1914-15 Season

Apololgies if a Windass. The Gruniad have covered the season where Arsenal were promoted into the top division despite finishing two places behind us.

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...tball-played-world-war-one-north-london-derby

 

Second Division[edit]
Football League
Second Division
Season 1914–15
Champions Derby County (2nd title)
Failed re-election Glossop

Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GR Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Derby County[a] 38 14 3 2 40 11 9 4 6 31 22 2.152 53 Division Champions
2 Preston North End[a] 38 14 4 1 41 16 6 6 7 20 26 1.452 50 Promoted
3 Barnsley 38 16 2 1 31 10 6 1 12 20 41 1.000 47
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 12 4 3 47 13 7 3 9 30 39 1.481 45
5 Arsenal[a][c] 38 15 1 3 52 13 4 4 11 17 28 1.683 43 Promoted
6 Birmingham[c] 38 13 3 3 44 13 4 6 9 18 26 1.590 43
7 Hull City 38 12 2 5 36 23 7 3 9 29 31 1.204 43
8 Huddersfield Town 38 12 4 3 36 13 5 4 10 25 29 1.452 42
9 Clapton Orient 38 12 5 2 36 17 4 4 11 14 31 1.042 41
10 Blackpool 38 11 3 5 40 22 6 2 11 18 35 1.018 39
11 Bury 38 11 5 3 39 19 4 3 12 22 37 1.089 38
12 Fulham 38 12 0 7 35 20 3 7 9 18 27 1.128 37
13 Bristol City 38 11 2 6 38 19 4 5 10 24 37 1.107 37
14 Stockport County 38 12 4 3 33 19 3 3 13 21 41 0.900 37
15 Leeds City 38 9 3 7 40 25 5 1 13 25 39 1.016 32
16 Lincoln City 38 9 4 6 29 23 2 5 12 17 42 0.708 31
17 Grimsby Town 38 10 4 5 36 24 1 5 13 12 52 0.632 31
18 Nottingham Forest 38 9 7 3 32 24 1 2 16 11 53 0.558 29 Re-elected
19 Leicester Fosse 38 6 4 9 31 41 4 0 15 16 47 0.534 24
20 Glossop[d] 38 5 5 9 21 33 1 1 17 10 54 0.356 18 Failed re-election
Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
Results[edit]
Home \ Away ARS BAR BIR BLP BRI BRY CLA DER FUL GLP GRI HUD HUL LEE LEI LIN NOT PNE STP WOL
Arsenal 1–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 3–1 2–1 1–2 3–0 3–0 6–0 0–3 2–1 2–0 6–0 1–1 7–0 1–2 3–1 5–1
Barnsley 1–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–2 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 3–1 3–0 2–1 2–0 2–1
Birmingham 3–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–2 1–0 11–1 3–0 1–0 2–2 6–3 2–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 0–1 1–2
Blackpool 0–2 1–1 3–1 2–0 3–4 5–1 2–1 2–2 3–0 5–0 3–2 1–2 1–0 1–2 0–0 3–0 0–2 4–2 1–0
Bristol City 1–1 3–1 2–3 2–1 1–0 3–0 2–3 0–0 3–1 7–0 0–1 5–2 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–2 4–0 0–2 0–1
Bury 3–1 1–2 1–3 2–2 2–1 3–0 2–0 1–0 5–0 2–2 3–1 0–1 0–0 3–1 1–1 4–2 0–0 2–1 4–1
Clapton Orient 1–0 4–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 0–1 2–1 5–2 2–1 3–1 0–3 2–0 2–0 3–1 0–0 1–1 3–0 1–1
Derby County 4–0 7–0 1–0 5–0 1–0 2–1 0–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 4–1 1–2 1–0 3–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 3–1
Fulham 0–1 2–0 2–3 0–1 1–2 6–3 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 2–3 4–1 1–0 1–0 3–1 2–1 0–2 1–0 0–1
Glossop 0–4 0–1 3–3 1–3 2–1 3–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–2 0–5 0–3 2–3 1–2 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–2
Grimsby Town 1–0 2–3 1–0 2–0 2–3 1–0 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–5 1–0 5–1 4–0 2–2 6–1 1–4
Huddersfield Town 3–0 1–0 0–0 5–0 5–3 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–2 0–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 3–1 0–1 4–0 3–1 2–1 2–0
Hull City 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–3 1–1 3–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 4–1 0–4 2–6 2–1 6–1 3–1 0–1 1–0 5–1
Leeds City 2–2 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 3–5 0–1 3–0 5–0 1–0 2–3 7–2 3–1 4–0 0–0 1–3 2–3
Leicester Fosse 1–4 0–1 1–0 2–2 1–3 1–3 1–1 0–6 0–2 3–2 2–0 1–2 1–1 5–1 2–2 3–1 2–3 5–4 0–3
Lincoln City 1–0 3–0 0–1 0–1 3–1 2–3 1–0 0–0 3–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 0–3 0–1 2–3 2–1 3–1 2–2 2–2
Nottingham Forest 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 2–2 1–0 4–2 3–2 1–0 3–1 1–3 3–2 1–1 1–1 3–1
Preston North End 3–0 5–2 2–0 1–0 4–1 2–0 2–2 1–3 2–1 1–0 3–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–2 2–0 5–3
Stockport County 1–1 1–2 3–1 0–2 2–2 1–0 2–0 3–2 0–2 2–1 1–1 2–1 3–0 3–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–2
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 4–1 0–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–0 0–1 2–0 4–0 0–1 4–1 1–2 5–1 7–0 3–1 5–1 2–0 4–1

Maps[edit]

 

Heard about that here's the final table .

 

The EFL owe us big time.

 

One of the most outrageous fiddles ever perpetrated in English football ever. An absolute travesty.
The bitterness of the decision was also heightened when rumours began to circulate that some of the
delegates ŵith the right to vote, had been influenced by Arsenal offering a cash " bung", an accusation
that was never substantiated of course.

 

We can moan on but whatever happened to Clapton Orient?

 

They changed their name to Leyton Orient

 

I was discussing this with the Jr. Didcot Reds last week. Teams were balloted to decide on promotion as Division 1 was being expanded to 20 clubs. The Arsenal chairman an effective job lobbying other clubs. Arsenal had just moved to Highbury and needed 1st division football to help pay for it. They have never been relegated since.

 

Doesn't sound much better!

 

Scandalous example of high level corruption among the big clubs and football’s “elite”.

A while ago someone posted a link to an article someone had written following research into this incident. The article, written many years after the event, concluded there was no evidence of corruption.

But of course that’s the point: there wouldn’t be any evidence to find because it would have been conversations on the QT, meetings in closed rooms, bungs, nothing in writing etc.

Makes my blood boil.

 

To be fair, Tottenham have more right to be annoyed than us - they received the 2nd most votes

Still a travesty, mind

 

Agreed. Tottenham finished bottom of division 1 and with the expansion of the division could have expected a reprieve. Had that happened, I would probalby have a grudge against Spurs rather than Arsenal.

Does anyone think that had we gained promotion rather than Arsenal we would have maintained top flight status ever since?

 

no

 

I would say it's unlikely. Arsenal had the far larger crowds, hence the need for the new stadium, in a far more attractive location.

 

Nah definitely the bribes what done it