The 1894 United Counties League was a competition contested by West Midlands, East Midlands and Sheffield football clubs. It was won by Derby County.
The competition was organised as two separate leagues with the winner of each league playing each other in a final to determine the overall winner.
Group A contained four teams, Small Heath, Stoke, West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Group B contained five teams, Derby County, Nottingham Forest, Notts County, Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday.
Charlie Perry is credited in some reports as scoring for West Bromwich Albion in the first match.