1911–12 in English football

The 1911–12 season was the 41st season of competitive football in England.

Overview

Blackburn Rovers won the First Division title for the first time.^{[citation needed]} Preston North End and Bury were relegated, to be replaced by Second Division Champions Derby County and runners up, Chelsea.^{[citation needed]} Barnsley won the FA Cup in a replayed final against West Bromwich Albion; Manchester Utd won the Charity Shield with a spectacular 8–4 victory over Swindon Town.^{[citation needed]}

Events

Grimsby Town returned to the Second Division after a season away. Lincoln City were the team to make way for them.^{[citation needed]}

In March, Justice A.T. Lawrence established the legality of the football league's retain-and-transfer system with his judgement in the Kingaby case.^[1] Former Aston Villa player Herbert Kingaby had brought legal proceedings against his old club for preventing him from playing. Erroneous strategy by Kingaby's counsel resulted in the suit being dismissed.^[2]

Honours

Competition	Winner
First Division	Blackburn Rovers (1)
Second Division	Derby County
FA Cup	Barnsley (1)
Charity Shield	Manchester United
Home Championship	England & Scotland

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

League tables

Aston Villa's "Happy" Harry Hampton, League top scorer

First Division

Pos	Team v t e	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

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

Second Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Derby County	38	23	8	7	74	28	2.643	54	Division Champions
2	Chelsea	38	24	6	8	64	34	1.882	54	Promoted
3	Burnley	38	22	8	8	77	41	1.878	52
4	Clapton Orient	38	21	3	14	61	44	1.386	45
5	Wolverhampton Wanderers	38	16	10	12	57	33	1.727	42
6	Barnsley	38	15	12	11	45	42	1.071	42	FA Cup Winners
7	Hull City	38	17	8	13	54	51	1.059	42
8	Fulham	38	16	7	15	66	58	1.138	39
9	Grimsby Town^[a]	38	15	9	14	48	55	0.873	39
10	Leicester Fosse	38	15	7	16	49	66	0.742	37
11	Bradford Park Avenue	38	13	9	16	44	45	0.978	35
12	Birmingham	38	14	6	18	55	59	0.932	34
13	Bristol City	38	14	6	18	41	60	0.683	34
14	Blackpool	38	13	8	17	32	52	0.615	34
15	Nottingham Forest	38	13	7	18	46	48	0.958	33
16	Stockport County	38	11	11	16	47	54	0.870	33
17	Huddersfield Town	38	13	6	19	50	64	0.781	32
18	Glossop	38	8	12	18	42	56	0.750	28	Re-elected
19	Leeds City	38	10	8	20	50	78	0.641	28	Re-elected
20	Gainsborough Trinity^[b]	38	5	13	20	30	64	0.469	23	Failed re-election

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ 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.