179:
285:
276:
267:
258:
249:
240:
231:
222:
213:
204:
195:
186:
1502:
was to be increased by two for the 1891–92 season. In addition to the four League sides seeking re-election, six non-league clubs (five of them from the
Football Alliance) also sought League membership. The voting went as follows:
2212:
1852:
1788:
1637:
1191:
944:
724:
355:
178:
1845:
2063:
2162:
2177:
2167:
2111:
1838:
1720:
1781:
2182:
2172:
1982:
1754:
2058:
1958:
1901:
2121:
2018:
2207:
1774:
2157:
2086:
1687:
2068:
2043:
2033:
1877:
1872:
1861:
1657:
141:
2136:
1974:
2126:
1819:
1809:
981:
919:
546:
291:
104:
99:
2131:
2116:
2053:
148:
finished bottom after losing thirteen games in a dreadful season. Even a 4–2 win (3–0 at half time) at home to runners up
2028:
2023:
2096:
1667:
1662:
2141:
2005:
1935:
1930:
131:
2106:
2048:
2038:
2013:
1585:
2101:
2091:
1887:
1443:
974:
888:
826:
500:
347:
164:
145:
1918:
127:
1624:
1611:
1359:
1233:
964:
949:
580:
470:
337:
322:
160:
149:
1712:
144:
and were crowned champions after the penultimate round of fixtures on 4 April. Last season's champions
1598:
1275:
1065:
954:
929:
758:
690:
327:
123:
1896:
1546:
1107:
1023:
934:
924:
792:
614:
306:
296:
156:
155:
At the end of the season, Stoke were elected back to the
Football League along with sixth-placed
1922:
1906:
1797:
1750:
1572:
1149:
939:
510:
119:
22:
1533:
140:
joined the
Alliance in this season after dropping out of the Football League at the end of
1963:
1559:
1520:
1499:
1317:
959:
460:
427:
332:
301:
137:
41:
1695:
2201:
1401:
969:
654:
342:
316:
311:
152:
on the last day of the season failed to lift
Wednesday off the foot of the table.
1830:
1766:
1488:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
1834:
1770:
126:
league which was set up in
England as an alternative to the
1745:
Blakeman, Mick; Brown, Tony; Warsop, Keith, eds. (2009).
1747:
The
Football Alliance Match by Match: 1889/90 to 1891/92
899:
Two points deducted for fielding an unregistered player
860:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average.
2150:
2077:
2004:
1972:
1951:
1917:
1886:
88:
80:
72:
64:
56:
48:
36:
28:
284:
275:
266:
257:
248:
239:
230:
221:
212:
203:
194:
185:
2213:1890–91 in English association football leagues
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1738:
1707:
1705:
1846:
1782:
8:
92:Sunderland Albion – Walsall Town Swifts 11–1
76:Sunderland Albion – Walsall Town Swifts 11–1
21:
1992:
1853:
1839:
1831:
1789:
1775:
1767:
1749:. Nottingham: SoccerData. pp. 28–40.
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1505:
459:Football Alliance Champions, elected to
367:
1679:
871:
84:Crewe Alexandra – Nottingham Forest 0–7
20:
404:
375:
7:
1723:from the original on 14 October 2013
973:
968:
963:
958:
953:
948:
943:
938:
933:
928:
923:
918:
413:
409:
408:
403:
398:
393:
388:
383:
378:
370:
14:
2168:Eastville Rovers (Bristol Rovers)
399:
371:
283:
274:
265:
256:
247:
238:
229:
220:
211:
202:
193:
184:
177:
1494:Election to the Football League
1694:. Andrew Drake. Archived from
865:Elected to the Football League
414:
379:
1:
389:
118:was the second season of the
1668:1891 in association football
1663:1890 in association football
419:Qualification or relegation
394:
1862:1890–91 in English football
1713:"Football Alliance 1890/91"
1658:1890–91 in English football
1498:The number of clubs in the
646:Elected to Football League
384:
2229:
1692:The Owl Football Historian
1645:Not elected to the League
1636:
1632:Not elected to the League
1623:
1619:Not elected to the League
1610:
1606:Not elected to the League
1597:
1584:
1571:
1558:
1545:
1532:
1519:
2208:Football Alliance seasons
2158:Ardwick (Manchester City)
1995:
1991:
1868:
1805:
1593:Re-elected to the League
1580:Re-elected to the League
1541:Re-elected to the League
1528:Re-elected to the League
1514:
1508:
1442:
1400:
1358:
1316:
1274:
1232:
1190:
1148:
1106:
1064:
1022:
980:
915:
825:
791:
757:
723:
689:
682:
653:
645:
613:
579:
545:
538:
509:
498:
469:
458:
426:
418:
361:1890–91 Football Alliance
130:, which had begun in the
116:1890–91 Football Alliance
96:
60:630 (4.77 per match)
2183:St. Mary's (Southampton)
1511:
878:New club in the Alliance
2069:Wolverhampton Wanderers
2087:Birmingham St George's
1567:Elected to the League
1554:Elected to the League
982:Birmingham St George's
547:Birmingham St George's
292:Birmingham St George's
18:Football league season
2064:West Bromwich Albion
1586:West Bromwich Albion
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124:association football
2137:Walsall Town Swifts
1919:The Football League
1698:on 22 October 2012.
1402:Walsall Town Swifts
655:Walsall Town Swifts
343:Walsall Town Swifts
142:the previous season
25:
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171:Final league table
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2194:
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2190:
2163:Burslem Port Vale
2132:Sunderland Albion
2117:Nottingham Forest
2079:Football Alliance
2054:Preston North End
1983:Home Championship
1943:Football Alliance
1923:Football Alliance
1902:Qualifying rounds
1828:
1827:
1798:Football Alliance
1756:978-1-905891-19-1
1649:
1648:
1625:Sunderland Albion
1612:Nottingham Forest
1484:
1483:
1360:Sunderland Albion
1234:Nottingham Forest
887:Left to join the
856:
855:
581:Nottingham Forest
499:Left to join the
471:Sunderland Albion
359:Locations of the
338:Sunderland Albion
323:Nottingham Forest
163:left to join the
161:Sunderland Albion
150:Sunderland Albion
120:Football Alliance
112:
111:
23:Football Alliance
2220:
2178:Sheffield United
2112:Newton Heath LYR
2029:Bolton Wanderers
2024:Blackburn Rovers
1993:
1855:
1848:
1841:
1832:
1791:
1784:
1777:
1768:
1761:
1760:
1742:
1733:
1732:
1730:
1728:
1709:
1700:
1699:
1684:
1506:
913:
900:
897:
891:
885:
879:
876:
864:
619:
432:
416:
411:
406:
401:
396:
391:
386:
381:
373:
368:
287:
286:
278:
277:
269:
268:
260:
259:
251:
250:
242:
241:
233:
232:
224:
223:
215:
214:
206:
205:
197:
196:
188:
187:
181:
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73:Biggest home win
26:
2228:
2227:
2223:
2222:
2221:
2219:
2218:
2217:
2198:
2197:
2196:
2187:
2146:
2097:Crewe Alexandra
2073:
2006:Football League
2000:
1987:
1968:
1964:The Combination
1959:Northern League
1947:
1931:Football League
1913:
1882:
1881:
1875:
1864:
1859:
1829:
1824:
1801:
1795:
1765:
1764:
1757:
1744:
1743:
1736:
1726:
1724:
1711:
1710:
1703:
1686:
1685:
1681:
1676:
1654:
1500:Football League
1496:
1491:
1490:
1489:
1487:
1066:Crewe Alexandra
909:
904:
903:
898:
894:
889:Northern League
886:
882:
877:
873:
868:
866:
862:
861:
859:
691:Crewe Alexandra
617:
501:Northern League
461:Football League
430:
366:
365:
364:
358:
352:
351:
345:
340:
335:
330:
325:
320:
314:
309:
304:
302:Crewe Alexandra
299:
294:
289:
288:
280:
279:
271:
270:
262:
261:
253:
252:
244:
243:
235:
234:
226:
225:
217:
216:
208:
207:
199:
198:
190:
189:
173:
165:Northern League
128:Football League
108:
102:
89:Highest scoring
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12:
11:
5:
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2200:
2199:
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2186:
2185:
2180:
2175:
2170:
2165:
2160:
2154:
2152:
2148:
2147:
2145:
2144:
2139:
2134:
2129:
2124:
2119:
2114:
2109:
2104:
2099:
2094:
2089:
2083:
2081:
2075:
2074:
2072:
2071:
2066:
2061:
2056:
2051:
2046:
2041:
2036:
2031:
2026:
2021:
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2010:
2008:
2002:
2001:
1996:
1989:
1988:
1986:
1985:
1979:
1977:
1970:
1969:
1967:
1966:
1961:
1955:
1953:
1949:
1948:
1946:
1945:
1940:
1939:
1938:
1936:First Division
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1925:
1915:
1914:
1912:
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1910:
1909:
1904:
1893:
1891:
1884:
1883:
1876:
1870:
1869:
1866:
1865:
1860:
1858:
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1850:
1843:
1835:
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1817:
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1806:
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1779:
1771:
1763:
1762:
1755:
1734:
1701:
1678:
1677:
1675:
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1665:
1660:
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1650:
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1634:
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1630:
1627:
1621:
1620:
1617:
1614:
1608:
1607:
1604:
1601:
1595:
1594:
1591:
1588:
1582:
1581:
1578:
1575:
1569:
1568:
1565:
1562:
1556:
1555:
1552:
1549:
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1530:
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1299:
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1278:
1272:
1271:
1268:
1265:
1262:
1259:
1256:
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1248:
1245:
1242:
1239:
1236:
1230:
1229:
1226:
1223:
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1211:
1209:
1206:
1203:
1200:
1197:
1194:
1188:
1187:
1184:
1181:
1178:
1175:
1172:
1169:
1166:
1164:
1161:
1158:
1155:
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1130:
1127:
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1121:
1119:
1116:
1113:
1110:
1104:
1103:
1100:
1097:
1094:
1091:
1088:
1085:
1082:
1079:
1076:
1074:
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1062:
1061:
1058:
1055:
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1046:
1043:
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1037:
1034:
1031:
1029:
1026:
1020:
1019:
1016:
1013:
1010:
1007:
1004:
1001:
998:
995:
992:
989:
986:
984:
978:
977:
972:
967:
962:
957:
952:
947:
942:
937:
932:
927:
922:
917:
911:
910:
908:
905:
902:
901:
892:
880:
870:
869:
857:
854:
853:
850:
847:
844:
841:
838:
835:
832:
829:
824:
820:
819:
816:
813:
810:
807:
804:
801:
798:
795:
790:
786:
785:
782:
779:
776:
773:
770:
767:
764:
761:
756:
752:
751:
748:
745:
742:
739:
736:
733:
730:
727:
722:
718:
717:
714:
711:
708:
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702:
699:
696:
693:
688:
684:
683:
681:
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641:
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528:
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522:
519:
516:
513:
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491:
488:
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482:
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468:
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463:
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454:
451:
448:
445:
442:
439:
436:
433:
425:
421:
420:
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412:
407:
402:
397:
392:
387:
382:
377:
374:
354:
353:
346:
341:
336:
331:
326:
321:
315:
310:
305:
300:
295:
290:
282:
281:
273:
272:
264:
263:
255:
254:
246:
245:
237:
236:
228:
227:
219:
218:
210:
209:
201:
200:
192:
191:
183:
182:
176:
175:
174:
172:
169:
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109:
103:
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2214:
2211:
2209:
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2203:
2184:
2181:
2179:
2176:
2174:
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2171:
2169:
2166:
2164:
2161:
2159:
2156:
2155:
2153:
2149:
2143:
2142:The Wednesday
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1435:
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1333:
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1324:
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1319:
1315:
1311:
1308:
1305:
1302:
1300:
1297:
1294:
1291:
1288:
1285:
1282:
1279:
1277:
1273:
1269:
1266:
1263:
1260:
1257:
1255:
1252:
1249:
1246:
1243:
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1237:
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1231:
1227:
1224:
1221:
1218:
1215:
1212:
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1207:
1204:
1201:
1198:
1195:
1193:
1189:
1185:
1182:
1179:
1176:
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1170:
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1137:
1134:
1131:
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1125:
1122:
1120:
1117:
1114:
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1101:
1098:
1095:
1092:
1089:
1086:
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1077:
1075:
1072:
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1067:
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1032:
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1027:
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