1 football league
1.1 first division
1.2 second division
1.3 third division
1.4 fourth division
1.5 top goalscorers
football league
first division
tottenham hotspur made history becoming first team century win double, in recent seasons had narrowly eluded likes of manchester united , wolves.
sheffield wednesday finished runners-up, eight-point finishing divide between , champions meant never looked claiming league title had last been theirs in 1930. wolves, everton , defending champions burnley completed top five, while fa cup runners-up leicester city enjoyed strong sixth place finish , manchester united finished seventh second season running.
aston villa s failure mount title challenge compensated victory in first-ever edition of football league cup.
preston north end performed dismally in first season without retired winger tom finney, , went down in bottom place, joined in relegation newcastle united.
source: rsssf.com
rules classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(c) = champion; (r) = relegated; (p) = promoted; (e) = eliminated; (o) = play-off winner; (a) = advances further round.
only applicable when season not finished:
(q) = qualified phase of tournament indicated; (tq) = qualified tournament, not yet particular phase indicated; (rq) = qualified relegation tournament indicated; (dq) = disqualified tournament.
second division
alf ramsey s impressive ipswich side reached first division first time in history winning second division title - impressive showing club had been in non-league football 25 years earlier. joined in promotion more illustrious club in shape of sheffield united, have been no strangers elite of english football. liverpool missed out on first division football once again, while norwich city achieved best final position yet finishing fourth.
lincoln city went down in bottom place , joined in third division portsmouth, league champions on decade earlier.
source: rsssf.com
rules classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(c) = champion; (r) = relegated; (p) = promoted; (e) = eliminated; (o) = play-off winner; (a) = advances further round.
only applicable when season not finished:
(q) = qualified phase of tournament indicated; (tq) = qualified tournament, not yet particular phase indicated; (rq) = qualified relegation tournament indicated; (dq) = disqualified tournament.
third division
bury won promotion second division champions of third division , joined in higher division runners-up walsall.
chesterfield, colchester united , tranmere rovers, had spent or of history in nothing higher league s third tier, went down fourth division, relegated along bradford city side had played in first division number of seasons until 1922 , fa cup winners in 1911.
source: rsssf.com
rules classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(c) = champion; (r) = relegated; (p) = promoted; (e) = eliminated; (o) = play-off winner; (a) = advances further round.
only applicable when season not finished:
(q) = qualified phase of tournament indicated; (tq) = qualified tournament, not yet particular phase indicated; (rq) = qualified relegation tournament indicated; (dq) = disqualified tournament.
fourth division
peterborough united enjoyed blistering debut in football league, finding net 134 times (with 52 goals coming centre-forward terry bly) , clinching fourth division title. joined in promotion crystal palace, northampton town , bradford park avenue.
source: rsssf.com
rules classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(c) = champion; (r) = relegated; (p) = promoted; (e) = eliminated; (o) = play-off winner; (a) = advances further round.
only applicable when season not finished:
(q) = qualified phase of tournament indicated; (tq) = qualified tournament, not yet particular phase indicated; (rq) = qualified relegation tournament indicated; (dq) = disqualified tournament.
top goalscorers
first division
jimmy greaves (chelsea) – 41 goals
second division
ray crawford (ipswich town) – 39 goals
third division
tony richards (walsall) – 36 goals
fourth division
terry bly (peterborough united) – 52 goals
^ english league leading goalscorers . rsssf. retrieved 2017-06-04.
^ english league leading goalscorers . rsssf. retrieved 2017-06-04.
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