The 1926–27 season was the 52nd season of competitive
football in England.
Overview
This was the season in which
George Camsell scored an astounding 59 goals in 37 league appearances for
Middlesbrough
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Until the early 1800s, the a ...
Honours
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Football League
First Division
Second Division
Third Division North
Third Division South
Top goalscorers
First Division
*
Jimmy Trotter (
The Wednesday) – 37 goals
Second Division
*
George Camsell (
Middlesbrough
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Until the early 1800s, the a ...
) – 59 goals
Third Division North
*
Albert Whitehurst (
Rochdale
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) – 44 goals
Third Division South
*
Harry Morris (
Swindon Town
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) – 47 goals
FA Cup
The
1927 FA Cup Final
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was won by
Cardiff City, who beat
Arsenal
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1–0.
National team
The
England national football team
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had a successful season, drawing first place in the
1927 British Home Championship with
Scotland
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and then winning all three matches of a tour to France and the Low Countries, scoring twenty goals and only conceding three in return.
European tour
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References
{{DEFAULTSORT:1926-27 in English Football