The1913–14 Southern Football League season was the 20th in the history of theSouthern League.Swindon Town won their second Southern League championship, whilstCoventry City andMerthyr Town were relegated to Division Two.Croydon Common won the Division Two championship on goal difference and were promoted to Division One along with runners-upLuton Town. Division Two clubStoke applied to jointhe Football League, but finished third in the ballot and were rejected.
Several Welsh clubs in Division Two left the League at the end of the season, though many returned afterWorld War I.
| Season | 1913–14 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Swindon Town (2nd title) |
| Promoted | none |
| Relegated | Merthyr Town Coventry City |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 992 (2.61 per match) |
1914–15 → | |
A total of 20 teams contest the division, including 18 sides from previous season and two new teams.
Teams promoted from1912–13 Division Two:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swindon Town | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 81 | 41 | 1.976 | 50 | |
| 2 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 60 | 32 | 1.875 | 50 | |
| 3 | Northampton Town | 38 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 50 | 37 | 1.351 | 47 | |
| 4 | Reading | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 43 | 36 | 1.194 | 44 | |
| 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 46 | 42 | 1.095 | 43 | |
| 6 | West Ham United | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 61 | 60 | 1.017 | 42 | |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 43 | 45 | 0.956 | 42 | |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 45 | 43 | 1.047 | 41 | |
| 9 | Portsmouth | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 57 | 48 | 1.188 | 40 | |
| 10 | Cardiff City | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 46 | 42 | 1.095 | 38 | |
| 11 | Southampton | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 55 | 54 | 1.019 | 37 | |
| 12 | Exeter City | 38 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 39 | 38 | 1.026 | 36 | |
| 13 | Gillingham | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 48 | 49 | 0.980 | 35 | |
| 14 | Norwich City | 38 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 49 | 51 | 0.961 | 35 | |
| 15 | Millwall | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 51 | 56 | 0.911 | 34 | |
| 16 | Southend United | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 41 | 66 | 0.621 | 32 | |
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 46 | 67 | 0.687 | 31 | |
| 18 | Watford | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 50 | 56 | 0.893 | 29 | |
| 19 | Merthyr Town | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 38 | 61 | 0.623 | 28 | Relegated toDivision Two |
| 20 | Coventry City | 38 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 43 | 68 | 0.632 | 26 |
| Season | 1913–14 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Croydon Common |
| Promoted | Croydon Common Luton Town |
| Relegated | Abertillery (resigned) Mardy (resigned) Caerphilly (resigned) Aberdare (resigned) Treharris (resigned) |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 801 (3.34 per match) |
1914–15 → | |
A total of 16 teams contest the division, including 11 sides from previous season, two teams relegated from Division One and three new teams.
Teams relegated from1912–13 Division One:
Newly elected teams:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croydon Common | 30 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 76 | 14 | 5.429 | 51 | Promoted toDivision One |
| 2 | Luton Town | 30 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 92 | 22 | 4.182 | 51 | |
| 3 | Brentford | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 80 | 18 | 4.444 | 44 | |
| 4 | Swansea Town | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 66 | 25 | 2.640 | 44 | |
| 5 | Stoke | 30 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 71 | 34 | 2.088 | 40 | |
| 6 | Newport County | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 49 | 38 | 1.289 | 36 | |
| 7 | Mid Rhondda | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 55 | 37 | 1.486 | 33 | |
| 8 | Pontypridd | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 43 | 38 | 1.132 | 33 | |
| 9 | Llanelly | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 45 | 37 | 1.216 | 28 | |
| 10 | Barry | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 70 | 0.629 | 26 | |
| 11 | Abertillery | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 44 | 51 | 0.863 | 20 | Left league at end of season |
| 12 | Ton Pentre | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 33 | 61 | 0.541 | 20 | |
| 13 | Mardy | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 30 | 60 | 0.500 | 18 | Left league at end of season |
| 14 | Caerphilly | 30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 103 | 0.204 | 15 | |
| 15 | Aberdare | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 33 | 87 | 0.379 | 13 | |
| 16 | Treharris | 30 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 106 | 0.179 | 8 |