Before this season

Second Division formed
Newton Heath joined Division One from Football Alliance
Nottingham Forest joined Division One from Football Alliance
Sheffield Wednesday joined Division One from Football Alliance
Darwen dropped into Division Two
Ardwick joined Division Two from Football Alliance
Bootle joined Division Two from Football Alliance
Burslem Port Vale joined Division Two from Midland League
Burton Swifts joined Division Two from Football Alliance
Crewe Alexandra joined Division Two from Football Alliance
Grimsby Town joined Division Two from Football Alliance
Lincoln City joined Division Two from Football Alliance
Northwich Victoria joined Division Two from The Combination
Sheffield United joined Division Two from Northern League
Small Heath joined Division Two from Football Alliance
Walsall Town Swifts joined Division Two from Football Alliance

Final League Tables

      DIVISION ONE
 Pos  Name                            Pld    W    D    L   GF   GA  Pts
   1  Sunderland                       30   22    4    4  100   36   48
   2  Preston North End                30   17    3   10   57   39   37
   3  Everton                          30   16    4   10   74   51   36
   4  Aston Villa                      30   16    3   11   73   62   35
   5  Bolton Wanderers                 30   13    6   11   56   55   32
   6  Burnley                          30   13    4   13   51   44   30
   7  Stoke                            30   12    5   13   58   48   29
   8  West Bromwich Albion             30   12    5   13   58   69   29
   9  Blackburn Rovers                 30    8   13    9   47   56   29
  10  Nottingham Forest                30   10    8   12   48   52   28
  11  Wolverhampton Wanderers          30   12    4   14   47   68   28
  12  Sheffield Wednesday              30   12    3   15   55   65   27
  13  Derby County                     30    9    9   12   52   64   27
  14  Notts County                     30   10    4   16   53   61   24
  15  Accrington                       30    6   11   13   57   81   23
  16  Newton Heath                     30    6    6   18   50   85   18


      DIVISION TWO
 Pos  Name                            Pld    W    D    L   GF   GA  Pts
   1  Small Heath                      22   17    2    3   90   35   36
   2  Sheffield United                 22   16    3    3   62   19   35
   3  Darwen                           22   14    2    6   60   36   30
   4  Grimsby Town                     22   11    1   10   42   41   23
   5  Ardwick                          22    9    3   10   45   40   21
   6  Burton Swifts                    22    9    2   11   47   47   20
   7  Northwich Victoria               22    9    2   11   42   58   20
   8  Bootle                           22    8    3   11   49   63   19
   9  Lincoln City                     22    7    3   12   45   51   17
  10  Crewe Alexandra                  22    6    3   13   42   69   15
  11  Burslem Port Vale                22    6    3   13   30   57   15
  12  Walsall Town Swifts              22    5    3   14   37   75   13

Following this season

Accrington left from Division One to join Lancashire League
Bootle left from Division Two
Darwen were promoted from Division Two to Division One
Liverpool joined Division Two from Lancashire League
Middlesbrough Ironopolis joined Division Two from Northern League
Newcastle United joined Division Two from Northern League
Notts County were relegated from Division One to Division Two
Rotherham Town joined Division Two from Midland League
Sheffield United were promoted from Division Two to Division One
Woolwich Arsenal joined Division Two

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