1910–11 in English football

The 1910–11 season was the 40th season of competitive football in England.

Football in England
Season1910–11
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Overview edit

Events edit

Huddersfield Town entered the Football League for the first time. Grimsby Town were the team who made way for them. Brighton & Hove Albion won the Charity Shield as Southern League winners, defeating Football League winners Aston Villa.[citation needed]

Honours edit

Competition Winner
First Division Manchester United (2)
Second Division West Bromwich Albion
FA Cup Bradford City (1)
Charity Shield Brighton & Hove Albion
Home Championship   England

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

League tables edit

First Division edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Relegation
1 Manchester United (C) 38 22 8 8 72 40 1.800 52
2 Aston Villa 38 22 7 9 69 41 1.683 51
3 Sunderland 38 15 15 8 67 48 1.396 45
4 Everton 38 19 7 12 50 36 1.389 45
5 Bradford City 38 20 5 13 51 42 1.214 45
6 The Wednesday 38 17 8 13 47 48 0.979 42
7 Oldham Athletic 38 16 9 13 44 41 1.073 41
8 Newcastle United 38 15 10 13 61 43 1.419 40
9 Sheffield United 38 15 8 15 49 43 1.140 38
10 Woolwich Arsenal 38 13 12 13 41 49 0.837 38
11 Notts County 38 14 10 14 37 45 0.822 38
12 Blackburn Rovers 38 13 11 14 62 54 1.148 37
13 Liverpool 38 15 7 16 53 53 1.000 37
14 Preston North End 38 12 11 15 40 49 0.816 35
15 Tottenham Hotspur 38 13 6 19 52 63 0.825 32
16 Middlesbrough 38 11 10 17 49 63 0.778 32
17 Manchester City 38 9 13 16 43 58 0.741 31
18 Bury 38 9 11 18 43 71 0.606 29
19 Bristol City (R) 38 11 5 22 43 66 0.652 27 Relegation to the Second Division
20 Nottingham Forest (R) 38 9 7 22 55 75 0.733 25
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Second Division edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
1 West Bromwich Albion 38 22 9 7 67 41 1.634 53 Division Champions
2 Bolton Wanderers 38 21 9 8 69 40 1.725 51 Promoted
3 Chelsea 38 20 9 9 71 35 2.029 49
4 Clapton Orient 38 19 7 12 44 35 1.257 45
5 Hull City 38 14 16 8 55 39 1.410 44
6 Derby County 38 17 8 13 73 52 1.404 42
7 Blackpool 38 16 10 12 49 38 1.289 42
8 Burnley 38 13 15 10 45 45 1.000 41
9 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 15 8 15 51 52 0.981 38
10 Fulham 38 15 7 16 52 48 1.083 37
11 Leeds City 38 15 7 16 58 56 1.036 37
12 Bradford Park Avenue 38 14 9 15 53 55 0.964 37
13 Huddersfield Town[a] 38 13 8 17 57 58 0.983 34
14 Glossop 38 13 8 17 48 62 0.774 34
15 Leicester Fosse 38 14 5 19 52 62 0.839 33
16 Birmingham 38 12 8 18 42 64 0.656 32
17 Stockport County 38 11 8 19 47 79 0.595 30
18 Gainsborough Trinity 38 9 11 18 37 55 0.673 29
19 Barnsley 38 7 14 17 52 62 0.839 28 Re-elected
20 Lincoln City[b] 38 7 10 21 28 72 0.389 24 Failed re-election[1]
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ New club in the league
  2. ^ Lincoln City failed to be re-elected to the Football League, and Grimsby Town would take their place after being away for just one season.

References edit

  1. ^ "FOOTBALL LEAGUE. Barnsley and Grimsby Re-elected to the Division ll". Daily Mirror: 18. 30 May 1911.