Final Tables 1889-1892
All-Time Table
1889-90 The Wednesday (Sheffield) 1890-91 Stoke 1891-92 Nottingham Forest league folded.
FINAL TABLE FOOTBALL ALLIANCE 1889-1890 ======================================= 1. The Wednesday 22-32 (70-39) 15 2 5 Champions ------------------------------------------------------- 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 match not played anymore). Champions: The Wednesday (Sheffield) Newly admitted: Stoke (FL) 652 goals = 4.977 g/match FINAL TABLE FOOTBALL ALLIANCE 1890-1891 ======================================= 1. Stoke 22-33 (57-39) 13 7 2 Champions/FL ------------------------------------------------------- 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 ======================================= 1. Nottingham Forest 22-33 (59-22) 14 5 3 Champions/FL1 ------------------------------------------------------- 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.
(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
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790 790 1851 1851 326 138 326 0
Name changes:
Ardwick Manchester now Manchester City
Newton Heath now Manchester United
Small Heath now Birmingham City
The Wednesday now Sheffield Wednesday
SOURCE: Football Site : www.footballsite.co.uk.
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