1922–23 Football League Explained

Continentalcup1:Resigned
Nextseason:1923–24

The 192223 season was the 31st season of The Football League.

Final league tables

The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[1] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[2] with home and away statistics separated.

Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. 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. From the 1922–23 season on, Re-election was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South.

First Division

Competition:First Division
Season:1922–23
Winners:Liverpool
4th English title
Relegated:Stoke
Oldham Athletic
League Topscorer:Charlie Buchan
(30 goals)[3]
Biggest Home Win:
(4 November 1922)

(17 February 1923)

(17 February 1923)
Biggest Away Win:
(1 January 1923)
Highest Scoring:
(4 November 1922)
Matches:462
Total Goals:1215
Prevseason:1921–22
Nextseason:1923–24

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Second Division

Competition:Football League
Second Division
Season:1922–23
Winners:Notts County (3rd title)
League Topscorer:Harry Bedford (Blackpool), 32
Biggest Home Win:Leicester CityWolverhampton Wanderers 7–0 (10 Mar 1923)
Biggest Away Win:Leicester CityWest Ham United 0–6 (15 Feb 1923)
Highest Scoring:Stockport CountyLeicester City 4–5 (26 Apr 1923)
Matches:462
Total Goals:1055
Nextseason:1923–24

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Third Division North

Competition:Football League
Third Division North
Season:1922–23
Winners:Nelson (1st title)
League Topscorer:George Beel (Chesterfield), 23;
Jimmy Carmichael (Grimsby Town), 23
Continentalcup2:Failed re-election
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:None
Matches:380
Total Goals:1019
Nextseason:1923–24

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Third Division South

Competition:Football League
Third Division South
Season:1922–23
Winners:Bristol City (1st title)
League Topscorer:Fred Pagnam (Watford), 30 [4]
Continentalcup2:Failed re-election
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:None
Matches:462
Total Goals:1141
Nextseason:1923–24

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See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: England 1922-23 . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2010-02-24.
  2. Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
  3. Web site: English League Leading Goalscorers. RSSSF. 2010-10-31.
  4. Trefor Jones, Watford Season by Season pp. 60–61