1913–14 Football League

The 1913–14 season was the 26th season of The Football League.

The Football League

Season	1913–14
Champions	Blackburn Rovers
← 1912–13 1914–15 →

Final league tables

Beginning in the 1894–95 season, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded). 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.

During the first six seasons of the league, (up to the 1893–94 season), 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.

First Division

First Division

Season	1913–14
Champions	Blackburn Rovers 2nd English title
Relegated	Preston North End Derby County
Matches played	380
Goals scored	1,103 (2.9 per match)
Top goalscorer	George Elliott (32 goals)[1]
Biggest home win	Blackburn Rovers 6–0 Middlesbrough (20 September 1913) Blackburn Rovers 6–0 Everton (8 November 1913) Middlesbrough 6–0 Tottenham Hotspur (13 April 1914)
Biggest away win	Everton 1–5 Sunderland (15 November 1913) Preston North End 1–5 Blackburn Rovers (26 December 1913)
Highest scoring	Blackburn Rovers 6–2 Liverpool (6 September 1913) Bolton Wanderers 6–2 Oldham Athletic (6 September 1913) Derby County 3–5 Sheffield United (6 September 1913) The Wednesday 2–6 Burnley (3 January 1914)
← 1912–13 1914–15 →

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Relegation
1	Blackburn Rovers (C)	38	20	11	7	78	42	1.857	51
2	Aston Villa	38	19	6	13	65	50	1.300	44
3	Middlesbrough	38	19	5	14	77	60	1.283	43
4	Oldham Athletic	38	17	9	12	55	45	1.222	43
5	West Bromwich Albion	38	15	13	10	46	42	1.095	43
6	Bolton Wanderers	38	16	10	12	65	52	1.250	42
7	Sunderland	38	17	6	15	63	52	1.212	40
8	Chelsea	38	16	7	15	46	55	0.836	39
9	Bradford City	38	12	14	12	40	40	1.000	38
10	Sheffield United	38	16	5	17	63	60	1.050	37
11	Newcastle United	38	13	11	14	39	48	0.813	37
12	Burnley	38	12	12	14	61	53	1.151	36
13	Manchester City	38	14	8	16	51	53	0.962	36
14	Manchester United	38	15	6	17	52	62	0.839	36
15	Everton	38	12	11	15	46	55	0.836	35
16	Liverpool	38	14	7	17	46	62	0.742	35
17	Tottenham Hotspur	38	12	10	16	50	62	0.806	34
18	The Wednesday	38	13	8	17	53	70	0.757	34
19	Preston North End (R)	38	12	6	20	52	69	0.754	30	Relegation to the Second Division
20	Derby County (R)	38	8	11	19	55	71	0.775	27

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away	AST	BLB	BOL	BRA	BUR	CHE	DER	EVE	LIV	MCI	MUN	MID	NEW	OLD	PNE	SHU	SUN	TOT	WED	WBA
Aston Villa		1–3	1–0	0–1	1–0	1–2	3–2	3–1	2–1	1–1	3–1	1–3	1–3	0–0	3–0	3–0	5–0	3–3	2–0	2–0
Blackburn Rovers	0–0		3–2	0–0	0–0	3–1	3–1	6–0	6–2	2–1	0–1	6–0	3–0	2–1	5–0	3–2	3–1	1–1	3–2	2–0
Bolton Wanderers	3–0	1–0		3–0	0–0	1–1	3–1	0–0	2–1	3–0	6–1	1–1	3–1	6–2	0–3	3–1	2–1	3–0	0–1	1–0
Bradford City	0–0	0–2	5–1		1–1	0–0	0–0	0–1	1–0	3–2	1–1	2–3	2–0	0–1	0–0	2–1	0–2	2–1	3–1	1–0
Burnley	4–0	1–2	2–2	2–2		6–1	5–1	2–0	5–2	2–0	1–2	1–2	1–0	2–0	3–4	0–0	0–1	3–1	3–0	0–0
Chelsea	0–3	2–0	2–1	2–1	0–0		2–1	2–0	3–0	1–0	0–2	3–2	0–1	2–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–1	1–1
Derby County	0–2	2–3	3–3	3–1	3–1	0–1		1–0	1–1	2–4	4–2	2–2	2–0	1–2	0–1	3–5	1–1	4–0	1–1	1–2
Everton	1–4	0–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–0	5–0		1–2	1–0	5–0	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	5–0	1–5	1–1	1–1	2–0
Liverpool	0–1	3–3	2–1	0–1	1–1	3–0	1–0	1–2		4–2	1–2	2–1	0–0	0–3	3–1	2–1	1–3	2–1	1–2	0–0
Manchester City	3–1	1–2	0–1	1–0	4–1	2–1	1–2	1–1	1–0		0–2	1–1	0–1	2–1	1–1	2–1	3–1	2–1	1–2	2–3
Manchester United	0–6	0–0	0–1	1–1	0–1	0–1	3–3	0–1	3–0	0–1		0–1	2–2	4–1	3–0	2–1	3–1	3–1	2–1	1–0
Middlesbrough	5–2	3–0	2–3	1–1	2–1	2–0	3–2	2–0	4–0	2–0	3–1		3–0	0–0	4–1	2–3	3–4	6–0	5–2	3–0
Newcastle United	2–2	0–0	4–3	0–0	3–1	1–0	1–1	0–1	1–2	0–1	0–1	1–0		0–0	2–0	2–1	2–1	2–0	3–1	3–3
Oldham Athletic	0–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	1–1	3–2	0–0	2–0	2–2	1–3	2–2	3–0	3–0		1–0	1–2	2–1	3–0	2–0	2–0
Preston North End	3–2	1–5	1–1	2–1	2–1	3–3	2–0	1–0	0–1	2–2	4–2	4–1	4–1	0–1		2–4	2–2	1–2	5–0	0–2
Sheffield United	3–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	5–0	3–2	2–2	4–1	0–1	1–3	2–0	3–1	2–0	2–1	2–0		1–0	1–4	0–1	1–1
Sunderland	2–0	2–1	3–2	0–1	1–1	2–0	1–0	5–2	1–2	0–0	2–0	4–2	1–2	2–0	3–1	1–2		2–0	0–1	0–0
Tottenham Hotspur	0–2	3–3	3–0	0–0	2–0	1–2	1–1	4–1	0–0	3–1	2–1	0–1	0–0	3–1	1–0	2–1	1–4		1–1	3–0
The Wednesday	2–3	3–1	1–1	1–3	2–6	3–0	1–3	2–2	4–1	2–2	1–3	2–0	0–0	1–2	2–1	2–1	2–1	2–0		1–4
West Bromwich Albion	1–0	2–0	1–1	2–1	4–1	3–1	2–1	1–1	0–1	0–0	2–1	2–1	1–1	2–2	1–0	2–1	2–1	1–1	1–1

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: ^[2]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

Chelsea

Tottenham

Locations of the Football League First Division London teams

Aston Villa

Blackburn Rovers

Bolton

Bradford City

Burnley

Chelsea

Derby County

Everton

Liverpool

Manchester City

Manchester United

Middlesbrough

Newcastle

Oldham

Preston North End

Sheffield United

Sunderland

The Wednesday (Sheffield)

Tottenham

West Bromwich Albion

Locations of the Football League First Division teams

Second Division

Football League
Second Division

Season	1913–14
Champions	Notts County (2nd title)
Failed re-election	(none)
Matches played	380
Goals scored	1,011 (2.66 per match)
Top goalscorer	Sammy Stevens (Hull City), 28 Jack Peart (Notts County), 28[1]
Biggest home win	Leeds City – Nottingham Forest 8–0 (29 Nov 1913)
Biggest away win	Fulham – Bradford Park Avenue 1–6 (21 Feb 1914)
Highest scoring	Hull City – Wolverhampton Wanderers 7–1 (6 Dec 1914)
← 1912–13 1914–15 →

Pos	Team	Pld	HW	HD	HL	HGF	HGA	AW	AD	AL	AGF	AGA	GAv	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Notts County	38	16	2	1	55	13	7	5	7	22	23	2.139	53	Division Champions
2	Bradford Park Avenue	38	15	1	3	44	20	8	2	9	27	27	1.511	49	Promoted
3	Woolwich Arsenal	38	14	3	2	34	10	6	6	7	20	28	1.421	49
4	Leeds City	38	15	2	2	54	16	5	5	9	22	30	1.652	47
5	Barnsley	38	14	1	4	33	15	5	6	8	18	30	1.133	45
6	Clapton Orient	38	14	5	0	38	11	2	6	11	9	24	1.343	43
7	Hull City	38	9	5	5	29	13	7	4	8	24	24	1.432	41
8	Bristol City	38	12	5	2	32	10	4	4	11	20	40	1.040	41
9	Wolverhampton Wanderers	38	14	1	4	33	16	4	4	11	18	36	0.981	41
10	Bury	38	12	6	1	30	14	3	4	12	9	26	0.975	40
11	Fulham	38	10	3	6	31	20	6	3	10	15	23	1.070	38
12	Stockport County	38	9	6	4	32	18	4	4	11	23	39	0.965	36
13	Huddersfield Town	38	8	4	7	28	22	5	4	10	19	31	0.887	34
14	Birmingham	38	10	4	5	31	18	2	6	11	17	42	0.800	34
15	Grimsby Town	38	10	4	5	24	15	3	4	12	18	43	0.724	34
16	Blackpool	38	6	10	3	24	19	3	4	12	9	25	0.750	32
17	Glossop	38	8	3	8	32	24	3	3	13	19	43	0.761	28
18	Leicester Fosse	38	7	2	10	29	28	4	2	13	16	33	0.738	26	Re-elected
19	Lincoln City	38	8	5	6	23	23	2	1	16	13	43	0.545	26
20	Nottingham Forest	38	7	7	5	27	23	0	2	17	10	53	0.487	23

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results

Home \ Away	BAR	BIR	BLP	BPA	BRI	BRY	CLA	FUL	GLP	GRI	HUD	HUL	LEE	LEI	LIN	NOT	NTC	STP	WOL	WOO
Barnsley		1–1	2–1	1–2	3–0	2–0	2–1	1–0	2–0	3–1	2–1	0–2	1–4	3–0	1–0	5–0	0–1	1–0	2–1	1–0
Birmingham	0–0		0–0	1–2	2–2	1–0	2–0	0–1	6–0	1–2	1–4	1–1	0–2	1–0	2–0	2–0	2–1	3–2	4–1	2–0
Blackpool	3–1	2–2		2–1	0–1	0–1	0–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–1	2–2	2–2	1–0	2–1	2–1	0–0	2–2	2–0	1–1
Bradford Park Avenue	1–1	5–1	4–1		4–3	3–1	1–0	1–0	2–1	3–0	2–1	2–0	3–1	3–2	3–0	4–0	0–3	0–2	1–0	2–3
Bristol City	1–1	1–2	1–0	2–0		2–0	3–0	0–1	4–1	1–0	1–0	2–1	1–1	1–0	4–1	1–0	1–1	5–0	0–0	1–1
Bury	4–0	3–1	1–0	0–0	3–1		0–0	1–0	1–0	3–1	2–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–0	1–0	3–3	1–0	1–4	1–1
Clapton Orient	1–0	2–2	2–0	1–0	5–2	1–0		1–0	5–1	0–0	0–0	3–0	3–1	1–0	5–1	3–1	1–0	1–1	2–2	1–0
Fulham	1–2	1–0	0–0	1–6	3–1	1–1	2–0		2–1	2–2	1–0	0–1	0–1	1–2	4–0	2–0	1–2	2–0	1–0	6–1
Glossop	5–1	4–1	1–2	2–1	1–1	2–1	0–3	0–1		3–0	2–3	2–1	1–1	0–2	4–0	3–0	0–1	1–1	1–2	0–2
Grimsby Town	1–1	0–2	2–0	0–0	1–0	1–0	2–0	0–3	3–0		2–1	1–3	0–1	3–0	1–3	3–0	0–0	2–0	1–0	1–1
Huddersfield Town	3–1	7–0	1–0	0–1	1–2	1–1	1–0	3–1	2–1	1–2		0–3	1–1	1–2	2–1	1–1	2–1	0–2	0–0	1–2
Hull City	0–1	0–0	0–0	1–3	0–1	0–1	2–0	1–1	3–0	2–1	4–1		1–0	0–0	1–1	1–0	2–0	3–0	7–1	1–2
Leeds City	3–0	3–2	2–1	5–1	1–0	2–1	0–0	2–1	3–0	4–1	5–1	1–2		2–1	1–0	8–0	2–4	5–1	5–0	0–0
Leicester Fosse	0–2	0–0	0–1	2–3	3–0	0–0	1–0	3–0	1–3	2–0	0–1	0–4	5–1		2–0	5–1	0–2	2–5	2–3	1–2
Lincoln City	2–2	1–1	1–2	0–3	2–1	1–0	0–0	0–1	1–5	1–3	3–0	0–0	1–0	3–0		1–0	0–0	0–3	1–0	5–2
Nottingham Forest	0–2	3–1	3–0	1–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–2	4–1	1–1	1–2	2–1	1–3	2–1		1–0	2–2	1–3	0–0
Notts County	3–1	5–1	2–0	2–3	4–0	2–0	3–0	4–0	2–2	4–0	3–0	4–1	4–0	4–1	2–1	2–2		2–1	2–0	1–0
Stockport County	1–1	2–0	0–0	3–1	5–1	3–0	0–1	1–3	1–1	2–2	0–0	2–1	2–1	3–0	2–3	2–1	1–2		0–0	2–0
Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–1	1–0	1–0	1–0	0–2	3–0	2–1	1–0	1–0	4–1	2–2	1–0	1–3	2–1	1–0	4–1	4–1	3–1		1–2
Woolwich Arsenal	1–0	1–0	2–1	2–0	1–1	0–1	2–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	0–1	0–0	1–0	2–1	3–0	3–2	3–0	4–0	3–1

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

Woolwich Arsenal

Clapton Orient

Fulham

Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams

Barnsley

Birmingham

Blackpool

Bradford Park Avenue

Bristol City

Bury

Fulham

Grimsby Town

Clapton Orient

Glossop

Huddersfield

Hull

Leeds C

Leicester Fosse

Lincoln City

Nottingham Forest

Notts County

Stockport County

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Woolwich Arsenal

Locations of the Football League Second Division teams

See also

• 1913–14 in English football
• 1913 in association football
• 1914 in association football

References

1. "English League Leading Goalscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
2. "England 1913/14".

• Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane's, London & Sydney, 1980.