1892–93 Everton F.C. season

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Everton
1892–93 season
Manager Dick Molyneux
The Football League 3rd
Top goalscorer Flag of England.svg Fred Geary (19)
Highest home attendance27,500 vs Preston (11 February 1893) record
Lowest home attendance8,000 vs Notts County (7 January 1893)
Average home league attendance12.964 (record average)
  1891–92
1893–94  

Regular Football League First team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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No.Pos.NationPlayer
{{{pos}}}Flag of England.svg  ENG Richard Williams 11 appearances in goal
{{{pos}}}Flag of England.svg  ENG Bob Howarth 26 appearances at right & left back
{{{pos}}}Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO James Collins 9 appearances at left back
{{{pos}}}Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Dickie Boyle 25 appearances at left, centre and right half
{{{pos}}}Flag of England.svg  ENG Johnny Holt 26 appearances at centre half
{{{pos}}}Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Jimmy Jamieson 14 appearances at left half
{{{pos}}}Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Alex Latta 28 appearances at outside right, inside right and centre forward
{{{pos}}}Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Alan Maxwell 23 appearances at inside right, centre forward and inside left
{{{pos}}}Flag of England.svg  ENG Fred Geary 24 appearances at outside right & centre forward
{{{pos}}}Flag of England.svg  ENG Edgar Chadwick 27 appearances at inside left
{{{pos}}}Flag of England.svg  ENG Alf Milward 27 appearances at outside left

Number of League games in which this eleven was fielded = 0

Other members of the first team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
{{{pos}}}Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO David Jardine 8 appearances in goal
{{{pos}}}Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Archibald Pinnell 3 appearances in goal
{{{pos}}}Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR William Thomas 1 appearance in goal
{{{pos}}}Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Joey Murray 3 appearances in goal and 1 at inside right
{{{pos}}}Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Alex Rennie 4 appearances in goal
{{{pos}}}Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Bob Kelso 14 appearances at right back & left half
{{{pos}}}Flag of England.svg  ENG James Dewar 1 appearance at left back
{{{pos}}}Flag of England.svg  ENG Albert Chadwick 3 appearances at left back
{{{pos}}}Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Robert Thompson 1 appearance at left back
{{{pos}}}Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Charlie Parry 10 appearances at left back, right half and left half
{{{pos}}}Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Alec Stewart 12 appearances at right and left half
{{{pos}}}Flag of England.svg  ENG Jack Elliott 4 appearances at centre half and outside left
{{{pos}}}Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Robert Jones 2 appearances at centre half
{{{pos}}}Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Hope Robertson 6 appearances at left half
{{{pos}}}Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Jack Bell 3 appearances at outside right
{{{pos}}}Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Patrick Gordon 10 appearances at inside right and centre forward
{{{pos}}}Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Abe Hartley 1 appearance at inside right
{{{pos}}}Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO James McMillan 2 appearances at inside left

Everton were expected to be serious title contenders in the 1892–93 season but a summer of off the field turmoil played a part in a good but not great season. The club were forced to vacate their Anfield Road home and set up at a brand new venue of Goodison Park, leaving behind them their first choice left back, Duncan McLean and forward Alan Wylie. The latter probably realised that the return from injury of Fred Geary would see him left out of the front line but McLean's decision was a surprise to the club and fans and Bob Howarth found himself with six full back partners during the season. For the second year in a row the club struggled to find a first choice keeper as six different custodians filled that role as well, including Joey Murray on three occasions, despite his normal position being as a forward. The indecision in goal was more down to the selectors than poor performance as each defeat the club suffered in the first half of the campaign was met with the keeper being dropped. Eventually the selectors settled for Richard Williams whose regular clean sheets in the latter half of the season saw the club rally to finish the season in third place and reach the cup final.

Everton's midfield trio was also broken up this season as Bob Kelso lost his place to Dickie Boyle who arrived from Dumbarton. The clubs erratic start also saw Hope Robertson replaced eight games in by Jimmy Jamieson. The Scottish left half's stay at Goodison was short and after just four months he left for Sheffield Wednesday.

1893 FA Cup Final, Wolves beat Everton 1-0. FA Cup Final 1893 Wolves Everton.jpg
1893 FA Cup Final, Wolves beat Everton 1–0.

With Sunderland marching to the title and Everton having to settle for a distant third place, albeit after an excellent run in which saw them win nine of their last ten games it was the F A cup that captured the excitement as the club won through to the final for the first time. The selectors famously fielded a weakened side for the trip to Wolverhampton Wanderers in a league game a week before the two sides met in the cup final and won 4–2. Only four of that team appeared the following week at the cup final as Boyle and Latta were joined by Kelso, having re-established himself in defence ahead of Collins and Stewart who had taken over after Jamieson had left for Sheffield Wednesday the previous month. The major selection surprise was that Patrick Gordon was selected ahead of Fred Geary in attack. The game became farce when the fans encroached onto the woefully inadequate field at Fallowfield in Manchester and made it impossible for Latta and Milward to use their wing play to proper effect, the latter being physically tripped by a spectator on one occasion. Wolves won the game in the second half when Harry Allen's hopeful punt deceived Dick Williams who lost the ball in the sun. Everton were furious though that Allen had received the ball from a spectator who had kicked the ball of Dickie Boyle's toe as the Everton half was taking the ball away from danger and felt that the game should have been reduced to the level of a friendly with the cup being played for at a later date. The game would leave a bad taste in the mouths of every Evertonian for over a decade until they finally did win the cup in 1906.

The Football League

DateOpponentsHome/
Away
Result
F – A
ScorersAttendance
3 September 1892 Nottingham Forest H2–2Fred Geary, Alf Milward14,000
10 September 1892 Aston Villa A1–4Fred Geary12,000
17 September 1892 Blackburn A2–2Alex Latta, Alan Maxwell9,000
24 September 1892 Newtown Heath H6–0Fred Geary (2), Edgar Chadwick (2), Alan Maxwell, Alf Milward10,000
1 October 1892 Aston Villa H1–0Alan Maxwell10,000
8 October 1892 Sunderland H1–4Alex Latta18,000
15 October 1892 West Bromwich Albion A0–38,000
19 October 1892 Newtown Heath A4–3Alex Latta (4)4,000
24 October 1892 Accrington H1–1Alf Milward14,000
29 October 1892 Bolton Wanderers A1–4Alex Latta6,000
5 November 1892 Derby County A6–1Alex Latta (3), Fred Geary (3)5,000
12 November 1892 Stoke H2–2Fred Geary, Alf Milward12,000
26 November 1892 Wednesday H3–5Edgar Chadwick (2), Alf Milward12,000
3 December 1892 Preston North End A0–55,000
10 December 1892 Wolverhampton H3–2Edgar Chadwick, Patrick Gordon, Fred Geary10,000
17 December 1892 Notts County A2–1Alex Latta, Fred Geary10,000
24 December 1892 Burnley H0–110,000
3 January 1893 Sunderland A3–4Alf Milward (2). Alex Latta5,000
7 January 1893 Notts County H6–0Alf Milward, Alex Latta, Alan Maxwell, Fred Geary (2), Edgar Chadwick8,000
12 January 1893 Nottingham Forest A1–2Alex Stewart5,000
14 January 1893 West Bromwich Albion H1–0Fred Geary10,000
28 January 1893 Stoke A1–0Alf Milward5,000
11 February 1893 Preston North End H6–0Alan Maxwell (2), Alex Latta, Patrick Gordon, Edgar Chadwick, Alf Milward27,500
13 February 1893 Wednesday A2–0Edgar Chadwick, Harry Brandon own goal
25 February 1893 Accrington A3–0Edgar Chadwick (2), Bob Kelso (penalty)4,000
18 March 1893 Wolverhampton Wanderers A4–2Fred Geary (2), Abe Hartley, Jack Elliott5,000
1 April 1893 Blackburn Rovers H4–0Robert Jones, Alan Maxwell, Fred Geary, James McMillan14,000
3 April 1893 Bolton Wanderers H3–0Alex Latta, Fred Geary20,000
8 April 1893 Burnley A0–37,000
15 April 1893 Derby County H5–0Alex Latta (2), Fred Geary (2), Alf Milward12,000

Football Association Challenge Cup

DateRoundOpponentsHome/
Away
Result
F – A
ScorersAttendance
21 January 1893First West Bromwich Albion H4–1Fred Geary (2), Alex Latta, Alan Maxwell23,867
4 February 1893Second Nottingham Forest H4–2Fred Geary, Alf Milward (2), Edgar Chadwick25,000
18 February 1893Quarter final Wednesday H3–0Fred Geary, Bob Kelso (penalty), Edgar Chadwick30,000
14 March 1893Semi Final Preston North End Bramall Lane, Sheffield 2–2 (after extra time)Patrick Gordon, Edgar Chadwick30,000
16 March 1893Semi Final replay Preston North End Bramall Lane, Sheffield0–030,000
20 March 1893Semi Final second replay Preston North End Ewood Park, Blackburn 2–1Patrick Gordon, Alan Maxwell20,000
25 March 1893 1893 FA Cup Final Wolverhampton Wanderers Fallowfield Stadium, Manchester0–145,067

Football League First Division

PWDLFAGAPts
1 Sunderland 302244100362.77848
2 Preston North End 301731057391.46237
3 Everton 301641074511.45136
4 Aston Villa 301631173621.17735
5 Bolton Wanderers 301361156551.01832
6 Burnley 301341351441.15930
7 Stoke 301251358481.20829
8 West Bromwich Albion 301251358690.84129
9 Blackburn Rovers 30813947560.83929
10 Nottingham Forest 301081248520.92328
11 Wolverhampton Wanderers 301241447680.69128
12 The Wednesday 301231555650.84627
13 Derby County 30991252640.81327
14 Notts County [1] 301041653610.86924
15 Accrington [2] 306111357810.70423
16 Newton Heath [3] 30661850850.58818

Records

The following positive or neutral records were set by the 1891–92 Everton team

The following negative records were also set by the team

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  2. Resigned from Football League after losing test match to Sheffield United
  3. Remained in First Division after winning test match against Small Heath