1914–15 Football League

The Football League
Season1914–15
ChampionsEverton
RelegatedGlossop

The 1914–15 season was the 27th season of The Football League. It was the final season before football was suspended at the outbreak of World War I.

Final league tables

Beginning in the 1894–95 season, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded). 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.

During the first six seasons of the league, (up to the 1893–94 season), re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. 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.

First Division

First Division
Season1914–15
ChampionsEverton
2nd English title
RelegatedTottenham Hotspur
Matches played380
Goals scored1,201 (3.16 per match)
Top goalscorerBobby Parker
(35 goals)[1]
Biggest home winThe Wednesday 7–0 Bolton Wanderers
(1 March 1915)
Biggest away winTottenham Hotspur 0–6 Sunderland
(19 December 1914)
Aston Villa 1–7 Bolton Wanderers
(26 December 1914)
Highest scoringMiddlesbrough 7–5 Tottenham Hotspur
(13 February 1915)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Relegation
1 Everton (C) 38 19 8 11 76 47 1.617 46
2 Oldham Athletic 38 17 11 10 70 56 1.250 45
3 Blackburn Rovers 38 18 7 13 83 61 1.361 43
4 Burnley 38 18 7 13 61 47 1.298 43
5 Manchester City 38 15 13 10 49 39 1.256 43
6 Sheffield United 38 15 13 10 49 41 1.195 43
7 The Wednesday 38 15 13 10 61 54 1.130 43
8 Sunderland 38 18 5 15 81 72 1.125 41
9 Bradford Park Avenue 38 17 7 14 69 65 1.062 41
10 West Bromwich Albion 38 15 10 13 49 43 1.140 40
11 Bradford City 38 13 14 11 55 49 1.122 40
12 Middlesbrough 38 13 12 13 62 74 0.838 38
13 Liverpool 38 14 9 15 65 75 0.867 37
14 Aston Villa 38 13 11 14 62 72 0.861 37
15 Newcastle United 38 11 10 17 46 48 0.958 32
16 Notts County 38 9 13 16 41 57 0.719 31
17 Bolton Wanderers 38 11 8 19 68 84 0.810 30
18 Manchester United 38 9 12 17 46 62 0.742 30
19 Chelsea 38 8 13 17 51 65 0.785 29
20 Tottenham Hotspur (R) 38 8 12 18 57 90 0.633 28 Relegation to the Second Division
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away AST BLB BOL BRA BPA BUR CHE EVE LIV MCI MUN MID NEW NTC OLD SHU SUN TOT WED WBA
Aston Villa 2–1 1–7 0–0 1–2 3–3 2–1 1–5 6–2 4–1 3–3 5–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–3 3–1 0–0 2–1
Blackburn Rovers 1–2 2–2 2–1 2–2 6–0 3–2 2–1 4–2 0–1 3–3 4–0 2–3 5–1 4–1 1–2 3–1 4–1 1–1 2–1
Bolton Wanderers 2–2 3–2 3–5 3–2 3–1 3–1 0–0 0–1 2–3 3–0 4–0 0–0 1–2 2–0 0–1 1–1 4–2 0–3 1–1
Bradford City 3–0 3–0 4–2 3–2 0–0 2–2 0–1 3–2 0–0 4–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–0 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–0 5–0
Bradford Park Avenue 2–2 1–2 1–2 3–0 2–2 3–0 1–2 1–0 3–1 5–0 2–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 5–1 1–1 1–4
Burnley 2–1 3–2 5–0 0–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 3–0 1–2 3–0 4–0 2–0 0–0 2–3 1–2 2–1 3–1 2–3 0–2
Chelsea 3–1 1–3 2–1 2–0 0–1 1–4 2–0 3–1 0–0 1–3 2–2 0–3 4–1 2–2 1–1 3–0 1–1 0–0 4–1
Everton 0–0 1–3 5–3 1–1 4–1 0–2 2–2 1–3 4–1 4–2 2–3 3–0 4–0 3–4 0–0 7–1 1–1 0–1 2–1
Liverpool 3–6 3–0 4–3 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–3 0–5 3–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 7–2 2–1 3–1
Manchester City 1–0 1–3 2–1 4–1 2–3 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 2–1 4–0 4–0
Manchester United 1–0 2–0 4–1 1–0 1–2 0–2 2–2 1–2 2–0 0–0 2–2 1–0 2–2 1–3 1–2 3–0 1–1 2–0 0–0
Middlesbrough 1–1 1–4 0–0 3–0 1–3 1–1 3–0 5–1 3–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 4–1 2–2 2–3 7–5 3–1 2–0
Newcastle United 3–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 0–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–2 4–3 2–5 4–0 0–0 1–2
Notts County 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 2–0 0–0 3–1 0–2 4–2 5–1 1–0 2–1 3–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–1
Oldham Athletic 3–3 3–2 5–3 1–0 6–2 1–2 0–0 1–1 0–2 0–0 1–0 5–1 1–0 2–0 3–0 4–5 4–1 5–2 1–1
Sheffield United 3–0 1–2 3–1 1–1 3–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 3–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–0
Sunderland 4–0 5–1 4–3 1–1 3–3 2–1 2–1 0–3 2–2 0–2 1–0 4–1 2–4 3–1 1–2 3–2 5–0 3–1 1–2
Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 0–4 4–2 0–0 3–0 1–3 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–2 2–0 3–3 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–6 6–1 2–0
The Wednesday 5–2 1–1 7–0 3–3 6–0 0–0 3–2 1–4 2–1 2–1 1–0 3–1 2–1 0–0 2–2 1–1 1–2 3–2 0–0
West Bromwich Albion 2–0 0–0 3–0 3–0 1–0 3–0 2–0 1–2 4–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 4–1 0–0 1–1 1–2 3–2 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

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Locations of the Football League First Division London teams
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Locations of the Football League First Division teams

Second Division

Football League
Second Division
Season1914–15
ChampionsDerby County (2nd title)
Failed re-electionGlossop
Matches played380
Goals scored1,135 (2.99 per match)
Top goalscorerJoe Lane (Blackpool), 28 [1]
Biggest home winBirmingham – Glossop 11–1 (6 Jan 1915)
Biggest away winLeicester Fosse – Derby County 0–6 (28 Dec 1914)
Highest scoringBirmingham – Glossop 11–1 (6 Jan 1915)

Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Derby County 38 14 3 2 40 11 9 4 6 31 22 2.152 53 Division Champions, Promoted[a]
2 Preston North End 38 14 4 1 41 16 6 6 7 20 26 1.452 50 Promoted[a]
3 Barnsley 38 16 2 1 31 10 6 1 12 20 41 1.000 47
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 12 4 3 47 13 7 3 9 30 39 1.481 45
5 Arsenal 38 15 1 3 52 13 4 4 11 17 28 1.683 43[b] Promoted[a]
6 Birmingham 38 13 3 3 44 13 4 6 9 18 26 1.590 43[b]
7 Hull City 38 12 2 5 36 23 7 3 9 29 31 1.204 43
8 Huddersfield Town 38 12 4 3 36 13 5 4 10 25 29 1.452 42
9 Clapton Orient 38 12 5 2 36 17 4 4 11 14 31 1.042 41
10 Blackpool 38 11 3 5 40 22 6 2 11 18 35 1.018 39
11 Bury 38 11 5 3 39 19 4 3 12 22 37 1.089 38
12 Fulham 38 12 0 7 35 20 3 7 9 18 27 1.128 37
13 Bristol City 38 11 2 6 38 19 4 5 10 24 37 1.107 37
14 Stockport County 38 12 4 3 33 19 3 3 13 21 41 0.900 37
15 Leeds City 38 9 3 7 40 25 5 1 13 25 39 1.016 32
16 Lincoln City 38 9 4 6 29 23 2 5 12 17 42 0.708 31
17 Grimsby Town 38 10 4 5 36 24 1 5 13 12 52 0.632 31
18 Nottingham Forest 38 9 7 3 32 24 1 2 16 11 53 0.558 29
19 Leicester Fosse 38 6 4 9 31 41 4 0 15 16 47 0.534 24 Re-elected
20 Glossop[c] 38 5 5 9 21 33 1 1 17 10 54 0.356 18 Failed re-election
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c 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.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ Glossop failed to be re-elected to the Football League, never to return again, and Stoke were elected in their place at the Football League's AGM in 1915. In March 1919 Coventry City, South Shields, Rotherham County and West Ham United joined the Second Division.[2]

Results

Home \ Away ARS BAR BIR BLP BRI BRY CLA DER FUL GLP GRI HUD HUL LEE LEI LIN NOT PNE STP WOL
Arsenal 1–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 3–1 2–1 1–2 3–0 3–0 6–0 0–3 2–1 2–0 6–0 1–1 7–0 1–2 3–1 5–1
Barnsley 1–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–2 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 3–1 3–0 2–1 2–0 2–1
Birmingham 3–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–2 1–0 11–1 3–0 1–0 2–2 6–3 2–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 0–1 1–2
Blackpool 0–2 1–1 3–1 2–0 3–4 5–1 2–1 2–2 3–0 5–0 3–2 1–2 1–0 1–2 0–0 3–0 0–2 4–2 1–0
Bristol City 1–1 3–1 2–3 2–1 1–0 3–0 2–3 0–0 3–1 7–0 0–1 5–2 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–2 4–0 0–2 0–1
Bury 3–1 1–2 1–3 2–2 2–1 3–0 2–0 1–0 5–0 2–2 3–1 0–1 0–0 3–1 1–1 4–2 0–0 2–1 4–1
Clapton Orient 1–0 4–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 0–1 2–1 5–2 2–1 3–1 0–3 2–0 2–0 3–1 0–0 1–1 3–0 1–1
Derby County 4–0 7–0 1–0 5–0 1–0 2–1 0–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 4–1 1–2 1–0 3–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 3–1
Fulham 0–1 2–0 2–3 0–1 1–2 6–3 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 2–3 4–1 1–0 1–0 3–1 2–1 0–2 1–0 0–1
Glossop 0–4 0–1 3–3 1–3 2–1 3–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–2 0–5 0–3 2–3 1–2 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–2
Grimsby Town 1–0 2–3 1–0 2–0 2–3 1–0 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–5 1–0 5–1 4–0 2–2 6–1 1–4
Huddersfield Town 3–0 1–0 0–0 5–0 5–3 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–2 0–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 3–1 0–1 4–0 3–1 2–1 2–0
Hull City 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–3 1–1 3–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 4–1 0–4 2–6 2–1 6–1 3–1 0–1 1–0 5–1
Leeds City 2–2 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 3–5 0–1 3–0 5–0 1–0 2–3 7–2 3–1 4–0 0–0 1–3 2–3
Leicester Fosse 1–4 0–1 1–0 2–2 1–3 1–3 1–1 0–6 0–2 3–2 2–0 1–2 1–1 5–1 2–2 3–1 2–3 5–4 0–3
Lincoln City 1–0 3–0 0–1 0–1 3–1 2–3 1–0 0–0 3–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 0–3 0–1 2–3 2–1 3–1 2–2 2–2
Nottingham Forest 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 2–2 1–0 4–2 3–2 1–0 3–1 1–3 3–2 1–1 1–1 3–1
Preston North End 3–0 5–2 2–0 1–0 4–1 2–0 2–2 1–3 2–1 1–0 3–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–2 2–0 5–3
Stockport County 1–1 1–2 3–1 0–2 2–2 1–0 2–0 3–2 0–2 2–1 1–1 2–1 3–0 3–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–2
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 4–1 0–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–0 0–1 2–0 4–0 0–1 4–1 1–2 5–1 7–0 3–1 5–1 2–0 4–1
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.

Maps

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Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams
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Locations of the Football League Second Division teams

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  2. ^ "A History Of Admission To The Football League". Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  • Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.