Season | 1923–24 | |
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Men's football | ||
Football League | Huddersfield Town | |
Football League Second Division | Leeds United | |
FA Cup | Newcastle United | |
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The 1923–24 season was the 49th season of competitive football in England, with Huddersfield Town becoming League Champions for the first time, managing to beat Cardiff City in the closest finish in the competition's history, having the same number of points and winning the title by just 0.024 on goal average.
Overview
[edit]- On 11 November 1923, Aston Villa centre-half Tommy Ball was shot dead by his neighbour, thus becoming the only Football League player to have been murdered.[1]
Honours
[edit]Competition | Winner | Runner-up |
---|---|---|
First Division | Huddersfield Town (1) | Cardiff City |
Second Division | Leeds United | Bury |
Third Division North | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Rochdale |
Third Division South | Portsmouth | Plymouth Argyle |
FA Cup | Newcastle United (2) | Aston Villa |
Charity Shield | Professionals XI | Amateurs XI |
Home Championship | ![]() |
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Football League
[edit]First Division
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 60 | 33 | 1.818 | 57 | |
2 | Cardiff City | 42 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 61 | 34 | 1.794 | 57 | |
3 | Sunderland | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 71 | 54 | 1.315 | 53 | |
4 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 68 | 34 | 2.000 | 50 | |
5 | Sheffield United | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 69 | 49 | 1.408 | 50 | |
6 | Aston Villa | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 52 | 37 | 1.405 | 49 | |
7 | Everton | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 62 | 53 | 1.170 | 49 | |
8 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 54 | 50 | 1.080 | 45 | |
9 | Newcastle United | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 60 | 54 | 1.111 | 44 | |
10 | Notts County | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 44 | 49 | 0.898 | 42 | |
11 | Manchester City | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 54 | 71 | 0.761 | 42 | |
12 | Liverpool | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 49 | 48 | 1.021 | 41 | |
13 | West Ham United | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 40 | 43 | 0.930 | 41 | |
14 | Birmingham | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 41 | 49 | 0.837 | 39 | |
15 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 50 | 56 | 0.893 | 38 | |
16 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 51 | 62 | 0.823 | 38 | |
17 | Burnley | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 55 | 60 | 0.917 | 36 | |
18 | Preston North End | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 52 | 67 | 0.776 | 34 | |
19 | Arsenal | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 40 | 63 | 0.635 | 33 | |
20 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 42 | 64 | 0.656 | 32 | |
21 | Chelsea | 42 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 31 | 53 | 0.585 | 32 | Relegated to the Second Division |
22 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 37 | 60 | 0.617 | 22 |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio; 3) number of goals scored.
Second Division
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Leeds United | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 61 | 35 | 1.743 | 54 | Promoted to the First Division |
2 | Bury | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 63 | 35 | 1.800 | 51 | |
3 | Derby County | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 75 | 42 | 1.786 | 51 | |
4 | Blackpool | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 72 | 47 | 1.532 | 49 | |
5 | Southampton | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 52 | 31 | 1.677 | 48 | |
6 | Stoke | 42 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 44 | 42 | 1.048 | 46 | |
7 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 45 | 52 | 0.865 | 45 | |
8 | The Wednesday | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 54 | 51 | 1.059 | 44 | |
9 | South Shields | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 49 | 50 | 0.980 | 44 | |
10 | Clapton Orient | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 40 | 36 | 1.111 | 43 | |
11 | Barnsley | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 57 | 61 | 0.934 | 43 | |
12 | Leicester City | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 64 | 54 | 1.185 | 42 | |
13 | Stockport County | 42 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 44 | 52 | 0.846 | 42 | |
14 | Manchester United | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 52 | 44 | 1.182 | 40 | |
15 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 53 | 65 | 0.815 | 39 | |
16 | Port Vale | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 50 | 66 | 0.758 | 38 | |
17 | Hull City | 42 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 46 | 51 | 0.902 | 37 | |
18 | Bradford City | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 35 | 48 | 0.729 | 37 | |
19 | Coventry City | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 52 | 68 | 0.765 | 35 | |
20 | Fulham | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 45 | 56 | 0.804 | 34 | |
21 | Nelson | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 40 | 74 | 0.541 | 33 | Relegated to the Third Division North |
22 | Bristol City | 42 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 32 | 65 | 0.492 | 29 | Relegated to the Third Division South |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Third Division North
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 76 | 27 | 2.815 | 63 | Promoted to the Second Division |
2 | Rochdale | 42 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 60 | 26 | 2.308 | 62 | |
3 | Chesterfield | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 70 | 39 | 1.795 | 54 | |
4 | Rotherham County | 42 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 70 | 43 | 1.628 | 52 | |
5 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 69 | 43 | 1.605 | 52 | |
6 | Darlington | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 70 | 53 | 1.321 | 48 | |
7 | Southport | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 44 | 42 | 1.048 | 46 | |
8 | Ashington | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 59 | 61 | 0.967 | 44 | |
9 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 59 | 53 | 1.113 | 42 | |
10 | Wigan Borough | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 55 | 53 | 1.038 | 42 | |
11 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 49 | 47 | 1.043 | 41 | |
12 | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 51 | 60 | 0.850 | 41 | |
13 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 48 | 61 | 0.787 | 40 | |
14 | Halifax Town | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 42 | 59 | 0.712 | 40 | |
15 | Durham City | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 59 | 60 | 0.983 | 39 | |
16 | Wrexham | 42 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 37 | 44 | 0.841 | 38 | |
17 | Walsall | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 44 | 59 | 0.746 | 36 | |
18 | New Brighton | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 40 | 53 | 0.755 | 35 | |
19 | Lincoln City | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 48 | 59 | 0.814 | 32 | |
20 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 32 | 58 | 0.552 | 27 | |
21 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 33 | 70 | 0.471 | 25 | Re-elected |
22 | Barrow | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 35 | 80 | 0.438 | 25 |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Third Division South
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Portsmouth | 42 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 87 | 30 | 2.900 | 59 | Promoted to the Second Division |
2 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 70 | 34 | 2.059 | 55 | |
3 | Millwall | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 64 | 38 | 1.684 | 54 | |
4 | Swansea Town | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 60 | 48 | 1.250 | 52 | |
5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 68 | 37 | 1.838 | 51 | |
6 | Swindon Town | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 58 | 44 | 1.318 | 47 | |
7 | Luton Town | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 50 | 44 | 1.136 | 46 | |
8 | Northampton Town | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 64 | 47 | 1.362 | 45 | |
9 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 52 | 46 | 1.130 | 43 | |
10 | Newport County | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 56 | 64 | 0.875 | 43 | |
11 | Norwich City | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 60 | 59 | 1.017 | 40 | |
12 | Aberdare Athletic | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 45 | 58 | 0.776 | 38 | |
13 | Merthyr Town | 42 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 45 | 65 | 0.692 | 38 | |
14 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 38 | 45 | 0.844 | 37 | |
15 | Gillingham | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 43 | 58 | 0.741 | 37 | |
16 | Exeter City | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 37 | 52 | 0.712 | 37 | |
17 | Brentford | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 54 | 71 | 0.761 | 36 | |
18 | Reading | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 51 | 57 | 0.895 | 35 | |
19 | Southend United | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 53 | 84 | 0.631 | 34 | |
20 | Watford | 42 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 45 | 54 | 0.833 | 33 | |
21 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 40 | 65 | 0.615 | 33 | Re-elected |
22 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 37 | 77 | 0.481 | 31 |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Top goalscorers
[edit]First Division
- Wilf Chadwick (Everton) – 28 goals[2]
Second Division
- Harry Bedford (Blackpool) – 34 goals[2]
Third Division North
- David Brown (Darlington) – 27 goals[3]
Third Division South
- Willie Haines (Portsmouth) – 28 goals[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Cowan, Mark (6 May 2010). "The star Villa player shot dead by neighbour". From the archives. Birmingham Mail. Archived from the original on 8 May 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
- ^ a b "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ a b "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 August 2017.