The 1913-14 season was notable for Central’s record F.A. Cup win when Lancashire Combination side Portsmouth Rangers were defeated 9-0. At the end of the campaign Central found themselves in seventeenth position in the League having taken 30 points from their 38 games.
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Everton
|
38
|
20
|
9
|
9
|
83
|
57
|
49
|
| 2 |
Crewe Alexandra
|
38
|
20
|
8
|
10
|
57
|
49
|
48
|
| 3 |
Stalybridge Celtic
|
38
|
20
|
7
|
11
|
72
|
43
|
47
|
| 4 |
Port Vale
|
38
|
17
|
11
|
10
|
78
|
62
|
45
|
| 5 |
Blackburn Rovers
|
38
|
18
|
7
|
13
|
93
|
72
|
43
|
| 6 |
Manchester United
|
38
|
19
|
4
|
15
|
49
|
43
|
42
|
| 7 |
Liverpool
|
38
|
17
|
8
|
13
|
57
|
54
|
42
|
| 8 |
Bradford City
|
38
|
18
|
4
|
16
|
68
|
56
|
40
|
| 9 |
Manchester City
|
38
|
16
|
8
|
14
|
57
|
51
|
40
|
| 10 |
Rochdale
|
38
|
15
|
9
|
14
|
60
|
51
|
39
|
| 11 |
Burnley
|
38
|
16
|
6
|
16
|
57
|
72
|
38
|
| 12 |
Blackpool
|
38
|
13
|
11
|
14
|
48
|
52
|
37
|
| 13 |
Oldham Athletic
|
38
|
14
|
8
|
16
|
51
|
49
|
36
|
| 14 |
Huddersfield Town
|
38
|
11
|
11
|
16
|
46
|
49
|
33
|
| 15 |
Bury
|
38
|
14
|
5
|
19
|
59
|
86
|
33
|
| 16 |
Preston North End
|
38
|
11
|
9
|
18
|
62
|
81
|
31
|
| 17 |
Southport Central
|
38
|
10
|
10
|
18
|
43
|
58
|
30
|
| 18 |
Barnsley
|
38
|
12
|
6
|
20
|
46
|
63
|
30
|
| 19 |
Stockport County
|
38
|
11
|
7
|
20
|
44
|
71
|
29
|
| 20 |
Bolton Wanderers
|
38
|
10
|
8
|
20
|
48
|
59
|
28
|