Friday 1889-01-11
- Cup and International
- Football League
| Football League |
| Football League Notes |
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| Football League sub-committee as part of rules for the new Football League decided that after points goal average would determine league position. This one rule had two effects firstly it passed onto future generations the curse of having to battle with long division in the closing minutes of the last match of the season, and the second was that it as it gave young footballers a greater incentive to become proficient in mathematics. |
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Football League | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Preston North End | 19 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 5.2 | 35 | W | W | W | W | D | 1889-01-12 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 2 | 0 | Aston Villa | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 1.5 | 24 | L | W | W | D | W | 1889-01-12 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 3 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 1.4 | 22 | W | L | W | W | W | 1889-01-12 | Derby County | A |
| 4 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 1.5 | 19 | L | L | W | D | L | 1889-01-12 | Preston North End | H |
| 5 | -1 | West Bromwich Albion | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 0.9 | 19 | L | W | L | W | L | 1889-01-12 | Notts County | H |
| 6 | 0 | Accrington | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 29 | 1.1 | 17 | W | L | D | L | W | 1889-01-12 | Burnley | H |
| 7 | 0 | Everton | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 0.8 | 16 | L | L | D | L | W | 1889-01-12 | Stoke | H |
| 8 | 0 | Burnley | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 38 | 0.7 | 14 | W | W | L | D | W | 1889-01-12 | Accrington | H |
| 9 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 1 | 13 | W | W | W | D | L | 1889-01-12 | Aston Villa | A |
| 10 | 0 | Stoke | 17 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 0.5 | 10 | L | L | W | L | W | 1889-01-12 | Everton | A |
| 11 | 0 | Notts County | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 0.5 | 6 | L | L | L | L | L | 1889-01-12 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 12 | 0 | Derby County | 14 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 0.5 | 5 | L | L | W | L | L | 1889-01-12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
