Friday 1890-01-17
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| The Football Alliance meeting in the Clarence Hotel, Sheffield called to settle many disputes amoungst its members. |
| The Football Alliance ordered Bootle v Walsall Town Swift to replay the match played on the 28th December after Bootle fielded J. Connell an ineligable player. |
| The Football Alliance ordered Newton Heath v Walsall Town Swift to replay the match played on the 21th December after the pitch judged to be unplayable. |
| The Football Alliance ordered Walsall Town Swift v Crewe Alexandra to replay the match played on the 14th December because the match was completed in darkness. Crewe Alexandra had turned up an hour late for the match. |
| The Football Alliance ordered Darwen v Sunderland Albion to replay the match played on the 7th September because both clubs fielded ineligable players. |
| The Football Alliance ordered The Wednesday v Sunderland Albion to replay the match played on the 14th December because of the hard condition of the pitch. |
| The Football Alliance ordered Birmingham Mitchell St George's v Sunderland Albion to replay the match played on the 9th November neither club could agree on referee for the match. |
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Football Alliance | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Won | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | The Wednesday | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 2.16 | 23 | L | W | W | W | W | 1890-02-08 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 2 | 1 | Sunderland Albion | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1.7 | 14 | W | W | L | L | W | 1890-01-25 | Newton Heath | H |
| 3 | -1 | Birmingham Mitchell St George's | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 1.652 | 14 | D | W | W | W | W | 1890-02-15 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 4 | 1 | Grimsby Town | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 1.28 | 14 | W | W | L | W | L | 1890-01-25 | Darwen | A |
| 5 | -1 | Bootle | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 1.261 | 12 | L | L | L | W | W | 1890-01-25 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 6 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 1.241 | 12 | W | W | L | W | L | 1890-01-18 | Darwen | H |
| 7 | 0 | Darwen | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 0.814 | 11 | W | W | L | W | D | 1890-01-18 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 8 | 1 | Small Heath | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 0.472 | 10 | L | W | L | L | L | 1890-01-25 | Long Eaton Rangers | A |
| 9 | 2 | Nottingham Forest | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 0.625 | 9 | L | L | L | W | L | 1890-02-01 | Darwen | H |
| 10 | -2 | Walsall Town Swifts | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 0.857 | 8 | L | L | L | W | W | 1890-01-18 | Long Eaton Rangers | H |
| 11 | -1 | Newton Heath | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 0.696 | 7 | L | W | L | W | L | 1890-01-25 | Sunderland Albion | A |
| 12 | 0 | Long Eaton Rangers | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 38 | 0.442 | 6 | L | W | L | L | L | 1890-01-18 | Walsall Town Swifts | A |
