1894–95 Everton F.C. season

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Everton
1894–95 season
Manager Dick Molyneux
The Football League Runners up
Top goalscorer Flag of Scotland.svg Jack Bell (15)
Highest home attendance44,000 vs Liverpool (13 October 1894) record
Lowest home attendance6,000 vs Stoke (7 January 1895), and Wolverhampton {8 April 1895}
Average home league attendance17,860
  1893–94
1895–96  

In the 1894–95 season, the English football team Everton F.C. finished second in the 1894–95 Football League. It was the team's best result since winning the League in 1891. Everton reached the quarterfinals of the F.A. Challenge Cup where they lost to Sheffield Wednesday F.C.

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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.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
{{{pos}}}Flag of England.svg  ENG Richard Williams: 12 appearances in goal
{{{pos}}}Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Bob Kelso: 19 appearances at right back and left half
{{{pos}}}Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Charlie Parry: 27 appearances at left back
{{{pos}}}Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Dickie Boyle: 30 appearances at right half and left half
{{{pos}}}Flag of England.svg  ENG Johnny Holt: 27 appearances at left half
{{{pos}}}Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Billy Stewart: 27 appearances at centre half
{{{pos}}}Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Alex Latta: 20 appearances at outside right
{{{pos}}}Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Tom McInnes: 23 appearances at inside right
{{{pos}}}Flag of England.svg  ENG Jack Southworth: 9 appearances at centre forward
{{{pos}}}Flag of England.svg  ENG Edgar Chadwick: 28 appearances at inside left
{{{pos}}}Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Jack Bell: 29 appearances at outside left, inside right and centre forward

Number of games in which this eleven lined up = 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 England.svg  ENG Tom Cain: 11 appearances in goal
{{{pos}}}Flag of England.svg  ENG Jack Hillman: 6 appearances in goal
{{{pos}}}Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR William Sutton: 1 appearance in goal
{{{pos}}}Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO James Adams: 12 appearances at right back
{{{pos}}}Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Smart Arridge: 3 appearances at left back
{{{pos}}}Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO David Storrier: 1 appearance at left half
{{{pos}}}Flag of England.svg  ENG Jack Elliott 4 appearances at centre half and right half
{{{pos}}}Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Bill Williams: 5 appearances at outside right
{{{pos}}}Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Abe Hartley: 11 appearances at centre forward, inside right and inside left
{{{pos}}}Flag of England.svg  ENG Fred Geary 8 appearances at centre forward and inside right
{{{pos}}}Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO James McMillan 1 appearance at inside left
{{{pos}}}Flag of England.svg  ENG Alf Milward: 16 appearances at outside left, centre forward and outside right

Bob Howarth was the biggest name to leave Goodison Park during the summer as he returned to Preston North End. This gave Charlie Parry the chance to win back the left back shirt that he had lost when Howarth had arrived two years earlier. Reserve goalkeepers, John Whitehead and David Jardine both moved on, to Liverpool and Nelson respectively to seemingly cement Richard Williams' place between the posts. Two other fringe players, defender, Billy Lindsay and half back, Jack Walker left in search of regular first team football at Grimsby and Ardwick respectively. The only major inclusion to the first team squad was the signing of Tom McInnes from Scottish side Third Lanark. He instantly slotted into the inside right birth while Jack Bell moved out to outside left with Alf Milward making way.

Everton got off to a flying start when winning all their opening eight games and talk of the title coming to Goodison Park was high by the time of the ninth game at Blackburn. It was here that Jack Southworth suffered a leg injury that ended his career and without him Everton's air of invincibility slipped. Blackburn came from behind to beat the ten men and Everton then suffered a string of draws before returning to winning ways. Fred Geary took over at centre forward but yet again found himself losing the berth as Abe Hartley proved more potent in front of goal. Despite having seen off two rivals, Richard Williams' place in goal remained one that the selectors aimed to rectify. Reserves William Sutton and Tom Cain each got their chance but both were considered unworthy, which saw the board spend £150 to bring 'Happy' Jack Hillman from Burnley with Williams leaving to join Luton. Hillman was established as the regular keeper by the end of the season.

Despite the loss of Southworth, Everton maintained a strong title challenge and topped the table throughout the remainder of 1894 before dropping to third after a defeat by Wednesday on New Year's Day 1895. Everton never regained top spot and their failure to win the title was put down to their failing to win any of their final three games when victories would have seen them crowned champions. The first of the trio of games was a shock 2–3 reverse against Derby when a draw would have been enough to take them top. It was the penultimate game that proved crucial however.

The destiny of the title was still in Everton's hands going into the final two games but their opponents in the first of those two games were title rivals Sunderland at Newcastle Road in what was effectively a title decider. This was Sunderland's final game and they needed only to draw to clinch the title for themselves. Twenty thousand people saw Sunderland win the match and the championship with a 2–1 scoreline and rendered Everton's final game meaningless. As it was, Everton could only draw that game at Aston Villa 2–2, a result which would have taken the title to Sunderland regardless.

Everton's best season since being crowned champions in 1891 was viewed on Merseyside as a huge disappointment as everyone connected with the club felt that the title had been theirs to win and instead had been gift wrapped for a Sunderland side who, while deserving champions, seemed flattered by their five-point margin of victory. In addition Sunderland had taken three of the four points on offer from their encounters with Everton that season, making claims by Evertonians that the better side had finished second ring a little hollow.

The Football League

DateOpponentsHome/
Away
Result
F – A
ScorersAttendance
1 September 1894 Sheffield Wednesday H3–1Tom McInnes, Edgar Chadwick, Jack Bell19,000
3 September 1894 Small Heath H5–0Jack Bell {2}, Jack Southworth (3)8,000
8 September 1894 Stoke A3–1Alex Latta, Tom McInnes, Edgar Chadwick5,000
15 September 1894 Nottingham Forest H6–1Alex Latta, Tom McInnes, Jack Southworth (3), Jack Bell15,000
22 September 1894 Nottingham Forest A3–2Edgar Chadwick, Jack Southworth, Jack Bell7,000
29 September 1894 West Bromwich Albion H4–1Edgar Chadwick, Jack Southworth, Jack Bell, Tom McInnes19,900
6 October 1894 Bolton Wanderers A3–1Edgar Chadwick, Tom McInnes, Alex Latta14,000
13 October 1894 Liverpool H3–0Alex Latta, Tom McInnes, Jack Bell44,000
20 October 1894 Blackburn Rovers A3–4Abe Hartley, Jack Southworth, Edgar Chadwick15,000
27 October 1894 Sunderland H2–2Dickie Boyle, Tom McInnes15,000
3 November 1894 Small Heath A4–4Alex Latta (3), Jack Bell10,000
17 November 1894 Liverpool A2–2Alex Latta, Bob Kelso {penalty}30,000
24 November 1894 Blackburn H2–1Alf Milward, Jack Bell18,000
1 December 1894 West Bromwich Albion A4–1Alf Milward, Alex Latta, Edgar Chadwick, Billy Stewart18,000
8 December 1894 Bolton Wanderers H3–1Alex Latta, Edgar Chadwick, Tom McInnes12,000
15 December 1894 Preston North End A2–1Abe Hartley, Alf Milward10,000
1 January 1895 The Wednesday A0–320,000
5 January 1895 Wolves A0–16,000
7 January 1895 Stoke H3–0Bill Williams, Fred Geary, Edgar Chadwick6,000
12 January 1895 Derby County A2–2Fred Geary, Charlie Parry1,500
17 January 1895 Aston Villa H4–2Fred Geary, Alf Milward (2), Jack Bell15,000
26 January 1895 Sheffield United H1–1Tom McInnes15,000
23 February 1895 Preston North End H4–2Alf Milward, Abe Hartley, Edgar Chadwick, Jack Bell20,000
26 February 1895 Sheffield United A2–4Abe Hartley, Tom McInnes12,000
16 March 1895 Burnley A4–2Billy Stewart, Jack Bell, Edgar Chadwick, Alf Milward8,000
21 March 1895 Burnley H3–2Jack Bell, Alf Milward, Alex Latta8,000
8 April 1895 Wolves H2–1Jack Bell, Alf Milward6,000
13 April 1895 Derby County H2–3Alf Milward, Fred Geary10,000
20 April 1895 Sunderland A1–2Edgar Chadwick20,000
24 April 1895 Aston Villa A2–2Dickie Boyle, Abe Hartley5,000

First Division final table

PWDLFAGAPts
1 Sunderland 30215480372.16247
2 Everton 30186682501.64042
3 Aston Villa 30175882431.90739
4 Preston North End 301551062461.34835
5 Blackburn Rovers 301110959491.20432
6 Sheffield United 301441257551.03632
7 Nottingham Forest 301351250560.89331
8 The Wednesday 301241450550.90928
9 Burnley 301141544560.78626
10 Bolton Wanderers 30971461620.98425
11 Wolverhampton Wanderers 30971443630.68325
12 Small Heath 30971450740.67625
13 West Bromwich Albion 301041651660.77324
14 Stoke 30961550670.74624
15 Derby County 30791445680.66223
16 Liverpool [1] 30781551700.72922

Football Association Challenge Cup

DateRoundOpponentsHome/
Away
Result
F – A
ScorersAttendance
2 February 1895First Southport A3–0Jack Bell (3)7,000
16 February 1895Second Blackburn H1–1Edgar Chadwick20,000
20 February 1895replay Blackburn A3–2Edgar Chadwick (2), Abe Hartley20,000
2 March 1895Quarter final The Wednesday A0–29,000

Club League records set this season

Negative club records

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