1921–22 Football League


The 1921–22 season was the 30th season of The Football League.
This year the Third Division was divided into North and South sections. Third Division South continued the single new Third Division of the previous season. Two new clubs were placed in Third Division South, while 18 of 20 newcomers were placed in Third Division North, as the number of Football League clubs increased from 66 to 86.

Final league tables

The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at website and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79, with home and away statistics separated.

First Division


Second Division


Third Division North


Results

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Third Division South


Attendances

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Division One

No.ClubAverage
1Chelsea FC37,545
2Tottenham Hotspur FC36,485
3Liverpool FC36,105
4Newcastle United FC34,860
5Cardiff City FC32,760
6Aston Villa FC31,700
7Everton FC31,175
8Arsenal FC29,170
9Manchester United28,510
10Birmingham City FC26,875
11Sheffield United FC25,445
12Bolton Wanderers FC25,295
13Manchester City FC24,200
14Sunderland AFC24,150
15Burnley FC23,640
16Blackburn Rovers FC23,580
17Middlesbrough FC23,230
18West Bromwich Albion FC22,490
19Bradford City AFC21,815
20Preston North End FC20,490
21Huddersfield Town AFC17,870
22Oldham Athletic FC16,680