1891–92 Football Alliance
The 1891–92 Football Alliance was the third and final season of the Football Alliance, an association football league which was set up in England as an alternative to the Football League, which had begun in the 1888–89 season.
Three new clubs joined the Football Alliance, following the expansion of the Football League to 14 teams, and the defection of Sunderland Albion to the Northern League. These new teams were Ardwick, Burton Swifts and Lincoln City.
At the end of the season the Football Alliance was disbanded and merged with the Football League, which was expanded to two divisions. Champions Nottingham Forest together with Newton Heath and The Wednesday were elected to the enlarged sixteen-team First Division. The remaining teams were joined by Northwich Victoria, Burslem Port Vale and Sheffield United to form a twelve-team Second Division. However, Birmingham St George's disbanded at the end of the season due to financial problems.
Final league table
Goal difference did not have any relevance for the league table, but since it is an informative piece of information for a modern reader, it is added in this presentation after the goals scored for and against, just as in the Football League presentations.Results
The results shown here are those of only Ardwick, Newton Heath, Small Heath, Nottingham Forest and The Wednesday.These results have been checked against the table, and no discrepancies were found. More results might be added as they emerge.
Election to the Football League
Two new clubs were elected to the Football League in the re-election process. West Bromwich Albion, although finishing in the bottom four teams of the Football League, were not required to seek re-election as they were the FA Cup holders. Two of the other three teams were duly re-elected. As a result, three new teams were elected to the League. The voting went as follows:When a second division was later added to the league, Darwen were elected to participate, though they only lasted there a single season, never to appear in the league again. The other teams to participate in the Second Division were drawn from the Football Alliance.
| Team | Votes | Result |
| The Wednesday | 10 | Elected to the League |
| Nottingham Forest | 9 | Elected to the League |
| Accrington | 7 | Re-elected to the League |
| Stoke | 6 | Re-elected to the League |
| Newton Heath | 6 | Elected to the League |
| Sheffield United | 5 | Not elected to the League |
| Darwen | 4 | Not re-elected to the League |
| Burton Swifts | 1 | Not elected to the League |
| Newcastle East End | 1 | Not elected to the League |
| Middlesbrough / Middlesbrough Ironopolis | 1 | Not elected to the League |
| Liverpool Caledonian | 0 | Not elected to the League |