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.

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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

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