1892–93 Liverpool F.C. season

The 1892–93 season was the first season in Liverpool Football Club's existence, and their first year in the Lancashire League and the FA Cup.

Liverpool
1892–93 season
ManagerWilliam Barclay
John McKenna
Lancashire LeagueChampions
FA CupThird qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague: John Miller (23)
All: John Miller (26)
Average home league attendance2,441

First team

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Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
Sydney Ross   8 June 1869 (age 24) Cambuslang 1892 21 0
Billy McOwen   April, 1871 (age 22) Darwen 1892 1 0
Defenders
Andrew Hannah (c)   17 September 1864 (age 28) Renton 1892 25 0
Duncan McLean   20 January 1868 (age 25) Everton 1892 25 0
James McBride   30 December 1873 (age 19) Renton 1892 23 4
John McCartney   1870 (age 22–23) St Mirren 1892 21 1
Joe McQue   11 March 1873 (age 20) Celtic 1892 20 2
Matt McQueen   18 May 1863 (age 30) Leith Athletic 1892 17 5
James Kelso   8 January 1869 (age 24) Renton 1892 1 0
Wally Richardson[a]   1870 (age 22–23) 1892 1 0
Midfielders
Hugh McQueen   1 October 1867 (age 25) Leith Athletic 1892 17 4
Andrew Kelvin   1869 (age 23–24) Kilmarnock 1892 6 0
Philip Kelly   1869 (age 23–24) 1892 3 0
Joe Pearson   1868 (age 24–25) West Derby 1892 1 0
Forwards
Tom Wyllie   5 April 1870 (age 23) Everton 1892 25 15
John Miller   1870 (age 22–23) Dumbarton 1892 24 26
Malcolm McVean   7 March 1871 (age 22) Third Lanark 1892 24 12
John Smith   1866 (age 26–27) Sunderland 1892 11 5
Jonathan Cameron   Renton 1892 9 5
Arthur Worgan   1871 (age 21–22) 1892 0 0

Transfers

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Pos Player From Fee Date
FW   Malcolm McVean   Third Lanark Unknown 07-1892
DF   Joe McQue   Celtic Unknown 08-1892
GK   Billy McOwen   Darwen Unknown 25-07-1892
DF   Duncan McLean   Everton Unknown 07-1892
DF   James McBride   Renton Unknown 06-1892
DF   Andrew Hannah   Renton Unknown 05-1892
FW   Tom Wyllie   Everton Unknown 05-1892
FW   John Miller   Dumbarton Unknown 05-1892
GK   Sidney Ross   Cambuslang Unknown 06-1892
DF   James Kelso   Renton Unknown 05-1892
MF   Arthur Kelvin   Kilmarnock Unknown 06-1892
FW   Jonathan Cameron   Aston Villa Unknown 05-1892
DF   Matt McQueen   Leith Athletic Unknown 23-10-1892
MF   Hugh McQueen   Leith Athletic Unknown 23-10-1892
DF   John McCartney   St Mirren Unknown 10-1892

Match results

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  Win   Draw   Loss

3 September  1892 (1892 -09-03) 1 Liverpool 8–0 Higher Walton Liverpool
Smith   15'  
McBride  
McVean  
Cameron   
McQue   
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 300
9 September  1892 (1892 -09-09) 2 Liverpool 4–0 Bury Liverpool
Miller   5'  
Cameron  
McVean  
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 3,000
1 October  1892 (1892 -10-01) 3 Liverpool 3–1 West Manchester Liverpool
Wyllie  
Smith   85'
Miller   89'
Report Bogie  
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 1,000
22 October  1892 (1892 -10-22) 4 Higher Walton 0–5 Liverpool Higher Walton
Report Miller    
Wyllie   
Stadium: Moon's Mill
Attendance: 150
5 November  1892 (1892 -11-05) 5 Blackpool 3–0 Liverpool Blackpool
John Parkinson   
James Pittaway  
Report Stadium: Raikes Hall
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Lomax
12 November  1892 (1892 -11-12) 6 Fleetwood Rangers 1–4 Liverpool Fleetwood
Brogan  
Report Miller   4'
McVean   
Smith  
Stadium: The Copse
Attendance: 2,000
26 November  1892 (1892 -11-26) 7 Rossendale 0–2 Liverpool Newchurch
Report McBride  
Miller  
Stadium: Dark Lane
Attendance: 1,500
3 December  1892 (1892 -12-03) 8 Liverpool 7–0 Fleetwood Rangers Liverpool
McQueen  
McVean  
Miller      
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 2,000
17 December  1892 (1892 -12-17) 9 Liverpool 0–2 Blackpool Liverpool
Report James Pittaway  
William Marsden  
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 6,000
24 December  1892 (1892 -12-24) 10 South Shore 0–1 Liverpool Blackpool
Report Wyllie  
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 2,000
31 December  1892 (1892 -12-31) 11 Liverpool 6–2 Heywood Central Liverpool
McQueen  
McVean   
Miller  
Wyllie   
Report J. Pearson  
E. Jones   (pen.)
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 2,000
2 January  1893 (1893 -01-02) 12 Fairfield 1–4 Liverpool Fairfield
(unknown)  
Report Cameron  
McQueen  
Miller  
Wyllie  
Stadium: Grassmoor Road
Attendance: 3,000
7 January  1893 (1893 -01-07) 13 Heywood Central 1–2 Liverpool Heywood
T. Woolfall  
Report McBride  
Wyllie  
Stadium: Bamford Road
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: W. Smalley
14 January  1893 (1893 -01-14) 14 West Manchester 0–0 Liverpool Manchester
Report Stadium: Brook's Bar
Attendance: 3,000
11 February  1893 (1893 -02-11) 15 Bury 3–0 Liverpool Bury
Willie Barbour  
Plant   
Report Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 8,000
18 February  1893 (1893 -02-18) 16 Nelson 2–3 Liverpool Nelson
Ross   (o.g.)
James Fairbairn  
Report McVean  
Miller   
Stadium: Seedhill
Attendance: 1,500
25 February  1893 (1893 -02-25) 17 Liverpool 2–0 Southport Central Liverpool
McQueen  
McBride  
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 3,000
4 March  1893 (1893 -03-04) 18 Liverpool 3–0 Nelson Liverpool
H. McQueen  
M. McQueen    47'
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 2,000
16 March  1893 (1893 -03-16) 19 Liverpool 5–0 Fairfield Liverpool
McLean  
McQueen  
Miller   
Wyllie  
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 2,000
18 March  1893 (1893 -03-18) 20 Liverpool 4–0 South Shore Liverpool
Wyllie   5'
McVean  
Miller   
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 2,000
25 March  1893 (1893 -03-25) 21 Liverpool 2–1 Rossendale Liverpool
Smith  
McVean  
Report J. Ireland   Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 2,000
15 April  1893 (1893 -04-15) 22 Southport Central 1–1 Liverpool Southport
William Hastings  
Report Miller   20'
Stadium: Scarisbrick New Road
Attendance: 1,500
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 Liverpool 22 17 2 3 66 19 3.474 36
2 Blackpool 22 17 2 3 82 31 2.645 36
3 Bury 22 17 1 4 83 24 3.458 35
Source: [citation needed]

F.A. Cup

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15 October  1892 (1892 -10-15) Q1 Nantwich 0–4 Liverpool Nantwich
Report Wyllie   70'
Miller   75', 80', 85'
Stadium: Jackson Avenue
Attendance: 700
Referee: J. Taylor
29 October  1892 (1892 -10-29) Q2 Liverpool 9–0 Newtown Liverpool
McCartney  
Wyllie    
Townsend   (o.g.)
Mcvean   45'  
McQueen  
Cameron  
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 4,000
19 November  1892 (1892 -11-19) Q3 Northwich Victoria 2–1 Liverpool Northwich
Fecitt   
Report Wyllie   10'
Stadium: Drill Field
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: J. Lewis
17 September  1892 (1892 -09-17) Q1 Liverpool 2–0 Southport Central Liverpool
Smith   55'
Kelvin   90'
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 4,000
8 October  1892 (1892 -10-08) Q2 West Manchester 1–3 Liverpool Manchester
Pickering   70'
Report Miller   
Kelvin   88'
Stadium: Brook's Bar
Attendance: 2,500
28 January  1893 (1893 -01-28) 1 Liverpool 1–0 Darwen Liverpool
McVean   8'
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: W.H. Stacey
11 March  1893 (1893 -03-11) 2 Bootle 2–1 Liverpool Bootle
Gallacher   
Report McQueen  
Stadium: Hawthorne Road
Attendance: 5,000
22 March  1893 (1893 -03-22) 1 Liverpool 4–0 Chester Liverpool
Cameron   10'
McQueen  
Hannah  
McVean  
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Tom Armitt
17 April  1893 (1893 -04-17) SF Liverpool 1–0 Bootle Liverpool
Miller   Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: W.H. Gough
22 April  1893 (1893 -04-22) F Liverpool 1–0 Everton Bootle
Wyllie   35' Report Stadium: Hawthorne Road
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Herbie Arthur

Friendlies

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1 September  1892 (1892 -09-01) Liverpool 7–1 Rotherham Town F.C. Liverpool
Miller   
Kelvin  
McQue  
Wyllie    
Report Leatherbarrow  
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Walter Sugg
5 September  1892 (1892 -09-05) Middlesbrough Ironopolis 5–0 Liverpool Middlesbrough
Coupar     
Hughes  
Report Stadium: Paradise Ground
Attendance: 2,000
8 September  1892 (1892 -09-08) Liverpool 2–0 Barrow Liverpool
McVean  
Wyllie  
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 600
10 September  1892 (1892 -09-10) Liverpool 2–1 Stockton Liverpool
McVean  
Wyllie  
Report McClung  
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 6,702
15 September  1892 (1892 -09-15) Liverpool 3–1 Grantham Rovers Liverpool
Glen  
McVean   
Report Joe Chamberlain  
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 700
22 September  1892 (1892 -09-22) Liverpool 1–2 Middlesbrough Ironopolis Liverpool
Smith   2'
Report Hughes  
McArthur  
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 2,000
26 September  1892 (1892 -09-26) Stoke 2–1 Liverpool Stoke-on-Trent
Evans   4'
Schofield   90'
Report (unknown)   80'
Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 2,000
29 September  1892 (1892 -09-29) Liverpool 1–0 Queen of the South Wanderers Liverpool
Miller   55'
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 800
6 October  1892 (1892 -10-06) Glasgow Rangers 6–1 Liverpool Ibrox
Kerr    
H. McCreadie  
A. McCreadie  
Martin  
Report McVean  
Stadium: Ibrox Park
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: A. McLean
14 November  1892 (1892 -11-14) Aston Villa 2–3 Liverpool Perry Barr
Campbell  
Davis  
Report McVean  
Miller  
McQueen  
Stadium: Liverpool
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Mr. Ford
10 December  1892 (1892 -12-10) Heywood Central 1–1 Liverpool Heywood
Jack Horsfield   57'
Report Miller   55'
Stadium: Bamford Road
Attendance: 1,000.
Referee: D. Hammond
26 December  1892 (1892 -12-26) Liverpool 1–0 Sheffield United Liverpool
Wyllie  
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Mr. Churchill
27 December  1892 (1892 -12-27) Southport Central 2–2 Liverpool Southport
Hamer  
Davenport  
Report Wyllie  
McVean   30'
Stadium: Scarisbrick New Road
Attendance: 500
21 January  1893 (1893 -01-21) Bury 0–0 Liverpool Bury
Report Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: J. Cooper
4 February  1893 (1893 -02-04) Liverpool 1–2 Stoke Liverpool
Miller  
Report Naughton   3'
Baker  
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 1,000
14 February  1893 (1893 -02-14) Rotherham Town 2–2 Liverpool Rotherham
Longden   44'
Leather   60'
Report McQueen   35'
Thickitt   80' (o.g.)
Stadium: Clifton Grove
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: J. Fox
23 February  1893 (1893 -02-23) Liverpool 0–0 Stoke Liverpool
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Mr. Churchill
9 March  1893 (1893 -03-09) Liverpool 1–3 Aston Villa Liverpool
McQueen   15'
Report Skea    
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 2,000
31 March  1893 (1893 -03-31) Liverpool 1–0 Darwen Liverpool
Wyllie  
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 5,000
1 April  1893 (1893 -04-01) Stockton 2–2 Liverpool Stockton-on-Tees
Townley  
McClung  
Report McVean   1'
Miller   10'
Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 2,000.
Referee: R. Peel
3 April  1893 (1893 -04-03) Liverpool 2–0 Corinthians Liverpool
Miller  
McQueen  
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: J. Lewis
4 April  1893 (1893 -04-04) Liverpool 4–1 Cliftonville Liverpool
McQueen  
Miller   
Smith  
Report Stanfield  
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 1,500
8 April  1893 (1893 -04-08) Newcastle United 0–0 Liverpool Newcastle upon Tyne
Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: R. Campbell
10 April  1893 (1893 -04-10) Newtown 0–0 Liverpool Newtown
Report Stadium: The Cunnings
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: H. Hibbott
24 April  1893 (1893 -04-24) Liverpool 1–1 Bolton Wanderers Liverpool
McQueen  
Report Tannahill  
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 1,500
25 April  1893 (1893 -04-25) Liverpool 0–0 Preston North End Liverpool
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Mr Gough
26 April  1893 (1893 -04-26) Liverpool 1–3 Rest of the Lancashire League Liverpool
Wyllie  
Report Willie Barbour  
Hogan  
Hannah   (o.g.)
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: James Cooper
27 April  1893 (1893 -04-27) Liverpool 0–1 Blackburn Rovers Liverpool
Report Hall  
Stadium: Anfield
29 April  1893 (1893 -04-29) Bootle 2–2 Liverpool Bootle
T. Carthy   
Report McVean  
Wyllie  
Stadium: Hawthorne Road
Attendance: 1,000

Testimonial

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23 March  1893 (1893 -03-23) Liverpool 1–0 Bootle Liverpool
Miller   Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 2,000
Note: Benefit Match for Daniel Kirkwood.

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Notes

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  1. ^ During one game, Liverpool were short on players. Richardson, a military player for "Kings 1st Regiment" who was the trainer of the squad, made one appearance for the team when no other players could be found.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Wally Richardson". LFC History. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Play up, Liverpool".
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