1914–15 in English football
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Season | 1914–15 | |
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The 1914–15 season was the 44th season of competitive football in England.
Overview
[edit]The 1914 Charity Shield was not contested due to suspension of football during World War I.[citation needed]
Events
[edit]- Suspicious patterns of betting on the game between Liverpool and Manchester United led to allegations of match fixing and the 1915 British football betting scandal. Eventually seven players (three from United, four from Liverpool) were banned from football.
- Tom Watson, Liverpool's manager for the last 19 years, died on 6 May 1915.[1]
Honours
[edit]First Division | Everton (2) |
Second Division | Derby County |
Southern League | Watford |
FA Cup | Sheffield United (3) |
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition
League tables
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
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1 | Everton (C) | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 76 | 47 | 1.617 | 46 | |
2 | Oldham Athletic | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 70 | 56 | 1.250 | 45 | |
3 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 83 | 61 | 1.361 | 43 | |
4 | Burnley | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 61 | 47 | 1.298 | 43 | |
5 | Manchester City | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 49 | 39 | 1.256 | 43 | |
6 | Sheffield United | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 49 | 41 | 1.195 | 43 | |
7 | The Wednesday | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 61 | 54 | 1.130 | 43 | |
8 | Sunderland | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 81 | 72 | 1.125 | 41 | |
9 | Bradford Park Avenue | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 69 | 65 | 1.062 | 41 | |
10 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 49 | 43 | 1.140 | 40 | |
11 | Bradford City | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 55 | 49 | 1.122 | 40 | |
12 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 62 | 74 | 0.838 | 38 | |
13 | Liverpool | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 65 | 75 | 0.867 | 37 | |
14 | Aston Villa | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 62 | 72 | 0.861 | 37 | |
15 | Newcastle United | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 46 | 48 | 0.958 | 32 | |
16 | Notts County | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 41 | 57 | 0.719 | 31 | |
17 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 68 | 84 | 0.810 | 30 | |
18 | Manchester United | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 46 | 62 | 0.742 | 30 | |
19 | Chelsea | 38 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 51 | 65 | 0.785 | 29 | |
20 | Tottenham Hotspur (R) | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 57 | 90 | 0.633 | 28 | Relegation to the Second Division |
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Derby County | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 71 | 33 | 2.152 | 53 | Division Champions, Promoted[a] |
2 | Preston North End | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 61 | 42 | 1.452 | 50 | Promoted[a] |
3 | Barnsley | 38 | 22 | 3 | 13 | 51 | 51 | 1.000 | 47 | |
4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 77 | 52 | 1.481 | 45 | |
5 | Arsenal | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 69 | 41 | 1.683 | 43[b] | Promoted[a] |
6 | Birmingham | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 62 | 39 | 1.590 | 43[b] | |
7 | Hull City | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 65 | 54 | 1.204 | 43 | |
8 | Huddersfield Town | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 61 | 42 | 1.452 | 42 | |
9 | Clapton Orient | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 50 | 48 | 1.042 | 41 | |
10 | Blackpool | 38 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 58 | 57 | 1.018 | 39 | |
11 | Bury | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 61 | 56 | 1.089 | 38 | |
12 | Fulham | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 53 | 47 | 1.128 | 37 | |
13 | Bristol City | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 62 | 56 | 1.107 | 37 | |
14 | Stockport County | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 54 | 60 | 0.900 | 37 | |
15 | Leeds City | 38 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 65 | 64 | 1.016 | 32 | |
16 | Lincoln City | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 46 | 65 | 0.708 | 31 | |
17 | Grimsby Town | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 48 | 76 | 0.632 | 31 | |
18 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 43 | 77 | 0.558 | 29 | |
19 | Leicester Fosse | 38 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 47 | 88 | 0.534 | 24 | Re-elected |
20 | Glossop[c] | 38 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 31 | 87 | 0.356 | 18 | Failed re-election |
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
Notes:
- ^ a b c Derby County, Preston North End and Arsenal were promoted to First Division after WW I, as the number of teams in both divisions was expanded to 22.
- ^ a b The official Football League records originally showed Birmingham in 5th place and Arsenal in 6th place. In 1975 it was discovered that an error in the calculation of Goal Average had been made and the table was corrected.
- ^ Glossop failed to be re-elected to the Football League, never to return again, and Stoke were elected in their place at the Football League's AGM in 1915. In March 1919 Coventry City, South Shields, Rotherham County and West Ham United joined the Second Division.[2]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Watford | 38 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 68 | 46 | 1.478 | 52 | |
2 | Reading | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 68 | 43 | 1.581 | 49 | |
3 | Cardiff City | 38 | 22 | 4 | 12 | 72 | 38 | 1.895 | 48 | |
4 | West Ham United | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 58 | 47 | 1.234 | 45 | Elected to the 1919–20 Football League Second Division after World War I |
5 | Northampton Town | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 56 | 51 | 1.098 | 43 | |
6 | Southampton | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 78 | 74 | 1.054 | 43 | |
7 | Portsmouth | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 54 | 42 | 1.286 | 42 | |
8 | Millwall | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 50 | 51 | 0.980 | 42 | |
9 | Swindon Town | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 77 | 59 | 1.305 | 41 | |
10 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 46 | 47 | 0.979 | 39 | |
11 | Exeter City | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 50 | 41 | 1.220 | 38 | |
12 | Queens Park Rangers | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 55 | 56 | 0.982 | 38 | |
13 | Norwich City | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 53 | 56 | 0.946 | 36 | |
14 | Luton Town | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 61 | 73 | 0.836 | 34 | |
15 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 47 | 61 | 0.770 | 34 | |
16 | Bristol Rovers | 38 | 14 | 3 | 21 | 53 | 75 | 0.707 | 31 | |
17 | Plymouth Argyle | 38 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 51 | 61 | 0.836 | 30 | |
18 | Southend United | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 44 | 64 | 0.688 | 28 | |
19 | Croydon Common | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 47 | 63 | 0.746 | 27 | Relegated to Division Two, but did not rejoin league after World War I |
20 | Gillingham | 38 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 43 | 83 | 0.518 | 20 |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976–77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976–77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Important dates in Liverpool football club's history". Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ^ "A History Of Admission To The Football League". Retrieved 23 July 2023.
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