1912–13 Football League

The 1912–1913 season was the 25th season of the The Football League.

Contents

Final league tables[1][2]

The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at the The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website[1] and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79[2], with home and away statistics separated.

Note: Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), or more properly put, goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.

Since the goal average was used for this purpose for such a long time, it is presented in the tables below even for the seasons prior to 1894–95, and since the goal difference is a more informative piece of information for a modern reader than the goal average, the goal difference is added in this presentation after the goal average.

During the first five seasons of the league, that is, until the season 1893–94, re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league. From the 1894–95 season and until the 1920–21 season the re-election process was required of the clubs which finished in the bottom three of the league. [2]

  1. ^ a b "England 1912-13". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. http://www.rsssf.com/engpaul/FLA/1912-13.html. Retrieved 2010-02-24. 
  2. ^ a b c Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.

First Division

Football League, First Division
Season 1912–13
Champions Sunderland (5th English title)
Relegated Woolwich Arsenal,
Notts County
FA Cup winners Aston Villa (5th FA Cup title)
Matches played 380
Goals scored 1153 (3.03 per match)
Top goalscorer David McLean (The Wednesday), 30 [1]
Biggest home win Aston Villa – The Wednesday 10–0 (5 Oct 1912)
Biggest away win Bradford City – Sunderland 0–5 (2 Nov 1912)
Highest scoring Aston Villa – The Wednesday 10–0 (5 Oct 1912)
Longest winning run ?
Longest unbeaten run ?
Longest losing run ?
Highest attendance ?
Lowest attendance ?
Average attendance ?
The Wednesday (Sheffield)
Locations of the Football League First Division 1912–1913 teams
Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1912–13
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1 Sunderland 38 14 2 3 47 17 11 2 6 39 26 86 43 2.000 + 43 54
2 Aston Villa 38 13 4 2 57 21 6 8 5 29 31 86 52 1.654 + 34 50
3 The Wednesday 38 12 4 3 44 23 9 3 7 31 32 75 55 1.364 + 20 49
4 Manchester United 38 13 3 3 41 14 6 5 8 28 29 69 43 1.605 + 26 46
5 Blackburn Rovers 38 10 5 4 54 21 6 8 5 25 22 79 43 1.837 + 36 45
6 Manchester City 38 12 3 4 34 15 6 5 8 19 22 53 37 1.432 + 16 44
7 Derby County 38 10 2 7 40 29 7 6 6 29 37 69 66 1.045 + 3 42
8 Bolton Wanderers 38 10 6 3 36 20 6 4 9 26 43 62 63 0.984 – 1 42
9 Oldham Athletic 38 11 7 1 33 12 3 7 9 17 43 50 55 0.909 – 5 42
10 West Bromwich Albion 38 8 7 4 30 20 5 5 9 27 30 57 50 1.140 + 7 38
11 Everton 38 8 2 9 28 31 7 5 7 20 23 48 54 0.889 – 6 37
12 Liverpool 38 12 2 5 40 24 4 3 12 21 47 61 71 0.859 – 10 37
13 Bradford City 38 10 5 4 33 22 2 6 11 17 38 50 60 0.833 – 10 35
14 Newcastle United 38 8 5 6 30 23 5 3 11 17 24 47 47 1.000 ± 0 34
15 Sheffield United 38 10 5 4 36 24 4 1 14 20 46 56 70 0.800 – 14 34
16 Middlesbrough 38 6 9 4 29 22 5 1 13 26 47 55 69 0.797 – 14 32
17 Tottenham Hotspur 38 9 3 7 28 25 3 3 13 17 47 45 72 0.625 – 27 30
18 Chelsea 38 7 2 10 29 40 4 4 11 22 33 51 73 0.699 – 22 28
19 Notts County 38 6 4 9 19 20 1 5 13 9 36 28 56 0.500 – 28 23
20 Woolwich Arsenal 38 1 8 10 11 31 2 4 13 15 43 26 74 0.351 – 48 18

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
League Champions
FA Cup Winners
Relegated

First Division Results

Home \ Away1 AST BLB BOL BRA CHE DER EVE LIV MNC MNU MID NEW NTC OLD SHE SUN TOT WED WBA WOO
Aston Villa 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–0 5–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 4–2 5–1 3–1 1–0 7–1 4–2 1–1 1–0 10–0 2–4 4–1
Blackburn Rovers 2–2 6–0 5–0 1–1 0–1 1–2 5–1 2–2 0–0 5–2 2–0 2–1 7–1 3–1 4–0 6–1 0–1 2–4 1–1
Bolton Wanderers 2–3 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–2 2–1 3–2 1–2 0–0 3–0 4–2 1–3 2–0 3–0 2–1 5–1
Bradford City 1–1 0–2 4–1 2–2 2–3 4–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–2 2–0 1–0 0–0 3–1 1–5 3–1 0–0 1–1 3–1
Chelsea 1–2 1–6 2–3 0–3 3–1 1–3 1–2 2–1 1–4 2–3 1–0 5–2 1–1 4–2 2–0 1–0 0–4 0–2 1–1
Derby County 0–1 1–1 3–3 4–0 3–1 1–4 4–2 2–0 2–1 0–2 2–1 1–0 1–2 5–1 0–3 5–0 1–4 1–2 4–1
Everton 0–1 2–1 2–3 2–1 1–0 2–2 0–2 0–0 4–1 1–0 0–6 4–0 2–3 0–1 0–4 1–2 3–1 1–3 3–0
Liverpool 2–0 4–1 5–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 0–2 1–2 0–2 4–2 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–2 2–5 4–1 2–1 2–1 3–0
Manchester City 1–0 3–1 2–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 1–0 4–1 0–2 3–0 0–1 4–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 2–2 2–2 2–1 0–1
Manchester United 4–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 4–2 4–0 2–0 3–1 0–1 2–3 3–0 2–1 0–0 4–0 1–3 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0
Middlesbrough 1–1 0–0 4–0 1–1 0–3 4–1 0–0 3–4 0–0 3–2 0–0 1–1 2–2 4–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–0
Newcastle United 2–3 0–1 2–1 1–1 3–2 2–4 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–3 3–1 0–0 4–1 1–2 1–1 3–0 1–0 1–1 3–1
Notts County 1–1 3–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 3–0 0–1 1–2 1–3 0–1 2–1 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–2 1–1 2–1
Oldham Athletic 2–2 0–0 2–3 0–0 3–2 2–2 2–0 3–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 4–0 2–0 3–0 4–1 2–0 0–0 0–0
Sheffield United 3–2 0–0 0–2 3–2 3–3 4–1 4–1 4–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 4–0 0–2 1–0 1–3
Sunderland 3–1 2–4 2–1 1–0 4–0 0–2 3–1 7–0 1–0 3–1 4–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–2 3–1 4–1
Tottenham Hotspur 3–3 0–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–2 0–2 1–0 4–0 1–1 5–3 1–0 0–3 1–0 1–0 1–2 2–4 3–1 1–1
The Wednesday 1–1 2–1 2–2 6–0 3–2 3–3 1–2 1–0 1–0 3–3 3–1 1–2 3–1 5–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 3–2 2–0
West Bromwich Albion 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 3–1 0–2 1–2 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–3 3–1 3–1 4–1 1–1 2–1
Woolwich Arsenal 0–3 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–1 0–4 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–3 1–3 0–3 2–5 1–0

Source: [1]
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second Division

Football League, Second Division
Season 1912–13
Champions Preston North End (2nd title)
Failed re-election (none)
Matches played 380
Goals scored 1123 (2.96 per match)
Top goalscorer Bert Freeman (Burnley), 31 [1]
Biggest home win Fulham – Stockport 7–0 (8 Mar 1913)
Biggest away win Bristol City – Bury 1–5 (26 Apr 1913)
Highest scoring Bristol City – Stockport 7–2 (18 Jan 1913)
Longest winning run ?
Longest unbeaten run ?
Longest losing run ?
Highest attendance ?
Lowest attendance ?
Average attendance ?
Locations of the Football League Second Division 1912–1913 teams
Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1912–13
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GA GD Pts
1 Preston North End 38 13 5 1 34 12 6 10 3 22 21 56 33 1.697 + 23 53
2 Burnley 38 13 4 2 58 23 8 4 7 30 30 88 53 1.660 + 35 50
3 Birmingham 38 11 6 2 39 18 7 4 8 20 26 59 44 1.341 + 15 46
4 Barnsley 38 15 3 1 46 18 4 4 11 11 29 57 47 1.213 + 10 45
5 Huddersfield Town 38 13 5 1 49 12 4 4 11 17 28 66 40 1.650 + 26 43
6 Leeds City 38 12 3 4 45 22 3 7 9 25 42 70 64 1.094 + 6 40
7 Grimsby Town 38 10 8 1 32 11 5 2 12 19 39 51 50 1.020 + 1 40
8 Lincoln City 38 10 6 3 31 16 5 4 10 19 36 50 52 0.962 – 2 40
9 Fulham 38 13 5 1 47 16 4 0 15 18 39 65 55 1.182 + 10 39
10 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 10 6 3 34 16 4 4 11 22 38 56 54 1.037 + 2 38
11 Bury 38 10 6 3 29 14 5 2 12 24 43 53 57 0.930 – 4 38
12 Hull City 38 12 2 5 42 19 3 4 12 18 37 60 56 1.071 + 4 36
13 Bradford Park Avenue 38 12 4 3 47 18 2 4 13 13 42 60 60 1.000 ± 0 36
14 Clapton Orient 38 8 6 5 25 20 2 8 9 9 27 34 47 0.723 – 13 34
15 Leicester Fosse 38 12 2 5 34 20 1 5 13 16 45 50 65 0.769 – 15 33
16 Bristol City 38 7 9 3 32 25 2 6 11 14 47 46 72 0.639 – 26 33
17 Nottingham Forest 38 9 3 7 35 25 3 5 11 23 34 58 59 0.983 – 1 32
18 Glossop 38 11 2 6 34 26 1 6 12 15 42 49 68 0.721 – 19 32
19 Stockport County 38 8 4 7 32 23 0 6 13 24 55 56 78 0.718 – 22 26
20 Blackpool 38 8 4 7 22 22 1 4 14 17 47 39 69 0.565 – 30 26

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
Division Champions
Promoted
New club in the league
Re-elected
Failed re-election (none)

Second Division Results

Home \ Away1 BAR BIR BLP BPA BRI BUR BRY CLA FUL GLP GRI HUD HUL LEE LEI LIN NOT PRE STP WOL
Barnsley 1–0 5–3 4–0 7–1 1–4 4–3 0–0 2–1 2–1 3–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 4–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 3–2
Birmingham City 3–1 3–2 1–1 3–0 3–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 3–2 3–1 2–2 5–1 4–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–0
Blackpool 0–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–2
Bradford Park Avenue 0–0 0–0 4–2 4–1 2–3 3–1 3–0 2–3 5–0 3–0 2–1 2–0 0–1 2–2 3–0 3–1 0–0 4–2 5–1
Bristol City 3–0 0–3 0–0 0–0 3–3 1–5 1–0 2–1 3–3 2–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 7–2 3–1
Burnley 0–1 3–0 4–0 5–1 2–2 3–1 5–0 5–0 2–1 3–2 4–0 0–0 2–2 5–1 3–1 3–5 2–2 3–2 4–2
Bury 2–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 4–1 4–2 0–2 3–0 1–1 2–2 0–3 2–0 0–0 2–0 1–0
Clapton Orient 2–2 0–2 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–2 2–1 1–0 1–3 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 2–2 1–2 4–1 0–0
Fulham 1–1 3–2 4–2 3–1 0–0 4–2 3–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 3–1 0–0 3–1 7–0 4–2
Glossop North End 1–0 0–2 2–0 4–3 3–1 1–3 1–1 3–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–3 2–1 3–0 0–1 4–3 2–3 2–2 1–3
Grimsby Town 1–1 2–2 1–1 3–0 3–0 2–0 4–0 1–2 2–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 3–2 2–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 4–1 2–1
Huddersfield Town 2–0 0–0 3–0 2–0 5–0 1–0 4–0 0–0 5–1 6–0 0–2 5–2 1–0 3–0 5–1 1–1 1–1 3–3 2–1
Hull City 0–1 1–2 4–1 5–0 3–1 0–0 2–0 2–1 0–1 2–0 5–0 1–3 6–2 2–1 2–0 2–1 2–2 3–2 0–1
Leeds City 2–0 4–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 4–1 4–2 3–1 2–3 4–0 1–2 0–3 1–0 5–1 2–2 1–0 5–1 2–1 2–2
Leicester Fosse 1–0 1–2 5–1 3–0 3–1 2–3 3–0 1–0 1–0 1–4 1–0 0–0 3–2 1–1 1–0 3–1 0–3 4–1 0–1
Lincoln City 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–3 0–1 1–1 3–0 0–0 3–0 3–1 1–1 3–3 3–0 2–1 0–0 3–2 2–1
Nottingham Forest 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 4–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–4 3–2 1–2 0–1 5–0 1–2 4–2 1–2 0–2 2–1 2–0
Preston North End 4–0 1–0 2–1 4–2 5–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 3–2 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–1
Stockport County 0–3 0–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–3 6–0 1–2 2–4 2–1 1–1 5–1
Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 2–2 4–0 0–0 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 3–0 2–0 0–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–3 2–0 1–0

Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/engtops.html#1947-1. Retrieved 2010-10-31. 
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