1926–27 Football League

The Football League
Season 1926–27
Champions Newcastle United

The 19261927 season was the 35th season of The Football League.

Final league tables

The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[1] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79,[2]> with home and away statistics separated.

Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.

Since the goal average was used for this purpose for such a long time, it is presented in the tables below even for the seasons prior to 1894–95, and since the goal difference is a more informative piece of information for a modern reader than the goal average, the goal difference is added in this presentation after the goal average.

From the 1922–23 season on Re-election was required of the bottom two teams of both Third Division North and Third Division South.[2]

First Division

Football League
First Division
Season 1926–27
Champions Newcastle United (4th and so far the last English title)
Relegated Leeds United
West Bromwich Albion
FA Cup winners Cardiff City (1st and only FA Cup title)
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1668 (3.61 per match)
Top goalscorer Jimmy Trotter (The Wednesday), 37 [3]
Biggest home win Derby CountyThe Wednesday 8–0 (19 Mar 1927)
Biggest away win Aston VillaWest Ham 1–5 (2 Apr 1927)
Blackburn –Burnley 1–5 (16 Oct 1926)
West HamBlackburn 1–5 (11 Sept 1926)
TottenhamArsenal 0–4 (7 Mar 1927)
Highest scoring BuryWest Brom 7–3 (11 Sept 1926)
NewcastleEverton 7–3 (5 mar 1927)
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Newcastle United42191164206510323896581.655+3856
2Huddersfield Town42136241194116354176601.267+1651
3Sunderland42153370286411284298701.400+2849
4Bolton Wanderers42155154194512304384621.355+2248
5Burnley42154255304512365091801.138+1147
6West Ham United4296650361029363486701.229+1646
7Leicester City4213445833489273785701.214+1546
8Sheffield United42126346335412285374860.860–1244
9Liverpool42134447275313223469611.131+843
10Aston Villa42114651347311304981830.976–243
11Arsenal42125447305412305677860.895–943
12Derby County42144360283315264586731.178+1341
13Tottenham Hotspur42114648335511284576780.974–241
14Cardiff City [notes 1] 42123631174611244855650.846–1041
15Manchester United4298429194611234552640.813–1240
16The Wednesday42153349290615266375920.815–1739
17Birmingham42133536174116285664730.877–938
18Blackburn Rovers4295740406312375677960.802–1938
19Bury4285843384710253968770.883–936
20Everton42106535302415296064900.711–2634
21Leeds United4297543312118265769880.784–1930
22West Bromwich Albion42104747331416185365860.756–2130

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

  1. Cardiff City were winners of both the FA Cup, their only win, and the Welsh Cup, which they now won for the 5th time.
Key
League Champions
FA Cup Winners
Welsh Cup winners, see Cardiff City
Relegated

Results

Home ╲ Away ARS AST BIRBLBBOLBURBRYCARDEREVEHUDLEELEILIVMUNNEWSHUSUNTOTWEDWBAWHU
Arsenal 21 30 22 21 62 10 32 21 12 02 10 22 20 10 22 11 23 24 62 41 22
Aston Villa 23 42 43 34 11 12 00 31 53 30 51 20 11 20 12 40 31 23 22 20 15
Birmingham City 00 12 31 61 10 22 12 10 10 13 20 21 30 40 20 23 20 10 00 10 02
Blackburn Rovers 12 02 32 03 15 22 10 44 33 42 41 21 21 21 12 34 02 10 22 00 41
Bolton Wanderers 22 02 10 51 31 22 20 31 50 40 30 20 21 40 21 41 22 22 32 11 20
Burnley 20 63 02 31 43 00 43 10 51 22 32 11 40 10 33 25 42 50 10 21 21
Bury 32 01 31 02 20 33 23 12 52 22 42 00 02 03 32 44 12 00 20 73 12
Cardiff City 20 23 10 01 10 00 21 20 10 20 31 01 20 02 11 30 30 12 32 11 12
Derby County 02 23 41 45 20 41 20 63 00 44 10 41 21 22 11 10 42 41 80 21 30
Everton 31 22 31 10 11 32 22 01 32 00 21 34 10 00 13 20 54 12 21 00 03
Huddersfield Town 33 00 02 50 10 20 31 00 42 00 41 53 10 00 10 02 00 20 43 41 21
Leeds United 41 31 21 41 25 02 41 00 10 13 11 11 00 23 12 11 22 11 41 31 63
Leicester City 21 51 52 40 01 03 11 31 11 62 24 32 32 23 21 22 21 22 53 50 30
Liverpool 30 21 21 22 32 22 22 50 32 10 23 24 10 42 12 51 12 10 30 21 00
Manchester United 22 21 01 20 00 21 12 11 22 21 00 22 10 01 31 50 00 21 00 20 03
Newcastle United 61 40 51 61 10 15 31 50 30 73 10 10 11 10 42 20 10 32 21 52 20
Sheffield United 40 31 43 53 11 22 20 31 10 33 33 10 03 14 22 21 20 33 20 21 02
Sunderland 51 11 41 25 62 71 30 22 12 32 11 62 30 21 60 20 30 32 41 41 23
Tottenham Hotspur 04 01 61 11 10 41 10 41 32 21 33 41 22 12 11 13 31 02 73 30 13
The Wednesday 42 31 44 03 21 21 13 30 21 40 11 10 22 32 20 32 23 41 31 21 10
West Bromwich Albion 13 62 12 20 11 42 31 12 31 32 22 24 01 01 22 42 10 30 50 22 13
West Ham United 70 51 10 15 44 21 12 22 12 21 32 32 33 33 40 11 30 12 12 11 12

Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

Locations of the Football League First Division London teams

Second Division

Football League
Second Division
Season 1926–27
Champions Middlesbrough (1st title)
Relegated Bradford City
Darlington
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1668 (3.61 per match)
Top goalscorer George Camsell (Middlesbrough), 59 [3]
Biggest home win PortsmouthNotts County 9–1 (9 Apr 1927)
Manchester CityBradford City 8–0 (7 Mar 1927)
Biggest away win FulhamGrimsby Town 0–4 (16 Feb 1927)
Highest scoring Grimsby TownMiddlesbrough 4–7 (8 Feb 1927)
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Middlesbrough42182178239664437122602.033+6262
2Portsmouth4214435817948293287491.776+3854
3Manchester City42153365237774338108611.770+4754
4Chelsea4213714017759223562521.192+1052
5Nottingham Forest4214615723489233280551.455+2550
6Preston North End42144354296510204374721.028+249
7Hull City42134443197311203363521.212+1147
8Port Vale4211645026579385288781.128+1045
9Blackpool42135365265313305495801.188+1544
10Oldham Athletic42123650377311244774840.881–1044
11Barnsley42135356234413326488871.011+143
12Swansea Town42135344213612245168720.944–443
13Southampton4298435226411254060620.968–242
14Reading42141647202712175264720.889–840
15Wolverhampton Wanderers42104754304314194573750.973–235
16Notts County42114645244116257270960.729–2635
17Grimsby Town4267839395511355274910.813–1734
18Fulham42114639312415196158920.630–3434
19South Shields42108349251317227171960.740–2533
20Clapton Orient4293937353414236160960.625–3631
21Darlington42103853422316265679980.806–1930
22Bradford City42641130281515206050880.568–3823

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Relegated

Results

Home ╲ Away BAR BLP BRACHECLADARFULGRIHULMCIMIDNOTNTCOLDPORPTVPNEREASOUSSHSWAWOL
Barnsley 61 10 30 42 32 50 21 12 11 11 02 44 01 20 20 30 22 51 61 11 41
Blackpool 61 30 31 60 11 00 62 40 24 22 22 50 20 20 22 23 31 32 61 31 23
Bradford City 11 41 01 13 01 10 22 12 43 01 11 12 01 12 12 01 11 20 31 50 12
Chelsea 42 11 52 21 22 22 20 10 00 30 20 20 10 00 20 21 00 23 41 22 10
Clapton Orient 01 10 11 30 04 23 24 12 24 23 22 21 31 45 12 11 51 10 10 10 20
Darlington 33 13 30 22 21 50 23 13 22 14 42 42 01 04 43 01 42 12 82 31 31
Fulham 10 10 11 12 20 21 05 31 25 03 21 30 11 00 62 01 12 30 22 43 41
Grimsby Town 13 21 42 00 22 21 20 01 22 47 11 14 25 00 44 52 01 01 11 01 60
Hull City 51 30 40 01 40 21 20 23 32 33 12 20 12 21 00 31 11 00 20 21 10
Manchester City 11 21 80 10 61 70 42 20 22 35 11 41 30 40 41 10 30 34 12 31 21
Middlesbrough 51 44 43 00 60 41 61 30 20 21 10 42 31 73 52 02 50 31 50 71 20
Nottingham Forest 31 20 30 41 11 51 20 11 31 33 43 20 11 10 03 70 51 31 42 22 11
Notts County 11 23 40 50 31 31 40 30 10 10 22 12 12 23 21 11 20 01 41 13 22
Oldham Athletic 04 13 21 12 52 32 23 31 11 12 21 33 52 10 13 51 31 11 32 52 20
Portsmouth 12 50 10 23 11 00 20 52 20 21 01 00 91 72 40 51 50 31 11 10 21
Port Vale 32 24 00 00 30 32 71 61 00 02 31 02 62 30 23 20 11 31 42 11 11
Preston North End 21 41 32 02 22 41 22 32 10 24 22 10 41 52 12 44 31 10 40 40 20
Reading 32 01 23 21 01 42 20 11 01 10 21 40 71 61 12 20 30 10 21 30 12
Southampton 31 53 00 11 12 31 41 00 01 11 21 10 20 01 02 22 11 11 62 11 10
South Shields 71 22 33 51 21 10 11 32 31 22 00 10 50 41 10 33 11 30 12 01 12
Swansea Town 52 20 10 21 32 51 42 11 10 13 01 21 01 30 11 22 00 30 22 20 41
Wolverhampton Wanderers 91 41 72 03 50 21 21 34 52 41 12 20 01 11 01 12 12 11 22 20 22

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second Division maps

Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams

Third Division North

Football League
Third Division North
Season 1926–27
Champions Stoke (1st title)
Failed re-election None
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1692 (3.66 per match)
Top goalscorer Albert Whitehurst (Rochdale), 44 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Stoke42173157111065352992402.300+5263
2Rochdale42182172228493343105651.615+4058
3Bradford Park Avenue421830742164112738101591.712+4255
4Halifax Town4213624623858243070531.321+1753
5Nelson421623642065104055104751.387+2951
6Stockport County [notes2 1]4213446031939333893691.348+2449
7Chesterfield42154265246114274492681.353+2447
8Doncaster Rovers4213445827579233881651.246+1647
9Tranmere Rovers42135354226312314585671.269+1846
10New Brighton4214254921489304679671.179+1246
11Lincoln City429575033678404590781.154+1242
12Southport42115554324413265380850.941–539
13Wrexham42105641264512244765730.890–838
14Walsall [notes2 2] 42104735224611335968810.840–1338
15Crewe Alexandra42115546283414255371810.877–1037
16Ashington4298442303414186060900.667–3036
17Hartlepools United42114643263216235566810.815–1534
18Wigan Borough42106544281416225566830.795–1732
19Rotherham United4286741352613295770920.761–2232
20Durham City42948353532162370581050.552–4730
21Accrington Stanley4293945381416176062980.633–3627
22Barrow425610224022171277341170.291–8322

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

  1. Stockport County had two points deducted for fielding Joe Smith without FA permission on 26 March 1927.
  2. Walsall was transferred to Third Division South for the following season.
Key
Division Champions, promoted
New club in the league (none)
Re-elected
Failed re-election (none)

Results

Home ╲ Away ACC ASH BRWBPACHFCREDONDURHALHARLINNELNWBROCROTSOUSTPSTKTRAWALWIGWRE
Accrington Stanley (1891) 30 01 23 21 31 20 30 42 72 11 05 23 01 31 22 24 01 23 35 31 11
Ashington 21 30 22 21 41 11 31 30 10 12 11 23 22 44 41 11 02 43 02 11 11
Barrow 11 22 03 10 31 01 21 11 13 03 01 03 23 22 14 13 00 21 10 22 05
Bradford Park Avenue 61 20 10 50 20 73 30 21 41 31 22 11 51 22 62 31 30 53 51 21 50
Chesterfield 11 41 81 32 30 11 71 20 10 42 11 34 23 52 51 30 11 31 20 52 13
Crewe Alexandra 40 21 50 11 00 13 21 12 01 33 21 32 40 22 10 32 02 41 11 24 51
Doncaster Rovers 20 31 70 41 03 02 51 20 20 13 60 22 32 22 31 12 31 41 22 41 22
Durham City 20 02 11 21 21 12 22 01 21 42 33 22 13 01 42 15 12 03 30 31 10
Halifax Town 43 11 51 20 31 31 21 12 21 21 41 22 10 42 11 41 22 20 11 00 01
Hartlepool United 31 01 11 24 12 11 30 40 01 11 32 40 32 31 20 12 13 21 22 21 40
Lincoln City 40 40 31 51 31 33 00 50 31 12 14 41 23 12 11 13 13 12 33 20 22
Nelson 70 40 30 10 03 71 51 11 00 62 21 20 31 53 12 61 10 02 32 40 30
New Brighton 01 40 31 31 10 30 02 31 03 21 11 72 12 30 41 12 50 00 31 31 21
Rochdale 21 50 51 30 81 31 72 13 20 30 73 21 11 21 10 20 40 31 44 41 31
Rotherham United 11 50 20 11 04 21 13 31 24 53 24 23 00 11 12 12 22 22 41 20 20
Southport 21 41 30 21 21 22 20 45 00 10 23 34 72 11 20 22 03 13 61 22 60
Stockport County 33 62 70 12 40 31 10 40 13 33 33 41 10 30 31 24 22 21 02 41 32
Stoke 10 70 40 00 32 21 00 40 51 31 20 41 11 31 41 40 01 20 41 20 20
Tranmere 21 21 72 12 32 10 11 83 00 20 11 23 41 01 40 30 00 11 60 31 32
Walsall 51 00 10 10 01 23 10 11 01 22 12 41 01 41 32 11 10 01 51 32 01
Wigan Borough 30 14 80 12 12 22 11 30 11 30 32 21 32 03 00 31 20 03 11 52 11
Wrexham 50 11 02 10 31 31 01 31 12 40 11 22 22 22 30 30 21 26 01 12 20

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

Third Division South

Football League
Third Division South
Season 1926–27
Champions Bristol City (2nd title)
Failed re-election Aberdare Athletic
Matches played 462
Goals scored 1592 (3.45 per match)
Top goalscorer Harry Morris (Swindon Town), 47 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Bristol City42191171248763330104541.926+5062
2Plymouth Argyle4217405214867434795611.557+3460
3Millwall4216235519786343289511.745+3856
4Brighton & Hove Albion4215426124678182679501.580+2953
5Swindon Town421632643156103654100851.176+1551
6Crystal Palace42126357336312274884811.037+345
7Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic42132649245610294278661.182+1244
8Luton Town42129048193513204768661.030+244
9Newport County42154240204215175157710.803–1444
10Bristol Rovers42124546284512325278800.975–241
11Brentford42109246203513244170611.148+940
12Exeter City42144346181614305576731.041+340
13Charlton Athletic42135344223315163960610.984–140
14Queens Park Rangers4298441276114244465710.915–639
15Coventry City [notes3 1]42114644334314275371860.826–1537
16Norwich City42105641252613184659710.831–1235
17Merthyr Town42115542252415215563800.787–1735
18Northampton Town42134436232118236459870.678–2835
19Southend United42123644252316205264770.831–1334
20Gillingham42105636261515184654720.750–1832
21Watford4296636273216216057870.655–3032
22Aberdare Athletic428211384815152453621010.614–3925

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

  1. Coventry City was transferred to Third Division South for this season.
Key
Division Champions, promoted
New club in the league (none)
Re-elected
Failed re-election

Results

Home ╲ Away ADE BOU BREBHABRIBROCHACOVCRYEXEGILLUTMERMILNPCNORNORPLYQPRSTDSWIWAT
Aberdare Athletic 21 31 22 37 21 00 07 23 31 21 01 12 13 01 61 12 56 02 10 14 32
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 30 31 10 20 01 03 12 11 43 42 20 11 01 21 31 01 62 62 30 12 60
Brentford 14 00 40 30 02 20 73 30 61 00 22 11 00 11 11 30 00 42 31 22 30
Brighton & Hove Albion 31 02 11 30 70 32 11 11 52 32 11 40 31 10 20 32 12 41 21 93 41
Bristol City 21 20 10 02 31 41 30 54 32 94 60 30 41 41 43 11 42 10 51 20 50
Bristol Rovers 40 21 13 00 05 11 12 41 31 21 12 21 11 40 52 10 22 41 51 31 02
Charlton Athletic 51 13 11 10 01 31 42 12 10 30 22 32 11 30 52 20 11 20 10 22 21
Coventry City 10 62 31 12 25 22 10 31 00 02 41 51 14 31 03 10 33 10 11 13 51
Crystal Palace 00 22 43 20 42 74 21 12 10 22 11 11 16 62 30 71 11 21 53 50 01
Exeter City 21 40 31 00 11 11 10 81 31 51 12 30 11 21 32 10 02 02 20 31 20
Gillingham 21 10 12 23 11 20 11 20 21 32 00 01 21 01 12 10 41 22 23 44 30
Luton Town 33 40 21 40 00 11 10 41 10 22 21 21 60 41 20 22 33 20 00 11 22
Merthyr Town 22 46 10 10 11 32 30 10 12 33 20 41 10 12 20 11 51 40 01 12 11
Millwall 10 11 30 11 01 23 30 10 10 42 20 70 31 41 42 61 13 21 20 41 31
Newport County 52 21 00 01 00 10 21 41 21 20 10 32 43 11 10 00 21 02 30 53 21
Northampton Town 21 22 23 00 20 30 01 21 11 22 21 21 20 14 12 30 21 10 21 10 32
Norwich City 22 41 21 02 11 20 23 30 01 44 00 32 40 02 10 61 02 01 11 21 40
Plymouth Argyle 20 11 21 20 42 32 31 30 71 20 00 10 11 11 41 30 21 20 21 31 40
Queens Park Rangers 30 11 11 22 12 22 21 11 02 11 11 10 51 11 20 42 40 42 32 01 24
Southend 51 03 31 01 01 21 50 31 31 12 10 21 31 11 50 20 33 12 03 22 20
Swindon Town 32 20 42 22 22 35 20 22 61 42 10 20 32 30 31 31 32 12 62 51 42
Watford 22 12 00 10 01 33 10 10 12 10 40 21 41 24 00 40 11 14 12 42 22

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third Division South maps

Locations of the Football League Third Division South London teams

See also

References

  1. "England 1926-27". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  2. 1 2 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
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