Football League 1890/91
Everton won the 1890/91 Football League with 29 points, 2 points ahead of Preston North End. Nobody went down. The season's 132 matches produced 554 goals, 4.20 a game.
Everton
Champions
554
Goals
4.20
Goals a game
62%
Home wins
Final table
| 1 |  EvertonEverton | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 63 | 29 | +34 | 29 |
| 2 |  Preston North EndPreston North End | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 23 | +21 | 27 |
| 3 |  Notts CountyNotts County | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 52 | 35 | +17 | 26 |
| 4 |  Wolverhampton WanderersWolves | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 39 | 50 | -11 | 26 |
| 5 |  Bolton WanderersBolton | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 25 |
| 6 |  Blackburn RoversBlackburn | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 24 |
| 7 |  SunderlandSunderland | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 51 | 31 | +20 | 23* |
| 8 |  BurnleyBurnley | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 52 | 63 | -11 | 21 |
| 9 |  Aston VillaAston Villa | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 45 | 58 | -13 | 18 |
| 10 | AccringtonAccrington | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 50 | -22 | 16 |
| 11 |  Derby CountyDerby County | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 47 | 81 | -34 | 15 |
| 12 |  West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 34 | 57 | -23 | 12 |
▌ Champions. Two points for a win, one for a draw; clubs level on points are split by goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded), as they were then, minus Sunderland's 2-point deduction (fielding an ineligible goalkeeper (Ned Doig)), marked *. Sort and filter it on the all-time table →
The 1890/91 title race
The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →
Points, Sat 18 Apr 1891
1
Everton
29
2
Preston North End
27
3
Notts County
26
4
Wolves
26
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1890/91 · Sat 18 Apr 1891
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The 1890/91 scoreline grid
Every result of the season, home goals along the bottom and away goals up the side. Each square counts the matches that finished that way; ringed squares are results the English top flight had never seen before this season. Select a square to see those matches.
Times it's happened
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First-ever results
4 results in 1890/91 had never happened in the English top flight before, counting home and away separately:
Biggest wins
Highest-scoring matches
Most common results
How 1890/91 compares
At 4.20 goals a game, 1890/91 was the 4th highest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 62% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 12% were draws and 26% away wins.