# 1912–13 Woolwich Arsenal F.C. season

The 1912–13 season was Woolwich Arsenal's ninth consecutive campaign in the first division of English football, but it would prove to be their last for nearly six years, as the club was relegated for the first and only time in their history. The Reds finished 20th, winning just three times in the league and four times in total, going out to Liverpool 4–1 at the Manor Ground in the second hurdle of the FA Cup. The Reds' league goal difference was -48, and their top goalscorer in the league, Charles Randall, managed just four goals in 38 games. The season began with a win, a draw and three losses in the opening five matches, before Woolwich Arsenal embarked upon a run of 22 games without a league win, and in 25 games in all competitions just one match was won, against Croydon Common in the FA Cup first round. Two league wins in a row-against Manchester City and West Bromwich Albion followed, before the Reds' relegation was confirmed on the penultimate day of the season, with Woolwich drawing with Tottenham Hotspur whilst Chelsea defeated Middlesbrough, meaning they fell eight points behind with a game to go.

## Results

Arsenal's score comes first
| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
| 2 September 1912 | Manchester United | H | 0–0 |
| 7 September 1912 | Liverpool | A | 0–3 |
| 14 September 1912 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 1–2 |
| 16 September 1912 | Aston Villa | H | 0–3 |
| 21 September 1912 | Sheffield United | A | 3–1 |
| 28 September 1912 | Newcastle United | H | 1–1 |
| 5 October 1912 | Oldham Athletic | A | 0–0 |
| 12 October 1912 | Chelsea | H | 0–1 |
| 19 October 1912 | Sunderland | H | 1–3 |
| 26 October 1912 | Bradford City | A | 1–3 |
| 2 November 1912 | Manchester City | H | 0–4 |
| 9 November 1912 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1–2 |
| 16 November 1912 | Everton | H | 0–0 |
| 23 November 1912 | The Wednesday | A | 0–2 |
| 30 November 1912 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 0–1 |
| 7 December 1912 | Derby County | A | 1–4 |
| 14 December 1912 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 0–3 |
| 21 December 1912 | Middlesbrough | A | 0–2 |
| 25 December 1912 | Notts County | H | 0–0 |
| 26 December 1912 | Notts County | A | 1–2 |
| 28 December 1912 | Liverpool | H | 1–1 |
| 1 January 1913 | Sunderland | A | 1–4 |
| 4 January 1913 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–5 |
| 18 January 1913 | Sheffield United | H | 1–3 |
| 25 January 1913 | Newcastle United | A | 1–3 |
| 8 February 1913 | Oldham Athletic | H | 0–0 |
| 15 February 1913 | Chelsea | A | 1–1 |
| 1 March 1913 | Bradford City | H | 1–1 |
| 8 March 1913 | Manchester City | A | 1–0 |
| 15 March 1913 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1–0 |
| 21 March 1913 | Manchester United | A | 0–2 |
| 22 March 1913 | Everton | A | 0–3 |
| 24 March 1913 | Aston Villa | A | 1–4 |
| 29 March 1913 | The Wednesday | H | 2–5 |
| 5 April 1913 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1–1 |
| 12 April 1913 | Derby County | H | 1–2 |
| 19 April 1913 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–1 |
| 26 April 1913 | Middlesbrough | H | 1–1 |

#### Final League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Relegation to the Second Division |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
| R1 | 11 January 1913 | Croydon Common | A | 0–0 |
| R1:R | 15 January 1913 | Croydon Common | H | 2–1 |
| R2 | 1 February 1913 | Liverpool | H | 1–4 |