1892–93 Football League

The Football League

Season	1892–93
Champions	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

Season	1892–93
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 10–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers (15 October 1892)
Biggest away win	Accrington 0–6 Sunderland (3 September 1892)
Highest scoring	Newton Heath 10–1 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 6–0 Preston North End (11 February 1893)
Lowest attendance	1,000 Notts 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)
Average attendance	6,920
← 1891–92 1893–94 →

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Relegation
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

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Accrington did not join the Second Division for the following season after losing their test match.

Results

Home \ Away	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

Source: The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

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

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Locations of the Football League First Division teams

Second Division

Second Division

Season	1892–93
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 12–0 Walsall Town Swifts (17 December 1892)
Biggest away win	Burslem Port Vale 0–10 Sheffield United (10 December 1892)
Highest scoring	Small Heath 12–0 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
← 1891–92 (Football Alliance) 1893–94 →

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
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

Source: ^[citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:

1. Bootle was liquidated at the end of the season.

Results

Home \ Away	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

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

Ardwick

Bootle

Burslem Port Vale

Burton Swifts

Crewe Alexandra

Darwen

Grimsby Town

Lincoln City

Northwich Victoria

Small Heath

Sheffield United

Walsall Town Swifts

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Locations of the Football League Second Division teams

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)	1–1	Newton Heath (1st Div. 16th)

Victoria Ground

Attendance: 4,000

22 April 1893

Darwen (2nd Div. 3rd)	3–2	Notts County (1st Div. 14th)

Hyde Road

Attendance: 5,000

22 April 1893

Sheffield United (2nd Div. 2nd)	1–0	Accrington (1st Div. 15th)

Castle Ground

Attendance: 6,000

27 April 1893 (rematch)

Newton Heath (1st Div. 16th)	5–2	Small Heath (2nd Div. Champion)

Olive Grove

Attendance: 6,000

Сonsequences

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.

See also

• 1892–93 in English football
• 1892 in association football

References

1. "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 September 2010.

External links

• "England 1892–93". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 24 March 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
• Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.