Season 1921-22
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| Cup Competition |
| FA Cup Final 1922 | Venue | Gate | Notes |
| D 1 | Huddersfield Town |
1 |
0 | Preston North End | D 1 | Stamford Bridge, London | 53,710 | |
| | Smith WH (p) | | | | | | | |
| |
| FA Cup Semi-Finals 1922 | Venue | Gate | Notes |
| D 1 | Huddersfield Town | 3 | 1 | Notts County | D 2 | Turf Moor, Burnley | 46,323 | |
| | Mann, Smith WH, Stephenson | | | Hill | | | | |
| D 1 | Preston North End | 2 | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | D 1 | Hillsborough, Sheffield | 50,095 | aet |
| | Rawlings, Roberts | | | Seed | | | | |
Final Table for Season 1921-22
| First Division |
| Home | Away | |
| Ptn |  | First Division | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | FA Cup |
| 1 | 3 | Liverpool | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 1.750 | 57 | Rd 2 |
| 2 | 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 1.667 | 51 |
SF |
| 3 |
-2 | Burnley | 42 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 49 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 1.333 | 49 | Rd 1 |
| 4 |
D 2 | Cardiff City | 42 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 40 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 1.151 | 48 | Rd 4 |
| 5 | 5 | Aston Villa | 42 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 50 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 24 | 36 | 1.345 | 47 | Rd 4 |
| 6 |
-3 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 35 | 1.153 | 47 | Rd 2 |
| 7 |
-2 | Newcastle United | 42 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 26 | 1.311 | 46 | Rd 2 |
| 8 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 50 | 1.145 | 46 | Rd 1 |
| 9 | 9 | Chelsea | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 27 | 0.930 | 46 | Rd 1 |
| 10 |
-8 | Manchester City | 42 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 44 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 21 | 49 | 0.929 | 45 | Rd 3 |
| 11 | 9 | Sheffield United | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 1.093 | 40 | Rd 1 |
| 12 | 0 | Sunderland | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 39 | 0.968 | 40 | Rd 1 |
| 13 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 40 | 0.810 | 40 | Rd 3 |
| 14 | 3 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 40 | 0.981 | 39 | Win |
| 15 |
-4 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 0.947 | 38 | Rd 3 |
| 16 | 0 | Preston North End | 42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 33 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 45 | 0.646 | 38 | Final |
| 17 |
-8 | Arsenal | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 20 | 37 | 0.839 | 37 | Rd 4 |
| 18 |
D 2 | Birmingham | 42 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 31 | 0.800 | 37 | DNE |
| 19 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 35 | 0.760 | 37 | Rd 2 |
| 20 |
-13 | Everton | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 33 | 1.036 | 36 | Rd 1 |
| 21 |
-6 | Bradford City | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 42 | 0.667 | 32 | Rd 2 |
| 22 |
-9 | Manchester United | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 47 | 0.562 | 28 | Rd 1 |
| Second Division |
| Home | Away | |
| Ptn |  | Second Division | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | FA Cup |
| 1 | 17 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 1.700 | 56 | Rd 3 |
| 2 | 18 | Stoke | 42 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 33 | 1.364 | 52 | Rd 3 |
| 3 | 13 | Barnsley | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 1.288 | 52 | Rd 3 |
| 4 | 1 | West Ham United | 42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 26 | 1.333 | 48 | Rd 1 |
| 5 | 8 | Hull City | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 1.244 | 48 | Rd 2 |
| 6 | 2 | South Shields | 42 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 25 | 1.132 | 46 | Rd 1 |
| 7 | 2 | Fulham | 42 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 30 | 1.500 | 45 | Rd 2 |
| 8 | 6 | Leeds United | 42 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 26 | 1.263 | 45 | Rd 1 |
| 9 | 3 | Leicester City | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 1.147 | 45 | Rd 3 |
| 10 | 0 | The Wednesday | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 0.940 | 44 | Rd 1 |
| 11 | 0 | Bury | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 36 | 0.982 | 40 | Rd 1 |
| 12 |
D 1 | Derby County | 42 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 42 | 0.938 | 39 | Rd 1 |
| 13 |
-7 | Notts County | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 33 | 0.922 | 39 |
SF |
| 14 |
D 3 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 0.882 | 39 | Rd 2 |
| 15 |
-8 | Clapton Orient | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 32 | 0.860 | 39 | Rd 1 |
| 16 | 3 | Rotherham County | 42 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 36 | 0.744 | 39 | Q5 |
| 17 |
-2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 30 | 0.898 | 37 | Rd 1 |
| 18 |
-1 | Port Vale | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 38 | 0.754 | 36 | Rd 1 |
| 19 |
-15 | Blackpool | 42 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 33 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 30 | 0.772 | 35 | Rd 1 |
| 20 | 1 | Coventry City | 42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 39 | 0.850 | 34 | Q6 |
| 21 |
D 1 | Bradford | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 40 | 0.742 | 33 | Rd 2 |
| 22 |
-19 | Bristol City | 42 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 40 | 0.638 | 33 | Rd 1 |
| Third Division North |
| Home | Away | |
| Ptn |  | Third Division North | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | FA Cup |
| 1 |
D 2 | Stockport County | 38 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 2.857 | 56 | Q5 |
| 2 |
ML | Darlington | 38 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 2.189 | 50 | Rd 1 |
| 3 |
D 3 | Grimsby Town | 38 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 32 | 1.532 | 50 | Rd 1 |
| 4 |
NEL | Hartlepools United | 38 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 1.333 | 42 | Q5 |
| 5 |
LaC | Accrington Stanley | 38 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 50 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 42 | 1.281 | 41 | Q4 |
| 6 |
CL | Crewe Alexandra | 38 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 39 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 35 | 1.071 | 41 | Q5 |
| 7 |
CL | Stalybridge Celtic | 38 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 48 | 0.984 | 41 | Q6 |
| 8 |
Bir | Walsall | 38 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 48 | 1.015 | 39 | Rd 1 |
| 9 |
CL | Southport | 38 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 32 | 1.250 | 38 | Rd 1 |
| 10 |
NEL | Ashington | 38 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 44 | 0.894 | 38 | Rd 1 |
| 11 |
NEL | Durham City | 38 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 47 | 1.015 | 37 | Q5 |
| 12 |
Bir | Wrexham | 38 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 39 | 0.911 | 37 | Q6 |
| 13 |
ML | Chesterfield | 38 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 52 | 0.716 | 35 | Q5 |
| 14 |
ML | Lincoln City | 38 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 39 | 0.814 | 34 | Q5 |
| 15 |
LaC | Barrow | 38 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 36 | 0.778 | 33 | Q4 |
| 16 |
CL | Nelson | 38 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 43 | 0.727 | 33 | Q6 |
| 17 |
LaC | Wigan Borough | 38 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 44 | 0.639 | 31 | DNE |
| 18 |
CL | Tranmere Rovers | 38 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 36 | 0.836 | 29 | Q4 |
| 19 |
ML | Halifax Town | 38 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 48 | 0.737 | 29 | DNE |
| 20 |
CL | Rochdale | 38 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 34 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 53 | 0.675 | 26 | Q5 |
| Third Division South |
| Home | Away | |
| Ptn |  | Third Division South | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | FA Cup |
| 1 | 1 | Southampton | 42 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 50 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 3.238 | 61 | Rd 2 |
| 2 | 9 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 2.625 | 61 | Rd 1 |
| 3 | 9 | Portsmouth | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 1.590 | 53 | Rd 1 |
| 4 | 5 | Luton Town | 42 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 1.829 | 52 | Rd 2 |
| 5 |
-2 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 1.205 | 49 | Rd 1 |
| 6 |
-2 | Swindon Town | 42 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 40 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 39 | 1.200 | 45 | Rd 2 |
| 7 |
-1 | Watford | 42 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 34 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 1.125 | 44 | Rd 2 |
| 8 |
SL | Aberdare Athletic | 42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 33 | 1.118 | 44 | EP |
| 9 | 12 | Brentford | 42 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 1.209 | 43 | Rd 1 |
| 10 |
-5 | Swansea Town | 42 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 40 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 28 | 1.064 | 41 | Rd 3 |
| 11 |
-3 | Merthyr Town | 42 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 41 | 0.804 | 40 | Q6 |
| 12 |
-5 | Millwall | 42 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 32 | 0.905 | 38 | Rd 4 |
| 13 | 7 | Reading | 42 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 32 | 0.851 | 38 | Rd 1 |
| 14 |
-4 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 43 | 0.776 | 38 | Q6 |
| 15 | 1 | Norwich City | 42 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 45 | 0.806 | 37 | Rd 1 |
| 16 |
SL | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 37 | 0.768 | 37 | EP |
| 17 |
-3 | Northampton Town | 42 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 54 | 0.662 | 37 | Rd 2 |
| 18 | 4 | Gillingham | 42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 40 | 0.783 | 36 | Rd 1 |
| 19 |
-1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 32 | 0.882 | 35 | Rd 2 |
| 20 |
-5 | Newport County | 42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 43 | 0.721 | 34 | Rd 1 |
| 21 |
-2 | Exeter City | 42 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 0.644 | 34 | Q5 |
| 22 |
-5 | Southend United | 42 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 51 | 0.459 | 27 | Rd 2 |
| 1922 Election to the Third Division North of the Football League |
| League | Clubs | Ave Gate | FA Cup | Ballot | Result |
| D 3N | Halifax Town | 6,935 | DNE | 42 | Re-elected |
| D 3N | Rochdale | 4,516 | Q5 | 31 | Re-elected |
| ML | Doncaster Rovers | | PR | 9 | Failed |
| Lan |
New Brighton | | EP | 7 | Failed |
| Non | York City | | DNE | 1 | Failed |
| ML | Castleford Town | | Q2 | 0 | Failed |
| 1922 Election to the Third Division South of the Football League |
| League | Clubs | Ave Gate | FA Cup | Ballot | Result |
| D 3S | Southend United | 6,512 | Rd 2 | 36 | Re-elected |
| D 3S | Exeter City | 5,802 | Q5 | 32 | Re-elected |
| Wel | Pontypridd | | Q1 | 21 | Failed |
| SL | Bath City | | Q5 | 1 | Failed |
| SL | Llanelly | | EP | 0 | Failed |