# 1926–27 in English football

The 1926–27 season was the 52nd season of competitive football in England.

## Overview

This was the season in which George Camsell scored an astounding 59 goals in 37 league appearances for Middlesbrough

## Honours

| Competition | Winner | Runner-up |
| First Division | Newcastle United (4) | Huddersfield Town |
| Second Division | Middlesbrough | Portsmouth |
| Third Division North | Stoke City | Rochdale |
| Third Division South | Bristol City | Plymouth Argyle |
| FA Cup | Cardiff City (1) | Arsenal |
| Charity Shield | Amateurs XI | Professionals XI |
| Home Championship | Shared by England and Scotland | Shared by England and Scotland |
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

## Football League
### First Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Newcastle United | 42 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 96 | 58 | 1.655 | 56 | |
| 2 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 76 | 60 | 1.267 | 51 | |
| 3 | Sunderland | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 98 | 70 | 1.400 | 49 | |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 84 | 62 | 1.355 | 48 | |
| 5 | Burnley | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 91 | 80 | 1.138 | 47 | |
| 6 | West Ham United | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 86 | 70 | 1.229 | 46 | |
| 7 | Leicester City | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 85 | 70 | 1.214 | 46 | |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 74 | 86 | 0.860 | 44 | |
| 9 | Liverpool | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 69 | 61 | 1.131 | 43 | |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 81 | 83 | 0.976 | 43 | |
| 11 | Arsenal | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 77 | 86 | 0.895 | 43 | |
| 12 | Derby County | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 86 | 73 | 1.178 | 41 | |
| 13 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 76 | 78 | 0.974 | 41 | |
| 14 | Cardiff City | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 55 | 65 | 0.846 | 41 | |
| 15 | Manchester United | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 52 | 64 | 0.813 | 40 | |
| 16 | The Wednesday | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 75 | 92 | 0.815 | 39 | |
| 17 | Birmingham | 42 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 64 | 73 | 0.877 | 38 | |
| 18 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 77 | 96 | 0.802 | 38 | |
| 19 | Bury | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 68 | 77 | 0.883 | 36 | |
| 20 | Everton | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 64 | 90 | 0.711 | 34 | |
| 21 | Leeds United | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 69 | 88 | 0.784 | 30 | Relegated to the Second Division |
| 22 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 65 | 86 | 0.756 | 30 | Relegated to the Second Division |

### Second Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 122 | 60 | 2.033 | 62 | Promoted to the First Division |
| 2 | Portsmouth | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 87 | 49 | 1.776 | 54 | Promoted to the First Division |
| 3 | Manchester City | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 108 | 61 | 1.770 | 54 | |
| 4 | Chelsea | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 62 | 52 | 1.192 | 52 | |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 80 | 55 | 1.455 | 50 | |
| 6 | Preston North End | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 74 | 72 | 1.028 | 49 | |
| 7 | Hull City | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 63 | 52 | 1.212 | 47 | |
| 8 | Port Vale | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 88 | 78 | 1.128 | 45 | |
| 9 | Blackpool | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 95 | 80 | 1.188 | 44 | |
| 10 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 74 | 84 | 0.881 | 44 | |
| 11 | Barnsley | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 88 | 87 | 1.011 | 43 | |
| 12 | Swansea Town | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 68 | 72 | 0.944 | 43 | |
| 13 | Southampton | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 60 | 62 | 0.968 | 42 | |
| 14 | Reading | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 64 | 72 | 0.889 | 40 | |
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 73 | 75 | 0.973 | 35 | |
| 16 | Notts County | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 70 | 96 | 0.729 | 35 | |
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 74 | 91 | 0.813 | 34 | |
| 18 | Fulham | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 58 | 92 | 0.630 | 34 | |
| 19 | South Shields | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 71 | 96 | 0.740 | 33 | |
| 20 | Clapton Orient | 42 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 60 | 96 | 0.625 | 31 | |
| 21 | Darlington | 42 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 79 | 98 | 0.806 | 30 | Relegated to the Third Division North |
| 22 | Bradford City | 42 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 50 | 88 | 0.568 | 23 | Relegated to the Third Division North |

### Third Division North

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Stoke City | 42 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 92 | 40 | 2.300 | 63 | Promoted to the Second Division |
| 2 | Rochdale | 42 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 105 | 65 | 1.615 | 58 | |
| 3 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 101 | 59 | 1.712 | 55 | |
| 4 | Halifax Town | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 70 | 53 | 1.321 | 53 | |
| 5 | Nelson | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 104 | 75 | 1.387 | 51 | |
| 6 | Stockport County | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 93 | 69 | 1.348 | 49 | |
| 7 | Chesterfield | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 92 | 68 | 1.353 | 47 | |
| 8 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 81 | 65 | 1.246 | 47 | |
| 9 | Tranmere Rovers | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 85 | 67 | 1.269 | 46 | |
| 10 | New Brighton | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 79 | 67 | 1.179 | 46 | |
| 11 | Lincoln City | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 90 | 78 | 1.154 | 42 | |
| 12 | Southport | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 80 | 85 | 0.941 | 39 | |
| 13 | Wrexham | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 65 | 73 | 0.890 | 38 | |
| 14 | Walsall | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 68 | 81 | 0.840 | 38 | Transferred to the Third Division South |
| 15 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 71 | 81 | 0.877 | 37 | |
| 16 | Ashington | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 60 | 90 | 0.667 | 36 | |
| 17 | Hartlepools United | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 66 | 81 | 0.815 | 34 | |
| 18 | Wigan Borough | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 66 | 83 | 0.795 | 32 | |
| 19 | Rotherham United | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 70 | 92 | 0.761 | 32 | |
| 20 | Durham City | 42 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 58 | 105 | 0.552 | 30 | |
| 21 | Accrington Stanley | 42 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 62 | 98 | 0.633 | 27 | Re-elected |
| 22 | Barrow | 42 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 34 | 117 | 0.291 | 22 | Re-elected |
* ↑ Stockport County were deducted two points for fielding an ineligible player.

### Third Division South

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Bristol City | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 104 | 54 | 1.926 | 62 | Promoted to the Second Division |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 95 | 61 | 1.557 | 60 | |
| 3 | Millwall | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 89 | 51 | 1.745 | 56 | |
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 79 | 50 | 1.580 | 53 | |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 100 | 85 | 1.176 | 51 | |
| 6 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 84 | 81 | 1.037 | 45 | |
| 7 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 78 | 66 | 1.182 | 44 | |
| 8 | Luton Town | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 68 | 66 | 1.030 | 44 | |
| 9 | Newport County | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 57 | 71 | 0.803 | 44 | |
| 10 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 78 | 80 | 0.975 | 41 | |
| 11 | Brentford | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 70 | 61 | 1.148 | 40 | |
| 12 | Exeter City | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 76 | 73 | 1.041 | 40 | |
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 60 | 61 | 0.984 | 40 | |
| 14 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 65 | 71 | 0.915 | 39 | |
| 15 | Coventry City | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 71 | 86 | 0.826 | 37 | |
| 16 | Norwich City | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 59 | 71 | 0.831 | 35 | |
| 17 | Merthyr Town | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 63 | 80 | 0.788 | 35 | |
| 18 | Northampton Town | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 59 | 87 | 0.678 | 35 | |
| 19 | Southend United | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 64 | 77 | 0.831 | 34 | |
| 20 | Gillingham | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 54 | 72 | 0.750 | 32 | |
| 21 | Watford | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 57 | 87 | 0.655 | 32 | Re-elected |
| 22 | Aberdare Athletic | 42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 62 | 101 | 0.614 | 25 | Not re-elected |

### Top goalscorers

First Division
* Jimmy Trotter (The Wednesday) – 37 goals
Second Division
* George Camsell (Middlesbrough) – 59 goals
Third Division North
* Albert Whitehurst (Rochdale) – 44 goals
Third Division South
* Harry Morris (Swindon Town) – 47 goals

## FA Cup

The 1927 FA Cup Final was won by Cardiff City, who beat Arsenal 1–0.

## National team

The England national football team had a successful season, drawing first place in the 1927 British Home Championship with Scotland and then winning all three matches of a tour to France and the Low Countries, scoring twenty goals and only conceding three in return.