1893/1894 Football League Division One 16th Secretary: A.H. Albut Date H/A Opponents W L D Score Scorers 02 Sep H Burnley W 3-2 Farman x3 09 Sep A West Bromwich Albion L 1-3 Donaldson 16 Sep A Sheffield Wednesday W 1-0 Farman 23 Sep H Nottingham Forest W 1-1 Donaldson 30 Sep A Darwen L 0-1 ------------------------------------ 07 Oct A Derby County L 0-2 ------------------------------------ 14 Oct H West Bromwich Albion W 4-1 Peden x2, Donaldson, Erentz 21 Oct A Burnley L 1-4 Hood 28 Oct A Wolverhampton Wanderers L 0-2 ------------------------------------ 04 Nov H Darwen L 0-1 ------------------------------------ 11 Nov H Wolverhampton Wanderers W 1-0 Davidson 25 Nov A Sheffield United L 1-3 Fitzimmons 02 Dec H Everton L 0-3 ------------------------------------ 06 Dec A Sunderland L 1-4 Campbell 09 Dec A Bolton Wanderers L 0-2 ------------------------------------ 16 Dec H Aston Villa L 1-3 Peden 23 Dec A Preston North End L 0-2 ------------------------------------ 06 Jan A Everton L 0-2 ------------------------------------ 13 Jan H Sheffield Wednesday L 1-2 Peden 03 Feb A Aston Villa L 1-5 Mathieson 03 Mar H Sunderland L 2-4 McNaught, Peden 10 Mar H Sheffiield United L 0-2 ------------------------------------ 12 Mar H Blackburn Rovers W 5-1 Donaldson x3, Clarkin, Farman 17 Mar H Derby County L 2-6 Clarkin x2 23 Mar H Stoke City W 6-2 Farman x2, Peden x2, Clarkin, Erentz 24 Mar H Bolton Wanderers D 2-2 Donaldson, Farman 26 Mar A Blackburn Rovers L 0-4 ------------------------------------ 31 Mar A Stoke City L 1-3 Clarkin 07 Apr A Nottingham Forest L 0-2 ------------------------------------ 14 Apr H Preston North End L 1-3 Mathieson In 1893/94 promotion & relegation had not yet been introduced & was decided in a series of "Test Matches". One-off matches at neutral venues were the bottom clubs of Division One played the top clubs of Division Two. the winners would play in Division 1 the following season and the losers in Division 2. Newton Heath lost their respective match against Liverpool & were relegated. Date H/A Opponents W L D Score Scorers 28 Apr N (Ewood Park) Liverpool L 0-2 ---------------------------