First Division 1920/21

Burnley won the 1920/21 First Division with 59 points, 5 points ahead of Manchester City. Derby County and Bradford Park Avenue were relegated. The season's 462 matches produced 1,276 goals, 2.76 a game.

Burnley

Champions

1,276

Goals

2.76

Goals a game

48%

Home wins

Final table


1	BurnleyBurnley	42	23	13	6	79	36	+43	59
2	Manchester CityMan City	42	24	6	12	70	50	+20	54
3	Bolton WanderersBolton	42	19	14	9	77	53	+24	52
4	LiverpoolLiverpool	42	18	15	9	63	35	+28	51
5	Newcastle UnitedNewcastle	42	20	10	12	66	45	+21	50
6	Tottenham HotspurTottenham	42	19	9	14	70	48	+22	47
7	EvertonEverton	42	17	13	12	66	55	+11	47
8	MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough	42	17	12	13	53	53	0	46
9	ArsenalArsenal	42	15	14	13	59	63	-4	44
10	Aston VillaAston Villa	42	18	7	17	63	70	-7	43
11	Blackburn RoversBlackburn	42	13	15	14	57	59	-2	41
12	SunderlandSunderland	42	14	13	15	57	60	-3	41
13	Manchester UnitedMan United	42	15	10	17	64	68	-4	40
14	West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom	42	13	14	15	54	58	-4	40
15	Bradford CityBradford City	42	12	15	15	61	63	-2	39
16	Preston North EndPreston North End	42	15	9	18	61	65	-4	39
17	Huddersfield TownHuddersfield	42	15	9	18	42	49	-7	39
18	ChelseaChelsea	42	13	13	16	48	58	-10	39
19	Oldham AthleticOldham	42	9	15	18	49	86	-37	33
20	Sheffield UnitedSheffield Utd	42	6	18	18	42	68	-26	30
21	Derby CountyDerby County	42	5	16	21	32	58	-26	26
22	Bradford Park AvenueBradford Park Avenue	42	8	8	26	43	76	-33	24

▌ 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 1920/21 title race

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

Points, Sat 7 May 1921

Burnley

Man City

Bolton

Liverpool

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1920/21 · Sat 7 May 1921

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The 1920/21 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. Select a square to see those matches.

Away goals

1 1

2 3 4 3

7 8 7 5

10 25 22 5 5 4 3

34 66 36 23 12 10 2 2

41 39 44 24 7 3 2

Home goals

Times it's happened

Never

Once

3–4

5–9

10–19

20+

First-ever results

Every result in 1920/21 had happened before.

Biggest wins

November 27, 1920Burnley 7–1 Oldham6-goal home win

February 5, 1921Burnley 7–1 Aston Villa6-goal home win

September 25, 1920Liverpool 6–0 Preston North End6-goal home win

December 25, 1920Burnley 6–0 Sheffield Utd6-goal home win

October 9, 1920Newcastle 6–1 Sunderland5-goal home win

Highest-scoring matches

January 1, 1921Newcastle 6–3 Man United9 goals

November 27, 1920Burnley 7–1 Oldham8 goals

February 5, 1921Burnley 7–1 Aston Villa8 goals

October 30, 1920Bolton 6–2 Middlesbrough8 goals

December 25, 1920Bolton 6–2 Sunderland8 goals

Most common results

#11–1 draw66 · 14%

#22–0 home win44 · 10%

#30–0 draw41 · 9%

#41–0 home win39 · 8%

#52–1 home win36 · 8%

How 1920/21 compares

At 2.76 goals a game, 1920/21 was the 30th lowest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 48% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 29% were draws and 23% away wins.

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