1891–92 Everton F.C. season

Everton

1891–92 season
Manager	Dick Molyneux
The Football League	5th
Top goalscorer	Alex Latta (17)
Highest home attendance	16,000 vs Preston (10 October 1891) & Sunderland (25 December 1891)
Lowest home attendance	4,000 vs Burnley (2 January 1892)
Average home league attendance	11.200
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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. Nation Player — {{{pos}}}  SCO David Jardine 17 appearances in goal — {{{pos}}}  SCO Duncan McLean 20 appearances at left back, right back and centre half — {{{pos}}}  ENG Bob Howarth 11 appearances at left & right back – club debut (5 December 1891) — {{{pos}}}  SCO Bob Kelso 23 appearances at right half & right back — {{{pos}}}  ENG Johnny Holt 21 appearance at left half — {{{pos}}}  SCO Hope Robertson 20 appearances at centre half & right half — {{{pos}}}  SCO Alex Latta 25 appearances at outside right and centre forward — {{{pos}}}  SCO Tom Wylie 16 appearances at outside right, inside right and inside left — {{{pos}}}  SCO Alan Maxwell 16 appearances at inside right & centre forward – club debut (31 October 1891) — {{{pos}}}  ENG Edgar Chadwick 25 appearances at inside left — {{{pos}}}  ENG Alf Milward Ever present with 26 appearances at outside left

Number of League games in which this eleven was fielded = 1

The Football League

Date	Opponents	Home/Away	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
5 September 1891	West Bromwich Albion	A	0–4		6,000
7 September 1891	Darwen	H	5–3	Fred Geary (2), Alf Milward (2), Edgar Chadwick	8,000
19 September 1891	Blackburn	H	3–1	Fred Geary, Alex Latta, Bob Kelso	15,000
26 September 1891	Accrington	A	1–1	Patrick Gordon	3,500
3 October 1891	Sunderland	A	1–2	Fred Geary	10,000
10 October 1891	Preston	H	1–1	Samuel Thomson	16,000
17 October 1891	Bolton	A	0–1		10,000
24 October 1891	Derby County	A	3–0	Alex Latta (2), Edgar Chadwick	7,000
31 October 1891	Preston	A	0–4		1,200
7 November 1891	West Bromwich	H	4–3	Alex Latta (3), Alf Milward	8,100
14 November 1891	Darwen	A	1–3	Alex latta	4,000
21 November 1891	Wolverhampton	A	1–5	Alex Latta	5,000
28 November 1891	Aston	H	5–1	Edgar Chadwick (2), Alex Latta, Thomas Wylie, Alan Maxwell	15,000
5 December 1891	Blackburn	A	2–2	Alex Latta, Jimmy Douglas own goal	6,500
12 December 1891	Wolverhampton	A	2–1	Alex Latta, Edgar Chadwick	10,000
25 December 1891	Sunderland	H	0–4		16,000
28 December 1891	Aston	A	4–3	Alan Maxwell (2), Edgar Chadwick (2)	14,000
2 January 1892	Burnley	H	1–1	Alf Milward	4,000
9 January 1892	Notts	A	3–1	Alf Milward, Alex Latta, Alan Maxwell	4,000
13 February 1892	Burnley	A	0–1		7,000
5 March 1892	Stoke	H	1–0	Edgar Chadwick	7,000
12 March 1892	Stoke	A	1–0	Edgar Chadwick	2,000
19 March 1892	Accrington	H	3–0	Edgar Chadwick (2), Alex Latta	8,000
15 April 1892	Derby	H	1–2	Bob Kelso	12,000
18 April 1892	Bolton	H	2–5	Fred Geary, Alf Milward	12,000
23 April 1892	Notts	H	4–0	Fred Geary, Alex Latta (3)	10,000

Football Association Challenge Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	Home/Away	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
23 January 1892	First	Burnley	H	1–3	Alf Milward	8,000

Final league table

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts
1	Sunderland	26	21	0	5	93	36	2.583	42
2	Preston North End	26	18	1	7	61	31	1.968	37
3	Bolton Wanderers	26	17	2	7	51	37	1.378	36
4	Aston Villa	26	15	0	11	89	56	1.589	30
5	Everton	26	12	4	10	49	49	1.000	28
6	Wolverhampton Wanderers	26	11	4	11	59	46	1.283	26
7	Burnley	26	11	4	11	49	45	1.089	26
8	Notts County	26	11	4	11	55	51	1.078	26
9	Blackburn Rovers	26	10	6	10	58	65	0.892	26
10	Derby County	26	10	4	12	46	52	0.885	24
11	Accrington[1]	26	8	4	14	40	78	0.513	20
12	West Bromwich Albion[2]	26	6	6	14	51	58	0.879	18
13	Stoke[1]	26	5	4	17	38	61	0.623	14
14	Darwen[3]	26	4	3	19	38	112	0.339	11

Sources

1. Re-elected to the Football League First Division
2. FA Cup holders – No re-election required
3. Not re-elected, invited to join Second Division

• http://www.evertonfc.com/stats/?mode=season&era_id=1&season_id=4&seasons=4
• http://www.allfootballers.com