1911–12 in English football

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The 1911–12 season was the 41st season of competitive football in England.

Overview

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Blackburn Rovers won the First Division title for the first time.[citation needed] Preston North End and Bury were relegated, to be replaced by Second Division Champions Derby County and runners up, Chelsea.[citation needed] Barnsley won the FA Cup in a replayed final against West Bromwich Albion; Manchester Utd won the Charity Shield with a spectacular 8–4 victory over Swindon Town.[citation needed]

Events

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Grimsby Town returned to the Second Division after a season away. Lincoln City were the team to make way for them.[citation needed]

In March, Justice A.T. Lawrence established the legality of the football league's retain-and-transfer system with his judgement in the Kingaby case.[1] Former Aston Villa player Herbert Kingaby had brought legal proceedings against his old club for preventing him from playing. Erroneous strategy by Kingaby's counsel resulted in the suit being dismissed.[2]

Honours

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Competition Winner
First Division Blackburn Rovers (1)
Second Division Derby County
FA Cup Barnsley (1)
Charity Shield Manchester United
Home Championship  England &  Scotland

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

League tables

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Aston Villa's "Happy" Harry Hampton, League top scorer

First Division

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Main article: 1911–12 Football League § First Division

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

Second Division

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Main article: 1911–12 Football League § Second Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Derby County 38 23 8 7 74 28 2.643 54 Division Champions
2 Chelsea 38 24 6 8 64 34 1.882 54 Promoted
3 Burnley 38 22 8 8 77 41 1.878 52
4 Clapton Orient 38 21 3 14 61 44 1.386 45
5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 16 10 12 57 33 1.727 42
6 Barnsley 38 15 12 11 45 42 1.071 42 FA Cup Winners
7 Hull City 38 17 8 13 54 51 1.059 42
8 Fulham 38 16 7 15 66 58 1.138 39
9 Grimsby Town[a] 38 15 9 14 48 55 0.873 39
10 Leicester Fosse 38 15 7 16 49 66 0.742 37
11 Bradford Park Avenue 38 13 9 16 44 45 0.978 35
12 Birmingham 38 14 6 18 55 59 0.932 34
13 Bristol City 38 14 6 18 41 60 0.683 34
14 Blackpool 38 13 8 17 32 52 0.615 34
15 Nottingham Forest 38 13 7 18 46 48 0.958 33
16 Stockport County 38 11 11 16 47 54 0.870 33
17 Huddersfield Town 38 13 6 19 50 64 0.781 32
18 Glossop 38 8 12 18 42 56 0.750 28 Re-elected
19 Leeds City 38 10 8 20 50 78 0.641 28
20 Gainsborough Trinity[b] 38 5 13 20 30 64 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.

References

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  1. ^ Matthew Taylor, ‘Sutcliffe, Charles Edward (1864–1939)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004
  2. ^ David McArdle, LLB PhD, The Football League's player registration scheme and the Kingaby case Archived 2010-03-01 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 16 December 2012
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