1921–22 in English football

The 1921–22 season was the 47th season of competitive football in England.

Football in England

Season	1921–22
Men's football
Football League	Liverpool
Football League Second Division	Nottingham Forest
FA Cup	Huddersfield Town

Overview

The league underwent a major expansion for the second consecutive season, adding 20 teams from the Midlands and Northern England. They were placed in the new Third Division North, and the existing southern-based Third Division became the Third Division South. This was the first year the Third Division was split into North and South sections.

Honours

Competition	Winner	Runner-up
First Division	Liverpool (3)	Tottenham Hotspur
Second Division	Nottingham Forest	Stoke
Third Division North	Stockport County	Darlington
Third Division South	Southampton	Plymouth Argyle
FA Cup	Huddersfield Town (1)	Preston North End
Charity Shield	Tottenham Hotspur	Burnley
Home Championship	Scotland	England & Wales

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

Football League

Main article: 1921–22 Football League

First Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Liverpool	42	22	13	7	63	36	1.750	57
2	Tottenham Hotspur	42	21	9	12	65	39	1.667	51
3	Burnley	42	22	5	15	72	54	1.333	49
4	Cardiff City	42	19	10	13	61	53	1.151	48
5	Aston Villa	42	22	3	17	74	55	1.345	47
6	Bolton Wanderers	42	20	7	15	68	59	1.153	47
7	Newcastle United	42	18	10	14	59	45	1.311	46
8	Middlesbrough	42	16	14	12	79	69	1.145	46
9	Chelsea	42	17	12	13	40	43	0.930	46
10	Manchester City	42	18	9	15	65	70	0.929	45
11	Sheffield United	42	15	10	17	59	54	1.093	40
12	Sunderland	42	16	8	18	60	62	0.968	40
13	West Bromwich Albion	42	15	10	17	51	63	0.810	40
14	Huddersfield Town	42	15	9	18	53	54	0.981	39
15	Blackburn Rovers	42	13	12	17	54	57	0.947	38
16	Preston North End	42	13	12	17	42	65	0.646	38
17	Arsenal	42	15	7	20	47	56	0.839	37
18	Birmingham	42	15	7	20	48	60	0.800	37
19	Oldham Athletic	42	13	11	18	38	50	0.760	37
20	Everton	42	12	12	18	57	55	1.036	36
21	Bradford City	42	11	10	21	48	72	0.667	32	Relegated to the Second Division
22	Manchester United	42	8	12	22	41	73	0.562	28

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Second Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Nottingham Forest	42	22	12	8	51	30	1.700	56	Promoted to the First Division
2	Stoke	42	18	16	8	60	44	1.364	52
3	Barnsley	42	22	8	12	67	52	1.288	52
4	West Ham United	42	20	8	14	52	39	1.333	48
5	Hull City	42	19	10	13	51	41	1.244	48
6	South Shields	42	17	12	13	43	38	1.132	46
7	Fulham	42	18	9	15	57	38	1.500	45
8	Leeds United	42	16	13	13	48	38	1.263	45
9	Leicester City	42	14	17	11	39	34	1.147	45
10	The Wednesday	42	15	14	13	47	50	0.940	44
11	Bury	42	15	10	17	54	55	0.982	40
12	Derby County	42	15	9	18	60	64	0.938	39
13	Notts County	42	12	15	15	47	51	0.922	39
14	Crystal Palace	42	13	13	16	45	51	0.882	39
15	Clapton Orient	42	15	9	18	43	50	0.860	39
16	Rotherham County	42	14	11	17	32	43	0.744	39
17	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	13	11	18	44	49	0.898	37
18	Port Vale	42	14	8	20	43	57	0.754	36
19	Blackpool	42	15	5	22	44	57	0.772	35
20	Coventry City	42	12	10	20	51	60	0.850	34
21	Bradford Park Avenue	42	12	9	21	46	62	0.742	33	Relegated to the Third Division North
22	Bristol City	42	12	9	21	37	58	0.638	33	Relegated to the Third Division South

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Third Division North

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Stockport County	38	24	8	6	60	21	2.857	56	Promoted to the Second Division
2	Darlington	38	22	6	10	81	37	2.189	50
3	Grimsby Town	38	21	8	9	72	47	1.532	50
4	Hartlepools United	38	17	8	13	52	39	1.333	42
5	Accrington Stanley	38	19	3	16	73	57	1.281	41
6	Crewe Alexandra	38	18	5	15	60	56	1.071	41
7	Stalybridge Celtic	38	18	5	15	62	63	0.984	41
8	Walsall	38	18	3	17	66	65	1.015	39
9	Southport	38	14	10	14	55	44	1.250	38
10	Ashington	38	17	4	17	59	66	0.894	38
11	Durham City	38	17	3	18	68	67	1.015	37
12	Wrexham	38	14	9	15	51	56	0.911	37
13	Chesterfield	38	16	3	19	48	67	0.716	35
14	Lincoln City	38	14	6	18	48	59	0.814	34
15	Barrow	38	14	5	19	42	54	0.778	33
16	Nelson	38	13	7	18	48	66	0.727	33
17	Wigan Borough	38	11	9	18	46	72	0.639	31
18	Tranmere Rovers	38	9	11	18	51	61	0.836	29
19	Halifax Town	38	10	9	19	56	76	0.737	29	Re-elected
20	Rochdale	38	11	4	23	52	77	0.675	26

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Third Division South

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Southampton	42	23	15	4	68	21	3.238	61	Promoted to the Second Division
2	Plymouth Argyle	42	25	11	6	63	24	2.625	61
3	Portsmouth	42	18	17	7	62	39	1.590	53
4	Luton Town	42	22	8	12	64	35	1.829	52
5	Queens Park Rangers	42	18	13	11	53	44	1.205	49
6	Swindon Town	42	16	13	13	72	60	1.200	45
7	Watford	42	13	18	11	54	48	1.125	44
8	Aberdare Athletic	42	17	10	15	57	51	1.118	44
9	Brentford	42	16	11	15	52	43	1.209	43
10	Swansea Town	42	13	15	14	50	47	1.064	41
11	Merthyr Town	42	17	6	19	45	56	0.804	40
12	Millwall	42	10	18	14	38	42	0.905	38
13	Reading	42	14	10	18	40	47	0.851	38
14	Bristol Rovers	42	14	10	18	52	67	0.776	38
15	Norwich City	42	12	13	17	50	62	0.806	37
16	Charlton Athletic	42	13	11	18	43	56	0.768	37
17	Northampton Town	42	13	11	18	47	71	0.662	37
18	Gillingham	42	14	8	20	47	60	0.783	36
19	Brighton & Hove Albion	42	13	9	20	45	51	0.882	35
20	Newport County	42	11	12	19	44	61	0.721	34
21	Exeter City	42	11	12	19	38	59	0.644	34	Re-elected
22	Southend United	42	8	11	23	34	74	0.459	27

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Top goalscorers

First Division

• Andy Wilson (Middlesbrough) – 31 goals

Second Division

• Jimmy Broad (Stoke) – 25 goals

Third Division North

• Jimmy Carmichael (Grimsby Town) – 37 goals

Third Division South

• Frank Richardson (Plymouth Argyle) – 31 goals