First Division 1921/22

Liverpool won the 1921/22 First Division with 57 points, 6 points ahead of Tottenham Hotspur. Bradford City and Manchester United were relegated. The season's 462 matches produced 1,244 goals, 2.69 a game.

Liverpool

Champions

1,244

Goals

2.69

Goals a game

53%

Home wins

Final table


1	LiverpoolLiverpool	42	22	13	7	63	36	+27	57
2	Tottenham HotspurTottenham	42	21	9	12	65	39	+26	51
3	BurnleyBurnley	42	22	5	15	72	54	+18	49
4	Cardiff CityCardiff	42	19	10	13	61	53	+8	48
5	Aston VillaAston Villa	42	22	3	17	74	55	+19	47
6	Bolton WanderersBolton	42	20	7	15	68	59	+9	47
7	Newcastle UnitedNewcastle	42	18	10	14	59	45	+14	46
8	MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough	42	16	14	12	79	69	+10	46
9	ChelseaChelsea	42	17	12	13	40	43	-3	46
10	Manchester CityMan City	42	18	9	15	65	70	-5	45
11	Sheffield UnitedSheffield Utd	42	15	10	17	59	54	+5	40
12	SunderlandSunderland	42	16	8	18	60	62	-2	40
13	West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom	42	15	10	17	51	63	-12	40
14	Huddersfield TownHuddersfield	42	15	9	18	53	54	-1	39
15	Blackburn RoversBlackburn	42	13	12	17	54	57	-3	38
16	Preston North EndPreston North End	42	13	12	17	42	65	-23	38
17	ArsenalArsenal	42	15	7	20	47	56	-9	37
18	Birmingham CityBirmingham	42	15	7	20	48	60	-12	37
19	Oldham AthleticOldham	42	13	11	18	38	50	-12	37
20	EvertonEverton	42	12	12	18	57	55	+2	36
21	Bradford CityBradford City	42	11	10	21	48	72	-24	32
22	Manchester UnitedMan United	42	8	12	22	41	73	-32	28

▌ 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 1921/22 title race

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

Points, Sat 6 May 1922

Liverpool

Tottenham

Burnley

Cardiff

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1921/22 · Sat 6 May 1922

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The 1921/22 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

4 3 1

6 4 10 3 3 1 1

16 30 15 13 6 2 3

34 59 36 25 9 6 2 1

29 61 43 20 8 6 1

Home goals

Times it's happened

Never

Once

3–4

5–9

10–19

20+

First-ever results

Every result in 1921/22 had happened before.

Biggest wins

November 12, 1921Aston Villa 7–1 Bradford City6-goal home win

April 22, 1922Huddersfield 6–0 Preston North End6-goal home win

November 19, 1921Man City 6–1 West Brom5-goal home win

December 31, 1921Sheffield Utd 6–1 Middlesbrough5-goal home win

August 27, 1921Everton 5–0 Man United5-goal home win

Highest-scoring matches

January 21, 1922Cardiff 6–3 Bradford City9 goals

November 12, 1921Aston Villa 7–1 Bradford City8 goals

October 29, 1921Aston Villa 6–2 Middlesbrough8 goals

April 14, 1922Everton 6–2 Huddersfield8 goals

April 14, 1922Sunderland 6–2 Bolton8 goals

Most common results

#11–0 home win61 · 13%

#21–1 draw59 · 13%

#32–0 home win43 · 9%

#42–1 home win36 · 8%

#50–1 away win34 · 7%

How 1921/22 compares

At 2.69 goals a game, 1921/22 was the 23rd 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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