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England 1889-90

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The Football League
P W D L GF GA GR Pts
1. Preston North End 22 15 3 4 71 30 2.367 33
2. Everton 22 14 3 5 65 40 1.625 31
3. Blackburn Rovers 22 12 3 7 78 41 1.902 27
4. Wolverhampton Wanderers 22 10 5 7 51 38 1.342 25
5. West Bromwich Albion 22 11 3 8 47 50 0.940 25
6. Accrington 22 9 6 7 53 56 0.946 24
7. Derby County 22 9 3 10 43 55 0.782 21
8. Aston Villa 22 7 5 10 43 51 0.843 19
9. Bolton Wanderers 22 9 1 12 54 65 0.831 19
10. Notts County 22 6 5 11 43 51 0.843 17
11. Burnley 22 4 5 13 36 65 0.554 13
12. Stoke City 22 3 4 15 27 69 0.391 10
Notts County & Burnley were re-elected into the Football League. Stoke City were not re-elected.

Top Scorers
Rank Country Player Team Appearances Goals GpG
1. Scotland Nick Ross Preston North End 20 22 1.10
= England Jack Southworth Blackburn Rovers 22 22 1.00
3. England Fred Geary Everton 18 21 1.17
4. Scotland Jimmy Ross Preston North End 21 19 0.90
5. England Thomas Pearson West Bromwich Albion 22 17 0.77
6. Scotland Jimmy Oswald Notts County 19 15 0.79
= England David Wykes Wolverhampton Wanderers 22 15 0.68
8. England Nat Walton Blackburn Rovers 21 14 0.67
= Scotland Sandy Higgins Derby County 21 14 0.67
10. Scotland Jimmy Cassidy Bolton Wanderers 15 13 0.87
= England Harry Wood Wolverhampton Wanderers 21 13 0.62

1889-90 Notes
Aston Villa and Bolton Wanderers finished equal on 19 points and it was agreed that neither would need to face re-election.
Stoke City failed re-election, Sunderland were elected in their place.

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