# 1911–12 Football League

The 1911–12 season was the 24th season of The Football League.
Blackburn Rovers won the First Division title for the first time.
Bury and Preston North End were relegated to the Second Division, and their places in the First Division were taken by Derby County and Chelsea.

## 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Blackburn Rovers (C) | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 60 | 43 | 1.395 | 49 | |
| 2 | Everton | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 46 | 42 | 1.095 | 46 | |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 64 | 50 | 1.280 | 44 | |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 20 | 3 | 15 | 54 | 43 | 1.256 | 43 | |
| 5 | The Wednesday | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 69 | 49 | 1.408 | 41 | |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 76 | 63 | 1.206 | 41 | |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 56 | 45 | 1.244 | 40 | |
| 8 | Sunderland | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 58 | 51 | 1.137 | 39 | |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 43 | 47 | 0.915 | 39 | |
| 10 | Woolwich Arsenal | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 55 | 59 | 0.932 | 38 | |
| 11 | Bradford City | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 46 | 50 | 0.920 | 38 | |
| 12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 53 | 53 | 1.000 | 37 | |
| 13 | Manchester United | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 45 | 60 | 0.750 | 37 | |
| 14 | Sheffield United | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 63 | 56 | 1.125 | 36 | |
| 15 | Manchester City | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 56 | 58 | 0.966 | 35 | |
| 16 | Notts County | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 46 | 63 | 0.730 | 35 | |
| 17 | Liverpool | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 49 | 55 | 0.891 | 34 | |
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 46 | 54 | 0.852 | 34 | |
| 19 | Preston North End (R) | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 40 | 57 | 0.702 | 33 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 20 | Bury (R) | 38 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 59 | 0.542 | 21 | Relegation to the Second Division |

### Results

| Home \ Away | AST | BLB | BOL | BRA | BRY | EVE | LIV | MCI | MUN | MID | NEW | NTC | OLD | PNE | SHU | SUN | TOT | WED | WBA | WOO |
| Aston Villa | | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 4–1 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 3–1 | | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 3–0 | 2–0 | | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Bradford City | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 |
| Bury | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Everton | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Liverpool | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 |
| Manchester City | 2–6 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–3 | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 |
| Manchester United | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 3–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Middlesbrough | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Newcastle United | 6–2 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Notts County | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Oldham Athletic | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–2 | | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| Preston North End | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Sheffield United | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 7–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 6–2 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 4–2 | | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Sunderland | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 3–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 |
| The Wednesday | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 8–0 | 4–0 | | 4–1 | 3–0 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–5 | | 1–1 |
| Woolwich Arsenal | 2–2 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | |

### Maps
## Second Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Derby County | 38 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 2.643 | 54 | Division Champions |
| 2 | Chelsea | 38 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 1.882 | 54 | Promoted |
| 3 | Burnley | 38 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 50 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 1.878 | 52 | |
| 4 | Clapton Orient | 38 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 30 | 1.386 | 45 | |
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 1.727 | 42 | |
| 6 | Barnsley | 38 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 1.071 | 42 | FA Cup Winners |
| 7 | Hull City | 38 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 38 | 1.059 | 42 | |
| 8 | Fulham | 38 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 34 | 1.138 | 39 | |
| 9 | Grimsby Town | 38 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 37 | 0.873 | 39 | |
| 10 | Leicester Fosse | 38 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 48 | 0.742 | 37 | |
| 11 | Bradford Park Avenue | 38 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 29 | 0.978 | 35 | |
| 12 | Birmingham | 38 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 44 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 30 | 0.932 | 34 | |
| 13 | Bristol City | 38 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 43 | 0.683 | 34 | |
| 14 | Blackpool | 38 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 40 | 0.615 | 34 | |
| 15 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 30 | 0.958 | 33 | |
| 16 | Stockport County | 38 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 0.870 | 33 | |
| 17 | Huddersfield Town | 38 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 42 | 0.781 | 32 | |
| 18 | Glossop | 38 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 33 | 0.750 | 28 | |
| 19 | Leeds City | 38 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 29 | 56 | 0.641 | 28 | Re-elected |
| 20 | Gainsborough Trinity | 38 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 42 | 0.469 | 23 | Failed re-election |
* ↑ New club in the league
* ↑ Gainsborough Trinity failed to be re-elected to the Football League. This was their final ever season of league football. Lincoln City returned to the league at their expense.

### Results

| Home \ Away | BAR | BIR | BLP | BPA | BRI | BUR | CHE | CLA | DER | FUL | GAI | GLP | GRI | HUD | HUL | LEE | LEI | NOT | STP | WOL |
| Barnsley | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Birmingham | 1–3 | | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Blackpool | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Bradford Park Avenue | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Bristol City | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 |
| Burnley | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 |
| Chelsea | 2–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 |
| Clapton Orient | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 |
| Derby County | 0–0 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | | 6–1 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 5–2 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Fulham | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | | 7–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 7–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Gainsborough Trinity | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | | 1–1 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Glossop | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 5–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Grimsby Town | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 0–0 |
| Huddersfield Town | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Hull City | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 |
| Leeds City | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–5 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Leicester Fosse | 0–0 | 5–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Nottingham Forest | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| Stockport County | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 2–2 | | 1–2 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 8–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | |