Football : Season Details : 1891

Final English Top Division Football (soccer) Table and Cup Final(s)

[Season 1890] [Season 1892]

Position	Club	Points	History	Notes
1	Everton	29	1-3
2	Preston North End	27	1-3
3	Notts County	26	1-3	FAC-F
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	26	1-3
5	Bolton Wanderers	25	1-3
6	Blackburn Rovers	24	1-3	FAC-W
7	Sunderland	23	1-1
8	Burnley	21	1-3
9	Aston Villa	18	1-3
10	Accrington	16	1-3
11	Derby County	15	1-3
12	West Bromwich Albion	12	1-3

Legend and Abbreviations
Points: 2 for a win : 1 for a draw.
History is in the form A-B: A is the number of occasions that the club has been in the Top Division. B is the current number of consecutive seasons in the Top Division.
Notes: FAC FA Cup; W Winners - F Finalists

FA Cup Final

Blackburn Rovers 3 Notts County 1

History

Everton won their first trophy, the Championship.

Sunderland were voted into the League in place of Stoke. They would remain for 57 seasons up to 1958, a record that would not be broken until 1984.

Blackburn Rovers won the FA Cup for the 5th time, equalling the record set in 1878. They retained the FA Cup in successive seasons, a feat that would not be repeated until 1952.

Goal nets were introduced. The penalty kick was introduced. The penalty area markings would not appear until 1902.

No clubs were relegated.

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