1894–95 in English football

24th season of competitive football in England

Football in EnglandSeason| 1894–95

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Men's football
First Division| Sunderland
Second Division| Bury
Northern League| Middlesbrough
Midland League| Loughborough
Southern League| Millwall Athletic
FA Cup| Aston Villa
FA Amateur Cup| Middlesbrough
| ← 1893–94 |  | 1895–96 →

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The 1894–95 season was the 24th season of competitive football in England.

## League competitions

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### Football League

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Following the collapse of Middlesbrough Ironopolis and the resignation of Northwich Victoria, three new teams were admitted to the Second Division, bringing it to 16 teams. These new teams were Bury, Leicester Fosse and Burton Wanderers.[citation needed]

### Southern League

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The Southern League, a competition for both professional and amateur clubs, was founded in 1894 under the initiative of Millwall Athletic (now simply Millwall), to cater for teams in southern England, who were unable to join the Football League. The nine founder members were:

* Chatham
* Clapton
* Ilford
* Luton Town
* Millwall Athletic
* Reading
* Royal Ordnance Factories
* 2nd Scots Guards (later withdrew and were replaced by Southampton St Mary's)
* Swindon Town

## Events

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* 1 September 1894 – On the opening day of the Football League season, an extraordinary game between Sunderland and Derby County was played over three halves. The referee appointed for the match, Tom Kirkham, was running late so John Conqueror took charge. When Kirkham arrived, Sunderland were 3–0 ahead after the first half but the decision was made to start the match again at 0–0, annulling what was played so far. The decision did not bother Sunderland in the end, as they officially ran out 8–0 winners.
* 13 October 1894 – The Merseyside derby is contested for the first time. 44,000 watch Everton beat Liverpool 3–0 in a league clash at Goodison Park.[1]

## Honours

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Competition | Winner

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First Division | Sunderland (3*)
Second Division | Bury
FA Cup | Aston Villa (2)
Home Championship |  England

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

## League tables

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### First Division

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Main article: 1894–95 Football League § First Division

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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

### Second Division

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Main article: 1894–95 Football League § Second Division

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

## References

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1. ^ David Prentice (13 October 2010). "Everton's 1894 derby day bonus – a silk hat!". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 29 May 2013.

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1894–95 in English football

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FA competitions|

* FA Cup
* Qualifying rounds
* Final

Football and Southern Leagues|

* Football League
* First Division
* Second Division
* Southern League

Lower leagues|

* Northern League
* The Combination
* Bristol & District League

Related to national team|

* Home Championship

Club seasons

First Division|

* Aston Villa
* Blackburn Rovers
* Bolton Wanderers
* Burnley
* Derby County
* Everton
* Liverpool
* Nottingham Forest
* Preston North End
* Sheffield United
* Small Heath
* Stoke
* Sunderland
* The Wednesday
* West Bromwich Albion
* Wolverhampton Wanderers

Second Division|

* Burslem Port Vale
* Burton Swifts
* Burton United
* Bury
* Crewe Alexandra
* Darwen
* Grimsby Town
* Leicester Fosse
* Lincoln City
* Manchester City
* Newcastle United
* Newton Heath
* Notts County
* Rotherham Town
* Walsall Town Swifts
* Woolwich Arsenal

Southern League|

| Division One|

* Clapton
* Ilford
* Luton Town
* Millwall Athletic
* Reading
* Royal Ordnance
* Southampton St Mary's
* Swindon Town

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Division Two|

* New Brompton

Others|

* Eastville Rovers

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*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GAv]: Goal average
*[Pts]: Points