SEASON: 1892-93
- DIVISION:
- English First Division (Tier 1)
- MANAGER(s):
- Harry Radford
- FA Cup:
- 2nd Round (Everton (A) 2-4)
- League Cup:
- Did not exist
- Top Goalscorer:
- Alex Higgins, Tom McInnes (11 goals)
WHAT HAPPENED
This was our first season in the Football League after three years in the ill-fated Football Alliance. We started slowly but, after an amazing seven-win streak from Christmas to the end of February, we finished safe.
TABLE
FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) - 1892-93
SEASON END TABLE | Home | Away | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Result | Home | Away | |
1 | Sunderland | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 100 | 36 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 19 | 2.77778 | 48 | 0-5 | 0-1 | ||
2 | Preston North End | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 57 | 39 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 29 | 1.46154 | 37 | 1-2 | 0-1 | ||
3 | Everton | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 74 | 51 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 34 | 1.45098 | 36 | 2-1 | 2-2 | ||
4 | Aston Villa | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 73 | 62 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 38 | 1.17742 | 35 | 4-5 | 0-1 | ||
5 | Bolton Wanderers | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 56 | 55 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 34 | 1.01818 | 32 | 2-0 | 1-3 | ||
6 | Burnley | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 51 | 44 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 1.15909 | 30 | 2-2 | 1-1 | ||
7 | Stoke City | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 58 | 48 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 32 | 1.20833 | 29 | 3-4 | 0-3 | ||
8 | West Bromwich Albion | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 58 | 69 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 52 | .84058 | 29 | 3-4 | 2-2 | ||
9 | Blackburn Rovers | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 47 | 56 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 29 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 32 | .83929 | 29 | 0-1 | 1-0 | ||
10 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 48 | 52 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 25 | .92308 | 28 | ||||
11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 47 | 68 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 51 | .69118 | 28 | FA Cup Winners | 3-1 | 2-2 | |
12 | The Wednesday | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 55 | 65 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 37 | .84615 | 27 | 2-0 | 2-2 | ||
13 | Derby County | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 52 | 64 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 36 | .81250 | 27 | 1-0 | 3-2 | ||
14 | Notts County | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 53 | 61 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 46 | .86885 | 24 | Relegated after test-match playoffs | 3-1 | 0-3 | |
15 | Accrington Stanley | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 57 | 81 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 47 | .70370 | 23 | Resigned from League | 3-0 | 1-1 | |
16 | Newton Heath | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 50 | 85 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 50 | .58824 | 18 | Remained in 1st Div after test-match playoffs | 1-1 | 3-1 |
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LEAGUE POSITIONS
- GAME COUNTS
- Competitive Games:
- 32
- Competitive Goals:
- 54
- Goals per game:
- 1.7
- League Games:
- 30
- League Points:
- 28 out of 60 (2 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 46.7%
GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count: | 1 goal | 2 goals | 3 goals | 4 goals | 5+ goals | Scored | 7 times | 9 times | 7 times | 2 times | Conceded | 11 times | 7 times | 3 times | 3 times | 2 times | Won By | 4 times | 5 times | 1 time | 1 time | Lost By | 8 times | 2 times | 2 times | 1 time |
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LEAGUE POSITION ANALYSIS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
Not included: Week 1 game against Everton (2-2) as all teams were unplaced at the time
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
MISCELLANEOUS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
Position days | Record against teams in each position | ||||||||||
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Forest Pos | Num Days | Opp Pos | P | W | D | L | F | A | Points | Results (Green=win; Blue=draw; Red=loss) | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Preston North End (1-2) | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | Preston North End (0-1), Sunderland (0-1), Sunderland (0-5) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 2 | Bolton Wanderers (2-0) | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 2 | The Wednesday (2-0) | 5 | 35 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | Aston Villa (4-5), Bolton Wanderers (1-3) | 6 | 36 | 6 | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | The Wednesday (2-2), Aston Villa (0-1), Blackburn Rovers (0-1) | 7 | 8 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 7 | 1 | 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-1), Blackburn Rovers (1-0), Accrington Stanley (3-0) | 9 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 8 | 5 | 5 | Derby County (3-2), Notts County (3-1), West Bromwich Albion (2-2) | 10 | 11 | 10 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Notts County (0-3) | 11 | 5 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | Stoke City (3-4), Wolverhampton Wanderers (2-2), Burnley (1-1), Everton (2-1) | 13 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Burnley (2-2), Derby County (1-0), West Bromwich Albion (3-4) | 14 | 32 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 29 | 15 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | Stoke City (0-3), Newton Heath (1-1), Accrington Stanley (1-1) | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | Newton Heath (3-1) |
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
- Highest League Attendance:
- 12,000 (Preston North End)
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 3,000 (Accrington Stanley)
- Average League Attendance:
- 7,200
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- -
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- -
MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 6
- Yellow Cards:
- 0
- Red Cards:
- 0   
- Own goals (for):
- 0   (scored by opponents for us)
- Own goals (against):
- 0   (scored by us for opponents)   
- Penalties scored:
- 2
- Penalties conceded:
- 1
- Penalties missed:
- 0
- Penalties saved:
- 0
GAMES
 
Manager for all games: Harry Radford
League
FA Cup
Friendly
Manager for all games: Harry Radford
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
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Sat Jan 21, 1893 | Casuals | 1 | H | 4-0 | - | Smith (5'), McInnes (20'), Pike (40'), Higgins (55') | |
Sat Feb 04, 1893 | Everton | 2 | A | 2-4 | 25,000 | Pike (30'), Shaw (80') |
Friendly
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (6) - £0 | Out (10) - £0 | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Baker (1893) | Bought | Baker (1893) | Sold | C Smith (1893) | Bought | C Smith (1893) | Sold | Peter McCracken | Bought | Fred Thompson | Sold | Tom McInnes | Bought | Joe Thornhill | Sold | May 23, 1892 | Jack Earp | Bought | John Bullock | Sold | Dec 16, 1892 | Dan Allsop | Bought | Percy Oscroft | Sold | Robertson (1891-92) | Sold | Thomas Hamilton | Retired | William Mason | Sold | Mar 11, 1893 | Harry Daft | Sold |
SQUAD
*Age = Player age on August 1st | Season Record (Competitive Games only) | |||||||||||||||
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Pos | Num | Player | Country | Age* | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes | Goalkeepers |
GK | Dan Allsop | England | 21 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
GK | Joe Thornhill | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||
GK | William Brown | England | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | Defenders | |||||||||
D | Adam Scott | Scotland | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 1 | |||||||||
D | Archibald Ritchie | Scotland | 20 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||
D | Baker (1893) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
D | Harry Pike | England | ||||||||||||||
D | Jack Earp | 19 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||||
D | Robertson (1891-92) | 1 | 1 | Midfielders | ||||||||||||
M | Albert Smith | England | 23 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||
M | C Smith (1893) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
M | Fred Thompson | England | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
M | John Bullock | Wales | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
M | John McPherson | Scotland | 25 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 4 | ||||||||
M | Neil McCallum | Scotland | 24 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 7 | ||||||||
M | Peter McCracken | Scotland | 22 | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | |||||||||
M | Thomas Hamilton | Scotland | 20 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||
M | Tommy Jeacock | |||||||||||||||
M | William 'Tich' Smith | England | 23 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 4 | Forwards | |||||||
F | Alex Barbour | Scotland | 30 | |||||||||||||
F | Alex Higgins | Scotland | 28 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 11 | ||||||||
F | Arthur Shaw | England | 23 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 6 | ||||||||
F | Harry Daft | England | 26 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
F | Horace Pike | England | 22 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 8 | ||||||||
F | Percy Oscroft | England | 19 | |||||||||||||
F | Tom McInnes | Scotland | 19 | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 11 | ||||||||
F | William Mason | Scotland | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
Brown | ||||||||||||||||
H James | ||||||||||||||||
J Watson | ||||||||||||||||
John Abell | England | |||||||||||||||
Milne |
GOALSCORERS
Number of different scorers: 15
Goals (Pens) | Player | Games |
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11 | Alex Higgins | 27 |
11 | Tom McInnes | 32 |
8 | Horace Pike | 29 |
7 | Neil McCallum | 19 |
6 | Arthur Shaw | 26 |
4 (1) | John McPherson | 23 |
4 | William 'Tich' Smith | 25 |
1 | Adam Scott | 30 |
1 | Albert Smith | 21 |
1 | Harry Daft | 4 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Derby County | Sat Oct 01, 1892 | Away | 3-2 | Sat Jan 28, 1893 | Home | 1-0 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Aston Villa | Sat Oct 15, 1892 | Away | 0-1 | Sat Nov 12, 1892 | Home | 4-5 | |
Preston North End | Sat Sep 17, 1892 | Away | 0-1 | Sat Sep 24, 1892 | Home | 1-2 | |
Stoke City | Sat Sep 10, 1892 | Home | 3-4 | Sat Oct 22, 1892 | Away | 0-3 | |
Sunderland | Sat Nov 19, 1892 | Away | 0-1 | Sat Dec 03, 1892 | Home | 0-5 |