1919–20 in English football
Season | 1919–20 | |
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Men's football | ||
Football League | West Bromwich Albion | |
Football League Second Division | Tottenham Hotspur | |
FA Cup | Aston Villa | |
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The 1919–1920 season was the 45th season of competitive football in England, and the first following the end of World War I.
Honours
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Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition
Football League
[edit]Following the War The Football League grew from 40 to 44 teams. The failure of Glossop to be re-elected to the league meant that five new clubs joined the league. A resurrected Stoke, along with Coventry City, South Shields, Rotherham County and West Ham United joined the Second Division.
Six of the seven players banned for their involvement in the 1915 British football betting scandal were re-instated in recognition of their service to the country during World War I. Sandy Turnbull's re-instatement was posthumous as he had been killed in the war. Enoch West, who had fought his ban more vigorously than the others, was denied re-instatement.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
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1 | West Bromwich Albion (C) | 42 | 28 | 4 | 10 | 104 | 47 | 2.213 | 60 | |
2 | Burnley | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 65 | 59 | 1.102 | 51 | |
3 | Chelsea | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 56 | 51 | 1.098 | 49 | |
4 | Liverpool | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 59 | 44 | 1.341 | 48 | |
5 | Sunderland | 42 | 22 | 4 | 16 | 72 | 59 | 1.220 | 48 | |
6 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 72 | 65 | 1.108 | 47 | |
7 | Manchester City | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 71 | 62 | 1.145 | 45 | |
8 | Newcastle United | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 39 | 1.128 | 43 | |
9 | Aston Villa | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 75 | 73 | 1.027 | 42 | |
10 | Arsenal | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 56 | 58 | 0.966 | 42 | |
11 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 60 | 63 | 0.952 | 42 | |
12 | Manchester United | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 54 | 50 | 1.080 | 40 | |
13 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 61 | 65 | 0.938 | 40 | |
14 | Sheffield United | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 59 | 69 | 0.855 | 40 | |
15 | Bradford City | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 54 | 63 | 0.857 | 39 | |
16 | Everton | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 69 | 68 | 1.015 | 38 | |
17 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 49 | 52 | 0.942 | 38 | |
18 | Derby County | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 47 | 57 | 0.825 | 38 | |
19 | Preston North End | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 57 | 73 | 0.781 | 38 | |
20 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 64 | 77 | 0.831 | 37 | |
21 | Notts County (R) | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 56 | 74 | 0.757 | 36 | Relegation to the Second Division |
22 | The Wednesday (R) | 42 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 28 | 64 | 0.438 | 23 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 102 | 32 | 3.188 | 70 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 97 | 38 | 2.553 | 64 | Promoted |
3 | Birmingham | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 85 | 34 | 2.500 | 56 | |
4 | Blackpool | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 65 | 47 | 1.383 | 52 | |
5 | Bury | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 60 | 44 | 1.364 | 48 | |
6 | Fulham | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 61 | 50 | 1.220 | 47 | |
7 | West Ham United[a] | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 47 | 40 | 1.175 | 47 | |
8 | Bristol City | 42 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 46 | 43 | 1.070 | 43 | |
9 | South Shields[b] | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 58 | 48 | 1.208 | 42 | |
10 | Stoke[a] | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 60 | 54 | 1.111 | 42 | |
11 | Hull City | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 78 | 72 | 1.083 | 42 | |
12 | Barnsley | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 61 | 55 | 1.109 | 40 | |
13 | Port Vale[c] | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 59 | 62 | 0.952 | 40[d] | |
14 | Leicester City | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 41 | 61 | 0.672 | 40 | |
15 | Clapton Orient | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 51 | 59 | 0.864 | 38 | |
16 | Stockport County | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 52 | 61 | 0.852 | 37 | |
17 | Rotherham County[e] | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 51 | 83 | 0.614 | 34 | |
18 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 43 | 73 | 0.589 | 31 | |
19 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 55 | 80 | 0.688 | 30 | |
20 | Coventry City[a] | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 35 | 73 | 0.479 | 29 | Re-elected |
21 | Lincoln City | 42 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 44 | 101 | 0.436 | 27 | Failed re-election[f] |
22 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 34 | 75 | 0.453 | 25 | Relegated[g] |
Notes:
- ^ a b c New club in the league; elected from Southern League
- ^ New club in the league; elected from North Eastern League
- ^ New club in the league; elected from Central League
- ^ Leeds City were expelled from the league after 8 games; Port Vale, formerly Burslem Port Vale, took their place and inherited their record.
- ^ New club in the league; elected from Midland League
- ^ 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.
- ^ Grimsby Town participated in the Football League Third Division during the following season.
Southern League
[edit]Southern League First Division
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Portsmouth | 42 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 73 | 27 | 2.704 | 58 | Elected to the new Football League Third Division |
2 | Watford | 42 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 69 | 42 | 1.643 | 58 | |
3 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 69 | 43 | 1.605 | 56 | |
4 | Cardiff City | 42 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 70 | 43 | 1.628 | 53 | Elected to the Football League Second Division |
5 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 57 | 29 | 1.966 | 50 | Elected to the new Football League Third Division |
6 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 62 | 50 | 1.240 | 46 | |
7 | Reading | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 51 | 43 | 1.186 | 45 | |
8 | Southampton | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 72 | 63 | 1.143 | 44 | |
9 | Swansea Town | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 53 | 45 | 1.178 | 43 | |
10 | Exeter City | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 57 | 51 | 1.118 | 43 | |
11 | Southend United | 42 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 46 | 48 | 0.958 | 43 | |
12 | Norwich City | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 64 | 57 | 1.123 | 41 | |
13 | Swindon Town | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 65 | 68 | 0.956 | 41 | |
14 | Millwall | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 52 | 55 | 0.945 | 40 | |
15 | Brentford | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 52 | 59 | 0.881 | 40 | |
16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 60 | 72 | 0.833 | 36 | |
17 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 61 | 78 | 0.782 | 35 | |
18 | Newport County | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 45 | 70 | 0.643 | 33 | |
19 | Northampton Town | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 64 | 103 | 0.621 | 33 | |
20 | Luton Town | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 51 | 76 | 0.671 | 30 | |
21 | Merthyr Town | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 47 | 78 | 0.603 | 29 | |
22 | Gillingham | 42 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 34 | 74 | 0.459 | 27 |
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976-77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
References
[edit]- ^ "English Division One (old) 1919–1920 : Table". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
- ^ "English Division Two (old) 1919–1920 : Table". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 31 December 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
- ^ a b Dinant Abbink. "England: Southern League final tables". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
- ^ "English FA Cup 1919–1920 : Results". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
- ^ "England - List of FA Charity/Community Shield Matches". RSSSF. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ Macario Reyes; Neil Morrison. "British Home Championship 1920–1939". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 15 January 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2010.