| Season | 1894–95 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sunderland |
| Relegated | Walsall Town Swifts |
| New clubs in League | Bury, Burton Wanderers, Leicester Fosse |
1895–96 → | |
The1894–95 season was the seventh season ofThe Football League.
During the first five seasons of the league the re-election process had concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league, but as of the 1894–95 season the re-election requirement was reduced to the last three clubs in Division Two.
However, asLincoln City (fourth from last) andWalsall Town Swifts (third from last) both finished with 20 points, they were both subjected to the re-election process, and Walsall eventually resigned from the league. After this, and until the 1976–77 season, goal average (explained below) was used to determine a club's exact position and there were no more anomalies in the re-election processes.
Goal average was calculated by dividing the goals scored with goals conceded, and would more appropriately be called goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.
| Season | 1894–95 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sunderland 3rd title |
| Relegated | Liverpool |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 917 (3.82 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | John Campbell (22 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Sunderland8–0Derby County (1 September 1894) Blackburn Rovers 9–1Small Heath (5 January 1895) |
| Biggest away win | Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–4Aston Villa (22 December 1894) |
| Highest scoring | Blackburn Rovers 9–1Small Heath (5 January 1895) |
| Longest winning run | 8 matches Everton |
| Longest unbeaten run | 10 matches Sunderland |
| Longest losing run | 7 matches Burnley |
| Highest attendance | 35,000 Everton 2–2Sunderland (27 October 1894) |
| Lowest attendance | 1,000 Small Heath 4–4Preston North End (29 September 1894) Stoke 2–2Small Heath (27 October 1894) Blackburn Rovers 3–0West Bromwich Albion (22 December 1894) Derby County 1–1Stoke (19 January 1895) Stoke 2–5Sunderland (26 January 1895) |
| Average attendance | 7,431 |
1895–96 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunderland(C) | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 80 | 37 | 2.162 | 47 | |
| 2 | Everton | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 82 | 50 | 1.640 | 42 | |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 82 | 43 | 1.907 | 39 | |
| 4 | Preston North End | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 62 | 46 | 1.348 | 35 | |
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 59 | 49 | 1.204 | 32 | |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 57 | 55 | 1.036 | 32 | |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 50 | 56 | 0.893 | 31 | |
| 8 | The Wednesday | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 50 | 55 | 0.909 | 28 | |
| 9 | Burnley | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 44 | 56 | 0.786 | 26 | |
| 10 | Bolton Wanderers | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 61 | 62 | 0.984 | 25 | |
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 43 | 63 | 0.683 | 25 | |
| 12 | Small Heath | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 50 | 74 | 0.676 | 25 | |
| 13 | West Bromwich Albion | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 51 | 66 | 0.773 | 24 | |
| 14 | Stoke(O) | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 50 | 67 | 0.746 | 24 | Qualification fortest matches |
| 15 | Derby County(O) | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 45 | 68 | 0.662 | 23 | |
| 16 | Liverpool(R) | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 51 | 70 | 0.729 | 22 |
| Home \ Away | AST | BLB | BOL | BUR | DER | EVE | LIV | NOT | PNE | SHU | SMH | STK | SUN | WED | WBA | WOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 9–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 5–1 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 4–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 6–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 6–1 | |
| Burnley | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Derby County | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | |
| Everton | 4–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | |
| Liverpool | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 2–5 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 3–3 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 0–2 | |
| Preston North End | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | |
| Sheffield United | 2–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Small Heath | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–5 | 4–4 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 4–4 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–3 | |
| Stoke | 4–1 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Sunderland | 4–4 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 8–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 7–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| The Wednesday | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 4–5 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 6–0 | 5–1 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–4 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Season | 1894–95 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Bury |
| Promoted | Bury |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 1,023 (4.26 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | David Skea (22 goals)[1] |
| Biggest home win | Notts County 10–0Burslem Port Vale (26 February 1895) |
| Biggest away win | Burton Swifts 0–5Leicester Fosse (2 March 1895) |
| Highest scoring | Manchester City 11–3Lincoln City (23 March 1895) |
| Longest winning run | 8 matches Bury |
| Longest unbeaten run | 13 matches Burton Wanderers Leicester Fosse |
| Longest losing run | 9 matches Crewe Alexandra Walsall Town Swifts |
1895–96 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bury(C, O, P) | 30 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 78 | 33 | 2.364 | 48 | Qualification fortest matches |
| 2 | Notts County | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 75 | 45 | 1.667 | 39 | |
| 3 | Newton Heath | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 78 | 44 | 1.773 | 38 | |
| 4 | Leicester Fosse | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 72 | 53 | 1.358 | 38 | |
| 5 | Grimsby Town | 30 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 79 | 52 | 1.519 | 37 | |
| 6 | Darwen | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 74 | 43 | 1.721 | 36 | |
| 7 | Burton Wanderers | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 67 | 39 | 1.718 | 35 | |
| 8 | Woolwich Arsenal | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 75 | 58 | 1.293 | 34 | |
| 9 | Manchester City | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 82 | 72 | 1.139 | 31 | |
| 10 | Newcastle United | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 72 | 84 | 0.857 | 27 | |
| 11 | Burton Swifts | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 52 | 74 | 0.703 | 25 | |
| 12 | Rotherham Town | 30 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 55 | 62 | 0.887 | 24 | |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 52 | 92 | 0.565 | 20 | Re-elected |
| 14 | Walsall Town Swifts(R) | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 47 | 92 | 0.511 | 20 | Resigned from league |
| 15 | Burslem Port Vale | 30 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 39 | 77 | 0.506 | 18 | Re-elected |
| 16 | Crewe Alexandra | 30 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 26 | 103 | 0.252 | 10 |
| Home \ Away | BPV | BRS | BRW | BRY | CRE | DRW | GRI | LEI | LIN | MCI | NEW | NWH | NTC | ROT | WAL | WOO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burslem Port Vale | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 7–1 | 1–2 | 4–4 | 2–5 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
| Burton Swifts | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–5 | 6–1 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
| Burton Wanderers | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 8–0 | 9–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 7–0 | 2–1 | |
| Bury | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | |
| Crewe Alexandra | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | |
| Darwen | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 8–2 | 6–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| Grimsby Town | 4–1 | 7–1 | 7–2 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | |
| Leicester Fosse | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–4 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 9–1 | 3–1 | |
| Lincoln City | 6–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 5–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–2 | |
| Manchester City | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 11–3 | 4–0 | 2–5 | 7–1 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 4–1 | |
| Newcastle United | 1–2 | 6–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 5–4 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 7–2 | 2–4 | |
| Newton Heath | 3–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 9–0 | 3–3 | |
| Notts County | 10–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 2–2 | |
| Rotherham Town | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 6–1 | 1–2 | |
| Walsall | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | |
| Woolwich Arsenal | 7–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 7–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 6–1 |
TheFootball League test matches were a set of play-offs, in which the bottom First Division teams faced the top 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.
As a result of these matches,Bury,Derby County andStoke were placed in the First Division the following season, whileLiverpool,Notts County andNewton Heath went into the Second Division.
| Derby County (1st Div. 15th) | 2–1 | Notts County (2nd Div. 2nd) |
|---|---|---|
| Stoke (1st Div. 14th) | 3–0 | Newton Heath (2nd Div. 3rd) |
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