The 1922–23 season was the 48th season of competitive
football
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in
England
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.
Overview
Liverpool retained the First Division title, but halfway through the season their manager
David Ashworth
David George Ashworth (2 June 1867 – 1947) was an English football referee and manager.
He became the first manager of Oldham Athletic in 1906, spending eight successful years there before moving on to manage Stockport County in 1914 and ...
left the club to take over at Oldham Athletic, who ended the season relegated.
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Honours
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition
Football League
First Division
Second Division
Third Division North
Third Division South
Top goalscorers
First Division
*
Charlie Buchan
Charles Murray Buchan (22 September 1891 – 25 June 1960) was an English footballer, sporting journalist and commentator.
Buchan started his career in 1909 with Woolwich Arsenal (later renamed Arsenal F.C.). He is known for his career with S ...
(
Sunderland
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) – 30 goals
Second Division
*
Harry Bedford (
Blackpool
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) – 32 goals
Third Division North
*
George Beel
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(
Chesterfield
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) and
Jimmy Carmichael (
Grimsby Town
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) – 23 goals
Third Division South
*
Fred Pagnam
Fred Pagnam (4 September 1891 – 1 March 1962) was an English footballer and manager. Pagnam played as a forward in the Football League for clubs Huddersfield Town, Blackpool, Liverpool, Arsenal, Cardiff City and Watford, and in non-league ...
(
Watford
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Initially a small market town, the Grand Junction Canal encouraged the construction of paper-making mills, print works, a ...
) – 30 goals
References
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