FINAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE TABLE
1891/1892
Position
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
Diff +/-
Points
1st
Sunderland (C)
30
22
4
4
100
36
+64
48
2nd
Preston North End
30
17
3
10
57
39
+18
37
3rd
Everton
30
16
4
10
74
51
+23
36
4th
Aston Villa
30
16
3
11
73
62
+11
35
5th
Bolton Wanderers
30
13
6
11
56
55
+1
32
6th
Burnley
30
13
4
13
51
44
+7
30
7th
Stoke
30
12
5
13
58
48
+10
29
8th
West Bromwich Albion
30
12
5
13
58
69
-11
29
9th
Blackburn Rovers
30
8
13
9
47
56
-9
29
10th
Nottingham Forest
30
10
8
12
48
52
-4
28
11th
Wolverhampton Wanderers
30
12
4
14
47
68
-21
28
12th
Sheffield Wednesday
30
12
3
15
55
65
-10
27
13th
Derby County
30
9
9
12
52
64
-12
27
14th
Notts County
30
10
4
16
53
61
-8
24
15th
Accrington
30
6
11
13
57
81
-24
23
16th
NEWTON HEATH
30
6
6
18
50
85
-35
18
In 1892/93 promotion and relegation had not yet been introduced and was decided in a series of "Test Matches".
One-off matches at neutral venues were the bottom three clubs of Division One played the top three clubs of Division Two.
The winners would play in Division 1 the following season and the losers in Division 2.
Newton Heath won their respective match against Small Heath.
Sat Apr 22 Small Heath 1 - 1 Newton Heath (played at the Victoria Ground, Stoke)
Replay Thu Apr 27 Newton Heath 5 - 2 Small Heath (played at Bramall Lane, Sheffield).
FINAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE TABLE
1893/1894
Position
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
Diff +/-
Points
1st
Aston Villa (C)
30
19
6
5
84
42
+42
44
2nd
Sunderland
30
17
4
9
72
44
+28
38
3rd
Derby County
30
16
4
10
73
62
+11
36
4th
Blackburn Rovers
30
16
2
12
69
53
+16
34
5th
Burnley
30
15
4
11
61
51
+10
34
6th
Everton
30
15
3
12
90
57
+33
33
7th
Nottingham Forest
30
14
4
12
57
48
+9
32
8th
West Bromwich Albion
30
14
4
12
66
59
+7
32
9th
Wolverhampton Wanderers
30
14
3
13
52
63
-11
31
10th
Sheffield United
30
13
5
12
47
61
-14
31
11th
Stoke
30
13
3
14
65
79
-14
29
12th
Sheffield Wednesday
30
9
8
13
48
57
-9
26
13th
Bolton Wanderers
30
10
4
16
38
52
-14
24
14th
Preston North End
30
10
3
17
44
56
-12
23
15th
Darwen (R)
30
7
5
18
37
83
-46
19
16th
NEWTON HEATH (R)
30
6
2
22
36
72
-36
14
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.
Apr 28 Newton Heath 0 v 2 Liverpool (Ewood Park, Blackburn).
FINAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION TWO TABLE
1894/1895
Position
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
Diff +/-
Points
1st
Bury (C)
30
23
2
5
78
33
+45
48
2nd
Notts County
30
17
5
8
75
45
+30
39
3rd
NEWTON HEATH
30
15
8
7
78
44
+34
38
4th
Leicester Fosse
30
15
8
7
72
53
+19
38
5th
Grimsby Town
30
18
1
11
79
52
+27
37
6th
Darwen
30
16
4
10
74
43
+31
36
7th
Burton Wanderers
30
14
7
9
67
39
+28
35
8th
Woolwich Arsenal
30
14
6
10
75
58
+17
34
9th
Manchester City
30
14
3
13
82
72
+10
31
10th
Newcastle United
30
12
3
15
72
84
-12
27
11th
Burton Swifts
30
11
3
16
52
74
-22
25
12th
Rotherham Town
30
11
2
17
55
62
-7
24
13th
Lincoln City
30
10
0
20
52
92
-40
20
14th
Walsall Town Swifts
30
10
0
20
47
92
-45
20
15th
Burslem Port Vale
30
7
4
19
39
77
-38
18
16th
Crewe Alexandra
30
3
4
23
26
103
-77
10
In 1894/95 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 Stoke City & therefore
failed in their bid to be promoted.
Sat Apr 27 - Stoke City 3 v 0 Newton Heath
(Burslem).
FINAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION TWO TABLE
1895/1896
Position
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
Diff +/-
Points
1st
Liverpool (C)
30
22
2
6
106
32
+74
46
2nd
Manchester City
30
21
4
5
63
38
+25
46
3rd
Grimsby Town
30
20
2
8
82
38
+44
42
4th
Burton Wanderers
30
19
4
7
69
40
+29
42
5th
Newcastle United
30
16
2
12
73
50
+23
34
6th
NEWTON HEATH
30
15
3
12
66
57
+9
33
7th
Woolwich Arsenal
30
14
4
12
58
42
+16
32
8th
Leicester Fosse
30
14
4
12
57
44
+13
32
9th
Darwen
30
12
6
12
72
67
+5
30
10th
Notts County
30
12
2
16
57
54
+3
26
11th
Burton Swifts
30
10
4
16
39
69
-30
24
12th
Loughborough
30
9
5
16
40
66
-26
23
13th
Lincoln City
30
9
4
17
53
75
-22
22
14th
Burslem Port Vale
30
7
4
19
43
78
-35
18
15th
Rotherham Town
30
7
3
20
34
97
-63
17
16th
Crewe Alexandra
30
5
3
22
30
95
-65
13
FINAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION TWO TABLE
1896/1897
Position
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
Diff +/-
Points
1st
Notts County (C)
30
19
4
7
92
43
+49
42
2nd
NEWTON HEATH
30
17
5
8
56
34
+22
39
3rd
Grimsby Town
30
17
4
9
66
45
+21
38
4th
Small Heath
30
16
5
9
69
47
+22
37
5th
Newcastle United
30
17
1
12
56
52
+4
35
6th
Manchester City
30
12
8
10
58
50
+8
32
7th
Gainsborough Trinity
30
12
7
11
50
47
+3
31
8th
Blackpool
30
13
5
12
59
56
+3
31
9th
Leicester Fosse
30
13
4
13
59
56
+3
30
10th
Woolwich Arsenal
30
13
4
13
68
70
-2
30
11th
Darwen
30
14
0
16
67
61
+6
28
12th
Walsall
30
11
4
15
53
69
-16
26
13th
Loughborough
30
12
1
17
50
64
-14
25
14th
Burton Swifts
30
9
6
15
46
61
-15
24
15th
Burton Wanderers
30
9
2
19
31
67
-36
20
16th
Lincoln City
30
5
2
23
27
85
-58
12
In 1896/97 promotion & relegation had not yet been introduced & was decided in a series of "Test Matches".
The top two clubs in
Division 2 and the bottom two clubs of Division 1 met in a mini-league.
Each club played four matches - 2 home and 2 away matches.
At the conclusion of the matches the first and second sides in the
league played in Division 1 and the third and fourth sides in Division
2.
Newton Heath Finished the Test Match League in 4th place & therefore failed in their bid to be promoted.
Mon
Apr 19 - Burnley 2 v 0 Newton Heath
Wed Apr 21 - Newton Heath 2 v 0 Burnley
Sat Apr 24 - Newton Heath 1 v 1 Sunderland
Mon Apr 26 - Sunderland 2 v 0 Newton Heath
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
Diff +/-
Pts
Notts County
4
2
2
0
3
1
+2
6
Sunderland
4
1
2
1
3
2
+1
4
Burnley
4
1
1
2
3
4
-1
3
NEWTON HEATH
4
1
1
2
3
5
-2
3
FINAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION TWO TABLE
1897/1898
Position
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
Diff +/-
Points
1st
Burnley (C)
30
20
8
2
80
24
+56
48
2nd
Newcastle United
30
21
3
6
64
32
+32
45
3rd
Manchester City
30
15
9
6
66
36
+30
39
4th
NEWTON HEATH
30
16
6
8
64
35
+29
38
5th
Woolwich Arsenal
30
16
5
9
69
49
+20
37
6th
Small Heath
30
16
4
10
58
50
+8
36
7th
Leicester Fosse
30
13
7
10
46
35
+11
33
8th
Luton Town
30
13
4
13
68
50
+18
30
9th
Gainsborough Trinity
30
12
6
12
50
54
-4
30
10th
Walsall
30
12
5
13
58
58
0
29
11th
Blackpool
30
10
5
15
49
61
-12
25
12th
Grimsby Town
30
10
4
16
52
62
-10
24
13th
Burton Swifts
30
8
5
17
38
69
-31
21
14th
Lincoln City
30
6
5
19
43
82
-39
17
15th
Darwen
30
6
2
22
31
76
-45
14
16th
Loughborough
30
6
2
22
24
87
-63
14
FINAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION TWO TABLE 1898/1899
1st
Manchester City (C)
34
23
6
5
92
35
+57
52
2nd
Glossop North End
34
20
6
8
76
38
+38
46
3rd
Leicester Fosse
34
18
9
7
64
42
+22
45
4th
NEWTON HEATH
34
19
5
10
67
43
+24
43
5th
New Brighton Tower
34
18
7
9
71
52
+19
43
6th
Walsall
34
15
12
7
79
36
+43
42
7th
Woolwich Arsenal
34
18
5
11
72
41
+31
41
8th
Small Heath
34
17
7
10
85
50
+35
41
9th
Burslem Port Vale
34
17
5
12
56
34
+22
39
10th
Grimsby Town
34
5
5
14
71
60
+11
35
11th
Barnsley
34
12
7
15
52
56
-4
31
12th
Lincoln City
34
12
7
15
51
56
-5
31
13th
Burton Swifts
34
10
8
16
51
70
-19
28
14th
Gainsborough Trinity
34
10
5
19
56
72
-16
25
15th
Luton Town
34
10
3
21
51
95
-44
23
16th
Blackpool
34
8
4
22
49
90
-41
20
17th
Loughborough
34
6
6
22
38
92
-54
18
18th
Darwen
34
2
5
27
22
141
-119
9
FINAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION TWO TABLE
1899/1900
1st
Sheffield Wednesday (C)
34
25
4
5
84
22
+62
54
2nd
Bolton Wanderers
34
22
8
4
79
25
+54
52
3rd
Small Heath
34
20
6
8
78
38
+40
46
4th
NEWTON HEATH
34
20
4
10
63
27
+36
44
5th
Leicester Fosse
34
17
9
8
53
36
+17
43
6th
Grimsby Town
34
17
6
11
67
46
+21
40
7th
Chesterfield Town
34
16
6
12
65
60
+5
38
8th
Woolwich Arsenal
34
16
4
14
61
43
+18
36
9th
Lincoln City
34
14
8
12
46
43
+3
36
10th
New Brighton Tower
34
13
9
12
66
58
+8
35
11th
Burslem Port Vale
34
14
6
14
39
49
-10
34
12th
Walsall
34
12
8
14
50
55
-5
32
13th
Gainsborough Trinity
34
9
7
18
47
75
-28
25
14th
Middlesbrough
34
8
8
18
39
69
-30
24
15th
Burton Swifts
34
9
6
19
43
84
-41
24
16th
Barnsley
34
8
7
19
46
79
-33
23
17th
Luton Town
34
5
8
21
40
75
-35
18
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