2013 Mercury League

The 2013 Mercury League is the fourth season of the Mercury League. It will be contested over three divisions.

2013 Changes

• Promoted to Premier League:
  • Mercury City
  • Flash FC
  • Cook Island
  • Mullen Albion
• Promoted to Second League:
  • AFC Heartpool (qualified via 2012 Nova England Cup)
  • West Grinstead FC (qualified via 2012 Nova England Cup)
  • The Red Specials
  • Mercury Phoenix
  • Break Free Athletic
  • Show Must Go On
• Added to Third League:
  • Coulomb Chargers
  • Halley Comets
  • Hawking Black Holes
  • Olbers' Paradoxes
  • Port Barret FC (qualified via 2012 Nova England Cup)
  • St John's FC (qualified via 2012 Nova England Cup)

Changes to League Structure

The Premier League has been expanded to 12 teams for the 2013 season. The Second League has expanded to 10 teams, and the Amateur League, now renamed the Third League, has also expanded to 10 teams. A playoff system has been added to the Second and Third Leagues.

Premier League

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Tow Law FC	19	13	5	1	38	13	+25	44	Qualification to 2013-14 Champions' League
Bohemian Rhapsodies	19	14	2	3	37	13	+24	44
May Wanderers	19	13	4	2	40	16	+24	43
Taylor Sporting Club	19	11	5	3	34	13	+21	38
Dynamo Deacon	19	10	6	3	29	17	+12	33
Mercury City	19	7	7	5	25	20	+5	28
Cook Island	19	6	6	7	21	26	−5	24
Queen Athletic	19	4	6	9	20	28	−8	18
Mullen Albion	19	3	4	12	18	37	−19	13
Kuiper Town FC	19	3	3	13	20	45	−25	12
Flash FC	19	1	4	14	12	36	−24	7	Relegation to 2014 Second League
Mercury Armed Forces FC	19	1	4	14	8	38	−30	7

A map of Premier League clubs

Second League

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
West Grinstead FC (C) (P)	18	15	1	2	54	11	+43	46	Promotion
A Kind of Magic (Q)	18	12	3	3	35	16	+19	39	Qualification for Second League play-offs
AFC Heartpool (Q)	18	11	5	2	50	22	+28	38
Innuendo FC	18	11	2	5	31	25	+6	35
Mercury Phoenix	18	7	5	6	25	21	+4	26
A Night at the Football	18	5	5	8	20	31	−11	20
The Red Specials	18	3	5	10	18	30	−12	14
Show Must Go On	18	3	4	11	13	32	−19	13
Break Free Athletic (Q)	18	3	4	11	15	41	−26	13	Third League Playoffs
Nafferton Town (R)	18	1	4	13	7	39	−32	7	Relegation

A map of Second League clubs

Play-offs

The second and third placed sides will playoff for the second promotion place to the 2014 Premier League. The first leg is played at the home ground of the second placed team, with the second leg being played at a neutral venue.

A Kind of Magic v AFC Heartpool

22 May 2013

A Kind of Magic	–	AFC Heartpool

Highlander Stadium

A Kind of Magic v AFC Heartpool

25 May 2013

A Kind of Magic	–	AFC Heartpool

Freddie Mercury Memorial Arena

Third League

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
Port Barret FC (C) (P)	18	16	1	1	87	14	+73	49	Promotion
St John's FC (Q)	18	12	3	3	59	16	+43	39	Third League Playoffs
Breakthru FC	18	11	3	4	52	22	+30	36
One Vision	18	9	3	6	43	17	+26	30
Made in Heaven	18	8	5	5	35	25	+10	29
Halley Comets	18	8	3	7	50	31	+19	27
Olbers' Paradoxes	18	7	3	8	43	30	+13	24
Coulomb Chargers	18	3	4	11	34	37	−3	13
Hawking Black Holes	18	3	1	14	11	60	−49	10
The World's Worst Club (R)	18	0	0	18	7	169	−162	0	Relegation

Playoffs

The Third League Playoffs will determine which teams play in the 2014 Second League. The second placed Third League team will play against the 9th placed Second League team.

Break Free Athletic v St John's FC

25 May 2013

Break Free Athletic	–	St John's FC

Freddie Mercury Memorial Arena