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* |
| | 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 | |
| | Bliss 2 | | | Jefferis | | | | |
| 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 | |
| | Richards, Edmonds, Brooks | | | Keenor (p) | | | | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |