1912–13 Woolwich Arsenal F.C. season

The 1912–13 season was Woolwich Arsenal's ninth consecutive campaign in the first division of English football, but it would prove to be their last for nearly six years, as the club was relegated for the first and only time in their history. The Reds finished 20th, winning just three times in the league and four times in total, going out to Liverpool 4–1 at the Manor Ground in the second hurdle of the FA Cup. The Reds' league goal difference was -48, and their top goalscorer in the league, Charles Randall, managed just four goals in 38 games. The season began with a win, a draw and three losses in the opening five matches, before Woolwich Arsenal embarked upon a run of 22 games without a league win, and in 25 games in all competitions just one match was won, against Croydon Common in the FA Cup first round. Two league wins in a row-against Manchester City and West Bromwich Albion followed, before the Reds' relegation was confirmed on the penultimate day of the season, with Woolwich drawing with Tottenham Hotspur whilst Chelsea defeated Middlesbrough, meaning they fell eight points behind with a game to go.

Woolwich Arsenal
1912–13 season
ChairmanHenry Norris
ManagerGeorge Morrell
StadiumManor Ground
First Division20th
FA Cup3rd Round

Results

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Arsenal's score comes first[1]

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
2 September 1912 Manchester United H 0–0
7 September 1912 Liverpool A 0–3
14 September 1912 Bolton Wanderers H 1–2
16 September 1912 Aston Villa H 0–3
21 September 1912 Sheffield United A 3–1
28 September 1912 Newcastle United H 1–1
5 October 1912 Oldham Athletic A 0–0
12 October 1912 Chelsea H 0–1
19 October 1912 Sunderland H 1–3
26 October 1912 Bradford City A 1–3
2 November 1912 Manchester City H 0–4
9 November 1912 West Bromwich Albion A 1–2
16 November 1912 Everton H 0–0
23 November 1912 The Wednesday A 0–2
30 November 1912 Blackburn Rovers H 0–1
7 December 1912 Derby County A 1–4
14 December 1912 Tottenham Hotspur H 0–3
21 December 1912 Middlesbrough A 0–2
25 December 1912 Notts County H 0–0
26 December 1912 Notts County A 1–2
28 December 1912 Liverpool H 1–1
1 January 1913 Sunderland A 1–4
4 January 1913 Bolton Wanderers A 1–5
18 January 1913 Sheffield United H 1–3
25 January 1913 Newcastle United A 1–3
8 February 1913 Oldham Athletic H 0–0
15 February 1913 Chelsea A 1–1
1 March 1913 Bradford City H 1–1
8 March 1913 Manchester City A 1–0
15 March 1913 West Bromwich Albion H 1–0
21 March 1913 Manchester United A 0–2
22 March 1913 Everton A 0–3
24 March 1913 Aston Villa A 1–4
29 March 1913 The Wednesday H 2–5
5 April 1913 Blackburn Rovers A 1–1
12 April 1913 Derby County H 1–2
19 April 1913 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–1
26 April 1913 Middlesbrough H 1–1

Final League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Relegation
1 Sunderland (C) 38 25 4 9 86 43 2.000 54
2 Aston Villa 38 19 12 7 86 52 1.654 50
3 The Wednesday 38 21 7 10 75 55 1.364 49
4 Manchester United 38 19 8 11 69 43 1.605 46
5 Blackburn Rovers 38 16 13 9 79 43 1.837 45
6 Manchester City 38 18 8 12 53 37 1.432 44
7 Derby County 38 17 8 13 69 66 1.045 42
8 Bolton Wanderers 38 16 10 12 62 63 0.984 42
9 Oldham Athletic 38 14 14 10 50 55 0.909 42
10 West Bromwich Albion 38 13 12 13 57 50 1.140 38
11 Everton 38 15 7 16 48 54 0.889 37
12 Liverpool 38 16 5 17 61 71 0.859 37
13 Bradford City 38 12 11 15 50 60 0.833 35
14 Newcastle United 38 13 8 17 47 47 1.000 34
15 Sheffield United 38 14 6 18 56 70 0.800 34
16 Middlesbrough 38 11 10 17 55 69 0.797 32
17 Tottenham Hotspur 38 12 6 20 45 72 0.625 30
18 Chelsea 38 11 6 21 51 73 0.699 28
19 Notts County (R) 38 7 9 22 28 56 0.500 23 Relegation to the Second Division
20 Woolwich Arsenal (R) 38 3 12 23 26 74 0.351 18
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 11 January 1913 Croydon Common A 0–0
R1:R 15 January 1913 Croydon Common H 2–1
R2 1 February 1913 Liverpool H 1–4

References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 October 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)