Football League First Division  1914/15

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st  Everton 38 19 8 11 76 47 1.617 46 Champions
2nd  Oldham Athletic 38 17 11 10 70 56 1.250 45 Runners Up
3rd  Blackburn Rovers 38 18 7 13 83 61 1.361 43 -
4th  Burnley 38 18 7 13 61 47 1.298 43 -
5th  Manchester City 38 15 13 10 49 39 1.256 43 -
6th  Sheffield United 38 15 13 10 49 41 1.195 43 -
7th  The Wednesday 38 15 13 10 61 54 1.130 43 -
8th  Sunderland 38 18 5 15 81 72 1.125 41 -
9th  Bradford Park Avenue 38 17 7 14 69 65 1.062 41 -
10th  West Bromwich Albion 38 15 10 13 49 43 1.140 40 -
11th  Bradford City 38 13 14 11 55 49 1.122 40 -
12th  Middlesbrough 38 13 12 13 62 74 0.838 38 -
13th  Liverpool 38 14 9 15 65 75 0.867 37 -
14th  Aston Villa 38 13 11 14 62 72 0.861 37 -
15th  Newcastle United 38 11 10 17 46 48 0.958 32 -
16th  Notts County 38 9 13 16 41 57 0.719 31 -
17th  Bolton Wanderers 38 11 8 19 68 84 0.810 30 -
18th  Manchester United 38 9 12 17 46 62 0.742 30 -
19th  Chelsea 38 8 13 17 51 65 0.785 29 -
20th  Tottenham Hotspur 38 8 12 18 57 90 0.633 28 ▼Relegated

 

End of Season Notes

  Everton finished as Football League First Division Champions (2nd Time)

  Oldham Athletic finished as Football League First Division Runners Up

 ▼Tottenham Hotspur were Relegated to the Football League Second Division

 ▲Derby County were Promoted from the Football League Second Division

 ▲Preston North End were Promoted from the Football League Second Division

 ▲Arsenal were Elected from the Football League Second Division

 

Election for First Division Membership

At the end of the 1914/15 Season, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur filled the bottom two places and were due to be replaced by Second Division Derby County and Preston North End, however the 1915/16 Season was cancelled due to the First World War, when the League returned, the Division was extended to 22 clubs, Chelsea were given one of those places without a vote whilst Tottenham Hotspur had to re-apply in a vote with 6 Second Division clubs.
Votes Club End Result
18 Arsenal Elected to First Division
8 Tottenham Hotspur Relegation Confirmed
5 Barnsley Remained in Second Division
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers Remained in Second Division
3 Nottingham Forest Remained in Second Division
2 Birmingham Remained in Second Division
1 Hull City Remained in Second Division