1892–93 Sunderland A.F.C. season
The 1892-93 season was Sunderland's 13th season in existence, and their third season as a Football League club.
| 1892–93 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Manager | Tom Watson | |
| Stadium | Newcastle Road | |
| Football League | 1st (Champions) | |
| FA Cup | Third Round | |
| Top goalscorer | League: John Campbell (29) All: John Campbell (32) | |
| Highest home attendance | 20,000 (vs. Preston North End) | |
| Lowest home attendance | 3,000 (vs. Royal Arsenal) | |
| Average home league attendance | 6,900 | |
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| All statistics correct as of 20 November 2018. | ||
Having won their first league title in the previous season, Sunderland went on to dominate the Football League in 1892-93, winning their second title by 11 points. They became the second team after Preston North End to win back-to-back titles. Sunderland remained unbeaten at home all season for the second season in a row. They became the first team to score 100 league goals in a single season (in 30 games) and only failed to score in a single league game (vs. Wolves). Forward John Campbell topped the league goalscoring charts (29 goals) for a second consecutive season.
The season saw the First Division expanded to 16 teams and a Second Division added, with Promotion and relegation introduced to the league for the first time. The expanded league saw Sunderland face The Wednesday, Nottingham Forest and Newton Heath for the first time. Across the two games against Newton Heath (which would go on to become Manchester United) Sunderland scored 11 goals without reply.
First team squad
| Name | Nationality | Positions(s) | DOB | Signed From (92-93) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ned Doig |  |
Goalkeeper | 29 October 1866 | |
| Tom Porteous |  |
Defender | October 1865 | |
| John Gillespie | |
Defender | Morton | |
| Bob Smellie | |
Defender | 15 October 1865 | Queens Park |
| John Auld | |
Defender | 7 January 1862 | |
| Billy Dunlop | |
Midfielder | Annbank | |
| Will Gibson | |
Midfielder | ||
| Jimmy Hannah | |
Midfielder | 1868 | |
| John Harvey | |
Midfielder | ||
| Hughie Wilson | |
Inside Forward | 18 March 1869 | |
| Jimmy Millar | |
Centre Forward | 2 March 1870 | |
| James Gillespie | |
Outside Right | ||
| John Campbell | |
Centre Forward | 19 February 1870 | |
| John Scott | |
Forward | ||
| David Hannah |  |
Forward |
Players Out
| Name | Nationality | Positions(s) | Signed To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Gow | |
Defender | Rangers |
| John Oliver | |
Defender | Middlesbrough Ironopolis |
| John Murray | |
Defender | Blackburn Rovers |
| John Smith | |
Inside Right | Liverpool |
| James Logan | |
Forward | Ayr |
Competitions
Football League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunderland | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 100 | 36 | 2.778 | 48 | League Champions |
| 2 | Preston North End | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 57 | 39 | 1.462 | 37 | |
| 3 | Everton | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 74 | 51 | 1.451 | 36 | |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 73 | 62 | 1.177 | 35 | |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 56 | 55 | 1.018 | 32 |
Source: English Football League Tables
Matches
| 3 September 1892 1 | Accrington | 0-6 | Sunderland | Accrington |
| Stadium: Thorneyholme Road Attendance: 3,000 |
| 10 September 1892 2 | Sunderland | 2-2 | Notts County | Sunderland |
| Stadium: Newcastle Road Attendance: 6,000 |
| 17 September 1892 3 | Aston Villa | 1-6 | Sunderland | Birmingham |
| Stadium: Wellington Road Attendance: 12,000 |
| 24 September 1892 4 | Sunderland | 5-0 | Blackburn Rovers | Sunderland |
| Stadium: Newcastle Road Attendance: 8,000 |
| 1 October 1892 5 | Sunderland | 3-1 | Stoke City | Sunderland |
| Stadium: Newcastle Road Attendance: 6,000 |
| 8 October 1892 6 | Everton | 1-4 | Sunderland | Liverpool |
| Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 20,000 |
| 15 October 1892 7 | Sunderland | 4-2 | Accrington | Sunderland |
| Stadium: Newcastle Road Attendance: 6,000 |
| 22 October 1892 8 | Sunderland | 8-1 | West Brom | Sunderland |
| Stadium: Newcastle Road Attendance: 5,000 |
| 29 October 1892 9 | The Wednesday | 3-2 | Sunderland | Sheffield |
| Stadium: Olive Grove Attendance: 20,000 |
| 5 November 1892 10 | Sunderland | 2-0 | Burnley | Sunderland |
| Stadium: Newcastle Road Attendance: 6,000 |
| 19 November 1892 11 | Sunderland | 1-0 | Nottingham Forest | Sunderland |
| Stadium: Newcastle Road Attendance: 5,500 |
| 26 November 1892 12 | Notts County | 3-1 | Sunderland | Nottingham |
| Stadium: Trent Bridge Attendance: 8,000 |
| 3 December 1892 13 | Nottingham Forest | 0-5 | Sunderland | Nottingham |
| Stadium: Town Ground Attendance: 8,000 |
| 17 December 1892 14 | Sunderland | 2-0 | Preston North End | Sunderland |
| Stadium: Newcastle Road Attendance: 20,000 |
| 24 December 1892 15 | West Brom | 1-3 | Sunderland | West Bromwich |
| Stadium: Stoney Lane Attendance: 8,000 |
| 26 December 1892 16 | Wolves | 2-0 | Sunderland | Wolverhampton |
| Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 15,000 |
| 2 January 1893 17 | Sunderland | 5-2 | Wolves | Sunderland |
| Stadium: Newcastle Road Attendance: 4,000 |
| 3 January 1893 18 | Sunderland | 4-3 | Everton | Sunderland |
| Stadium: Newcastle Road Attendance: 5,000 |
| 7 January 1893 19 | Preston North End | 1-2 | Sunderland | Preston |
| Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 14,000 |
| 14 January 1893 20 | Sunderland | 6-0 | Aston Villa | Sunderland |
| Stadium: Newcastle Road Attendance: 7,000 |
| 28 January 1893 21 | Sunderland | 4-2 | The Wednesday | Sunderland |
| Stadium: Newcastle Road Attendance: 8,000 |
| 14 February 1893 22 | Sunderland | 3-3 | Bolton Wanderers | Sunderland |
| Stadium: Newcastle Road Attendance: 6,000 |
| 4 March 1893 23 | Newton Heath | 0-5 | Sunderland | Manchester |
| Stadium: North Road Attendance: 15,000 |
| 11 March 1893 24 | Sunderland | 3-1 | Derby County | Sunderland |
| Stadium: Newcastle Road Attendance: 6,000 |
| 18 March 1893 25 | Stoke City | 0-1 | Sunderland | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 10,000 |
| 31 March 1893 26 | Blackburn Rovers | 2-2 | Sunderland | Blackburn |
| Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 12,000 |
| 1 April 1893 27 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-1 | Sunderland | Bolton |
| Stadium: Pikes Lane Attendance: 13,000 |
| 4 April 1893 28 | Sunderland | 6-0 | Newton Heath | Sunderland |
| Stadium: Newcastle Road Attendance: 5,000 |
| 8 April 1893 29 | Derby County | 1-1 | Sunderland | Derby |
| Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 8,000 |
FA Cup
Matches
| 21 January 1893 1 | Sunderland | 6-0 | Royal Arsenal | Sunderland |
| Stadium: Newcastle Road Attendance: 3,000 |
| 4 February 1893 2 | Sheffield United | 1-3 | Sunderland | Sheffield |
| Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 14,769 |
| 18 February 1893 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 3-0 | Sunderland | Blackburn |
| Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 26,000 |
Squad Statistics
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Football League | FA Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | |
Ned Doig | 33 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF | |
John Gillespie | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Tom Porteous | 33 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Bob Smellie | 24 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | |
John Auld | 30 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Will Gibson | 33 | 3 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Jimmy Hannah | 31 | 18 | 28 | 18 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Billy Dunlop | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
John Harvey | 22 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Hughie Wilson | 32 | 8 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Jimmy Millar | 23 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 5 | |
| FW | |
John Campbell | 30 | 32 | 27 | 29 | 3 | 3 | |
| FW | |
John Scott | 11 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | |
James Gillespie | 26 | 11 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 0 | |
| FW |  |
David Hannah | 23 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | |
References
- All the Lads: A Complete Who's Who of Sunderland A.F.C., Dykes, Gareth & Lamming, Douglas, Polar Print Group Ltd, 1999
- Sunderland AFC: The Official History 1879-2000, Days, Paul, Business Education Publishers Ltd, 1999
- The StatCat, www.thestatcat.co.uk, last accessed: 2018-11-02
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