1911–12 in English football
The Football League First Division in 1911/12 was the 24th season of the Football League First Division as the highest English football league. The Blackburn Rovers won by three points behind before the Everton first time in its one-story club the English Championship. Both newly promoted West Bromwich Albion and Bolton Wanderers were able to get the class. Instead, Preston North End and Bury FC had to play the course in the Second Division. These two teams should be in the following season replaced by the two second-division promoted Derby County and Chelsea.
A total of 510 players were used, where The Wednesday with 18 the least and Bradford City with 36 aufboten most players in league games. 128 newcomers were offset by 156 footballers who most recently came into play in the 1911/12 season.
Final Table
Results Table
In the left column of the home teams are listed.
Top scorers
The champion team of Blackburn Rovers
In the following list, all players were listed that for the Blackburn Rovers came in a league match for use during the 1911/12 season. It must be noted that in most cases a minimum number of games will be provided in English football to accept the official champion medal allowed. As regards the specific arrangements prior to the introduction of the Premier League, there is lack of clarity, all the players with an asterisk (*) have been provided which have received no champion medal presumably because of their small contribution. In brackets the number of bets as well as the goals achieved are called.
Walter Aitkenhead (29/ 15) | Walter Anthony (27/ 1) | Jimmy Ashcroft (8/ 0) | Billy Bradshaw (36/ 3) | Kilty Cameron ( 13/1) | George Chapman (23/ 9) | Joe Clennell (18/ 9) | Arthur Cowell (31/ 0 ) | Bob Crompton (33/ 0 ) | Tinker Davies ( 11/2) | Harry Dennison (1/ 0) | William Garbutt (1/0 ) | James Johnston (5 / 0 ) | Eddie Latheron (22/ 7) | Johnny Orr (19/ 9) | Benjamin Proctor (1/0 ) | Alfred Robinson (30/ 0 ) | Jock Simpson ( 35/2 ) | Percy Smith ( 31/1 ) | Tommy Suttie (7/ 0 ) | Albert Walmsley (37/ 0).
- Coach: Robert Middleton