The 191314 season was the 26th season of The Football League.

The Football League
Season1913–14
ChampionsBlackburn Rovers

Final league tables

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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

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First Division
Season1913–14
ChampionsBlackburn Rovers
2nd English title
RelegatedPreston North End
Derby County
Matches played380
Goals scored1,103 (2.9 per match)
Top goalscorerGeorge Elliott
(32 goals)[1]
Biggest home winBlackburn 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 winEverton 1–5 Sunderland
(15 November 1913)
Preston North End 1–5 Blackburn Rovers
(26 December 1913)
Highest scoringBlackburn 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)

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

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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

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Locations of the Football League First Division London teams

Second Division

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Football League
Second Division
Season1913–14
ChampionsNotts County (2nd title)
Failed re-election(none)
Matches played380
Goals scored1,011 (2.66 per match)
Top goalscorerSammy Stevens (Hull City), 28
Jack Peart (Notts County), 28[1]
Biggest home winLeeds CityNottingham Forest 8–0 (29 Nov 1913)
Biggest away winFulhamBradford Park Avenue 1–6 (21 Feb 1914)
Highest scoringHull CityWolverhampton Wanderers 7–1 (6 Dec 1914)

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

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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

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Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "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.