1892–93 Football League
Season | 1892–93 |
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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
[edit]Season | 1892–93 |
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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 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 |
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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 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Accrington did not join the Second Division for the following season after losing their test match.
Results
[edit]Maps
[edit]Second Division
[edit]Season | 1892–93 |
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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 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 |
1893–94 → |
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 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- ^ Bootle was liquidated at the end of the season.
Results
[edit]Maps
[edit]Test matches
[edit]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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Сonsequences
[edit]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
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References
[edit]- ^ "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
External links
[edit]- "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.