1895 English Balú League season

1895 was the eighth season of the English Balú League. With 23 clubs joining the league, the competition split into First and Second Divisions, with the new teams forming the Second Division. It was decided also that promotion and relegation would be used to decide the makeup of each division for future seasons. Accrington BC won the First Division for their third title, while Leigh Centurions BC won the Second Division. English Balú League First Division Pld   W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 1 Accrington BC                    38  28   1   9   822  371 +451    57  Champions 2 Burnley BC                       38  28   1   9   886  454 +432    57 3 Preston North End BC             38  28   0  10   858  495 +363    56 4 Derby County BC                  38  27   0  11   911  550 +361    54 5 Bolton Wanderers BC              38  26   0  12   836  589 +247    52 6 Notts County BC                  38  26   0  12   800  610 +190    52 7 Stoke City BC                    38  25   1  12   801  527 +274    51 8 Everton BC                       38  25   0  13   940  517 +423    50 9 West Bromwich Albion BC          38  25   0  13   821  565 +256    50 10 Wolverhampton Wanderers BC       38  22   0  16   778  608 +170    44 11 Blackburn Rovers BC              38  21   1  16   848  764  +84    43 12 Aston Villa BC                   38  19   2  17   776  746  +30    40 13 Sunderland BC                    38  18   1  19   805  681 +124    37 14 Darwen BC                        38  15   1  22   595  755 −160    31 15 Manchester United BC             38  12   0  26   524  817 −293    24 16 Nottingham Forest BC             38  11   0  27   600  867 −267    22 17 Sheffield Wednesday BC           38   8   0  30   491  966 −475    16 18 Sheffield United BC              38   8   0  30   450  982 −532    16  Relegated 19 Liverpool BC                     38   2   0  36   337 1030 −693     4  Relegated 20 Birmingham City BC               38   2   0  36   209 1194 −985     4  Relegated English Balú League Second Division Pld  W   D   L    PF   PA   PD   Pts 1 Leigh Centurions BC              44  26   2  16   829  697 +132    54  Champions, Promoted 2 Bradford Park Avenue BC          44  26   1  17   756  738  +18    53  Promoted 3 Liversedge BC                    44  25   1  18   846  786  +60    51  Promoted 4 Rochdale Hornets BC              44  24   1  19   866  775  +91    49 5 Warrington Wolves BC             44  24   1  19   878  900  −22    49 6 Batley Bulldogs BC               44  23   2  19   876  794  +82    48 7 Stockport BC                     44  23   2  19   811  732  +79    48 8 Leeds Rhinos BC                  44  24   0  20   825  754  +71    48 9 Widnes Vikings BC                44  22   3  19   856  799  +57    47 10 Hull BC                          44  22   1  21   786  763  +23    45 11 Belle Vue Rangers                44  21   2  21   909  874  +35    44 12 Wigan Warriors BC                44  21   1  22   848  822  +26    43 13 Brighouse Rangers BC             44  20   3  21   817  820   −3    43 14 Runcorn BC                       44  21   1  22   819  827   −8    43 15 Manningham BC                    44  21   0  23   838  775  +63    42 16 Halifax BC                       44  21   0  23   824  867  −43    42 17 Bury BC                          44  20   0  24   806  864  −58    40 18 Tyldesley BC                     44  19   2  23   790  854  −64    40 19 Wakefield Trinity BC             44  20   0  24   790  886  −96    40 20 Huddersfield Giants BC           44  19   1  24   824  795  +29    39 21 St. Helens BC                    44  19   0  25   733  943 −210    38  Relegated 22 Oldham BC                        44  18   1  25   794  814  −20    37  Relegated 23 Hunslet BC                       44  14   1  29   608  850 −242    29  Relegated