The Football League 1892-1893
In 1890 the Football League was extended from 12 to 14 clubs. At the end of the 1891-92 season it was decided to add a further two clubs to the League and create a Second Division. The Football Alliance was at the time already considered by most as the Second Division in waiting and 11 out its 12 members formed the new division. Darwen, who had failed re-election, took the Second Division place of Alliance club Birmingham St George's, which went out of business in the close season while The Wednesday (now Sheffield Wednesday), Nottingham Forest and Newton Heath (now Manchester United) were elected directly into the new First Division.
Division One |
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Accrington |
Aston Villa |
Blackburn Rovers |
Bolton Wanderers |
Burnley |
Derby County |
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Everton |
Newton Heath |
Nottingham Forest |
Notts County |
Preston North End |
Stoke |
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Sunderland |
The Wednesday |
West Bromwich Alb |
Wolverhampton W |
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Division Two |
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Ardwick |
Bootle |
Burslem Port Vale |
Burton Swifts |
Crewe Alexandra |
Darwen |
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Grimsby Town |
Lincoln City |
Northwich Victoria |
Sheffield United |
Small Heath |
Walsall Town Swifts |