1889–90 Football League
2nd season of the Football League
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The 1889–90 Football League was the second season of English league football, with Preston North End being crowned as the champions for the second successive season. The clubs competing were the 12 original clubs which were the founders of the league the previous year. Unlike the modern system, two points were awarded for a win, with one for a draw and no points for a loss; this system remained until three points for a win were awarded beginning with the 1981–82 season.
| Season | 1889–90 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Preston North End 2nd English title |
| Matches | 132 |
| Goals | 611 (4.63 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jimmy Ross (24 goals)[1] |
| Biggest home win | Preston North End 10–0 Stoke (14 September 1889) |
| Biggest away win | Accrington 1–8 Notts County (12 October 1889) |
| Highest scoring | Preston North End 10–0 Stoke (14 September 1889) Blackburn Rovers 9–1 Notts County (16 November 1889) Wolverhampton Wanderers 9–1 Burnley (7 December 1889) |
| Longest winning run | 6 matches Everton Preston North End |
| Longest unbeaten run | 7 matches Accrington Blackburn Rovers Preston North End |
| Longest losing run | 10 matches Stoke |
| Average attendance | 5,466 |
← 1888–89 1890–91 → | |
Final league table
During the first five seasons of the league (until the 1893–94 season), the re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league.[2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Preston North End (C) | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 71 | 30 | 2.367 | 33 | |
| 2 | Everton | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 65 | 40 | 1.625 | 31 | |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 78 | 41 | 1.902 | 27 | |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 51 | 38 | 1.342 | 25 | |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 47 | 50 | 0.940 | 25 | |
| 6 | Accrington | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 53 | 56 | 0.946 | 24 | |
| 7 | Derby County | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 43 | 55 | 0.782 | 21 | |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 51 | 0.843 | 19 | |
| 9 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 54 | 65 | 0.831 | 19 | |
| 10 | Notts County | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 43 | 51 | 0.843 | 17 | Re-elected |
| 11 | Burnley | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 65 | 0.554 | 13 | |
| 12 | Stoke (R) | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 69 | 0.391 | 10 | Failed re-election and demoted to the Football Alliance |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
Maps
Re-election process
At the Football League election meeting no vote was taken, and it was agreed that Burnley and Notts County were re-elected and that Sunderland was elected in place of Stoke, who played in the Football Alliance the following season but returned to the Football League after a year's absence.
The applications of Football Alliance sides Bootle, Darwen, Grimsby Town, Newton Heath and Sunderland Albion were rejected.[4]
Attendances
Everton FC drew the highest average home attendance in the second edition of the Football League.
| # | Football club | Home games | Average attendance[5] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everton FC | 11 | 10,110 |
| 2 | Preston North End | 11 | 7,650 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 11 | 7,205 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 11 | 5,870 |
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 11 | 5,530 |
| 6 | Burnley FC | 11 | 5,400 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 5,325 |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 4,870 |
| 9 | Derby County | 11 | 3,900 |
| 10 | Notts County | 11 | 3,400 |
| 11 | Stoke FC | 11 | 3,275 |
| 12 | Accrington FC | 11 | 3,055 |
