1914–15 Football League

The Football League
Season 1914–15
Champions Everton

The 19141915 season was the 27th season of The Football League.

Final league tables

The tables 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 1894–95 season and until the 1920–21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league.[2]

First Division

Football League
First Division
Season 1914–15
Champions Everton (2nd English title)
Relegated Tottenham Hotspur
FA Cup winners Sheffield United (3rd FA Cup title)
Matches played 380
Goals scored 1201 (3.16 per match)
Top goalscorer Bobby Parker (Everton), 35 [3]
Biggest home win The WednesdayBolton 7–0 (1 Mar 1915)
Biggest away win Aston VillaBolton 1–7 (26 Dec 1914)
TottenhamSunderland 0–6 (19 Dec 1914)
Highest scoring MiddlesbroughTottenham 7–5 (13 Feb 1915)
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Everton3885644291135321876471.617+2946
2Oldham Athletic3811534625667243170561.250+1445
3Blackburn Rovers3811445127739323483611.361+2243
4Burnley3812163818667232961471.298+1443
5Manchester City389732915667202449391.256+1043
6Sheffield United3811532813487212849411.195+843
7The Wednesday3810724323568183161541.130+743
8Sunderland38113546307210354281721.125+941
9Bradford Park Avenue38114440206310294569651.062+441
10West Bromwich Albion3811533194510183449431.140+640
11Bradford City38117140182710153155491.122+640
12Middlesbrough38106342243610205062740.838–1238
13Liverpool38115345343412204165750.867–1037
14Aston Villa38105439323610234062720.861–1037
15Newcastle United3884729233610172546480.958–232
16Notts County3887428181612133941570.719–1631
17Bolton Wanderers3885635273313335768840.810–1630
18Manchester United3886527191612194346620.742–1630
19Chelsea[4]3886532250712194051650.785–1429
20Tottenham Hotspur[5]3877530291513276157900.633–3328

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
League Champions
FA Cup Winners
Relegated

Results

Home ╲ Away AST BLB BOLBRABPABURCHEEVELIVMCIMUNMIDNEWNTCOLDSHUSUNTOTWEDWBA
Aston Villa 21 17 00 12 33 21 15 62 41 33 50 21 21 00 10 13 31 00 21
Blackburn Rovers 12 22 21 22 60 32 21 42 01 33 40 23 51 41 12 31 41 11 21
Bolton Wanderers 22 32 35 32 31 31 00 01 23 30 40 00 12 20 01 11 42 03 11
Bradford City 30 30 42 32 00 22 01 32 00 42 11 11 31 10 11 31 22 10 50
Bradford Park Avenue 22 12 12 30 22 30 12 10 31 50 20 10 31 11 20 21 51 11 14
Burnley 21 32 50 01 20 20 10 30 12 30 40 20 00 23 12 21 31 23 02
Chelsea 31 13 21 20 01 14 20 31 00 13 22 03 41 22 11 30 11 00 41
Everton 00 13 53 11 41 02 22 13 41 42 23 30 40 34 00 71 11 01 21
Liverpool 36 30 43 21 21 30 33 05 32 11 11 22 11 12 21 21 72 21 31
Manchester City 10 13 21 41 23 10 21 01 11 11 11 11 00 00 00 20 21 40 40
Manchester United 10 20 41 10 12 02 22 12 20 00 22 10 22 13 12 30 11 20 00
Middlesbrough 11 14 00 30 13 11 30 51 30 10 11 11 10 41 22 23 75 31 20
Newcastle United 30 21 12 10 11 12 20 01 00 21 20 12 11 12 43 25 40 00 12
Notts County 11 11 00 00 12 00 20 00 31 02 42 51 10 21 31 21 12 12 11
Oldham Athletic 33 32 53 10 62 12 00 11 02 00 10 51 10 20 30 45 41 52 11
Sheffield United 30 12 31 11 32 10 11 10 21 00 31 01 10 10 30 11 11 01 20
Sunderland 40 51 43 11 33 21 21 03 22 02 10 41 24 31 12 32 50 31 12
Tottenham Hotspur 02 04 42 00 30 13 11 13 11 22 20 33 00 20 10 11 06 61 20
The Wednesday 52 11 70 33 60 00 32 14 21 21 10 31 21 00 22 11 12 32 00
West Bromwich Albion 20 00 30 30 10 30 20 12 40 01 00 10 20 41 00 11 12 32 00

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 1914–15
Champions Derby County (2nd title)
Failed re-election Glossop
Matches played 380
Goals scored 1135 (2.99 per match)
Top goalscorer Joe Lane (Blackpool), 28 [3]
Biggest home win BirminghamGlossop 11–1 (6 Jan 1915)
Biggest away win Leicester FosseDerby County 0–6 (28 Dec 1914)
Highest scoring BirminghamGlossop 11–1 (6 Jan 1915)
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1Derby County[6]3814324011946312271332.152+3853
2Preston North End[6]3814414116667202661421.452+1950
3Barnsley38162131106112204151511.000±047
4Wolverhampton Wanderers3812434713739303977521.481+2545
5Arsenal[6][7][8]38151352134411172869411.683+2843
6Birmingham [7]3813334413469182662391.590+2343
7Hull City3812253623739293165541.204+1143
8Huddersfield Town38124336135410252961421.452+1942
9Clapton Orient38125236174411143150481.042+241
10Blackpool38113540226211183558571.018+139
11Bury38115339194312223761561.089+538
12Fulham3812073520379182753471.128+637
13Bristol City38112638194510243762561.107+637
14Stockport County38124333193313214154600.900–637
15Leeds City3893740255113253965641.016+132
16Lincoln City3894629232512174246650.708–1931
17Grimsby Town38104536241513125248760.632–2831
18Nottingham Forest3897332241216115343770.558–3429
19Leicester Fosse3864931414015164747880.534–4124
20Glossop[9]3855921331117105431870.356–5618

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
New club in the league (none)
Re-elected
Failed re-election

Results

Home ╲ Away ARS BAR BIRBLPBRIBRYCLADERFULGLPGRIHUDHULLEELEILINNOTPNESTPWOL
Arsenal 10 10 20 30 31 21 12 30 30 60 03 21 20 60 11 70 12 31 51
Barnsley 10 21 12 21 20 10 10 22 20 00 10 10 21 10 31 30 21 20 21
Birmingham City 30 20 30 11 10 10 02 10 111 30 10 22 63 20 20 30 11 01 12
Blackpool 02 11 31 20 34 51 21 22 30 50 32 12 10 12 00 30 02 42 10
Bristol City 11 31 23 21 10 30 23 00 31 70 01 52 10 10 21 12 40 02 01
Bury 31 12 13 22 21 30 20 10 50 22 31 01 00 31 11 42 00 21 41
Clapton Orient 10 42 11 20 20 22 01 21 52 21 31 03 20 20 31 00 11 30 11
Derby County 40 70 10 50 10 21 03 11 11 11 10 41 12 10 30 10 20 10 31
Fulham 01 20 23 01 12 63 40 20 20 21 23 41 10 10 31 21 02 10 01
Glossop 04 01 33 13 21 30 31 11 10 00 22 05 03 23 12 10 01 11 02
Grimsby Town 10 23 10 20 23 10 21 12 11 10 00 11 25 10 51 40 22 61 14
Huddersfield Town 30 10 00 50 53 01 11 00 22 01 31 10 10 31 01 40 31 21 20
Hull City 10 21 00 13 11 31 01 10 20 20 41 04 26 21 61 31 01 10 51
Leeds City 22 02 20 20 11 21 01 35 01 30 50 10 23 72 31 40 00 13 23
Leicester Fosse 14 01 10 22 13 13 11 06 02 32 20 12 11 51 22 31 23 54 03
Lincoln City 10 30 01 01 31 23 10 00 31 21 21 11 03 01 23 21 31 22 22
Nottingham Forest 11 21 11 21 01 11 01 22 22 10 42 32 10 31 13 32 11 11 31
Preston North End 30 52 20 10 41 20 22 13 21 10 30 11 21 20 10 00 22 20 53
Stockport County 11 12 31 02 22 10 20 32 02 21 11 21 30 31 30 10 10 21 22
Wolverhampton Wanderers 10 41 00 20 22 11 00 01 20 40 01 41 12 51 70 31 51 20 41

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

Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams

See also

References

  1. "England 1914-15". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 5 February 2010. 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 "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
  4. Chelsea remained in the First Division after World War 1, as the number of teams in both divisions was expanded to 22.
  5. Tottenham Hotspur were relegated to the Second Division after WW I.
  6. 1 2 3 Derby County, Preston North End and Arsenal were promoted to First Division after WW I, as the number of teams in both
    divisions was expanded to 22.
  7. 1 2 The official Football League records originally showed Birmingham in 5th place and Arsenal in 6th place. In 1975 it was discovered that an error in the calculation of Goal Average had been made and the table was corrected.
  8. It is said that Sir Henry Norris arranged for the Arsenal's promotion back to the First Division, in controversial circumstances.
  9. Glossop failed to be re-elected to the Football League, never to return again. A resurrected Stoke, along with Coventry City,
    South Shields, Rotherham County and West Ham United joined the Second Division after the war.

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