# 1913–14 Football League

The 1913–14 season was the 26th season of The 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

| 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 | Relegation to the Second Division |

### 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 | |

### Maps
## Second Division

| 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 | |
| 19 | Lincoln City | 38 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 43 | 0.545 | 26 | Re-elected |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 53 | 0.487 | 23 | Re-elected |

### 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 | |