Season 1920-21
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| Cup Competition |
| FA Cup Final 1921 |
Venue |
Gate |
Notes |
| D 1 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
1 |
0 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | D 2 |
Stamford Bridge, London |
72,805 |
 Receipts £13414.04.07* |
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Dimmock |
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| FA Cup Semi-Finals 1921 |
Venue |
Gate |
Notes |
| D 1 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
2 |
1 |
Preston North End | D 1 |
Hillsborough, Sheffield |
44,688 |
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Bliss 2 |
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Jefferis | |
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| D 2 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
0 |
0 |
Cardiff City | D 2 |
Anfield Road, Liverpool |
41,892 |
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| FA Cup Semi-Finals 1921 Replay |
Venue |
Gate |
Notes |
| D 2 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
3 |
1 |
Cardiff City | D 2 |
Old Trafford, Manchester |
44,863 |
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Richards, Edmonds, Brooks |
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Keenor (p) |
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| Notes |
| *The touring Australian cricket team watched the match. They won The Ashes 3-0. |
| **Played on same day as Grand National at Aintree, Liverpool. King George V, Queen Mary, Prince Henry & Princess Mary travelled from Aintree to see second half of this match.
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Final Table for Season 1920-21
| First Division |
|
Home |
Away |
|
| Ptn |  |
First Division |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
G Ave | Pts |
FA Cup |
| 1 |
1 |
Burnley |
42 |
17 |
3 |
1 |
56 |
16 |
6 |
10 |
5 |
23 |
20 |
2.194 |
59 |
Rd 3 |
| 2 |
5 |
Manchester City |
42 |
19 |
2 |
0 |
50 |
13 |
5 |
4 |
12 |
20 |
37 |
1.400 |
54 |
Rd 1 |
| 3 |
3 |
Bolton Wanderers |
42 |
15 |
6 |
0 |
53 |
17 |
4 |
8 |
9 |
24 |
36 |
1.453 |
52 |
Rd 1 |
| 4 |
0 |
Liverpool |
42 |
11 |
7 |
3 |
41 |
17 |
7 |
8 |
6 |
22 |
18 |
1.800 |
51 |
Rd 2 |
| 5 |
3 |
Newcastle United |
42 |
14 |
3 |
4 |
43 |
18 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
23 |
27 |
1.467 |
50 |
Rd 3 |
| 6 |
D 2 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
42 |
15 |
2 |
4 |
46 |
16 |
4 |
7 |
10 |
24 |
32 |
1.458 |
47 | Win |
| 7 |
9 |
Everton |
42 |
9 |
8 |
4 |
40 |
26 |
8 |
5 |
8 |
26 |
29 |
1.200 |
47 | Rd 4 |
| 8 |
5 |
Middlesbrough |
42 |
10 |
6 |
5 |
29 |
21 |
7 |
6 |
8 |
24 |
32 |
1.000 |
46 |
Rd 1 |
| 9 |
1 |
Arsenal |
42 |
9 |
8 |
4 |
31 |
25 |
6 |
6 |
9 |
28 |
38 |
0.937 |
44 |
Rd 1 |
| 10 |
-1 |
Aston Villa |
42 |
11 |
4 |
6 |
39 |
21 |
7 |
3 |
11 |
24 |
49 |
0.900 |
43 | Rd 4 |
| 11 |
9 |
Blackburn Rovers |
42 |
7 |
9 |
5 |
36 |
27 |
6 |
6 |
9 |
21 |
32 |
0.966 |
41 |
Rd 1 |
| 12 |
-7 |
Sunderland |
42 |
11 |
4 |
6 |
34 |
19 |
3 |
9 |
9 |
23 |
41 |
0.950 |
41 |
Rd 1 |
| 13 |
-1 |
Manchester United |
42 |
9 |
4 |
8 |
34 |
26 |
6 |
6 |
9 |
30 |
42 |
0.941 |
40 |
Rd 1 |
| 14 |
-13 |
West Bromwich Albion |
42 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
31 |
23 |
5 |
7 |
9 |
23 |
35 |
0.931 |
40 |
Rd 1 |
| 15 |
0 |
Bradford City |
42 |
7 |
9 |
5 |
38 |
28 |
5 |
6 |
10 |
23 |
35 |
0.968 |
39 |
Rd 2 |
| 16 |
3 |
Preston North End |
42 |
10 |
4 |
7 |
38 |
25 |
5 |
5 |
11 |
23 |
40 |
0.938 |
39 |
SF |
| 17 |
D 2 |
Huddersfield Town |
42 |
11 |
4 |
6 |
26 |
16 |
4 |
5 |
12 |
16 |
33 |
0.857 |
39 |
Rd 3 |
| 18 |
-15 |
Chelsea |
42 |
9 |
7 |
5 |
35 |
24 |
4 |
6 |
11 |
13 |
34 |
0.828 |
39 | Rd 4 |
| 19 |
-2 |
Oldham Athletic |
42 |
6 |
9 |
6 |
23 |
26 |
3 |
6 |
12 |
26 |
60 |
0.570 |
33 |
Rd 1 |
| 20 |
-6 |
Sheffield United |
42 |
5 |
11 |
5 |
22 |
19 |
1 |
7 |
13 |
20 |
49 |
0.618 |
30 |
Rd 1 |
| 21 |
-3 |
Derby County |
42 |
3 |
12 |
6 |
21 |
23 |
2 |
4 |
15 |
11 |
35 |
0.552 |
26 |
Rd 2 |
| 22 |
-11 |
Bradford |
42 |
6 |
5 |
10 |
29 |
35 |
2 |
3 |
16 |
14 |
41 |
0.566 |
24 |
Rd 2 |
| Second Division |
|
Home |
Away |
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| Ptn | |
Second Division |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
G Ave | Pts |
FA Cup |
| 1 |
2 |
Birmingham |
42 |
16 |
4 |
1 |
55 |
13 |
8 |
6 |
7 |
24 |
25 |
2.079 |
58 |
Rd 1 |
| 2 |
SL |
Cardiff City |
42 |
13 |
5 |
3 |
27 |
9 |
11 |
5 |
5 |
32 |
23 |
1.844 |
58 |
SF |
| 3 |
5 |
Bristol City |
42 |
14 |
3 |
4 |
35 |
12 |
5 |
10 |
6 |
14 |
17 |
1.690 |
51 |
Rd 1 |
| 4 |
0 |
Blackpool |
42 |
12 |
3 |
6 |
32 |
19 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
22 |
23 |
1.286 |
50 |
Rd 2 |
| 5 |
2 |
West Ham United |
42 |
13 |
5 |
3 |
38 |
11 |
6 |
5 |
10 |
13 |
19 |
1.700 |
48 |
Rd 1 |
| 6 |
D 1 |
Notts County |
42 |
12 |
5 |
4 |
36 |
17 |
6 |
6 |
9 |
19 |
23 |
1.375 |
47 |
Rd 2 |
| 7 |
8 |
Clapton Orient |
42 |
13 |
6 |
2 |
31 |
9 |
3 |
7 |
11 |
12 |
33 |
1.024 |
45 |
Rd 1 |
| 8 |
1 |
South Shields |
42 |
13 |
4 |
4 |
41 |
16 |
4 |
6 |
11 |
20 |
30 |
1.326 |
44 |
Rd 2 |
| 9 |
-3 |
Fulham |
42 |
14 |
4 |
3 |
33 |
12 |
2 |
6 |
13 |
10 |
35 |
0.915 |
42 |
Rd 3 |
| 10 |
D 1 |
The Wednesday |
42 |
9 |
7 |
5 |
31 |
14 |
6 |
4 |
11 |
17 |
34 |
1.000 |
41 |
Rd 2 |
| 11 |
-6 |
Bury |
42 |
10 |
8 |
3 |
29 |
13 |
5 |
2 |
14 |
16 |
36 |
0.918 |
40 |
Rd 1 |
| 12 |
2 |
Leicester City |
42 |
10 |
8 |
3 |
26 |
11 |
2 |
8 |
11 |
13 |
35 |
0.848 |
40 |
Rd 1 |
| 13 |
-2 |
Hull City |
42 |
7 |
10 |
4 |
24 |
18 |
3 |
10 |
8 |
19 |
35 |
0.811 |
40 | Rd 4 |
| 14 |
Non |
Leeds United |
42 |
11 |
5 |
5 |
30 |
14 |
3 |
5 |
13 |
10 |
31 |
0.889 |
38 |
Q1 |
| 15 |
4 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
42 |
11 |
4 |
6 |
34 |
24 |
5 |
2 |
14 |
15 |
42 |
0.742 |
38 | Final |
| 16 |
-4 |
Barnsley |
42 |
9 |
10 |
2 |
31 |
17 |
1 |
6 |
14 |
17 |
33 |
0.960 |
36 |
Rd 1 |
| 17 |
-4 |
Port Vale |
42 |
7 |
6 |
8 |
28 |
19 |
4 |
8 |
9 |
15 |
30 |
0.878 |
36 |
Q6 |
| 18 |
0 |
Nottingham Forest |
42 |
9 |
6 |
6 |
37 |
26 |
3 |
6 |
12 |
11 |
29 |
0.873 |
36 |
Rd 1 |
| 19 |
-2 |
Rotherham County |
42 |
8 |
9 |
4 |
23 |
21 |
4 |
3 |
14 |
14 |
32 |
0.698 |
36 |
Q6 |
| 20 |
-10 |
Stoke |
42 |
9 |
5 |
7 |
26 |
16 |
3 |
6 |
12 |
20 |
40 |
0.821 |
35 |
Rd 1 |
| 21 |
-1 |
Coventry City |
42 |
8 |
6 |
7 |
24 |
25 |
4 |
5 |
12 |
15 |
45 |
0.557 |
35 |
Q6 |
| 22 |
-6 |
Stockport County |
42 |
8 |
6 |
7 |
30 |
24 |
1 |
6 |
14 |
12 |
51 |
0.560 |
30 |
Rd 1 |
| Third Division South |
|
Home |
Away |
|
| Ptn | | Third Division | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
G Ave | Pts | FA Cup |
| 1 |
SL |
Crystal Palace |
42 |
15 |
4 |
2 |
45 |
17 |
9 |
7 |
5 |
25 |
17 |
2.059 |
59 |
Rd 2 |
| 2 |
SL |
Southampton |
42 |
14 |
5 |
2 |
46 |
10 |
5 |
11 |
5 |
18 |
18 |
2.286 |
54 |
Rd 3 |
| 3 |
SL |
Queens Park Rangers |
42 |
14 |
4 |
3 |
38 |
11 |
8 |
5 |
8 |
23 |
21 |
1.906 |
53 |
Rd 2 |
| 4 |
SL |
Swindon Town |
42 |
14 |
5 |
2 |
51 |
17 |
7 |
5 |
9 |
22 |
32 |
1.490 |
52 |
Rd 2 |
| 5 |
SL |
Swansea Town |
42 |
9 |
10 |
2 |
32 |
19 |
9 |
5 |
7 |
24 |
26 |
1.244 |
51 |
Rd 2 |
| 6 |
SL |
Watford |
42 |
14 |
4 |
3 |
40 |
15 |
6 |
4 |
11 |
19 |
29 |
1.341 |
48 |
Rd 2 |
| 7 |
SL |
Millwall |
42 |
11 |
5 |
5 |
25 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
8 |
17 |
22 |
1.400 |
47 |
Rd 1 |
| 8 |
SL |
Merthyr Town |
42 |
13 |
5 |
3 |
46 |
20 |
2 |
10 |
9 |
14 |
29 |
1.224 |
45 |
Q5 |
| 9 |
SL |
Luton Town |
42 |
14 |
6 |
1 |
51 |
15 |
2 |
6 |
13 |
10 |
41 |
1.089 |
44 |
Rd 3 |
| 10 |
SL |
Bristol Rovers |
42 |
15 |
3 |
3 |
51 |
22 |
3 |
4 |
14 |
17 |
35 |
1.193 |
43 |
Rd 1 |
| 11 |
SL |
Plymouth Argyle |
42 |
10 |
7 |
4 |
25 |
13 |
1 |
14 |
6 |
10 |
21 |
1.029 |
43 |
Rd 3 |
| 12 |
SL |
Portsmouth |
42 |
10 |
8 |
3 |
28 |
14 |
2 |
7 |
12 |
18 |
34 |
0.958 |
39 |
Rd 1 |
| 13 |
D 2 |
Grimsby Town |
42 |
12 |
5 |
4 |
32 |
16 |
3 |
4 |
14 |
17 |
43 |
0.831 |
39 |
Rd 2 |
| 14 |
SL |
Northampton Town |
42 |
11 |
4 |
6 |
32 |
23 |
4 |
4 |
13 |
27 |
52 |
0.787 |
38 |
Rd 1 |
| 15 |
SL |
Newport County |
42 |
8 |
5 |
8 |
20 |
23 |
6 |
4 |
11 |
23 |
41 |
0.672 |
37 |
Q4 |
| 16 |
SL |
Norwich City |
42 |
9 |
10 |
2 |
31 |
14 |
1 |
6 |
14 |
13 |
39 |
0.830 |
36 |
Rd 1 |
| 17 |
SL |
Southend United |
42 |
13 |
2 |
6 |
32 |
20 |
1 |
6 |
14 |
12 |
41 |
0.721 |
36 |
Rd 3 |
| 18 |
SL |
Brighton & Hove Albion |
42 |
11 |
6 |
4 |
28 |
20 |
3 |
2 |
16 |
14 |
41 |
0.689 |
36 |
Rd 2 |
| 19 |
SL |
Exeter City |
42 |
9 |
7 |
5 |
27 |
15 |
1 |
8 |
12 |
12 |
39 |
0.722 |
35 |
Rd 1 |
| 20 |
SL |
Reading |
42 |
8 |
4 |
9 |
26 |
22 |
4 |
3 |
14 |
16 |
37 |
0.712 |
31 |
Rd 1 |
| 21 |
SL |
Brentford |
42 |
7 |
9 |
5 |
27 |
23 |
2 |
3 |
16 |
15 |
44 |
0.627 |
30 |
Rd 1 |
| 22 |
SL |
Gillingham |
42 |
6 |
9 |
6 |
19 |
24 |
2 |
3 |
16 |
15 |
50 |
0.459 |
28 |
Q6 |
| 1921 Election to the new Third Division North of the Football League |
| League |
Clubs |
Ave Gate |
FA Cup |
Ballot |
Result |
| Lan |
Accrington Stanley |
|
PR |
X |
Elected |
| NEL |
Ashington |
|
Q2 |
X |
Elected |
| Lan |
Barrow |
|
Q4 |
X |
Elected |
| ML |
Chesterfield |
|
Q3 |
X |
Elected |
| CL |
Crewe Alexandra |
|
Q4 |
X |
Elected |
| NEL |
Darlington |
|
Rd 1 |
X |
Elected |
| NEL |
Durham City |
|
Q5 |
X |
Elected |
| NEL |
Hartlepools United |
|
Q6 |
X |
Elected |
| ML |
Lincoln City |
|
Rd 2 |
X |
Elected |
| CL |
Nelson |
|
Q2 |
X |
Elected |
| CL |
Rochdale |
|
Rd 1 |
X |
Elected |
| CL |
Tranmere Rovers |
|
Q5 |
X |
Elected |
| Bir
| Walsall |
|
Q1 |
X |
Elected |
| Bir
| Wrexham |
|
Q3 |
X |
Elected |
| 1921 Election for the four remaining places to the new Third Division North of the Football League |
| League |
Clubs |
Ave Gate |
FA Cup |
Ballot |
Result |
| Lan |
Wigan Borough |
|
DNE |
34 |
Elected |
| ML |
Halifax Town |
|
Q4 |
25 |
Elected |
| CL |
Southport |
|
Q4 |
25 |
Elected |
| CL |
Stalybridge Celtic |
|
Q5 |
25 |
Elected |
| ML |
Castleford Town |
|
Q5 |
18 |
Failed |
| ML |
Rotherham Town |
|
Q1 |
13 |
Failed |
| NEL |
Blyth Spartans |
|
Q6 |
9 |
Failed |
| ML |
Gainsborough Trinity |
|
Q2 |
8 |
Failed |
| ML |
Doncaster Rovers |
|
PR |
6 |
Failed |
| NEL |
West Stanley |
|
Q4 |
6 |
Failed |
| YL |
Wakefield City |
|
DNE |
4 |
Failed |
| Lan |
Lancaster Town |
|
Q3 |
3 |
Failed |
| ML |
Scunthorpe & Lindsey United |
|
Q4 |
3 |
Failed |
| Lan |
South Liverpool |
|
PR |
1 |
Failed |
| 1921 Election to the Third Division South of the Football League |
| League |
Clubs |
Ave Gate |
FA Cup |
Ballot |
Result |
| SL |
Aberdare Athletic |
|
Q4 |
38 |
Elected |
| SL |
Charlton Athletic |
|
Q2 |
30 |
Elected |
| WL |
Bath City |
|
Rd 1 |
12 |
Failed |
| Wel |
Pontypridd |
|
PR |
5 |
Failed |
| SL |
Abertillery |
|
Q2 |
4 |
Failed |
| SL |
Barry |
|
Q3 |
1 |
Failed |
