Season 1891-92
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| Cup Competition |
| FA Cup Final 1892 | Venue | Gate | Notes |
| FL | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 0 | Aston Villa | FL | Kennington Oval, London | 32,810 | |
| | Geddes, Nicholls, Reynolds | | | | | | | |
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| FA Cup Semi-Finals 1892 | Venue | Gate | Notes |
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| FL | Aston Villa | 4 | 1 | Sunderland | FL | Bramall Lane, Sheffield | 25,000 | |
| | Devey J 2, Hodgetts 2 | | | Scott | | | | |
| FL | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | NL | Molineux, Wolverhampton | 21,076 | |
| | Geddes | | | Lindley | | | | |
| FA Cup Semi-Finals 1892 Replay | Venue | Gate | Notes |
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| FL | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | NL | Molineux, Wolverhampton | 15,930 | |
| | Bassett | | | Higgins | | | | |
| FA Cup Semi-Finals 1892 Replay 2 | Venue | Gate | Notes |
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| FL | West Bromwich Albion | 6 | 2 | Nottingham Forest | NL | County Ground, Derby | 8,024 | |
| | Geddes 3, Bassett, Groves, Perry C | | | Higgins 2 | | | | |
Final Table for Season 1891-92
| Football League |
| Home | Away | |
| Ptn |  | Football League | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | FA Cup |
|---|
| 1 | 6 | Sunderland | 26 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 25 | 2.583 | 42 | SF |
| 2 | 0 | Preston North End | 26 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 1.968 | 37 |
Rd 3 |
| 3 | 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 26 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 1.378 | 36 | Rd 1 |
| 4 | 5 | Aston Villa | 26 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 33 | 1.589 | 30 |
Final |
| 5 | -4 | Everton | 26 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 1.000 | 28 | Rd 1 |
| 6 | -2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 26 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 1.283 | 26 |
Rd 3 |
| 7 | 1 | Burnley | 26 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 1.089 | 26 | Rd 2 |
| 8 | -5 | Notts County | 26 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 39 | 1.078 | 26 | Rd 1 |
| 9 | -3 | Blackburn Rovers | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 39 | 0.892 | 26 | Rd 2 |
| 10 | 1 | Derby County | 26 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 34 | 0.885 | 24 | Rd 1 |
| 11 | -1 | Accrington | 26 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 58 | 0.513 | 20 | Rd 2 |
| 12 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 26 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 34 | 0.879 | 18 | Win |
| 13 |
FAL | Stoke | 26 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 42 | 0.623 | 14 |
Rd 3 |
| 14 |
FAL | Darwen | 26 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 31 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 69 | 0.339 | 11 | Rd 2 |
| Notes |
| The Football League expanded to 16 clubs and becomes the First Division of the Football League |
| Football Alliance |
| Home | Away | |
| Ptn | | Football Alliance | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | FA Cup |
|---|
| 1 | 4 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 2.682 | 33 | SF |
| 2 | 7 | Newton Heath | 22 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 2.091 | 31 | Q4 |
| 3 | 7 | Small Heath | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 1.472 | 29 | Rd 2 |
| 4 | 8 | The Wednesday | 22 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 1.857 | 28 | Rd 3 |
| 5 | TCm | Burton Swifts | 22 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 29 | 1.038 | 26 | Q3 |
| 6 | ML | Lincoln City | 22 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 45 | 0.645 | 20 | Q2 |
| 7 | 1 | Crewe Alexandra | 22 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 33 | 0.898 | 18 | Rd 1 |
| 8 | Non | Ardwick | 22 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 0.765 | 18 | Q1 |
| 9 | -6 | Grimsby Town | 22 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 30 | 1.026 | 16 | Q3 |
| 10 | 1 | Bootle | 22 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 47 | 0.606 | 16 | Rd 1 |
| 11 | -4 | Walsall Town Swifts | 22 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 42 | 0.533 | 14 | Q2 |
| 12 | -8 | Birmingham St George's | 22 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 45 | 0.531 | 11 | Rd 1 |
| Notes |
| The Football Alliance becomes the Second Division of the Football League (12 clubs) |
| Grimsby Town deducted 2 pts for fielding an ineligable player |
| Birmingham Mitchell St George's deducted 2 pts |
| 1892 Re-election to the First Division of the Football League |
| League | Clubs | Ave Gate | FA Cup | Ballot | Result |
| FL | West Bromwich Albion | 6,623 | Win | X | As FA Cup winners not required to seek re-election |
| League | Clubs | Ave Gate | FA Cup | Ballot | Result |
| FAL | The Wednesday | 6,150 |
Rd 3 | 10 | Elected |
| FAL | Nottingham Forest | 3,275 | SF | 9 | Elected |
| FL | Accrington | 3,592 | Rd 2 | 7 | Re-Elected |
| FL | Stoke | 3,838 |
Rd 3 | 6 | Re-Elected |
| FAL | Newton Heath | 5,841 | Q4 | 6 | Elected |
| NL | Sheffield United | | Rd 2 | 5 | Failed |
| FL | Darwen | 4,808 | Rd 2 | 4 | Not Re-election |
| FAL | Burton Swifts | 2,286 | Q3 | 1 | Failed |
| NL | Middlesbrough | | Rd 2 | 0.5 | Joint bid |
| NL | Middlesbrough Ironopolis | | Rd 1 | 0.5 | Joint bid |
| NL | Newcastle East End | | Rd 1 | 1 | Failed |
| Non | Liverpool Caledonians | | DNE | 0 | Failed |
| Lan |
Liverpool | | Q2 | 0 | Rejected |
| 1892 Elected the new Second Division of the Football League |
| League | Clubs | Ave Gate | FA Cup | Ballot | Result |
| FAL | Burton Swifts | 2,286 | Q3 | X | Elected |
| FAL | Ardwick | 6,886 | Q1 | X | Elected |
| FAL | Bootle | 2,889 | Rd 1 | X | Elected |
| NL | Burslem Port Vale | | Q1 | X | Elected |
| FAL | Crewe Alexandra | 2,286 | Rd 1 | X | Elected |
| FL | Darwen | 4,808 | Rd 2 | X | Re-Elected |
| FAL | Grimsby Town | 1,856 | Q3 | X | Elected |
| FAL | Lincoln City | 2,583 | Q2 | X | Elected |
| NL | Northwich Victoria | | Q4 | X | Elected |
| NL | Sheffield United | | Rd 2 | X | Elected |
| FAL | Small Heath | 2,748 | Rd 2 | X | Elected |
| FAL | Walsall Town Swifts | 2,886 | Q2 | X | Elected |
| NL | Middlesbrough Ironopolis | | Rd 1 | | Declined |
| NL | Newcastle East End | | Rd 1 | | Declined |
| Non | Liverpool Caledonians | | DNE | | Declined |
| NL | Sunderland Albion | | Rd 2 | | Defunct |
