Football League Second Division 1893/94
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | Notes |
| 1st |  Liverpool |
28 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 77 | 18 | 4.278 | 50 | ♦▲Champions |
| 2nd | Small
Heath |
28 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 103 | 44 | 2.341 | 42 | ♦▲Runners Up |
| 3rd | Notts
County |
28 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 70 | 31 | 2.258 | 39 | ♦►Remained |
| 4th |
Newcastle
United |
28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 66 | 39 | 1.692 | 36 | - |
| 5th |
Grimsby
Town |
28 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 71 | 58 | 1.224 | 32 | - |
| 6th |
Burton
Swifts |
28 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 79 | 61 | 1.295 | 31 | - |
| 7th |
Burslem
Port Vale |
28 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 66 | 64 | 1.031 | 30 | - |
| 8th |
Lincoln
City |
28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 59 | 58 | 1.017 | 28 | - |
| 9th |
Woolwich
Arsenal |
28 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 52 | 55 | 0.945 | 28 | - |
| 10th |
Walsall
Town Swifts |
28 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 51 | 61 | 0.836 | 23 | - |
| 11th |
Middlesbrough
Ironopolis |
28 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 37 | 72 | 0.514 | 20 | ▼Resigned |
| 12th | Crewe
Alexandra |
28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 42 | 73 | 0.575 | 19 | - |
| 13th | Ardwick |
28 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 47 | 71 | 0.662 | 18 | ►Re Elected |
| 14th |
Rotherham
Town |
28 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 44 | 91 | 0.484 | 15 | ►Re Elected |
| 15th |
Northwich
Victoria |
28 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 30 | 98 | 0.306 | 9 | ▼Resigned |
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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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Election for League Membership |
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| To bring the Second Division up to its full compliment of 16 clubs one new club was due to be elected to the Division at the end of 1893/94. Northwich Victoria resigned prior to the AGM leaving a second vacancy. Seven non-league sides came up against the two League sides seeking re-election in the vote for the four places in the League. | ||
| Votes | Club | End Result |
| 20 | Ardwick | Re Elected to the League |
| 20 | Leicester Fosse | ▲Elected to the League |
| 17 | Burton Wanderers | ▲Elected to the League |
| 17 | Bury | ▲Elected to the League |
| 15 | Rotherham Town | ▼Not Re Elected to the League |
| 8 | Blackpool | Not Elected to the League |
| 8 | Loughborough | Not Elected to the League |
| 7 | Accrington | Not Elected to the League |
| 0 | Rossendale | Not Elected to the League |
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Election for League Membership |
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| Following the meeting Middlesbrough Ironopolis resigned from the Football League. Rotherham Town, as the highest placed side in the vote not to be elected, accepted an invitation to remain in the League. | ||
| Votes | Club | End Result |
| n/a | Rotherham Town | Re Elected to the League |
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End of Season Notes |
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♦▼Darwen were Relegated from the Football League First Division |
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♦▼Newton Heath were Relegated from the Football League First Division |
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♦▲Liverpool were Promoted to the Football League First Division |
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♦▲Small Heath were Promoted to the Football League First Division |
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► Ardwick were Re Elected to the Football League |
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▼Northwich Victoria Resigned from the Football League |
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▲Leicester Fosse were Elected to the Football League |
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▲Burton Wanderers were Elected to the Football League |
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▲Bury were Elected to the Football League |
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▼Middlesbrough Ironopolis Resigned from the Football League |
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► Rotherham Town were Re Elected to the Football League |
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- Ardwick changed their name to Manchester City for the start of the 1894/95 Season |