1911–12 Football League

The 191112 season was the 24th season of The Football League.

The Football League
Season1911–12
ChampionsBlackburn Rovers
RelegatedGainsborough Trinity
New Team in LeagueGrimsby Town

Blackburn Rovers won the First Division title for the first time.

Bury and Preston North End were relegated to the Second Division, and their places in the First Division were taken by Derby County and Chelsea.

Final league tables edit

Beginning in the 1894–95 season, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded). 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.

During the first six seasons of the league, (up to the 1893–94 season), re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. 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.

First Division edit

First Division
Season1911–12
ChampionsBlackburn Rovers
1st English title
RelegatedPreston North End
Bury
Matches played380
Goals scored1,057 (2.78 per match)
Top goalscorerDavid McLean
George Holley
Harry Hampton
(25 goals each)[1]
Biggest home winThe Wednesday 8–0 Sunderland
(26 December 1911)
Biggest away winSheffield United 0–5 Bolton Wanderers
(9 September 1911)
Highest scoringSheffield United 7–3 Bradford City
(4 March 1912)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGAvPtsRelegation
1Blackburn Rovers (C)38209960431.39549
2Everton382061246421.09546
3Newcastle United381881264501.28044
4Bolton Wanderers382031554431.25643
5The Wednesday381691369491.40841
6Aston Villa381771476631.20641
7Middlesbrough381681456451.24440
8Sunderland3814111358511.13739
9West Bromwich Albion381591443470.91539
10Woolwich Arsenal381581555590.93238
11Bradford City381581546500.92038
12Tottenham Hotspur381491553531.00037
13Manchester United3813111445600.75037
14Sheffield United3813101563561.12536
15Manchester City381391656580.96635
16Notts County381471746630.73035
17Liverpool3812101649550.89134
18Oldham Athletic3812101646540.85234
19Preston North End (R)381371840570.70233Relegation to the Second Division
20Bury (R)38692332590.54221
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results edit

Home \ AwayASTBLBBOLBRABRYEVELIVMCIMUNMIDNEWNTCOLDPNESHUSUNTOTWEDWBAWOO
Aston Villa0–30–10–05–23–05–03–16–02–12–05–16–11–01–01–32–22–30–34–1
Blackburn Rovers3–12–03–12–02–11–02–02–22–11–10–01–03–01–02–20–00–04–14–0
Bolton Wanderers3–02–02–01–01–22–12–11–11–00–23–02–13–00–33–01–04–22–02–2
Bradford City2–11–01–01–01–00–24–10–12–11–12–30–00–11–02–13–05–14–11–1
Bury1–11–21–32–01–22–21–20–10–22–10–11–10–03–10–22–12–21–03–1
Everton1–11–31–01–01–12–11–04–01–02–01–11–11–03–21–02–21–03–01–0
Liverpool1–21–21–01–01–11–32–23–21–10–13–01–00–12–02–11–21–11–34–1
Manchester City2–63–03–14–02–04–02–30–02–01–14–01–30–00–02–02–14–00–23–3
Manchester United3–13–12–00–10–02–11–10–03–40–22–03–10–01–02–21–23–11–22–0
Middlesbrough1–22–11–01–01–10–03–23–13–01–14–03–04–21–13–32–01–11–00–2
Newcastle United6–24–25–20–23–22–01–11–02–30–13–21–11–02–23–12–00–20–01–2
Notts County2–01–33–20–02–00–10–00–10–12–11–41–11–22–03–12–21–02–03–1
Oldham Athletic1–20–13–13–02–03–00–14–12–22–02–41–21–02–30–02–11–03–10–0
Preston North End4–12–21–22–21–02–12–12–10–00–32–12–10–13–00–30–12–31–10–1
Sheffield United0–11–10–57–34–02–13–16–26–11–12–11–34–04–21–21–21–11–12–1
Sunderland2–23–00–11–11–04–01–21–15–01–01–25–04–23–00–01–10–03–21–0
Tottenham Hotspur2–10–21–02–32–10–12–00–21–12–11–22–24–06–21–10–03–11–05–0
The Wednesday3–01–10–14–22–11–32–23–03–00–21–23–01–00–11–18–04–04–13–0
West Bromwich Albion2–22–00–00–02–01–01–01–11–03–13–12–10–00–20–11–02–01–51–1
Woolwich Arsenal2–25–13–02–01–00–12–22–02–13–12–00–31–14–13–13–03–10–20–2
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps edit

Locations of the Football League First Division London teams

Second Division edit

Football League
Second Division
Season1911–12
ChampionsDerby County (1st title)
Failed re-electionGainsborough Trinity
Matches played380
Goals scored1,032 (2.72 per match)
Top goalscorerBert Freeman (Burnley), 32[1]
Biggest home winWolverhampton WanderersHull City 8–0 (4 Nov 1911)
Biggest away winLeeds CityBurnley 1–5 (9 Dec 1911)
BirminghamDerby County 0–4 (16 Sept 1911)
Highest scoringFulhamLeeds City 7–2 (23 Mar 1912)

PosTeamPldHWHDHLHGFHGAAWADALAGFAGAGAvPtsPromotion or relegation
1Derby County381522551386519152.64354Division Champions
2Chelsea381522361394628211.88254Promoted
3Burnley381450501483827271.87852
4Clapton Orient3816034414531117301.38645
5Wolverhampton Wanderers381234411047816231.72742
6Barnsley381054281957717231.07142FA Cup Winners
7Hull City381234361355918381.05942
8Fulham381036422464924341.13839
9Grimsby Town[a]389642418631024370.87339
10Leicester Fosse3811443418431215480.74237
11Bradford Park Avenue3810543016341214290.97835
12Birmingham3811354429331311300.93234
13Bristol City3811442717321414430.68334
14Blackpool381243241214148400.61534
15Nottingham Forest389372618441120300.95833
16Stockport County388563122361016320.87033
17Huddersfield Town388563022511320420.78132
18Glossop38685332324139330.75028Re-elected
19Leeds City387662122321429560.64128
20Gainsborough Trinity[b]384691722171113420.46923Failed re-election
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ New club in the league
  2. ^ Gainsborough Trinity failed to be re-elected to the Football League. This was their final ever season of league football. Lincoln City returned to the league at their expense.

Results edit

Home \ AwayBARBIRBLPBPABRIBURCHECLADERFULGAIGLPGRIHUDHULLEELEINOTSTPWOL
Barnsley1–01–01–04–11–10–22–10–22–24–01–02–20–01–23–40–01–02–12–1
Birmingham1–32–12–30–04–01–44–00–41–32–22–02–21–05–14–34–04–22–03–1
Blackpool0–01–00–41–00–01–01–01–03–10–02–01–23–13–23–01–12–00–11–0
Bradford Park Avenue1–03–00–00–12–11–12–10–10–25–01–14–13–13–11–11–12–11–00–2
Bristol City0–12–12–01–00–31–11–01–11–02–02–03–03–20–04–10–12–22–10–3
Burnley3–01–11–13–14–22–21–00–05–12–04–01–13–05–14–23–02–04–12–1
Chelsea2–10–24–11–02–20–23–01–01–01–01–04–13–11–04–22–12–00–04–0
Clapton Orient2–02–02–02–04–01–21–43–04–03–02–11–02–14–02–14–10–24–21–0
Derby County0–00–15–11–03–02–02–05–16–14–05–02–14–22–35–25–01–02–01–1
Fulham2–22–13–02–02–13–40–10–20–07–10–21–33–10–17–24–12–03–11–1
Gainsborough Trinity1–20–00–00–02–31–00–20–21–10–11–12–35–00–32–10–11–20–01–0
Glossop0–22–01–10–03–01–31–23–33–11–11–15–22–31–12–16–00–01–10–1
Grimsby Town0–01–01–00–03–01–02–12–10–31–03–30–01–21–01–24–01–42–20–0
Huddersfield Town2–13–24–03–11–21–11–30–00–02–02–23–12–00–21–21–21–22–01–1
Hull City0–04–03–05–13–04–11–00–20–02–31–12–01–00–11–04–12–10–23–0
Leeds City3–20–01–01–23–11–50–00–20–10–20–02–11–22–00–02–13–11–11–1
Leicester Fosse0–05–24–03–02–03–22–02–00–12–52–01–00–20–23–02–11–11–11–1
Nottingham Forest0–20–12–12–12–00–12–33–01–31–12–00–11–03–00–02–14–11–20–0
Stockport County1–12–01–21–01–00–10–11–14–02–10–33–03–03–11–13–32–32–21–2
Wolverhampton Wanderers5–01–03–01–13–12–03–10–10–10–01–01–11–21–28–05–01–01–04–0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps edit

Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "English League Leading Goalscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  • Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane's, London & Sydney, 1980.