English Football League Tables

Season 1926-27

 
Cup Competition
FA Cup Final 1927 Venue Gate Notes
D 1 Cardiff City 1 0 ArsenalD 1 Wembley Stadium (Empire Stadium), London 91,206 *
  Ferguson             
*First match broadcast live on radio by the BBC
FA Cup Semi-Finals 1927 Venue Gate Notes
D 1 Arsenal 2 1 Southampton D 2 Stamford Bridge, London 52,133
  Hulme, Buchan     Rawlings      
D 1 Cardiff City 3 0 Reading D 2 Molineux, Wolverhampton 39,476
  Ferguson 2, Wake            
Final Table for Season 1926-27
First Division
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season First Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A G AvePts FA Cup
1 9 Newcastle United 42 19 1 1 64 20 6 5 10 32 38 1.655 56 Rd 5
2 -1 Huddersfield Town 42 13 6 2 41 19 4 11 6 35 41 1.267 51 Rd 3
3 0 Sunderland 42 15 3 3 70 28 6 4 11 28 42 1.400 49 Rd 3
4 4 Bolton Wanderers 42 15 5 1 54 19 4 5 12 30 43 1.355 48 Rd 5
5 15 Burnley 42 15 4 2 55 30 4 5 12 36 50 1.138 47 Rd 5
6 12 West Ham United 42 9 6 6 50 36 10 2 9 36 34 1.229 46 Rd 4
7 10 Leicester City 42 13 4 4 58 33 4 8 9 27 37 1.214 46 Rd 3
8 -3 Sheffield United 42 12 6 3 46 33 5 4 12 28 53 0.860 44 Rd 3
9 -2 Liverpool 42 13 4 4 47 27 5 3 13 22 34 1.131 43 Rd 5
10 -4 Aston Villa 42 11 4 6 51 34 7 3 11 30 49 0.976 43 Rd 3
11 -9 Arsenal 42 12 5 4 47 30 5 4 12 30 56 0.895 43Final
12 D 2 Derby County 42 14 4 3 60 28 3 3 15 26 45 1.178 41 Rd 4
13 2 Tottenham Hotspur 42 11 4 6 48 33 5 5 11 28 45 0.974 41 Rd 3
14 2 Cardiff City 42 12 3 6 31 17 4 6 11 24 48 0.846 41 Win
15 -6 Manchester United 42 9 8 4 29 19 4 6 11 23 45 0.813 40 Rd 3
16 D 2 The Wednesday 42 15 3 3 49 29 0 6 15 26 63 0.815 39 Rd 4
17 -3 Birmingham 42 13 3 5 36 17 4 1 16 28 56 0.877 38 Rd 4
18 -6 Blackburn Rovers 42 9 5 7 40 40 6 3 12 37 56 0.802 38 Rd 3
19 -15 Bury 42 8 5 8 43 38 4 7 10 25 39 0.883 36 Rd 3
20 -9 Everton 42 10 6 5 35 30 2 4 15 29 60 0.711 34 Rd 4
21 -2 Leeds United 42 9 7 5 43 31 2 1 18 26 57 0.784 30 Rd 4
22 -9 West Bromwich Albion 42 10 4 7 47 33 1 4 16 18 53 0.756 30 Rd 3
Second Division
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season Second Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A G AvePts FA Cup
1 9 Middlesbrough 42 18 2 1 78 23 9 6 6 44 37 2.033 62 Rd 5
2 9 Portsmouth 42 14 4 3 58 17 9 4 8 29 32 1.776 54 Rd 4
3 D 1 Manchester City 42 15 3 3 65 23 7 7 7 43 38 1.770 54 Rd 3
4 -1 Chelsea 42 13 7 1 40 17 7 5 9 22 35 1.192 52Rd 6
5 12 Nottingham Forest 42 14 6 1 57 23 4 8 9 23 32 1.455 50 Rd 4
6 6 Preston North End 42 14 4 3 54 29 6 5 10 20 43 1.028 49 Rd 4
7 6 Hull City 42 13 4 4 43 19 7 3 11 20 33 1.212 47 Rd 5
8 0 Port Vale 42 11 6 4 50 26 5 7 9 38 52 1.128 45 Rd 4
9 -3 Blackpool 42 13 5 3 65 26 5 3 13 30 54 1.188 44 Rd 3
10 -3 Oldham Athletic 42 12 3 6 50 37 7 3 11 24 47 0.881 44 Rd 3
11 7 Barnsley 42 13 5 3 56 23 4 4 13 32 64 1.011 43 Rd 4
12 -7 Swansea Town 42 13 5 3 44 21 3 6 12 24 51 0.944 43Rd 6
13 1 Southampton 42 9 8 4 35 22 6 4 11 25 40 0.968 42 SF
14 D 3S Reading 42 14 1 6 47 20 2 7 12 17 52 0.889 40 SF
15 -11 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 10 4 7 54 30 4 3 14 19 45 0.973 35Rd 6
16 D 1 Notts County 42 11 4 6 45 24 4 1 16 25 72 0.729 35 Rd 3
17 D 3N Grimsby Town 42 6 7 8 39 39 5 5 11 35 52 0.813 34 Rd 3
18 1 Fulham 42 11 4 6 39 31 2 4 15 19 61 0.630 34 Rd 4
19 -10 South Shields 42 10 8 3 49 25 1 3 17 22 71 0.740 33 Rd 5
20 0 Clapton Orient 42 9 3 9 37 35 3 4 14 23 61 0.625 31 Rd 3
21 -6 Darlington 42 10 3 8 53 42 2 3 16 26 56 0.806 30 Rd 4
22 -6 Bradford City 42 6 4 11 30 28 1 5 15 20 60 0.568 23 Rd 3
Third Division North
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season Third Division North Pld W D L F A W D L F A G AvePts FA Cup
1 D 2 Stoke City 42 17 3 1 57 11 10 6 5 35 29 2.300 63 Rd 1
2 1 Rochdale 42 18 2 1 72 22 8 4 9 33 43 1.615 58 Rd 1
3 -1 Bradford 42 18 3 0 74 21 6 4 11 27 38 1.712 55 Rd 1
4 1 Halifax Town 42 13 6 2 46 23 8 5 8 24 30 1.321 53 Rd 1
5 3 Nelson 42 16 2 3 64 20 6 5 10 40 55 1.387 51 Rd 2
6 D 2 Stockport County 42 13 4 4 60 31 9 3 9 33 38 1.348 49 Rd 1
7 -3 Chesterfield 42 15 4 2 65 24 6 1 14 27 44 1.353 47 Rd 3
8 2 Doncaster Rovers 42 13 4 4 58 27 5 7 9 23 38 1.246 47 Rd 2
9 -2 Tranmere Rovers 42 13 5 3 54 22 6 3 12 31 45 1.269 46 Rd 1
10 2 New Brighton 42 14 2 5 49 21 4 8 9 30 46 1.179 46 Rd 1
11 4 Lincoln City 42 9 5 7 50 33 6 7 8 40 45 1.154 42 Rd 3
12 8 Southport 42 11 5 5 54 32 4 4 13 26 53 0.941 39 Rd 4
13 6 Wrexham 42 10 5 6 41 26 4 5 12 24 47 0.890 38 Rd 2
14 7 Walsall 42 10 4 7 35 22 4 6 11 33 59 0.840 38 Rd 3
15 -4 Crewe Alexandra 42 11 5 5 46 28 3 4 14 25 53 0.877 37 Rd 3
16 -7 Ashington 42 9 8 4 42 30 3 4 14 18 60 0.667 36 Rd 3
17 -11 Hartlepools United 42 11 4 6 43 26 3 2 16 23 55 0.815 34 Rd 1
18 -1 Wigan Borough 42 10 6 5 44 28 1 4 16 22 55 0.795 32 Rd 2
19 -5 Rotherham United 42 8 6 7 41 35 2 6 13 29 57 0.761 32 Rd 1
20 -7 Durham City 42 9 4 8 35 35 3 2 16 23 70 0.552 30 DNE
21 -3 Accrington Stanley 42 9 3 9 45 38 1 4 16 17 60 0.633 27 Rd 4
22 0 Barrow 42 5 6 10 22 40 2 2 17 12 77 0.291 22 Rd 1
Notes
Stockport County deducted 2 Pts
Third Division South
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season Third Division South Pld W D L F A W D L F A G AvePts FA Cup
1 3 Bristol City 42 19 1 1 71 24 8 7 6 33 30 1.926 62 Rd 2
2 0 Plymouth Argyle 42 17 4 0 52 14 8 6 7 43 47 1.557 60 Rd 3
3 0 Millwall 42 16 2 3 55 19 7 8 6 34 32 1.745 56 Rd 6
4 1 Brighton & Hove Albion 42 15 4 2 61 24 6 7 8 18 26 1.580 53 Rd 3
5 1 Swindon Town 42 16 3 2 64 31 5 6 10 36 54 1.176 51 Rd 1
6 7 Crystal Palace 42 12 6 3 57 33 6 3 12 27 48 1.037 45 Rd 1
7 1 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 42 13 2 6 49 24 5 6 10 29 42 1.182 44 Rd 3
8 -1 Luton Town 42 12 9 0 48 19 3 5 13 20 47 1.030 44 Rd 3
9 8 Newport County 42 15 4 2 40 20 4 2 15 17 51 0.803 44 Rd 1
10 9 Bristol Rovers 42 12 4 5 46 28 4 5 12 32 52 0.975 41 Rd 3
11 7 Brentford 42 10 9 2 46 20 3 5 13 24 41 1.148 40 Rd 5
12 8 Exeter City 42 14 4 3 46 18 1 6 14 30 55 1.041 40 Rd 3
13 8 Charlton Athletic 42 13 5 3 44 22 3 3 15 16 39 0.984 40 Rd 2
14 8 Queens Park Rangers 42 9 8 4 42 27 6 1 14 24 44 0.930 39 DNE
15 D 3N Coventry City 42 11 4 6 44 33 4 3 14 27 53 0.826 37 Rd 2
16 0 Norwich City 42 10 5 6 41 25 2 6 13 18 46 0.831 35 Rd 3
17 -3 Merthyr Town 42 11 5 5 42 25 2 4 15 21 55 0.788 35 Rd 1
18 -6 Northampton Town 42 13 4 4 36 23 2 1 18 23 64 0.678 35 Rd 2
19 -8 Southend United 42 12 3 6 44 25 2 3 16 20 52 0.831 34 Rd 2
20 -10 Gillingham 42 10 5 6 36 26 1 5 15 18 46 0.750 32 Rd 2
21 -6 Watford 42 9 6 6 36 27 3 2 16 21 60 0.655 32 Rd 2
22 -13 Aberdare Athletic 42 8 2 11 38 48 1 5 15 24 53 0.614 25 Rd 1
1927 Election to the Third Division North of the Football League
League Clubs Ave Gate FA Cup Ballot Result
D 3N Accrington Stanley 4,100 Rd 4 36 Re-elected
D 3N Barrow 4,336 Rd 1 30 Re-elected
MCb Mansfield Town Rd 2 8 Failed
ML York City Rd 2 6 Failed
NEL Carlisle United Rd 3 5 Failed
NEL Blyth Spartans Q4 3 Failed
1927 Election to the Third Division South of the Football League
League Clubs Ave Gate FA Cup Ballot Result
D 3S Watford 6,894 Rd 2 44 Re-elected
D 3S Aberdare Athletic 2,818 Rd 1 21 Tie
SL Torquay United Rd 1 21 Tie
SL Kettering Town Rd 1 1 Failed
SL Yeovil & Petters United Q4 1 Failed
SL Ebbw Vale DNE 0 Failed
2nd Ballot
League Clubs Ave Gate FA Cup Ballot Result
SL Torquay United Rd 1 26 Elected
D 3S Aberdare Athletic 2,818 Rd 1 19 Not Re-elected