Season | 1926–27 |
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Champions | Newcastle United |
Relegated | Aberdare Athletic |
← 1925–26 1927–28 → |
The 1926–27 season was the 35th season of The Football League.
Final league tables
[edit]The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[1] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[2] with home and away statistics separated.
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season. From the 1922–23 season on Re-election was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South.[2]
First Division
[edit]Season | 1926–27 |
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Champions | Newcastle United 4th title |
Relegated | Leeds United West Bromwich Albion |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,668 (3.61 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Jimmy Trotter (37 goals)[3] |
Biggest home win | Derby County 8–0 The Wednesday (19 March 1927) |
Biggest away win | West Ham United 1–5 Blackburn Rovers (11 September 1926) Blackburn Rovers 1–5 Burnley (16 October 1926) Tottenham Hotspur 0–4 Arsenal (7 March 1927) Aston Villa 1–5 West Ham United (2 April 1927) |
Highest scoring | Bury 7–3 West Bromwich Albion (11 September 1926) Newcastle United 7–3 Everton (5 March 1927) |
← 1925–26 1927–28 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
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1 | Newcastle United (C) | 42 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 96 | 58 | 1.655 | 56 | |
2 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 76 | 60 | 1.267 | 51 | |
3 | Sunderland | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 98 | 70 | 1.400 | 49 | |
4 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 84 | 62 | 1.355 | 48 | |
5 | Burnley | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 91 | 80 | 1.138 | 47 | |
6 | West Ham United | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 86 | 70 | 1.229 | 46 | |
7 | Leicester City | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 85 | 70 | 1.214 | 46 | |
8 | Sheffield United | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 74 | 86 | 0.860 | 44 | |
9 | Liverpool | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 69 | 61 | 1.131 | 43 | |
10 | Aston Villa | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 81 | 83 | 0.976 | 43 | |
11 | Arsenal | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 77 | 86 | 0.895 | 43 | |
12 | Derby County | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 86 | 73 | 1.178 | 41 | |
13 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 76 | 78 | 0.974 | 41 | |
14 | Cardiff City | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 55 | 65 | 0.846 | 41 | |
15 | Manchester United | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 52 | 64 | 0.813 | 40 | |
16 | The Wednesday | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 75 | 92 | 0.815 | 39 | |
17 | Birmingham | 42 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 64 | 73 | 0.877 | 38 | |
18 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 77 | 96 | 0.802 | 38 | |
19 | Bury | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 68 | 77 | 0.883 | 36 | |
20 | Everton | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 64 | 90 | 0.711 | 34 | |
21 | Leeds United (R) | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 69 | 88 | 0.784 | 30 | Relegation to the Second Division |
22 | West Bromwich Albion (R) | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 65 | 86 | 0.756 | 30 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
[edit]Maps
[edit]Second Division
[edit]Season | 1926–27 |
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Champions | Middlesbrough (1st title) |
Relegated | Bradford City Darlington |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,668 (3.61 per match) |
Top goalscorer | George Camsell (Middlesbrough), 59[3] |
Biggest home win | Portsmouth – Notts County 9–1 (9 Apr 1927) Manchester City – Bradford City 8–0 (7 Mar 1927) |
Biggest away win | Fulham – Grimsby Town 0–4 (16 Feb 1927) |
Highest scoring | Grimsby Town – Middlesbrough 4–7 (8 Feb 1927) |
← 1925–26 1927–28 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 78 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 37 | 2.033 | 62 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Portsmouth | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 58 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 32 | 1.776 | 54 | Promoted |
3 | Manchester City | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 65 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 38 | 1.770 | 54 | |
4 | Chelsea | 42 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 40 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 35 | 1.192 | 52 | |
5 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 57 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 1.455 | 50 | |
6 | Preston North End | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 54 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 43 | 1.028 | 49 | |
7 | Hull City | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 33 | 1.212 | 47 | |
8 | Port Vale | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 52 | 1.128 | 45 | |
9 | Blackpool | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 65 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 54 | 1.188 | 44 | |
10 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 50 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 47 | 0.881 | 44 | |
11 | Barnsley | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 56 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 64 | 1.011 | 43 | |
12 | Swansea Town | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 51 | 0.944 | 43 | |
13 | Southampton | 42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 35 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 40 | 0.968 | 42 | |
14 | Reading | 42 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 47 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 52 | 0.889 | 40 | |
15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 54 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 45 | 0.973 | 35 | |
16 | Notts County | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 25 | 72 | 0.729 | 35 | |
17 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 52 | 0.813 | 34 | |
18 | Fulham | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 61 | 0.630 | 34 | |
19 | South Shields | 42 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 49 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 22 | 71 | 0.740 | 33 | |
20 | Clapton Orient | 42 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 61 | 0.625 | 31 | |
21 | Darlington | 42 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 53 | 42 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 26 | 56 | 0.806 | 30 | Relegated |
22 | Bradford City | 42 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 60 | 0.568 | 23 |
Results
[edit]Maps
[edit]Third Division North
[edit]Season | 1926–27 |
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Champions | Stoke City (1st title) |
Failed re-election | None |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,692 (3.66 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Albert Whitehurst (Rochdale), 44[3] |
← 1925–26 1927–28 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Stoke City | 42 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 57 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 29 | 2.300 | 63 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Rochdale | 42 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 72 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 43 | 1.615 | 58 | |
3 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 74 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 1.712 | 55 | |
4 | Halifax Town | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 1.321 | 53 | |
5 | Nelson | 42 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 64 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 40 | 55 | 1.387 | 51 | |
6 | Stockport County | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 60 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 38 | 1.348 | 49[a] | |
7 | Chesterfield | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 65 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 27 | 44 | 1.353 | 47 | |
8 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 58 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 38 | 1.246 | 47 | |
9 | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 54 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 45 | 1.269 | 46 | |
10 | New Brighton | 42 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 49 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 46 | 1.179 | 46 | |
11 | Lincoln City | 42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 50 | 33 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 45 | 1.154 | 42 | |
12 | Southport | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 54 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 53 | 0.941 | 39 | |
13 | Wrexham | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 47 | 0.890 | 38 | |
14 | Walsall | 42 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 59 | 0.840 | 38 | Transferred to the Third Division South |
15 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 53 | 0.877 | 37 | |
16 | Ashington | 42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 42 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 60 | 0.667 | 36 | |
17 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 23 | 55 | 0.815 | 34 | |
18 | Wigan Borough | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 44 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 55 | 0.795 | 32 | |
19 | Rotherham United | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 35 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 57 | 0.761 | 32 | |
20 | Durham City | 42 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 23 | 70 | 0.552 | 30 | |
21 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 45 | 38 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 60 | 0.633 | 27 | Re-elected |
22 | Barrow | 42 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 77 | 0.291 | 22 |
Notes:
- ^ Stockport County had two points deducted for fielding Joe Smith without FA permission on 26 March 1927.
Results
[edit]Maps
[edit]Third Division South
[edit]Season | 1926–27 |
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Champions | Bristol City (2nd title) |
Failed re-election | Aberdare Athletic |
Matches played | 462 |
Goals scored | 1,592 (3.45 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Harry Morris (Swindon Town), 47[3] |
← 1925–26 1927–28 → |
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bristol City | 42 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 30 | 1.926 | 62 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 47 | 1.557 | 60 | |
3 | Millwall | 42 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 55 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 32 | 1.745 | 56 | |
4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 61 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 1.580 | 53 | |
5 | Swindon Town | 42 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 64 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 54 | 1.176 | 51 | |
6 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 57 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 48 | 1.037 | 45 | |
7 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 42 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 49 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 42 | 1.182 | 44 | |
8 | Luton Town | 42 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 48 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 47 | 1.030 | 44 | |
9 | Newport County | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 51 | 0.803 | 44 | |
10 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 52 | 0.975 | 41 | |
11 | Brentford | 42 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 46 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 41 | 1.148 | 40 | |
12 | Exeter City | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 30 | 55 | 1.041 | 40 | |
13 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 39 | 0.984 | 40 | |
14 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 41 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 24 | 44 | 0.915 | 39 | |
15 | Coventry City[a] | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 27 | 53 | 0.826 | 37 | |
16 | Norwich City | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 46 | 0.831 | 35 | |
17 | Merthyr Town | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 55 | 0.788 | 35 | |
18 | Northampton Town | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 23 | 64 | 0.678 | 35 | |
19 | Southend United | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 44 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 52 | 0.831 | 34 | |
20 | Gillingham | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 46 | 0.750 | 32 | |
21 | Watford | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 21 | 60 | 0.655 | 32 | Re-elected |
22 | Aberdare Athletic | 42 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 38 | 48 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 53 | 0.614 | 25 | Failed re-election |
Notes:
- ^ Coventry City was transferred from Third Division North for this season.
Results
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[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane's, London & Sydney, 1980.