1894–95 Football League

The Football League

Season	1894–95
Champions	Sunderland
Relegated	Walsall Town Swifts
New clubs in League	Bury, Burton Wanderers, Leicester Fosse
← 1893–94 1895–96 →

The 1894–95 season was the seventh season of The Football League.

During the first five seasons of the league the re-election process had concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league, but as of the 1894–95 season the re-election requirement was reduced to the last three clubs in Division Two.

However, as Lincoln City (fourth from last) and Walsall Town Swifts (third from last) both finished with 20 points, they were both subjected to the re-election process, and Walsall eventually resigned from the league. After this, and until the 1976–77 season, goal average (explained below) was used to determine a club's exact position and there were no more anomalies in the re-election processes.

Goal average was calculated by dividing the goals scored with goals conceded, and would more appropriately be called goal ratio. In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.

First Division

First Division

Season	1894–95
Champions	Sunderland 3rd title
Relegated	Liverpool
Matches played	240
Goals scored	917 (3.82 per match)
Top goalscorer	John Campbell (22 goals)
Biggest home win	Sunderland 8–0 Derby County (1 September 1894) Blackburn Rovers 9–1 Small Heath (5 January 1895)
Biggest away win	Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–4 Aston Villa (22 December 1894)
Highest scoring	Blackburn Rovers 9–1 Small Heath (5 January 1895)
Longest winning run	8 matches Everton
Longest unbeaten run	10 matches Sunderland
Longest losing run	7 matches Burnley
Highest attendance	35,000 Everton 2–2 Sunderland (27 October 1894)
Lowest attendance	1,000 Small Heath 4–4 Preston North End (29 September 1894) Stoke 2–2 Small Heath (27 October 1894) Blackburn Rovers 3–0 West Bromwich Albion (22 December 1894) Derby County 1–1 Stoke (19 January 1895) Stoke 2–5 Sunderland (26 January 1895)
Average attendance	7,431
← 1893–94 1895–96 →

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Relegation
1	Sunderland (C)	30	21	5	4	80	37	2.162	47
2	Everton	30	18	6	6	82	50	1.640	42
3	Aston Villa	30	17	5	8	82	43	1.907	39
4	Preston North End	30	15	5	10	62	46	1.348	35
5	Blackburn Rovers	30	11	10	9	59	49	1.204	32
6	Sheffield United	30	14	4	12	57	55	1.036	32
7	Nottingham Forest	30	13	5	12	50	56	0.893	31
8	The Wednesday	30	12	4	14	50	55	0.909	28
9	Burnley	30	11	4	15	44	56	0.786	26
10	Bolton Wanderers	30	9	7	14	61	62	0.984	25
11	Wolverhampton Wanderers	30	9	7	14	43	63	0.683	25
12	Small Heath	30	9	7	14	50	74	0.676	25
13	West Bromwich Albion	30	10	4	16	51	66	0.773	24
14	Stoke (O)	30	9	6	15	50	67	0.746	24	Qualification for test matches
15	Derby County (O)	30	7	9	14	45	68	0.662	23
16	Liverpool (R)	30	7	8	15	51	70	0.729	22

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

Results

Home \ Away	AST	BLB	BOL	BUR	DER	EVE	LIV	NOT	PNE	SHU	SMH	STK	SUN	WED	WBA	WOL
Aston Villa		3–0	2–1	5–0	4–0	2–2	5–0	4–1	4–1	5–0	2–1	6–0	1–2	3–1	3–1	2–2
Blackburn Rovers	1–3		2–1	1–0	0–0	4–3	1–1	0–0	1–1	3–2	9–1	6–0	1–1	3–1	3–0	5–1
Bolton Wanderers	4–3	1–3		1–1	6–0	1–3	1–0	4–1	1–2	6–2	1–2	2–2	4–1	2–2	5–0	6–1
Burnley	3–3	2–1	1–0		2–0	2–4	3–3	0–1	2–1	2–4	3–1	1–2	0–3	3–0	2–0	2–1
Derby County	0–2	0–0	2–2	0–2		2–2	0–1	4–2	2–1	4–1	4–1	1–1	1–2	1–2	1–1	1–3
Everton	4–2	2–1	3–1	3–2	2–3		3–0	6–1	4–2	1–1	5–0	3–0	2–2	3–1	4–1	2–1
Liverpool	1–2	2–2	1–2	0–3	5–1	2–2		5–0	2–5	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–3	4–2	4–0	3–3
Nottingham Forest	2–1	2–3	3–3	2–1	2–1	2–3	3–0		0–2	3–0	2–0	3–1	2–1	2–1	5–3	0–2
Preston North End	0–1	1–1	2–2	4–0	3–2	1–2	2–2	3–1		2–1	0–1	3–0	1–0	3–1	5–0	2–0
Sheffield United	2–1	3–0	5–0	2–2	1–4	4–2	2–2	3–2	0–1		0–2	3–0	4–0	1–0	2–1	1–0
Small Heath	2–2	1–1	2–0	1–0	3–5	4–4	3–0	1–2	4–4	4–2		4–2	1–1	0–0	1–2	4–3
Stoke	4–1	5–1	5–0	5–1	4–1	1–3	3–1	0–3	2–1	1–3	2–2		2–5	0–2	1–1	0–0
Sunderland	4–4	3–2	4–0	3–0	8–0	2–1	3–2	2–2	2–0	2–0	7–1	3–1		3–1	3–0	2–0
The Wednesday	1–0	4–1	2–1	4–3	1–1	3–0	5–0	0–0	3–1	2–3	2–0	2–4	1–2		3–2	3–1
West Bromwich Albion	3–2	2–0	1–1	0–1	2–2	1–4	5–0	1–0	4–5	1–0	4–1	3–2	0–2	6–0		5–1
Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–4	3–3	4–2	1–0	2–2	1–0	3–1	1–1	1–3	0–3	2–1	0–0	1–4	2–0	3–1

Source: [1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Maps

Aston Villa

Blackburn Rovers

Bolton Wanderers

Burnley

Derby County

Everton

Liverpool

Nottingham Forest

Preston North End

Sheffield United

The Wednesday (Sheffield)

Small Heath (Birmingham)

Stoke

Sunderland

West Bromwich Albion

Wolverhampton Wanderers

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Locations of the Football League First Division teams

Second Division

Second Division

Season	1894–95
Champions	Bury
Promoted	Bury
Matches played	240
Goals scored	1,023 (4.26 per match)
Top goalscorer	David Skea (22 goals)
Biggest home win	Notts County 10–0 Burslem Port Vale (26 February 1895)
Biggest away win	Burton Swifts 0–5 Leicester Fosse (2 March 1895)
Highest scoring	Manchester City 11–3 Lincoln City (23 March 1895)
Longest winning run	8 matches Bury
Longest unbeaten run	13 matches Burton Wanderers Leicester Fosse
Longest losing run	9 matches Crewe Alexandra Walsall Town Swifts
← 1893–94 1895–96 →

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Bury (C, O, P)	30	23	2	5	78	33	2.364	48	Qualification for test matches
2	Notts County	30	17	5	8	75	45	1.667	39
3	Newton Heath	30	15	8	7	78	44	1.773	38
4	Leicester Fosse	30	15	8	7	72	53	1.358	38
5	Grimsby Town	30	18	1	11	79	52	1.519	37
6	Darwen	30	16	4	10	74	43	1.721	36
7	Burton Wanderers	30	14	7	9	67	39	1.718	35
8	Woolwich Arsenal	30	14	6	10	75	58	1.293	34
9	Manchester City	30	14	3	13	82	72	1.139	31
10	Newcastle United	30	12	3	15	72	84	0.857	27
11	Burton Swifts	30	11	3	16	52	74	0.703	25
12	Rotherham Town	30	11	2	17	55	62	0.887	24
13	Lincoln City	30	10	0	20	52	92	0.565	20	Re-elected
14	Walsall Town Swifts	30	10	0	20	47	92	0.511	20	Resigned from league
15	Burslem Port Vale	30	7	4	19	39	77	0.506	18	Re-elected
16	Crewe Alexandra	30	3	4	23	26	103	0.252	10

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

Results

Home \ Away	BPV	BRS	BRW	BRY	CRE	DRW	GRI	LEI	LIN	MCI	NEW	NWH	NTC	ROT	WAL	WOO
Burslem Port Vale		2–0	1–0	1–2	4–0	0–3	5–0	1–1	7–1	1–2	4–4	2–5	0–3	1–1	1–0	0–1
Burton Swifts	1–0		2–2	0–1	4–0	3–0	2–1	0–5	6–1	2–1	5–3	1–2	2–2	2–0	1–2	3–0
Burton Wanderers	4–0	1–2		1–2	4–0	2–2	0–0	1–1	4–1	8–0	9–0	1–0	1–0	4–0	7–0	2–1
Bury	4–0	2–0	4–0		4–1	1–0	5–1	4–1	4–1	4–2	4–1	2–1	2–1	2–1	4–1	2–0
Crewe Alexandra	2–2	1–3	1–2	1–5		2–2	2–1	2–2	1–4	2–3	2–1	0–2	0–3	2–1	2–3	0–0
Darwen	2–0	5–0	2–0	0–1	5–0		4–1	8–2	6–0	4–0	5–0	1–1	2–1	4–3	2–0	3–1
Grimsby Town	4–1	7–1	7–2	3–2	5–0	2–1		4–3	3–0	2–1	3–0	2–1	0–1	4–1	1–0	4–2
Leicester Fosse	2–1	2–2	1–2	1–0	4–0	2–1	1–0		2–1	3–1	4–4	2–3	5–1	4–2	9–1	3–1
Lincoln City	6–1	3–2	0–2	1–3	5–2	0–2	1–5	1–2		0–2	3–1	3–0	1–3	2–0	1–0	5–2
Manchester City	4–1	4–1	1–1	3–3	4–1	2–4	2–5	1–1	11–3		4–0	2–5	7–1	1–0	6–1	4–1
Newcastle United	1–2	6–3	3–1	1–0	6–0	3–2	1–4	2–0	4–2	5–4		3–0	2–2	5–2	7–2	2–4
Newton Heath	3–0	5–1	1–1	2–2	6–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–0	4–1	5–1		3–3	3–2	9–0	3–3
Notts County	10–0	5–1	2–0	2–1	5–1	2–1	3–2	3–0	3–0	1–3	2–1	1–1		4–2	5–0	2–2
Rotherham Town	2–1	4–1	1–3	2–3	2–0	4–1	3–2	0–1	5–2	3–2	1–0	2–1	1–2		6–1	1–2
Walsall	2–0	4–1	3–1	0–3	4–0	5–1	4–3	1–3	1–2	1–2	2–3	1–2	2–1	1–2		4–1
Woolwich Arsenal	7–0	3–0	1–1	4–2	7–0	4–0	1–3	3–3	5–2	4–2	3–2	3–2	2–1	1–1	6–1

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

Burslem Port Vale

Bury

Burton Swifts

Burton Wanderers

Crewe Alexandra

Darwen

Grimsby Town

Leicester Fosse

Lincoln City

Manchester City

Newcastle United

Newton Heath

Notts County

Rotherham Town

Walsall Town Swifts

Woolwich Arsenal

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Locations of the Football League Second Division teams

Test matches

The Football League test matches were a set of play-offs, in which the bottom First Division teams faced the top 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.

As a result of these matches, Bury, Derby County and Stoke were placed in the First Division the following season, while Liverpool, Notts County and Newton Heath went into the Second Division.

27 April 1895

Bury (2nd Div. Champions)	1–0	Liverpool (1st Div. 16th)

Ewood Park

Attendance: 5,000

27 April 1895

Derby County (1st Div. 15th)	2–1	Notts County (2nd Div. 2nd)

Filbert Street

Attendance: 8,000

27 April 1895

Stoke (1st Div. 14th)	3–0	Newton Heath (2nd Div. 3rd)

Athletic Ground

Attendance: 10,000

See also

• 1894-95 in English football
• 1894 in association football
• 1895 in association football

External links

• "England 1894–95". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
• Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane's, London & Sydney, 1980.