1911–12_Football_League_Second_Division

Football League
Second Division
Season	1911–12
Champions	Derby County (1st title)
Failed re-election	Gainsborough Trinity
Matches played	380
Goals scored	1,032 (2.72 per match)
Top goalscorer	Bert Freeman (Burnley), 32
Biggest home win	Wolverhampton Wanderers – Hull City 8–0 (4 Nov 1911)
Biggest away win	Leeds City – Burnley 1–5 (9 Dec 1911); Birmingham – Derby County 0–4 (16 Sept 1911)
Highest scoring	Fulham – Leeds City 7–2 (23 Mar 1912)
	← 1910–11 1912–13 →

First Division
Season	1911–12
Champions	Blackburn Rovers; 1st English title
Relegated	Preston North End; Bury
Matches played	380
Goals scored	1,057 (2.78 per match)
Top goalscorer	David McLean; George Holley; Harry Hampton; (25 goals each)
Biggest home win	The Wednesday 8–0 Sunderland; (26 December 1911)
Biggest away win	Sheffield United 0–5 Bolton Wanderers; (9 September 1911)
Highest scoring	Sheffield United 7–3 Bradford City; (4 March 1912)
	← 1910–11 1912–13 →

The Football League
Season	1911–12
Champions	Blackburn Rovers
Relegated	Gainsborough Trinity
New Team in League	Grimsby Town
	← 1910–11 1912–13 →

1911–12 Football League

24th season of the Football League

The 1911–12 season was the 24th season of The Football League.

Quick Facts Season, Champions ...

Blackburn Rovers won the First Division title for the first time.

Bury and Preston North End were relegated to the Second Division, and their places in the First Division were taken by Derby County and Chelsea.

First Division

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More information Pos, Team ...

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

More information Home \ Away, AST ...

Home \ Away	AST	BLB	BOL	BRA	BRY	EVE	LIV	MCI	MUN	MID	NEW	NTC	OLD	PNE	SHU	SUN	TOT	WED	WBA	WOO
Aston Villa		0–3	0–1	0–0	5–2	3–0	5–0	3–1	6–0	2–1	2–0	5–1	6–1	1–0	1–0	1–3	2–2	2–3	0–3	4–1
Blackburn Rovers	3–1		2–0	3–1	2–0	2–1	1–0	2–0	2–2	2–1	1–1	0–0	1–0	3–0	1–0	2–2	0–0	0–0	4–1	4–0
Bolton Wanderers	3–0	2–0		2–0	1–0	1–2	2–1	2–1	1–1	1–0	0–2	3–0	2–1	3–0	0–3	3–0	1–0	4–2	2–0	2–2
Bradford City	2–1	1–0	1–0		1–0	1–0	0–2	4–1	0–1	2–1	1–1	2–3	0–0	0–1	1–0	2–1	3–0	5–1	4–1	1–1
Bury	1–1	1–2	1–3	2–0		1–2	2–2	1–2	0–1	0–2	2–1	0–1	1–1	0–0	3–1	0–2	2–1	2–2	1–0	3–1
Everton	1–1	1–3	1–0	1–0	1–1		2–1	1–0	4–0	1–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–0	3–2	1–0	2–2	1–0	3–0	1–0
Liverpool	1–2	1–2	1–0	1–0	1–1	1–3		2–2	3–2	1–1	0–1	3–0	1–0	0–1	2–0	2–1	1–2	1–1	1–3	4–1
Manchester City	2–6	3–0	3–1	4–0	2–0	4–0	2–3		0–0	2–0	1–1	4–0	1–3	0–0	0–0	2–0	2–1	4–0	0–2	3–3
Manchester United	3–1	3–1	2–0	0–1	0–0	2–1	1–1	0–0		3–4	0–2	2–0	3–1	0–0	1–0	2–2	1–2	3–1	1–2	2–0
Middlesbrough	1–2	2–1	1–0	1–0	1–1	0–0	3–2	3–1	3–0		1–1	4–0	3–0	4–2	1–1	3–3	2–0	1–1	1–0	0–2
Newcastle United	6–2	4–2	5–2	0–2	3–2	2–0	1–1	1–0	2–3	0–1		3–2	1–1	1–0	2–2	3–1	2–0	0–2	0–0	1–2
Notts County	2–0	1–3	3–2	0–0	2–0	0–1	0–0	0–1	0–1	2–1	1–4		1–1	1–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	1–0	2–0	3–1
Oldham Athletic	1–2	0–1	3–1	3–0	2–0	3–0	0–1	4–1	2–2	2–0	2–4	1–2		1–0	2–3	0–0	2–1	1–0	3–1	0–0
Preston North End	4–1	2–2	1–2	2–2	1–0	2–1	2–1	2–1	0–0	0–3	2–1	2–1	0–1		3–0	0–3	0–1	2–3	1–1	0–1
Sheffield United	0–1	1–1	0–5	7–3	4–0	2–1	3–1	6–2	6–1	1–1	2–1	1–3	4–0	4–2		1–2	1–2	1–1	1–1	2–1
Sunderland	2–2	3–0	0–1	1–1	1–0	4–0	1–2	1–1	5–0	1–0	1–2	5–0	4–2	3–0	0–0		1–1	0–0	3–2	1–0
Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	0–2	1–0	2–3	2–1	0–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–1	1–2	2–2	4–0	6–2	1–1	0–0		3–1	1–0	5–0
The Wednesday	3–0	1–1	0–1	4–2	2–1	1–3	2–2	3–0	3–0	0–2	1–2	3–0	1–0	0–1	1–1	8–0	4–0		4–1	3–0
West Bromwich Albion	2–2	2–0	0–0	0–0	2–0	1–0	1–0	1–1	1–0	3–1	3–1	2–1	0–0	0–2	0–1	1–0	2–0	1–5		1–1
Woolwich Arsenal	2–2	5–1	3–0	2–0	1–0	0–1	2–2	2–0	2–1	3–1	2–0	0–3	1–1	4–1	3–1	3–0	3–1	0–2	0–2

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second Division

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Source: ^{[citation needed]}
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.

Results

More information Home \ Away, BAR ...

Home \ Away	BAR	BIR	BLP	BPA	BRI	BUR	CHE	CLA	DER	FUL	GAI	GLP	GRI	HUD	HUL	LEE	LEI	NOT	STP	WOL
Barnsley		1–0	1–0	1–0	4–1	1–1	0–2	2–1	0–2	2–2	4–0	1–0	2–2	0–0	1–2	3–4	0–0	1–0	2–1	2–1
Birmingham	1–3		2–1	2–3	0–0	4–0	1–4	4–0	0–4	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–2	1–0	5–1	4–3	4–0	4–2	2–0	3–1
Blackpool	0–0	1–0		0–4	1–0	0–0	1–0	1–0	1–0	3–1	0–0	2–0	1–2	3–1	3–2	3–0	1–1	2–0	0–1	1–0
Bradford Park Avenue	1–0	3–0	0–0		0–1	2–1	1–1	2–1	0–1	0–2	5–0	1–1	4–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–1	1–0	0–2
Bristol City	0–1	2–1	2–0	1–0		0–3	1–1	1–0	1–1	1–0	2–0	2–0	3–0	3–2	0–0	4–1	0–1	2–2	2–1	0–3
Burnley	3–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	4–2		2–2	1–0	0–0	5–1	2–0	4–0	1–1	3–0	5–1	4–2	3–0	2–0	4–1	2–1
Chelsea	2–1	0–2	4–1	1–0	2–2	0–2		3–0	1–0	1–0	1–0	1–0	4–1	3–1	1–0	4–2	2–1	2–0	0–0	4–0
Clapton Orient	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–2	1–4		3–0	4–0	3–0	2–1	1–0	2–1	4–0	2–1	4–1	0–2	4–2	1–0
Derby County	0–0	0–1	5–1	1–0	3–0	2–0	2–0	5–1		6–1	4–0	5–0	2–1	4–2	2–3	5–2	5–0	1–0	2–0	1–1
Fulham	2–2	2–1	3–0	2–0	2–1	3–4	0–1	0–2	0–0		7–1	0–2	1–3	3–1	0–1	7–2	4–1	2–0	3–1	1–1
Gainsborough Trinity	1–2	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–3	1–0	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–1		1–1	2–3	5–0	0–3	2–1	0–1	1–2	0–0	1–0
Glossop	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–0	3–0	1–3	1–2	3–3	3–1	1–1	1–1		5–2	2–3	1–1	2–1	6–0	0–0	1–1	0–1
Grimsby Town	0–0	1–0	1–0	0–0	3–0	1–0	2–1	2–1	0–3	1–0	3–3	0–0		1–2	1–0	1–2	4–0	1–4	2–2	0–0
Huddersfield Town	2–1	3–2	4–0	3–1	1–2	1–1	1–3	0–0	0–0	2–0	2–2	3–1	2–0		0–2	1–2	1–2	1–2	2–0	1–1
Hull City	0–0	4–0	3–0	5–1	3–0	4–1	1–0	0–2	0–0	2–3	1–1	2–0	1–0	0–1		1–0	4–1	2–1	0–2	3–0
Leeds City	3–2	0–0	1–0	1–2	3–1	1–5	0–0	0–2	0–1	0–2	0–0	2–1	1–2	2–0	0–0		2–1	3–1	1–1	1–1
Leicester Fosse	0–0	5–2	4–0	3–0	2–0	3–2	2–0	2–0	0–1	2–5	2–0	1–0	0–2	0–2	3–0	2–1		1–1	1–1	1–1
Nottingham Forest	0–2	0–1	2–1	2–1	2–0	0–1	2–3	3–0	1–3	1–1	2–0	0–1	1–0	3–0	0–0	2–1	4–1		1–2	0–0
Stockport County	1–1	2–0	1–2	1–0	1–0	0–1	0–1	1–1	4–0	2–1	0–3	3–0	3–0	3–1	1–1	3–3	2–3	2–2		1–2
Wolverhampton Wanderers	5–0	1–0	3–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	3–1	0–1	0–1	0–0	1–0	1–1	1–2	1–2	8–0	5–0	1–0	1–0	4–0

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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[table_note_GAI0.79989261310543-3] 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.

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Relegation
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	Relegation to the Second Division

Pos	Team	Pld	HW	HD	HL	HGF	HGA	AW	AD	AL	AGF	AGA	GAv	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Derby County	38	15	2	2	55	13	8	6	5	19	15	2.643	54	Division Champions
2	Chelsea	38	15	2	2	36	13	9	4	6	28	21	1.882	54	Promoted
3	Burnley	38	14	5	0	50	14	8	3	8	27	27	1.878	52
4	Clapton Orient	38	16	0	3	44	14	5	3	11	17	30	1.386	45
5	Wolverhampton Wanderers	38	12	3	4	41	10	4	7	8	16	23	1.727	42
6	Barnsley	38	10	5	4	28	19	5	7	7	17	23	1.071	42	FA Cup Winners
7	Hull City	38	12	3	4	36	13	5	5	9	18	38	1.059	42
8	Fulham	38	10	3	6	42	24	6	4	9	24	34	1.138	39
9	Grimsby Town^{[lower-alpha 1]}	38	9	6	4	24	18	6	3	10	24	37	0.873	39
10	Leicester Fosse	38	11	4	4	34	18	4	3	12	15	48	0.742	37
11	Bradford Park Avenue	38	10	5	4	30	16	3	4	12	14	29	0.978	35
12	Birmingham	38	11	3	5	44	29	3	3	13	11	30	0.932	34
13	Bristol City	38	11	4	4	27	17	3	2	14	14	43	0.683	34
14	Blackpool	38	12	4	3	24	12	1	4	14	8	40	0.615	34
15	Nottingham Forest	38	9	3	7	26	18	4	4	11	20	30	0.958	33
16	Stockport County	38	8	5	6	31	22	3	6	10	16	32	0.870	33
17	Huddersfield Town	38	8	5	6	30	22	5	1	13	20	42	0.781	32
18	Glossop	38	6	8	5	33	23	2	4	13	9	33	0.750	28	Re-elected
19	Leeds City	38	7	6	6	21	22	3	2	14	29	56	0.641	28	Re-elected
20	Gainsborough Trinity^{[lower-alpha 2]}	38	4	6	9	17	22	1	7	11	13	42	0.469	23	Failed re-election

1911–12_Football_League_Second_Division

1911–12 Football League

Final league tables

First Division

Results

Maps

Second Division

Results

Maps

See also

References

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