1889–90 Football League

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.

Results

Maps

Accrington Aston Villa Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Burnley Derby County Everton Notts County Preston North End Stoke West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers

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.

Attendances

Everton FC drew the highest average home attendance in the second edition of the Football League. !#!!Football club!!Home games!!Average attendance |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Everton FC || 11 || 10,110 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Preston North End || 11 || 7,650 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Blackburn Rovers || 11 || 7,205 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Aston Villa || 11 || 5,870 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Wolverhampton Wanderers || 11 || 5,530 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Burnley FC || 11 || 5,400 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Bolton Wanderers || 11 || 5,325 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || West Bromwich Albion || 11 || 4,870 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Derby County || 11 || 3,900 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Notts County || 11 || 3,400 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Stoke FC || 11 || 3,275 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Accrington FC || 11 || 3,055 |- |} }}

References

References

1. "English League Leading Goalscorers".
2. Ian Laschke: ''Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79''. Macdonald and Jane’s, London & Sydney, 1980.
3. "England 1889-90". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
4. [http://www.footballsite.co.uk/Statistics/NonLeagueTables/FA1889-90.htm footballsite.co.uk]
5. "Historical attendances".