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1912–13 in English football

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Football in England
Season1912–13
Men's football
Football LeagueSunderland
Football League Second DivisionPreston North End
FA CupAston Villa
← 1911–12 England 1913–14 →

The 1912–13 season was the 42nd season of competitive football in England. Sunderland won the First Division for the fifth time, with a record of 25–4–9; Aston Villa, finishing second, had fewer defeats, but a lot more draws: 19–12–7. Blackburn Rovers won the Charity Shield for the first time in a close match (2–1) with Queens Park Rangers.[1] Aston Villa won the FA Cup Final against Sunderland (1–0) and obtained their fifth cup. Notts County and Woolwich Arsenal were relegated to the Second Division; Preston North End and Burnley were promoted to the First Division. Lincoln City returned to the Football League once again, at the expense of Gainsborough Trinity.

Honours

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Competition Winner
First Division Sunderland (5)
Second Division Preston North End
FA Cup Aston Villa (5*)
Charity Shield Blackburn Rovers
Home Championship  England

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

League tables

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Relegation
1 Sunderland (C) 38 25 4 9 86 43 2.000 54
2 Aston Villa 38 19 12 7 86 52 1.654 50
3 The Wednesday 38 21 7 10 75 55 1.364 49
4 Manchester United 38 19 8 11 69 43 1.605 46
5 Blackburn Rovers 38 16 13 9 79 43 1.837 45
6 Manchester City 38 18 8 12 53 37 1.432 44
7 Derby County 38 17 8 13 69 66 1.045 42
8 Bolton Wanderers 38 16 10 12 62 63 0.984 42
9 Oldham Athletic 38 14 14 10 50 55 0.909 42
10 West Bromwich Albion 38 13 12 13 57 50 1.140 38
11 Everton 38 15 7 16 48 54 0.889 37
12 Liverpool 38 16 5 17 61 71 0.859 37
13 Bradford City 38 12 11 15 50 60 0.833 35
14 Newcastle United 38 13 8 17 47 47 1.000 34
15 Sheffield United 38 14 6 18 56 70 0.800 34
16 Middlesbrough 38 11 10 17 55 69 0.797 32
17 Tottenham Hotspur 38 12 6 20 45 72 0.625 30
18 Chelsea 38 11 6 21 51 73 0.699 28
19 Notts County (R) 38 7 9 22 28 56 0.500 23 Relegation to the Second Division
20 Woolwich Arsenal (R) 38 3 12 23 26 74 0.351 18
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion
1 Preston North End 38 19 15 4 56 33 1.697 53 Division Champions
2 Burnley 38 21 8 9 88 53 1.660 50 Promoted
3 Birmingham 38 18 10 10 59 44 1.341 46
4 Barnsley 38 19 7 12 57 47 1.213 45
5 Huddersfield Town 38 17 9 12 66 40 1.650 43
6 Leeds City 38 15 10 13 70 64 1.094 40
7 Grimsby Town 38 15 10 13 51 50 1.020 40
8 Lincoln City[a] 38 15 10 13 50 52 0.962 40
9 Fulham 38 17 5 16 65 55 1.182 39
10 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 14 10 14 56 54 1.037 38
11 Bury 38 15 8 15 53 57 0.930 38
12 Hull City 38 15 6 17 60 56 1.071 36
13 Bradford Park Avenue 38 14 8 16 60 60 1.000 36
14 Clapton Orient 38 10 14 14 34 47 0.723 34
15 Leicester Fosse 38 13 7 18 50 65 0.769 33
16 Bristol City 38 9 15 14 46 72 0.639 33
17 Nottingham Forest 38 12 8 18 58 59 0.983 32
18 Glossop 38 12 8 18 49 68 0.721 32 Re-elected
19 Stockport County 38 8 10 20 56 78 0.718 26
20 Blackpool 38 9 8 21 39 69 0.565 26
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ New club in the league

References

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  1. ^ "England - List of FA Charity/Community Shield Matches". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 10 February 2024.