The 1911–12 season was the 41st season of competitive football in England.
Season | 1911–12 | |
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Overview
editBlackburn 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
editGrimsby 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
editCompetition | Winner |
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First Division | Blackburn Rovers (1) |
Second Division | Derby County |
FA Cup | Barnsley (1) |
Charity Shield | Manchester United |
Home Championship |
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition
League tables
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
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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 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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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 |
Notes:
- ^ New club in the league
- ^ 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
edit- ^ Matthew Taylor, ‘Sutcliffe, Charles Edward (1864–1939)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004
- ^ 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