Football League First Division 1926/27
| Football League First Division 1926/27 | |
|
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| master | Newcastle United |
| Cup winners | Cardiff City |
| Relegated |
Leeds United West Bromwich Albion |
| Teams | 22nd |
| Games | 462 |
| Gates | 1,668 (ø 3.61 per game) |
| Top scorer | Jimmy Trotter ( The Wednesday ) |
| ← Football League First Division 1925/26 | |
The Football League First Division 1926/27 was the 35th season of the highest English football league . It began on August 28, 1926 and ended on May 7, 1927.
Newcastle United won the fourth English championship in their club history with five points ahead of defending champions Huddersfield Town . Both newly promoted The Wednesday and Derby County were able to hold the class; instead, Leeds United and West Bromwich Albion had to move into the Second Division . These two clubs should be replaced in the following season by the two second division promoted Middlesbrough FC and Portsmouth FC .
A total of 553 players were used, with Newcastle United with 21 the fewest and Everton with 33 the most players in league games. 135 newcomers opposed 136 footballers who last came into play in the 1926/27 season. 21 players were able to play all 42 league games of their club.
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Quota | Points | EgS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Newcastle United | 42 | 25th | 6th | 11 | 96:58 | 1.66 | 56:28 | 21st |
| 2. | Huddersfield Town (M) | 42 | 17th | 17th | 8th | 76:60 | 1.27 | 51:33 | 24 |
| 3. | Sunderland AFC | 42 | 21st | 7th | 14th | 98:70 | 1.40 | 49:35 | 26th |
| 4th | Bolton Wanderers (P) | 42 | 19th | 10 | 13 | 84:62 | 1.35 | 48:36 | 27 |
| 5. | Burnley FC | 42 | 19th | 9 | 14th | 91:80 | 1.14 | 47:37 | 24 |
| 6th | West Ham United | 42 | 19th | 8th | 15th | 86:70 | 1.23 | 46:38 | 23 |
| 7th | Leicester City | 42 | 17th | 12 | 13 | 85:70 | 1.21 | 46:38 | 22nd |
| 8th. | Sheffield United | 42 | 17th | 10 | 15th | 74:86 | 0.86 | 44:40 | 29 |
| 9. | Liverpool FC | 42 | 18th | 7th | 17th | 69:61 | 1.13 | 43:41 | 24 |
| 10. | Aston Villa | 42 | 18th | 7th | 17th | 81:83 | 0.98 | 43:41 | 27 |
| 11. | Arsenal FC | 42 | 17th | 9 | 16 | 77:86 | 0.90 | 43:41 | 27 |
| 12. | Derby County (N) | 42 | 17th | 7th | 18th | 86:73 | 1.18 | 41:43 | 29 |
| 13. | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17th | 76:78 | 0.97 | 41:43 | 25th |
| 14th |
 Cardiff City
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42 | 16 | 9 | 17th | 55:65 | 0.85 | 41:43 | 26th |
| 15th | Manchester United | 42 | 13 | 14th | 15th | 52:64 | 0.81 | 40:44 | 27 |
| 16. | The Wednesday (N) | 42 | 15th | 9 | 18th | 75:92 | 0.82 | 39:45 | 23 |
| 17th | Birmingham FC | 42 | 17th | 4th | 21st | 64:73 | 0.88 | 38:46 | 27 |
| 18th | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 15th | 8th | 19th | 77:96 | 0.80 | 38:46 | 26th |
| 19th | Bury FC | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18th | 68:77 | 0.88 | 36:48 | 27 |
| 20th | Everton FC | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20th | 64:90 | 0.71 | 34:50 | 33 |
| 21st | Leeds United | 42 | 11 | 8th | 23 | 69:88 | 0.78 | 30:54 | 24 |
| 22nd | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 11 | 8th | 23 | 65:86 | 0.76 | 30:54 | 25th |
| (M) | English champion 1925/26 |
| (P) | FA Cup winner 1925/26 |
| (N) | Newcomers from the Football League Second Division 1925/26 |
| EgS | used players |
Results table
The home teams are listed in the left column.
| ARS | AST | BIR | BLA | BOL | BUR | BUY | CAR | OF THE | EVE | HUD | LEE | LEI | LIV | MNU | NEW | SHU | SUN | DEAD | WED | WBA | WHU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal FC | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 6: 2 | 1-0 | 3: 2 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 0: 2 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 2: 3 | 2: 4 | 6: 2 | 4: 1 | 2: 2 | |
| Aston Villa | 2: 3 | 4: 2 | 4: 3 | 3: 4 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | 0-0 | 3: 1 | 5: 3 | 3-0 | 5: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 2 | 4-0 | 3: 1 | 2: 3 | 2: 2 | 2-0 | 1: 5 | |
| Birmingham FC | 0-0 | 1: 2 | 3: 1 | 6: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1: 3 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | 4-0 | 2-0 | 2: 3 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0: 2 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 1: 2 | 0: 2 | 3: 2 | 0: 3 | 1: 5 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 4: 4 | 3: 3 | 4: 2 | 4: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 3: 4 | 0: 2 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 0-0 | 4: 1 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 2: 2 | 0: 2 | 1-0 | 5: 1 | 3: 1 | 2: 2 | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 5-0 | 4-0 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 4-0 | 2: 1 | 4: 1 | 2: 2 | 2: 2 | 3: 2 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | |
| Burnley FC | 2-0 | 6: 3 | 0: 2 | 3: 1 | 4: 3 | 0-0 | 4: 3 | 1-0 | 5: 1 | 2: 2 | 3: 2 | 1: 1 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 3: 3 | 2: 5 | 4: 2 | 5-0 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | |
| Bury FC | 3: 2 | 0: 1 | 3: 1 | 0: 2 | 2-0 | 3: 3 | 2: 3 | 1: 2 | 5: 2 | 2: 2 | 4: 2 | 0-0 | 0: 2 | 0: 3 | 3: 2 | 4: 4 | 1: 2 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 7: 3 | 1: 2 | |
| Cardiff City | 2-0 | 2: 3 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 1: 2 | 3: 2 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 | |
| Derby County | 0: 2 | 2: 3 | 4: 1 | 4: 5 | 2-0 | 4: 1 | 2-0 | 6: 3 | 0-0 | 4: 4 | 1-0 | 4: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 4: 2 | 4: 1 | 8-0 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | |
| Everton FC | 3: 1 | 2: 2 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 3: 2 | 2: 2 | 0: 1 | 3: 2 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 3: 4 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1: 3 | 2-0 | 5: 4 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 0: 3 | |
| Huddersfield Town | 3: 3 | 0-0 | 0: 2 | 5-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 0-0 | 4: 2 | 0-0 | 4: 1 | 5: 3 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0: 2 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 4: 3 | 4: 1 | 2: 1 | |
| Leeds United | 4: 1 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 4: 1 | 2: 5 | 0: 2 | 4: 1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1: 3 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 3 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | 4: 1 | 3: 1 | 6: 3 | |
| Leicester City | 2: 1 | 5: 1 | 5: 2 | 4-0 | 0: 1 | 0: 3 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 6: 2 | 2: 4 | 3: 2 | 3: 2 | 2: 3 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 5: 3 | 5-0 | 3-0 | |
| Liverpool FC | 3-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 2 | 3: 2 | 2: 2 | 2: 2 | 5-0 | 3: 2 | 1-0 | 2: 3 | 2: 4 | 1-0 | 4: 2 | 1: 2 | 5: 1 | 1: 2 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | |
| Manchester United | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 0: 1 | 3: 1 | 5-0 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0: 3 | |
| Newcastle United | 6: 1 | 4-0 | 5: 1 | 6: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 5 | 3: 1 | 5-0 | 3-0 | 7: 3 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 4: 2 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 3: 2 | 2: 1 | 5: 2 | 2-0 | |
| Sheffield United | 4-0 | 3: 1 | 4: 3 | 5: 3 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 1-0 | 3: 3 | 3: 3 | 1-0 | 0: 3 | 1: 4 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 3: 3 | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 0: 2 | |
| Sunderland AFC | 5: 1 | 1: 1 | 4: 1 | 2: 5 | 6: 2 | 7: 1 | 3-0 | 2: 2 | 1: 2 | 3: 2 | 1: 1 | 6: 2 | 3-0 | 2: 1 | 6-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 3: 2 | 4: 1 | 4: 1 | 2: 3 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 0: 4 | 0: 1 | 6: 1 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 4: 1 | 1-0 | 4: 1 | 3: 2 | 2: 1 | 3: 3 | 4: 1 | 2: 2 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 1: 3 | 3: 1 | 0: 2 | 7: 3 | 3-0 | 1: 3 | |
| The Wednesday | 4: 2 | 3: 1 | 4: 4 | 0: 3 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 1: 3 | 3-0 | 2: 1 | 4-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 3: 2 | 2-0 | 3: 2 | 2: 3 | 4: 1 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1: 3 | 6: 2 | 1: 2 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 4: 2 | 3: 1 | 1: 2 | 3: 1 | 3: 2 | 2: 2 | 2: 4 | 0: 1 | 0: 1 | 2: 2 | 4: 2 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 5-0 | 2: 2 | 1: 3 | |
| West Ham United | 7-0 | 5: 1 | 1-0 | 1: 5 | 4: 4 | 2: 1 | 1: 2 | 2: 2 | 1: 2 | 2: 1 | 3: 2 | 3: 2 | 3: 3 | 3: 3 | 4-0 | 1: 1 | 3-0 | 1: 2 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 |
List of goalscorers
| player | society | Gates | Sp | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Jimmy Trotter
|
The Wednesday | 37 | 41 |
| 2 |
 Hugh Gallacher
|
Newcastle United | 36 | 38 |
| 3 |
Dave Halliday
|
Sunderland FC | 35 | 33 |
| = |
Ted Harper
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Blackburn Rovers | = | 39 |
| = |
Tom Jennings
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Leeds United | = | 41 |
| 6th |
Vic Watson
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West Ham United | 34 | 42 |
| 7th |
Jimmy Brain
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Arsenal FC | 31 | 37 |
| 8th |
Arthur Chandler
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Leicester City | 28 | 34 |
| 9 |
George Brown
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Huddersfield Town | 27 | 40 |
| 10 |
Hughie Ferguson
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Cardiff City | 25th | 39 |
The Newcastle United championship team
The following list lists all players who played in a league game for Newcastle United during the 1926/27 season. It must be noted that in English football a minimum number of games is usually required in order to receive the official championship medal. Since there was uncertainty about the specific regulation before the introduction of the Premier League, all players who presumably did not receive a championship medal due to their low contribution were marked with an asterisk (*). The number of missions and the goals scored are given in brackets.
| 1. | Newcastle United |
 |
Jimmy Boyd * (2/0) | Bert Chandler * (4/0) | Jimmy Clark (17/4) | Tom Curry * (5/0) | Hugh Gallacher (38/36) | Willie Gibson (32/0) | Billy Hampson * (2/0) | Joe Harris * (9/0) | Frank Hudspeth (42/3) | Jimmy Loughlin * (4/0) | James Low * (2/1) | Alf Maitland (36/0) | Tommy McDonald (41/17) | Bobby McKay (25/10) | Roddie MacKenzie (38/2) | Peter Mooney * (3/0) | Ossie Park * (5/0) | Stan Seymour (42/18) | Charlie Spencer (34/0) | Tommy Urwin (39/4) | Willie Wilson (42/0).
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Change of players during the season
| player | from club | Games | to club | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syd Bishop | West Ham United | 9 | Leicester City | 26th |
| Harry Cawthorne | Huddersfield Town | 21st | Sheffield United | 14th |
| Bert Chandler | Newcastle United | 4th | Sheffield United | 19th |
| Billy Cook | Huddersfield Town | 8th | Aston Villa | 13 |
| Warney Cresswell | Sunderland AFC | 25th | Everton FC | 15th |
| Bill Devlin | Huddersfield Town | 28 | Liverpool FC | 1 |
| Harry Dutton | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | Bury FC | 11 |
| Dick Forshaw | Liverpool FC | 24 | Everton FC | 10 |
| Bob Kelly | Sunderland AFC | 27 | Huddersfield Town | 14th |
| Billy Lane | Tottenham Hotspur | 4th | Leicester City | 4th |
| George Shaw | Huddersfield Town | 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 25th |
| Ted Taylor | Huddersfield Town | 10 | Everton FC | 14th |
| Billy Thirlaway | Birmingham FC | 22nd | Cardiff City | 12 |
Special occurrences
- Arthur Chandler scored for Leicester City both on November 27, 1926 against Aston Villa and on December 25, 1926 against West Bromwich Albion five goals.
literature
- Michael Joyce: Football League Players' Records, 1888 to 1939. SoccerData, Beeston 2002, ISBN 1-899468-63-3 .
- Paul Joannou: Newcastle United. A Complete Record 1882-1986. Breedon, Derby 1986, ISBN 0-907969-18-6 .
References and footnotes
- ^ Cross table of the English Football League First Division 1926/1927 (Fussballdaten.de)
- ↑ Newcastle United did not employ a formal coach. The respective team line-up was determined by the association's internal committee members.