1892–93 Northwich Victoria F.C. season

Northwich Victoria
1892–93 season
Stadium	Drill Field
Division Two	7th
FA Cup	Second round
Cheshire Senior Cup	Semi-final
Biggest win	7–0 vs Flint,; FA Cup
Biggest defeat	0–6 vs Small Heath,; Second Division
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 1891–92 1893–94 →

The 1892–93 season was Northwich Victoria's first season in the Football League. They competed in the newly formed 12 team Football League Second Division, for which they were a founding member. The league was then the second tier of English football, where they finished in seventh-place.^{[citation needed]}

Season synopsis

The season began on 3 September 1892, when Northwich played Grimsby Town, losing 2–1. Losing a further two games, it was not until 24 September when Northwich gained their first points in a 1–1 draw at Manchester City.^{[citation needed]}

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Small Heath (C)	22	17	2	3	90	35	2.571	36	Qualification for test matches
2	Sheffield United (O, P)	22	16	3	3	62	19	3.263	35
3	Darwen (O, P)	22	14	2	6	60	36	1.667	30
4	Grimsby Town	22	11	1	10	42	41	1.024	23
5	Ardwick	22	9	3	10	45	40	1.125	21
6	Burton Swifts	22	9	2	11	47	47	1.000	20
7	Northwich Victoria	22	9	2	11	42	58	0.724	20
8	Bootle^[a]	22	8	3	11	49	63	0.778	19	Resigned from league
9	Lincoln City	22	7	3	12	45	51	0.882	17	Re-elected
10	Crewe Alexandra	22	6	3	13	42	69	0.609	15
11	Burslem Port Vale	22	6	3	13	30	57	0.526	15
12	Walsall Town Swifts	22	5	3	14	37	75	0.493	13

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:

^ Bootle was liquidated at the end of the season.

FA Cup results

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A
15 October 1892	Round 1 Qualifying	Macclesfield Town	H	4–0
29 October 1892	Round 2 Qualifying	Flint	H	7–0
19 November 1892	Round 3 Qualifying	Liverpool	H	2–1
10 December 1892	Round 4 Qualifying	Liverpool Caledonians	A	3–2
21 January 1893	Round 1 Proper	Loughborough	A	2–1
4 February 1893	Round 2 Proper	Blackburn Rovers	A	1–4

References

"Northwich Victoria – Historical Football Kits". historicalkits.co.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
"Football League 1892-1893". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
"TheFA.com – Archive". The FA. Retrieved 15 October 2010.

[table_note_BOO0.40250256257248-1] Bootle was liquidated at the end of the season.

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