1911–12 Football League

The Football League
Season1911–12
ChampionsBlackburn Rovers
RelegatedGainsborough Trinity
New Team in LeagueGrimsby Town

The 1911–12 season was the 24th season of The Football League.

Blackburn Rovers won the First Division title for the first time.

Bury and Preston North End were relegated to the Second Division, and their places in the First Division were taken by Derby County and Chelsea.

Final league tables

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Beginning in the 1894–95 season, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded). 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.

During the first six seasons of the league, (up to the 1893–94 season), re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894–95 season and until the 1920–21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league.

First Division

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First Division
Season1911–12
ChampionsBlackburn Rovers
1st English title
RelegatedPreston North End
Bury
Matches played380
Goals scored1,057 (2.78 per match)
Top goalscorerDavid McLean
George Holley
Harry Hampton
(25 goals each)[1]
Biggest home winThe Wednesday 8–0 Sunderland
(26 December 1911)
Biggest away winSheffield United 0–5 Bolton Wanderers
(9 September 1911)
Highest scoringSheffield United 7–3 Bradford City
(4 March 1912)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Relegation
1 Blackburn Rovers (C) 38 20 9 9 60 43 1.395 49
2 Everton 38 20 6 12 46 42 1.095 46
3 Newcastle United 38 18 8 12 64 50 1.280 44
4 Bolton Wanderers 38 20 3 15 54 43 1.256 43
5 The Wednesday 38 16 9 13 69 49 1.408 41
6 Aston Villa 38 17 7 14 76 63 1.206 41
7 Middlesbrough 38 16 8 14 56 45 1.244 40
8 Sunderland 38 14 11 13 58 51 1.137 39
9 West Bromwich Albion 38 15 9 14 43 47 0.915 39
10 Woolwich Arsenal 38 15 8 15 55 59 0.932 38
11 Bradford City 38 15 8 15 46 50 0.920 38
12 Tottenham Hotspur 38 14 9 15 53 53 1.000 37
13 Manchester United 38 13 11 14 45 60 0.750 37
14 Sheffield United 38 13 10 15 63 56 1.125 36
15 Manchester City 38 13 9 16 56 58 0.966 35
16 Notts County 38 14 7 17 46 63 0.730 35
17 Liverpool 38 12 10 16 49 55 0.891 34
18 Oldham Athletic 38 12 10 16 46 54 0.852 34
19 Preston North End (R) 38 13 7 18 40 57 0.702 33 Relegation to the Second Division
20 Bury (R) 38 6 9 23 32 59 0.542 21
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

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Home \ Away AST BLB BOL BRA BRY EVE LIV MCI MUN MID NEW NTC OLD PNE SHU SUN TOT WED WBA WOO
Aston Villa 0–3 0–1 0–0 5–2 3–0 5–0 3–1 6–0 2–1 2–0 5–1 6–1 1–0 1–0 1–3 2–2 2–3 0–3 4–1
Blackburn Rovers 3–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–2 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 2–2 0–0 0–0 4–1 4–0
Bolton Wanderers 3–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–2 3–0 2–1 3–0 0–3 3–0 1–0 4–2 2–0 2–2
Bradford City 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–2 4–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–3 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 3–0 5–1 4–1 1–1
Bury 1–1 1–2 1–3 2–0 1–2 2–2 1–2 0–1 0–2 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 3–1 0–2 2–1 2–2 1–0 3–1
Everton 1–1 1–3 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 4–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 3–2 1–0 2–2 1–0 3–0 1–0
Liverpool 1–2 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–3 2–2 3–2 1–1 0–1 3–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–3 4–1
Manchester City 2–6 3–0 3–1 4–0 2–0 4–0 2–3 0–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 1–3 0–0 0–0 2–0 2–1 4–0 0–2 3–3
Manchester United 3–1 3–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 3–4 0–2 2–0 3–1 0–0 1–0 2–2 1–2 3–1 1–2 2–0
Middlesbrough 1–2 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 3–2 3–1 3–0 1–1 4–0 3–0 4–2 1–1 3–3 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–2
Newcastle United 6–2 4–2 5–2 0–2 3–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–3 0–1 3–2 1–1 1–0 2–2 3–1 2–0 0–2 0–0 1–2
Notts County 2–0 1–3 3–2 0–0 2–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 1–4 1–1 1–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 1–0 2–0 3–1
Oldham Athletic 1–2 0–1 3–1 3–0 2–0 3–0 0–1 4–1 2–2 2–0 2–4 1–2 1–0 2–3 0–0 2–1 1–0 3–1 0–0
Preston North End 4–1 2–2 1–2 2–2 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 0–3 2–1 2–1 0–1 3–0 0–3 0–1 2–3 1–1 0–1
Sheffield United 0–1 1–1 0–5 7–3 4–0 2–1 3–1 6–2 6–1 1–1 2–1 1–3 4–0 4–2 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–1
Sunderland 2–2 3–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 4–0 1–2 1–1 5–0 1–0 1–2 5–0 4–2 3–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 3–2 1–0
Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 0–2 1–0 2–3 2–1 0–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–1 1–2 2–2 4–0 6–2 1–1 0–0 3–1 1–0 5–0
The Wednesday 3–0 1–1 0–1 4–2 2–1 1–3 2–2 3–0 3–0 0–2 1–2 3–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 8–0 4–0 4–1 3–0
West Bromwich Albion 2–2 2–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 3–1 3–1 2–1 0–0 0–2 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–5 1–1
Woolwich Arsenal 2–2 5–1 3–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 2–2 2–0 2–1 3–1 2–0 0–3 1–1 4–1 3–1 3–0 3–1 0–2 0–2
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

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Locations of the Football League First Division London teams
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Locations of the Football League First Division teams

Second Division

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Football League
Second Division
Season1911–12
ChampionsDerby County (1st title)
Failed re-electionGainsborough Trinity
Matches played380
Goals scored1,032 (2.72 per match)
Top goalscorerBert Freeman (Burnley), 32[1]
Biggest home winWolverhampton Wanderers – Hull City 8–0 (4 Nov 1911)
Biggest away winLeeds City – Burnley 1–5 (9 Dec 1911)
Birmingham – Derby County 0–4 (16 Sept 1911)
Highest scoringFulham – Leeds City 7–2 (23 Mar 1912)

Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Derby County 38 15 2 2 55 13 8 6 5 19 15 2.643 54 Division Champions
2 Chelsea 38 15 2 2 36 13 9 4 6 28 21 1.882 54 Promoted
3 Burnley 38 14 5 0 50 14 8 3 8 27 27 1.878 52
4 Clapton Orient 38 16 0 3 44 14 5 3 11 17 30 1.386 45
5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 12 3 4 41 10 4 7 8 16 23 1.727 42
6 Barnsley 38 10 5 4 28 19 5 7 7 17 23 1.071 42 FA Cup Winners
7 Hull City 38 12 3 4 36 13 5 5 9 18 38 1.059 42
8 Fulham 38 10 3 6 42 24 6 4 9 24 34 1.138 39
9 Grimsby Town[a] 38 9 6 4 24 18 6 3 10 24 37 0.873 39
10 Leicester Fosse 38 11 4 4 34 18 4 3 12 15 48 0.742 37
11 Bradford Park Avenue 38 10 5 4 30 16 3 4 12 14 29 0.978 35
12 Birmingham 38 11 3 5 44 29 3 3 13 11 30 0.932 34
13 Bristol City 38 11 4 4 27 17 3 2 14 14 43 0.683 34
14 Blackpool 38 12 4 3 24 12 1 4 14 8 40 0.615 34
15 Nottingham Forest 38 9 3 7 26 18 4 4 11 20 30 0.958 33
16 Stockport County 38 8 5 6 31 22 3 6 10 16 32 0.870 33
17 Huddersfield Town 38 8 5 6 30 22 5 1 13 20 42 0.781 32
18 Glossop 38 6 8 5 33 23 2 4 13 9 33 0.750 28 Re-elected
19 Leeds City 38 7 6 6 21 22 3 2 14 29 56 0.641 28
20 Gainsborough Trinity[b] 38 4 6 9 17 22 1 7 11 13 42 0.469 23 Failed re-election
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ New club in the league
  2. ^ Gainsborough Trinity failed to be re-elected to the Football League. This was their final ever season of league football. Lincoln City returned to the league at their expense.

Results

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Home \ Away BAR BIR BLP BPA BRI BUR CHE CLA DER FUL GAI GLP GRI HUD HUL LEE LEI NOT STP WOL
Barnsley 1–0 1–0 1–0 4–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 0–2 2–2 4–0 1–0 2–2 0–0 1–2 3–4 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–1
Birmingham 1–3 2–1 2–3 0–0 4–0 1–4 4–0 0–4 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–2 1–0 5–1 4–3 4–0 4–2 2–0 3–1
Blackpool 0–0 1–0 0–4 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 0–0 2–0 1–2 3–1 3–2 3–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–0
Bradford Park Avenue 1–0 3–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 0–2 5–0 1–1 4–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–2
Bristol City 0–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–3 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 3–0 3–2 0–0 4–1 0–1 2–2 2–1 0–3
Burnley 3–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 4–2 2–2 1–0 0–0 5–1 2–0 4–0 1–1 3–0 5–1 4–2 3–0 2–0 4–1 2–1
Chelsea 2–1 0–2 4–1 1–0 2–2 0–2 3–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 4–1 3–1 1–0 4–2 2–1 2–0 0–0 4–0
Clapton Orient 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–2 1–4 3–0 4–0 3–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 4–0 2–1 4–1 0–2 4–2 1–0
Derby County 0–0 0–1 5–1 1–0 3–0 2–0 2–0 5–1 6–1 4–0 5–0 2–1 4–2 2–3 5–2 5–0 1–0 2–0 1–1
Fulham 2–2 2–1 3–0 2–0 2–1 3–4 0–1 0–2 0–0 7–1 0–2 1–3 3–1 0–1 7–2 4–1 2–0 3–1 1–1
Gainsborough Trinity 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–3 1–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–3 5–0 0–3 2–1 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–0
Glossop 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–0 3–0 1–3 1–2 3–3 3–1 1–1 1–1 5–2 2–3 1–1 2–1 6–0 0–0 1–1 0–1
Grimsby Town 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 3–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–3 1–0 3–3 0–0 1–2 1–0 1–2 4–0 1–4 2–2 0–0
Huddersfield Town 2–1 3–2 4–0 3–1 1–2 1–1 1–3 0–0 0–0 2–0 2–2 3–1 2–0 0–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–0 1–1
Hull City 0–0 4–0 3–0 5–1 3–0 4–1 1–0 0–2 0–0 2–3 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 4–1 2–1 0–2 3–0
Leeds City 3–2 0–0 1–0 1–2 3–1 1–5 0–0 0–2 0–1 0–2 0–0 2–1 1–2 2–0 0–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 1–1
Leicester Fosse 0–0 5–2 4–0 3–0 2–0 3–2 2–0 2–0 0–1 2–5 2–0 1–0 0–2 0–2 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–1
Nottingham Forest 0–2 0–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 0–1 2–3 3–0 1–3 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 3–0 0–0 2–1 4–1 1–2 0–0
Stockport County 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 4–0 2–1 0–3 3–0 3–0 3–1 1–1 3–3 2–3 2–2 1–2
Wolverhampton Wanderers 5–0 1–0 3–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 3–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–2 8–0 5–0 1–0 1–0 4–0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

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Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams
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Locations of the Football League Second Division teams

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "English League Leading Goalscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  • Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane's, London & Sydney, 1980.
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