| Season | 1892–93 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sunderland |
| Resigned | Accrington, Bootle |
1893–94 → | |
The1892–93Football League season, was the fifth season of Football League. This season saw the introduction of theSecond Division.
| Season | 1892–93 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sunderland 2nd title |
| Relegated | Notts County |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 936 (3.9 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | John Campbell (31 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Newton Heath 10–1Wolverhampton Wanderers (15 October 1892) |
| Biggest away win | Accrington 0–6Sunderland (3 September 1892) |
| Highest scoring | Newton Heath 10–1Wolverhampton Wanderers (15 October 1892) |
| Longest winning run | 8 matches Everton |
| Longest unbeaten run | 10 matches Sunderland |
| Longest losing run | 7 matches The Wednesday |
| Highest attendance | 27,500 Everton 6–0Preston North End (11 February 1893) |
| Lowest attendance | 1,000 Notts County 8–1West Bromwich Albion (19 November 1892) West Bromwich Albion 1–2Stoke (26 November 1892) Stoke 7–1Newton Heath (7 January 1893) West Bromwich Albion 7–1Burnley (7 January 1893) Stoke 0–1Everton (28 January 1893) The Wednesday 3–2Notts County (3 April 1893) |
| Average attendance | 6,920 |
1893–94 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunderland(C) | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 100 | 36 | 2.778 | 48 | |
| 2 | Preston North End | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 57 | 39 | 1.462 | 37 | |
| 3 | Everton | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 74 | 51 | 1.451 | 36 | |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 73 | 62 | 1.177 | 35 | |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 56 | 55 | 1.018 | 32 | |
| 6 | Burnley | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 51 | 44 | 1.159 | 30 | |
| 7 | Stoke | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 58 | 48 | 1.208 | 29 | |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 58 | 69 | 0.841 | 29 | |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 47 | 56 | 0.839 | 29 | |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 48 | 52 | 0.923 | 28 | |
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 47 | 68 | 0.691 | 28 | |
| 12 | The Wednesday | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 55 | 65 | 0.846 | 27 | |
| 13 | Derby County | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 52 | 64 | 0.813 | 27 | |
| 14 | Notts County(R) | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 53 | 61 | 0.869 | 24 | Qualification fortest matches |
| 15 | Accrington(R) | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 57 | 81 | 0.704 | 23 | Resigned from league aftertest matches[a] |
| 16 | Newton Heath(O) | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 50 | 85 | 0.588 | 18 | Qualification fortest matches |
| Home \ Away | ACC | AST | BLB | BOL | BUR | DER | EVE | NWH | NOT | NTC | PNE | STK | SUN | WED | WBA | WOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 0–6 | 4–2 | 5–4 | 4–0 | |
| Aston Villa | 6–4 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 6–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–6 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 5–0 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 3–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 5–2 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 4–4 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | |
| Burnley | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | |
| Derby County | 3–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–6 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 4–5 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Everton | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 6–0 | 2–2 | 6–0 | 6–0 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 3–5 | 1–0 | 3–2 | |
| Newton Heath | 3–3 | 2–0 | 4–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 7–1 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–5 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 10–1 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 3–0 | 4–5 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 0–5 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 3–1 | |
| Notts County | 2–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 8–1 | 3–0 | |
| Preston North End | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | |
| Stoke | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 7–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
| Sunderland | 4–2 | 6–0 | 5–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 8–1 | 5–2 | |
| The Wednesday | 5–2 | 5–3 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 6–0 | 0–1 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 7–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5–3 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Season | 1892–93 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Small Heath |
| Promoted | Sheffield United Darwen |
| Matches | 132 |
| Goals | 591 (4.48 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Fred Wheldon (24 goals)[1] |
| Biggest home win | Small Heath 12–0Walsall Town Swifts (17 December 1892) |
| Biggest away win | Burslem Port Vale 0–10Sheffield United (10 December 1892) |
| Highest scoring | Small Heath 12–0Walsall Town Swifts (17 December 1892) |
| Longest winning run | 9 matches Small Heath |
| Longest unbeaten run | 15 matches Sheffield United |
| Longest losing run | 5 matches Ardwick Bootle Crewe Alexandra Walsall Town Swifts |
1893–94 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Small Heath(C) | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 90 | 35 | 2.571 | 36 | Qualification fortest matches |
| 2 | Sheffield United(O, P) | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 62 | 19 | 3.263 | 35 | |
| 3 | Darwen(O, P) | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 60 | 36 | 1.667 | 30 | |
| 4 | Grimsby Town | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 42 | 41 | 1.024 | 23 | |
| 5 | Ardwick | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 45 | 40 | 1.125 | 21 | |
| 6 | Burton Swifts | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 47 | 47 | 1.000 | 20 | |
| 7 | Northwich Victoria | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 42 | 58 | 0.724 | 20 | |
| 8 | Bootle[a] | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 49 | 63 | 0.778 | 19 | Resigned from league and folded |
| 9 | Lincoln City | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 45 | 51 | 0.882 | 17 | Re-elected |
| 10 | Crewe Alexandra | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 42 | 69 | 0.609 | 15 | |
| 11 | Burslem Port Vale | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 57 | 0.526 | 15 | |
| 12 | Walsall Town Swifts | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 37 | 75 | 0.493 | 13 |
| Home \ Away | ARD | BOO | BPV | BRS | CRE | DRW | GRI | LIN | NOR | SHU | SMH | WAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardwick | 7–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| Bootle | 5–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–5 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 7–1 | |
| Burslem Port Vale | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–10 | 0–3 | 3–0 | |
| Burton Swifts | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 7–1 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 3–2 | |
| Crewe Alexandra | 4–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 5–6 | |
| Darwen | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 7–3 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 5–0 | |
| Grimsby Town | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | |
| Lincoln City | 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 3–1 | |
| Northwich Victoria | 0–3 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 5–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–6 | 5–2 | |
| Sheffield United | 2–1 | 8–3 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| Small Heath | 3–2 | 6–2 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 6–0 | 6–2 | 8–3 | 4–1 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 12–0 | |
| Walsall Town Swifts | 2–4 | 4–4 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
Thetest matches were neutral-venueplay-offs between the bottom 3 First Division teams and the top 3 Second Division teams. The First Division teams, if coming out as winners, would retain their places in the division. If a Second Division team won, it would be considered for First Division membership through an election process. Losing Second Division teams would stay in the Second Division.
| Small Heath (2nd Div. Champion) | 1–1 | Newton Heath (1st Div. 16th) |
|---|---|---|
| Darwen (2nd Div. 3rd) | 3–2 | Notts County (1st Div. 14th) |
|---|---|---|
| Sheffield United (2nd Div. 2nd) | 1–0 | Accrington (1st Div. 15th) |
|---|---|---|
| Newton Heath (1st Div. 16th) | 5–2 | Small Heath (2nd Div. Champion) |
|---|---|---|
Of the winners,Darwen andSheffield United were elected into the First Division, whileNewton Heath (later known asManchester United F.C.) remained in the First Division.
Of the losersSmall Heath (later known asBirmingham City F.C.) andNotts County continued in the Second Division, whileAccrington resigned from the league altogether.