1921–22 Arsenal F.C. season

The 1921–22 season was Arsenal's 3rd consecutive season in the top division of English football.[1]

Arsenal
1921–22 season
ChairmanHenry Norris
ManagerLeslie Knighton
StadiumHighbury
First Division17th
FA CupFourth round
London FA Challenge CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Henry White (14)
All:
Henry White (19)
Highest home attendance42,000 vs. Tottenham Hotspur (22 April 1922)
Lowest home attendance12,000 vs. Liverpool (22 March 1922)

Results

Arsenal's score comes first[2]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
Main article: 1921–22 Football League § First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
27 August 1921Sheffield UnitedH1–2
29 August 1921Preston North EndA2–3
3 September 1921Sheffield UnitedA1–4
5 September 1921Preston North EndH1–0
10 September 1921Manchester CityA0–2
17 September 1921Manchester CityH0–1
24 September 1921EvertonA1–1
1 October 1921EvertonH1–0
8 October 1921SunderlandA0–1
15 October 1921SunderlandH1–2
22 October 1921Huddersfield TownA0–2
29 October 1921Huddersfield TownH1–3
5 November 1921BirminghamA1–0
12 November 1921BirminghamH5–2
19 November 1921Bolton WanderersA0–1
3 December 1921Blackburn RoversA1–0
10 December 1921Blackburn RoversH1–1
12 December 1921Bolton WandererH1–1
17 December 1921Oldham AthleticA1–2
24 December 1921Oldham AthleticH0–1
26 December 1921Cardiff CityH0–0
27 December 1921Cardiff CityA3–4
31 December 1921ChelseaA2–0
14 January 1922ChelseaH1–0
21 January 1922BurnleyH0–0
4 February 1922Newcastle UnitedH2–1
11 February 1922Newcastle UnitedA1–3
20 February 1922BurnleyA0–1
25 February 1922LiverpoolA0–4
11 March 1922Manchester UnitedA0–1
18 March 1922Aston VillaA0–2
22 March 1922LiverpoolH1–0
25 March 1922Aston VillaH2–0
1 March 1922MiddlesbroughH2–2
5 April 1922Manchester UnitedH3–1
8 April 1922MiddlesbroughA2–4
15 April 1922Tottenham HotspurA0–2
17 April 1922West Bromwich AlbionA3–0
18 April 1922West Bromwich AlbionH2–2
22 April 1922Tottenham HotspurH1–0
29 April 1922Bradford CityA2–0
6 May 1922Bradford CityH1–0

Final League table
Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts
15 Blackburn Rovers 42 7 6 8 35 31 6 6 9 19 26 0.947 38
16 Preston North End 42 12 7 2 33 20 1 5 15 9 45 0.646 38
17 Arsenal 42 10 6 5 27 19 5 1 15 20 37 0.839 37
18 Birmingham 42 9 2 10 25 29 6 5 10 23 31 0.800 37
19 Oldham Athletic 42 8 7 6 21 15 5 4 12 17 35 0.760 37
Source: [3]

FA Cup
See also: 1921–22 FA Cup

Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the first round proper, in which they were drawn to face Liverpool.

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R17 January 1922Queens Park RangersH0–031,000
R1:R11 January 1922Queens Park RangersA2–121,411Milne, Graham (pen.)
R228 January 1922Bradford Park AvenueA3–210,400Blyth, White (2)
R318 February 1922Leicester CityH3–039,421Rutherford, White (2)
R44 March 1922Preston North EndH1–137,517White
R4:R8 March 1922Preston North EndA1–2 (aet)30,000Blyth

London FA Challenge Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R117 October 1921BarkingH5–24,500White (2), Baker (2), Butler
R231 October 1921Queen's Park RangersA2–05,000Blyth, White
SF14 November 1921Tottenham HotspurN0–0[a]12,000
SF R21 November 1921Tottenham HotspurN2–19,029Henderson, Butler
Final8 May 1922Crystal PalaceN1–012,000Hutchins (pen.)
  • 1 Match was abandoned 5 minutes after extra time.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Arsenal first team line up (1921–22)". Andy's Arsenal Resource Website. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Season 1921–22". English Football League Tables. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  • Soar, Phil & Tyler, Martin (2005). The Official Illustrated History of Arsenal. Hamlyn. ISBN 0-600-61344-5.

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