Preston North End became the first back-to-back champions in the history of football after finishing on 33 points(2 points were awarded for a win in 1889). Meanwhile, in OOTP, Wolverhampton Wanderers won their first ever championship.
Standings:
Awards:
Reliever of the Season:
LHP Farid Hussain (Blackburn) - 41.1 IP/65 K/13 BB/1.31 ERA
Young Player of the Season:
CF Hans Furseth, 29 (Everton) - .304 AVG/.416 OBP/23 HR/55 RBI/4.0 WAR
Pitcher of the Season:
RHP Murilo Paneira (Wolverhampton) - 8-1 88.0 IP/91 K/11 BB/1.43 ERA, led the league in ERA
Player of the Season:
LF Giannis Nazlidis (Wolverhampton) - .395 AVG/.503 OBP/31 HR/66 RBI/3.8 WAR, led the league in HR, OBP, WAR, SLG(.845) and OPS(1.348)
The next season will cover the 1890-91 season. Following the 1889-90 season, 12th placed Stoke was not re-elected and Sunderland was elected to take its place. In our simulation, I will remove bottom-placed Notts County.