1922–23 Arsenal F.C. season

37th season in existence of Arsenal F.C.

Arsenal 1922–23 football season

Arsenal

1922–23 season

Chairman

Henry Norris

Manager

Leslie Knighton

Stadium

Highbury

First Division

11th

FA Cup

First round

London FA Challenge Cup

Second round

Top goalscorer

League:
Bob Turnbull (20)
All:
Bob Turnbull (21)

Highest home attendance

55,000 vs. Tottenham Hotspur (30 September 1922)

Lowest home attendance

11,027 vs. Tottenham Hotspur (23 November 1922)

Home colours

Away colours

← 1921–22

1923–24 →

The 1922–23 season was Arsenal's fourth consecutive season in the top division of English football.^[1]

Results

Arsenal's score comes first^[2]

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
26 August 1922	Liverpool	A	2–5
28 August 1922	Burnley	H	1–1
2 September 1922	Liverpool	H	1–0
4 September 1922	Burnley	A	1–4
9 September 1922	Cardiff City	A	1–4
16 September 1922	Cardiff City	H	2–1
23 September 1922	Tottenham Hotspur	A	2–1
30 September 1922	Tottenham Hotspur	H	0–2
2 October 1922	Sheffield United	A	1–2
7 October 1922	West Bromwich Albion	H	3–1
14 October 1922	West Bromwich Albion	A	0–7
21 October 1922	Newcastle United	A	1–1
28 October 1922	Newcastle United	H	1–2
4 November 1922	Everton	A	0–1
11 November 1922	Everton	H	1–2
18 November 1922	Sunderland	A	3–3
25 November 1922	Sunderland	H	2–3
2 December 1922	Birmingham	A	2–3
9 December 1922	Birmingham	H	1–0
16 December 1922	Huddersfield Town	H	1–1
23 December 1922	Huddersfield Town	A	0–4
25 December 1922	Bolton Wanderers	A	1–4
26 December 1922	Bolton Wanderers	H	5–0
30 December 1922	Stoke	H	3–0
1 January 1923	Blackburn Rovers	A	5–0
6 January 1923	Stoke	A	0–1
20 January 1923	Manchester City	H	1–0
27 January 1923	Manchester City	A	0–0
3 February 1923	Nottingham Forest	A	1–2
10 February 1923	Nottingham Forest	H	2–0
17 February 1923	Chelsea	A	0–0
24 February 1923	Chelsea	H	3–1
3 March 1923	Middlesbrough	A	0–2
10 March 1923	Middlesbrough	H	3–0
17 March 1923	Oldham Athletic	H	2–0
24 March 1923	Oldham Athletic	A	0–0
31 March 1923	Aston Villa	H	2–0
2 April 1923	Blackburn Rovers	H	1–1
7 April 1923	Aston Villa	A	1–1
14 April 1923	Preston North End	H	1–1
21 April 1923	Preston North End	A	2–1
28 April 1923	Sheffield United	H	2–0

Final League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
9	Cardiff City	42	18	7	17	73	59	1.237	43
10	Sheffield United	42	16	10	16	68	64	1.063	42
11	Arsenal	42	16	10	16	61	62	0.984	42
12	Tottenham Hotspur	42	17	7	18	50	50	1.000	41
13	Bolton Wanderers	42	14	12	16	50	58	0.862	40

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

FA Cup

Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the first round proper, in which they were drawn to face Liverpool.


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R1	13 January 1923	Liverpool	A	0–0	37,000
R2	17 January 1923	Liverpool	H	1–4	39,000	Turnbull

London FA Challenge Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R1	23 October 1922	Chelsea	H	3–2	11,027	Graham (pen.), Roe, Paterson
R2	30 October 1922	West Ham United	A	0–1	2,500

References

^ "Arsenal first team line up (1922–23)". Andy's Arsenal Resource Website. Archived from the original on 3 May 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
^ "Arsenal results for the 1922–1923 season – Statto.com". Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2018.

Soar, Phil & Tyler, Martin (2005). The Official Illustrated History of Arsenal. Hamlyn. ISBN 0-600-61344-5.

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First Division

Arsenal
Aston Villa
Birmingham
Blackburn Rovers
Bolton Wanderers
Burnley
Cardiff City
Chelsea
Everton
Huddersfield Town
Liverpool
Manchester City
Middlesbrough
Newcastle United
Nottingham Forest
Oldham Athletic
Preston North End
Sheffield United
Stoke
Sunderland
Tottenham Hotspur
West Bromwich Albion

Second Division

Barnsley
Blackpool
Bradford City
Bury
Clapton Orient
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
Derby County
Fulham
Hull City
Leeds United
Leicester City
Manchester United
Notts County
Port Vale
Rotherham County
South Shields
Southampton
Stockport County
The Wednesday
West Ham United
Wolverhampton Wanderers

Third Division

North	Accrington Stanley Ashington Barrow Bradford Park Avenue Chesterfield Crewe Alexandra Darlington Durham City Grimsby Town Halifax Town Hartlepools United Lincoln City Nelson Rochdale Southport Stalybridge Celtic Tranmere Rovers Walsall Wigan Borough Wrexham
South	Aberdare Athletic Brentford Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol City Bristol Rovers Charlton Athletic Exeter City Gillingham Luton Town Merthyr Town Millwall Newport County Northampton Town Norwich City Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth Queens Park Rangers Reading Southend United Swansea Town Swindon Town Watford