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Football League 1921-22
1922-23
  
Final League Table - Division I
 Teams in a silver box denotes a player representing England in 1921-22
 Teams in italics were relegated to the second division for the following season
Team P Home Away ₧
W D L F A W D L F A
Liverpool 42 15 4 2 43 15 7 9 5 20 21 57
Tottenham Hotspur 42 15 3 3 43 17 6 6 9 22 22 51
Burnley 42 16 3 2 49 18 6 2 13 23 36 49
Cardiff City 42 13 2 6 40 26 6 8 7 21 27 48
Aston Villa 42 16 3 2 50 19 6 0 15 24 36 47
Bolton Wanderers 42 12 4 5 40 24 8 3 10 28 35 47
Newcastle United 42 11 5 5 36 19 7 5 9 23 26 46
Middlesbrough 42 12 6 3 46 19 4 8 9 33 50 46
Chelsea 42 9 6 6 17 16 8 6 7 23 27 46
Manchester City 42 13 7 1 44 21 5 2 14 21 49 45
Sheffield United 42 11 3 7 32 17 4 7 10 27 37 40
Sunderland 42 13 4 4 46 23 3 4 14 14 39 40
West Bromwich Albion 42 8 6 7 26 23 7 4 10 25 40 40
Huddersfield Town 42 12 3 6 33 14 3 6 12 20 40 40
Blackburn Rovers 42 7 6 8 35 31 6 6 9 19 26 38
Preston North End 42 12 7 2 33 20 1 5 15 9 45 38
Arsenal 42 10 6 5 27 19 5 1 15 20 37 37
Birmingham 42 9 2 10 25 29 6 5 10 23 31 37
Oldham Athletic 42 8 7 6 21 15 5 4 12 17 35 37
Everton 42 10 7 4 42 22 2 5 14 15 33 36
Bradford City 42 8 5 8 28 30 3 5 13 20 42 32
Manchester United 42 7 7 7 25 26 1 5 15 16 47 28

Cardiff recorded a seven-match winning run from 27 December 1921:
Arsenal (h) 4-3, Birmingham (a) 1-0, Blackburn (a) 3-1, Birmingham (h) 3-1, Bradford C. (h) 6-3, Preston (h) 3-0, Chelsea (h) 2-0, before drawing 1-1 at Preston on 11 February 1922. Chelsea also had a seven-match winning sequence from 1 April 1922, before losing at Huddersfield on 6 May 1922. Liverpool's biggest run of wins was of five matches. Manchester City extended their unbeaten run of games in all competitions at Hyde Road to 43 before losing to Bolton Wanderers, but they ended the season with just that one defeat from 57 home games in all competitions.

The Wednesday, from the second division, and Luton Town and Southampton from the third division (south) also had players representing England.

How The League Was Won 1921-22 Season
Timeline
37 Saturdays from 27 August 1921 to 6 May 1922, plus the first two Mondays and Wednesdays of the season, Boxing Day (Monday, 26th December 1921), Tuesday, 27 December 1921, Monday, 2 January 1922, Good Friday, 14 April 1922 and Easter Monday, 17 April 1922
 There were two other games played on Mondays in September, one on a Monday in December before Christmas, and in January, there was one on a Monday and one on a Wednesday. Games were played on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays in February, and on Mondays and Wednesdays in March and April, plus the day after Easter Monday. There were two games played on the last Monday of the season (1st May). The FA Cup took precedence on six weekends from the first round on 7 January 1922 to the final on 29 April 1922 (a week later than the previous season). There were three weeks between each round, apart from two weeks before the fourth round, and five before the final. Last league games were on Saturday, 6 May 1922.
Easter Saturday, 15 April 1922
Aston Villa 2 Bolton Wanderers 1
  Villa Park, Birmingham (25,000)
 Walker (2 (1 pen)) ~ Roberts		 With the chasing pack all winning, Liverpool came from behind to record an emphatic victory and maintain their five-point lead, with four games left to play.
Burnley 5 Manchester City 2
   Turf Moor, Burnley (15,000)
Mosscrop, Kelly (2), Fisher, Richardson ~ Woosnam, Halley OG
Liverpool 5 Cardiff City 1
  Anfield, Liverpool (45,000)
 Bromilow, Chambers (3), McNab ~ Clennell
Tottenham Hotspur 2 Arsenal 0
    White Hart Lane, London (40,000)
Grimsdell, Seed
Top Four 15 April 1922
Team P ₧
Liverpool 38 53
Tottenham Hotspur 38 48
Burnley 38 47
Aston Villa 38 45
  
Easter Monday, 17 April 1922
Liverpool 2 Burnley 1
  Anfield, Liverpool (50,000)
 Chambers 22, Forshaw 78 ~ Richardson 62		 Liverpool held off the challenge of the defending champions, and coupled with Tottenham's defeat, they were able to clinch the title with three games remaining. Aston Villa went down 4-1 at home to Chelsea which ended their slim hopes even before the result from Anfield was known. Tottenham remained in second place, though Liverpool widened the gap to six points at the end. 
Oldham Athletic 1 Tottenham Hotspur 0
   Boundary Park, Oldham (31,343)
Butler
 
The Elite League 1921-22 Season (games between the top four)
Team P Home Away ₧
W D L F A W D L F A
Liverpool 6 2 1 0 8 3 1 1 1 2 3 8
Tottenham Hotspur 6 1 1 1 5 3 1 1 1 2 2 6
Burnley 6 1 2 0 3 2 0 1 2 4 7 5
Cardiff City 6 2 0 1 6 3 0 1 2 3 10 5
Cardiff City and Tottenham Hotspur replaced Bolton Wanderers and Manchester City from the previous season's top four.
Games played between the top two:-
Saturday, 22 October 1921
 Tottenham Hotspur 0 Liverpool 1
    White Hart Lane, Tottenham (31,593)
Beadles
Saturday, 29 October 1921
 Liverpool 1 Tottenham Hotspur 1
   Anfield, Liverpool (40,000)
Lewis ~ Dimmock

The Continuous Post-War League 1919-22 (three seasons)
Team P Wins ₧
Burnley 126 66 159
Liverpool 126 59 156
Bolton Wanderers 126 58 146
Manchester City 126 60 144
Burnley's lead was reduced to three points by Liverpool.


Champions: Liverpool
Manager: David Ashworth
1921-22 Most Appearances
by England Players
Name Played Goals
Tom Bromilow 40 2
Harry Chambers 32 19
Tommy Lucas 27 2
Eph Longworth 26  
Harry Chambers and Eph Longworth did not play for England in the 1921-22 season.
1921-22 Most Goals
by England Players
Name Played Goals
Harry Chambers 32 19
Scotsman Andrew Wilson, of Middlesbrough, was top scorer, with 32 goals. Second on the list was Bolton's David Jack, with 26, followed by another Scotsman, Neil Harris of Newcastle, with 22 goals.

England and the Football League 1921-22 Season
England's impact on the Football League
Of the 33 playing positions used during the active 1921-22 season, eight of the 22 first division clubs were represented, plus The Wednesday from the second division, and Luton Town and Southampton from the third division (south).
14 Football League games had a direct impact on all three of England's games, on 22 October 1921, 13 March 1922 and 8 April 1922.
As a result, on 22 October, England took Aston Villa's Billy Kirton, Frank Moss and Billy Walker, Birmingham's Percy Barton, Burnley's Jerry Dawson, Everton's Sam Chedgzoy and George Harrison, Huddersfield's Tom Wilson, Liverpool's Tommy Lucas, Luton's Ernie Simms, Middlesbrough's Jackie Carr, Tottenham's Tommy Clay and The Wednesday's George Wilson. The Wednesday's Teddy Davison was absent from his club on 13 March, whilst on 8 April, Barton, Clay, Dawson, Walker and George Wilson were again missing from their clubs, as were Burnley's Bob Kelly, Huddersfield's Billy Smith and Sam Wadsworth, Liverpool's Tom Bromilow, Southampton's Bill Rawlings and Jimmy Seed of Tottenham.
 
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