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Full season page
Notts County 1890–91 Season: Final League Table and Top Scorers
Notts County competed in Football League during the 1890–91 campaign and finished 3rd. This archive page records the complete final table, the Magpies’ league record, cup progress and leading scorer information.
This source panel states what is currently verified for this page and what remains labelled as pending, rather than implying every related player or scorer statistic is complete.
Season story
Season story
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Story beats
- Era contextThis campaign belongs to the %s era, a public grouping of related seasons from the archive.
- Archive summaryNotts County competed in Football League during the 1890–91 campaign and finished 3rd. This archive page records the complete final table, the Magpies’ league record, cup progress and leading scorer information.
- Where it ranksThis season ranks %s of %s for %s in the published league-season index.
Ranking context
Story cards are derived from the published season record, final table and existing summary index.
Season overview
Notts County in 1890–91
- DivisionFootball League
- Final position3rd
- FA CupRU
- Points systemTwo points for a win
Joint leading scorers
Notts County leading scorers
Season-leading totals are labelled by scope where the source states it. Pending records are not treated as full-career or league-only totals.
Home and away breakdown
Notts County home and away record
The highlighted club record is summarised below before the complete divisional home-and-away table.
Home record
- P11
- W9
- D1
- L1
- Goals scored33
- Goals conceded11
- Goal difference22
- Win rate81.8%
Away record
- P11
- W2
- D3
- L6
- Goals scored19
- Goals conceded24
- Goal difference-5
- Win rate18.2%
Final league table
Football League 1890–91 final league table
Notts County are highlighted below. Sources and acknowledgements are listed beneath the table.
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everton | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 63 | 29 | 34 | 29 | Champions |
| 2 | Preston North End | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 23 | 21 | 27 | |
| 3 | Notts County | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 52 | 35 | 17 | 26 | |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 39 | 50 | -11 | 26 | |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 47 | 34 | 13 | 25 |
- Sunderland -2 pts — Published table includes a points deduction or other adjustment; use the cited table source for the authoritative total.
Season context
Historical notes
- Notts County finished 3rd in Football League.
- The complete divisional table includes separate home-and-away records.
- The final table has been reconstructed from fixture results and cross-checked against the season summary and RSSSF source page.
- Sunderland had two points deducted for fielding Ned Doig before his registration had been approved by the League.
Sources and acknowledgements
Historical references
References and acknowledgements for this season page. Confidence: Cited source links and checked date recorded. Scope: Season record and final league table.
- RSSSF: England 1890-91 Final Football League table source and historical cross-check. RSSSF permits copying in whole or part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors.Checked: 2026-06-12
- engsoccerdata: England league match results 1888–2025 Structured fixture-results cross-check compiled by James P. Curley. Stable opponent labels are used where needed for archive consistency.Checked: 2026-06-12