English First Division 1920/1921
Historical league standings at 2nd May 1921
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Burnley | 41 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 54 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 77 | 34 | 58 | 2.26 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 41 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 36 | 24 | 5 | 12 | 69 | 49 | 53 | 1.41 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 41 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 53 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 34 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 77 | 51 | 52 | 1.51 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 41 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 60 | 35 | 49 | 1.71 |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 41 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 65 | 44 | 49 | 1.48 |
| 6 | Everton | 42 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 40 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 29 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 66 | 55 | 47 | 1.20 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 41 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 44 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 19 | 8 | 14 | 68 | 46 | 46 | 1.48 |
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 41 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 51 | 51 | 45 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Arsenal | 41 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 35 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 59 | 60 | 44 | 0.98 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 41 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 49 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 61 | 70 | 41 | 0.87 |
| 11 | Sunderland | 41 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 39 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 55 | 58 | 40 | 0.95 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 41 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 31 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 55 | 58 | 39 | 0.95 |
| 13 | Chelsea | 41 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 47 | 56 | 39 | 0.84 |
| 14 | Bradford City | 41 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 38 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 60 | 62 | 38 | 0.97 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 41 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 40 | 15 | 8 | 18 | 60 | 64 | 38 | 0.94 |
| 16 | Manchester United | 41 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 42 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 61 | 68 | 38 | 0.90 |
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 41 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 35 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 51 | 58 | 38 | 0.88 |
| 18 | Huddersfield Town | 41 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 32 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 40 | 48 | 37 | 0.83 |
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 41 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 60 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 48 | 84 | 33 | 0.57 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 42 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 49 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 42 | 68 | 30 | 0.62 |
| 21 | Derby County | 41 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 32 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 32 | 55 | 26 | 0.58 |
| 22 | Bradford Park Avenue | 41 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 41 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 43 | 73 | 24 | 0.59 |



