England - Football Alliance


Champions

Final Tables 1889-1892
All-Time Table


The Football Alliance was formed in 1889 and although not directly linked to the Football League, it was in fact a second division to that league. It disbanded after only 3 seasons, after losing almost all their clubs to the newly formed Football League division 2.

Champions

1889-90 : The Wednesday (Sheffield)
1890-91 : Stoke
1891-92 : Nottingham Forest

league folded.

Final Tables



FINAL TABLE FOOTBALL ALLIANCE 1889-1890
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 1. The Wednesday              22-32  (70-39)  15  2  5  Champions 
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 2. Bootle FC                  22-28  (66-39)  13  2  7          
 3. Sunderland Albion(+2)      21-28  (64-39)  12  2  7          
 4. Grimsby Town               22-26  (58-47)  12  2  8          
 5. Crewe Alexandra            22-24  (68-59)  11  2  9          
 6. Darwen                     22-22  (70-75)  10  2 10          
 7. Birmingham St.George's     21-21  (62-49)   9  3  9          
 8. Newton Heath               22-20  (40-44)   9  2 11          
 9. Walsall Town Swifts        22-19  (44-59)   8  3 11          
10. Small Heath                22-17  (44-67)   6  5 11          
11. Nottingham Forest          22-17  (31-62)   6  5 11          
12. Long Eaton Rangers         22-10  (35-73)   4  2 16  MidLg   

(remaining matches not played anymore).                          

Champions: The Wednesday (Sheffield)                              
Newly admitted: Stoke (FL)                                     

652 goals = 4.977 g/match




FINAL TABLE FOOTBALL ALLIANCE 1890-1891
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 1. Stoke                      22-33  (57-39)  13  7  2  Champions/FL 
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 2. Sunderland Albion          22-30  (69-28)  12  6  4  NL      
 3. Grimsby Town               22-27  (43-27)  11  5  6          
 4. Birmingham St.George's     22-26  (64-62)  12  2  8          
 5. Nottingham Forest          22-25  (66-39)   9  7  6          
 6. Darwen                     22-23  (64-59)  10  3  9  FL      
 7. Walsall Town Swifts        22-21  (34-61)   9  3 10          
 8. Crewe Alexandra            22-20  (59-67)   8  4 10          
 9. Newton Heath               22-17  (37-55)   7  3 12          
10. Small Heath                22-16  (58-66)   7  2 13          
11. Bootle FC                  22-13  (40-61)   3  7 12          
12. The Wednesday              22-13  (39-66)   4  5 13          

Champions: Stoke                                                  
Newly admitted: Burton Swifts, Ardwick Manchester              
                and Lincoln City                                

630 goals = 4.773 g/match




FINAL TABLE FOOTBALL ALLIANCE 1891-1892
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 1. Nottingham Forest          22-33  (59-22)  14  5  3  Champions/FL1
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 2. Newton Heath               22-31  (69-33)  12  7  3  FL1     
 3. Small Heath                22-29  (53-36)  12  5  5  FL2     
 4. The Wednesday              22-28  (65-35)  12  4  6  FL1     
 5. Burton Swifts              22-26  (54-52)  12  2  8  FL2     
 6. Grimsby Town               22-18  (40-39)   6  6 10  FL2     
 7. Crewe Alexandra            22-18  (44-49)   7  4 11  FL2     
 8. Ardwick Manchester         22-18  (39-51)   6  6 10  FL2     
 9. Bootle FC                  22-18  (42-64)   8  2 12  FL2     
10. Lincoln City               22-17  (37-65)   6  5 11  FL2     
11. Walsall Town Swifts        22-15  (33-59)   6  3 13  FL2     
12. Birmingham St.George's(-2) 22-11  (34-64)   5  3 14  folded   

(Football Alliance folded).                              

Champions: Nottingham Forest                                      

569 goals = 4.311 g/match



abbreviations : 

FL    : Football League.
NL    : Northern League.
MidLg : Midland League.

All-Time Table


(1889-90 until 1891-92 (16 clubs)


                           matches pnts   goals goals  win draw loss  bonus
                                           for  agst                  

 1. Nottingham Forest          66   75     156  123     29  17  20      0
 2. The Wednesday              66   73     174  140     31  11  24      0
 3. Grimsby Town               66   71     141  113     29  13  24      0
 4. Newton Heath               66   68     146  132     28  12  26      0
 5. Crewe Alexandra            66   62     171  175     26  10  30      0
 6. Small Heath                66   62     155  169     25  12  29      0
 7. Bootle FC                  66   59     148  164     24  11  31      0
 8. Sunderland Albion          43   58     133   67     24   8  11      2
 9. Birmingham St.George's     65   58     160  175     26   8  31     -2
10. Walsall Town Swifts        66   55     111  179     23   9  34      0
11. Darwen                     44   45     134  134     20   5  19      0
12. Stoke                      22   33      57   39     13   7   2      0
13. Burton Swifts              22   26      54   52     12   2   8      0
14. Ardwick Manchester         22   18      39   51      6   6  10      0
15. Lincoln City               22   17      37   65      6   5  11      0
16. Long Eaton Rangers         22   10      35   73      4   2  16      0
                            ------------------------------------------------ +
                              790  790    1851 1851    326 138 326      0



Ardwick Manchester   now Manchester City
Newton Heath         now Manchester United
Small Heath          now Birmingham City
The Wednesday        now Sheffield Wednesday



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