Season | 1892β93 |
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Champions | Sunderland |
Resigned |
Accrington, Bootle |
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The 1892β 93 Football League season, was the fifth season of Football League. This season saw the introduction of the Second Division.
Season | 1892β93 |
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Champions |
Sunderland 2nd title |
Relegated | Notts County |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 936 (3.9 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
John Campbell (31 goals) |
Biggest home win |
Newton Heath 10β1
Wolverhampton Wanderers (15 October 1892) |
Biggest away win |
Accrington 0β6
Sunderland (3 September 1892) |
Highest scoring |
Newton Heath 10β1
Wolverhampton 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 6β0 Preston North End (11 February 1893) |
Lowest attendance | 1,000 Notts County 8β1 West Bromwich Albion (19 November 1892) West Bromwich Albion 1β2 Stoke (26 November 1892) Stoke 7β1 Newton Heath (7 January 1893) West Bromwich Albion 7β1 Burnley (7 January 1893) Stoke 0β1 Everton (28 January 1893) The Wednesday 3β2 Notts County (3 April 1893) |
Average attendance | 6,920 |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
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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 for test matches |
15 | Accrington | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 57 | 81 | 0.704 | 23 | Resigned from league [a] |
16 | Newton Heath (O) | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 50 | 85 | 0.588 | 18 | Qualification for test matches |
Season | 1892β93 |
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Champions | Small Heath |
Promoted |
Sheffield United Darwen |
Matches played | 132 |
Goals scored | 591 (4.48 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Fred Wheldon (24 goals) [1] |
Biggest home win |
Small Heath 12β0
Walsall Town Swifts (17 December 1892) |
Biggest away win |
Burslem Port Vale 0β10
Sheffield United (10 December 1892) |
Highest scoring |
Small Heath 12β0
Walsall 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 |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Small Heath (C) | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 90 | 35 | 2.571 | 36 | Qualification for test 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 |
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 |
The test matches were neutral-venue play-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) |
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Darwen (2nd Div. 3rd) | 3–2 | Notts County (1st Div. 14th) |
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Sheffield United (2nd Div. 2nd) | 1–0 | Accrington (1st Div. 15th) |
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Newton Heath (1st Div. 16th) | 5–2 | Small Heath (2nd Div. Champion) |
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Of the winners, Darwen and Sheffield United were elected into the First Division, while Newton Heath (later known as Manchester United F.C.) remained in the First Division.
Of the losers Small Heath (later known as Birmingham City F.C.) and Notts County continued in the Second Division, while Accrington resigned from the league altogether.