- 1893–94 Northwich Victoria F.C. season
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Northwich Victoria 1893–94 season Division Two 15th FA Cup Second Qualifying Round Cheshire Senior Cup Semi Final Home coloursThe 1893-94 season was Northwich Victoria's second, and final season in the Football League. They competed in the 15 team Football League Second Division, which they had been a founding member of the previous season. The league was then the second tier of English football, where they finished 15th.
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Season synopsis
The season began for Northwich on 2nd September 1893, away to Grimsby Town, where they were convincingly defeated 7-0.
On 3rd February 1894, Northwich met Liverpool F.C. for the first time since beating them in the FA Cup the previous season, meeting this time in the League. Liverpool won the game convincingly 4-0 in front of 3,000 spectators at Anfield, with goals from Thomas Bradshaw, Duncan McClean and two goals from James Stott.[1]
Northwich's return fixture against Liverpool was played on 28th March at the Drill Field, again in front of around 3,000 spectators. Failing to make amends for the earlier season defeat, Northwich were beaten 3-2.[2]
First-team squad
This is the squad who faced Liverpool F.C. on 3rd February 1894.[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player GK Hornby DF Postles DF Scanlon DF Clarke DF Guest DF Barlow FW Drinkwater FW Pat Finnerhan FW Eyres FW Gallimore FW Hatton Below are other players who played for Northwich during this season.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player FW Billy Meredith Table
P W D L F A GA Pts 1 Liverpool 28 22 6 0 77 18 4.278 50 2 Small Heath 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 6 Burton Swifts 28 14 3 11 79 61 1.295 31 7 Burslem Port Vale 28 13 4 11 66 64 1.031 30 8 Lincoln City 28 11 6 11 59 58 1.017 28 9 Woolwich Arsenal 28 12 4 12 52 55 0.945 28 10 Walsall Town Swifts 28 10 3 15 51 61 0.836 23 11 Middlesbrough Ironopolis 28 8 4 16 37 72 0.514 20 12 Crewe Alexandra 28 6 7 15 42 73 0.575 19 13 Manchester City 28 8 2 18 47 71 0.662 18 14 Rotherham Town 28 6 3 19 44 91 0.484 15 15 Northwich Victoria 28 3 3 22 30 98 0.306 9 P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points
References
- ^ "Season Archive- Liverpool 4 - 0 Northwich Victoria". LFChistory.net. http://www.lfchistory.net/viewgame.asp?game_id=4479. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
- ^ "Season Archive- Northwich Victoria 2 - 3 Liverpool". LFChistory.net. http://www.lfchistory.net/viewgame.asp?game_id=4467. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
- ^ "Liverpool 4 -0 Northwich - Liverpool Echo". LFChistory.net. http://www.lfchistory.net/matchimage.asp?id=187. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
- "Northwich Victoria - Historical Football Kits". historicalkits.co.uk. http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Northwich_Victoria/Northwich_Victoria.htm. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
- "Football League 1893-1894". Football Club History Database. http://www.fchd.btinternet.co.uk/lghist/fl/fl1893.htm. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
1893–94 in English football FA competitions FA Cup (Qualifying Rounds, Final)Football Football League (First Division • Second Division)Lower leagues Related to national team Club seasonsFirst Division Aston Villa · Blackburn Rovers · Bolton Wanderers · Burnley · Darwen · Derby County · Everton · Newton Heath · Nottingham Forest · Preston North End · Sheffield United · Stoke · Sunderland · The Wednesday · West Bromwich Albion · Wolverhampton WanderersSecond Division Ardwick · Burslem Port Vale · Burton Swifts · Crewe Alexandra · Grimsby Town · Lincoln City · Liverpool · Middlesbrough Ironopolis · Newcastle United · Northwich Victoria · Notts County · Rotherham Town · Small Heath · Walsall Town Swifts · Woolwich ArsenalCategories:- Northwich Victoria F.C. seasons
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