Scottish Division One 1912/13
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 |
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 |
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1. | Glasgow Rangers (M) | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 76:41 | +35 | 53:15 |
2. | Celtic Glasgow (P) | 34 | 22nd | 5 | 7th | 53:28 | +25 | 49:19 |
3. | Airdrieonians FC | 34 | 15th | 11 | 8th | 64:46 | +18 | 41:27 |
Heart of Midlothian | 34 | 17th | 7th | 10 | 54:40 | +14 | 41:27 | |
5. | FC Falkirk | 34 | 14th | 12 | 8th | 56:38 | +18 | 40:28 |
6th | Hibernian Edinburgh | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 63:54 | +9 | 37:31 |
Motherwell FC | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 47:39 | +8 | 37:31 | |
Aberdeen FC | 34 | 14th | 9 | 11 | 47:40 | +7 | 37:31 | |
9. | Clyde FC | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 41:44 | −3 | 35:33 |
10. | Hamilton Academical | 34 | 12 | 8th | 14th | 44:47 | −3 | 32:36 |
11. | FC Kilmarnock | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 37:54 | −17 | 31:37 |
12. | FC St. Mirren | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14th | 50:60 | −10 | 30:38 |
13. | Morton | 34 | 11 | 7th | 16 | 50:59 | −9 | 29:39 |
Dundee FC | 34 | 8th | 13 | 13 | 33:46 | −13 | 29:39 | |
15th | Third Lanark | 34 | 8th | 12 | 14th | 31:41 | −10 | 28:40 |
16. | Raith Rovers | 34 | 8th | 10 | 16 | 46:60 | −14 | 26:42 |
17th | Partick Thistle | 34 | 10 | 4th | 20th | 40:55 | −15 | 24:44 |
18th | FC Queen's Park | 34 | 5 | 3 | 26th | 34:88 | −54 | 13:55 |
Legend |
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1912/13 season |
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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 |
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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
- Scottish Division One 1912/13 at Statto.com
- Scottish Division One 1912/13 in the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation database
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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.