1892–93 Liverpool F.C. season
The 1892–93 season was the first season in Liverpool Football Club's existence, and their first year in the Lancashire League and the FA Cup.
| 1892–93 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | William Barclay John McKenna | ||
| Lancashire League | Champions | ||
| FA Cup | Third qualifying round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: John Miller (23) All: John Miller (26) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 2,441 | ||
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First team
| Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Signed in | Apps. | Goals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||
| Sydney Ross |  |
8 June 1869 (age 24) | Cambuslang | 1892 | 21 | 0 | |||
| Billy McOwen |  |
April, 1871 (age 22) | Darwen | 1892 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Defenders | |||||||||
| Andrew Hannah (c) | |
17 September 1864 (age 28) | Renton | 1892 | 25 | 0 | |||
| Duncan McLean | |
20 January 1868 (age 25) | Everton | 1892 | 25 | 0 | |||
| James McBride | |
30 December 1873 (age 19) | Renton | 1892 | 23 | 4 | |||
| John McCartney | |
1870 (age 22-23) | St Mirren | 1892 | 21 | 1 | |||
| Joe McQue | |
11 March 1873 (age 20) | Celtic | 1892 | 20 | 2 | |||
| Matt McQueen | |
18 May 1863 (age 30) | Leith Athletic | 1892 | 17 | 5 | |||
| James Kelso | |
8 January 1869 (age 24) | Renton | 1892 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Wally Richardson[lower-alpha 1] | |
1870 (age 22-23) | 1892 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||
| Hugh McQueen | |
1 October 1867 (age 25) | Leith Athletic | 1892 | 17 | 4 | |||
| Andrew Kelvin | |
1869 (age 23-24) | Kilmarnock | 1892 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Philip Kelly | |
1869 (age 23-24) | 1892 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Joe Pearson | |
1868 (age 24-25) | West Derby | 1892 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Forwards | |||||||||
| Tom Wyllie | |
5 April 1870 (age 23) | Everton | 1892 | 25 | 15 | |||
| John Miller | |
1870 (age 22-23) | Dumbarton | 1892 | 24 | 26 | |||
| Malcolm McVean | |
7 March 1871 (age 22) | Third Lanark | 1892 | 24 | 12 | |||
| John Smith | |
1866 (age 26-27) | Sunderland | 1892 | 11 | 5 | |||
| Jonathan Cameron | |
Renton | 1892 | 9 | 5 | ||||
| Arthur Worgan | |
1871 (age 21-22) | 1892 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Transfers
In
| Pos | Player | From | Fee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Malcolm McVean | Third Lanark | Unknown | 07-1892 |
| DF | Joe McQue | Celtic | Unknown | 08-1892 |
| GK | Billy McOwen | Darwen | Unknown | 25-07-1892 |
| DF | Duncan McLean | Everton | Unknown | 07-1892 |
| DF | James McBride | Renton | Unknown | 06-1892 |
| DF | Andrew Hannah | Renton | Unknown | 05-1892 |
| FW | Tom Wyllie | Everton | Unknown | 05-1892 |
| FW | John Miller | Dumbarton | Unknown | 05-1892 |
| GK | Sidney Ross | Cambuslang | Unknown | 06-1892 |
| DF | James Kelso | Renton | Unknown | 05-1892 |
| MF | Arthur Kelvin | Kilmarnock | Unknown | 06-1892 |
| FW | Jonathan Cameron | Aston Villa | Unknown | 05-1892 |
| DF | Matt McQueen | Leith Athletic | Unknown | 23-10-1892 |
| MF | Hugh McQueen | Leith Athletic | Unknown | 23-10-1892 |
| DF | John McCartney | St Mirren | Unknown | 10-1892 |
Match results
Lancashire League
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892-09-03 | Higher Walton | H | 8–0 | Cameron (2), McBride, McQue (2), McVean, Smith (2) | 200 | MR |
| 1892-09-24 | Bury | H | 4–0 | Cameron, McVean, Miller (2) | 4,000 | MR |
| 1892-10-01 | West Manchester | H | 3–1 | Smith, Wyllie, Miller | 3,000 | MR |
| 1892-10-22 | Higher Walton | A | 5–0 | Miller (3), Wyllie (2) | 150 | MR |
| 1892-11-05 | Blackpool | A | 0–3 | 3,000 | MR | |
| 1892-11-12 | Fleetwood Rangers | A | 4–1 | McVean (2), Miller, Smith | 2,000 | MR |
| 1892-11-26 | Rossendale | A | 2–0 | McBride, Miller | 1,500 | MR |
| 1892-12-03 | Fleetwood Rangers | H | 7–0 | M. McQueen, McVean, Miller (5) | 1,000 | MR |
| 1892-12-17 | Blackpool | H | 0–2 | 4,000 | MR | |
| 1892-12-24 | South Shore | A | 1–0 | Wyllie | 2,000 | MR |
| 1892-12-31 | Heywood Central | H | 6–2 | M. McQueen, McVean (2), Miller, Wyllie (2) | 1,000 | MR |
| 1893-01-02 | Fairfield | A | 4–1 | Cameron, H. McQueen, Miller, Wyllie | 3,000 | MR |
| 1893-01-07 | Heywood Central | A | 2–1 | McBride, Wyllie | 1,000 | MR |
| 1893-01-14 | West Manchester | A | 0–0 | 2,000 | MR | |
| 1893-02-11 | Bury | A | 0–3 | 8,000 | MR | |
| 1893-02-18 | Nelson | A | 3–2 | McVean, Miller (2) | 1,500 | MR |
| 1893-02-25 | Southport Central | H | 2–0 | M. McQueen, McBride | 1,500 | MR |
| 1893-03-04 | Nelson | H | 3–0 | H. McQueen, M. McQueen (2) | 2,000 | MR |
| 1893-03-16 | Fairfield | H | 5–0 | McLean, H. McQueen, Miller (2), Wyllie | 2,000 | MR |
| 1893-03-18 | South Shore | H | 4–1 | McVean, Miller (2), Wyllie | 2,000 | MR |
| 1893-03-25 | Rossendale | H | 2–1 | Smith, Wyllie | 1,200 | MR |
| 1893-04-15 | Southport Central | A | 1–1 | Miller | 1,500 | MR |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 66 | 19 | 3.474 | 36 |
| 2 | Blackpool | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 82 | 31 | 2.645 | 36 |
| 3 | Bury | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 83 | 24 | 3.458 | 35 |
Source:
FA Cup
| Round | Date | Opponents | H / A | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 1892-10-15 | Nantwich | A | 4–0 | Wyllie  , Miller |
700 | MR |
| Q2 | 1892-10-29 | Newtown | H | 9–0 | Townsend (o.g.), Cameron , McCartney , H. McQueen , McVean , Wyllie |
4,000 | MR |
| Q3 | 1892-11-19 | Northwich Victoria | A | 1–2 | Wyllie |
1,000 | MR |
Other games
| Lancashire Senior Cup | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Date | Opponents | H / A | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report |
| Q1 | 1892-09-17 | Southport Central | H | 2 – 0 | Wyllie , Smith |
4,000 | MR |
| Q2 | 1892-10-08 | West Manchester | A | 3 – 1 | Miller , Kelvin |
2,500 | MR |
| Rd1 | 1893-01-28 | Darwen | H | 1 – 0 | McVean |
8,000 | MR |
| Rd2 | 1893-03-11 | Bootle | A | 1 – 2 | H. McQueen |
5,000 | MR |
| Liverpool Senior Cup | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Date | Opponents | H / A | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report |
| Rd1 | 1893-03-22 | Chester | H | 4 – 0 | Cameron , H. McQueen , Miller , McVean |
1,500 | MR |
| SF | 1893-04-17 | Bootle | H | 1 – 0 | Miller |
5,000 | MR |
| Final | 1893-04-22 | Everton | N | 1 – 0 | Wyllie |
10,000 | MR |
| Friendlies | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Report | |
| 1892-09-01 | Rotherham Town |
H | 7 – 1 | Kelvin , McVean , Wyllie , Miller |
– | MR | |
| 1892-09-05 | Middlesbrough Ironopolis |
A | 0 – 5 | – | 2,000 | MR | |
| 1892-09-08 | Barrow |
H | 2 – 0 | Cameron , Wyllie |
600 | MR | |
| 1892-09-10 | Stockton |
H | 2 – 1 | McVean , Wyllie |
3,000 | MR | |
| 1892-09-15 | Grantham Rovers |
H | 3 – 1 | McVean , Glen |
– | MR | |
| 1892-09-22 | Middlesbrough Ironopolis |
H | 1 – 2 | Smith |
– | MR | |
| 1892-09-26 | Stoke City |
A | 1 – 2 | (unknown) |
– | MR | |
| 1892-09-29 | Queen of the South Wanderers |
H | 1 – 0 | Miller |
1,000 | MR | |
| 1892-10-06 | Rangers |
A | 1 – 6 | McVean |
6,000 | MR | |
| 1892-11-14 | Aston Villa |
A | 3 – 2 | (unknown) , (unknown) , H. McQueen |
3,000 | MR | |
| 1892-12-10 | Heywood Central |
A | 1 – 1 | Miller |
– | MR | |
| 1892-12-26 | Sheffield United |
H | 1 – 0 | Wyllie |
4,500 | MR | |
| 1892-12-27 | Southport Central |
H | 2 – 2 | McVean , Wyllie |
– | MR | |
Notes
- During one game, Liverpool were short on players. Richardson, a military player for "Kings 1st Regiment" who was the trainer of the squad, made one appearance for the team when no other players could be found.[1]
References
- "Wally Richardson". LFC History. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
External links
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