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The 1914–15 season was the 44th season of competitive football in England. OverviewThe 1914 Charity Shield was not contested due to suspension of football during World War I Events- Suspicious patterns of betting on the game between Liverpool and Manchester United led to allegations of match fixing and the 1915 British football betting scandal. Eventually seven players (three from United, four from Liverpool) were banned from football.
- Tom Watson, Liverpool's manager for the last 19 years, died on 6 May 1915.[1]
HonoursFootball League Second DivisionPos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | 1 | Derby County[4] | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 71 | 33 | 2.152 | 53 | 2 | Preston North End[4] | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 61 | 42 | 1.452 | 50 | 3 | Barnsley | 38 | 22 | 3 | 13 | 51 | 51 | 1.000 | 47 | 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 77 | 52 | 1.481 | 45 | 5 | Arsenal[4] | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 69 | 41 | 1.683 | 43 | 6 | Birmingham | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 62 | 39 | 1.590 | 43 | 7 | Hull City | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 65 | 54 | 1.204 | 43 | 8 | Huddersfield Town | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 61 | 42 | 1.452 | 42 | 9 | Clapton Orient | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 50 | 48 | 1.042 | 41 | 10 | Blackpool | 38 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 58 | 57 | 1.018 | 39 | 11 | Bury | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 61 | 56 | 1.089 | 38 | 12 | Fulham | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 53 | 47 | 1.128 | 37 | 13 | Bristol City | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 62 | 56 | 1.107 | 37 | 14 | Stockport County | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 54 | 60 | 0.900 | 37 | 15 | Leeds City | 38 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 65 | 64 | 1.016 | 32 | 16 | Lincoln City | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 46 | 65 | 0.708 | 31 | 17 | Grimsby Town | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 48 | 76 | 0.632 | 31 | 18 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 43 | 77 | 0.558 | 29 | 19 | Leicester Fosse | 38 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 47 | 88 | 0.534 | 24 | 20 | Glossop[5] | 38 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 31 | 87 | 0.356 | 18 |
The official Football League records originally showed Birmingham in 5th place and Arsenal in 6th place. In 1975 it was discovered that an error in the calculation of Goal Average had been made and the table was corrected. Southern League Division 1Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | 1 | Watford | 38 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 68 | 46 | {{#expr:68/46 round 3}} | 52 | 2 | Reading | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 68 | 43 | {{#expr:68/43 round 3}} | 49 | 3 | Cardiff City | 38 | 22 | 4 | 12 | 72 | 38 | {{#expr: 72/38 round 3}} | 48 | 4 | West Ham United | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 58 | 47 | {{#expr:58/47 round 3}} | 45 | 5 | Northampton Town | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 56 | 51 | {{#expr:56/51 round 3}} | 43 | 6 | Southampton | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 78 | 74 | {{#expr:78/74 round 3}} | 43 | 7 | Portsmouth | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 54 | 42 | {{#expr:54/42 round 3}} | 42 | 8 | Millwall | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 50 | 51 | {{#expr:50/51 round 3}} | 42 | 9 | Swindon Town | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 77 | 59 | {{#expr:77/59 round 3}} | 41 | 10 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 46 | 47 | {{#expr:46/47 round 3}} | 39 | 11 | Exeter City | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 50 | 41 | {{#expr:50/41 round 3}} | 38 | 12 | QPR | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 55 | 56 | {{#expr:55/56 round 3}} | 38 | 13 | Norwich City | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 53 | 56 | {{#expr:53/56 round 3}} | 36 | 14 | Luton Town | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 61 | 73 | {{#expr:61/73 round 3}} | 34 | 15 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 47 | 61 | {{#expr:47/61 round 3}} | 34 | 16 | Bristol Rovers | 38 | 14 | 3 | 21 | 53 | 75 | {{#expr:53/75 round 3}} | 31 | 17 | Plymouth Argyle | 38 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 51 | 61 | {{#expr:51/61 round 3}} | 30 | 18 | Southend United | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 44 | 64 | {{#expr:44/64 round 3}} | 28 | 19 | Croydon Common[6] | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 47 | 63 | {{#expr:47/63 round 3}} | 27 | 20 | Gillingham | 38 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 43 | 83 | {{#expr:43/83 round 3}} | 20 | P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = PointsSee also- England national football team results (unofficial matches)
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.lfchistory.net/Stats/Article/2561|title=Important dates in Liverpool football club's history |accessdate=29 May 2013}} 2. ^Remained in the First Division after World War 1 3. ^Relegated to the Second Division after WWI 4. ^1 2 Promoted to First Division after WWI 5. ^Failed to be re-elected to the Football League 6. ^Although there was no relegation from the Southern League this season, Croydon ceased trading before it resumed in 1919.
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