1893–94 Everton F.C. season

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Everton
1893–94 season
Manager Dick Molyneux
The Football League 6th
Top goalscorer Flag of England.svg Jack Southworth (27)
Highest home attendance30,000 vs Sunderland (30 September 1893) record
Lowest home attendance4,000 vs Bolton Wanderers (26 March 1894)
Average home league attendance12,866
  1892–93
1894–95  

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
Flag of England.svg  ENG Richard Williams: 26 appearances in goal
Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Bob Kelso: 26 appearances at right back, left back, right half and centre half
Flag of England.svg  ENG Bob Howarth: 22 appearances at right & left back
Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Dickie Boyle: 21 appearances at right and left half
Flag of England.svg  ENG Johnny Holt: 26 appearances at left half
Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Billy Stewart: 29 appearances at centre half
Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Alex Latta: 29 appearances at outside and inside right
Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Jack Bell: 24 appearances at inside right, centre forward and outside left
Flag of England.svg  ENG Jack Southworth: 22 appearances at centre forward
Flag of England.svg  ENG Edgar Chadwick: 24 appearances at inside left
Flag of England.svg  ENG Alf Milward: 24 appearances at outside left, inside right and centre forward

Number of League games in which this eleven was fielded = 5

Other members of the first team squad

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No.Pos.NationPlayer
Flag of England.svg  ENG John Whitehead: 2 appearances in goal
Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO David Jardine 2 appearances in goal
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Charlie Parry 11 appearances at right and left back
Flag of England.svg  ENG Billy Lindsay 9 appearances at right and left back
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Smart Arridge 2 appearances at left back
Flag of Egypt.svg  EGY Jack Walker 3 appearances at right and left half
Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO David Storrier 1 appearance at left half
Flag of England.svg  ENG Fred Geary 9 appearances across the forward line
Flag of England.svg  ENG Harry Reay 1 appearance at outside right
Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Alan Maxwell 4 appearances at inside right and centre forward
Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Abe Hartley 6 appearances at inside right and centre forward
Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO James McMillan 4 appearances at inside left
Flag of England.svg  ENG Jack Elliott 4 appearances at centre half and outside left

The departure of Alec Stewart to newly promoted Darwen and injury to Fred Geary left Everton needing a new left half and centre forward during the summer of 1893. The two men signed were of the highest calibre in the shape of Billy Stewart who had thrice been a league runner-up with Preston and record £400 signing of Jack Southworth from cash strapped Blackburn. Despite two such high-profile signings Everton's start to the season proved very inconsistent and was a bench mark for the rest of the season in which they would finish only sixth. The full back partnership of Kelso and Howarth was broken up after the first ten games and played together just three more times as six different combinations including Parry, Lindsay and Arridge were tried in a bid to bring stability in front of Richard William's goal. The half back line of Boyle, Holt and Stewart lasted just three games before John Walker was tried in place of Holt after the 3–7 defeat by Derby. Holt was quickly recalled while Kelso, having been moved out of the back line was tried regularly in place of Dickie Boyle at right half in the second half of the season. The expensive signing of Southworth came too late for the first two games of the season in which the forward line, still robbed of Geary started as Latta, Bell, Maxwell, Chadwick and Milward. Alan Maxwell was replaced at centre forward by Alf Milward for the second game with James McMillan coming into the reshuffled front rank before Southworth made the slot his own in the third game with John Bell deputising for three games and Fred Geary, now back from injury stepping in for three. Geary was restricted to just nine appearances all season in every position of the front rank while Maxwell was also unable to get into the side, moving to newly promoted Darwen where his goals were unable to stave off relegation.

The Football League

DateOpponentsHome/
Away
Result
F – A
ScorersAttendance
2 September 1893 Sheffield United H2–3Alf Milward, Alex Latta14,000
4 September 1893 Nottingham Forest H4–0Dickie Boyle, Alf Milward, James McMillan (2)12,000
9 September 1893 Derby County A3–7Jack Southworth, Edgar Chadwick, Alf Milward8,000
16 September 1893 Aston Villa H4–2Bob Kelso, John Walker, Jack Bell, James McMillan15,000
23 September 1893 Aston Villa A1–3Jack Southworth7,000
30 September 1893 Sunderland H7–1Edgar Chadwick (3), Alex Latta (2), Jack Southworth, Alf Milward30,000
7 October 1893 Burnley A1–2William Stewart10,000
14 October 1893 Blackburn Rovers H2–2Jack Southworth, Alf Milward15,000
21 October 1893 Darwen H8–1Ales Latta (2), Alan Maxwell (2), Jack Southworth (2, 1-pen), Edgar Chadwick, Jack Bell9,000
28 October 1893 Preston North End H2–3Jack Southworth16,000
4 November 1893 Sheffield Wednesday A1–1Alf Milward7,000
11 November 1893 Derby County H1–2Alex Latta15,000
25 November 1893 Burnley H4–3Edgar Chadwick, Jack Bell, Fred Geary10,000
2 December 1893 Newtown Heath A3–0Fred Geary (2, 1-pen), Edgar Chadwick6,000
4 December 1893 Wolverhampton Wanderers A0–24,000
9 December 1893 Sheffield United A3–0Jack Southworth (2), Alf Milward10,000
16 December 1893 Blackburn Rovers A3–4Jack Bell, Jack Southworth, Edgar Chadwick10,000
23 December 1893 Wednesday H8–1Alex Latta, Jack Southworth (4), Jack Bell (2), Edgar Chadwick9,000
30 December 1893 West Bromwich Albion H7–1Jack Southworth (6), John Bell14,000
1 January 1894 Darwen A3–3Jack Southworth, Edgar Chadwick, John Leach (own goal)10,000
6 January 1894 Newtown Heath H2–0Jack Southworth, Edgar Chadwick8,000
13 January 1894 Preston North End A4–2Jack Southworth, Edgar Chadwick, Alf Milward, Moses Saunders (own goal)10,000
18 January 1894 Nottingham Forest A2–3Fred Geary, Alec Stewart (own goal)4,000
3 February 1894 West Bromwich Albion A1–3Jack Bell3,000
6 February 1894 Sunderland A0–110,000
3 March 1894 Stoke A1–3Jack Southworth7,000
24 March 1894 Wolves A3–0Fred Geary (2), Jack Southworth5,000
26 March 1894 Bolton H3–2Jack Southworth, Abe Hartley, Edgar Chadwick25,000
7 April 1894 Stoke City H6–2James McMillan, Alex Latta (2), Abe Hartley, Fred Geary13,000
16 April 1894 Bolton Wanderers A1–0Harry Reay1,000

First Division

PWDLFAGAPts
1 Aston Villa 30196584422.00044
2 Sunderland 30174972441.63638
3 Derby County 301641073621.17736
4 Blackburn Rovers 301621269531.30234
5 Burnley 301541161511.19634
6 Everton 301531290571.57933
7 Nottingham Forest 301441257481.18832
8 West Bromwich Albion 301441266591.11932
9 Wolverhampton Wanderers 301431352630.82531
10 Sheffield United 301351247610.77031
11 Stoke 301331465790.82329
12 The Wednesday 30981348570.84226
13 Bolton Wanderers 301041638520.73124
14 Preston North End [1] 301031744560.78623
15 Darwen [2] 30751837830.44619
16 Newton Heath [2] 30622236720.50014

Football Association Challenge Cup

DateRoundOpponentsHome/
Away
Result
F – A
ScorersAttendance
27 January 1894First Stoke A0–114,000

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  2. 1 2 Not re-elected after losing 'Test Match.' Invited to join Second Division