The City Ground

SEASON: 1892-93

Season count: 5Prev Season: 1891-92
This Season: 1892-93
Next Season: 1893-94

DIVISION: English First Division (Tier 1)

MANAGER(s):: Harry Radford
FA Cup:: 2nd Round (Everton (A) 2-4)

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.

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%

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:: -

Champions:: Sunderland
FA Cup:: Wolverhampton Wanderers

SEASON RECORDS

Most Goals scored: 4
4-5 (Sat Nov 12, 1892, Aston Villa, Home, League Tier 1)
4-0 (Sat Jan 21, 1893, Casuals, Home, FA Cup)

Biggest Winning Margin: 4
4-0 (Sat Jan 21, 1893, Casuals, Home, FA Cup)

Most Goals Conceded: 5
4-5 (Sat Nov 12, 1892, Aston Villa, Home, League Tier 1)
0-5 (Sat Dec 03, 1892, Sunderland, Home, League Tier 1)

Biggest Losing Margin: 5
0-5 (Sat Dec 03, 1892, Sunderland, Home, League Tier 1)

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

TABLE

FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) - 1892-93

SEASON END TABLE								Home					Away								Results
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts	Result	Home	Away
1	Sunderland	30	22	4	4	100	36	13	2	0	58	17	9	2	4	42	19	2.778	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	1.462	37		1-2	0-1
3	Everton	30	16	4	10	74	51	9	3	3	44	17	7	1	7	30	34	1.451	36		2-1	2-2
4	Aston Villa	30	16	3	11	73	62	12	1	2	50	24	4	2	9	23	38	1.177	35		4-5	0-1
5	Bolton Wanderers	30	13	6	11	56	55	12	1	2	43	21	1	5	9	13	34	1.018	32		2-0	1-3
6	Burnley	30	13	4	13	51	44	10	2	3	37	15	3	2	10	14	29	1.159	30		2-2	1-1
7	Stoke City	30	12	5	13	58	48	8	2	5	33	16	4	3	8	25	32	1.208	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	.841	29		3-4	2-2
9	Blackburn Rovers	30	8	13	9	47	56	5	8	2	29	24	3	5	7	18	32	.839	29		0-1	1-0
10	Nottingham Forest	30	10	8	12	48	52	7	2	6	30	27	3	6	6	18	25	.923	28
11	Wolverhampton Wanderers	30	12	4	14	47	68	11	2	2	32	17	1	2	12	15	51	.691	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	.846	27		2-0	2-2
13	Derby County	30	9	9	12	52	64	5	6	4	30	28	4	3	8	22	36	.813	27		1-0	3-2
14	Notts County	30	10	4	16	53	61	8	3	4	34	15	2	1	12	19	46	.869	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	.704	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	.588	18	Remained in 1st Div after test-match playoffs	1-1	3-1

Points per win: 2

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LEAGUE POSITIONS

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

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.

Position days		Record against teams in each position
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)

Not included: Week 1 game against Everton (2-2) as all teams were unplaced at the time

GAMES

Manager for all games: Harry Radford
League

Week	Date	Time	Opponent	H/A	Score	Att	Pos	Scorers
1	Sat Sep 03, 1892	4:00 pm	Everton	A	2-2	14,000	8	Pike (11'), Higgins (88')
2	Sat Sep 10, 1892	3:20 pm	Stoke City	H	3-4	9,000	10	Scott (14'), McInnes (33'), McCallum (60')
3	Sat Sep 17, 1892	3:00 pm	Preston North End	A	0-1	8,000	14
4	Sat Sep 24, 1892	3:00 pm	Preston North End	H	1-2	12,000	15	Higgins (42' pen)
5	Sat Oct 01, 1892	3:00 pm	Derby County	A	3-2	8,500	14	Higgins (37'), McInnes (57', 80')
6	Mon Oct 03, 1892	3:00 pm	The Wednesday	A	2-2	8,000	11	Pike (?), McInnes (40')
7	Sat Oct 08, 1892	3:00 pm	Notts County	A	0-3	18,000	13
8	Sat Oct 15, 1892	3:00 pm	Aston Villa	A	0-1	10,000	15
9	Thu Oct 20, 1892	3:00 pm	Bolton Wanderers	H	2-0	4,000	11	McCallum (55'), Higgins (60')
10	Sat Oct 22, 1892	3:00 pm	Stoke City	A	0-3	5,000	13
11	Sat Oct 29, 1892	3:00 pm	Newton Heath	H	1-1	8,000	13	McInnes (50')
12	Sat Nov 05, 1892	3:00 pm	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	2-2	5,000	13	Shaw (?, 4')
13	Sat Nov 12, 1892	3:00 pm	Aston Villa	H	4-5	8,000	12	McCallum (?, 7', 65'), Pike (10')
14	Sat Nov 19, 1892	3:00 pm	Sunderland	A	0-1	4,000	15
15	Sat Nov 26, 1892	3:00 pm	Burnley	A	1-1	4,000	15	McCallum (15')
16	Thu Dec 01, 1892	3:00 pm	The Wednesday	H	2-0	4,000	12	Higgins (5'), McPherson (7')
17	Sat Dec 03, 1892	3:00 pm	Sunderland	H	0-5	10,000	13
18	Sat Dec 10, 1892	3:00 pm	Burnley	H	2-2	8,000	14	McInnes (10'), Higgins (50')
19	Sat Dec 24, 1892	3:00 pm	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	3-1	6,000	14	Higgins (?), McPherson (15'), Smith (17')
20	Sat Dec 31, 1892	3:00 pm	Blackburn Rovers	A	1-0	5,000	14	Shaw (36')
21	Sat Jan 07, 1893	3:00 pm	Accrington Stanley	H	3-0	3,000	13	Higgins (?, 10'), Smith (?)
22	Thu Jan 12, 1893	2:15 pm	Everton	H	2-1	5,000	6	Pike (?), McInnes (44')
23	Sat Jan 14, 1893	3:00 pm	Newton Heath	A	3-1	6,000	6	Pike (?), McInnes (20'), Smith (85')
24	Sat Jan 28, 1893	3:00 pm	Derby County	H	1-0	12,000	5	Higgins (47')
25	Sat Feb 25, 1893	3:00 pm	Notts County	H	3-1	10,000	5	Pike (35'), McInnes (40', 65')
26	Thu Mar 02, 1893	3:00 pm	West Bromwich Albion	H	3-4	4,000	5	McPherson (? pen), Daft (8'), Shaw (15')
27	Sat Mar 11, 1893	3:00 pm	Blackburn Rovers	H	0-1	5,000	7
28	Sat Mar 18, 1893	3:00 pm	Accrington Stanley	A	1-1	4,000	5	McPherson (30')
29	Fri Mar 31, 1893	3:00 pm	Bolton Wanderers	A	1-3	9,000	7	Smith (?)
30	Mon Apr 03, 1893	3:00 pm	West Bromwich Albion	A	2-2	4,000	8	Shaw (10'), McCallum (11')

FA Cup

Date	Time	Opponent	Round	Replay	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Sat Jan 21, 1893	3:00 pm	Casuals	1		H	4-0	-	Smith (5'), McInnes (20'), Pike (40'), Higgins (55')
Sat Feb 04, 1893	3:00 pm	Everton	2		A	2-4	25,000	Pike (30'), Shaw (80')

Friendly

Date	Time	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Thu Sep 01, 1892	6:00 pm	Ardwick	England	A	2-2	-	Higgins (20'), Pike (55')
Thu Sep 08, 1892	3:40 pm	Lincoln City	England	H	3-1	2,000	Higgins (?), McInnes (?, ?)
Wed Sep 14, 1892	3:00 pm	Lincoln City	England	A	3-2	1,800	? (?, 10', 88')
Thu Nov 03, 1892	3:00 pm	Sheffield United	England	H	0-1	-
Sat Dec 17, 1892	3:00 pm	Royal Arsenal	England	A	3-2	-	Pike (2'), F Jeffery (5' OG), Oscroft (30')
Mon Dec 26, 1892	3:00 pm	Notts County	England	A	1-0	-	McInnes (80')
Sat Feb 11, 1893	3:00 pm	Sheffield United	England	A	3-4	3,000	Daft (55'), Higgins (82', 87')
Thu Feb 16, 1893	3:00 pm	Grimsby Town	England	A	2-0	-	McInnes (?), Pike (20')
Sat Feb 18, 1893	3:00 pm	Derby County	England	H	3-2	-	Shaw (?), Daft (?, ?)
Sat Mar 04, 1893	3:00 pm	Small Heath	England	A	3-2	-	Pike (?), McInnes (?), Shaw (86')
Tue Mar 21, 1893	3:00 pm	Grantham Rovers	England	A	0-0	1,200
Sat Mar 25, 1893	3:00 pm	Newcastle United	England	A	1-4	2,500	Pike (?)
Wed Mar 29, 1893	3:00 pm	Loughborough	England	A	1-1	-	Pike (?)
Sat Apr 08, 1893	3:00 pm	Sheffield Wednesday	England	A	1-2	2,000	McInnes (8')
Sat Apr 15, 1893	3:00 pm	Leicester Fosse	England	A	5-1	5,000	McCallum (?), McInnes (?, ?, ?), Shaw (20')
Thu Apr 20, 1893	3:00 pm	Derby County	England	H	4-1	1,000	McCallum (?), McInnes (?, 20', 25')
Sat Apr 22, 1893	3:00 pm	Burton Swifts	England	A	3-1	-	McCallum (?), Smith (?, ?)
Wed Apr 26, 1893	3:00 pm	Chesterfield Town	England	A	5-0	-	McPherson (?), McCallum (?), McInnes (?, ?), Smith (?)

Date	Game Type	Opponent	Round	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Manager: Harry Radford
Thu Sep 01, 1892	Friendly	Ardwick		A	2-2	-	Higgins (20'), Pike (55')
Sat Sep 03, 1892	League Tier 1	Everton		A	2-2	14,000	Pike (11'), Higgins (88')
Thu Sep 08, 1892	Friendly	Lincoln City		H	3-1	2,000	Higgins (?), McInnes (?, ?)
Sat Sep 10, 1892	League Tier 1	Stoke City		H	3-4	9,000	Scott (14'), McInnes (33'), McCallum (60')
Wed Sep 14, 1892	Friendly	Lincoln City		A	3-2	1,800	? (?, 10', 88')
Sat Sep 17, 1892	League Tier 1	Preston North End		A	0-1	8,000
Sat Sep 24, 1892	League Tier 1	Preston North End		H	1-2	12,000	Higgins (42' pen)
Sat Oct 01, 1892	League Tier 1	Derby County		A	3-2	8,500	Higgins (37'), McInnes (57', 80')
Mon Oct 03, 1892	League Tier 1	The Wednesday		A	2-2	8,000	Pike (?), McInnes (40')
Sat Oct 08, 1892	League Tier 1	Notts County		A	0-3	18,000
Sat Oct 15, 1892	League Tier 1	Aston Villa		A	0-1	10,000
Thu Oct 20, 1892	League Tier 1	Bolton Wanderers		H	2-0	4,000	McCallum (55'), Higgins (60')
Sat Oct 22, 1892	League Tier 1	Stoke City		A	0-3	5,000
Sat Oct 29, 1892	League Tier 1	Newton Heath		H	1-1	8,000	McInnes (50')
Thu Nov 03, 1892	Friendly	Sheffield United		H	0-1	-
Sat Nov 05, 1892	League Tier 1	Wolverhampton Wanderers		A	2-2	5,000	Shaw (?, 4')
Sat Nov 12, 1892	League Tier 1	Aston Villa		H	4-5	8,000	McCallum (?, 7', 65'), Pike (10')
Sat Nov 19, 1892	League Tier 1	Sunderland		A	0-1	4,000
Sat Nov 26, 1892	League Tier 1	Burnley		A	1-1	4,000	McCallum (15')
Thu Dec 01, 1892	League Tier 1	The Wednesday		H	2-0	4,000	Higgins (5'), McPherson (7')
Sat Dec 03, 1892	League Tier 1	Sunderland		H	0-5	10,000
Sat Dec 10, 1892	League Tier 1	Burnley		H	2-2	8,000	McInnes (10'), Higgins (50')
Sat Dec 17, 1892	Friendly	Royal Arsenal		A	3-2	-	Pike (2'), F Jeffery (5' OG), Oscroft (30')
Sat Dec 24, 1892	League Tier 1	Wolverhampton Wanderers		H	3-1	6,000	Higgins (?), McPherson (15'), Smith (17')
Mon Dec 26, 1892	Friendly	Notts County		A	1-0	-	McInnes (80')
Sat Dec 31, 1892	League Tier 1	Blackburn Rovers		A	1-0	5,000	Shaw (36')
Sat Jan 07, 1893	League Tier 1	Accrington Stanley		H	3-0	3,000	Higgins (?, 10'), Smith (?)
Thu Jan 12, 1893	League Tier 1	Everton		H	2-1	5,000	Pike (?), McInnes (44')
Sat Jan 14, 1893	League Tier 1	Newton Heath		A	3-1	6,000	Pike (?), McInnes (20'), Smith (85')
Sat Jan 21, 1893	FA Cup	Casuals	1	H	4-0	-	Smith (5'), McInnes (20'), Pike (40'), Higgins (55')
Sat Jan 28, 1893	League Tier 1	Derby County		H	1-0	12,000	Higgins (47')
Sat Feb 04, 1893	FA Cup	Everton	2	A	2-4	25,000	Pike (30'), Shaw (80')
Sat Feb 11, 1893	Friendly	Sheffield United		A	3-4	3,000	Daft (55'), Higgins (82', 87')
Thu Feb 16, 1893	Friendly	Grimsby Town		A	2-0	-	McInnes (?), Pike (20')
Sat Feb 18, 1893	Friendly	Derby County		H	3-2	-	Shaw (?), Daft (?, ?)
Sat Feb 25, 1893	League Tier 1	Notts County		H	3-1	10,000	Pike (35'), McInnes (40', 65')
Thu Mar 02, 1893	League Tier 1	West Bromwich Albion		H	3-4	4,000	McPherson (? pen), Daft (8'), Shaw (15')
Sat Mar 04, 1893	Friendly	Small Heath		A	3-2	-	Pike (?), McInnes (?), Shaw (86')
Sat Mar 11, 1893	League Tier 1	Blackburn Rovers		H	0-1	5,000
Sat Mar 18, 1893	League Tier 1	Accrington Stanley		A	1-1	4,000	McPherson (30')
Tue Mar 21, 1893	Friendly	Grantham Rovers		A	0-0	1,200
Sat Mar 25, 1893	Friendly	Newcastle United		A	1-4	2,500	Pike (?)
Wed Mar 29, 1893	Friendly	Loughborough		A	1-1	-	Pike (?)
Fri Mar 31, 1893	League Tier 1	Bolton Wanderers		A	1-3	9,000	Smith (?)
Mon Apr 03, 1893	League Tier 1	West Bromwich Albion		A	2-2	4,000	Shaw (10'), McCallum (11')
Sat Apr 08, 1893	Friendly	Sheffield Wednesday		A	1-2	2,000	McInnes (8')
Sat Apr 15, 1893	Friendly	Leicester Fosse		A	5-1	5,000	McCallum (?), McInnes (?, ?, ?), Shaw (20')
Thu Apr 20, 1893	Friendly	Derby County		H	4-1	1,000	McCallum (?), McInnes (?, 20', 25')
Sat Apr 22, 1893	Friendly	Burton Swifts		A	3-1	-	McCallum (?), Smith (?, ?)
Wed Apr 26, 1893	Friendly	Chesterfield Town		A	5-0	-	McPherson (?), McCallum (?), McInnes (?, ?), Smith (?)

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Round	Replay	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Sat Jan 21, 1893	Casuals	1		H	4-0	-
Sat Feb 04, 1893	Everton	2		A	2-4	25,000

TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.

In (6) - £0				Out (10) - £0
Date	Player	Details	Fee	Date	Player	Details	Fee
June 1892	Alex Barbour	Bought		June 1893	Alex Barbour	Retired
	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
				Jan 20, 1893	William Mason	Sold
				Mar 11, 1893	Harry Daft	Sold

SQUAD

*Age = Player age on August 1st					Season Record (Competitive Games only)
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		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	1		1
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
		Jack Frettingham	England
		Milne

GOALSCORERS

Number of different scorers: 10

Goals (Pens)	Player	Num Games
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
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
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