1892–93 Football League#First Division

{{Short description|5th season of the Football League}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = The Football League

| season = 1892–93

| winners = Sunderland

| promoted =

| relegated =

| continentalcup1 = Resigned

| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Accrington,
Bootle

| prevseason = 1891–92

| nextseason = 1893–94

}}

The 189293 Football League season, was the fifth season of Football League. This season saw the introduction of the Second Division.

First Division

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = First Division

| season = 1892–93

| winners = Sunderland
2nd title

| relegated = Notts County

| league topscorer = John Campbell
(31 goals)

| biggest home win = {{nowrap|Newton Heath 10–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers}}
(15 October 1892)

| biggest away win = {{nowrap|Accrington 0–6 Sunderland}}
(3 September 1892)

| highest scoring = {{nowrap|Newton Heath 10–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers}}
(15 October 1892)

| matches = 240

| total goals = 936

| longest wins = 8 matches
Everton

| longest unbeaten = 10 matches
Sunderland

| longest losses = 7 matches
The Wednesday

| highest attendance = 27,500
{{nowrap|Everton 6–0 Preston North End}}
(11 February 1893)

| lowest attendance = 1,000
{{nowrap|Notts County 8–1 West Bromwich Albion}}
(19 November 1892)
{{nowrap|West Bromwich Albion 1–2 Stoke}}
(26 November 1892)
{{nowrap|Stoke 7–1 Newton Heath}}
(7 January 1893)
{{nowrap|West Bromwich Albion 7–1 Burnley}}
(7 January 1893)
{{nowrap|Stoke 0–1 Everton}}
(28 January 1893)
{{nowrap|The Wednesday 3–2 Notts County}}
(3 April 1893)

| average attendance = 6,920

| prevseason = 1891–92

| nextseason = 1893–94

}}

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=First Division

|source=[https://www.worldfootball.net/schedule/eng-premier-league-1892-1893-spieltag/30/ World Football]

|team_order=SUN, PNE, EVE, AVL, BOL, BUR, STK, WBA, BLA, NFO, WOL, THW, DER, NTC, ACC, NEH

|result14=TSM |result15=RES |result16=TSM

|update=complete

|win_ACC=6 |draw_ACC=11|loss_ACC=13|gf_ACC=57 |ga_ACC=81

|win_AVL=16|draw_AVL=3 |loss_AVL=11|gf_AVL=73 |ga_AVL=62

|win_BLA=8 |draw_BLA=13|loss_BLA=9 |gf_BLA=47 |ga_BLA=56

|win_BOL=13|draw_BOL=6 |loss_BOL=11|gf_BOL=56 |ga_BOL=55

|win_BUR=13|draw_BUR=4 |loss_BUR=13|gf_BUR=51 |ga_BUR=44

|win_DER=9 |draw_DER=9 |loss_DER=12|gf_DER=52 |ga_DER=64

|win_EVE=16|draw_EVE=4 |loss_EVE=10|gf_EVE=74 |ga_EVE=51

|win_NEH=6 |draw_NEH=6 |loss_NEH=18|gf_NEH=50 |ga_NEH=85

|win_NFO=10|draw_NFO=8 |loss_NFO=12|gf_NFO=48 |ga_NFO=52

|win_NTC=10|draw_NTC=4 |loss_NTC=16|gf_NTC=53 |ga_NTC=61

|win_PNE=17|draw_PNE=3 |loss_PNE=10|gf_PNE=57 |ga_PNE=39

|win_STK=12|draw_STK=5 |loss_STK=13|gf_STK=58 |ga_STK=48

|win_SUN=22|draw_SUN=4 |loss_SUN=4 |gf_SUN=100|ga_SUN=36

|win_THW=12|draw_THW=3 |loss_THW=15|gf_THW=55 |ga_THW=65

|win_WBA=12|draw_WBA=5 |loss_WBA=13|gf_WBA=58 |ga_WBA=69

|win_WOL=12|draw_WOL=4 |loss_WOL=14|gf_WOL=47 |ga_WOL=68

|status_SUN=C

|status_NTC=R

|status_NEH=O

|name_ACC=Accrington

|name_AVL=Aston Villa

|name_BLA=Blackburn Rovers

|name_BOL=Bolton Wanderers

|name_BUR=Burnley

|name_DER=Derby County

|name_EVE=Everton

|name_NEH=Newton Heath

|name_NFO=Nottingham Forest

|name_NTC=Notts County

|name_PNE=Preston North End

|name_STK=Stoke

|name_SUN=Sunderland

|name_THW=The Wednesday

|name_WBA=West Bromwich Albion

|name_WOL=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|show_limit=5

|winpoints=2

|use_goal_average=y

|class_rules=1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

|res_col_header=R

|col_TSM=red1 |text_TSM=Qualification for test matches

|col_RES=black1 |text_RES=Resigned from league |note_res_RES=Accrington did not join the Second Division for the following season after losing their test match.

}}

=Results=

{{#invoke:Sports results|main

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|team1=ACC|team2=AST|team3=BLB|team4=BOL|team5=BUR

|team6=DER|team7=EVE|team8=NWH|team9=NOT|team10=NTC

|team11=PNE|team12=STK|team13=SUN|team14=WED|team15=WBA

|team16=WOL

|name_ACC=Accrington

|match_ACC_AST=1–1

|match_ACC_BLB=1–1

|match_ACC_BOL=1–1

|match_ACC_BUR=0–4

|match_ACC_DER=0–3

|match_ACC_EVE=0–3

|match_ACC_NWH=2–2

|match_ACC_NOT=1–1

|match_ACC_NTC=4–2

|match_ACC_PNE=1–2

|match_ACC_STK=5–2

|match_ACC_SUN=0–6

|match_ACC_WED=4–2

|match_ACC_WBA=5–4

|match_ACC_WOL=4–0

|name_AST=Aston Villa

|match_AST_ACC=6–4

|match_AST_BLB=4–1

|match_AST_BOL=1–1

|match_AST_BUR=1–3

|match_AST_DER=6–1

|match_AST_EVE=4–1

|match_AST_NWH=2–0

|match_AST_NOT=1–0

|match_AST_NTC=3–1

|match_AST_PNE=3–1

|match_AST_STK=3–2

|match_AST_SUN=1–6

|match_AST_WED=5–1

|match_AST_WBA=5–2

|match_AST_WOL=5–0

|name_BLB=Blackburn Rovers

|match_BLB_ACC=3–3

|match_BLB_AST=2–2

|match_BLB_BOL=3–0

|match_BLB_BUR=2–0

|match_BLB_DER=2–2

|match_BLB_EVE=2–2

|match_BLB_NWH=4–3

|match_BLB_NOT=0–1

|match_BLB_NTC=1–0

|match_BLB_PNE=0–0

|match_BLB_STK=3–3

|match_BLB_SUN=2–2

|match_BLB_WED=0–2

|match_BLB_WBA=2–1

|match_BLB_WOL=3–3

|name_BOL=Bolton Wanderers

|match_BOL_ACC=5–2

|match_BOL_AST=5–0

|match_BOL_BLB=2–1

|match_BOL_BUR=1–0

|match_BOL_DER=0–3

|match_BOL_EVE=4–1

|match_BOL_NWH=4–1

|match_BOL_NOT=3–1

|match_BOL_NTC=4–1

|match_BOL_PNE=2–4

|match_BOL_STK=4–4

|match_BOL_SUN=2–1

|match_BOL_WED=1–0

|match_BOL_WBA=3–1

|match_BOL_WOL=3–1

|name_BUR=Burnley

|match_BUR_ACC=1–3

|match_BUR_AST=0–2

|match_BUR_BLB=0–0

|match_BUR_BOL=3–0

|match_BUR_DER=2–1

|match_BUR_EVE=3–0

|match_BUR_NWH=4–1

|match_BUR_NOT=1–1

|match_BUR_NTC=3–0

|match_BUR_PNE=4–2

|match_BUR_STK=3–2

|match_BUR_SUN=2–3

|match_BUR_WED=4–0

|match_BUR_WBA=5–0

|match_BUR_WOL=2–0

|name_DER=Derby County

|match_DER_ACC=3–3

|match_DER_AST=2–1

|match_DER_BLB=3–0

|match_DER_BOL=1–1

|match_DER_BUR=1–0

|match_DER_EVE=1–6

|match_DER_NWH=5–1

|match_DER_NOT=2–3

|match_DER_NTC=4–5

|match_DER_PNE=1–2

|match_DER_STK=1–0

|match_DER_SUN=1–1

|match_DER_WED=2–2

|match_DER_WBA=1–1

|match_DER_WOL=2–2

|name_EVE=Everton

|match_EVE_ACC=1–1

|match_EVE_AST=1–0

|match_EVE_BLB=4–0

|match_EVE_BOL=3–0

|match_EVE_BUR=0–1

|match_EVE_DER=5–0

|match_EVE_NWH=6–0

|match_EVE_NOT=2–2

|match_EVE_NTC=6–0

|match_EVE_PNE=6–0

|match_EVE_STK=2–2

|match_EVE_SUN=1–4

|match_EVE_WED=3–5

|match_EVE_WBA=1–0

|match_EVE_WOL=3–2

|name_NWH=Newton Heath

|match_NWH_ACC=3–3

|match_NWH_AST=2–0

|match_NWH_BLB=4–4

|match_NWH_BOL=1–0

|match_NWH_BUR=1–1

|match_NWH_DER=7–1

|match_NWH_EVE=3–4

|match_NWH_NOT=1–3

|match_NWH_NTC=1–3

|match_NWH_PNE=2–1

|match_NWH_STK=1–0

|match_NWH_SUN=0–5

|match_NWH_WED=1–5

|match_NWH_WBA=2–4

|match_NWH_WOL=10–1

|name_NOT=Nottingham Forest

|match_NOT_ACC=3–0

|match_NOT_AST=4–5

|match_NOT_BLB=0–1

|match_NOT_BOL=2–0

|match_NOT_BUR=2–2

|match_NOT_DER=1–0

|match_NOT_EVE=2–1

|match_NOT_NWH=1–1

|match_NOT_NTC=3–1

|match_NOT_PNE=1–2

|match_NOT_STK=3–4

|match_NOT_SUN=0–5

|match_NOT_WED=2–0

|match_NOT_WBA=3–4

|match_NOT_WOL=3–1

|name_NTC=Notts County

|match_NTC_ACC=2–0

|match_NTC_AST=1–4

|match_NTC_BLB=0–0

|match_NTC_BOL=2–2

|match_NTC_BUR=3–1

|match_NTC_DER=1–1

|match_NTC_EVE=1–2

|match_NTC_NWH=4–0

|match_NTC_NOT=3–0

|match_NTC_PNE=3–1

|match_NTC_STK=0–1

|match_NTC_SUN=3–1

|match_NTC_WED=0–1

|match_NTC_WBA=8–1

|match_NTC_WOL=3–0

|name_PNE=Preston North End

|match_PNE_ACC=0–0

|match_PNE_AST=4–1

|match_PNE_BLB=2–1

|match_PNE_BOL=2–1

|match_PNE_BUR=2–0

|match_PNE_DER=0–1

|match_PNE_EVE=5–0

|match_PNE_NWH=2–1

|match_PNE_NOT=1–0

|match_PNE_NTC=4–0

|match_PNE_STK=2–1

|match_PNE_SUN=1–2

|match_PNE_WED=4–1

|match_PNE_WBA=1–1

|match_PNE_WOL=4–0

|name_STK=Stoke

|match_STK_ACC=2–2

|match_STK_AST=0–1

|match_STK_BLB=2–2

|match_STK_BOL=6–0

|match_STK_BUR=4–1

|match_STK_DER=1–3

|match_STK_EVE=0–1

|match_STK_NWH=7–1

|match_STK_NOT=3–0

|match_STK_NTC=1–0

|match_STK_PNE=2–1

|match_STK_SUN=0–1

|match_STK_WED=2–0

|match_STK_WBA=1–2

|match_STK_WOL=2–1

|name_SUN=Sunderland

|match_SUN_ACC=4–2

|match_SUN_AST=6–0

|match_SUN_BLB=5–0

|match_SUN_BOL=3–3

|match_SUN_BUR=2–0

|match_SUN_DER=3–1

|match_SUN_EVE=4–3

|match_SUN_NWH=6–0

|match_SUN_NOT=1–0

|match_SUN_NTC=2–2

|match_SUN_PNE=2–0

|match_SUN_STK=3–1

|match_SUN_WED=4–2

|match_SUN_WBA=8–1

|match_SUN_WOL=5–2

|name_WED=The Wednesday

|match_WED_ACC=5–2

|match_WED_AST=5–3

|match_WED_BLB=0–3

|match_WED_BOL=4–2

|match_WED_BUR=2–0

|match_WED_DER=3–3

|match_WED_EVE=0–2

|match_WED_NWH=1–0

|match_WED_NOT=2–2

|match_WED_NTC=3–2

|match_WED_PNE=0–5

|match_WED_STK=0–1

|match_WED_SUN=3–2

|match_WED_WBA=6–0

|match_WED_WOL=0–1

|name_WBA=West Bromwich Albion

|match_WBA_ACC=4–0

|match_WBA_AST=3–2

|match_WBA_BLB=1–2

|match_WBA_BOL=1–0

|match_WBA_BUR=7–1

|match_WBA_DER=3–1

|match_WBA_EVE=3–0

|match_WBA_NWH=0–0

|match_WBA_NOT=2–2

|match_WBA_NTC=4–2

|match_WBA_PNE=0–1

|match_WBA_STK=1–2

|match_WBA_SUN=1–3

|match_WBA_WED=3–0

|match_WBA_WOL=2–1

|name_WOL=Wolverhampton Wanderers

|match_WOL_ACC=5–3

|match_WOL_AST=2–1

|match_WOL_BLB=4–2

|match_WOL_BOL=1–2

|match_WOL_BUR=1–0

|match_WOL_DER=2–1

|match_WOL_EVE=2–4

|match_WOL_NWH=2–0

|match_WOL_NOT=2–2

|match_WOL_NTC=3–0

|match_WOL_PNE=2–1

|match_WOL_STK=1–0

|match_WOL_SUN=2–0

|match_WOL_WED=2–0

|match_WOL_WBA=1–1

|update=complete

|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/1892-93.html The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]

}}

=Maps=

{{location map+|England |float=none |width=369 |caption=Locations of the Football League First Division teams|places=

{{location map~ |England |lat=53.75 |long=-2.36 |label=|position=right}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=52.51 |long=-1.88 |label=|position=right}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=53.75 |long=-2.48 |label=|position=right}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=53.59 |long=-2.56 |label=|position=right}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=53.79 |long=-2.25 |label=|position=right}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=52.92 |long=-1.476|label=|position=right}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=53.44 |long=-2.97 |label=|position=right}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=53.47 |long=-2.23 |label=|position=right}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=53.015|long=-1.13 |label=|position=right}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=52.942|long=-1.137|label=|position=right}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=53.75 |long=-2.7 |label=|position=right}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=53.00 |long=-2.18 |label=|position=right}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=53.38 | long=-1.47|label=|position=right}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=54.914|long=-1.388|label=|position=right}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=52.509|long=-1.964|label=|position=right}}

{{location map~ |England |lat=52.59 |long=-2.13 |label=|position=right}}

Accrington

Aston Villa

Blackburn Rovers

Bolton Wanderers

Burnley

Derby County

Everton

Newton Heath (Manchester)

Nottingham Forest

Notts County

Preston North End

The Wednesday (Sheffield)

Stoke

Sunderland

West Bromwich Albion

Wolverhampton Wanderers

}}

Second Division

{{infobox football league season

| competition = Second Division

| season = 1892–93

| winners = Small Heath

| promoted = Sheffield United
Darwen

| league topscorer = Fred Wheldon
(24 goals){{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engtops.html|title=English League Leading Goalscorers|website=RSSSF|access-date=2010-09-22}}

| biggest home win = {{nowrap|Small Heath 12–0 Walsall Town Swifts}}
(17 December 1892)

| biggest away win = {{nowrap|Burslem Port Vale 0–10 Sheffield United}}
(10 December 1892)

| highest scoring = {{nowrap|Small Heath 12–0 Walsall Town Swifts}}
(17 December 1892)

| matches = 132

| total goals = 591

| longest wins = 9 matches
Small Heath

| longest unbeaten = 15 matches
Sheffield United

| longest losses = 5 matches
Ardwick
Bootle
Crewe Alexandra
Walsall Town Swifts

| highest attendance =

| lowest attendance =

| average attendance =

| prevseason = 1891–92 (Football Alliance)

| nextseason = 1893–94

}}

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Second Division

|source=

|team_order=SMH, SHU, DRW, GRI, ARD, BSW, NVI, BOO, LIN, CRE, BPV, WTS

|result1=TSM |result2=TSM |result3=TSM |result8=RES |result9=RET |result10=RET |result11=RET |result12=RET

|update=complete

|win_ARD=9 |draw_ARD=3 |loss_ARD=10|gf_ARD=45|ga_ARD=40

|win_BOO=8 |draw_BOO=3 |loss_BOO=11|gf_BOO=49|ga_BOO=63

|win_BPV=6 |draw_BPV=3 |loss_BPV=13|gf_BPV=30|ga_BPV=57

|win_BSW=9 |draw_BSW=2 |loss_BSW=11|gf_BSW=47|ga_BSW=47

|win_CRE=6 |draw_CRE=3 |loss_CRE=13|gf_CRE=42|ga_CRE=69

|win_DRW=14|draw_DRW=2 |loss_DRW=6 |gf_DRW=60|ga_DRW=36

|win_GRI=11|draw_GRI=1 |loss_GRI=10|gf_GRI=42|ga_GRI=41

|win_LIN=7 |draw_LIN=3 |loss_LIN=12|gf_LIN=45|ga_LIN=51

|win_NVI=9 |draw_NVI=2 |loss_NVI=11|gf_NVI=42|ga_NVI=58

|win_SHU=16|draw_SHU=3 |loss_SHU=3 |gf_SHU=62|ga_SHU=19

|win_SMH=17|draw_SMH=2 |loss_SMH=3 |gf_SMH=90|ga_SMH=35

|win_WTS=5 |draw_WTS=3 |loss_WTS=14|gf_WTS=37|ga_WTS=75

|status_SMH=C

|status_SHU=O, P

|status_DRW=O, P

|note_BOO=Bootle was liquidated at the end of the season.

|name_ARD=Ardwick

|name_BOO=Bootle

|name_BPV=Burslem Port Vale

|name_BSW=Burton Swifts

|name_CRE=Crewe Alexandra

|name_DRW=Darwen

|name_GRI=Grimsby Town

|name_LIN=Lincoln City

|name_NVI=Northwich Victoria

|name_SHU=Sheffield United

|name_SMH=Small Heath

|name_WTS=Walsall Town Swifts

|show_limit=5

|winpoints=2

|use_goal_average=y

|class_rules=1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

|res_col_header=QR

|col_TSM=green1 |text_TSM=Qualification for test matches

|col_RET= |text_RET=Re-elected

|col_RES=black1 |text_RES=Resigned from league

}}

=Results=

{{#invoke:Sports results|main

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|team1=ARD|team2=BOO|team3=BPV|team4=BRS|team5=CRE

|team6=DRW|team7=GRI|team8=LIN|team9=NOR|team10=SHU

|team11=SMH|team12=WAL

|name_ARD=Ardwick

|match_ARD_BOO=7–0

|match_ARD_BPV=2–0

|match_ARD_BRS=1–1

|match_ARD_CRE=3–1

|match_ARD_DRW=4–2

|match_ARD_GRI=0–3

|match_ARD_LIN=3–1

|match_ARD_NOR=1–1

|match_ARD_SHU=2–3

|match_ARD_SMH=2–2

|match_ARD_WAL=2–0

|name_BOO=Bootle

|match_BOO_ARD=5–3

|match_BOO_BPV=1–1

|match_BOO_BRS=3–2

|match_BOO_CRE=2–1

|match_BOO_DRW=5–1

|match_BOO_GRI=3–1

|match_BOO_LIN=4–1

|match_BOO_NOR=2–5

|match_BOO_SHU=2–0

|match_BOO_SMH=1–4

|match_BOO_WAL=7–1

|name_BPV=Burslem Port Vale

|match_BPV_ARD=1–2

|match_BPV_BOO=0–0

|match_BPV_BRS=1–0

|match_BPV_CRE=4–1

|match_BPV_DRW=2–4

|match_BPV_GRI=0–1

|match_BPV_LIN=1–2

|match_BPV_NOR=4–0

|match_BPV_SHU=0–10

|match_BPV_SMH=0–3

|match_BPV_WAL=3–0

|name_BRS=Burton Swifts

|match_BRS_ARD=2–0

|match_BRS_BOO=2–1

|match_BRS_BPV=3–3

|match_BRS_CRE=7–1

|match_BRS_DRW=0–2

|match_BRS_GRI=5–1

|match_BRS_LIN=4–2

|match_BRS_NOR=2–0

|match_BRS_SHU=0–3

|match_BRS_SMH=2–3

|match_BRS_WAL=3–2

|name_CRE=Crewe Alexandra

|match_CRE_ARD=4–1

|match_CRE_BOO=2–1

|match_CRE_BPV=5–0

|match_CRE_BRS=2–4

|match_CRE_DRW=2–2

|match_CRE_GRI=1–0

|match_CRE_LIN=4–1

|match_CRE_NOR=4–2

|match_CRE_SHU=0–4

|match_CRE_SMH=1–3

|match_CRE_WAL=5–6

|name_DRW=Darwen

|match_DRW_ARD=3–1

|match_DRW_BOO=3–0

|match_DRW_BPV=4–1

|match_DRW_BRS=2–3

|match_DRW_CRE=7–3

|match_DRW_GRI=6–1

|match_DRW_LIN=3–1

|match_DRW_NOR=3–1

|match_DRW_SHU=3–1

|match_DRW_SMH=4–3

|match_DRW_WAL=5–0

|name_GRI=Grimsby Town

|match_GRI_ARD=2–0

|match_GRI_BOO=3–0

|match_GRI_BPV=2–0

|match_GRI_BRS=4–0

|match_GRI_CRE=4–0

|match_GRI_DRW=0–1

|match_GRI_LIN=2–2

|match_GRI_NOR=2–1

|match_GRI_SHU=0–1

|match_GRI_SMH=3–2

|match_GRI_WAL=3–0

|name_LIN=Lincoln City

|match_LIN_ARD=2–1

|match_LIN_BOO=5–1

|match_LIN_BPV=3–4

|match_LIN_BRS=5–1

|match_LIN_CRE=1–1

|match_LIN_DRW=1–1

|match_LIN_GRI=1–3

|match_LIN_NOR=5–1

|match_LIN_SHU=1–0

|match_LIN_SMH=3–4

|match_LIN_WAL=3–1

|name_NOR=Northwich Victoria

|match_NOR_ARD=0–3

|match_NOR_BOO=3–2

|match_NOR_BPV=2–4

|match_NOR_BRS=2–1

|match_NOR_CRE=4–1

|match_NOR_DRW=1–0

|match_NOR_GRI=5–3

|match_NOR_LIN=2–1

|match_NOR_SHU=1–3

|match_NOR_SMH=0–6

|match_NOR_WAL=5–2

|name_SHU=Sheffield United

|match_SHU_ARD=2–1

|match_SHU_BOO=8–3

|match_SHU_BPV=4–0

|match_SHU_BRS=3–1

|match_SHU_CRE=4–0

|match_SHU_DRW=2–0

|match_SHU_GRI=2–0

|match_SHU_LIN=4–2

|match_SHU_NOR=1–1

|match_SHU_SMH=2–0

|match_SHU_WAL=3–0

|name_SMH=Small Heath

|match_SMH_ARD=3–2

|match_SMH_BOO=6–2

|match_SMH_BPV=5–1

|match_SMH_BRS=3–2

|match_SMH_CRE=6–0

|match_SMH_DRW=6–2

|match_SMH_GRI=8–3

|match_SMH_LIN=4–1

|match_SMH_NOR=6–2

|match_SMH_SHU=1–1

|match_SMH_WAL=12–0

|name_WAL=Walsall Town Swifts

|match_WAL_ARD=2–4

|match_WAL_BOO=4–4

|match_WAL_BPV=3–0

|match_WAL_BRS=3–2

|match_WAL_CRE=3–3

|match_WAL_DRW=1–2

|match_WAL_GRI=3–1

|match_WAL_LIN=2–1

|match_WAL_NOR=2–3

|match_WAL_SHU=1–1

|match_WAL_SMH=1–3

|update=

|source= Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.

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=Maps=

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Ardwick

Bootle

Burslem Port Vale

Burton Swifts

Crewe Alexandra

Darwen

Grimsby Town

Lincoln City

Northwich Victoria

Small Heath

Sheffield United

Walsall Town Swifts

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Test matches

The test matches were neutral-venue play-offs between the bottom 3 First Division teams and the top 3 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.

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| team1 = Small Heath (2nd Div. Champion)

| team2 = Newton Heath (1st Div. 16th)

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| attendance = 4,000

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| team1 = Darwen (2nd Div. 3rd)

| team2 = Notts County (1st Div. 14th)

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| attendance = 5,000

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| date = 22 April 1893

| team1 = Sheffield United (2nd Div. 2nd)

| score = 0–1

| team2 = Accrington (1st Div. 15th)

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| attendance = 6,000

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| team1 = Newton Heath (1st Div. 16th)

| team2 = Small Heath (2nd Div. Champion)

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=Сonsequences=

Of the winners, Darwen and Sheffield United were elected into the First Division, while Newton Heath (later known as Manchester United F.C.) remained in the First Division.

Of the losers Small Heath (later known as Birmingham City F.C.) and Notts County continued in the Second Division, while Accrington resigned from the league altogether.

See also

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References

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