Football League 1891/92
Sunderland won the 1891/92 Football League with 42 points, 5 points ahead of Preston North End. Darwen was relegated. The season's 182 matches produced 777 goals, 4.27 a game.
Sunderland
Champions
777
Goals
4.27
Goals a game
63%
Home wins
Final table
| 1 |  SunderlandSunderland | 26 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 93 | 36 | +57 | 42 |
| 2 |  Preston North EndPreston North End | 26 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 61 | 31 | +30 | 37 |
| 3 |  Bolton WanderersBolton | 26 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 51 | 37 | +14 | 36 |
| 4 |  Aston VillaAston Villa | 26 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 89 | 56 | +33 | 30 |
| 5 |  EvertonEverton | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 28 |
| 6 |  Wolverhampton WanderersWolves | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 59 | 46 | +13 | 26 |
| 7 |  BurnleyBurnley | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 49 | 45 | +4 | 26 |
| 8 |  Notts CountyNotts County | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 26 |
| 9 |  Blackburn RoversBlackburn | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 58 | 65 | -7 | 26 |
| 10 |  Derby CountyDerby County | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 46 | 52 | -6 | 24 |
| 11 | AccringtonAccrington | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 40 | 78 | -38 | 20 |
| 12 |  West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 51 | 58 | -7 | 18 |
| 13 |  Stoke CityStoke | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 38 | 61 | -23 | 14 |
| 14 | DarwenDarwen | 26 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 38 | 112 | -74 | 11 |
▌ Champions ▌ Relegated. 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. Sort and filter it on the all-time table →
The 1891/92 title race
The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →
Points, Sat 30 Apr 1892
1
Sunderland
42
2
Preston North End
37
3
Bolton
36
4
Aston Villa
30
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1891/92 · Sat 30 Apr 1892
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The 1891/92 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.
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First-ever results
3 results in 1891/92 had never happened in the English top flight before, counting home and away separately:
Biggest wins
Highest-scoring matches
Most common results
How 1891/92 compares
At 4.27 goals a game, 1891/92 was the 3rd highest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 63% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 13% were draws and 25% away wins.