1897–98 Liverpool F.C. season

The 1897–98 season was the 6th season of competitive football played by Liverpool and was their 5th season in The Football League, in which they competed in the first division. The season sporty covers the period from 1 July 1897 to 30 June 1898. After finishing in fifth place the previous season, Liverpool fell four spots to finish in ninth place at the end of the season with 28 points, 14 points behind the champions in Sheffield United.

Liverpool
1897–98 season
ManagerTom Watson
First Division9th
FA CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Frank Becton (11)
All: Frank Becton (13)
Average home league attendance13,055 (League)

Squad statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 1 F.A. Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
DF   SCO Barney Battles 1 0 1 0 0 0
FW   ENG Frank Becton 26 13 21 11 5 2
MF   ENG Harry Bradshaw 26 6 23 5 3 1
DF   SCO Tom Cleghorn 35 0 30 0 5 0
MF   SCO Bobby Colvin 3 0 3 0 0 0
MF   ENG Jack Cox 2 1 2 1 0 0
FW   ENG Dan Cunliffe 18 7 14 6 4 1
DF   SCO Billy Dunlop 25 0 20 0 5 0
FW   ENG Pat Finnerhan 8 1 5 1 3 0
FW   ENG Fred Geary 11 1 11 1 0 0
DF   SCO Archie Goldie 32 0 28 0 4 0
DF   SCO Billy Goldie 4 0 4 0 0 0
FW   SCO Abe Hartley 12 1 7 1 5 0
DF   ENG Johnny Holmes 12 0 12 0 0 0
DF   ENG Rabbi Howell 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF   ENG Joe Lumsden 8 2 6 2 2 0
MF   SCO Bobby Marshall 18 2 17 2 1 0
DF   SCO John McCartney 32 1 27 1 5 0
FW   SCO Andy McCowie 21 6 19 6 2 0
DF   SCO Joe McQue 19 3 14 2 5 1
GK   SCO Matt McQueen 2 0 2 0 0 0
FW   SCO Hugh Morgan 4 2 4 2 0 0
MF   SCO Tommy Robertson 3 2 3 2 0 0
GK   ENG Harry Storer 35 0 30 0 5 0
FW   SCO John Walker 3 2 3 2 0 0
MF   SCO William Walker 12 2 12 2 0 0
DF   SCO Tom Wilkie 11 1 10 0 1 1
DF   ENG Charlie Wilson 1 0 1 0 0 0

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Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
7 West Bromwich Albion 30 11 10 9 44 45 0.978 32
8 Nottingham Forest 30 11 9 10 47 49 0.959 31
9 Liverpool 30 11 6 13 48 45 1.067 28
10 Derby County 30 11 6 13 57 61 0.934 28
11 Bolton Wanderers 30 11 4 15 28 41 0.683 26
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

References

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  1. ^ "Appearances for the 1897-1898 season - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". www.lfchistory.net. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
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