1921–22 Football League

30th season of the Football League The Football League 1921–22 Liverpool New clubs in League 20 (see tables) 1920–21 1922–23 The 1921–22 season was the 30th season of The Football League. This year the Third Division was divided into North and South sections. Third Division South continued the single new Third Division of the previous season. Two new clubs were placed in Third Division South, while 18 of 20 newcomers were placed in Third Division North, as the number of Football League clubs increased from 66 to 86. 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/1921-22.html England 1921-22 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 2010-02-24 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. First Division First Division 1921–22 Liverpool3rd English title Bradford CityManchester United Andy Wilson(31 goals)https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engtops.html English League Leading Goalscorers RSSSF 2010-10-31 462 1920–21 1922–23 main WDL First Division World Football LIV, TOT, BUR, CAR, AVL, BOL, NEW, MID, CHE, MCI, SHU, SUN, WBA, HUD, BLA, PNE, ARS, BIR, OLD, EVE, BRA, MUN 1st REL REL complete 15 7 20 47 56 22 3 17 74 55 15 7 20 48 60 13 12 17 54 57 20 7 15 68 59 11 10 21 48 72 22 5 15 72 54 19 10 13 61 53 17 12 13 40 43 12 12 18 57 55 15 9 18 53 54 22 13 7 63 36 18 9 15 65 70 8 12 22 41 73 16 14 12 79 69 18 10 14 59 45 13 11 18 38 50 13 12 17 42 65 15 10 17 59 54 16 8 18 60 62 21 9 12 65 39 15 10 17 51 63 C R R Arsenal Aston Villa Birmingham Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Bradford City Burnley Cardiff City Chelsea Everton Huddersfield Town Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Middlesbrough Newcastle United Oldham Athletic Preston North End Sheffield United Sunderland Tottenham Hotspur West Bromwich Albion 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 BRA BUR CAR CHE EVE HUD LIV MCI MUN MID NEW OLD PNE SHU SUN TOT WBA Arsenal 2–0 5–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–3 1–0 0–1 3–1 2–2 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–2 1–2 1–0 2–2 Aston Villa 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 7–1 2–0 2–1 1–4 2–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 3–1 6–2 1–0 2–0 2–0 5–3 2–0 2–1 0–1 Birmingham 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–3 0–1 5–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 3–1 0–1 4–3 0–4 3–0 0–2 2–1 1–0 0–3 0–2 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–2 3–1 3–2 1–3 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–0 3–1 3–0 2–2 0–2 3–2 3–0 2–3 1–2 1–1 2–3 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 3–3 0–1 1–2 0–2 1–0 3–1 1–3 5–0 1–0 4–2 3–2 5–1 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 Bradford City 0–2 3–2 1–2 1–1 4–3 0–4 1–0 0–1 3–1 4–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 0–2 2–3 3–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–4 1–1 Burnley 1–0 2–1 3–1 1–2 2–0 4–0 1–1 5–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 5–2 4–2 3–1 2–0 0–1 3–3 2–1 2–0 1–0 4–2 Cardiff City 4–3 0–4 3–1 1–3 1–2 6–3 4–2 2–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 0–2 3–1 3–1 1–0 0–1 3–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 Chelsea 0–2 1–0 1–2 1–0 0–3 1–0 4–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–2 1–0 1–2 1–1 Everton 1–1 3–2 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 0–1 2–3 6–2 1–1 2–2 5–0 4–1 2–3 2–2 0–0 1–1 3–0 0–0 1–2 Huddersfield Town 2–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 3–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–2 0–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–0 6–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 Liverpool 4–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 0–2 2–1 2–1 5–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–2 2–1 4–0 1–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–2 Manchester City 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–3 3–2 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 4–1 2–2 1–0 2–1 2–0 2–2 3–0 3–3 6–1 Manchester United 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 3–1 3–5 0–1 0–3 1–1 3–2 3–1 2–1 2–3 Middlesbrough 4–2 5–0 1–1 0–1 4–2 1–2 4–1 0–0 0–1 3–1 5–1 3–1 4–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 0–0 3–2 Newcastle United 3–1 1–2 0–1 2–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 0–0 1–0 3–0 1–2 1–1 5–1 3–0 0–0 1–1 3–1 2–1 2–2 0–2 3–0 Oldham Athletic 2–1 3–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–3 0–0 1–1 4–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 2–0 0–2 3–0 1–0 1–0 Preston North End 3–2 1–0 2–2 2–1 3–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 3–2 1–1 2–0 0–0 3–0 1–1 1–2 0–3 Sheffield United 4–1 2–3 1–2 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–2 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 3–0 6–1 1–1 1–0 3–0 4–1 1–0 0–0 Sunderland 1–0 1–4 2–1 3–1 6–2 0–0 3–2 4–1 1–2 1–2 2–2 3–0 2–3 2–1 1–1 0–0 5–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 5–0 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 3–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 4–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 3–1 2–2 2–4 4–0 3–1 5–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 West Bromwich Albion 0–3 0–1 1–0 0–2 0–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–2 1–4 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–1 2–0 3–0 2–1 3–0 First Division maps 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 Arsenal Chelsea Tottenham England none 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 53.82 -1.73 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 53.47 -2.30 right England 54.57 -1.23 right England 54.98 -1.62 right England 53.54 -2.12 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 Arsenal Aston Villa Birmingham Blackburn Rovers Bolton Bradford City Burnley Cardiff City Chelsea Everton Huddersfield Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Middlesbrough Newcastle Oldham Preston North End Sheffield United Sunderland Tottenham West Bromwich Albion Second Division Football LeagueSecond Division 1921–22 Nottingham Forest (2nd title) Bradford Park AvenueBristol City Jimmy Broad (Stoke), 25 462 1061 1920–21 1922–23 main WDL PR Second Division 5 y 2 NOT Nottingham Forest STK Stoke BAR Barnsley WHU West Ham United HUL Hull City SSH South Shields FUL Fulham LEE Leeds United LEI Leicester City WED The Wednesday BRY Bury DER Derby County NTC Notts County CRY Crystal Palace CLA Clapton Orient ROT Rotherham County WOL Wolverhampton Wanderers PTV Port Vale BLP Blackpool COV Coventry City BPA Bradford (Park Avenue) BRI Bristol City 22 12 8 51 30 18 16 8 60 44 22 8 12 67 52 20 8 14 52 39 19 10 13 51 41 17 12 13 43 38 18 9 15 57 38 16 13 13 48 38 14 17 11 39 34 15 14 13 47 50 15 10 17 54 55 15 9 18 60 64 12 15 15 47 51 13 13 16 45 51 15 9 18 43 50 14 11 17 32 43 13 11 18 44 49 14 8 20 43 57 15 5 22 44 57 12 10 20 51 60 12 9 21 46 62 12 9 21 37 58 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 BPA BRI Bury CLA COV CRY DER FUL HUL LEE LEI NOT NTC PTV ROT SSH STK WED WHU WOL Barnsley 3–2 2–0 1–1 3–0 4–0 0–1 3–1 2–1 2–1 4–1 2–2 0–0 2–0 3–0 3–2 0–1 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 Blackpool 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 2–1 1–3 4–2 0–2 0–1 1–3 2–0 2–1 1–2 0–1 3–1 4–0 3–2 0–2 3–1 1–3 Bradford Park Avenue 2–3 0–0 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–2 0–0 5–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 4–2 1–0 2–4 2–1 2–0 0–0 Bristol City 3–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 0–2 1–2 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 2–2 2–1 1–2 0–1 2–0 3–1 0–1 2–0 Bury 1–2 3–0 2–2 5–0 0–0 3–2 1–2 2–0 1–0 4–0 2–1 0–1 1–2 1–0 5–2 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–2 0–1 2–1 Clapton Orient 2–1 3–0 1–0 0–1 3–1 4–0 0–0 3–2 4–2 0–2 4–2 0–0 1–2 2–1 2–0 1–2 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 Coventry City 0–1 0–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–2 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 4–2 4–1 4–0 0–1 0–1 2–2 2–0 3–1 Crystal Palace 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 4–1 1–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 1–2 1–0 4–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–2 0–2 2–2 1–2 1–1 Derby County 1–0 1–0 1–3 5–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–1 1–2 1–1 3–2 4–0 0–2 2–4 0–1 3–1 2–3 Fulham 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–1 2–0 5–0 1–1 2–2 6–0 0–1 0–0 2–0 4–0 1–0 4–0 3–0 2–1 3–1 2–0 1–0 Hull City 1–3 2–0 3–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 5–2 0–1 2–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 7–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 Leeds United 4–0 0–0 3–0 3–0 2–0 2–0 5–2 0–0 2–1 2–0 0–2 3–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 0–2 0–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–0 Leicester City 1–0 1–0 2–1 4–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 2–2 3–0 3–0 1–0 1–0 3–4 1–1 2–1 0–1 Nottingham Forest 1–1 0–0 4–1 1–0 1–2 2–0 1–0 2–1 3–0 0–0 3–2 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 0–0 Notts County 1–4 2–1 3–0 0–2 1–1 0–0 1–1 3–2 1–2 3–0 2–0 4–1 0–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 2–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 Port Vale 2–3 1–0 1–0 3–1 5–2 3–0 1–2 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 0–2 Rotherham County 0–0 0–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 3–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 South Shields 5–2 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–2 Stoke 1–0 1–1 0–1 3–0 1–0 0–0 2–2 5–1 1–1 3–0 0–0 3–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 3–0 The Wednesday 2–3 5–1 2–1 1–0 4–1 0–0 3–2 1–0 1–1 1–4 0–0 2–1 1–0 0–4 0–0 2–0 1–0 0–3 0–1 2–1 3–1 West Ham United 4–0 0–2 1–0 3–0 3–2 1–2 3–0 2–0 3–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 3–0 1–2 1–1 3–0 2–0 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 4–0 5–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–1 0–3 0–0 0–2 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–2 2–0 3–1 3–2 1–1 0–0 0–1 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. Second Division maps 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 Greater London 51.532 0.039 right Crystal Palace Clapton Orient Fulham West Ham England none 369 Locations of the Football League Second Division teams England 53.55 -1.48 right England 53.81 -3.05 right England 53.76 -1.78 right England 51.45 -2.58 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 53.01 -1.137 right England 52.94 -1.137 right England 53.06 -2.21 right England 53.43 -1.36 right England 54.99 -1.43 right England 53.00 -2.18 right England 53.32 -1.47 right England 51.53 0.040 right England 52.59 -2.13 right Barnsley Blackpool Bradford Park Avenue Bristol City Bury Coventry Crystal P. Derby County Fulham Clapton Orient Hull Leeds U. Leicester City Nottingham Forest Notts County Port Vale Rotherham South Shields Stoke The Wednesday (Sheffield) West Ham Wolverhampton Wanderers Third Division North The 20 teams were sourced from: 1 relegated from the Football League Second Division: Stockport County 1 transferred from the original Third Division (South): Grimsby Town 6 from the Central League: Stalybridge Celtic, Nelson, Crewe Alexandra, Southport, Tranmere Rovers, Rochdale 4 from the North Eastern League: Ashington, Durham City, Darlington, Hartlepools United 3 from the Lancashire Combination: Accrington Stanley, Barrow, Wigan Borough 2 from the Birmingham & District League: Walsall, Wrexham 3 from the Midland Football League: Chesterfield, Lincoln City, Halifax Town Football LeagueThird Division North 1921–22 Stockport County (1st title) Jimmy Carmichael (Grimsby Town), 37 Failed re-election None 380 1150 1920–21 1922–23 main WDL QR Third Division North 5 y 2 STP Stockport County DAR Darlington GRI Grimsby Town HAR Hartlepools United ACC Accrington Stanley CRE Crewe Alexandra STL Stalybridge Celtic WAL Walsall SOU Southport ASH Ashington DUR Durham City WRE Wrexham CHF Chesterfield LIN Lincoln City BRW Barrow NEL Nelson WIG Wigan Borough TRA Tranmere Rovers HAL Halifax Town ROC Rochdale 24 8 6 60 21 22 6 10 81 37 21 8 9 72 47 17 8 13 52 39 19 3 16 73 57 18 5 15 60 56 18 5 15 62 63 18 3 17 66 65 14 10 14 55 44 17 4 17 59 66 17 3 18 68 67 14 9 15 51 56 16 3 19 48 67 14 6 18 48 59 14 5 19 42 54 13 7 18 48 66 11 9 18 46 72 9 11 18 51 61 10 9 19 56 76 11 4 23 52 77 CP green1 Promotion to the Second Division C red2 Re-elected REE REE complete rsssf.com Results main FBR grey ACC ASH BRW CHF CRE DAR DUR GRI HAL HAR LIN NEL ROC SOU STL STP TRA WAL WIG WRE Accrington Stanley 3–0 3–0 3–1 2–0 1–0 5–1 1–0 1–2 4–1 2–0 4–1 4–0 1–2 4–1 1–3 3–0 3–3 4–0 1–0 Ashington 2–1 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 4–1 4–2 4–0 7–3 2–2 2–3 2–0 1–0 2–3 3–1 2–2 Barrow 3–1 2–0 1–0 1–2 0–2 0–1 2–2 1–1 0–1 2–0 0–2 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–2 2–0 3–0 2–0 5–2 Chesterfield 0–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 0–3 2–1 4–1 2–0 2–1 3–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 4–0 0–1 3–0 1–0 1–1 3–0 Crewe Alexandra 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–3 7–3 3–2 1–2 2–1 2–0 0–2 2–1 2–0 1–0 5–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 3–0 Darlington 3–0 5–0 3–0 7–0 0–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 0–0 4–2 0–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 1–0 4–0 5–0 3–0 3–0 Durham City 3–1 1–0 2–0 3–1 4–2 3–7 1–2 3–1 0–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 3–1 0–2 3–0 2–0 6–0 3–0 Grimsby Town 2–1 6–1 4–0 2–2 3–0 3–1 5–2 4–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 3–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 5–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 Halifax Town 2–1 2–0 3–2 1–2 5–5 5–1 3–2 2–0 3–0 1–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–0 0–2 1–3 1–2 0–0 Hartlepools United 2–1 2–1 3–1 7–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 4–0 1–1 6–1 5–3 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 Lincoln City 1–1 4–1 1–0 2–1 2–3 0–2 3–0 0–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–2 3–1 2–1 0–1 4–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 Nelson 0–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–1 3–5 3–0 0–0 0–4 0–0 4–1 3–2 1–0 2–2 0–0 1–0 1–2 4–0 Rochdale 6–3 2–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 0–2 1–0 0–2 3–3 0–1 0–2 2–2 0–1 2–1 0–1 2–1 7–0 4–2 3–0 Southport 1–1 0–0 1–0 3–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 7–1 3–0 3–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 5–1 2–1 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–2 Stalybridge Celtic 3–1 2–0 3–0 6–0 2–2 1–0 4–3 3–0 2–1 1–3 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 0–4 4–0 2–0 0–0 4–1 Stockport County 2–1 3–2 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 4–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 2–2 3–0 3–0 2–1 4–0 0–0 3–1 3–0 0–0 Tranmere Rovers 2–4 2–3 2–2 2–0 4–1 0–1 3–3 2–2 2–2 1–2 4–0 4–0 7–0 0–1 4–1 0–2 0–1 2–0 0–0 Walsall 6–1 6–2 3–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 2–1 4–1 3–1 3–0 2–0 4–0 4–1 2–2 0–2 2–0 4–1 2–2 Wigan Borough 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–2 2–0 3–3 2–0 1–1 4–3 1–0 3–1 1–4 3–2 3–2 0–2 0–1 0–0 4–2 2–1 Wrexham 2–1 2–0 0–0 6–1 1–0 1–1 3–1 0–1 5–1 0–2 3–1 4–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–0 1–3 4–0 3–2 complete Source: Ian Laschke Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79 Macdonald and Jane’s 1980 Third Division North map UK Northern England none 369 Locations of the Football League Third Division North teams UK Northern England 53.75 -2.36 Acc. Sta. left UK Northern England 55.18 -1.57 Ashington right UK Northern England 54.11 -3.23 Barrow right UK Northern England 53.24 -1.43 Chesterfield bottom UK Northern England 53.099 -2.44 Crewe Alexandra bottom UK Northern England 54.53 -1.55 Darlington left UK Northern England 54.78 -1.57 Durham City left UK Northern England 53.56 -0.068 Grimsby Town right UK Northern England 53.72 -1.86 Halifax Town right UK Northern England 54.69 -1.21 Hartlepools United right UK Northern England 53.23 -0.54 Lincoln City right UK Northern England 53.83 -2.22 Nelson top UK Northern England 53.61 -2.16 Rochdale right UK Northern England 53.65 -3.01 Southport left UK Northern England 53.48 -2.04 Stalybridge Celtic right UK Northern England 53.41 -2.16 Stockport left UK Northern England 53.37 -3.04 Tranmere Rovers left UK Northern England 52.58 -1.98 Walsall right UK Northern England 53.54 -2.63 Wigan Boro' left UK Northern England 53.03 -2.98 Wrexham left Third Division South 2 clubs were added to the new Third Division South, both from the Southern League: Charlton Athletic and Aberdare Athletic. Football LeagueThird Division South 1921–22 Southampton (1st title) Frank Richardson (Plymouth Argyle), 31 Failed re-election None 462 1118 1920–21 1922–23 main WDL QR Third Division South 5 y 2 SOU Southampton PLY Plymouth Argyle POR Portsmouth LUT Luton Town QPR Queens Park Rangers SWI Swindon Town WAT Watford ADE Aberdare Athletic BRE Brentford SWA Swansea Town MER Merthyr Town MIL Millwall REA Reading BRR Bristol Rovers NWC Norwich City CHA Charlton Athletic NOR Northampton Town GIL Gillingham BHA Brighton & Hove Albion NPC Newport County EXE Exeter City STD Southend United 23 15 4 68 21 25 11 6 63 24 18 17 7 62 39 22 8 12 64 35 18 13 11 53 44 16 13 13 72 60 13 18 11 54 48 17 10 15 57 51 16 11 15 52 43 13 15 14 50 47 17 6 19 45 56 10 18 14 38 42 14 10 18 40 47 14 10 18 52 67 12 13 17 50 62 13 11 18 43 56 13 11 18 47 71 14 8 20 47 60 13 9 20 45 51 11 12 19 44 61 11 12 19 38 59 8 11 23 34 74 CP green1 Promotion to the Second Division C red2 Re-elected REE REE complete Results main FBR grey ADE BRE B&HA BRR CHA EXE GIL LUT MER MIL NPC NOR NWC PLY POR QPR REA SOU STD SWA SWI WAT Aberdare Athletic 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–3 0–2 6–1 2–0 0–0 0–0 3–0 4–2 1–2 0–0 0–0 4–2 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 3–2 3–0 Brentford 2–1 4–0 4–2 0–2 5–2 0–1 0–2 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 3–1 2–2 5–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 3–0 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–2 2–1 3–1 2–0 3–1 0–1 1–1 1–3 0–1 3–0 7–0 0–2 1–1 3–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 Bristol Rovers 5–1 0–0 1–2 4–2 1–3 0–3 2–0 2–0 0–0 3–4 2–0 4–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 Charlton Athletic 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–2 4–0 1–0 4–5 1–0 Exeter City 0–1 1–0 0–3 2–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–4 0–1 1–3 0–0 4–1 1–1 1–4 1–3 Gillingham 3–1 0–0 1–0 3–2 2–0 3–0 0–1 5–0 0–1 0–2 3–2 5–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–2 1–1 Luton Town 1–2 3–0 2–0 1–2 2–0 4–0 7–0 3–0 1–0 4–0 3–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 3–1 0–1 0–0 3–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 Merthyr Town 0–1 2–0 2–1 0–2 1–0 0–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 0–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 0–1 2–2 1–0 4–1 1–2 Millwall 0–0 1–1 2–0 4–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 0–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 3–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 Newport County 1–0 2–1 0–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–0 2–2 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–3 4–0 0–0 Northampton Town 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–0 2–3 3–1 2–0 2–0 0–3 2–0 3–0 1–3 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–2 0–1 2–1 1–0 Norwich City 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 0–0 2–0 0–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 4–1 2–2 1–1 3–2 1–2 1–1 Plymouth Argyle 3–0 4–1 3–1 1–0 3–0 0–0 3–0 2–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 4–0 2–0 1–0 4–0 3–1 1–0 3–0 Portsmouth 2–2 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 4–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 4–3 1–1 0–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 0–2 6–0 3–0 1–3 2–0 Queens Park Rangers 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–2 3–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 6–1 2–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 Reading 0–1 0–3 0–0 4–0 1–2 0–0 2–1 2–1 5–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 Southampton 1–0 0–0 3–0 1–0 6–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 4–2 5–0 8–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 5–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 Southend United 3–2 1–1 1–2 3–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–2 1–2 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–4 Swansea Town 1–2 1–0 2–1 8–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 3–2 3–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–0 2–2 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–3 3–0 Swindon Town 2–2 2–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 3–2 4–2 6–1 1–2 0–0 2–0 4–0 2–3 6–1 1–0 0–3 Watford 3–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–2 0–0 1–0 4–1 4–1 0–1 1–0 2–2 4–2 0–1 0–3 2–2 2–2 1–1 4–1 0–0 2–2 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. Maps 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 England none 369 Locations of the Football League Third Division South teams England 51.71 -3.45 right England 51.486 -0.31 right England 50.83 -0.15 right England 51.49 0.05 right England 51.48 -0.048 right England 51.46 -2.56 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 51.59 -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 50.91 -1.39 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 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 Southampton Southend United Swansea Town Swindon Watford Attendances Source:https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/eng/aveeng1922.htm Historical attendances European-football-statistics.co.uk Jul 18, 2026 Division One No. Club Average 1 Chelsea FC 37,545 2 Tottenham Hotspur FC 36,485 3 Liverpool FC 36,105 4 Newcastle United FC 34,860 5 Cardiff City FC 32,760 6 Aston Villa FC 31,700 7 Everton FC 31,175 8 Arsenal FC 29,170 9 Manchester United 28,510 10 Birmingham City FC 26,875 11 Sheffield United FC 25,445 12 Bolton Wanderers FC 25,295 13 Manchester City FC 24,200 14 Sunderland AFC 24,150 15 Burnley FC 23,640 16 Blackburn Rovers FC 23,580 17 Middlesbrough FC 23,230 18 West Bromwich Albion FC 22,490 19 Bradford City AFC 21,815 20 Preston North End FC 20,490 21 Huddersfield Town AFC 17,870 22 Oldham Athletic FC 16,680 See also 1921 in association football 1922 in association football References 1921–22 League