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FFScout Head-to-Head Leagues 2021/22 are live

I’m pleased to announce (finally) that the 2021/22 FFScout Head-to-Head leagues are now live. I should probably firstly apologize for the delay in getting this tournament live and thank you for your patience. We had several data and coding issues which resulted in various errors across the Leagues.

The Leagues, fixtures and results are now up on the site, but this has only been possible thanks to the ridiculous number of hours and hard work that Mat (aka Matzi11a) has put in behind the scenes. I personally can’t thank him and TopMarx enough for the work they have put into this.

We had a similar number of entries to last season’s Head-to-Heads with a total of 8,383 teams entering for this year’s tournament. This is a small increase from last year and keeps the trend of growing every year, albeit it only by 67.

The structure remains the same as last year, in that each division has 20 teams who will play each other twice over the 38 gameweeks.

For those of you that are new to head-to-head leagues it works like a traditional real football league. You will play another team in your division and whoever scores the most fantasy points in that gameweek wins and is awarded 3 points. Should you score the same then both teams are awarded 1 point each.

Below is the pyramid structure of the leagues and divisions:

We have calculated all the promotions and relegations from last year as well as placed any new entries into the bottom Leagues.

To initially locate what league and division you are in you will need to hit the links below and search for the name you use on your FPL account. Should you not find yourself in a league you will then need to repeat the search in another league until you find yourself.

Take a note of the league and division and you’ll then be able to use the league table filter going forward to view your progress.

League 1 | League 2 | League 3 | League 4 | League 5 | League 6 | League 7 | League 8 | League 9 |

The table below is ‘as it stands’ for the current Gameweek. Points and scores are updated every night.

Like last season, at the end of the year the top five teams will be promoted from each division to a division in the league above. And ten teams will be relegated from each division to a division in the league below.

I should mention that we did have a few high-placed managers not enter this year and therefore some of you may have avoided relegation due to a manager not entering above you.

For example, David Arblaster who slipped out of Division 1 following a dramatic last day relegation scrap, gets a reprieve and remains in Division 1. Can he now go on and win it? It could be like Denmark 1992 all over again!   

I should also point out that each division within a league is weighted the same as all the others within that League. For example, Division 3 in League 5 is at the same level as Division 14 in League 5.

I hope you enjoy these Head-to-Head Leagues as I know behind the scenes a lot of work has gone into them. I’m aiming to review the leagues a lot more throughout the season than I did last year so do keep an eye out for those. The Head-to-Head’s will of course still feature in RedLightning‘s excellent weekly round-ups.

Can Ville Tuominen (aka Santigold) defend his title and retain the League 1 crown or will Craig Johnson (aka Bouncebackability), who won the inaugural season, triumph again? Both have two wins from three.

Here are the scores for the current Gameweek:

Cheers

Mark Reynolds (MIR)

Twitter @sparkymir

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  1. Rotation's Alter Ego
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Thanks Mir! I can't imagine how big of a task it was to get everything organised.

    Another year in League 4 for me

    1. TopMarx
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Snap, I was delighted to survive on the last day of the season, just staying in a League is an achievement given that half the division gets relegated!

    2. mir
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Thanks Rotation, but the hard work is really from Mat, aka Matzi11a, and then Top Marx. Especially as I was away for a couple of weeks at the worst possible time and then covid struck my family (not me, somehow). All credit needs to go to them.

      1. wayne50
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Great work again done by MIR and his team. Is it possible to view previous or future fixtures for the H2H Leagues?. I think this was possible for last season.

  2. SUNFLOWER
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Great to see the H2H leagues are live! Many thanks to all those involved behind the scenes for their hard work.

    Looking forward to life in league 6. Anyone else in division 8?

  3. Andy_Social
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Marvellous. League 9, Division 103

    It's a Long Way To The Top
    If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll

    1. 2001: A Space Origi
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      how did you find your league without looking at every one?

      1. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        I assumed I'm in League 9 being new to it, and clicked on OR/name/team id.

        1. 2001: A Space Origi
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          nice one, got it!

  4. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Where can I see the fixtures, past and upcoming

    1. TopMarx
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      I'm just updating the main Head-to-Head page, I'll put a link in there

  5. Dr. Rog
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    9.16 for me.

    Where can I find the results and fixtures?

    1. TopMarx
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      refresh the page, I just added the scores for the current GW, will add links to past and upcoming fixtures on the main Head-to-Head page, updated in a few minutes

      1. Dr. Rog
        • 14 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        nice one. looks like i will do what no other PL team have done this season - 4 wins in a row 🙂

        1. Andy_Social
          • 11 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          I'm there already, storming Div 103!

          1. Dr. Rog
            • 14 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            I'll see you in League 8 next year then.
            Cant quite hold down my excitement

  6. 2001: A Space Origi
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    how can you find yourself without looking at every league?

    1. RedLightning
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 13 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Teams will be either in the same League as last season, or in the next higher one if they were promoted, or in the next lower one if they were relegated. So if you were in League 6 last season then you should be in League 5, 6 or 7 now.
      Teams that are new to the competition will start in League 8 or 9.
      Then search for your name to find your Division.

  7. The Lighthouse Keeper
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Sorry to report that the scores table seems to show a completely different group of players to the league table...

    1. TopMarx
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Should be fine, try refreshing the page, does it look ok to you now?

      1. The Lighthouse Keeper
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Sorry, missed this - but it's fine now, thanks Will.

  8. Now I'm Panicking
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    That's annoying - I was showing in a division a couple of weeks ago when it first all updated with populated divisions so I left the entry ML accordingly, and now I'm nowhere to be seen

    :grrr emoji:

    1. TopMarx
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Sorry, Jarvish, I'll check this. Did you take part in the first two seasons? Which league and division were you in?

      1. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Think I was in 4/4 or 4/3 - Martin Hurst - cheers! If its hassle reinculding me, then don't worry too much about it.

        1. TopMarx
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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          • 11 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Jarvish it's very strange but I've searched every league from 2 to 6 as far back as 2019, and I can't find you any. If you can you remember an FPL id from previous seasons, I can try to find you with that.

          1. Now I'm Panicking
            • 9 Years
            2 years, 6 months ago

            I was ID 444 last season (easy one to remember!)

            Cheers 🙂

            1. TopMarx
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 11 Years
              2 years, 6 months ago

              Hi Jarvish, that ID matches, I can see you got 60 points and came 7th in your division last season. The year before you were in League 5 Division 11 and came 5th.

              It does look like that leaving the entry mini-league has caused you not to appear this season. I'm seeing if anything can be done.

  9. FC Jammer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    I really do enjoy these H2H leagues — one of my favourite features on FFS. I commend each and every one whose hard work and contributions make them happen!

  10. Mmm sausages
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Great work guys getting this up and running. Promotion and 100% start to the new season for me. Only a matter of time before it all turn horribly familiar though!

  11. Casual Player
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    What a huge effort this is to put it together. Thanks!

    Regret I missed it last year. Have only managed to scrap 3pts in L9 D8 so far. Tough crowd.

  12. Fitzy.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Thanks for all the hard work in getting this up and running. Is there an easy explanation as to why during the past few weeks the actual scores/results of the first 3 GWs changed? Once all the right teams were in the right allocated leagues and divisions, why did the already completed match-ups get tweaked? It seems that way anyway - at one stage I had 9 points (from memory), then it got tweaked again and I was on 6 points for a week or so, and then when it goes live, I have 0 points. I know there were others in my division who's scores also changed, some for the better. And yes, if my scores had been bumped up, I'd be probably be asking no questions... 😉

    1. TopMarx
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      We had issues when someone had left the competition and how that space was filled, and then we also had a problem with the scores themselves for the first three weeks. These took time to resolve. I can only apologise that it took so long to fix. I hope you pick up a few wins soon!

  13. Mark_Cahill2002
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Hey so I was in Division 18 League 9 I think last year which I won but I’ve been placed in league 9 again this year, I think I should’ve been promoted no?

    1. TopMarx
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Hi Mark, it appears we still have some unresolved issues in League 9 and League 8. It's frustrating and I'm sorry that you are affected. We are investigating, I will let you know when we have an answer/fix.

      1. konzi
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        The same thing happened to me! I won League 9 Division 136 and I'm back in League 9 🙁

        1. Brimble82
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 6 months ago

          Also here - see below.

  14. MortenS1
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Hi, great work. Could u put in a search function? I don't know my league and it will take forever searching though manually. Thanx

    1. Brimble82
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      If you click through to a league - there's a search bar in the top right. So worst case scenario, it's only 9 searches.

  15. konzi
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    I won League 9 Division 136 last year, should have been promoted, but I'm again in League 9 Division 138. Something does not work here...

  16. sledger
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Same here I'm afraid 2nd in league 9 last season and not promoted.

  17. Brimble82
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    So glad to see this up and running, thanks for all of the work to get it going.
    Unfortunately, I'm going to add to the issues.
    I finished 3rd in League 8 last season - and so should have been promoted to League 7, but I've been rest back into League 9 again.
    ID is 2727, last season was 890.

    1. Brimble82
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      League 8 - Division 104 (If you wanted/needed to check)

    2. mir
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Thanks for the message. Unfortunately as you may have noticed in the comments above there are few errors and we are currently attempting to correct them. We'll keep you posted.

      1. Brimble82
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Thanks Mark.
        Appreciate this is a free game to join and you probably don’t want to put in half the effort to resolve these issues! But just wanted to say, it’s appreciated - and I’m sorry it’s giving you such jip this year.

        It’s a great competition and certainly one a huge number of us value greatly!
        (Maybe too huge a number!)

      2. Brimble82
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        MIR (or any other mods) - do we have any update on what's going on with the H2H league errors?
        Don't want to hassle, but would love to start getting into following this in my appropriately tiered League.
        Or are we just going to have to suffer 'league expulsion and re-entry at the bottom'?
        Now I know how MK Dons fans felt. Lousy 🙁

  18. super mane
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Glad to see this up too, but there seem to be some errors in the promotions.

    I played the H2H community league for the 1st time last year, and I finished in the promotion spots of league 9 division 82 (not sure of the final position, I think it was 3rd or 4th). However, this year I have been put into league 9 again (division 132 this time) instead of being promoted to league 8.

    Team name this year - Iota of Jota (ID - 298526)
    Team name last year - Supermane (ID - 565885)

    Can this be corrected?

    1. mir
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Yeah unfortunately there are a few issues still, with most, if not all in Legaue 9. We are looking into it all and will come back to you shortly.

  19. Tarby
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    I assume there is no way to enter this now? Unfortunately had no idea it existed 🙁

    1. El Presidente
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Yeah, for the amount of work topmarx, mat, mir and others put in this and the popularity it (must) have amongst all of us, it should have a lot more exposure

    2. mir
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Sorry you missed out. Yes you must enter the entry league on the FPL site before the start of GW1.

  20. El Presidente
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    So glad to see this running, it's one of my favourite features in FFS tbh, I just love this competition with all this divisions and unpredictability. Thank you for all of you working hard to make this happen, much appreciated. Going forward I think this feature should have more of the spotlight, maybe add some sort of recognition/prize for the winners (and not only in Div1) for example. I can't be the only one who loves it!

    1. mir
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Thanks for the kind words re the competition. Yes the plan this season is to have more updates throughout the year.

    2. 2001: A Space Origi
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Couldn't say that better!!
      not pushing in anyway, but are the previous games/future games available yet?

      1. 2001: A Space Origi
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Ignore me, I have found them now, great work!!!

  21. Bouncebackability
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    Great effort as always guys, must take up a lot of time to do this. May be a few teething probs this year, but with the numbers involved it’s understandable. I’m sure I speak for all when I say it’s appreciated.

    1. Mmm sausages
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Well said

  22. ARH
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 6 months ago

    I finished 2nd in league 8 divsion 113 last year.
    Any reason why i didnt get promoted? (In 8:78 this year)

    1. Geano
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 6 months ago

      Same here. Also someone said the same yesterday.
      I was 2nd in league 9 division 3. Still in 9 this year.

      1. ARH
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 6 months ago

        Thanks for the info. I should have read the comments first.
        Actually quite a few in the same boat.
        Hopefully will get sorted soon. Crazy amount of work to keep
        tabs of everyone especially with ID codes changing every year.