1926-1927

FOOTBALL LEAGUE

 

Before this season

Coventry City switched from Division Three North to Division Three South
Derby County were promoted from Division Two to Division One
Grimsby Town were promoted from Division Three North to Division Two
Manchester City were relegated from Division One to Division Two
Notts County were relegated from Division One to Division Two
Reading were promoted from Division Three South to Division Two
Sheffield Wednesday were promoted from Division Two to Division One
Stockport County were relegated from Division Two to Division Three North
Stoke City were relegated from Division Two to Division Three North

Final League Tables


      DIVISION ONE
 Pos  Name                            Pld    W    D    L   GF   GA  Pts
   1  Newcastle United                 42   25    6   11   96   58   56
   2  Huddersfield Town                42   17   17    8   76   60   51
   3  Sunderland                       42   21    7   14   98   70   49
   4  Bolton Wanderers                 42   19   10   13   84   62   48
   5  Burnley                          42   19    9   14   91   80   47
   6  West Ham United                  42   19    8   15   86   70   46
   7  Leicester City                   42   17   12   13   85   70   46
   8  Sheffield United                 42   17   10   15   74   86   44
   9  Liverpool                        42   18    7   17   69   61   43
  10  Aston Villa                      42   18    7   17   81   83   43
  11  Arsenal                          42   17    9   16   77   86   43
  12  Derby County                     42   17    7   18   86   73   41
  13  Tottenham Hotspur                42   16    9   17   76   78   41
  14  Cardiff City                     42   16    9   17   55   65   41
  15  Manchester United                42   13   14   15   52   64   40
  16  Sheffield Wednesday              42   15    9   18   75   92   39
  17  Birmingham                       42   17    4   21   64   73   38
  18  Blackburn Rovers                 42   15    8   19   77   96   38
  19  Bury                             42   12   12   18   68   77   36
  20  Everton                          42   12   10   20   64   90   34
  21  Leeds United                     42   11    8   23   69   88   30
  22  West Bromwich Albion             42   11    8   23   65   86   30

      DIVISION TWO
 Pos  Name                            Pld    W    D    L   GF   GA  Pts
   1  Middlesbrough                    42   27    8    7  122   60   62
   2  Portsmouth                       42   23    8   11   87   49   54
   3  Manchester City                  42   22   10   10  108   61   54
   4  Chelsea                          42   20   12   10   62   52   52
   5  Nottingham Forest                42   18   14   10   80   55   50
   6  Preston North End                42   20    9   13   74   72   49
   7  Hull City                        42   20    7   15   63   52   47
   8  Port Vale                        42   16   13   13   88   78   45
   9  Blackpool                        42   18    8   16   95   80   44
  10  Oldham Athletic                  42   19    6   17   74   84   44
  11  Barnsley                         42   17    9   16   88   87   43
  12  Swansea Town                     42   16   11   15   68   72   43
  13  Southampton                      42   15   12   15   60   62   42
  14  Reading                          42   16    8   18   64   72   40
  15  Wolverhampton Wanderers          42   14    7   21   73   75   35
  16  Notts County                     42   15    5   22   70   96   35
  17  Grimsby Town                     42   11   12   19   74   91   34
  18  Fulham                           42   13    8   21   58   92   34
  19  South Shields                    42   11   11   20   71   96   33
  20  Clapton Orient                   42   12    7   23   60   96   31
  21  Darlington                       42   12    6   24   79   98   30
  22  Bradford City                    42    7    9   26   50   88   23

      DIVISION THREE NORTH
 Pos  Name                            Pld    W    D    L   GF   GA  Pts
   1  Stoke City                       42   27    9    6   92   40   63
   2  Rochdale                         42   26    6   10  105   65   58
   3  Bradford Park Avenue             42   24    7   11  101   59   55
   4  Halifax Town                     42   21   11   10   70   53   53
   5  Nelson                           42   22    7   13  104   75   51
   6  Stockport County                 42   22    7   13   93   69   49  *
   7  Chesterfield                     42   21    5   16   92   68   47
   8  Doncaster Rovers                 42   18   11   13   81   65   47
   9  Tranmere Rovers                  42   19    8   15   85   67   46
  10  New Brighton                     42   18   10   14   79   67   46
  11  Lincoln City                     42   15   12   15   90   78   42
  12  Southport                        42   15    9   18   80   85   39
  13  Wrexham                          42   14   10   18   65   73   38
  14  Walsall                          42   14   10   18   68   81   38
  15  Crewe Alexandra                  42   14    9   19   71   81   37
  16  Ashington                        42   12   12   18   60   90   36
  17  Hartlepools United               42   14    6   22   66   81   34
  18  Wigan Borough                    42   11   10   21   66   83   32
  19  Rotherham United                 42   10   12   20   70   92   32
  20  Durham City                      42   12    6   24   58  105   30
  21  Accrington Stanley               42   10    7   25   62   98   27
  22  Barrow                           42    7    8   27   34  117   22

      DIVISION THREE SOUTH
 Pos  Name                            Pld    W    D    L   GF   GA  Pts
   1  Bristol City                     42   27    8    7  104   54   60
   2  Plymouth Argyle                  42   25   10    7   95   61   60
   3  Millwall                         42   23   10    9   89   51   56
   4  Brighton & Hove Albion           42   21   11   10   79   50   53
   5  Swindon Town                     42   21    9   12  100   85   51
   6  Crystal Palace                   42   18    9   15   84   81   45
   7  Bournemouth & Boscombe Athleti   42   18    8   16   78   66   44
   8  Luton Town                       42   15   14   13   68   66   44
   9  Newport County                   42   19    6   17   57   71   44
  10  Bristol Rovers                   42   16    9   17   78   80   41
  11  Brentford                        42   13   14   15   70   61   40
  12  Exeter City                      42   15   10   17   76   73   40
  13  Charlton Athletic                42   16    8   18   60   61   40
  14  Queens Park Rangers              42   15    9   18   65   71   39
  15  Coventry City                    42   15    7   20   71   86   37
  16  Norwich City                     42   12   11   19   59   71   35
  17  Merthyr Town                     42   13    9   20   63   80   35
  18  Northampton Town                 42   15    5   22   59   87   35
  19  Southend United                  42   14    6   22   64   77   34
  20  Gillingham                       42   11   10   21   54   72   32
  21  Watford                          42   12    8   22   57   87   32
  22  Aberdare Athletic                42    9    7   26   62  101   25


* - Stockport County two points deducted for fielding an ineligible player

Following this season

Coventry City switched from Division Three North to Division Three South
Derby County were promoted from Division Two to Division One
Grimsby Town were promoted from Division Three North to Division Two
Manchester City were relegated from Division One to Division Two
Notts County were relegated from Division One to Division Two
Reading were promoted from Division Three South to Division Two
Sheffield Wednesday were promoted from Division Two to Division One
Stockport County were relegated from Division Two to Division Three North
Stoke City were relegated from Division Two to Division Three North

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