First Division 1923/24
Huddersfield Town won the 1923/24 First Division with 57 points, level with Cardiff City but ahead on goal average. Chelsea and Middlesbrough were relegated. The season's 462 matches produced 1,143 goals, 2.47 a game.
Huddersfield
Champions
1,143
Goals
2.47
Goals a game
50%
Home wins
Final table
| 1 |  Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 60 | 33 | +27 | 57 |
| 2 |  Cardiff CityCardiff | 42 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 61 | 34 | +27 | 57 |
| 3 |  SunderlandSunderland | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 71 | 54 | +17 | 53 |
| 4 |  Bolton WanderersBolton | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 68 | 34 | +34 | 50 |
| 5 |  Sheffield UnitedSheffield Utd | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 69 | 49 | +20 | 50 |
| 6 |  Aston VillaAston Villa | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 49 |
| 7 |  EvertonEverton | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 62 | 53 | +9 | 49 |
| 8 |  Blackburn RoversBlackburn | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 54 | 50 | +4 | 45 |
| 9 |  Newcastle UnitedNewcastle | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 60 | 54 | +6 | 44 |
| 10 |  Notts CountyNotts County | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 44 | 49 | -5 | 42 |
| 11 |  Manchester CityMan City | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 54 | 71 | -17 | 42 |
| 12 |  LiverpoolLiverpool | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 41 |
| 13 |  West Ham UnitedWest Ham | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 40 | 43 | -3 | 41 |
| 14 |  Birmingham CityBirmingham | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 41 | 49 | -8 | 39 |
| 15 |  Tottenham HotspurTottenham | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 50 | 56 | -6 | 38 |
| 16 |  West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 51 | 62 | -11 | 38 |
| 17 |  BurnleyBurnley | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 55 | 60 | -5 | 36 |
| 18 |  Preston North EndPreston North End | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 52 | 67 | -15 | 34 |
| 19 |  ArsenalArsenal | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 40 | 63 | -23 | 33 |
| 20 |  Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 42 | 64 | -22 | 32 |
| 21 |  ChelseaChelsea | 42 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 31 | 53 | -22 | 32 |
| 22 |  MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough | 42 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 37 | 60 | -23 | 22 |
▌ 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 1923/24 title race
The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →
Points, Sat 3 May 1924
1
Huddersfield
57
2
Cardiff
57
3
Sunderland
53
4
Bolton
50
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1923/24 · Sat 3 May 1924
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The 1923/24 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.
Times it's happened
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3–4
5–9
10–19
20+
First-ever results
Every result in 1923/24 had happened before.
Biggest wins
Highest-scoring matches
Most common results
How 1923/24 compares
At 2.47 goals a game, 1923/24 was the 3rd lowest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 50% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 29% were draws and 21% away wins.