Scottish Division One 1912/13

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Scottish Division One 1912/13
master Glasgow Rangers
Cup winners FC Falkirk
Teams 18th
Games 306
Gates 883  (ø 2.89 per game)
Top scorer ScotlandScotland James Reid
(Airdrieonians FC)
← Division One 1911/12

The Scottish Football League Division One was played for the 20th time in 1912/13 . It was also the 23rd edition of the highest soccer division within the Scottish Football League in which the Scottish champions were determined. It began on August 17, 1912 and ended on April 30, 1913. In the 1912/13 season, 18 clubs competed against each other in a total of 34 match days. Each team played once at home and away against every other team. The 2-point rule applied . In the event of a tie, the clubs (with the same number of points) were placed tied.

The Glasgow Rangers won the championship for the eighth time in the club's history. Since the league was increased to twenty teams for the following season, there was no relegated team this season. The top scorer with 30 goals was James Reid of Airdrieonians FC .

statistics

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Glasgow Rangers (M)  34  24  5  5 076:410 +35 53:15
 2. Celtic Glasgow (P)  34  22nd  5  7th 053:280 +25 49:19
 3. Airdrieonians FC  34  15th  11  8th 064:460 +18 41:27
 3. Heart of Midlothian  34  17th  7th  10 054:400 +14 41:27
 5. FC Falkirk  34  14th  12  8th 056:380 +18 40:28
 6th Hibernian Edinburgh  34  16  5  13 063:540  +9 37:31
 6th Motherwell FC  34  12  13  9 047:390  +8 37:31
 6th Aberdeen FC  34  14th  9  11 047:400  +7 37:31
 9. Clyde FC  34  13  9  12 041:440  −3 35:33
10. Hamilton Academical  34  12  8th  14th 044:470  −3 32:36
11. FC Kilmarnock  34  10  11  13 037:540 −17 31:37
12. FC St. Mirren  34  10  10  14th 050:600 −10 30:38
13. Morton  34  11  7th  16 050:590  −9 29:39
13. Dundee FC  34  8th  13  13 033:460 −13 29:39
15th Third Lanark  34  8th  12  14th 031:410 −10 28:40
16. Raith Rovers  34  8th  10  16 046:600 −14 26:42
17th Partick Thistle  34  10  4th  20th 040:550 −15 24:44
18th FC Queen's Park  34  5  3  26th 034:880 −54 13:55
Legend
1912/13 season
  • Scottish master
    • At the end of the 1911/12 season
    (M) - Champion of the previous year
    (P) - Cup winner of the previous year

    Election procedure

    The regulations of the Scottish Football League stipulated that at the end of the season, the two worst-placed teams had to stand for re-election. Voting took place at the annual general meeting of the Scottish Football League, at which new admissions were also decided. This electoral system determined the promotion and relegation between Division One and Division Two until 1922 .

    society # Be right Result division
    Partick Thistle re-elected Division One
    FC Queen's Park re-elected Division One
    Ayr United recorded Division Two
    Dumbarton FC recorded Division Two
    Cowdenbeath FC not elected Division Two
    Dundee Hibernian not elected Division Two
    Dunfermline Athletic not elected Division Two
    FC St. Bernard's not elected Division Two

    See also

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ Scottish Football League & Scottish Premier League Top goalscorers per division. (No longer available online.) Scottish-football-historical-archive.com, archived from the original on September 27, 2012 ; accessed on April 4, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / scottish-football-historical-archive.com