1926–27 in English football

52nd season of competitive football in England

Football in EnglandSeason| 1926–27

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Men's football
Football League| Newcastle United
Football League Second Division| Middlesbrough
FA Cup| Cardiff City
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The 1926–27 season was the 52nd season of competitive football in England.

## Overview

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This was the season in which George Camsell scored an astounding 59 goals in 37 league appearances for Middlesbrough[1]

## Honours

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Competition | Winner | Runner-up

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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

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

## Football League

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Main article: 1926–27 Football League

### First Division

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1  | Newcastle United (C) | 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 (R) | 42  | 11  | 8  | 23  | 69  | 88  | 0.784  | 30  | Relegation to the Second Division
22  | West Bromwich Albion (R) | 42  | 11  | 8  | 23  | 65  | 86  | 0.756  | 30

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

### Second Division

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1  | Middlesbrough (C, P) | 42  | 27  | 8  | 7  | 122  | 60  | 2.033  | 62  | Promotion to the First Division
2  | Portsmouth (P) | 42  | 23  | 8  | 11  | 87  | 49  | 1.776  | 54
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 (R) | 42  | 12  | 6  | 24  | 79  | 98  | 0.806  | 30  | Relegation to the Third Division North
22  | Bradford City (R) | 42  | 7  | 9  | 26  | 50  | 88  | 0.568  | 23

Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

### Third Division North

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1  | Stoke City (C, P) | 42  | 27  | 9  | 6  | 92  | 40  | 2.300  | 63  | Promotion 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[a]
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

Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:

1. ^ Stockport County had two points deducted for fielding Joe Smith without FA permission on 26 March 1927.

### Third Division South

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1  | Bristol City (C, P) | 42  | 27  | 8  | 7  | 104  | 54  | 1.926  | 62  | Promotion 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 (R) | 42  | 9  | 7  | 26  | 62  | 101  | 0.614  | 25  | Failed re-election and demoted to the Southern League

Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

### Top goalscorers

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First Division

* Jimmy Trotter (The Wednesday) – 37 goals[2]

Second Division

* George Camsell (Middlesbrough) – 59 goals[2]

Third Division North

* Albert Whitehurst (Rochdale) – 44 goals[3]

Third Division South

* Harry Morris (Swindon Town) – 47 goals[3]

## FA Cup

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

## National team

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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.

### European tour

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11 May 1927

Belgium | 1–9|  England

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Florimond Vanhalme |  | Dixie Dean 3, George Brown 2, Arthur Rigby 2,
Louis Page, Joe Hulme

Oscar Bossaert Stadium, Brussels

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21 May 1927

Luxembourg | 2–5|  England

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A. Hubert, L. Lefevre |  | Dixie Dean 3, Robert Kelly, Sid Bishop

Stade de la Frontière, Luxembourg

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26 May 1927

France | 0–6|  England

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|  | Dixie Dean 2, George Brown 2, Arthur Rigby,
Own goal

Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris

## References

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1. ^ "Season 26/27 League 2". Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
2. ^ a b "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
3. ^ a b "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 August 2017.

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1926–27 in English football

« 1925–26

1927–28 »

FA competitions|

* FA Cup
* Qualifying rounds
* Final
* FA Charity Shield

Football League|

* Football League
* First Division
* Second Division
* Third Division

Lower leagues|

* Isthmian League
* Northern League
* Southern League
* Western League

Related to national team|

* Home Championship

Club seasons

First Division|

* Arsenal
* Aston Villa
* Birmingham
* Blackburn Rovers
* Bolton Wanderers
* Burnley
* Bury
* Cardiff City
* Derby County
* Everton
* Huddersfield Town
* Leeds United
* Leicester City
* Liverpool
* Manchester United
* Newcastle United
* Sheffield United
* Sunderland
* Tottenham Hotspur
* The Wednesday
* West Bromwich Albion
* West Ham United

Second Division|

* Barnsley
* Blackpool
* Bradford City
* Chelsea
* Clapton Orient
* Darlington
* Fulham
* Grimsby Town
* Hull City
* Manchester City
* Middlesbrough
* Nottingham Forest
* Notts County
* Oldham Athletic
* Port Vale
* Portsmouth
* Preston North End
* Reading
* South Shields
* Southampton
* Swansea Town
* Wolverhampton Wanderers

Third Division|

| North|

* Accrington Stanley
* Ashington
* Barrow
* Bradford Park Avenue
* Chesterfield
* Crewe Alexandra
* Doncaster Rovers
* Durham City
* Halifax Town
* Hartlepools United
* Lincoln City
* Nelson
* New Brighton
* Rochdale
* Rotherham United
* Southport
* Stockport County
* Stoke City
* Tranmere Rovers
* Walsall
* Wigan Borough
* Wrexham

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South|

* Aberdare Athletic
* Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
* Brentford
* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Bristol City
* Bristol Rovers
* Charlton Athletic
* Coventry City
* Crystal Palace
* Exeter City
* Gillingham
* Luton Town
* Merthyr Town
* Millwall
* Newport County
* Northampton Town
* Norwich City
* Plymouth Argyle
* Queens Park Rangers
* Southend United
* Swindon Town
* Watford

Other|

* Torquay United

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