1894–95 in English football

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

Football in England

Season	1894–95
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

League competitions

Football League

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.

Southern League

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

• 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.

Honours

Competition	Winner
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

First Division

Main article: 1894–95 Football League § First Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Relegation
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

Main article: 1894–95 Football League § Second Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
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:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted