First Division 1926/27
Newcastle United won the 1926/27 First Division with 56 points, 5 points ahead of Huddersfield Town. Leeds United and West Bromwich Albion were relegated. The season's 462 matches produced 1,668 goals, 3.61 a game.
Newcastle
Champions
1,668
Goals
3.61
Goals a game
58%
Home wins
Final table
| 1 |  Newcastle UnitedNewcastle | 42 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 96 | 58 | +38 | 56 |
| 2 |  Huddersfield TownHuddersfield | 42 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 76 | 60 | +16 | 51 |
| 3 |  SunderlandSunderland | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 98 | 70 | +28 | 49 |
| 4 |  Bolton WanderersBolton | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 84 | 62 | +22 | 48 |
| 5 |  BurnleyBurnley | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 91 | 80 | +11 | 47 |
| 6 |  West Ham UnitedWest Ham | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 86 | 70 | +16 | 46 |
| 7 |  Leicester CityLeicester City | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 85 | 70 | +15 | 46 |
| 8 |  Sheffield UnitedSheffield Utd | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 74 | 86 | -12 | 44 |
| 9 |  LiverpoolLiverpool | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 69 | 61 | +8 | 43 |
| 10 |  Aston VillaAston Villa | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 81 | 83 | -2 | 43 |
| 11 |  ArsenalArsenal | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 77 | 86 | -9 | 43 |
| 12 |  Derby CountyDerby County | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 86 | 73 | +13 | 41 |
| 13 |  Tottenham HotspurTottenham | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 76 | 78 | -2 | 41 |
| 14 |  Cardiff CityCardiff | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 55 | 65 | -10 | 41 |
| 15 |  Manchester UnitedMan United | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 52 | 64 | -12 | 40 |
| 16 |  Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wed | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 75 | 92 | -17 | 39 |
| 17 |  Birmingham CityBirmingham | 42 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 64 | 73 | -9 | 38 |
| 18 |  Blackburn RoversBlackburn | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 77 | 96 | -19 | 38 |
| 19 |  BuryBury | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 68 | 77 | -9 | 36 |
| 20 |  EvertonEverton | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 64 | 90 | -26 | 34 |
| 21 |  Leeds UnitedLeeds United | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 69 | 88 | -19 | 30 |
| 22 |  West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 65 | 86 | -21 | 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 1926/27 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 1927
1
Newcastle
56
2
Huddersfield
51
3
Sunderland
49
4
Bolton
48
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1926/27 · Sat 7 May 1927
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The 1926/27 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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Once
2
3–4
5–9
10–19
20+
First-ever results
Every result in 1926/27 had happened before.
Biggest wins
Highest-scoring matches
Most common results
How 1926/27 compares
At 3.61 goals a game, 1926/27 was the 18th highest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 58% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 22% were draws and 21% away wins.