1894–95 Liverpool F.C. season

The 1894–95 season was the third season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence, and was their second year in The Football League, in which they competed in the First Division for the first time. The season covers the period from 1 July 1894 to 30 June 1895.

Liverpool
1894–95 season
ManagerWilliam Barclay & John McKenna
First Division16th (relegated)
FA CupSecond round
Top goalscorerHarry Bradshaw (18)

Squad statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 1 F.A. Cup Test Match
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FW   ENG Frank Becton 5 4 5 4 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Harry Bradshaw 34 18 30 17 3 1 1 0
DF   SCO James Cameron 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO James Cleland 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF   SCO John Curran 18 0 14 0 3 0 1 0
MF   SCO John Drummond 18 1 14 0 3 1 1 0
DF   SCO Billy Dunlop 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0
FW   SCO John Givens 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Patrick Gordon 5 1 5 1 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Andrew Hannah 16 0 16 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO David Hannah 18 6 17 6 1 0 0 0
FW   SCO Hugh Henderson 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Neil Kerr 12 3 12 3 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO James McBride 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
GK   SCO William McCann 17 0 15 0 2 0 0 0
DF   SCO John McCartney 31 0 28 0 3 0 0 0
DF   SCO Duncan McLean 26 0 24 0 2 0 0 0
DF   SCO John McLean 21 0 18 0 2 0 1 0
DF   SCO Joe McQue 32 1 29 1 3 0 0 0
MF   SCO Hugh McQueen 14 3 12 2 2 1 0 0
GK   SCO Matt McQueen 27 0 23 0 3 0 1 0
MF   SCO Malcolm McVean 24 7 20 5 3 2 1 0
DF   SCO Bobby Neill 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW   SCO Jimmy Ross 31 12 27 12 3 0 1 0
GK   ENG John Whitehead 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW   ENG Albert Worgan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

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Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Relegation
12 Small Heath 30 9 7 14 50 74 0.676 25
13 West Bromwich Albion 30 10 4 16 51 66 0.773 24
14 Stoke (O) 30 9 6 15 50 67 0.746 24 Qualification for test matches
15 Derby County (O) 30 7 9 14 45 68 0.662 23
16 Liverpool (R) 30 7 8 15 51 70 0.729 22
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Loss

League Division 1

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1 September  1894 (1894 -09-01) 1 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Liverpool Blackburn
Hall   75'
Report Bradshaw   25'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 12,000
3 September  1894 (1894 -09-03) 2 Burnley 3–3 Liverpool Burnley
Crabtree   40'
Hill   46'
Egan   50'
Report Gordon   10'
Bradshaw   48'
McQueen   75'
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 10,000
8 September  1894 (1894 -09-08) 3 Liverpool 1–2 Aston Villa Liverpool
Bradshaw   20'
Report Smith   75'
Chatt   85'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 20,000
13 September  1894 (1894 -09-13) 4 Liverpool 1–2 Bolton Wanderers Liverpool
Ross   40'
Report Cassidy   2'
Tannahill   48'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 6,000
15 September  1894 (1894 -09-15) 5 West Bromwich Albion 5–0 Liverpool West Bromwich
Richards  
McLeod  
Hutchinson  
Williams   (pen.)
Bassett   12'
Report Stadium: Stoney Lane
Attendance: 6,000
22 September  1894 (1894 -09-22) 6 Liverpool 2–2 Blackburn Rovers Liverpool
McVean   49'
McQueen   54'
Report Stuart  
Whitehead  
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 14,000
29 September  1894 (1894 -09-29) 7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 Liverpool Wolverhampton
Wood  
Reynolds   15'
Black   25'
Report Ross   (pen.)
Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
6 October  1894 (1894 -10-06) 8 Liverpool 2–2 Sheffield United Liverpool
Kerr   25'
Bradshaw   44'
Report Hammond   35'
Yates   89'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 8,000
13 October  1894 (1894 -10-13) 9 Everton 3–0 Liverpool Liverpool
McInness   10'
Latta   60'
Bell   88'
Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 25,000
20 October  1894 (1894 -10-20) 10 Liverpool 2–0 Stoke City Liverpool
Ross   42', 50' Report Stadium: Anfield
27 October  1894 (1894 -10-27) 11 Aston Villa 5–0 Liverpool Birmingham
Dorrell  
Cowan  
Hodgetts  
Reynolds   (pen.)  
Report Stadium: Wellington Road
Attendance: 4,000
3 November  1894 (1894 -11-03) 12 Liverpool 0–3 Burnley Liverpool
Report Nicol   25'
Turnbull   55'
Livingstone   80'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 6,000
10 November  1894 (1894 -11-10) 13 Stoke City 3–1 Liverpool Stoke-on-Trent
Sandland   30', 70'
Schofield   80'
Report Kerr   75'
Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 3,000
17 November  1894 (1894 -11-17) 14 Liverpool 2–2 Everton Liverpool
Hannah   55'
Ross   90' (pen.)
Report Kelso   30' (pen.)
Latta   85'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 30,000
24 November  1894 (1894 -11-24) 15 Sunderland 3–2 Liverpool Sunderland
J. Hannah   75'
Campbell   77'
Gillespie   80'
Report McVean   35'
D. Hannah   45'
Stadium: Newcastle Road
Attendance: 8,000
1 December  1894 (1894 -12-01) 16 Liverpool 3–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Liverpool
Bradshaw   2'  
McVean   80'
Report Baugh  
Reynolds   
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 7,000
8 December  1894 (1894 -12-08) 17 Sheffield United 2–2 Liverpool Sheffield
Hammond   80', 84' Report Bradshaw   5', 65' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 10,000
15 December  1894 (1894 -12-15) 18 Liverpool 3–1 Small Heath Liverpool
Bradshaw   15', 30'
Hannah   55'
Report Mobley   10'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 3,000
25 December  1894 (1894 -12-25) 19 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Liverpool Bolton
Settle   5'
Report Stadium: Pike's Lane
Attendance: 8,000
29 December  1894 (1894 -12-29) 20 Small Heath 3–0 Liverpool Birmingham
Walton  
Mobley  
Lewis  
Report Stadium: Muntz Street
Attendance: 5,000
1 January  1895 (1895 -01-01) 21 Liverpool 4–0 West Bromwich Albion Liverpool
Bradshaw   57', 76'
Ross   81'
Hannah   84'
Report Stadium: Anfield
5 January  1895 (1895 -01-05) 22 The Wednesday 5–0 Liverpool Sheffield
Spiksley   10', 70'
Woolhouse   28', 30'
Brandon   73'
Report Stadium: Olive Grove
Attendance: 6,000
9 January  1895 (1895 -01-09) 23 Derby County 0–1 Liverpool Derby
Report Ross   44'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,000
12 January  1895 (1895 -01-12) 24 Liverpool 5–0 Nottingham Forest Liverpool
McVean   15', 17'
Ross   44'
McQue   65'
Hannah   87'
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 5,000
2 March  1895 (1895 -03-02) 25 Liverpool 5–1 Derby County Liverpool
Bradshaw   5'
Kerr   20'
Ross   
Hannah  
Report Goodall  
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 12,000
25 March  1895 (1895 -03-25) 26 Liverpool 2–3 Sunderland Liverpool
Ross   45'
Becton   70'
Report Campbell   10', 65'
Miller/Millar   88'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 20,000
30 March  1895 (1895 -03-30) 27 Liverpool 4–2 The Wednesday Liverpool
Bradshaw   3', 88'
Becton   6', 60'
Report Priestley  
Brash  
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 5,000
6 April  1895 (1895 -04-06) 28 Nottingham Forest 3–0 Liverpool Nottingham
Carnelly   2', 18'
McInnes   15'
Report Stadium: Town Ground
Attendance: 4,000
12 April  1895 (1895 -04-12) 29 Preston North End 2–2 Liverpool Preston
Sanders   15'
McQueen   25' (o.g.)
Report Ross   47'
Becton   75'
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 10,000
20 April  1895 (1895 -04-20) 30 Liverpool 2–5 Preston North End Liverpool
Bradshaw   12', 84' Report Cunningham   10'
Pierce   20', 50'
Smith   40'
Henderson   55'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 14,000

F.A. Cup

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2 February  1895 (1895 -02-02) 1 Barnsley St Peters 1–1 Liverpool Barnsley
Cutts   80'
Report McVean   25'
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 4,000
11 February  1895 (1895 -02-11) 1 Liverpool 4–0 Barnsley St Peters Liverpool
Bradshaw   15'
Drummond   40'
M. McQueen   42'
H. McQueen   60'
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 4,000
16 February  1895 (1895 -02-16) 2 Liverpool 0–2 Nottingham Forest Liverpool
Report Stewart   10'
McInnes   40'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 5,000

Test Match

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Liverpool lost 1-0 to Bury on 27 April and were relegated back to the second division.[2]

27 April  1895 (1895 -04-27) Bury 1–0 Liverpool Blackburn
Millar   32'
Montgomery   76'
Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 5,000

Lancashire Senior Cup

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19 January  1895 (1895 -01-19) Burnley 0–4 Liverpool Burnley
Report Ross   7'
Espie   20' (o.g.)
Bradshaw   37', 47'
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 5,000
9 February  1895 (1895 -02-09) Liverpool 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Liverpool
Ross   25'
Bradshaw   40'
Report  
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 12,000
9 March  1895 (1895 -03-09) SF Everton 1–0 Liverpool Liverpool
 
Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 28,000

Liverpool Senior Cup

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18 March  1895 (1895 -03-18) SF Liverpool 5–2 Chester City Liverpool
Bradshaw  
McCartney  
Kerr  
Hannah   
Report Charlie Spencer  
Dunlop   (o.g)
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 5,000
29 April  1895 (1895 -04-29) F Everton 3–0 Liverpool Liverpool
 
 
 
Report Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 4,000

Palatine League

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26 January  1895 (1895 -01-26) Newton Heath 3–0 Liverpool Manchester
 
 
 
Report Stadium: Bank Street
Attendance: 3,500
16 March  1895 (1895 -03-16) Liverpool 1–1 Newton Heath Liverpool
McQueen  
Report  
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 5,000
1 April  1895 (1895 -04-01) Bolton Wanderers 7–2 Liverpool Bolton
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Report Ross  
Drummond   8'
Stadium: Pike's Lane
Attendance: Unknown

Friendlies

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27 November  1894 (1894 -11-27) Darwen 4–3 Liverpool Darwen
 
 
 
 
Report Ross   
McQueen   41'
Stadium: Barley Bank
Attendance: Unknown
26 December  1894 (1894 -12-26) Everton 2–1 Liverpool Liverpool
 
 
Report Bradshaw   20'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 20,000
23 February  1895 (1895 -02-23) Cortinthians 5–2 Liverpool Leyton
 
 
 
 
 
Report Bradshaw   
Stadium: Leyton
Attendance: 5,000
25 February  1895 (1895 -02-25) Woolwich Arsenal 4–3 Liverpool London
 
 
 
 
Report Bradshaw  
Kerr  
Ross  
Stadium: Nightingale Lane
Attendance: 1,500
13 April  1895 (1895 -04-13) Liverpool 2–2 Cortinthians Liverpool
Ross  
Kerr   45'
Report  
 
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 2,000
15 April  1895 (1895 -04-15) Liverpool 1–1 Everton Liverpool
Ross  
Report  
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 12,000

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References

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  1. ^ "Appearances for the 1894-1895 season - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". www.lfchistory.net. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Bury 1 Liverpool 0". LFC History. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  3. ^ https://www.11v11.com/teams/liverpool/tab/matches/season/1895/ [bare URL]
  4. ^ "Appearances for the 1894-1895 season - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". www.lfchistory.net. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  5. ^ https://www.enfa.co.uk/ [bare URL]
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