This page contains Midland League tables
1890-1900 and details of changes/movements.
Further pages and seasons will be covered
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MIDLAND LEAGUE 1890-1900
Midland League Final Table 1890-1891
The season began with 12 clubs in the competition,
but Kidderminster resigned during the season
and Warwick County were expelled for failing
to fulfil fixtures. The records of both clubs were deleted.
|
1 |
Gainsborough Trinity |
18 |
10 |
4 |
4 |
58 |
21 |
24 |
|
2 |
Long Eaton Rangers |
18 |
10 |
2 |
6 |
50 |
33 |
22 |
|
3 |
Lincoln City |
18 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
34 |
21 |
20 |
|
4 |
Derby Midland |
18 |
8 |
4 |
6 |
28 |
28 |
20 |
|
5 |
Sheffield United |
18 |
8 |
3 |
7 |
32 |
25 |
19 |
|
6 |
Burton Wanderers |
18 |
7 |
4 |
7 |
25 |
33 |
18 |
|
7 |
Rotherham Town |
18 |
7 |
4 |
7 |
20 |
28 |
18 |
|
8 |
Burslem Port Vale |
18 |
7 |
2 |
9 |
35 |
43 |
16 |
|
9 |
Derby Junction |
18 |
5 |
5 |
8 |
18 |
30 |
15 |
|
10 |
Staveley |
18 |
2 |
4 |
12 |
19 |
57 |
8 |
|
|
|
180 |
71 |
38 |
71 |
319 |
319 |
180 |
Lincoln City and Sheffield United left the
competition at the end of the season. Derby Midland amalgamated with Football
league side Derby County. Five new
clubs were admitted – Doncaster Rovers,
Grantham Rovers, Leicester Fosse, Loughborough
Town and Wednesbury Old Athletic.
Midland League Final Table 1891-1892
Once again there was a mid-season resignation. This time the club was Staveley, whose
record was deleted.
|
1 |
Rotherham Town |
20 |
13 |
1 |
6 |
70 |
41 |
27 |
|
2 |
Gainsborough Trinity |
20 |
12 |
2 |
6 |
49 |
31 |
26 |
|
3 |
Burslem Port Vale |
20 |
11 |
1 |
8 |
49 |
33 |
23 |
|
4 |
Wednesbury Old Athletic |
20 |
9 |
5 |
6 |
49 |
41 |
23 |
|
5 |
Burton Wanderers |
20 |
10 |
2 |
8 |
48 |
32 |
22 |
|
6 |
Doncaster Rovers |
20 |
8 |
5 |
7 |
30 |
36 |
21 |
|
7 |
Grantham Rovers |
20 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
29 |
37 |
18 |
|
8 |
Loughborough Town |
20 |
8 |
1 |
11 |
42 |
46 |
17 |
|
9 |
Long Eaton Rangers |
20 |
5 |
7 |
8 |
32 |
46 |
17 |
|
10 |
Derby Junction |
20 |
4 |
5 |
11 |
21 |
41 |
13 |
|
11 |
Leicester Fosse |
20 |
5 |
3 |
12 |
21 |
56 |
13 |
|
|
|
220 |
91 |
38 |
91 |
440 |
440 |
220 |
Burslem Port Vale were elected to the new
Football League Division 2 and so resigned
from the Midland League. Kettering, Mansfield Town and Newark
were elected.
Midland League Final Table 1892-1893
|
1 |
Rotherham Town |
24 |
19 |
3 |
2 |
80 |
28 |
41 |
|
2 |
Burton Wanderers |
24 |
15 |
4 |
5 |
49 |
33 |
34 |
|
3 |
Loughborough Town |
24 |
15 |
3 |
6 |
64 |
30 |
33 |
|
4 |
Leicester Fosse |
24 |
12 |
3 |
9 |
50 |
37 |
27 |
|
5 |
Doncaster Rovers |
24 |
11 |
4 |
9 |
47 |
44 |
26 |
|
6 |
Gainsborough Trinity |
24 |
12 |
1 |
11 |
51 |
34 |
25 |
|
7 |
Kettering |
24 |
11 |
3 |
10 |
48 |
41 |
25 |
|
8 |
Grantham Rovers |
24 |
10 |
2 |
12 |
46 |
43 |
22 |
|
9 |
Wednesbury Old Athletic |
24 |
8 |
3 |
13 |
41 |
51 |
19 |
|
10 |
Long Eaton Rangers |
24 |
6 |
6 |
12 |
34 |
53 |
18 |
|
11 |
Mansfield Town |
24 |
7 |
2 |
15 |
26 |
70 |
16 |
|
12 |
Newark |
24 |
6 |
3 |
15 |
34 |
62 |
15 |
|
13 |
Derby Junction |
24 |
3 |
5 |
16 |
32 |
76 |
11 |
|
|
|
312 |
135 |
42 |
135 |
602 |
602 |
312 |
Rotherham Town, who were elected to the Football
League Division 2, and Wednesbury Old Athletic
resigned at the end of the season and Derby
Junction did not seek re-election. Mansfield Greenhalghs were elected.
Midland League Final Table 1893-1894
|
1 |
Burton Wanderers* |
20 |
17 |
3 |
0 |
82 |
12 |
35 |
|
2 |
Leicester Fosse |
20 |
15 |
2 |
3 |
49 |
13 |
32 |
|
3 |
Loughborough Town |
20 |
12 |
6 |
2 |
52 |
22 |
30 |
|
4 |
Grantham Rovers |
20 |
9 |
4 |
7 |
35 |
33 |
22 |
|
5 |
Mansfield Greenhalghs |
20 |
9 |
3 |
8 |
43 |
54 |
21 |
|
6 |
Long Eaton Rangers |
20 |
7 |
4 |
9 |
43 |
44 |
18 |
|
7 |
Doncaster Rovers |
20 |
5 |
4 |
11 |
27 |
48 |
14 |
|
8 |
Newark |
20 |
6 |
2 |
12 |
28 |
55 |
14 |
|
9 |
Kettering |
20 |
4 |
5 |
11 |
26 |
59 |
13 |
|
10 |
Gainsborough Trinity |
20 |
5 |
1 |
14 |
28 |
46 |
11 |
|
11 |
Mansfield Town |
20 |
2 |
4 |
14 |
27 |
54 |
8 |
|
|
|
220 |
91 |
38 |
91 |
440 |
440 |
218 |
*2 points deducted for fielding an ineligible
player.
Burton Wanderers and Leicester Fosse were
both elected to the Football League Division
2 and so resigned from the Midland League,
while the two Mansfield clubs amalgamated
as ‘Mansfield’. Derby County Reserves, Heanor Town,
Ilkeston Town, Matlock, Rushden Town and
Stoke Swifts, believed to have been the ‘Reserve
XI’ of the Football League club Stoke,
were elected.
Midland League Final Table 1894-1895
|
1 |
Loughborough Town |
26 |
19 |
4 |
3 |
84 |
25 |
42 |
|
2 |
Stoke Swifts |
26 |
14 |
7 |
5 |
90 |
33 |
35 |
|
3 |
Derby County Reserves |
26 |
12 |
8 |
6 |
46 |
27 |
32 |
|
4 |
Gainsborough Trinity |
26 |
14 |
4 |
8 |
55 |
36 |
32 |
|
5 |
Kettering |
26 |
13 |
6 |
7 |
59 |
45 |
32 |
|
6 |
Ilkeston Town |
26 |
13 |
5 |
8 |
53 |
46 |
31 |
|
7 |
Mansfield |
26 |
12 |
5 |
9 |
46 |
37 |
29 |
|
8 |
Heanor Town |
26 |
9 |
5 |
12 |
49 |
48 |
23 |
|
9 |
Rushden Town |
26 |
10 |
3 |
13 |
47 |
70 |
23 |
|
10 |
Long Eaton Rangers |
26 |
7 |
5 |
14 |
41 |
55 |
19 |
|
11 |
Newark |
26 |
6 |
6 |
14 |
37 |
63 |
18 |
|
12 |
Doncaster Rovers |
26 |
6 |
6 |
14 |
35 |
70 |
18 |
|
13 |
Grantham Rovers |
26 |
6 |
5 |
15 |
27 |
59 |
17 |
|
14 |
Matlock |
26 |
3 |
7 |
16 |
37 |
92 |
13 |
|
|
|
364 |
144 |
76 |
144 |
706 |
706 |
364 |
Loughborough Town were elected to the Football
League Division 2 and so resigned from the
Midland League, as did Derby County Reserves
and Stoke Swifts. Four new clubs were elected - Barnsley
St. Peter’s, Dresden United, Walsall
(from the Football League) and Wellingborough.
Midland League Final Table 1895-1896
|
1 |
Kettering |
28 |
20 |
5 |
3 |
74 |
28 |
45 |
|
2 |
Gainsborough Trinity |
28 |
17 |
6 |
5 |
59 |
26 |
40 |
|
3 |
Walsall |
28 |
17 |
6 |
5 |
91 |
47 |
40 |
|
4 |
Long Eaton Rangers |
28 |
18 |
3 |
7 |
68 |
39 |
39 |
|
5 |
Rushden Town |
28 |
14 |
4 |
10 |
61 |
46 |
32 |
|
6 |
Heanor Town |
28 |
12 |
7 |
9 |
70 |
45 |
31 |
|
7 |
Ilkeston Town |
28 |
14 |
2 |
12 |
62 |
41 |
30 |
|
8 |
Barnsley St. Peter’s |
28 |
13 |
3 |
12 |
62 |
52 |
29 |
|
9 |
Grantham Rovers |
28 |
11 |
5 |
12 |
64 |
47 |
27 |
|
10 |
Doncaster Rovers |
28 |
10 |
6 |
12 |
44 |
56 |
26 |
|
11 |
Dresden United |
28 |
9 |
6 |
13 |
44 |
49 |
24 |
|
12 |
Wellingborough |
28 |
10 |
4 |
14 |
44 |
71 |
24 |
|
13 |
Mansfield |
28 |
9 |
2 |
17 |
35 |
68 |
20 |
|
14 |
Newark |
28 |
6 |
1 |
21 |
36 |
78 |
13 |
|
15 |
Matlock |
28 |
0 |
0 |
28 |
9 |
130 |
0 |
|
|
|
420 |
180 |
60 |
180 |
823 |
823 |
420 |
Gainsborough Trinity and Walsall were elected
to the Football League Division 2 and so
left the Midland League, as did Mansfield,
Matlock and Newark, none of whom sought re-election. Burslem Port Vale (from the Football
League), Chesterfield, Glossop North End,
Mexborough Town and Worksop Town were elected.
Midland League Final Table 1896-1897
|
1 |
Doncaster Rovers |
28 |
17 |
5 |
6 |
77 |
40 |
39 |
|
2 |
Glossop North End* |
27 |
15 |
4 |
8 |
67 |
39 |
36 |
|
3 |
Long Eaton Rangers |
28 |
15 |
2 |
11 |
55 |
39 |
32 |
|
4 |
Chesterfield |
28 |
13 |
6 |
9 |
74 |
53 |
32 |
|
5 |
Kettering |
28 |
13 |
5 |
10 |
51 |
40 |
31 |
|
6 |
Wellingborough |
28 |
12 |
7 |
9 |
52 |
46 |
31 |
|
7 |
Burslem Port Vale |
28 |
14 |
3 |
11 |
62 |
56 |
31 |
|
8 |
Heanor Town |
28 |
12 |
6 |
10 |
55 |
47 |
30 |
|
9 |
Ilkeston Town |
28 |
11 |
7 |
10 |
60 |
57 |
29 |
|
10 |
Dresden United |
28 |
12 |
5 |
11 |
48 |
63 |
29 |
|
11 |
Barnsley St. Peter’s |
28 |
10 |
4 |
14 |
57 |
71 |
24 |
|
12 |
Rushden Town |
28 |
9 |
5 |
14 |
43 |
53 |
23 |
|
13 |
Mexborough Town |
28 |
7 |
7 |
14 |
39 |
50 |
21 |
|
14 |
Worksop Town |
28 |
6 |
5 |
17 |
27 |
63 |
17 |
|
15 |
Grantham Rovers* |
27 |
6 |
33 |
18 |
26 |
76 |
15 |
|
|
|
418 |
172 |
104 |
172 |
793 |
793 |
420 |
*Glossop North End were awarded 2 points
after Grantham Rovers failed to fulfil their
away fixture at Glossop.
Grantham Rovers and Worksop Town did not
seek re-election, while Dresden United and
Heanor Town resigned at the end of the season. Burton Wanderers, Having failed to
gain re-election to Football league Division
2, were admitted to the competition.
Midland League re-election rules were changed
so that only the bottom two clubs would have
to apply in future.
Midland League Final Table 1897-1898
|
1 |
Mexborough Town |
22 |
15 |
3 |
4 |
53 |
30 |
33 |
|
2 |
Barnsley St. Peter’s |
22 |
14 |
3 |
5 |
47 |
29 |
31 |
|
3 |
Chesterfield |
22 |
11 |
7 |
4 |
54 |
23 |
29 |
|
4 |
Ilkeston Town |
22 |
9 |
6 |
7 |
37 |
39 |
24 |
|
5 |
Burslem Port Vale |
22 |
10 |
3 |
9 |
46 |
32 |
23 |
|
6 |
Rushden Town |
22 |
9 |
5 |
8 |
35 |
44 |
23 |
|
7 |
Kettering |
22 |
7 |
5 |
10 |
19 |
28 |
19 |
|
8 |
Long Eaton Rangers |
22 |
7 |
5 |
10 |
26 |
44 |
19 |
|
9 |
Glossop North End |
22 |
8 |
2 |
12 |
41 |
47 |
18 |
|
10 |
Doncaster Rovers |
22 |
5 |
6 |
11 |
33 |
35 |
16 |
|
11 |
Burton Wanderers |
22 |
5 |
6 |
11 |
31 |
44 |
16 |
|
12 |
Wellingborough |
22 |
5 |
3 |
14 |
21 |
48 |
13 |
|
|
|
264 |
105 |
54 |
105 |
443 |
443 |
264 |
Barnsley St. Peter’s, Burslem Port
Vale and Glossop North End were all elected
to the expanded Football League Division
2 and so left the Midland League. Heanor Town re-joined the competition
and the ‘reserve sides’ of 4
Football League teams were also admitted
– Derby County, Leicester Fosse, Sheffield
United and Sheffield Wednesday, known in
those days simply as ‘The Wednesday’
Midland League Final Table 1898-1899
There is a disparity of one between the ‘goals
for’ and ‘goals against’
columns.
|
1 |
Doncaster Rovers |
26 |
14 |
5 |
7 |
56 |
47 |
33 |
|
2 |
Ilkeston Town |
26 |
15 |
2 |
9 |
55 |
37 |
32 |
|
3 |
Kettering |
26 |
12 |
7 |
7 |
47 |
32 |
31 |
|
4 |
Chesterfield |
26 |
14 |
3 |
9 |
59 |
42 |
31 |
|
5 |
Wellingborough |
26 |
11 |
6 |
9 |
49 |
34 |
28 |
|
6 |
Burton Wanderers |
26 |
11 |
5 |
10 |
49 |
38 |
27 |
|
7 |
Rushden Town |
26 |
12 |
3 |
11 |
44 |
42 |
27 |
|
8 |
Derby County Reserves |
26 |
10 |
5 |
11 |
61 |
47 |
25 |
|
9 |
Sheffield United Reserves |
26 |
9 |
7 |
10 |
45 |
45 |
25 |
|
10 |
Sheffield Wednesday Reserves |
26 |
10 |
5 |
11 |
42 |
52 |
25 |
|
11 |
Heanor Town |
26 |
8 |
5 |
13 |
35 |
53 |
21 |
|
12 |
Leicester Fosse Reserves |
26 |
9 |
2 |
15 |
34 |
58 |
20 |
|
13 |
Long Eaton Rangers |
26 |
9 |
2 |
15 |
37 |
65 |
20 |
|
14 |
Mexborough Town |
26 |
8 |
3 |
15 |
33 |
54 |
19 |
|
|
|
364 |
152 |
60 |
152 |
646 |
646 |
364 |
Chesterfield became the latest Midland League
side to be elected to the Football League
Division 2. Other departures were Long Eaton Rangers,
Mexborough Town, Sheffield United and Sheffield
Wednesday, all of whom resigned. 4
clubs joined – Barnsley Reserves, Lincoln
City Reserves, Newark and Northampton.
Midland League Final Table 1899-1900
|
1 |
Kettering |
24 |
16 |
5 |
3 |
57 |
24 |
37 |
|
2 |
Wellingborough |
24 |
16 |
4 |
4 |
64 |
38 |
36 |
|
3 |
Northampton |
24 |
16 |
2 |
6 |
66 |
36 |
34 |
|
4 |
Derby County Reserves |
24 |
11 |
5 |
8 |
63 |
46 |
27 |
|
5 |
Lincoln City Reserves |
24 |
11 |
3 |
10 |
45 |
46 |
25 |
|
6 |
Heanor Town |
24 |
9 |
7 |
8 |
31 |
36 |
25 |
|
7 |
Doncaster Rovers |
24 |
9 |
6 |
9 |
51 |
42 |
24 |
|
8 |
Ilkeston Town |
24 |
9 |
6 |
9 |
43 |
44 |
24 |
|
9 |
Newark |
24 |
10 |
1 |
13 |
51 |
50 |
21 |
|
10 |
Burton Wanderers |
24 |
6 |
6 |
12 |
40 |
62 |
18 |
|
11 |
Rushden Town |
24 |
7 |
2 |
15 |
38 |
56 |
16 |
|
12 |
Barnsley Reserves |
24 |
5 |
6 |
13 |
39 |
68 |
16 |
|
13 |
Leicester Fosse Reserves |
24 |
3 |
3 |
18 |
34 |
74 |
9 |
|
|
|
312 |
128 |
56 |
128 |
622 |
622 |
312 |
Barnsley did not seek re-election, while
Heanor Town and Kettering both resigned at
the end of the season. Coalville Town, Hinckley Town,
Loughborough Town (from the Football League),
Sheffield United Reserves and Worksop Town
all joined the competition.
