Football League First Division  1894/95

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GA Pts Notes
1st   Sunderland 30 21 5 4 80 37 2.162 47 Champions
2nd   Everton 30 18 6 6 82 50 1.640 42 Runners Up
3rd   Aston Villa 30 17 5 8 82 43 1.907 39 -
4th   Preston North End 30 15 5 10 62 46 1.348 35 -
5th   Blackburn Rovers 30 11 10 9 59 49 1.204 32 -
6th   Sheffield United 30 14 4 12 57 55 1.036 32 -
7th   Nottingham Forest 30 13 5 12 50 56 0.893 31 -
8th   The Wednesday 30 12 4 14 50 55 0.909 28 -
9th   Burnley 30 11 4 15 44 56 0.786 26 -
10th   Bolton Wanderers 30 9 7 14 61 62 0.984 25 -
11th   Wolverhampton Wanderers 30 9 7 14 43 63 0.683 25 -
12th   Small Heath 30 9 7 14 50 74 0.676 25 -
13th   West Bromwich Albion 30 10 4 16 51 66 0.773 24 -
14th   Stoke 30 9 6 15 50 67 0.746 24 Retained
15th   Derby County 30 7 9 14 45 68 0.662 23 Retained
16th   Liverpool 30 7 8 15 51 70 0.729 22 ♦▼Relegated

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Football League Test Match Series

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.

Date Home Score Away
27/04/1895 Bury 1-0 Liverpool
Played at Ewood Park, Blackburn
27/04/1895 Derby County 2-1 Notts County
Played at Filbert Street, Leicester
27/04/1895 Stoke 3-0 Newton Heath
Played at Cobridge Grounds, Burslem

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End of Season Notes

  Sunderland finished as Football League First Division Champions (3rd Time)

  Everton finished as Football League First Division Runners Up

 Stoke Retained their Football League First Division Place after defeating Newton Heath

 Derby County Retained their Football League First Division Place after defeating Notts County

 Liverpool were Relegated to the Football League Second Division after losing to Bury

 ▲Bury were Promoted from the Football League Second Division after defeating Liverpool