1895–96 Liverpool F.C. season

Liverpool
1895–96 season
ManagerJohn McKenna
Second Division1st (promoted)
FA CupSecond round
Top goalscorerGeorge Allan (25)

The 1895–96 season was the 4th season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence, and was their third year in The Football League, in which they competed in the Second Division. The season covers the period from 1 July 1895 to 30 June 1896. Liverpool won the second division title and got promoted to the first division after winning two and drawing one of four test matches, which were played at home and away against Small Heath and West Bromwich Albion.[1]

Liverpool scored 106 league goals in 30 games, a record total for a league season which still stands.

Squad statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 2 F.A. Cup Test Matches
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FW Scotland SCO George Allan 26 29 20 25 2 1 4 3
DF Scotland SCO Barney Battles 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
FW England ENG Frank Becton 30 18 24 17 2 1 4 0
MF England ENG Harry Bradshaw 32 15 26 12 2 1 4 2
MF England ENG Ben Bull 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Tom Cleghorn 7 0 3 0 0 0 4 0
DF Scotland SCO John Curran 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Billy Dunlop 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Fred Geary 22 11 19 11 2 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Archie Goldie 28 0 22 0 2 0 4 0
FW Scotland SCO David Hannah 11 3 11 3 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Johnny Holmes 19 0 17 0 2 0 0 0
FW England ENG Bill Keech 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO John McCartney 28 2 22 1 2 0 4 1
DF Scotland SCO John McLean 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Joe McQue 32 5 26 5 2 0 4 0
GK Scotland SCO Matt McQueen 22 0 22 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Malcolm McVean 27 7 24 7 0 0 3 0
FW Scotland SCO Jimmy Ross 31 24 25 23 2 1 4 0
GK England ENG Harry Storer 17 0 11 0 2 0 4 0
GK England ENG John Whitehead 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Tom Wilkie 24 1 21 1 2 0 1 0

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Table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Liverpool (C, O, P) 30 22 2 6 106 32 3.313 46 Qualification for test matches
2 Manchester City 30 21 4 5 63 38 1.658 46
3 Grimsby Town 30 20 2 8 82 38 2.158 42
4 Burton Wanderers 30 19 4 7 69 40 1.725 42
5 Newcastle United 30 16 2 12 73 50 1.460 34
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Loss

League Division 2

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Main article: 1895–96 in English football
7 September  1895 (1895 -09-07) 1 Notts County 2–3 Liverpool Nottingham
Allsopp 70'
Calderhead 84'		 Report Ross 7'
McQue 32'
Bradshaw 40'		 Stadium: Town Ground
Attendance: 8,000
14 September  1895 (1895 -09-14) 2 Liverpool 5–1 Newcastle United Liverpool
Ross 1', 15', ?'
Becton 6'
Bradshaw 		Report Logan 47'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 7,000
21 September  1895 (1895 -09-21) 3 Loughborough 2–4 Liverpool Loughborough
Swift
Middleton
Report Ross 25'
Allan 40'
Hannah 42', ? '		 Stadium: Athletic Ground
Attendance: 3,500
28 September  1895 (1895 -09-28) 4 Liverpool 5–1 Burslem Port Vale Liverpool
Allan ?', 5', 80', 88 '
Hannah 50'
Report Mason 55'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 3,000
30 September  1895 (1895 -09-30) 5 Liverpool 4–1 Burton Wanderers Liverpool
Bradshaw 5', ?'
Becton ?', ?'
Report Garfield 85'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 3,000
5 October  1895 (1895 -10-05) 6 Newcastle United 1–0 Liverpool Newcastle upon Tyne
Wardrope 18'
Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 10,000
7 October  1895 (1895 -10-07) 7 Liverpool 6–1 Crewe Alexandra Liverpool
Allan 5', ?'
Ross 21', ?'
Geary ?', ? '
 Report Burgoyne 89'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 3,000
12 October  1895 (1895 -10-12) 8 Liverpool 7–1 Newton Heath Liverpool
Becton 7', ?'
Bradshaw 22', ?'
Geary 30', 55'
Ross 87'
Report Cassidy 40'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 10,000
19 October  1895 (1895 -10-19) 9 Grimsby Town 1–0 Liverpool Grimsby
Gray 15'
Report Stadium: Abbey Park
Attendance: 5,000
21 October  1895 (1895 -10-21) 10 Burslem Port Vale 5–4 Liverpool Stoke-on-Trent
Evans
Beckett
Black
Downie
Mason 46 '
Report Becton 15', ?', ?'
Bradshaw
Stadium: Athletic Ground
Attendance: 1,000
26 October  1895 (1895 -10-26) 11 Liverpool 3–0 Notts County Liverpool
Geary
Bradshaw
Ross
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 6,000
2 November  1895 (1895 -11-02) 12 Newton Heath 5–2 Liverpool Manchester
Clarkin
Peters
Smith
Report Becton
Ross
Stadium: Bank Street
Attendance: 9,000
9 November  1895 (1895 -11-09) 13 Liverpool 3–1 Leicester Fosse Liverpool
Geary
Wilkie
Report Bishop
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: L.W. Furniss
16 November  1895 (1895 -11-16) 14 Woolwich Arsenal 0–2 Liverpool London
Report Geary
Bradshaw
Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 10,000
23 November  1895 (1895 -11-23) 15 Liverpool 0–0 Darwen Liverpool
Report Haddow Red card Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 4,000
30 November  1895 (1895 -11-30) 16 Leicester Fosse 2–0 Liverpool Leicester
Davies
McArthur
Report Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 8,000
7 December  1895 (1895 -12-07) 17 Liverpool 1–0 Loughborough Liverpool
Becton 75'
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 1,000
14 December  1895 (1895 -12-14) 18 Darwen 0–4 Liverpool Darwen
Report McVean
McQue
Geary
Stadium: Barley Bank
Attendance: 3,000
21 December  1895 (1895 -12-21) 19 Lincoln City 0–1 Liverpool Lincoln
Report Allan 35'
Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 3,000
1 January  1896 (1896 -01-01) 20 Liverpool 3–1 Manchester City Liverpool
Ross 50', 85'
McVean 54'
Report Rowan 89'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 20,000
4 January  1896 (1896 -01-04) 21 Rotherham Town 0–5 Liverpool Rotherham
Report Allan
Ross
Bradshaw
Stadium: Clifton Grove
Attendance: 2,000
11 January  1896 (1896 -01-11) 22 Liverpool 3–0 Woolwich Arsenal Liverpool
McQue
Ross
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 5,000
25 January  1896 (1896 -01-25) 23 Liverpool 6–1 Lincoln City Liverpool
Bull
Ross
Becton
Geary
Allan
Report Gillespie
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 4,000
18 February  1896 (1896 -02-18) 24 Liverpool 10–1 Rotherham Town Liverpool
McVean
Ross
Becton
Allan
Report Cutts
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 2,000
22 February  1896 (1896 -02-22) 25 Liverpool 3–1 Grimsby Town Liverpool
Becton
Allan
Report Gray
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 7,000
29 February  1896 (1896 -02-29) 26 Burton Swifts 0–7 Liverpool Burton upon Trent
Report Becton
McCartney
Ross
Stadium: Peel Croft
Attendance: 3,000
7 March  1896 (1896 -03-07) 27 Burton Wanderers 2–1 Liverpool Burton upon Trent
Devey 14'
Garfield 85'
Report Allan 19'
Stadium: Derby Turn
Attendance: 2,000
21 March  1896 (1896 -03-21) 28 Liverpool 6–1 Burton Swifts Liverpool
Allan
Bradshaw
McQue
Ross
Report Charlie Willatt
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 4,000
28 March  1896 (1896 -03-28) 29 Crewe Alexandra 0–7 Liverpool Crewe
Report McVean
Allan
McQue
Becton
Stadium: Nantwich Road
Attendance: 3,000
3 April  1896 (1896 -04-03) 30 Manchester City 1–1 Liverpool Manchester
Morris 15'
Report Allan 81'
Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 25,000

F.A. Cup

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Main article: 1895–96 FA Cup
1 February  1896 (1896 -02-01) 1 Liverpool 4–1 Millwall Athletic Liverpool
Ross 20'
Becton 40'
Allan 50'
Bradshaw 70'
Report Geddes 44'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 10,000
15 February  1896 (1896 -02-15) 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Liverpool Wolverhampton
Harry Wood 25'
Billy Owen 30' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 15,000

Test Matches

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18 April  1896 (1896 -04-18) Liverpool 4–0 Small Heath Liverpool
Allan
McCartney
Bradshaw
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 20,000
20 April  1896 (1896 -04-20) Small Heath 0–0 Liverpool Birmingham
Report Stadium: Coventry Road
Attendance: 5,000
25 April  1896 (1896 -04-25) Liverpool 2–0 West Bromwich Albion Liverpool
Bradshaw 30'
Allan 61'
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 20,000
27 April  1896 (1896 -04-27) West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Liverpool West Bromwich
Williams 60' (pen.)
Richards 65'
Report Stadium: Stoney Lane
Attendance: 15,000

Lancashire Senior Cup

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18 January  1896 (1896 -01-18) 1 Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Liverpool Blackburn


 Report Allan 55'
 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 7,000

Testimonials

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23 September  1895 (1895 -09-23) Liverpool 0–3 England International XI Liverpool
Report Harry Hammond Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 4,000
Note: Testimonial for Matt McQueen.
4 November  1895 (1895 -11-04) Preston North End 2–1 Liverpool Preston


 Report Ross
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 2,000
Note: Testimonial for Bob Holmes.
2 December  1895 (1895 -12-02) Wrexham & District 0–5 Liverpool Wrexham
Report Keech
Holmes
Becton
Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: Unknown
Referee: R.T. Gough
Note: Testimonial for Arthur Lea (Wrexham's secretary).
6 April  1896 (1896 -04-06) Liverpool 4–3 Burnley Liverpool
Bradshaw
Geary
Clarke
Report


Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Roche
Note: Testimonial for Joe McQue.

Friendlies

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3 September  1895 (1895 -09-03) Liverpool 2–0 Celtic Liverpool
Allan 10'
Becton
Report Morrison Red card Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: J. Lewis
9 September  1895 (1895 -09-09) The Wednesday 4–2 Liverpool Sheffield
Bell
Davis
Callaghan
Report Allan 4 '
Bradshaw 88 '
 Stadium: Olive Grove
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: J. Fox
16 September  1895 (1895 -09-16) Liverpool 0–2 Derby County Liverpool
Report

Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 2,000
11 November  1895 (1895 -11-11) Liverpool 5–1 Irish International XI Liverpool
Becton ?', 47'
Bradshaw
Ross
Geary 46'
 Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: Unknown
25 December  1895 (1895 -12-25) Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Liverpool Bolton
Report Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 4,000
26 December  1895 (1895 -12-26) Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Liverpool Blackburn
Report Ross 90 '
 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 3,000
8 February  1896 (1896 -02-08) Preston North End 3–2 Liverpool Preston



 Report Ross
McCartney 30 '
 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 1,000
14 March  1896 (1896 -03-14) Liverpool 5–1 West Bromwich Albion Liverpool
Becton
Bradshaw
McVean
Ross
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 4,700
8 April  1896 (1896 -04-08) Liverpool 1–0 The Wednesday Liverpool
Clarke
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 1,000
11 April  1896 (1896 -04-11) Burnley 3–3 Liverpool Burnley



 Report Hannah
McVean
Clarke
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 1,500
29 April  1896 (1896 -04-29) Northwich Victoria 1–1 Liverpool Northwich

 Report Geary
Stadium: Drill Field
Attendance: Unknown
30 April  1896 (1896 -04-30) Southport Central 1–0 Liverpool Southport

 Report Stadium: Ash Street
Attendance: Unknown

References

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  1. ^ "Games for the 1895-1896 season". LFC History. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Appearances for the 1895-1896 season - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". www.lfchistory.net. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
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