Football League First Division 1893/94
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st |  Aston
Villa |
30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 84 | 42 | 2.000 | 44 | Champions |
| 2nd | Sunderland |
30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 72 | 44 | 1.636 | 38 | Runners Up |
| 3rd |
Derby
County |
30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 73 | 62 | 1.177 | 36 | - |
| 4th |
Blackburn
Rovers |
30 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 69 | 53 | 1.302 | 34 | - |
| 5th |
Burnley |
30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 61 | 51 | 1.196 | 34 | - |
| 6th |
Everton |
30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 90 | 57 | 1.579 | 33 | - |
| 7th |
Nottingham
Forest |
30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 57 | 48 | 1.188 | 32 | - |
| 8th |
West
Bromwich Albion |
30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 66 | 59 | 1.119 | 32 | - |
| 9th |
Wolverhampton
Wanderers |
30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 52 | 63 | 0.825 | 31 | - |
| 10th |
Sheffield
United |
30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 47 | 61 | 0.770 | 31 | - |
| 11th |
Stoke |
30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 65 | 79 | 0.823 | 29 | - |
| 12th |
The
Wednesday |
30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 48 | 57 | 0.842 | 26 | - |
| 13th |
Bolton
Wanderers |
30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 38 | 52 | 0.731 | 24 | - |
| 14th |
Preston
North End |
30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 44 | 56 | 0.786 | 23 | ♦►Retained |
| 15th |
Darwen |
30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 37 | 83 | 0.446 | 19 | ♦▼Relegated |
| 16th |  Newton
Heath |
30 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 36 | 72 | 0.500 | 14 | ♦▼Relegated |
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Football League Test Match Series |
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Promotion and relegation was decided in a series of Test Matches between the bottom three clubs in the First Division and the top three clubs in the Second Division. The third from bottom club in the First Division played the third club in the Second Division, the second from bottom in the First Division played the second club in the Second Division and the bottom club in the First Division played the top club in Second Division in one-off matches at neutral venues with the winners playing in the First Division the following season and the losers in the Second Division. |
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| Date | Home | Score | Away |
| 28/04/1894 | Liverpool | 2-0 | Newton Heath |
| Played at Ewood Park, Blackburn | |||
| 28/04/1894 | Preston North End | 4-0 | Notts County |
| Played at Olive Grove, Sheffield | |||
| 28/04/1894 | Small Heath | 3-1 | Darwen |
| Played at Victoria Ground, Stoke | |||
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End of Season Notes |
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♦ Aston Villa finished as Football League First Division Champions (1st Time) |
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♦ Sunderland finished as Football League First Division Runners Up |
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♦►Preston North End Retained their Football League First Division Place after defeating Notts County |
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♦▼Darwen were Relegated to the Football League Second Division after losing to Small Heath |
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♦▼Newton Heath were Relegated to the Football League Second Division after losing to Liverpool |
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♦▲Liverpool were Promoted from the Football League Second Division after defeating Newton Heath |
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♦▲Small Heath were Promoted from the Football League Second Division after defeating Darwen |