footballsite - Central League table 1920/21

CENTRAL LEAGUE 1920/21

P

W

D

L

F

A

Pts

1

Manchester United Res.

42

26

5

11

102

57

57

2

Crewe Alexandra

42

23

7

12

92

57

53

3

Bolton Wanderers Res.

42

22

8

12

71

58

52

4

Aston Villa Reserves

42

22

7

13

101

52

51

5

Preston North End Res.

42

21

8

13

76

55

50

6

Oldham Athletic Res.

42

21

8

13

56

54

50

7

Tranmere Rovers

42

21

7

14

87

63

49

8

Everton Reserves

42

21

6

15

85

74

48

9

Burnley Reserves

42

18

7

17

84

73

43

10

Rochdale

42

19

5

18

63

73

43

11

Manchester City Res.

42

12

18

12

62

57

42

12

Blackburn Rovers Res.

42

14

14

14

73

69

42

13

Stalybridge Celtic

42

16

9

17

73

74

41

14

Huddersfield Town Res.

42

17

7

18

55

58

41

15

Liverpool Reserves

42

16

8

18

72

65

40

16

Blackpool Reserves

42

15

9

18

59

62

39

17

Nelson

42

14

9

19

71

70

37

18

Southport

42

13

6

23

68

98

32

19

Bradford City Reserves

42

12

7

23

49

89

31

20

Port Vale Reserves

42

10

11

21

40

73

31

21

Stockport County Res.

42

10

10

22

45

117

30

22

Bury Reserves

42

5

12

25

46

82

22

Four Central League clubs - Crewe Alexandra, Nelson, Rochdale and Tranmere Rovers - were invited to join the new Third Division North (no vote being taken). The final four places were decided by a vote, with Southport and Stalybridge Celtic also being successful . Voting -

34 votes	Wigan Borough	Elected to the League
25	Halifax Town	Elected to the League
25	Southport	Elected to the League
25	Stalybridge Celtic	Elected to the League
18	Castleford Town	Not elected to the League
13	Rotherham Town	Not elected to the League
9	Blyth Spartans	Not elected to the League
8	Gainsborough Trinity	Not elected to the League
6	Doncaster Rovers	Not elected to the League
6	West Stanley	Not elected to the League
4	Wakefield City	Not elected to the League
3	Lancaster Town	Not elected to the League
3	Scunthorpe & Lindsey Un.	Not elected to the League
1	South Liverpool	Not elected to the League

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