Football League First Division 1893/94

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Football League First Division 1893/94
Football League logo until 1988
master Aston Villa
Cup winners Notts County
Relegated Darwen FC , Newton Heath
Teams 16
Games 240
Gates 939  (ø 3.91 per game)
Top scorer Jack Southworth ( Everton FC )
← Football League First Division 1892/93

The Football League First Division 1893/94 was the sixth season of the highest English football league . It began on September 2, 1893 and ended on April 23, 1894.

Aston Villa won the English championship for the first time in the club's history by six points ahead of defending champions AFC Sunderland . From last year's promoted team Sheffield United and FC Darwen , the Darwen club had to return to the second-rate Second Division after just one year . In addition to this club, Newton Heath was also relegated ; the two clubs should be replaced in the following season by Liverpool FC and Small Heath .

A total of 354 players were used, with Derby County, Sunderland AFC and Wolverhampton Wanderers with 19 the fewest and Darwen FC with 29 the most players in league games. 128 newcomers opposed 135 footballers, who last came into play in the 1893/94 season. 14 players were able to play all 30 league games of their club.

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Quota Points EgS
 1. Aston Villa  30th  19th  6th  5 084:420 2.00 44:16 23
 2. Sunderland AFC (M)  30th  17th  4th  9 072:440 1.64 38:22 19th
 3. Derby County  30th  16  4th  10 073:620 1.18 36:24 19th
 4th Blackburn Rovers  30th  16  2  12 069:530 1.30 34:26 20th
 5. Burnley FC  30th  15th  4th  11 061:510 1.20 34:26 22nd
 6th Everton FC  30th  15th  3  12 090:570 1.58 33:27 24
 7th Nottingham Forest  30th  14th  4th  12 057:480 1.19 32:28 20th
 8th. West Bromwich Albion  30th  14th  4th  12 066:590 1.12 32:28 21st
 9. Wolverhampton Wanderers (P)  30th  14th  3  13 052:630 0.83 31:29 19th
10. Sheffield United (N)  30th  13  5  12 047:610 0.77 31:29 21st
11. FC Stoke  30th  13  3  14th 065:790 0.82 29:31 23
12. The Wednesday  30th  9  8th  13 048:570 0.84 26:34 24
13. Bolton Wanderers  30th  10  4th  16 038:520 0.73 24:36 20th
14th Preston North End  30th  10  3  17th 044:560 0.79 23:37 28
15th FC Darwen (N)  30th  7th  5  18th 037:830 0.45 19:41 29
16. Newton Heath  30th  6th  2  22nd 036:720 0.50 14:46 24
  • English champion 1893/94: Aston Villa
  • Relegation to the Football League Second Division 1894/95 : Darwen FC, Newton Heath
    • (M) English champions 1892/93 : Sunderland AFC
    (P) FA Cup winner 1892/93: Wolverhampton Wanderers
    (N) Newcomers from the Football League Second Division 1892/93 : Sheffield United, FC Darwen
    EgS used players

    Results table

    The home teams are listed in the left column.

    AST BLA BOL BUR DAR OF THE EVE NHE NOF PNE SHU STO SUN WED WBA WOL
    Aston Villa 2: 1 2: 3 4-0 9-0 1: 1 3: 1 5: 1 3: 1 2-0 4-0 5: 1 2: 1 3-0 3: 2 1: 1
    Blackburn Rovers 2-0 0: 1 3: 2 4: 1 0: 2 4: 3 4-0 6: 1 1-0 4: 1 5-0 4: 3 5: 1 3-0 3-0
    Bolton Wanderers 0: 1 2: 1 2-0 1-0 1: 1 0: 1 2-0 1: 1 0: 3 0: 1 4: 1 2-0 1: 1 0: 3 2-0
    Burnley FC 3: 6 1-0 2: 1 5: 1 3: 1 2: 1 4: 1 3: 1 4: 1 4: 1 4-0 1-0 0: 1 3-0 4: 2
    FC Darwen 1: 1 2: 3 1: 3 0-0 2: 3 3: 3 1-0 0: 4 2: 1 3: 3 3: 1 0: 3 2: 1 2: 1 3: 1
    Derby County 0: 3 5: 2 6: 1 3: 3 2: 1 7: 3 2-0 3: 4 2: 1 2: 1 5: 2 1: 4 3: 3 2: 3 4: 1
    Everton FC 4: 2 2: 2 3: 2 4: 3 8: 1 1: 2 2-0 4-0 2: 3 2: 3 6: 2 7: 1 8: 1 7: 1 3-0
    Newton Heath 1: 3 5: 1 2: 2 3: 2 0: 1 2: 6 0: 3 1: 1 1: 3 0: 2 6: 2 2: 4 1: 2 4: 1 1-0
    Nottingham Forest 1: 2 0-0 1-0 5-0 4: 1 4: 2 3: 2 2-0 4: 2 1: 1 2-0 1: 2 1-0 2: 3 7: 1
    Preston North End 2: 5 0: 1 1-0 1: 2 4: 1 1-0 2: 4 2-0 0: 2 3-0 3: 3 1: 2 1-0 3: 1 1: 3
    Sheffield United 3-0 3: 2 4: 2 1-0 2: 1 1: 2 0: 3 3: 1 0: 2 1: 1 3: 3 1-0 1: 1 0: 2 3: 2
    FC Stoke 3: 3 3: 1 5-0 4: 2 3: 1 3: 1 3: 1 3: 1 2: 1 2: 1 5-0 2-0 4: 1 3: 1 0: 3
    Sunderland AFC 1: 1 2: 3 2: 1 2: 2 4-0 5-0 1-0 4: 1 2-0 6: 3 4: 1 4-0 1: 1 2: 1 6-0
    The Wednesday 2: 2 4: 2 2: 1 0: 1 5-0 4-0 1: 1 0: 1 1-0 3-0 1: 2 4: 1 2: 2 2: 4 1: 4
    West Bromwich Albion 3: 6 2: 1 5: 2 1: 1 2: 2 0: 1 3: 1 3: 1 3-0 2-0 3: 1 4: 2 2: 3 2: 2 0-0
    Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-0 5: 1 2: 1 1-0 2: 1 2: 4 2-0 2-0 3: 1 0-0 3: 4 4: 2 2: 1 3: 1 0: 8

    List of goalscorers

    player society Gates Sp
    1 EnglandEngland Jack Southworth Everton FC 27 22nd
    2 EnglandEngland John Devey Aston Villa 20th 29
    3 EnglandEngland Steve Bloomer Derby County 19th 25th
    = ScotlandScotland Jimmy Millar Sunderland AFC = 27
    5 ScotlandScotland Jimmy Ross Preston North End 18th 24
    6th ScotlandScotland Johnny Campbell Sunderland AFC 18th 25th
    = ScotlandScotland Johnny McMillan Derby County = 30th
    8th ScotlandScotland Peter Turnbull Burnley FC 16 27
    9 ScotlandScotland Tom McInnes Nottingham Forest 15th 28
    = EnglandEngland Joe Schofield FC Stoke = 28

    The Aston Villa championship team

    The following list lists all the players who played for Aston Villa in a league game during the 1893/94 season. It must be noted that in English football a minimum number of games is usually required in order to receive the official championship medal. Since there was uncertainty about the specific regulation before the introduction of the Premier League, all players who presumably did not receive a championship medal due to their low contribution were marked with an asterisk (*). The number of missions and the goals scored are given in brackets.

    1. Aston Villa
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    Charlie Athersmith (25/10) | John Baird (29/0) | Lou Benwell * (1/0) | Albert Brown * (6/2) | Frank Burton * (4/0) | Bob Chatt (13/5) | Frank Coulton * (1/0) | Jimmy Cowan (30/3) | John Devey (29/20) | Will Devey * (4/0) | Willie Dunning (28/0) | James Elliott (12/0) | James Gillan * (3/0) | Willie Groves (22/3) | Charlie Hare (10/7) | Dennis Hodgetts (29/12) | Jimmy Logan * (4/1) | Walter Randle * (1/0) | Jack Reynolds (26/7) | George Russell * (5/0) | Steve Smith (15/2) | Jimmy Welford (19/0) | Albert Woolley (14/8).

    "Test matches"

    Before the automatic promotion and relegation rule between the first-class First Division and the second-rate Second Division, which first came into effect at the end of the 1898/99 season, potential promoters from the Second Division had to prove themselves in play-off- like “test games”. Participation in the game was also dependent on an election procedure of the league association, which had to decide whether a club might participate. Also in the 1893/94 season there were test matches between the three last-placed first division clubs Preston North End, Darwen FC and Newton Heath and the best second division clubs Liverpool FC, Small Heath and Notts County, from which Liverpool FC, Small Heath and Preston North End as the sporting winners emerged and then each secured a majority of the votes of the league association.

    date Result
    April 28, 1894 Preston North End 4-0 Notts County
    FC Darwen 1: 3 Small Heath
    Newton Heath 0: 2 Liverpool FC

    Change of players during the season

    player from club Games to club Games
    Billy Campbell Blackburn Rovers 01 Newton Heath 5
    Allan Maxwell Everton FC 04th FC Darwen 16

    Special occurrences

    • Jack Southworth scored six goals for Everton FC against West Bromwich Albion on December 30, 1893.

    literature

    References and footnotes

    1. ↑ Notts County played in the second-rate Second Division in the 1893/94 season.
    2. ^ Cross table of the English Football League First Division 1893/1894 (Fussballdaten.de)