National Football Milestones & Industrial Context
- 1920/21: The Football League expands into three tiers with the creation of Third Division North and Third Division South.
- 1923: Bolton Wanderers win the first Wembley FA Cup Final ('The White Horse Final') before an estimated 200,000 spectators.
- 1927/28: Dixie Dean scores an all-time record 60 league goals in 39 games to fire Everton to the First Division title.
- 1928: Carlisle United elected to the Football League Third Division North.
- 1932: Wigan Athletic formed in the Cheshire County League following the collapse of Wigan Borough.
- 1934: 84,569 supporters pack into Maine Road (all-time English club ground attendance record).
- 1938: Preston North End win the 1938 FA Cup at Wembley, featuring a young Bill Shankly.