1920–21 in English football

Football in England
Season1920–21
Men's football
Football LeagueBurnley
Football League Second DivisionBirmingham City
FA CupTottenham Hotspur
Charity ShieldTottenham Hotspur
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The 1920–21 season was the 46th season of competitive football in England.

Overview

The Football League Third Division is introduced, expanding the League's operational radius south of Birmingham. Cardiff City, however, as the strongest club in Wales in the era, is invited directly into the Second Division, and Grimsby Town takes its place in the new Third Division, thereby being the first club relegated to the League's third tier. Leeds United is also elected into the Second Division to replace Leeds City after its debacle. Lincoln City is not re-elected to the Second Division and thus Port Vale's Second Division place is formalized as well.

Honours

Competition Winner Runner-up
First Division Burnley (1) Manchester City
Second Division Birmingham Cardiff City
Third Division Crystal Palace Southampton†
FA Cup Tottenham Hotspur (2) Wolverhampton Wanderers
Charity Shield Tottenham Hotspur Burnley
Home Championship  Scotland  Wales &  England

† Not promoted

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

Football League

Main article: 1920–21 Football League

First Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Relegation
1 Burnley (C) 42 23 13 6 79 36 2.194 59
2 Manchester City 42 24 6 12 70 50 1.400 54
3 Bolton Wanderers 42 19 14 9 77 53 1.453 52
4 Liverpool 42 18 15 9 63 35 1.800 51
5 Newcastle United 42 20 10 12 66 45 1.467 50
6 Tottenham Hotspur 42 19 9 14 70 48 1.458 47
7 Everton 42 17 13 12 66 55 1.200 47
8 Middlesbrough 42 17 12 13 53 53 1.000 46
9 Arsenal 42 15 14 13 59 63 0.937 44
10 Aston Villa 42 18 7 17 63 70 0.900 43
11 Blackburn Rovers 42 13 15 14 57 59 0.966 41
12 Sunderland 42 14 13 15 57 60 0.950 41
13 Manchester United 42 15 10 17 64 68 0.941 40
14 West Bromwich Albion 42 13 14 15 54 58 0.931 40
15 Bradford City 42 12 15 15 61 63 0.968 39
16 Preston North End 42 15 9 18 61 65 0.938 39
17 Huddersfield Town 42 15 9 18 42 49 0.857 39
18 Chelsea 42 13 13 16 48 58 0.828 39
19 Oldham Athletic 42 9 15 18 49 86 0.570 33
20 Sheffield United 42 6 18 18 42 68 0.618 30
21 Derby County (R) 42 5 16 21 32 58 0.552 26 Relegation to the Second Division
22 Bradford Park Avenue (R) 42 8 8 26 43 76 0.566 24
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Second Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Birmingham 42 24 10 8 79 38 2.079 58 Division Champions, promoted
2 Cardiff City[a] 42 24 10 8 59 32 1.844 58 Promoted
3 Bristol City 42 19 13 10 49 29 1.690 51
4 Blackpool 42 20 10 12 54 42 1.286 50
5 West Ham United 42 19 10 13 51 30 1.700 48
6 Notts County 42 18 11 13 55 40 1.375 47
7 Clapton Orient 42 16 13 13 43 42 1.024 45
8 South Shields 42 17 10 15 61 46 1.326 44
9 Fulham 42 16 10 16 43 47 0.915 42
10 The Wednesday 42 15 11 16 48 48 1.000 41
11 Bury 42 15 10 17 45 49 0.918 40
12 Leicester City 42 12 16 14 39 46 0.848 40
13 Hull City 42 10 20 12 43 53 0.811 40
14 Leeds United[b] 42 14 10 18 40 45 0.889 38
15 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 16 6 20 49 66 0.742 38
16 Barnsley 42 10 16 16 48 50 0.960 36
17 Port Vale 42 11 14 17 43 49 0.878 36
18 Nottingham Forest 42 12 12 18 48 55 0.873 36
19 Rotherham County 42 12 12 18 37 53 0.698 36
20 Stoke 42 12 11 19 46 56 0.821 35
21 Coventry City 42 12 11 19 39 70 0.557 35
22 Stockport County 42 9 12 21 42 75 0.560 30 Relegated
Source: [1]
Notes:
  1. ^ New club in the league; elected from Southern League
  2. ^ New club in the league; elected from Midland League

Third Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion
1 Crystal Palace 42 24 11 7 70 34 2.059 59 Division Champions, promoted
2 Southampton 42 19 16 7 64 28 2.286 54
3 Queens Park Rangers 42 22 9 11 61 32 1.906 53
4 Swindon Town 42 21 10 11 73 49 1.490 52
5 Swansea Town 42 18 15 9 56 45 1.244 51
6 Watford 42 20 8 14 59 44 1.341 48
7 Millwall 42 18 11 13 42 30 1.400 47
8 Merthyr Town 42 15 15 12 60 49 1.224 45
9 Luton Town 42 16 12 14 61 56 1.089 44
10 Bristol Rovers 42 18 7 17 68 57 1.193 43
11 Plymouth Argyle 42 11 21 10 35 34 1.029 43
12 Portsmouth 42 12 15 15 46 48 0.958 39
13 Grimsby Town[a] 42 15 9 18 49 59 0.831 39
14 Northampton Town 42 15 8 19 59 75 0.787 38
15 Newport County 42 14 9 19 43 64 0.672 37
16 Norwich City 42 10 16 16 44 53 0.830 36
17 Southend United 42 14 8 20 44 61 0.721 36
18 Brighton & Hove Albion 42 14 8 20 42 61 0.689 36
19 Exeter City 42 10 15 17 39 54 0.722 35
20 Reading 42 12 7 23 42 59 0.712 31
21 Brentford 42 9 12 21 42 67 0.627 30 Re-elected
22 Gillingham 42 8 12 22 34 74 0.459 28
Source: fchd.info
Notes:
  1. ^ relegated from 2nd Div. All others new club in the league; elected from Southern League

Top goalscorers

First Division

Second Division

Third Division

References

  1. ^ "Season 1920–21". English Football League Tables. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  3. ^ "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 August 2017.