1893–94 United Counties League

1894 United Counties League
Tournament details
Country England
Teams9
Final positions
ChampionsDerby County
Runner-upWest Bromwich Albion

The 1894 United Counties League was a competition contested by West Midlands, East Midlands and Sheffield football clubs. It was won by Derby County.[1][2]

Format

The competition was organised as two separate leagues with the winner of each league playing each other in a final to determine the overall winner.

Group A contained four teams, Small Heath, Stoke, West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Group B contained five teams, Derby County, Nottingham Forest, Notts County, Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday.

1894 Competition

Group A

Table

Pos Club P W D L F A Pts
1 West Bromwich Albion 6 4 0 2 20 15 8
2 Stoke 6 4 0 2 12 12 8
3 Small Heath 6 2 1 3 14 14 5
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 6 1 1 4 10 15 3

Results

Home \ Away SMH STK WBA WOL
Small Heath 3–0 4–5 3–3
Stoke 2–1 5–2 3–0
West Bromwich Albion 3–1 5–0
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 1–2
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group B

Table

Pos Club P W D L F A Pts
1 Derby County 8 5 2 1 22 7 12
2 Nottingham Forest 8 4 3 1 15 10 11
3 Sheffield Wednesday 8 2 3 3 15 15 7
4 Sheffield United 7 1 3 3 4 8 5
5 Notts County 7 1 1 5 6 22 3

Results

Home \ Away DER NOT NTC SHU WED
Derby County 0–0 2–0
Nottingham Forest 0–3 1–0 3–1 5–1
Notts County 3–4 0–0
Sheffield United 0–2 0–0 2–0
Sheffield Wednesday 2–2 1–1
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final

Final
Derby County1–1West Bromwich Albion
Perry
Final Replay
Derby County2–1West Bromwich Albion
A Goodall, McMillan McLeod
Attendance: 6000

Charlie Perry is credited in some reports as scoring for West Bromwich Albion in the first match.[3]

References

  1. ^ Smales, Ken (2006). Nottingham Forest The Official Statistical History. Pineapple Books.
  2. ^ "THE CITY GROUND - NOTTINGHAM FOREST 1865-2020". thecityground.com. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Albion Til We Die". Retrieved 16 November 2019.