1913–14 Southern Football League
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The 1913–14 Southern Football League season was the 19th in the history of the Southern League
. Swindon Town
won their second Southern League championship, whilst Coventry City
and Merthyr Town
were relegated to Division Two. Croydon Common
won the Division Two championship on goal difference and were promoted to Division One along with runners-up Luton Town
. Division Two club Stoke
applied to join the Football League
, but finished third in the ballot and were rejected.
Several Welsh clubs in Division Two left the League at the end of the season, though many returned after World War I
.
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.
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.
Southern Football League
The Southern League is an English football competition featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs from the South West, South Central and Midlands of England and South Wales...
. Swindon Town
Swindon Town F.C.
Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011...
won their second Southern League championship, whilst Coventry City
Coventry City F.C.
Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry...
and Merthyr Town
Merthyr Town F.C.
Merthyr Town Football Club is a Welsh semi-professional football club based in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. For the 2011–2012 season the club will be playing in the Western Football League Premier Division at Penydarren Park in Merthyr....
were relegated to Division Two. Croydon Common
Croydon Common F.C.
Croydon Common Football Club were an amateur and then professional football club based in Croydon.-History:The team formed in 1897 as an amateur church team competing in local leagues. They turned professional in 1907, joining the Second Division of the Southern League...
won the Division Two championship on goal difference and were promoted to Division One along with runners-up Luton Town
Luton Town F.C.
Luton Town Football Club is an English professional football club based since 1905 at Kenilworth Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. The club currently competes in the fifth tier of English football, the Conference National, for the third consecutive season during the 2011–12 season.Formed in 1885, it was...
. Division Two club Stoke
Stoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
applied to join the Football League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
, but finished third in the ballot and were rejected.
Several Welsh clubs in Division Two left the League at the end of the season, though many returned after World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
.
Division One table
Division One featured two new clubs, both of which had been promoted from Division Two the previous season:- Cardiff City
- Southend United
| Pos | |Club | |P | |W | |D | |L | |GF | |GA | Ave1 | Pts2 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swindon Town Swindon Town F.C. Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011... |
38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 81 | 41 | 1.98 | 50 | |
| 2 | Crystal Palace Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in... |
38 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 60 | 32 | 1.88 | 50 | |
| 3 | Northampton Town Northampton Town F.C. Northampton Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. They currently play in Football League Two, the lowest league division, after being relegated from League One on the last day of the 2008–09 season... |
38 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 50 | 37 | 1.35 | 47 | |
| 4 | Reading Reading F.C. Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship... |
38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 43 | 36 | 1.19 | 44 | |
| 5 | Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle F.C. Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the... |
38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 46 | 42 | 1.10 | 43 | |
| 6 | West Ham United West Ham United F.C. West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current... |
38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 61 | 60 | 1.02 | 42 | |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system.... |
38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 43 | 45 | 0.96 | 42 | |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers F.C. Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years... |
38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 45 | 43 | 1.05 | 41 | |
| 9 | Portsmouth Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from... |
38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 57 | 48 | 1.19 | 40 | |
| 10 | Cardiff City Cardiff City F.C. Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for... |
38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 46 | 42 | 1.10 | 38 | |
| 11 | Southampton Southampton F.C. Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club... |
38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 55 | 54 | 1.02 | 37 | |
| 12 | Exeter City Exeter City F.C. Exeter City Football Club is an English football club, based in Exeter, which is owned by its fans through the Exeter City Supporters Trust.The club was a member of the Football League from 1920 to 2003... |
38 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 39 | 38 | 1.03 | 36 | |
| 13 | Gillingham Gillingham F.C. Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium... |
38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 48 | 49 | 0.98 | 35 | |
| 14 | Norwich City Norwich City F.C. Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The... |
38 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 49 | 51 | 0.96 | 35 | |
| 15 | Millwall Millwall F.C. Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the... |
38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 51 | 56 | 0.91 | 34 | |
| 16 | Southend United Southend United F.C. Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had... |
38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 41 | 66 | 0.62 | 32 | |
| 17 | Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers F.C. Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city.... |
38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 46 | 67 | 0.69 | 31 | |
| 18 | Watford Watford F.C. Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade... |
38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 50 | 56 | 0.89 | 29 | |
| 19 | Merthyr Town Merthyr Town F.C. Merthyr Town Football Club is a Welsh semi-professional football club based in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. For the 2011–2012 season the club will be playing in the Western Football League Premier Division at Penydarren Park in Merthyr.... |
38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 38 | 61 | 0.62 | 28 | Relegated to Division Two |
| 20 | Coventry City Coventry City F.C. Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry... |
38 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 43 | 68 | 0.63 | 26 |
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 table
Division Two featured five new clubs:- Abertillery (newly elected)
- Barry (newly elected)
- Brentford (relegated from Division One)
- Caerphilly (newly elected)
- Stoke (relegated from Division One)
| Pos | |Club | |P | |W | |D | |L | |GF | |GA | Ave1 | Pts2 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croydon Common Croydon Common F.C. Croydon Common Football Club were an amateur and then professional football club based in Croydon.-History:The team formed in 1897 as an amateur church team competing in local leagues. They turned professional in 1907, joining the Second Division of the Southern League... |
30 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 76 | 14 | 5.43 | 51 | Promoted to Division One |
| 2 | Luton Town Luton Town F.C. Luton Town Football Club is an English professional football club based since 1905 at Kenilworth Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. The club currently competes in the fifth tier of English football, the Conference National, for the third consecutive season during the 2011–12 season.Formed in 1885, it was... |
30 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 92 | 22 | 4.18 | 51 | |
| 3 | Brentford Brentford F.C. Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One.... |
30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 80 | 18 | 4.44 | 44 | |
| 4 | Swansea Town Swansea City A.F.C. Swansea City Association Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Swansea, Wales. One of the most successful clubs in Welsh football, it has won 10 Welsh Cups and led the English Football League First Division in December 1981, before finishing the season in 6th position... |
30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 66 | 25 | 2.64 | 44 | |
| 5 | Stoke Stoke City F.C. Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts... |
30 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 71 | 34 | 2.09 | 40 | |
| 6 | Newport County Newport County A.F.C. Newport County Association Football Club are a professional football club based in the city of Newport, south Wales, who currently play in the Conference National, the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system... |
30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 49 | 38 | 1.29 | 36 | |
| 7 | Mid Rhondda Mid Rhondda F.C. Mid Rhondda Football Club was an association football team, based in Tonypandy, Wales that was formed in 1912. Mid Rhondda were one of the earlier South Wales teams to form, as competition from rugby union within the Rhondda Valleys was very strong... |
30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 55 | 37 | 1.49 | 33 | |
| 8 | Pontypridd | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 43 | 38 | 1.13 | 33 | |
| 9 | Llanelly | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 45 | 37 | 1.22 | 28 | |
| 10 | Barry Barry Town F.C. Barry Town FC are a football team based in Barry. They dominated the League of Wales during the 1990s, but finished bottom in 2003-04 and were relegated... |
30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 70 | 0.63 | 26 | |
| 11 | Abertillery | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 44 | 51 | 0.86 | 20 | Left league at end of season |
| 12 | Ton Pentre Ton Pentre F.C. Ton Pentre Football Club is a football team based in Ton Pentre, Wales, which plays in the Welsh Football League Division Two.Nicknamed the "Rhondda Bulldogs", the team plays at Ynys Park, Ton Pentre, Rhondda Cynon Taff, which once accommodated 2700 seated spectators... |
30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 33 | 61 | 0.54 | 20 | |
| 13 | Mardy Mardy A.F.C. Mardy A.F.C. was a Welsh football team that played in the Southern League in the 1910s and 1920s. They were based in the village of Maerdy, Glamorgan.... |
30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 30 | 60 | 0.50 | 18 | Left league at end of season |
| 14 | Caerphilly | 30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 103 | 0.20 | 15 | |
| 15 | Aberdare Aberdare Athletic F.C. Aberdare Athletic Football Club were a Welsh football club founded in 1893 and based in Aberdare. They joined the Football League in 1921 but were replaced by Torquay United after failing to be re-elected in 1927.-History:... |
30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 33 | 87 | 0.38 | 13 | |
| 16 | Treharris | 30 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 106 | 0.18 | 8 |
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.