First Division 1912/13
Sunderland won the 1912/13 First Division with 54 points, 4 points ahead of Aston Villa. Notts County and Arsenal were relegated. The season's 380 matches produced 1,153 goals, 3.03 a game.
Sunderland
Champions
1,153
Goals
3.03
Goals a game
50%
Home wins
Final table
| 1 |  SunderlandSunderland | 38 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 86 | 43 | +43 | 54 |
| 2 |  Aston VillaAston Villa | 38 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 86 | 52 | +34 | 50 |
| 3 |  Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wed | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 75 | 55 | +20 | 49 |
| 4 |  Manchester UnitedMan United | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 69 | 43 | +26 | 46 |
| 5 |  Blackburn RoversBlackburn | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 79 | 43 | +36 | 45 |
| 6 |  Manchester CityMan City | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 53 | 37 | +16 | 44 |
| 7 |  Derby CountyDerby County | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 69 | 66 | +3 | 42 |
| 8 |  Bolton WanderersBolton | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 62 | 63 | -1 | 42 |
| 9 |  Oldham AthleticOldham | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 50 | 55 | -5 | 42 |
| 10 |  West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 38 |
| 11 |  EvertonEverton | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 48 | 54 | -6 | 37 |
| 12 |  LiverpoolLiverpool | 38 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 61 | 71 | -10 | 37 |
| 13 |  Bradford CityBradford City | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 50 | 60 | -10 | 35 |
| 14 |  Newcastle UnitedNewcastle | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 34 |
| 15 |  Sheffield UnitedSheffield Utd | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 56 | 70 | -14 | 34 |
| 16 |  MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 55 | 69 | -14 | 32 |
| 17 |  Tottenham HotspurTottenham | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 45 | 72 | -27 | 30 |
| 18 |  ChelseaChelsea | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 51 | 73 | -22 | 28 |
| 19 |  Notts CountyNotts County | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 56 | -28 | 23 |
| 20 |  ArsenalArsenal | 38 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 26 | 74 | -48 | 18 |
▌ Champions ▌ Relegated. Two points for a win, one for a draw; clubs level on points are split by goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), as they were then. Sort and filter it on the all-time table →
The 1912/13 title race
The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →
Points, Wed 30 Apr 1913
1
Sunderland
54
2
Aston Villa
50
3
Sheffield Wed
49
4
Man United
46
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1912/13 · Wed 30 Apr 1913
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The 1912/13 scoreline grid
Every result of the season, home goals along the bottom and away goals up the side. Each square counts the matches that finished that way. Select a square to see those matches.
Times it's happened
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3–4
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10–19
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First-ever results
Every result in 1912/13 had happened before.
Biggest wins
Highest-scoring matches
Most common results
How 1912/13 compares
At 3.03 goals a game, 1912/13 was the 47th lowest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 50% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 23% were draws and 27% away wins.