English League Tables

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Football League First Division  1922/23

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Liverpool 42 26 8 8 70 31 2.258 60 Champions
2nd  Sunderland 42 22 10 10 72 54 1.333 54 Runners Up
3rd  Huddersfield Town 42 21 11 10 60 32 1.875 53 -
4th  Newcastle United 42 18 12 12 45 37 1.216 48 -
5th  Everton 42 20 7 15 63 59 1.068 47 -
6th  Aston Villa 42 18 10 14 64 51 1.255 46 -
7th  West Bromwich Albion 42 17 11 14 58 49 1.184 45 -
8th  Manchester City 42 17 11 14 50 49 1.020 45 -
9th  Cardiff City 42 18 7 17 73 59 1.237 43 -
10th  Sheffield United 42 16 10 16 68 64 1.063 42 -
11th  Arsenal 42 16 10 16 61 62 0.984 42 -
12th  Tottenham Hotspur 42 17 7 18 50 50 1.000 41 -
13th  Bolton Wanderers 42 14 12 16 50 58 0.862 40 -
14th  Blackburn Rovers 42 14 12 16 47 62 0.758 40 -
15th  Burnley 42 16 6 20 58 59 0.983 38 -
16th  Preston North End 42 13 11 18 60 64 0.938 37 -
17th  Birmingham 42 13 11 18 41 57 0.719 37 -
18th  Middlesbrough 42 13 10 19 57 63 0.905 36 -
19th  Chelsea 42 9 18 15 45 53 0.849 36 -
20th  Nottingham Forest 42 13 8 21 41 70 0.586 34 -
21st  Stoke 42 10 10 22 47 67 0.701 30 ▼Relegated
22nd  Oldham Athletic 42 10 10 22 35 65 0.538 30 ▼Relegated

Football League Second Division  1922/23

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Notts County 42 23 7 12 46 34 1.353 53 ▲Champions
2nd  West Ham United 42 20 11 11 63 38 1.658 51 ▲Runners Up
3rd  Leicester City 42 21 9 12 65 44 1.477 51 -
4th  Manchester United 42 17 14 11 51 36 1.417 48 -
5th  Blackpool 42 18 11 13 60 43 1.395 47 -
6th  Bury 42 18 11 13 55 46 1.196 47 -
7th  Leeds United 42 18 11 13 43 36 1.194 47 -
8th  The Wednesday 42 17 12 13 54 47 1.149 46 -
9th  Barnsley 42 17 11 14 62 51 1.216 45 -
10th  Fulham 42 16 12 14 43 32 1.344 44 -
11th  Southampton 42 14 14 14 40 40 1.000 42 -
12th  Hull City 42 14 14 14 43 45 0.956 42 -
13th  South Shields 42 15 10 17 35 44 0.795 40 -
14th  Derby County 42 14 11 17 46 50 0.920 39 -
15th  Bradford City 42 12 13 17 41 45 0.911 37 -
16th  Crystal Palace 42 13 11 18 54 62 0.871 37 -
17th  Port Vale 42 14 9 19 39 51 0.765 37 -
18th  Coventry City 42 15 7 20 46 63 0.730 37 -
19th  Clapton Orient 42 12 12 18 40 50 0.800 36 -
20th  Stockport County 42 14 8 20 43 58 0.741 36 -
21st  Rotherham County 42 13 9 20 44 63 0.698 35 ▼Relegated
22nd  Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 9 9 24 42 77 0.545 27 ▼Relegated

Football League Third Division North  1922/23

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Nelson 38 24 3 11 61 41 1.488 51 ▲Champions
2nd  Bradford Park Avenue 38 19 9 10 67 38 1.763 47 Runners Up
3rd  Walsall 38 19 8 11 51 44 1.159 46 -
4th  Chesterfield 38 19 7 12 68 52 1.308 45 -
5th  Wigan Borough 38 18 8 12 64 39 1.641 44 -
6th  Crewe Alexandra 38 17 9 12 48 38 1.263 43 -
7th  Halifax Town 38 17 7 14 53 46 1.152 41 -
8th  Accrington Stanley 38 17 7 14 59 65 0.908 41 -
9th  Darlington 38 15 10 13 59 46 1.283 40 -
10th  Wrexham 38 14 10 14 38 48 0.792 38 -
11th  Stalybridge Celtic 38 15 6 17 42 47 0.894 36 ▼Resigned
12th  Rochdale 38 13 10 15 42 53 0.792 36 -
13th  Lincoln City 38 13 10 15 39 55 0.709 36 -
14th  Grimsby Town 38 14 5 19 55 52 1.058 33 -
15th  Hartlepools United 38 10 12 16 48 54 0.889 32 -
16th  Tranmere Rovers 38 12 8 18 49 59 0.831 32 -
17th  Southport 38 12 7 19 32 46 0.696 31 -
18th  Barrow 38 13 4 21 50 60 0.833 30 -
19th  Ashington 38 11 8 19 51 77 0.662 30 Re Elected
20th  Durham City 38 9 10 19 43 59 0.729 28 Re Elected

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Election for League Membership
Stalybridge Celtic resigned from the League at the end of the season and the Division was increased by two so the bottom two clubs were required to seek re-election to the League. They were joined in the vote for League membership by 4 non-league clubs.
Votes Club End Result
45 Ashington Re Elected to the League
45 Doncaster Rovers ▲Elected to the League
45 Durham City Re Elected to the League
45 New Brighton ▲Elected to the League
0 Nuneaton Town Not Elected to the League
0 Wallasey United Not Elected to the League

Football League Third Division South  1922/23

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Bristol City 42 24 11 7 66 40 1.650 59 ▲Champions
2nd  Plymouth Argyle 42 23 7 12 61 29 2.103 53 Runners Up
3rd  Swansea Town 42 22 9 11 78 45 1.733 53 -
4th  Brighton & Hove Albion 42 20 11 11 52 34 1.529 51 -
5th  Luton Town 42 21 7 14 68 49 1.388 49 -
6th  Millwall 42 14 18 10 45 40 1.125 46 -
7th  Portsmouth 42 19 8 15 58 52 1.115 46 -
8th  Northampton Town 42 17 11 14 54 44 1.227 45 -
9th  Swindon Town 42 17 11 14 62 56 1.107 45 -
10th  Watford 42 17 10 15 57 54 1.056 44 -
11th  Queens Park Rangers 42 16 10 16 54 49 1.102 42 -
12th  Charlton Athletic 42 14 14 14 55 51 1.078 42 -
13th  Bristol Rovers 42 13 16 13 35 36 0.972 42 -
14th  Brentford 42 13 12 17 41 51 0.804 38 -
15th  Southend United 42 12 13 17 49 54 0.907 37 -
16th  Gillingham 42 15 7 20 51 59 0.864 37 -
17th  Merthyr Town 42 11 14 17 39 48 0.813 36 -
18th  Norwich City 42 13 10 19 51 71 0.718 36 -
19th  Reading 42 10 14 18 36 55 0.655 34 -
20th  Exeter City 42 13 7 22 47 84 0.560 33 -
21st  Aberdare Athletic 42 9 11 22 42 70 0.600 29 Re Elected
22nd  Newport County 42 8 11 23 40 70 0.571 27 Re Elected

 

Election for League Membership
Both Second Division Clubs Rotherham County and Wolverhampton Wanderers were Relegated to the Third Division North and therefore a vacant space was allocated to the South with the bottom two clubs were required to seek re-election to the League. They were joined in the vote for League membership by 4 non-league clubs.
Votes Club End Result
45 Aberdare Athletic Re Elected to the League
45 Newport County Re Elected to the League
28 Boscambe (later changed to Bournemouth & Boscambe Athletic) ▲Elected to the League
9 Llanelly Not Elected to the League
8 Pontypridd Not Elected to the League
0 Torquay United Not Elected to the League

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