First Division 1919/20

West Bromwich Albion won the 1919/20 First Division with 60 points, 9 points ahead of Burnley. Notts County and Sheffield Wednesday were relegated. The season's 462 matches produced 1,332 goals, 2.88 a game.

West Brom

Champions

1,332

Goals

2.88

Goals a game

53%

Home wins

Final table


1	West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom	42	28	4	10	104	47	+57	60
2	BurnleyBurnley	42	21	9	12	65	59	+6	51
3	ChelseaChelsea	42	22	5	15	56	51	+5	49
4	LiverpoolLiverpool	42	19	10	13	59	44	+15	48
5	SunderlandSunderland	42	22	4	16	72	59	+13	48
6	Bolton WanderersBolton	42	19	9	14	72	65	+7	47
7	Manchester CityMan City	42	18	9	15	71	62	+9	45
8	Newcastle UnitedNewcastle	42	17	9	16	44	39	+5	43
9	Aston VillaAston Villa	42	18	6	18	75	73	+2	42
10	ArsenalArsenal	42	15	12	15	56	58	-2	42
11	Bradford Park AvenueBradford Park Avenue	42	15	12	15	60	63	-3	42
12	Manchester UnitedMan United	42	13	14	15	54	50	+4	40
13	MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough	42	15	10	17	61	65	-4	40
14	Sheffield UnitedSheffield Utd	42	16	8	18	59	69	-10	40
15	Bradford CityBradford City	42	14	11	17	54	63	-9	39
16	EvertonEverton	42	12	14	16	69	68	+1	38
17	Oldham AthleticOldham	42	15	8	19	49	52	-3	38
18	Derby CountyDerby County	42	13	12	17	47	57	-10	38
19	Preston North EndPreston North End	42	14	10	18	57	73	-16	38
20	Blackburn RoversBlackburn	42	13	11	18	64	77	-13	37
21	Notts CountyNotts County	42	12	12	18	56	74	-18	36
22	Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wed	42	7	9	26	28	64	-36	23

▌ Champions ▌ Relegated. Two points for a win, one for a draw; clubs level on points are split by goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), as they were then. Sort and filter it on the all-time table →

The 1919/20 title race

The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →

Points, Sat 1 May 1920

West Brom

Burnley

Chelsea

Liverpool

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1919/20 · Sat 1 May 1920

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The 1919/20 scoreline grid

Every result of the season, home goals along the bottom and away goals up the side. Each square counts the matches that finished that way; ringed squares are results the English top flight had never seen before this season. Select a square to see those matches.

Away goals

1 1

2 1 1

2 4 2 1

8 7 11 7 1 2

17 20 25 9 1 7 1

33 38 40 30 16 4 1

34 48 36 31 14 4

Home goals

Times it's happened

Never

Once

3–4

5–9

10–19

20+

First-ever results

One result in 1919/20 had never happened in the English top flight before, counting home and away separately:

November 8, 1919Man City 8–2 BlackburnFirst 8–2 home win

Biggest wins

October 25, 1919West Brom 8–0 Notts County8-goal home win

November 8, 1919Man City 8–2 Blackburn6-goal home win

September 27, 1919Bradford Park Avenue 6–1 Aston Villa5-goal home win

December 25, 1919Notts County 5–0 Blackburn5-goal home win

April 17, 1920Burnley 5–0 Everton5-goal home win

Highest-scoring matches

November 8, 1919Man City 8–2 Blackburn10 goals

April 7, 1920Aston Villa 3–6 Bolton9 goals

October 25, 1919West Brom 8–0 Notts County8 goals

September 20, 1919Bolton 6–2 Man City8 goals

November 22, 1919Burnley 2–6 Bradford Park Avenue8 goals

Most common results

#11–0 home win48 · 10%

#22–1 home win40 · 9%

#31–1 draw38 · 8%

#42–0 home win36 · 8%

#50–0 draw34 · 7%

How 1919/20 compares

At 2.88 goals a game, 1919/20 was the 38th lowest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 53% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 23% were draws and 24% away wins.

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