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Season | 1922–23 | |||
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Men's football | ||||
Football League | Liverpool | |||
Football League Second Division | Notts County | |||
FA Cup | Bolton Wanderers | |||
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The 1922–23 season was the 48th season of competitive football in England.
Overview
Liverpool retained the First Division title, but halfway through the season their manager David Ashworth left the club to take over at Oldham Athletic, who ended the season relegated.
Honours
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition
Football League
Main article: 1922–23 Football LeagueFirst Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Liverpool | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 70 | 31 | 2.258 | 60 | |
2 | Sunderland | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 72 | 54 | 1.333 | 54 | |
3 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 60 | 32 | 1.875 | 53 | |
4 | Newcastle United | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 45 | 37 | 1.216 | 48 | |
5 | Everton | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 63 | 59 | 1.068 | 47 | |
6 | Aston Villa | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 64 | 51 | 1.255 | 46 | |
7 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 58 | 49 | 1.184 | 45 | |
8 | Manchester City | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 50 | 49 | 1.020 | 45 | |
9 | Cardiff City | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 73 | 59 | 1.237 | 43 | |
10 | Sheffield United | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 68 | 64 | 1.063 | 42 | |
11 | Arsenal | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 61 | 62 | 0.984 | 42 | |
12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 50 | 50 | 1.000 | 41 | |
13 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 50 | 58 | 0.862 | 40 | |
14 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 47 | 62 | 0.758 | 40 | |
15 | Burnley | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 58 | 59 | 0.983 | 38 | |
16 | Preston North End | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 60 | 64 | 0.938 | 37 | |
17 | Birmingham | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 41 | 57 | 0.719 | 37 | |
18 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 57 | 63 | 0.905 | 36 | |
19 | Chelsea | 42 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 45 | 53 | 0.849 | 36 | |
20 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 41 | 70 | 0.586 | 34 | |
21 | Stoke | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 47 | 67 | 0.701 | 30 | Relegated to the Second Division |
22 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 35 | 65 | 0.538 | 30 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Second Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Notts County | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 46 | 34 | 1.353 | 53 | Promoted to the First Division |
2 | West Ham United | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 63 | 38 | 1.658 | 51 | |
3 | Leicester City | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 65 | 44 | 1.477 | 51 | |
4 | Manchester United | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 51 | 36 | 1.417 | 48 | |
5 | Blackpool | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 60 | 43 | 1.395 | 47 | |
6 | Bury | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 55 | 46 | 1.196 | 47 | |
7 | Leeds United | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 43 | 36 | 1.194 | 47 | |
8 | The Wednesday | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 54 | 47 | 1.149 | 46 | |
9 | Barnsley | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 62 | 51 | 1.216 | 45 | |
10 | Fulham | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 43 | 32 | 1.344 | 44 | |
11 | Southampton | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 40 | 40 | 1.000 | 42 | |
12 | Hull City | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 43 | 45 | 0.956 | 42 | |
13 | South Shields | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 44 | 0.795 | 40 | |
14 | Derby County | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 46 | 50 | 0.920 | 39 | |
15 | Bradford City | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 41 | 45 | 0.911 | 37 | |
16 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 54 | 62 | 0.871 | 37 | |
17 | Port Vale | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 39 | 51 | 0.765 | 37 | |
18 | Coventry City | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 46 | 63 | 0.730 | 37 | |
19 | Clapton Orient | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 40 | 50 | 0.800 | 36 | |
20 | Stockport County | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 43 | 58 | 0.741 | 36 | |
21 | Rotherham County | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 44 | 63 | 0.698 | 35 | Relegated to the Third Division North |
22 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 42 | 77 | 0.545 | 27 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Third Division North
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Nelson | 38 | 24 | 3 | 11 | 61 | 41 | 1.488 | 51 | Promoted to the Second Division |
2 | Bradford Park Avenue | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 67 | 38 | 1.763 | 47 | |
3 | Walsall | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 51 | 44 | 1.159 | 46 | |
4 | Chesterfield | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 68 | 52 | 1.308 | 45 | |
5 | Wigan Borough | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 64 | 39 | 1.641 | 44 | |
6 | Crewe Alexandra | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 48 | 38 | 1.263 | 43 | |
7 | Halifax Town | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 53 | 46 | 1.152 | 41 | |
8 | Accrington Stanley | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 59 | 65 | 0.908 | 41 | |
9 | Darlington | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 59 | 46 | 1.283 | 40 | |
10 | Wrexham | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 38 | 48 | 0.792 | 38 | |
11 | Stalybridge Celtic | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 42 | 47 | 0.894 | 36 | Club resigned |
12 | Rochdale | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 42 | 53 | 0.792 | 36 | |
13 | Lincoln City | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 55 | 0.709 | 36 | |
14 | Grimsby Town | 38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 55 | 52 | 1.058 | 33 | |
15 | Hartlepools United | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 48 | 54 | 0.889 | 32 | |
16 | Tranmere Rovers | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 49 | 59 | 0.831 | 32 | |
17 | Southport | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 32 | 46 | 0.696 | 31 | |
18 | Barrow | 38 | 13 | 4 | 21 | 50 | 60 | 0.833 | 30 | |
19 | Ashington | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 51 | 77 | 0.662 | 30 | Re-elected |
20 | Durham City | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 43 | 59 | 0.729 | 28 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Third Division South
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Bristol City | 42 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 66 | 40 | 1.650 | 59 | Promoted to the Second Division |
2 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 61 | 29 | 2.103 | 53 | |
3 | Swansea Town | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 78 | 45 | 1.733 | 53 | |
4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 52 | 34 | 1.529 | 51 | |
5 | Luton Town | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 68 | 49 | 1.388 | 49 | |
6 | Millwall | 42 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 45 | 40 | 1.125 | 46 | |
7 | Portsmouth | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 58 | 52 | 1.115 | 46 | |
8 | Northampton Town | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 54 | 44 | 1.227 | 45 | |
9 | Swindon Town | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 62 | 56 | 1.107 | 45 | |
10 | Watford | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 57 | 54 | 1.056 | 44 | |
11 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 54 | 49 | 1.102 | 42 | |
12 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 55 | 51 | 1.078 | 42 | |
13 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 35 | 36 | 0.972 | 42 | |
14 | Brentford | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 41 | 51 | 0.804 | 38 | |
15 | Southend United | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 49 | 54 | 0.907 | 37 | |
16 | Gillingham | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 51 | 59 | 0.864 | 37 | |
17 | Merthyr Town | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 39 | 48 | 0.813 | 36 | |
18 | Norwich City | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 51 | 71 | 0.718 | 36 | |
19 | Reading | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 36 | 55 | 0.655 | 34 | |
20 | Exeter City | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 47 | 84 | 0.560 | 33 | |
21 | Aberdare Athletic | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 42 | 70 | 0.600 | 29 | Re-elected |
22 | Newport County | 42 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 40 | 70 | 0.571 | 27 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Top goalscorers
First Division
- Charlie Buchan (Sunderland) – 30 goals
Second Division
- Harry Bedford (Blackpool) – 32 goals
Third Division North
- George Beel (Chesterfield) and Jimmy Carmichael (Grimsby Town) – 23 goals
Third Division South
- Fred Pagnam (Watford) – 30 goals
References
- "A timeline for Liverpool Football Club - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC!".
- ^ "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
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