First Division 1913/14
Blackburn Rovers won the 1913/14 First Division with 51 points, 7 points ahead of Aston Villa. Preston North End and Derby County were relegated. The season's 380 matches produced 1,103 goals, 2.90 a game.
Blackburn
Champions
1,103
Goals
2.90
Goals a game
53%
Home wins
Final table
| 1 |  Blackburn RoversBlackburn | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 78 | 42 | +36 | 51 |
| 2 |  Aston VillaAston Villa | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 44 |
| 3 |  MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 77 | 60 | +17 | 43 |
| 4 |  Oldham AthleticOldham | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 43 |
| 5 |  West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 43 |
| 6 |  Bolton WanderersBolton | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 65 | 52 | +13 | 42 |
| 7 |  SunderlandSunderland | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 63 | 52 | +11 | 40 |
| 8 |  ChelseaChelsea | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 46 | 55 | -9 | 39 |
| 9 |  Bradford CityBradford City | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 38 |
| 10 |  Sheffield UnitedSheffield Utd | 38 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 63 | 60 | +3 | 37 |
| 11 |  Newcastle UnitedNewcastle | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 39 | 48 | -9 | 37 |
| 12 |  BurnleyBurnley | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 61 | 53 | +8 | 36 |
| 13 |  Manchester CityMan City | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 51 | 53 | -2 | 36 |
| 14 |  Manchester UnitedMan United | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 52 | 62 | -10 | 36 |
| 15 |  EvertonEverton | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 46 | 55 | -9 | 35 |
| 16 |  LiverpoolLiverpool | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 46 | 62 | -16 | 35 |
| 17 |  Tottenham HotspurTottenham | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 50 | 62 | -12 | 34 |
| 18 |  Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wed | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 53 | 70 | -17 | 34 |
| 19 |  Preston North EndPreston North End | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 52 | 69 | -17 | 30 |
| 20 |  Derby CountyDerby County | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 55 | 71 | -16 | 27 |
▌ 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 1913/14 title race
The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →
Points, Mon 27 Apr 1914
1
Blackburn
51
2
Aston Villa
44
3
Middlesbrough
43
4
Oldham
43
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1913/14 · Mon 27 Apr 1914
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The 1913/14 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 1913/14 had happened before.
Biggest wins
Highest-scoring matches
Most common results
How 1913/14 compares
At 2.90 goals a game, 1913/14 was the 40th lowest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 53% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 23% were draws and 24% away wins.