1894–95 Liverpool F.C. season

3rd season in existence of Liverpool F.C.

Liverpool 1894–95 football season

Liverpool

1894–95 season

Manager

William Barclay & John McKenna

First Division

16th (relegated)

FA Cup

Second round

Top goalscorer

Harry Bradshaw (18)

Home colours

Away colours

← 1893–94 1895–96 →

The 1894–95 season was the third season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence, and was their second year in The Football League, in which they competed in the First Division for the first time. The season covers the period from 1 July 1894 to 30 June 1895.

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division 1		F.A. Cup		Test Match
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	FW	ENG	Frank Becton	5	4	5	4	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Harry Bradshaw	34	18	30	17	3	1	1	0
	DF	SCO	James Cameron	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	James Cleland	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	SCO	John Curran	18	0	14	0	3	0	1	0
	MF	SCO	John Drummond	18	1	14	0	3	1	1	0
	DF	SCO	Billy Dunlop	5	0	4	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	SCO	John Givens	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	Patrick Gordon	5	1	5	1	0	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Andrew Hannah	16	0	16	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	David Hannah	18	6	17	6	1	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Hugh Henderson	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	Neil Kerr	12	3	12	3	0	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	James McBride	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	SCO	William McCann	17	0	15	0	2	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	John McCartney	31	0	28	0	3	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Duncan McLean	26	0	24	0	2	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	John McLean	21	0	18	0	2	0	1	0
	DF	SCO	Joe McQue	32	1	29	1	3	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	Hugh McQueen	14	3	12	2	2	1	0	0
	GK	SCO	Matt McQueen	27	0	23	0	3	0	1	0
	MF	SCO	Malcolm McVean	24	7	20	5	3	2	1	0
	DF	SCO	Bobby Neill	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	SCO	Jimmy Ross	31	12	27	12	3	0	1	0
	GK	ENG	John Whitehead	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	ENG	Albert Worgan	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Relegation
12	Small Heath	30	9	7	14	50	74	0.676	25
13	West Bromwich Albion	30	10	4	16	51	66	0.773	24
14	Stoke (O)	30	9	6	15	50	67	0.746	24	Qualification for test matches
15	Derby County (O)	30	7	9	14	45	68	0.662	23
16	Liverpool (R)	30	7	8	15	51	70	0.729	22

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Competitions

Win Draw Loss

League Division 1

Main article: 1894–95 in English football Blackburn Rovers v Liverpool

1 September 1894 (1894 -09-01) 1	Blackburn Rovers	1–1	Liverpool	Blackburn
	Hall 75'	Report	Bradshaw 25'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 12,000

Burnley v Liverpool

3 September 1894 (1894 -09-03) 2	Burnley	3–3	Liverpool	Burnley
	Crabtree 40' Hill 46' Egan 50'	Report	Gordon 10' Bradshaw 48' McQueen 75'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 10,000

Liverpool v Aston Villa

8 September 1894 (1894 -09-08) 3	Liverpool	1–2	Aston Villa	Liverpool
	Bradshaw 20'	Report	Smith 75' Chatt 85'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 20,000

Liverpool v Bolton Wanderers

13 September 1894 (1894 -09-13) 4	Liverpool	1–2	Bolton Wanderers	Liverpool
	Ross 40'	Report	Cassidy 2' Tannahill 48'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 6,000

West Bromwich Albion v Liverpool

15 September 1894 (1894 -09-15) 5	West Bromwich Albion	5–0	Liverpool	West Bromwich
	Richards McLeod Hutchinson Williams (pen.) Bassett 12'	Report		Stadium: Stoney Lane Attendance: 6,000

Liverpool v Blackburn Rovers

22 September 1894 (1894 -09-22) 6	Liverpool	2–2	Blackburn Rovers	Liverpool
	McVean 49' McQueen 54'	Report	Stuart Whitehead	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 14,000

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Liverpool

29 September 1894 (1894 -09-29) 7	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–1	Liverpool	Wolverhampton
	Wood Reynolds 15' Black 25'	Report	Ross (pen.)	Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 5,000

Liverpool v Sheffield United

6 October 1894 (1894 -10-06) 8	Liverpool	2–2	Sheffield United	Liverpool
	Kerr 25' Bradshaw 44'	Report	Hammond 35' Yates 89'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 8,000

Everton v Liverpool

13 October 1894 (1894 -10-13) 9	Everton	3–0	Liverpool	Liverpool
	McInness 10' Latta 60' Bell 88'	Report		Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 25,000

Liverpool v Stoke City

20 October 1894 (1894 -10-20) 10	Liverpool	2–0	Stoke City	Liverpool
	Ross 42', 50'	Report		Stadium: Anfield

Aston Villa v Liverpool

27 October 1894 (1894 -10-27) 11	Aston Villa	5–0	Liverpool	Birmingham
	Dorrell Cowan Hodgetts Reynolds (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Wellington Road Attendance: 4,000

Liverpool v Burnley

3 November 1894 (1894 -11-03) 12	Liverpool	0–3	Burnley	Liverpool
		Report	Nicol 25' Turnbull 55' Livingstone 80'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 6,000

Stoke City v Liverpool

10 November 1894 (1894 -11-10) 13	Stoke City	3–1	Liverpool	Stoke-on-Trent
	Sandland 30', 70' Schofield 80'	Report	Kerr 75'	Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 3,000

Liverpool v Everton

17 November 1894 (1894 -11-17) 14	Liverpool	2–2	Everton	Liverpool
	Hannah 55' Ross 90' (pen.)	Report	Kelso 30' (pen.) Latta 85'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 30,000

Sunderland v Liverpool

24 November 1894 (1894 -11-24) 15	Sunderland	3–2	Liverpool	Sunderland
	J. Hannah 75' Campbell 77' Gillespie 80'	Report	McVean 35' D. Hannah 45'	Stadium: Newcastle Road Attendance: 8,000

Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers

1 December 1894 (1894 -12-01) 16	Liverpool	3–3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Liverpool
	Bradshaw 2' McVean 80'	Report	Baugh Reynolds	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 7,000

Sheffield United v Liverpool

8 December 1894 (1894 -12-08) 17	Sheffield United	2–2	Liverpool	Sheffield
	Hammond 80', 84'	Report	Bradshaw 5', 65'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 10,000

Liverpool v Small Heath

15 December 1894 (1894 -12-15) 18	Liverpool	3–1	Small Heath	Liverpool
	Bradshaw 15', 30' Hannah 55'	Report	Mobley 10'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 3,000

Bolton Wanderers v Liverpool

25 December 1894 (1894 -12-25) 19	Bolton Wanderers	1–0	Liverpool	Bolton
	Settle 5'	Report		Stadium: Pike's Lane Attendance: 8,000

Small Heath v Liverpool

29 December 1894 (1894 -12-29) 20	Small Heath	3–0	Liverpool	Birmingham
	Walton Mobley Lewis	Report		Stadium: Muntz Street Attendance: 5,000

Liverpool v West Bromwich Albion

1 January 1895 (1895 -01-01) 21	Liverpool	4–0	West Bromwich Albion	Liverpool
	Bradshaw 57', 76' Ross 81' Hannah 84'	Report		Stadium: Anfield

The Wednesday v Liverpool

5 January 1895 (1895 -01-05) 22	The Wednesday	5–0	Liverpool	Sheffield
	Spiksley 10', 70' Woolhouse 28', 30' Brandon 73'	Report		Stadium: Olive Grove Attendance: 6,000

Derby County v Liverpool

9 January 1895 (1895 -01-09) 23	Derby County	0–1	Liverpool	Derby
		Report	Ross 44'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,000

Liverpool v Nottingham Forest

12 January 1895 (1895 -01-12) 24	Liverpool	5–0	Nottingham Forest	Liverpool
	McVean 15', 17' Ross 44' McQue 65' Hannah 87'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 5,000

Liverpool v Derby County

2 March 1895 (1895 -03-02) 25	Liverpool	5–1	Derby County	Liverpool
	Bradshaw 5' Kerr 20' Ross Hannah	Report	Goodall	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 12,000

Liverpool v Sunderland

25 March 1895 (1895 -03-25) 26	Liverpool	2–3	Sunderland	Liverpool
	Ross 45' Becton 70'	Report	Campbell 10', 65' Miller/Millar 88'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 20,000

Liverpool v The Wednesday

30 March 1895 (1895 -03-30) 27	Liverpool	4–2	The Wednesday	Liverpool
	Bradshaw 3', 88' Becton 6', 60'	Report	Priestley Brash	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 5,000

Nottingham Forest v Liverpool

6 April 1895 (1895 -04-06) 28	Nottingham Forest	3–0	Liverpool	Nottingham
	Carnelly 2', 18' McInnes 15'	Report		Stadium: Town Ground Attendance: 4,000

Preston North End v Liverpool

12 April 1895 (1895 -04-12) 29	Preston North End	2–2	Liverpool	Preston
	Sanders 15' McQueen 25' (o.g.)	Report	Ross 47' Becton 75'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10,000

Liverpool v Preston North End

20 April 1895 (1895 -04-20) 30	Liverpool	2–5	Preston North End	Liverpool
	Bradshaw 12', 84'	Report	Cunningham 10' Pierce 20', 50' Smith 40' Henderson 55'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 14,000

F.A. Cup

Main article: 1894–95 FA Cup Barnsley St Peters v Liverpool

2 February 1895 (1895 -02-02) 1	Barnsley St Peters	1–1	Liverpool	Barnsley
	Cutts 80'	Report	McVean 25'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 4,000

Liverpool v Barnsley St Peters

11 February 1895 (1895 -02-11) 1	Liverpool	4–0	Barnsley St Peters	Liverpool
	Bradshaw 15' Drummond 40' M. McQueen 42' H. McQueen 60'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 4,000

Liverpool v Nottingham Forest

16 February 1895 (1895 -02-16) 2	Liverpool	0–2	Nottingham Forest	Liverpool
		Report	Stewart 10' McInnes 40'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 5,000

Test Match

Liverpool lost 1-0 to Bury on 27 April and were relegated back to the second division.

Bury v Liverpool

27 April 1895 (1895 -04-27)	Bury	1–0	Liverpool	Blackburn
	Millar 32' Montgomery 76'	Report		Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 5,000

Lancashire Senior Cup

Burnley v Liverpool

19 January 1895 (1895 -01-19)	Burnley	0–4	Liverpool	Burnley
		Report	Ross 7' Espie 20' (o.g.) Bradshaw 37', 47'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 5,000

Liverpool v Blackburn Rovers

9 February 1895 (1895 -02-09)	Liverpool	2–1	Blackburn Rovers	Liverpool
	Ross 25' Bradshaw 40'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 12,000

Everton v Liverpool

9 March 1895 (1895 -03-09) SF	Everton	1–0	Liverpool	Liverpool
		Report		Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 28,000

Liverpool Senior Cup

Liverpool v Chester City

18 March 1895 (1895 -03-18) SF	Liverpool	5–2	Chester City	Liverpool
	Bradshaw McCartney Kerr Hannah	Report	Charlie Spencer Dunlop (o.g)	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 5,000

Everton v Liverpool

29 April 1895 (1895 -04-29) F	Everton	3–0	Liverpool	Liverpool
		Report		Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 4,000

Palatine League

Newton Heath v Liverpool

26 January 1895 (1895 -01-26)	Newton Heath	3–0	Liverpool	Manchester
		Report		Stadium: Bank Street Attendance: 3,500

Liverpool v Newton Heath

16 March 1895 (1895 -03-16)	Liverpool	1–1	Newton Heath	Liverpool
	McQueen	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 5,000

Bolton Wanderers v Liverpool

1 April 1895 (1895 -04-01)	Bolton Wanderers	7–2	Liverpool	Bolton
		Report	Ross Drummond 8'	Stadium: Pike's Lane Attendance: Unknown

Friendlies

Darwen v Liverpool

27 November 1894 (1894 -11-27)	Darwen	4–3	Liverpool	Darwen
		Report	Ross McQueen 41'	Stadium: Barley Bank Attendance: Unknown

Everton v Liverpool

26 December 1894 (1894 -12-26)	Everton	2–1	Liverpool	Liverpool
		Report	Bradshaw 20'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 20,000

Cortinthians v Liverpool

23 February 1895 (1895 -02-23)	Cortinthians	5–2	Liverpool	Leyton
		Report	Bradshaw	Stadium: Leyton Attendance: 5,000

Woolwich Arsenal v Liverpool

25 February 1895 (1895 -02-25)	Woolwich Arsenal	4–3	Liverpool	London
		Report	Bradshaw Kerr Ross	Stadium: Nightingale Lane Attendance: 1,500

Liverpool v Cortinthians

13 April 1895 (1895 -04-13)	Liverpool	2–2	Cortinthians	Liverpool
	Ross Kerr 45'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 2,000

Liverpool v Everton

15 April 1895 (1895 -04-15)	Liverpool	1–1	Everton	Liverpool
	Ross	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 12,000

References

"Appearances for the 1894-1895 season - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". www.lfchistory.net. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
"Bury 1 Liverpool 0". LFC History. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
https://www.11v11.com/teams/liverpool/tab/matches/season/1895/
"Appearances for the 1894-1895 season - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". www.lfchistory.net. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
https://www.enfa.co.uk/

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