1912–13 Southern Football League

The 1912–13 Southern Football League season was the 19th in the history of the Southern League, a football competition in England. This season saw no First Division teams apply for election to the Football League. Plymouth Argyle won the league championship whilst Brentford and Stoke were relegated to Division Two. Cardiff City won the Division Two championship. They were promoted to Division One along with runners-up Southend United. No Second division teams left the league this season.

Division One

Southern Football League Division One
Season1912–13
ChampionsPlymouth Argyle (1st title)
Promotednone
RelegatedBrentford
Stoke
Matches played380
Goals scored1,019 (2.68 per match)

A total of 20 teams contest the division, including 18 sides from previous season and two new teams.

Teams promoted from 1911–12 Division Two:

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Relegation
1 Plymouth Argyle 38 22 6 10 77 36 2.139 50
2 Swindon Town 38 20 8 10 66 41 1.610 48
3 West Ham United 38 18 12 8 66 46 1.435 48
4 Queens Park Rangers 38 18 10 10 46 35 1.314 46
5 Crystal Palace 38 17 11 10 55 36 1.528 45
6 Millwall 38 19 7 12 62 43 1.442 45
7 Exeter City 38 18 8 12 48 44 1.091 44
8 Reading 38 17 8 13 59 55 1.073 42
9 Brighton & Hove Albion 38 13 12 13 48 47 1.021 38
10 Northampton Town 38 12 12 14 61 48 1.271 36
11 Portsmouth 38 14 8 16 41 49 0.837 36
12 Merthyr Town 38 12 12 14 42 60 0.700 36
13 Coventry City 38 13 8 17 53 59 0.898 34
14 Watford 38 12 10 16 43 50 0.860 34
15 Gillingham 38 12 10 16 36 53 0.679 34
16 Bristol Rovers 38 12 9 17 55 64 0.859 33
17 Southampton 38 10 11 17 40 72 0.556 31
18 Norwich City 38 10 9 19 39 50 0.780 29
19 Brentford 38 11 5 22 42 55 0.764 27 Relegated to Division Two
20 Stoke 38 10 4 24 39 75 0.520 24
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976-77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

Division Two

Southern Football League Division Two
Season1912–13
ChampionsCardiff City
PromotedCardiff City
Southend United
Relegatednone
Matches played156
Goals scored470 (3.01 per match)

A total of 13 teams contest the division, including 8 sides from previous season, one team relegated from Division One and four new teams.

Team relegated from 1911–12 Division One:

  • Luton Town

Newly elected teams:

  • Mid Rhondda
  • Newport County
  • Swansea Town
  • Llanelly

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion
1 Cardiff City 24 18 5 1 54 15 3.600 41 Promoted to Division One
2 Southend United 24 14 6 4 43 23 1.870 34
3 Swansea Town 24 12 7 5 29 23 1.261 31
4 Croydon Common 24 13 4 7 51 29 1.759 30
5 Luton Town 24 13 4 7 52 39 1.333 30
6 Llanelly 24 9 6 9 33 39 0.846 24
7 Pontypridd 24 6 11 7 30 28 1.071 23
8 Mid Rhondda 24 9 4 11 33 31 1.065 22
9 Aberdare 24 8 6 10 38 40 0.950 22
10 Newport County 24 7 5 12 29 36 0.806 19
11 Mardy 24 6 3 15 38 38 1.000 15
12 Treharris 24 5 2 17 18 60 0.300 12
13 Ton Pentre 24 3 3 18 22 69 0.319 9
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976-77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.