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1893–94 Liverpool F.C. season

The 1893–94 season was the second season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence, and was their first year in The Football League, in which they competed in the Second Division. The season covers the period from 1 July 1893 to 30 June 1894.

Liverpool
1893–94 season
ManagerWilliam Barclay & John McKenna
Second Division1st (promoted)
FA CupThird round
Top goalscorerJames Stott (14)

The club's first match in the Football League was against Middlesbrough Ironopolis on 2 September 1893. Liverpool won 2–0, Malcolm McVean scoring their first goal in league football.[1] Their first season in the Football League was a success. Liverpool finished the season unbeaten in 28 matches, 22 of which they won. Their success meant they finished top of the Second Division, but as there was no automatic promotion to the First Division, they were entered into the 'Test Match system'. Victory over Newton Heath in the test match secured promotion to the First Division.

Squad statistics

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One of the players, James Henderson from Scotland, was born in 1870 and played one match as a striker for Liverpool, after he was signed from a Scottish club named Annbank.[2]

Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 2 FA Cup Test Match
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
MF   ENG Harry Bradshaw 18 11 14 8 3 2 1 1
FW   ENG Gerard Dewhurst 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Douglas Dick 11 2 11 2 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO John Givens 5 3 5 3 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Patrick Gordon 25 7 21 6 3 0 1 1
DF   SCO Andrew Hannah 28 1 24 1 3 0 1 0
FW   SCO Davy Henderson 23 12 20 10 2 2 1 0
MF   SCO James Henderson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF   WAL Abel Hughes 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Jim McBride 28 3 25 3 2 0 1 0
MF   SCO John McCartney 18 1 16 1 1 0 1 0
DF   SCO Duncan McLean 32 5 28 5 3 0 1 0
GK   ENG Billy McOwen 26 0 23 0 3 0 0 0
DF   SCO Joe McQue 30 3 26 2 3 1 1 0
FW   SCO Hugh McQueen 30 10 27 10 2 0 1 0
GK   SCO Matt McQueen 26 1 22 1 3 0 1 0
MF   SCO Malcolm McVean 26 10 22 9 3 1 1 0
MF   ENG Jimmy Stott 17 14 15 14 2 0 0 0
FW   ENG Albert Worgan 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0

Competitions

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League Division Two

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Main article: 1893–94 in English football

League Table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Liverpool (C, O, P) 28 22 6 0 77 18 4.278 50 Qualification for test matches
2 Small Heath (O, P) 28 21 0 7 103 44 2.341 42
3 Notts County 28 18 3 7 70 31 2.258 39
4 Newcastle United 28 15 6 7 66 39 1.692 36
5 Grimsby Town 28 15 2 11 71 58 1.224 32
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

2 September  1893 (1893 -09-02) 1 Middlesbrough Ironopolis 0–2 Liverpool Middlesbrough
Report McQue  
McVean  		 Stadium: Paradise Ground
Attendance: 1,500
9 September  1893 (1893 -09-09) 2 Liverpool 4–0 Lincoln City Liverpool
McBride   16', 18'
Gordon   44'
McVean   80'		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 5,000
16 September  1893 (1893 -09-16) 3 Ardwick 0–1 Liverpool Manchester
Report Stott   80 ' Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 4,000
23 September  1893 (1893 -09-23) 4 Liverpool 3–1 Small Heath Liverpool
Henderson   41 '
Stott   		 Report Jenkyns   Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 8,000
30 September  1893 (1893 -09-30) 5 Notts County 1–1 Liverpool Nottingham
Watson   Report McQueen   70 ' Stadium: Trent Bridge
Attendance: 4,000
7 October  1893 (1893 -10-07) 6 Liverpool 6–0 Middlesbrough Ironopolis Liverpool
McLean   5 '
Stott   10', 15', 70 '
Henderson   40 '
McQueen   85 '		 Report Stadium: Anfield
14 October  1893 (1893 -10-14) 7 Small Heath 3–4 Liverpool Birmingham
Jenkyns     55'
Hands  
Wheldon  		 Report Gordon   1 '
Stott   2 '
Henderson   35 '
McQueen   88 '		 Stadium: Muntz Street
Attendance: 5,000
21 October  1893 (1893 -10-21) 8 Burton Swifts 1–1 Liverpool Burton upon Trent
Munro   Report McVean   44 ' Stadium: Peel Croft
Attendance: 3,000
28 October  1893 (1893 -10-28) 9 Woolwich Arsenal 0–5 Liverpool London
Report McQueen  
Stott  
McCartney  
Bradshaw  
McLean  		 Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 10,000
4 November  1893 (1893 -11-04) 10 Liverpool 5–1 Newcastle United Liverpool
Stott   9 '
Dick  
Bradshaw  
Gordon   		 Report Thompson   Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 5,000
11 November  1893 (1893 -11-11) 11 Walsall Town Swifts 1–1 Liverpool Walsall
S. Cox   Report Bradshaw   30 ' Stadium: West Bromwich Road
Attendance: 5,000
18 November  1893 (1893 -11-18) 12 Liverpool 2–1 Notts County Liverpool
Gordon   3 '
Henderson   38 '		 Report Bruce   30 ' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 6,000
25 November  1893 (1893 -11-25) 13 Newcastle United 0–0 Liverpool Newcastle upon Tyne
Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 3,000
2 December  1893 (1893 -12-02) 14 Liverpool 3–0 Ardwick Liverpool
Stott   35 '
McQueen   75 '
Henderson   85 '		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 4,000
9 December  1893 (1893 -12-09) 15 Liverpool 3–0 Walsall Town Swifts Liverpool
McVean   1', 7', 80 ' Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 5,000
28 December  1893 (1893 -12-28) 16 Crewe Alexandra 0–5 Liverpool Crewe
Report Gordon  
McVean  
McQueen  
Henderson  
Bradshaw  		 Stadium: Alexandra Recreation Ground
Attendance: 4,000
30 December  1893 (1893 -12-30) 17 Liverpool 2–0 Grimsby Town Liverpool
Bradshaw   5 '
Henderson   10 '		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 3,000
1 January  1894 (1894 -01-01) 18 Liverpool 2–0 Woolwich Arsenal Liverpool
McBride  
McVean  		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: A. Scragg
6 January  1894 (1894 -01-06) 19 Rotherham Town 1–4 Liverpool Rotherham
Fred Turner   Report Henderson  
McQueen  
Stott   		 Stadium: Clifton Grove
Attendance: 500
Referee: C. Gilbert
13 January  1894 (1894 -01-13) 20 Liverpool 5–1 Rotherham Town Liverpool
Henderson   5', 51 '
Bradshaw   35', 85'
McQueen   50 '		 Report Fred Turner   Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: T. Helme
3 February  1894 (1894 -02-03) 21 Liverpool 4–0 Northwich Victoria Liverpool
McLean   (pen.)
Stott   
Bradshaw  		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 4,000
3 March  1894 (1894 -03-03) 22 Liverpool 3–1 Burton Swifts Liverpool
McLean   50' (pen.)
Worgan   65', 70'		 Report Ekins   Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 8,000
17 March  1894 (1894 -03-17) 23 Lincoln City 1–1 Liverpool Lincoln
Flewitt   34 ' Report Givens   70 ' Stadium: John O'Gaunts
Attendance: 4,000
24 March  1894 (1894 -03-24) 24 Liverpool 2–0 Crewe Alexandra Liverpool
McQueen  
Dick  		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 3,000
28 March  1894 (1894 -03-28) 25 Northwich Victoria 2–3 Liverpool Northwich
Drinkwater  
Finnerhan  		 Report McLean   70 '
McQueen  
Givens  		 Stadium: Drill Field
Attendance: 3,000
31 March  1894 (1894 -03-31) 26 Grimsby Town 0–1 Liverpool Cleethorpes
Report Givens   85 ' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 5,000
7 April  1894 (1894 -04-07) 27 Burslem Port Vale 2–2 Liverpool Stoke-on-Trent
Dean  
Wood  		 Report McVean   75 '
McQueen   88 '		 Stadium: Athletic Ground
Attendance: 5,000
14 April  1894 (1894 -04-14) 28 Liverpool 2–1 Burslem Port Vale Liverpool
Hannah  
McQue  		 Report Edwards   Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 5,000
28 April  1894 (1894 -04-28) Test Match Liverpool 2–0 Newton Heath Blackburn
Gordon   20'
Bradshaw   30'		 Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 5,000

F.A. Cup

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Main article: 1893–94 FA Cup
27 January  1894 (1894 -01-27) 1 Liverpool 3–0 Grimsby Town Liverpool
Bradshaw   35', 80'
McQue   40'		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: S.W. Widdowson
10 February  1894 (1894 -02-10) 2 Liverpool 3–2 Preston North End Liverpool
Henderson   4', 80'
McVean   40'		 Report Becton   42', 70' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 18,000
24 February  1894 (1894 -02-24) 3 Bolton Wanderers 3–0 Liverpool Bolton
Dickenson   6', 31'
Cassidy   70'		 Report Stadium: Pike's Lane
Attendance: 20,000

Other Matches

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Lancashire Senior Cup

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20 January  1894 (1894 -01-20) 1 Blackburn Rovers 4–3 Liverpool Blackburn
 
 
 
 		 Report Henderson  
McQueen  
Bradshaw  		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 8,000

Liverpool Senior Cup

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20 March  1894 (1894 -03-20) QF Liverpool 4–1 Bootle Athletic Liverpool
Bradshaw  
Henderson  
Dick  
McVean  		 Report   Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 500
 () SF Liverpool ?–? White Star Wanderers
Report
30 April  1894 (1894 -04-30) F Liverpool 0–3 Everton
Report  
 
 

Palatine League

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10 March 1894 (1894 -03-10) Liverpool 2–0 Preston North End Liverpool
Givens  
McVean  		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 14,000
12 March  1894 (1894 -03-12) Burnley 4–2 Liverpool Burnley
 
 
 
 		 Report Bradshaw  
McQueen  		 Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 2,000
23 March  1894 (1894 -03-23) Liverpool 1–1 Darwen Liverpool
McQueen   Report   Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 10,000
Note: Unknown if the Liverpool scorer was Hugh McQueen or Matt McQueen.
11 April  1894 (1894 -04-11) Liverpool 0–2 Burnley Liverpool
Report  
 		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: Unknown
12 April  1894 (1894 -04-12) Blackburn Rovers 5–0 Liverpool Blackburn
Haydock     
 		 Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 10,000
16 April 1894 (1894 -04-16) Preston North End 3–0 Liverpool Preston
 
 
 		 Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 2,000
21 April  1894 (1894 -04-21) Darwen 8–1 Liverpool Darwen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 		 Report Worgan   Stadium: Barley Bank
Attendance: 2,000
24 April  1894 (1894 -04-24) Liverpool 1–3 Blackburn Rovers Liverpool
  Report  
 
 		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: Unknown

Testimonials

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8 January  1894 (1894 -01-08) William McGregor Liverpool 2–0 Burnley Liverpool
Gordon  
Henderson  		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 300
26 March  1894 (1894-03-26) Andrew Hannah Liverpool 8–0 Accrington Stanley Liverpool
Bradshaw   
Givens    
McQueen   
McVean  		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 5,000
2 April 1894 (1894 -04-02) Billy Stewart Newton Heath 2–0 Liverpool Clayton
 
 		 Report Stadium: Bank Street
Attendance: 2,000
23 April  1894 (1894 -04-23) Billy Betts The Wednesday 4–0 Liverpool Sheffield
 
 
 
 		 Report Stadium: Olive Grove
Attendance: 3,000

Friendlies

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6 September  1893 (1893 -09-06) Liverpool 1–0 Newton Heath Liverpool
McQueen   Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 2,000
20 September  1893 (1893 -09-20) Newton Heath 0–3 Liverpool Clayton
Report Gordon  
McQueen  
McVean  		 Stadium: Bank Street
Attendance: 1,000
3 October  1893 (1893 -10-03) Darwen 1–3 Liverpool Darwen
  Report McCartney  
McQueen   		 Stadium: Barley Bank
Attendance: 1,000
16 October  1893 (1893 -10-16) Preston North End 3–0 Liverpool Preston
 
 
 		 Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 1,000
16 December  1893 (1893 -12-16) Nottingham Forest 0–3 Liverpool Nottingham
Report Gordon  
Bradshaw  
McVean  		 Stadium: Town Ground
Attendance: 5,000
23 December  1893 (1893 -12-23) Ardwick 2–6 Liverpool Manchester
 
 		 Report McBride  
McVean    
Stott   		 Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 3,000
25 December  1893 (1893 -12-25) Accrington Stanley 1–0 Liverpool Accrington
  Report Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,200
Note: Abandoned after 25 minutes due to bad weather.
26 December  1893 (1893 -12-26) Liverpool 2–0 Corinthians Liverpool
Henderson   10', 70' Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 5,000
1 March  1894 (1894 -03-01) Liverpool 3–0 Newton Heath Liverpool
Bradshaw  
Dick  
Worgan  		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 2,000
4 April  1894 (1894 -04-04) Liverpool 4–2 Darwen Liverpool
Stott   8'
Gordon  
Worgan   		 Report  
 		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: Unknown

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References

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  1. ^ "Middlesbrough Ironopolis 0 - 2 Liverpool". LFC History. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  2. ^ "James Henderson". LFC History. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  3. ^ https://www.11v11.com/teams/liverpool/tab/matches/season/1894/ [bare URL]
  4. ^ "Appearances for the 1893-1894 season - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC!".
  5. ^ https://www.enfa.co.uk/ [bare URL]
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