1912–13 Southern Football League
The 1912–13 Southern Football League season was the 19th in the history of the Southern League, a football competition in England. This season saw no First Division teams apply for election to the Football League. Plymouth Argyle won the league championship whilst Brentford and Stoke were relegated to Division Two. Cardiff City won the Division Two championship. They were promoted to Division One along with runners-up Southend United. No Second division teams left the league this season.
Division One
Season | 1912–13 |
---|---|
Champions | Plymouth Argyle (1st title) |
Promoted | none |
Relegated |
Brentford Stoke |
Matches played | 380 |
Goals scored | 1019 (2.68 per match) |
← 1911–12 1913–14 → |
A total of 20 teams contest the division, including 18 sides from previous season and two new teams.
Teams promoted from 1911-12 Division Two:
- Merthyr Town - champions
- Portsmouth - runners-up
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Ave1 | Pts2 | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Plymouth Argyle | 38 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 77 | 36 | 2.14 | 50 | |
2 | Swindon Town | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 66 | 41 | 1.61 | 48 | |
3 | West Ham United | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 66 | 46 | 1.44 | 48 | |
4 | Queens Park Rangers | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 46 | 35 | 1.31 | 46 | |
5 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 55 | 36 | 1.53 | 45 | |
6 | Millwall | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 62 | 43 | 1.44 | 45 | |
7 | Exeter City | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 48 | 44 | 1.09 | 44 | |
8 | Reading | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 59 | 55 | 1.07 | 42 | |
9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 48 | 47 | 1.02 | 38 | |
10 | Northampton Town | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 61 | 48 | 1.27 | 36 | |
11 | Portsmouth | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 41 | 49 | 0.84 | 36 | |
12 | Merthyr Town | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 42 | 60 | 0.70 | 36 | |
13 | Coventry City | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 53 | 59 | 0.90 | 34 | |
14 | Watford | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 43 | 50 | 0.86 | 34 | |
15 | Gillingham | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 36 | 53 | 0.68 | 34 | |
16 | Bristol Rovers | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 55 | 64 | 0.86 | 33 | |
17 | Southampton | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 40 | 72 | 0.56 | 31 | |
18 | Norwich City | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 39 | 50 | 0.78 | 29 | |
19 | Brentford | 38 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 42 | 55 | 0.76 | 27 | Relegated to Division Two |
20 | Stoke | 38 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 39 | 75 | 0.52 | 24 |
1 The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976-77 season.
2 The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
Division Two
Season | 1912–13 |
---|---|
Champions | Cardiff City |
Promoted |
Cardiff City Southend United |
Relegated | none |
Matches played | 156 |
Goals scored | 470 (3.01 per match) |
← 1911–12 1913–14 → |
A total of 13 teams contest the division, including 8 sides from previous season, one team relegated from Division One and four new teams.
Team relegated from 1911-12 Division One:
- Luton Town
Newly elected teams:
- Mid Rhondda
- Newport County
- Swansea Town
- Llanelly
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Ave1 | Pts2 | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cardiff City | 24 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 54 | 15 | 3.60 | 41 | Promoted to Division One |
2 | Southend United | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 23 | 1.87 | 34 | |
3 | Swansea Town | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 1.26 | 31 | |
4 | Croydon Common | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 51 | 29 | 1.76 | 30 | |
5 | Luton Town | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 52 | 39 | 1.33 | 30 | |
6 | Llanelly | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 39 | 0.85 | 24 | |
7 | Pontypridd | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 1.07 | 23 | |
8 | Mid Rhondda | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 31 | 1.07 | 22 | |
9 | Aberdare | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 40 | 0.95 | 22 | |
10 | Newport County | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 36 | 0.81 | 19 | |
11 | Mardy | 24 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 38 | 38 | 1.00 | 15 | |
12 | Treharris | 24 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 60 | 0.30 | 12 | |
13 | Ton Pentre | 24 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 22 | 69 | 0.32 | 9 |
1 The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976-77 season.
2 The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
External links
- Southern League First Division Tables at RSSSF
- Southern League Second Division Tables at RSSSF
- Football Club History Database