The 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. Northwich were eliminated from the 1893–94 FA Cup in the fourth qualifying round, after being beaten 1–0 at home by Crewe Alexandra.
| 1893–94 season | ||
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| Division Two | 15th | |
| FA Cup | Second qualifying round | |
| Cheshire Senior Cup | Semi-final | |
| Biggest win | 5–3 vs Newcastle United, Second Division | |
| Biggest defeat | 0–8 vs Small Heath, Second Division | |
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Season synopsis
editThe season began for Northwich on 2 September 1893, away to Grimsby Town, where they were convincingly defeated 7–0.
On 3 February 1894, Northwich met Liverpool 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 28 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
editThis is the squad who faced Liverpool F.C. on 3 February 1894.[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Below are other players who played for Northwich during this season.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Table
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 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 | |
| 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[a] | 28 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 37 | 72 | 0.514 | 20 | Dissolved |
| 12 | Crewe Alexandra | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 42 | 73 | 0.575 | 19 | Re-elected |
| 13 | Ardwick | 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 | Resigned from league |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- ^ Middlesbrough Ironopolis was liquidated at the end of the season.
References
edit- ^ "Season Archive- Liverpool 4 - 0 Northwich Victoria". LFChistory.net. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
- ^ "Season Archive- Northwich Victoria 2 - 3 Liverpool". LFChistory.net. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
- ^ "Liverpool 4 -0 Northwich - Liverpool Echo". LFChistory.net. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
- "Northwich Victoria - Historical Football Kits". historicalkits.co.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
- "Football League 1893-1894". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 15 October 2010.