Season 1920-1921 Details
Having secured their election to the Second Division, United now had to assemble a team good enough to compete in it. Most of the acquisitions were for little or nothing.
United had to be content with 14th position, with 38 points
Read more about the 1920-1921 season in the Leeds United Roar into the 20s section of our Leeds United history timeline.
For player appearances, goals, red cards and transfers for the 1920-1921 season click here.
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Season Record | GP | W | D | L | F | A | GD | P | Pos |
| Division Two | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 40 | 45 | -5 | 38 | 14 | |
| FA Cup | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 10 | - | PR | |
| TOTAL | 44 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 52 | 47 | 5 | - | - | |
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Managers | First Game | P | W | D | L | Win% | |
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Arthur Fairclough | Port Vale (A) - 28/08/1920 | 28/08/1920 | 44 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 36.36% |
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Division Two | Venue |
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Port Vale | A | Recreation Ground |
28/08/1920 | 0 : 2 | L |
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South Shields | H | Elland Road |
01/09/1920 | 1 : 2 | L |
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Port Vale | H | Elland Road |
04/09/1920 | 3 : 1 | W |
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South Shields | A | Horsley Hill Road |
08/09/1920 | 0 : 3 | L |
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Leicester City | A | Filbert Street |
11/09/1920 | 1 : 1 | D |
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Leicester City | H | Elland Road |
18/09/1920 | 3 : 1 | W |
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Blackpool | A | Bloomfield Road |
25/09/1920 | 0 : 1 | L |
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Blackpool | H | Elland Road |
02/10/1920 | 2 : 0 | W |
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Sheffield Wednesday | A | Hillsborough |
09/10/1920 | 0 : 2 | L |
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Sheffield Wednesday | H | Elland Road |
16/10/1920 | 2 : 0 | W |
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Hull City | A | Anlaby Road |
23/10/1920 | 1 : 0 | W |
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Hull City | H | Elland Road |
30/10/1920 | 1 : 1 | D |
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Stoke City | A | Victoria Ground |
06/11/1920 | 0 : 4 | L |
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Stoke City | H | Elland Road |
13/11/1920 | 0 : 0 | D |
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Coventry City | A | Highfield Road |
27/11/1920 | 1 : 1 | D |
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Coventry City | H | Elland Road |
01/12/1920 | 4 : 0 | W |
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Notts County | A | Meadow Lane |
04/12/1920 | 2 : 1 | W |
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Notts County | H | Elland Road |
11/12/1920 | 3 : 0 | W |
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Birmingham City | A | St Andrews |
18/12/1920 | 0 : 1 | L |
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Fulham | H | Elland Road |
25/12/1920 | 0 : 0 | D |
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Fulham | A | Craven Cottage |
27/12/1920 | 0 : 1 | L |
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Birmingham City | H | Elland Road |
01/01/1921 | 1 : 0 | W |
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Rotherham County | H | Elland Road |
08/01/1921 | 1 : 0 | W |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | Molineux |
15/01/1921 | 0 : 3 | L |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | Elland Road |
22/01/1921 | 3 : 0 | W |
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West Ham United | H | Elland Road |
29/01/1921 | 1 : 2 | L |
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West Ham United | A | Upton Park |
05/02/1921 | 0 : 3 | L |
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Stockport County | A | Edgeley Park |
12/02/1921 | 1 : 3 | L |
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Stockport County | H | Elland Road |
19/02/1921 | 0 : 2 | L |
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Clapton Orient | A | Millfields Road |
26/02/1921 | 0 : 1 | L |
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Clapton Orient | H | Elland Road |
05/03/1921 | 2 : 1 | W |
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Bury | A | Gigg Lane |
12/03/1921 | 1 : 1 | D |
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Bury | H | Elland Road |
19/03/1921 | 1 : 0 | W |
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Bristol City | H | Elland Road |
26/03/1921 | 0 : 1 | L |
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Cardiff City | A | Ninian Park |
28/03/1921 | 0 : 1 | L |
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Cardiff City | H | Elland Road |
29/03/1921 | 1 : 2 | L |
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Bristol City | A | Ashton Gate |
02/04/1921 | 0 : 0 | D |
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Barnsley | H | Elland Road |
13/04/1921 | 0 : 0 | D |
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Barnsley | A | Oakwell |
14/04/1921 | 1 : 1 | D |
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Nottingham Forest | H | Elland Road |
23/04/1921 | 1 : 1 | D |
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Nottingham Forest | A | City Ground |
30/04/1921 | 0 : 1 | L |
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Rotherham County | A | Millmoor |
07/05/1921 | 2 : 0 | W |
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League Position & Points Progress
Win
Draw
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FA Cup | Venue |
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Boothtown FA Cup 1st Qualifying Round |
H | Elland Road |
11/09/1920 | 5 : 2 | W |
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Leeds Steelworks FA Cup 2nd Qualifying Round |
H | Elland Road |
25/09/1920 | 7 : 0 | W |
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Division Two Table | Pld | Pts | GD | W | D | L | F | A | |
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Birmingham City | 42 | 58 | 41 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 79 | 38 |
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Cardiff City | 42 | 58 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 59 | 32 |
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Bristol City | 42 | 51 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 49 | 29 |
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Blackpool | 42 | 50 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 54 | 42 |
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West Ham United | 42 | 48 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 51 | 30 |
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Notts County | 42 | 47 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 55 | 40 |
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Clapton Orient | 42 | 45 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 43 | 42 |
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South Shields | 42 | 44 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 61 | 46 |
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Fulham | 42 | 42 | -4 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 43 | 47 |
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Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 41 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 48 | 48 |
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Bury | 42 | 40 | -4 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 45 | 49 |
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Leicester City | 42 | 40 | -7 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 39 | 46 |
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Hull City | 42 | 40 | -10 | 10 | 20 | 12 | 43 | 53 |
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Leeds United | 42 | 38 | -5 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 40 | 45 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 38 | -17 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 49 | 66 |
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Barnsley | 42 | 36 | -2 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 48 | 50 |
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Port Vale | 42 | 36 | -6 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 43 | 49 |
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Nottingham Forest | 42 | 36 | -7 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 48 | 55 |
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Rotherham County | 42 | 36 | -16 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 37 | 53 |
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Stoke City | 42 | 35 | -10 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 46 | 56 |
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Coventry City | 42 | 35 | -31 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 39 | 70 |
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Stockport County | 42 | 30 | -33 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 42 | 75 |
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References |
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Sheridan Dictates: Season Statistics 1920-21 |
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OzWhite: Leeds United Season Statistics and Teamsheets 1920-21 |
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Leeds-Fans.org.uk: Season 1920 - 1921 |
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