First Division 1922/23

Liverpool won the 1922/23 First Division with 60 points, 6 points ahead of Sunderland. Stoke City and Oldham Athletic were relegated. The season's 462 matches produced 1,215 goals, 2.63 a game.

Liverpool

Champions

1,215

Goals

2.63

Goals a game

57%

Home wins

Final table


1	LiverpoolLiverpool	42	26	8	8	70	31	+39	60
2	SunderlandSunderland	42	22	10	10	72	54	+18	54
3	Huddersfield TownHuddersfield	42	21	11	10	60	32	+28	53
4	Newcastle UnitedNewcastle	42	18	12	12	45	37	+8	48
5	EvertonEverton	42	20	7	15	63	59	+4	47
6	Aston VillaAston Villa	42	18	10	14	64	51	+13	46
7	West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom	42	17	11	14	58	49	+9	45
8	Manchester CityMan City	42	17	11	14	50	49	+1	45
9	Cardiff CityCardiff	42	18	7	17	73	59	+14	43
10	Sheffield UnitedSheffield Utd	42	16	10	16	68	64	+4	42
11	ArsenalArsenal	42	16	10	16	61	62	-1	42
12	Tottenham HotspurTottenham	42	17	7	18	50	50	0	41
13	Bolton WanderersBolton	42	14	12	16	50	58	-8	40
14	Blackburn RoversBlackburn	42	14	12	16	47	62	-15	40
15	BurnleyBurnley	42	16	6	20	58	59	-1	38
16	Preston North EndPreston North End	42	13	11	18	60	64	-4	37
17	Birmingham CityBirmingham	42	13	11	18	41	57	-16	37
18	MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough	42	13	10	19	57	63	-6	36
19	ChelseaChelsea	42	9	18	15	45	53	-8	36
20	Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest	42	13	8	21	41	70	-29	34
21	Stoke CityStoke	42	10	10	22	47	67	-20	30
22	Oldham AthleticOldham	42	10	10	22	35	65	-30	30

▌ 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 1922/23 title race

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

Points, Sat 5 May 1923

Liverpool

Sunderland

Huddersfield

Newcastle

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1922/23 · Sat 5 May 1923

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The 1922/23 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 2

2 1 3

4 5 5 2 1 2

22 11 16 9 6 2

28 52 36 32 9 10 1 1

41 53 57 31 8 4 1 1

Home goals

Times it's happened

Never

Once

3–4

5–9

10–19

20+

First-ever results

Every result in 1922/23 had happened before.

Biggest wins

October 14, 1922West Brom 7–0 Arsenal7-goal home win

November 4, 1922Burnley 8–2 Nott'm Forest6-goal home win

February 17, 1923Sheffield Utd 7–1 Birmingham6-goal home win

February 17, 1923Aston Villa 6–0 Stoke6-goal home win

March 10, 1923Cardiff 6–1 Chelsea5-goal home win

Highest-scoring matches

November 4, 1922Burnley 8–2 Nott'm Forest10 goals

February 17, 1923Sheffield Utd 7–1 Birmingham8 goals

December 30, 1922Sunderland 5–3 Birmingham8 goals

February 28, 1923Everton 5–3 Middlesbrough8 goals

March 10, 1923Huddersfield 3–5 Aston Villa8 goals

Most common results

#12–0 home win57 · 12%

#21–0 home win53 · 11%

#31–1 draw52 · 11%

#40–0 draw41 · 9%

#52–1 home win36 · 8%

How 1922/23 compares

At 2.63 goals a game, 1922/23 was the 18th lowest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 57% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 24% were draws and 19% away wins.

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