1912–13 Football League

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

5th English title Woolwich Arsenal (30 goals) (5 October 1912) (2 November 1912) (5 October 1912)

Results

Maps

Woolwich Arsenal Chelsea Tottenham

Aston Villa Blackburn Rovers Bolton Bradford City Chelsea Derby County Everton Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Middlesbrough Newcastle Notts County Oldham Sheffield United Sunderland The Wednesday (Sheffield) Tottenham West Bromwich Albion Woolwich Arsenal

Second Division

Second Division

Maps

Clapton Orient Fulham

Barnsley Birmingham Blackpool Bradford Park Avenue Bristol City Burnley Bury Fulham Grimsby Town Clapton Orient Glossop Huddersfield Hull Leeds C Leicester Fosse Lincoln City Nottingham Forest Preston North End Stockport County Wolverhampton Wanderers

Attendances

Everton FC drew the highest average home attendance in the first edition of the Football League. !#!!Football club!!Home games!!Average attendance |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Chelsea FC || 19 || 32,105 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Newcastle United || 19 || 25,211 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Tottenham Hotspur || 19 || 24,304 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Aston Villa || 19 || 23,939 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Manchester City || 19 || 22,947 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Manchester United || 19 || 22,680 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Liverpool FC || 19 || 21,601 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Bolton Wanderers || 19 || 20,164 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || The Wednesday FC || 19 || 18,863 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Everton FC || 19 || 18,211 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Blackburn Rovers || 19 || 18,053 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Sunderland AFC || 19 || 17,711 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Sheffield United || 19 || 16,705 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || West Bromwich Albion || 19 || 16,011 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Bradford City || 19 || 15,263 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Middlesbrough FC || 19 || 12,536 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Notts County || 19 || 12,053 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Derby County || 19 || 10,737 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Oldham Athletic || 19 || 10,289 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Woolwich Arsenal || 19 || 9,053 |- |} }}

References

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

References

1. "English League Leading Goalscorers".
2. "Premier League 1912/1913 - Attendance".