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  Leading League goalscorer:
Frank Mobley
 (Birmingham City)
 23  goals

On Saturday September 2nd 1893 London - and in fact the south of England - witnessed its first match in the Football League when Woolwich Arsenal drew 2-2 with Newcastle United before 10,000 spectators at the Manor Ground, Plumstead.

Liverpool won all 14 of their home League matches - Northwich Victoria lost all 14 of their away League matches

Notts County became the first club from the Second Division to win the FA Cup when they beat Bolton Wanderers 4-1 in the final played at Goodison Park.

   Results 1 Liverpool 28 22 6 0 77 18 50 Promoted
    Results 2 Birmingham City 28 21 0 7 103 44 42 Promoted
    Results 3 Notts County 28 18 3 7 70 31 39 Test Series
    Results 4 Newcastle United 28 15 6 7 66 39 36
    Results 5 Grimsby Town 28 15 2 11 71 58 32
    Results 6 Burton Swifts 28 14 3 11 79 61 31
    Results 7 Port Vale 28 13 4 11 66 64 30
    Results 8 Lincoln City 28 11 6 11 59 58 28
    Results 9 Arsenal 28 12 4 12 52 55 28
    Results 10 Walsall  28 10 3 15 51 61 23
    Results 11 Middlesbrough Ironopolis 28 8 4 16 37 72 20 Left League
    Results 12 Crewe Alexandra 28 6 7 15 42 73 19
    Results 13 Manchester City 28 8 2 18 47 71 18 Re-election position
    Results 14 Rotherham Town 28 6 3 19 44 91 15 Re-election position
    Results 15 Northwich Victoria 28 3 3 22 30 98 9 Re-election positionLeft League
   
   

Full home and away table

The clubs on this page are listed in their modern names. For the same information but with clubs in their original names click here.
   
    Test Matches Test Series
     

Promotion and relegation was decided in a series of Test Matches between the bottom three clubs in Division 1 and the top three clubs in Division 2. The third from bottom club in Division 1 played the third club in Division 2, the second from bottom in Division 1 played the second club in Division 2 and the bottom club in Division 1 played the top club in Division 2 in one-off matches at neutral venues with the winners playing in Division 1 the following season and the losers in Division 2.
     
     
Sat Apr

28

 Liverpool

2

 - 0 Manchester United
  (played at Ewood Park, Blackburn)
Sat Apr 28 Preston North End 4 - 0 Notts County
  (played at Olive Grove, Sheffield)
Sat Apr 28 Birmingham City 3 - 1 Darwen
  (played at the Victoria Ground,  Stoke)

R To bring the Second Division up to its full compliment of 16 clubs one new club was due to be elected to the Division at the end of 1893/94. Northwich Victoria resigned prior to the AGM leaving a second vacancy. Seven non-league sides came up against the two League sides seeking re-election in the vote for the four places in the League. Voting - 

20 votes Manchester City Re-elected to the League
20 Leicester City Elected to the League
17 Burton Wanderers Elected to the League
17 Bury Elected to the League
15 Rotherham Town* Not re-elected to the League
8 Blackpool Not elected to the League
8 Loughborough Not elected to the League
7 Accrington Not elected to the League
0 Rossendale Not elected to the League

* Following the meeting Middlesbrough Ironopolis resigned from the Football League. Rotherham Town, as the highest placed side in the vote not to be elected, accepted an invitation to remain in the League.
     
     
     
     
     
     

 

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