1894-95 in English football

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The 1894-95 season was the 24th season of competitive football in England.


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[edit] Events

[edit] Football League

Following the collapse of Middlesborough Ironopolis and the resignation of Northwich Victoria, three new teams were admitted to the Second Division, bringing it to 16 teams. These new teams were Bury, Leicester City and Burton Wanderers.

[edit] Southern League

The Southern League, a competition for both professional and amateur clubs, was founded in 1894 under the initiative of Millwall Athletic (now simply Millwall), to cater for teams in southern England, who were unable to join the Football League. The nine founder members were:

[edit] Honours

Competition Winner
First Division Sunderland
Second Division Bury
FA Cup Aston Villa

[edit] League table

[edit] First Division

P W D L F A GA Pts
1 Sunderland 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 Sheffield 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 Birmingham City 30 9 7 14 50 74 0.676 25
13 West Bromwich Albion 30 10 4 16 51 66 0.773 24
14 Stoke 30 9 6 15 50 67 0.746 24
15 Derby County 30 7 9 14 45 68 0.662 23
16 Liverpool[1] 30 7 8 15 51 70 0.729 22

[edit] Second Division

P W D L F A GA Pts
1 Bury[2] 30 23 2 5 78 33 2.364 48
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 City 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
14 Walsall[3] 30 10 0 20 47 92 0.511 20
15 Port Vale 30 7 4 19 39 77 0.506 18
16 Crewe Alexandra 30 3 4 23 26 103 0.252 10

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points

[edit] References

  1. ^ Not re-elected after losing 'Test Match.' Invited to join Second Division
  2. ^ Elected to First Division after winning 'Test Match.'
  3. ^ Resigned from Football League


Seasons in English football

1890-91 | 1891-92 | 1892-93 | 1893-94 | 1894-95 | 1895-96 | 1896-97 | 1897-98 | 1898-99
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