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1921-22

First Division

Finished 5th of 22 · P42 W22 D3 L17 · 74 scored, 55 conceded

Results

Date		Opponent	Score
27 Aug 1921	A	Manchester City	1–2	L
29 Aug 1921	H	Cardiff City	2–1	W
3 Sept 1921	H	Manchester City	4–0	W
5 Sept 1921	A	Cardiff City	4–0	W
10 Sept 1921	A	Preston North End	0–1	L
12 Sept 1921	H	Blackburn Rovers	1–1	D
17 Sept 1921	H	Preston North End	2–0	W
24 Sept 1921	A	Tottenham Hotspur	1–3	L
1 Oct 1921	H	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	W
8 Oct 1921	A	West Bromwich Albion	1–0	W
15 Oct 1921	H	West Bromwich Albion	0–1	L
22 Oct 1921	A	Middlesbrough	0–5	L
29 Oct 1921	H	Middlesbrough	6–2	W
5 Nov 1921	A	Bradford City	2–3	L
12 Nov 1921	H	Bradford City	7–1	W
19 Nov 1921	H	Manchester United	3–1	W
26 Nov 1921	A	Manchester United	0–1	L
3 Dec 1921	H	Liverpool	1–1	D
10 Dec 1921	A	Liverpool	0–2	L
17 Dec 1921	A	Newcastle United	2–1	W
24 Dec 1921	H	Newcastle United	1–0	W
26 Dec 1921	A	Sheffield United	3–2	W
27 Dec 1921	H	Sheffield United	5–3	W
31 Dec 1921	A	Burnley	1–2	L
14 Jan 1922	H	Burnley	2–0	W
21 Jan 1922	A	Everton	2–3	L
4 Feb 1922	A	Sunderland	4–1	W
8 Feb 1922	H	Everton	2–1	W
11 Feb 1922	H	Sunderland	2–0	W
25 Feb 1922	H	Huddersfield Town	2–0	W
11 Mar 1922	H	Birmingham City	1–1	D
15 Mar 1922	A	Birmingham City	0–1	L
18 Mar 1922	H	Arsenal	2–0	W
25 Mar 1922	A	Arsenal	0–2	L
1 Apr 1922	A	Blackburn Rovers	2–1	W
5 Apr 1922	A	Huddersfield Town	0–1	L
14 Apr 1922	A	Chelsea	0–1	L
15 Apr 1922	H	Bolton Wanderers	2–1	W
17 Apr 1922	H	Chelsea	1–4	L
22 Apr 1922	A	Bolton Wanderers	0–1	L
29 Apr 1922	H	Oldham Athletic	2–0	W
6 May 1922	A	Oldham Athletic	1–3	L

Scores are shown Villa first. League matches only; cup ties not included.

Final table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Liverpool	42	22	13	7	63	36	+27	57
2	Tottenham Hotspur	42	21	9	12	65	39	+26	51
3	Burnley	42	22	5	15	72	54	+18	49
4	Cardiff City	42	19	10	13	61	53	+8	48
5	Aston Villa	42	22	3	17	74	55	+19	47
6	Bolton Wanderers	42	20	7	15	68	59	+9	47
7	Newcastle United	42	18	10	14	59	45	+14	46
8	Middlesbrough	42	16	14	12	79	69	+10	46
9	Chelsea	42	17	12	13	40	43	-3	46
10	Manchester City	42	18	9	15	65	70	-5	45
11	Sheffield United	42	15	10	17	59	54	+5	40
12	Sunderland	42	16	8	18	60	62	-2	40
13	West Bromwich Albion	42	15	10	17	51	63	-12	40
14	Huddersfield Town	42	15	9	18	53	54	-1	39
15	Blackburn Rovers	42	13	12	17	54	57	-3	38
16	Preston North End	42	13	12	17	42	65	-23	38
17	Arsenal	42	15	7	20	47	56	-9	37
18	Birmingham City	42	15	7	20	48	60	-12	37
19	Oldham Athletic	42	13	11	18	38	50	-12	37
20	Everton	42	12	12	18	57	55	+2	36
21	Bradford City	42	11	10	21	48	72	-24	32
22	Manchester United	42	8	12	22	41	73	-32	28

Positions decided on goal average, as the rules of the day had it. Two points for a win.

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Sources: engsoccerdata (1888–2025) and football-data.co.uk (recent seasons), compiled by the Villa Blog results pipeline.