1892–93 Football League

5th season of the Football League May 2020 March 2026 The Football League 1892–93 Sunderland Resigned Accrington,Bootle 1891–92 1893–94 The 1892–93 Football League season, was the fifth season of Football League. This season saw the introduction of the Second Division. First Division First Division 1892–93 Sunderland2nd title Notts County John Campbell(31 goals) Newton Heath 10–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers(15 October 1892) Accrington 0–6 Sunderland(3 September 1892) Newton Heath 10–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers(15 October 1892) 240 936 8 matchesEverton 10 matchesSunderland 7 matchesThe Wednesday 27,500Everton 6–0 Preston North End(11 February 1893) 1,000Notts County 8–1 West Bromwich Albion(19 November 1892)West Bromwich Albion 1–2 Stoke(26 November 1892)Stoke 7–1 Newton Heath(7 January 1893)West Bromwich Albion 7–1 Burnley(7 January 1893)Stoke 0–1 Everton(28 January 1893)The Wednesday 3–2 Notts County(3 April 1893) 6,920 1891–92 1893–94 main WDL First Division World Football SUN, PNE, EVE, AVL, BOL, BUR, STK, WBA, BLA, NFO, WOL, THW, DER, NTC, ACC, NEH 1st TSM RES TSM complete 6 11 13 57 81 16 3 11 73 62 8 13 9 47 56 13 6 11 56 55 13 4 13 51 44 9 9 12 52 64 16 4 10 74 51 6 6 18 50 85 10 8 12 48 52 10 4 16 53 61 17 3 10 57 39 12 5 13 58 48 22 4 4 100 36 12 3 15 55 65 12 5 13 58 69 12 4 14 47 68 C R R O Accrington Aston Villa Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Burnley Derby County Everton Newton Heath Nottingham Forest Notts County Preston North End 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 red1 Resigned from league after test matches Accrington did not join the Second Division for the following season after losing their test match. Results main FBR grey 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 complete The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Maps England none 369 Locations of the Football League First Division teams England 53.75 -2.36 right 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 53.47 -2.23 right England 53.015 -1.13 right England 52.942 -1.137 right England 53.75 -2.7 right England 53.00 -2.18 right England 53.38 -1.47 right England 54.914 -1.388 right England 52.509 -1.964 right England 52.59 -2.13 right Accrington Aston Villa Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Burnley Derby County Everton Newton Heath (Manchester) Nottingham Forest Notts County Preston North End The Wednesday (Sheffield) Stoke Sunderland West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers Second Division Second Division 1892–93 Small Heath Sheffield UnitedDarwen Fred Wheldon(24 goals)https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engtops.html English League Leading Goalscorers RSSSF 2010-09-22 Small Heath 12–0 Walsall Town Swifts(17 December 1892) Burslem Port Vale 0–10 Sheffield United(10 December 1892) Small Heath 12–0 Walsall Town Swifts(17 December 1892) 132 591 9 matchesSmall Heath 15 matchesSheffield United 5 matchesArdwickBootleCrewe AlexandraWalsall Town Swifts 1891–92 (Football Alliance) 1893–94 main WDL Second Division SMH, SHU, DRW, GRI, ARD, BSW, NVI, BOO, LIN, CRE, BPV, WTS TSM TSM TSM RES RET RET RET RET complete 9 3 10 45 40 8 3 11 49 63 6 3 13 30 57 9 2 11 47 47 6 3 13 42 69 14 2 6 60 36 11 1 10 42 41 7 3 12 45 51 9 2 11 42 58 16 3 3 62 19 17 2 3 90 35 5 3 14 37 75 C O, P O, P Bootle was liquidated at the end of the season. Ardwick Bootle Burslem Port Vale Burton Swifts Crewe Alexandra Darwen Grimsby Town Lincoln City Northwich Victoria Sheffield United Small Heath Walsall Town Swifts 5 2 y 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored QR green1 Qualification for test matches red2 Re-elected black1 Resigned from league and folded Results main FBR grey 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 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 53.47 -2.23 right England 53.44 -2.99 right England 52.80 -1.64 right England 53.04 -2.19 right England 53.099 -2.44 right England 53.698 -2.461 right England 53.56 -0.068 right England 53.23 -0.54 right England 53.27 -2.48 right England 52.48 -1.91 right England 53.38 -1.47 right England 52.58 -1.98 right Ardwick Bootle Burslem Port Vale Burton Swifts Crewe Alexandra Darwen Grimsby Town Lincoln City Northwich Victoria Small Heath Sheffield United Walsall Town Swifts Test matches 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. 22 April 1893 Small Heath (2nd Div. Champion) Newton Heath (1st Div. 16th) Victoria Ground 4,000 1 1 22 April 1893 Darwen (2nd Div. 3rd) Notts County (1st Div. 14th) Hyde Road 5,000 3 2 Accrington F.C. 0–1 Sheffield United F.C. (1893 Football League Test Match) 22 April 1893 Sheffield United (2nd Div. 2nd) 0–1 Accrington (1st Div. 15th) Castle Ground 6,000 1 0 27 April 1893 (rematch) Newton Heath (1st Div. 16th) Small Heath (2nd Div. Champion) Olive Grove 6,000 5 2 Consequences 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. Attendances Source:Historical attendances https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/eng/aveeng1893.htm 2026-09-10 www.european-football-statistics.co.uk No. Club Average 1 Small Heath 13,230 2 The Wednesday 10,500 3 Nottingham Forest 8,075 4 Sunderland 7,815 5 Aston Villa 7,605 6 Notts County 7,475 7 Newton Heath 7,080 8 Burnley 6,805 9 Preston North End 6,675 10 Derby County 5,990 11 Blackburn Rovers 5,970 12 Bolton Wanderers 5,790 13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 5,520 14 Stoke 5,070 15 West Bromwich Albion 4,665 16 Accrington 4,000 See also 1892–93 First Division kits 1892–93 in English football 1892 in association football References External links https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/1892-93.html England 1892–93 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 2010-02-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20100324114040/http://www.rsssf.com/engpaul/FLA/1892-93.html 24 March 2010 live Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980. 1892–93 League