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1919–20 Football League

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The 1919–20 season was the 28th season of The Football League, and the first season after football was suspended after outbreak of World War I

The Football League
Season1919–20
ChampionsWest Bromwich Albion
RelegatedLincoln City
ExpelledLeeds City
New Clubs in LeagueCoventry City
Stoke
West Ham United
South Shields
Rotherham County
Port Vale (Mid-season)

Compared to 1914–15, the number of Football League member clubs increased from 40 to 44, initially with five new clubs.

Team changes edit

Resuming after four years, the Football League expanded its numbers by four, maintaining competition in two Divisions of equal size.During previous such expansions, 1898 and 1905, the relegated clubs from the previous season were re-elected, while the top Second Division sides were promoted as usual.

Following that precedent, the two top Second Division sides in 1915, Derby and Preston did move on up. Chelsea, who had finished 19th that First Division season, were, as expected, re-elected.

Discussion of how the expansion should be handled began on 13 January 1919 when James Catton published an article in Athletic News raising the issue of match-fixing which had dogged the 1914/15 League season and been left unresolved because of the cessation of the League for the duration of the war.

In the article, Catton argued one of the two teams that ought to be returned to the first division (if that league was to be expanded, as had already been proposed), should be Chelsea as they had been relegated due to the match-fixing. Catton then considered the argument that Tottenham, who had also been relegated with Chelsea should likewise be reinstated, although he noted there was nothing to link Tottenham's relegation with anything amiss in the final season before the cessation of the League for the duration.[1]

In 1915, Manchester United avoided relegation by winning a game against Liverpool 2–0 on 2 April 1915 which was fixed in United's favour, with players from both sides benefiting from bets placed upon the result 1915 British football betting scandal. At the end of the season, Manchester United finished one point and one place ahead of Chelsea. Had the game against Liverpool ended in a draw Chelsea would have finished ahead of United on goal average, if Liverpool had won then Chelsea would have finished one place and one point ahead of Manchester United.

Arsenal, who had finished 6th in the Second Division in 1914-15 (later amended to 5th place in 1975 after an error in the calculation of goal average was discovered) were also elected to the First Division.

It has been alleged that Arsenal Chairman Sir Henry Norris bribed or in some way unduly influenced the voting members of the Football League, in particular, Football League President John McKenna at the League's AGM and that McKenna made a speech recommending Arsenal's promotion ahead of Spurs thanks to the formers' longer spell in the League (Arsenal joined in 1893, Spurs in 1908), although Barnsley and Wolves, who both finished ahead of Arsenal, had been members of the league longer than Arsenal; Wolves since its inception in 1888.[2] However, detailed reports of the meeting in The Sportsman, Athletic News, Daily Mirror and The Times the following day made no mention of this. They did report that Football League Management Committee member C.E. Sutcliffe made a speech stating that the expansion would give them an opportunity to do right by Chelsea. It would seem strange if such a speech were made by the League President and somehow all the media failed to report it. Arsenal have not been relegated from the top flight of the English game since, the only club in continuous membership since 1919.

In the Second Division, Port Vale took over from Leeds City after 4 October 1919, when Leeds were disbanded by F.A. order following alleged irregular practices. Port Vale then inherited Leeds' record up to that date.[3]

After the season, Grimsby Town were relegated to the newly formed Third Division. Lincoln City was not re-elected to Second Division and Leeds United was elected to replace it. Cardiff City were elected to take the second available place in Second Division.

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
Season1919–20
ChampionsWest Bromwich Albion
1st English title
RelegatedNotts County
The Wednesday
Matches played462
Goals scored1,332 (2.88 per match)
Top goalscorerFred Morris
(37 goals)[4]
Biggest home winWest Bromwich Albion 8–0 Notts County
(25 October 1919)
Biggest away winPreston North End 1–5 Bradford City
(1 September 1919)
Burnley 2–6 Bradford Park Avenue
(22 November 1919)
Derby County 0–4 West Bromwich Albion
(20 December 1919)
Bradford Park Avenue 0–4 West Bromwich Albion
(3 April 1920)
Highest scoringManchester City 8–2 Blackburn Rovers
(8 November 1919)

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGAvPtsRelegation
1West Bromwich Albion (C)4228410104472.21360
2Burnley422191265591.10251
3Chelsea422251556511.09849
4Liverpool4219101359441.34148
5Sunderland422241672591.22048
6Bolton Wanderers421991472651.10847
7Manchester City421891571621.14545
8Newcastle United421791644391.12843
9Aston Villa421861875731.02742
10Arsenal4215121556580.96642
11Bradford Park Avenue4215121560630.95242
12Manchester United4213141554501.08040
13Middlesbrough4215101761650.93840
14Sheffield United421681859690.85540
15Bradford City4214111754630.85739
16Everton4212141669681.01538
17Oldham Athletic421581949520.94238
18Derby County4213121747570.82538
19Preston North End4214101857730.78138
20Blackburn Rovers4213111864770.83137
21Notts County (R)4212121856740.75736Relegation to the Second Division
22The Wednesday (R)42792628640.43823
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results edit

Home \ AwayARSASTBLBBOLBRABPABURCHEDEREVELIVMCIMUNMIDNEWNTCOLDPNESHUSUNWEDWBA
Arsenal0–10–12–21–23–02–01–11–01–11–02–20–32–10–13–13–20–03–03–23–11–0
Aston Villa2–11–23–63–11–02–25–22–22–20–10–12–05–34–03–13–02–44–00–33–12–4
Blackburn Rovers2–25–12–24–13–32–33–12–03–20–21–45–00–22–01–10–14–04–03–01–01–5
Bolton Wanderers2–22–12–11–11–21–11–23–00–20–36–23–52–10–31–01–04–11–01–02–01–2
Bradford City1–13–13–10–10–02–13–13–13–31–31–02–10–11–03–41–12–21–22–01–13–0
Bradford Park Avenue0–06–15–22–00–00–11–01–10–21–22–11–41–10–10–12–03–31–02–23–00–4
Burnley2–10–03–12–11–12–62–32–05–01–22–02–15–31–02–12–11–12–22–12–02–2
Chelsea3–12–12–12–31–04–00–10–00–11–01–01–03–10–02–01–04–01–02–01–12–0
Derby County2–11–00–01–23–00–00–25–02–13–00–01–11–21–03–11–12–05–13–12–10–4
Everton2–31–13–03–34–12–02–22–34–00–02–00–05–24–01–20–20–13–01–31–12–5
Liverpool2–32–13–02–02–13–30–10–13–03–11–00–01–01–13–02–21–22–03–21–00–0
Manchester City4–12–28–21–41–04–13–11–03–11–12–13–31–00–04–13–11–03–31–04–22–3
Manchester United0–11–21–11–10–00–10–10–20–21–00–01–01–12–10–01–15–13–02–00–01–2
Middlesbrough1–01–42–21–34–01–24–00–02–01–13–20–21–10–15–21–04–11–00–23–00–0
Newcastle United3–12–00–00–10–14–00–03–00–03–03–03–02–10–02–10–11–02–12–31–10–2
Notts County2–22–15–02–25–20–22–00–12–21–11–04–10–21–10–02–11–22–22–23–12–0
Oldham Athletic3–00–30–02–00–12–21–01–03–04–11–11–30–31–21–00–04–14–02–11–02–1
Preston North End1–13–00–01–11–50–30–13–11–11–12–11–12–33–12–32–02–12–05–23–00–1
Sheffield United2–01–22–03–20–02–21–33–10–01–13–23–12–25–12–13–01–02–13–13–01–0
Sunderland1–12–12–02–02–02–03–03–22–12–30–12–13–01–12–03–13–01–03–22–14–1
The Wednesday1–20–10–00–21–00–13–10–22–01–02–20–01–30–10–10–01–00–12–10–20–3
West Bromwich Albion1–01–25–24–14–13–14–14–03–04–31–12–02–14–13–08–03–14–10–24–01–3
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps edit

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Locations of the Football League First Division London teams
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Locations of the Football League First Division teams

Second Division edit

Football League
Second Division
Season1919–20
ChampionsTottenham Hotspur (1st title)
RelegatedGrimsby Town
Failed re-electionLincoln City
Matches played462
Goals scored1,285 (2.78 per match)
Top goalscorerSammy Taylor (Huddersfield Town), 35[4]
Biggest home winBirmingham – Nottingham Forest 8–0 (10 Mar 1920)
Biggest away winBarnsley – Birmingham 0–5 (14 Feb 1920)
Leicester City – Bury 0–5 (10 Apr 1920)
Highest scoringHull City – Wolverhampton Wanderers 10–3 (27 Dec 1919)

PosTeamPldHWHDHLHGFHGAAWADALAGFAGAGAvPtsPromotion or relegation
1Tottenham Hotspur4219206011134442213.18870Division Champions, promoted
2Huddersfield Town4216415813124539252.55364Promoted
3Birmingham4214345416105631182.50056
4Blackpool421344401886725291.38352
5Bury4214433515641125291.36448
6Fulham4211643618831025321.22047
7West Ham United[a]4214343414561013261.17547
8Bristol City42993301848916251.07043
9South Shields[b]4213534718271211301.20842
10Stoke[a]4213353715531323391.11142
11Hull City4213445323521425491.08342
12Barnsley429574128651020271.10940
13Port Vale[c]4211373527551124350.95240[d]
14Leicester City428672629741015320.67240
15Clapton Orient4214343417231617420.86438
16Stockport County4211463424351318370.85237
17Rotherham County[e]4210473227341419560.61434
18Nottingham Forest429482322251420510.58931
19Wolverhampton Wanderers428494132261314480.68830
20Coventry City[a]427772026241515470.47929Re-elected
21Lincoln City428672730131717710.43627Failed re-election[f]
22Grimsby Town428492324211811510.45325Relegated[g]
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c New club in the league; elected from Southern League
  2. ^ New club in the league; elected from North Eastern League
  3. ^ New club in the league; elected from Central League
  4. ^ Leeds City were expelled from the league after 8 games; Port Vale, formerly Burslem Port Vale, took their place and inherited their record.
  5. ^ New club in the league; elected from Midland League
  6. ^ Lincoln City were not re-elected, but they returned to the league later, for the season 1921–22, surfacing this time in 3rd Division North, after having been absent only for one season.
  7. ^ Grimsby Town participated in the Football League Third Division during the following season.

Results edit

Home \ AwayBARBIRBLPBRIBRYCLACOVFULGRIHUDHULLEELEILINNOTPTVROTSSHSTPSTKTOTWHUWOL
Barnsley0–51–10–01–32–11–04–10–13–32–30–15–32–21–04–00–10–01–23–07–04–1
Birmingham0–04–21–00–22–14–12–04–04–24–10–17–08–03–02–24–01–12–10–10–12–0
Blackpool0–23–00–01–03–02–01–12–00–32–14–23–06–03–25–10–31–03–10–10–01–1
Bristol City3–11–10–01–01–11–00–33–12–12–20–06–00–01–12–13–11–01–21–20–01–1
Bury2–01–01–20–13–02–22–21–12–02–01–03–01–12–14–12–10–21–02–11–02–0
Clapton Orient2–02–13–01–02–12–20–13–00–12–23–01–01–02–11–24–02–12–10–41–00–0
Coventry City1–01–30–00–02–10–00–12–00–20–10–41–22–04–21–11–11–13–20–50–01–0
Fulham1–11–21–21–11–02–10–02–12–21–05–03–01–04–03–01–04–10–01–41–21–1
Grimsby Town1–10–31–12–21–22–00–10–21–02–11–22–21–02–00–13–10–32–02–00–10–1
Huddersfield Town4–10–01–31–05–02–15–03–03–02–00–04–22–14–17–12–25–03–01–12–02–0
Hull City3–10–00–10–04–23–10–12–04–11–41–15–15–22–01–03–04–13–01–31–110–3
Leeds City1–03–01–21–1
Leicester City0–01–02–32–10–51–11–03–22–00–43–24–00–00–11–10–00–23–12–40–01–2
Lincoln City0–42–20–30–02–12–14–10–12–01–32–00–31–40–00–01–12–02–11–11–44–0
Nottingham Forest0–11–22–01–21–02–12–10–32–01–20–20–02–10–14–10–01–10–21–12–11–0
Port Vale0–21–33–12–24–23–42–10–01–21–04–14–21–02–00–30–11–0
Rotherham County1–00–31–22–21–23–14–31–13–11–31–21–03–02–02–21–01–01–31–10–12–0
South Shields0–01–06–00–20–02–01–02–02–01–27–12–02–25–22–06–23–22–20–33–00–0
Stockport County1–02–10–02–31–13–11–12–11–21–23–10–23–00–00–44–11–03–11–21–04–1
Stoke2–00–12–02–01–12–06–11–03–00–13–13–01–30–20–03–00–02–11–32–13–0
Tottenham Hotspur4–00–02–22–02–12–14–14–03–12–04–04–06–15–22–02–02–02–02–02–04–2
West Ham United0–21–21–02–01–00–12–00–11–01–12–11–01–15–13–12–11–03–01–12–14–0
Wolverhampton Wanderers2–40–20–33–10–11–22–02–16–12–34–22–41–14–04–00–10–02–24–01–31–1
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.
Note: Port Vale takes over from Leeds City and then inherits the latter’s record up to that date.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps edit

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Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams
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Locations of the Football League Second Division teams

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Norris at the Arsenal: The first suggestion that Arsenal could be elected to the 1st division. | the History of Arsenal". 21 December 2017.
  2. ^ Spurling (2004). Rebels for the Cause. p. 40.
  3. ^ Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
  4. ^ a b "English League Leading Goalscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 31 October 2010.

Sources edit

  • Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane's, London & Sydney, 1980.
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