough 2–0 1–1 4–0 0–1 3–1 3–0 2–2 1–0 0–1 4–0 0–1 4–1 0–0 1–0 3–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 3–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 5–1 1–0 3–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 4–1 4–0 2–1 3–0 5–1 0–0 3–0 2–1 3–0 0–0 3–3 3–0 Wrexham 1–0 4–0 2–0 2–2 0–0 1–0 0–1 2–2 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–2 complete Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. Maps England left 369 Locations of the Football League Third Division North teams England 53.75 -2.36 right England 55.18 -1.57 right England 54.11 -3.23 right England 53.76 -1.78 right England 53.24 -1.43 right England 53.099 -2.44 right England 54.53 -1.55 right England 53.52 -1.133 right England 54.78 -1.57 right England 53.56 -0.068 right England 53.72 -1.86 right England 54.69 -1.21 right England 53.23 -0.54 right England 53.43 -3.05 right England 53.61 -2.16 right England 53.43 -1.36 right England 53.65 -3.01 right England 53.37 -3.04 right England 52.58 -1.98 right England 53.54 -2.63 right England 52.59 -2.13 right England 53.03 -2.98 right Accrington Stanley Ashington Barrow Bradford Park Avenue Chesterfield Crewe Alexandra Darlington Doncaster Durham City Grimsby Town Halifax Town Hartlepools United Lincoln City New Brighton Rochdale Rotherham Southport Tranmere Rovers Walsall Wigan Borough Wolverhampton Wanderers Wrexham Third Division South Football LeagueThird Division South 1923–24 Portsmouth (1st title) Willie Haines (Portsmouth), 28 Failed re-election None 462 1177 1922–23 1924–25 main WDL P Third Division South 5 y 2 POR Portsmouth PLY Plymouth Argyle MIL Millwall SWA Swansea Town B&HA Brighton & Hove Albion SWI Swindon Town LUT Luton Town NOR Northampton Town BRR Bristol Rovers NPC Newport County NWC Norwich City ADE Aberdare Athletic MER Merthyr Town CHA Charlton Athletic GIL Gillingham EXE Exeter City BRE Brentford REA Reading STD Southend United WAT Watford B&BA Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic QPR Queens Park Rangers 24 11 7 87 30 23 9 10 70 34 22 10 10 64 38 22 8 12 60 48 21 9 12 68 37 17 13 12 58 44 16 14 12 50 44 17 11 14 64 47 15 13 14 52 46 17 9 16 56 64 16 8 18 60 59 12 14 16 45 58 11 16 15 45 65 11 15 16 38 45 12 13 17 43 58 15 7 20 37 52 14 8 20 54 71 13 9 20 51 57 12 10 20 53 84 9 15 18 45 54 11 11 20 40 65 11 9 22 37 77 CP green1 Promotion to the Second Division CP red2 Re-elected REE REE complete Results main FBR grey ADE B&BA BRE B&HA BRR CHA EXE GIL LUT MER MIL NPC NOR NWC PLY POR QPR REA STD SWA SWI WAT Aberdare Athletic 1–0 1–2 3–1 2–0 4–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–0 1–2 0–0 1–1 1–0 5–2 4–2 2–2 4–0 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 0–1 2–4 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–3 3–3 2–0 0–1 2–1 1–2 0–0 0–0 3–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 Brentford 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–2 0–0 1–0 3–2 2–1 0–0 1–3 0–0 1–0 3–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 4–1 3–1 2–2 2–2 4–1 Brighton & Hove Albion 5–0 5–0 2–0 2–1 3–0 1–0 2–2 4–0 0–0 2–2 4–0 2–0 3–0 4–1 0–4 3–0 4–0 2–0 4–1 1–1 3–0 Bristol Rovers 2–0 3–4 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 4–1 0–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 3–1 2–0 0–1 4–2 Charlton Athletic 3–1 1–2 3–1 0–2 1–3 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 3–0 0–0 4–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 Exeter City 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–1 3–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 5–0 2–1 1–2 0–4 0–0 3–0 3–2 2–0 1–0 3–1 1–0 Gillingham 3–1 1–0 6–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–2 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–0 0–2 0–0 1–0 3–2 0–1 1–0 0–0 Luton Town 1–0 6–2 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 0–2 4–1 2–0 2–0 4–4 1–2 3–2 0–0 Merthyr Town 0–0 4–2 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 3–0 0–2 0–0 1–0 3–3 0–0 2–3 1–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 3–2 0–0 2–0 2–1 Millwall 2–0 4–2 4–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 5–0 0–1 6–0 2–1 4–3 2–1 1–0 2–0 3–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 Newport County 0–0 2–0 3–2 0–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 4–4 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–0 5–0 4–1 3–0 1–0 Northampton Town 1–2 3–1 2–3 3–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 3–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–4 3–0 3–1 8–0 2–0 1–1 1–2 Norwich City 5–0 1–1 2–3 1–0 3–1 2–2 4–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–4 0–1 3–1 5–0 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–0 0–0 Plymouth Argyle 2–0 4–0 4–1 3–0 2–2 1–1 4–0 3–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 3–2 0–0 2–0 1–2 2–0 2–1 7–1 2–0 1–3 1–0 Portsmouth 4–0 3–0 3–0 1–3 1–1 0–0 4–0 3–0 3–0 1–0 0–1 5–0 1–3 4–0 2–1 7–0 1–1 3–0 3–0 4–1 4–0 Queens Park Rangers 3–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–0 1–1 0–3 3–2 2–1 3–2 0–2 1–4 0–0 2–2 2–2 2–1 Reading 0–1 1–2 1–0 0–1 3–2 3–1 1–0 4–0 0–1 3–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 1–2 1–4 4–0 1–0 3–4 1–0 1–1 Southend United 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 2–2 0–0 3–2 1–1 3–1 0–0 2–0 5–1 3–1 0–2 0–1 4–2 2–1 0–0 0–2 3–0 Swansea Town 1–0 1–0 4–0 1–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–0 5–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 5–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 Swindon Town 3–1 3–1 2–1 4–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 4–1 3–2 3–0 1–0 3–0 2–0 4–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 0–0 Watford 2–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 4–0 1–0 4–1 1–1 0–0 4–0 1–1 8–2 0–2 0–0 0–1 2–3 0–2 2–1 4–1 2–2 0–0 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. Maps England left 369 Locations of the Football League Third Division South teams England 51.71 -3.45 right England 50.73 -1.84 right England 51.486 -0.31 right England 50.83 -0.15 right England 51.46 -2.54 right England 51.49 0.05 right England 50.72 -3.53 right England 51.38 0.55 right England 51.9 -0.433 right England 51.75 -3.38 right England 51.48 -0.048 right England 51.59 -3.00 right England 52.24 -0.90 right England 52.63 1.30 right England 50.39 -4.15 right England 50.80 -1.06 right England 51.51 -0.23 right England 51.41 -0.97 right England 51.55 0.70 right England 51.62 -3.95 right England 51.56 -1.77 right England 51.65 -0.40 right Aberdare Bournemouth Brentford Brighton & Hove Bristol Rovers Charlton Exeter City Gillingham Luton Town Merthyr Town Millwall Newport County Northampton Town Norwich City Portsmouth Plymouth Argyle QPR Reading Southend United Swansea Town Swindon Watford Greater London right 369 Locations of the Football League Third Division South London teams Greater London 51.486 -0.31 right Greater London 51.486 0.036 right Greater London 51.481 -0.048 right Greater London 51.509 -0.232 right Greater London 51.650 -0.401 right Brentford Charlton Athletic Millwall Queens Park Rangers Watford Attendances Source:https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/eng/aveeng1902.htm Historical attendances European-football-statistics.co.uk 26 June 2026 Division One No. Club Average 1 Chelsea FC 30,895 2 Arsenal FC 29,950 3 Everton FC 29,185 4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 28,420 5 Liverpool FC 28,390 6 Aston Villa FC 28,315 7 Manchester City FC 27,145 8 Cardiff City FC 26,920 9 Newcastle United FC 26,865 10 Sunderland AFC 23,475 11 Birmingham City FC 22,580 12 West Ham United FC 22,080 13 Sheffield United FC 21,740 14 Bolton Wanderers FC 20,290 15 Blackburn Rovers FC 18,520 16 West Bromwich Albion FC 18,290 17 Huddersfield Town AFC 17,395 18 Middlesbrough FC 17,285 19 Preston North End FC 16,300 20 Notts County FC 15,335 21 Burnley FC 14,890 22 Nottingham Forest FC 14,130 See also 1923–24 in English football 1923 in association football 1924 in association football References Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane's, London & Sydney, 1980. 1923–24 League