1894–95 Football League

7th season of the Football League March 2026 The Football League 1894–95 Sunderland Walsall Town Swifts New clubs in League Bury,Burton Wanderers,Leicester Fosse 1893–94 1895–96 The 1894–95 season was the seventh season of The 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, as Lincoln City (fourth from last) and Walsall 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. First Division First Division 1894–95 Sunderland3rd title Liverpool John Campbell(22 goals) Sunderland 8–0 Derby County(1 September 1894)Blackburn Rovers 9–1 Small Heath(5 January 1895) Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–4 Aston Villa(22 December 1894) Blackburn Rovers 9–1 Small Heath(5 January 1895) 240 917 8 matchesEverton 10 matchesSunderland 7 matchesBurnley 35,000Everton 2–2 Sunderland(27 October 1894) 1,000Small Heath 4–4 Preston North End(29 September 1894)Stoke 2–2 Small Heath(27 October 1894)Blackburn Rovers 3–0 West Bromwich Albion(22 December 1894)Derby County 1–1 Stoke(19 January 1895)Stoke 2–5 Sunderland(26 January 1895) 7,431 1893–94 1895–96 main WDL First Division World Football SUN, EVE, AVL, PNE, BLA, SHU, NFO, THW, BUR, BOL, WOL, SMH, WBA, STK, DER, LIV 1st TSM TSM TSM complete 17 5 8 82 43 11 10 9 59 49 9 7 14 61 62 11 4 15 44 56 7 9 14 45 68 18 6 6 82 50 7 8 15 51 70 13 5 12 50 56 15 5 10 62 46 14 4 12 57 55 9 7 14 50 74 9 6 15 50 67 21 5 4 80 37 12 4 14 50 55 10 4 16 51 66 9 7 14 43 63 C O O R Aston Villa Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Burnley Derby County Everton Liverpool Nottingham Forest Preston North End Sheffield United Small Heath Stoke Sunderland The Wednesday West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers 5 2 y 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored R yellow red1 Qualification for test matches Results main FBR grey 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 complete Maps England none 369 Locations of the Football League First Division teams England 52.51 -1.88 right England 53.75 -2.48 right England 53.59 -2.56 right England 53.79 -2.25 right England 52.92 -1.476 right England 53.44 -2.97 right England 53.44 -2.99 right England 53.015 -1.13 right England 53.75 -2.7 right England 53.32 -1.47 right England 53.38 -1.47 right England 52.48 -1.91 right England 53.00 -2.18 right England 54.914 -1.388 right England 52.509 -1.964 right England 52.59 -2.13 right Aston Villa Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Burnley Derby County Everton Liverpool Nottingham Forest Preston North End Sheffield United The Wednesday (Sheffield) Small Heath (Birmingham) Stoke Sunderland West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers Second Division Second Division 1894–95 Bury Bury David Skea(22 goals)https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engtops.html English League Leading Goalscorers RSSSF 2010-09-22 Notts County 10–0 Burslem Port Vale(26 February 1895) Burton Swifts 0–5 Leicester Fosse(2 March 1895) Manchester City 11–3 Lincoln City(23 March 1895) 240 1023 8 matchesBury 13 matchesBurton WanderersLeicester Fosse 9 matchesCrewe AlexandraWalsall Town Swifts 1893–94 1895–96 main WDL Second Division BRY, NTC, NEH, LEF, GRI, DRW, BUW, WOO, MCI, NEW, BSW, RTW, LIN, WTS, BPV, CRE TSM TSM TSM RET RES RET RET complete 7 4 19 39 77 11 3 16 52 74 14 7 9 67 39 23 2 5 78 33 3 4 23 26 103 16 4 10 74 43 18 1 11 79 52 15 8 7 72 53 10 0 20 52 92 14 3 13 82 72 12 3 15 72 84 15 8 7 78 44 17 5 8 75 45 11 2 17 55 62 10 0 20 47 92 14 6 10 75 58 C, O, P R Burslem Port Vale Burton Swifts Burton Wanderers Bury Crewe Alexandra Darwen Grimsby Town Leicester Fosse Lincoln City Manchester City Newcastle United Newton Heath Notts County Rotherham Town Walsall Town Swifts Woolwich Arsenal 5 2 y 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored QR green1 Qualification for test matches red2 Re-elected red1 Resigned from league Results main FBR grey 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 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. Maps England none 369 Locations of the Football League Second Division teams England 53.04 -2.19 right England 52.80 -1.58 right England 52.80 -1.58 right England 53.58 -2.295 right England 53.698 -2.461 right England 53.099 -2.44 right England 53.56 -0.068 right England 52.62 -1.14 right England 53.23 -0.54 right England 53.47 -2.23 right England 54.98 -1.62 right England 53.47 -2.23 right England 52.942 -1.137 right England 53.43 -1.36 right England 52.58 -1.98 right England 51.50 0.068 right Burslem Port Vale Bury Burton Swifts Burton Wanderers Crewe Alexandra Darwen Grimsby Town Leicester Fosse Lincoln City Manchester City Newcastle United Newton Heath Notts County Rotherham Town Walsall Town Swifts Woolwich Arsenal Test matches The Football 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 and Stoke were placed in the First Division the following season, while Liverpool, Notts County and Newton Heath went into the Second Division. 27 April 1895 Bury (2nd Div. Champions) 1–0 Liverpool (1st Div. 16th) Ewood Park 5,000 27 April 1895 Derby County (1st Div. 15th) 2–1 Notts County (2nd Div. 2nd) Filbert Street 8,000 27 April 1895 Stoke (1st Div. 14th) 3–0 Newton Heath (2nd Div. 3rd) Athletic Ground 10,000 Attendances Source:https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/eng/aveeng1895.htm Historical attendances European-football-statistics.co.uk August 9, 2026 No. Club Average Change 1 Everton 17,420 28,8% 2 Liverpool 12,015 130,4% 3 The Wednesday 9,625 12,6% 4 Aston Villa 8,680 -18,6% 5 Sunderland 8,250 19,7% 6 Blackburn Rovers 7,910 23,2% 7 Sheffield United 7,510 -14,0% 8 Bolton Wanderers 7,375 37,9% 9 Preston North End 6,310 8,8% 10 Small Heath 6,275 105,1% 11 Burnley 6,235 -1,0% 12 West Bromwich Albion 5,955 18,3% 13 Nottingham Forest 5,665 -16,4% 14 Wolverhampton Wanderers 5,300 -15,3% 15 Derby County 4,390 -22,2% 16 Stoke 3,875 -23,6% See also 1894-95 in English football 1894 in association football 1895 in association football References External links https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/1894-95.html England 1894–95 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 2010-02-24 Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane's, London & Sydney, 1980. 1894–95 League