1926–27 in English football
The Football League First Division in 1926/27 was the 35th season of the Football League First Division as the highest English football league. Newcastle United won with five points ahead of the defending champions Huddersfield Town was the fourth English championship in their history. Both Up The Wednesday and Derby County could get the class; instead had to Leeds United and West Bromwich Albion the transition to the Second Division compete. These two teams should be in the following season replaced by the two second division team FC Middlesbrough FC Portsmouth.
A total of 553 players were used, with the fewest Newcastle United and Everton with 33 aufboten with 21, most players in league games. 135 newcomers were offset by 136 footballers who most recently came into play in the season 1926/27.
Final Table
Results Table
In the left column of the home teams are listed.
Top scorers
The champion team of Newcastle United
In the following list, all players were listed who came for Newcastle United in a league game for use during the 1926/27 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.
Jimmy Boyd * ( 2/0 ) | Bert Chandler * ( 4/0 ) | Jimmy Clark ( 17/4 ) | Tom Curry * (5/ 0 ) | Hughie Gallacher (38/ 36) | Willie Gibson (32/ 0) | Billy Hampson * ( 2/0 ) | Joe Harris * (9/ 0 ) | Frank Hudspeth (42/ 3) | Jimmy Loughlin * ( 4/0 ) | James Low * (2/1 ) | Alf Maitland (36 / 0 ) | Tommy McDonald (41/ 17) | Bobby McKay (25/ 10) | Roddie MacKenzie (38/ 2) | Peter Mooney * ( 3/0 ) | Ossie Park * (5/ 0 ) | Stan Seymour (42 / 18) | Charlie Spencer (34/ 0 ) | Tommy Urwin (39/ 4) | Willie Wilson (42/ 0).
- Coach: none
Special events
- Arthur Chandler scored five goals for Leicester City both on November 27, 1926 against Aston Villa as well as at December 25, 1926 against West Bromwich Albion.