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First Division 1894/95

Sunderland won the 1894/95 First Division with 47 points, 5 points ahead of Everton. Liverpool was relegated. The season's 240 matches produced 917 goals, 3.82 a game.

Sunderland

Champions

917

Goals

3.82

Goals a game

58%

Home wins

Final table

1SunderlandSunderland3021548037+4347
2EvertonEverton3018668250+3242
3Aston VillaAston Villa3017588243+3939
4Preston North EndPreston North End30155106246+1635
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn30111095949+1032
6Sheffield UnitedSheffield Utd30144125755+232
7Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest30135125056-631
8Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wed30124145055-528
9BurnleyBurnley30114154456-1226
10Bolton WanderersBolton3097146162-125
11Wolverhampton WanderersWolves3097144363-2025
12Birmingham CityBirmingham3097145074-2425
13West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom30104165166-1524
14Stoke CityStoke3096155067-1724
15Derby CountyDerby County3079144568-2323
16LiverpoolLiverpool3078155170-1922

▌ 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 1894/95 title race

The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →

02040SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprPreston North End35Aston Villa39Everton42Sunderland47

Points, Wed 24 Apr 1895

1

Sunderland

47

2

Everton

42

3

Aston Villa

39

4

Preston North End

35

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1894/95 · Wed 24 Apr 1895

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The 1894/95 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. Select a square to see those matches.

Away goals

Times it's happened

Never

Once

2

3–4

5–9

10–19

20+

First-ever results

Every result in 1894/95 had happened before.

Biggest wins

January 5, 1895Blackburn 9–1 Birmingham8-goal home win
September 1, 1894Sunderland 8–0 Derby County8-goal home win
December 8, 1894Sunderland 7–1 Birmingham6-goal home win
September 15, 1894Blackburn 6–0 Stoke6-goal home win
December 26, 1894Aston Villa 6–0 Stoke6-goal home win

Highest-scoring matches

January 5, 1895Blackburn 9–1 Birmingham10 goals
January 5, 1895West Brom 4–5 Preston North End9 goals
September 1, 1894Sunderland 8–0 Derby County8 goals
December 8, 1894Sunderland 7–1 Birmingham8 goals
January 14, 1895Bolton 6–2 Sheffield Utd8 goals

Most common results

#12–1 home win21 · 9%
#22–2 draw19 · 8%
#33–1 home win17 · 7%
#41–1 draw14 · 6%
#53–0 home win14 · 6%

How 1894/95 compares

At 3.82 goals a game, 1894/95 was the 8th highest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 58% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 20% were draws and 22% away wins.