1892–93 Liverpool F.C. season

The 1892–93 season was the first season in Liverpool Football Club's existence, and their first year in the Lancashire League and the FA Cup.

Liverpool

1892–93 season
Manager	William Barclay John McKenna
Lancashire League	Champions
FA Cup	Third qualifying round
Top goalscorer	League: John Miller (23) All: John Miller (26)
Average home league attendance	2,441
Home colours Away colours

First team

Name	Nationality	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Signed in	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
Sydney Ross		8 June 1869 (age 24)	Cambuslang	1892	21	0
Billy McOwen		April, 1871 (age 22)	Darwen	1892	1	0
Defenders
Andrew Hannah (c)		17 September 1864 (age 28)	Renton	1892	25	0
Duncan McLean		20 January 1868 (age 25)	Everton	1892	25	0
James McBride		30 December 1873 (age 19)	Renton	1892	23	4
John McCartney		1870 (age 22-23)	St Mirren	1892	21	1
Joe McQue		11 March 1873 (age 20)	Celtic	1892	20	2
Matt McQueen		18 May 1863 (age 30)	Leith Athletic	1892	17	5
James Kelso		8 January 1869 (age 24)	Renton	1892	1	0
Wally Richardson[lower-alpha 1]		1870 (age 22-23)		1892	1	0
Midfielders
Hugh McQueen		1 October 1867 (age 25)	Leith Athletic	1892	17	4
Andrew Kelvin		1869 (age 23-24)	Kilmarnock	1892	6	0
Philip Kelly		1869 (age 23-24)		1892	3	0
Joe Pearson		1868 (age 24-25)	West Derby	1892	1	0
Forwards
Tom Wyllie		5 April 1870 (age 23)	Everton	1892	25	15
John Miller		1870 (age 22-23)	Dumbarton	1892	24	26
Malcolm McVean		7 March 1871 (age 22)	Third Lanark	1892	24	12
John Smith		1866 (age 26-27)	Sunderland	1892	11	5
Jonathan Cameron			Renton	1892	9	5
Arthur Worgan		1871 (age 21-22)		1892	0	0

Transfers

In

Pos	Player	From	Fee	Date
FW	Malcolm McVean	Third Lanark	Unknown	07-1892
DF	Joe McQue	Celtic	Unknown	08-1892
GK	Billy McOwen	Darwen	Unknown	25-07-1892
DF	Duncan McLean	Everton	Unknown	07-1892
DF	James McBride	Renton	Unknown	06-1892
DF	Andrew Hannah	Renton	Unknown	05-1892
FW	Tom Wyllie	Everton	Unknown	05-1892
FW	John Miller	Dumbarton	Unknown	05-1892
GK	Sidney Ross	Cambuslang	Unknown	06-1892
DF	James Kelso	Renton	Unknown	05-1892
MF	Arthur Kelvin	Kilmarnock	Unknown	06-1892
FW	Jonathan Cameron	Aston Villa	Unknown	05-1892
DF	Matt McQueen	Leith Athletic	Unknown	23-10-1892
MF	Hugh McQueen	Leith Athletic	Unknown	23-10-1892
DF	John McCartney	St Mirren	Unknown	10-1892

Match results

Lancashire League

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report
1892-09-03	Higher Walton	H	8–0	Cameron (2), McBride, McQue (2), McVean, Smith (2)	200	MR
1892-09-24	Bury	H	4–0	Cameron, McVean, Miller (2)	4,000	MR
1892-10-01	West Manchester	H	3–1	Smith, Wyllie, Miller	3,000	MR
1892-10-22	Higher Walton	A	5–0	Miller (3), Wyllie (2)	150	MR
1892-11-05	Blackpool	A	0–3		3,000	MR
1892-11-12	Fleetwood Rangers	A	4–1	McVean (2), Miller, Smith	2,000	MR
1892-11-26	Rossendale	A	2–0	McBride, Miller	1,500	MR
1892-12-03	Fleetwood Rangers	H	7–0	M. McQueen, McVean, Miller (5)	1,000	MR
1892-12-17	Blackpool	H	0–2		4,000	MR
1892-12-24	South Shore	A	1–0	Wyllie	2,000	MR
1892-12-31	Heywood Central	H	6–2	M. McQueen, McVean (2), Miller, Wyllie (2)	1,000	MR
1893-01-02	Fairfield	A	4–1	Cameron, H. McQueen, Miller, Wyllie	3,000	MR
1893-01-07	Heywood Central	A	2–1	McBride, Wyllie	1,000	MR
1893-01-14	West Manchester	A	0–0		2,000	MR
1893-02-11	Bury	A	0–3		8,000	MR
1893-02-18	Nelson	A	3–2	McVean, Miller (2)	1,500	MR
1893-02-25	Southport Central	H	2–0	M. McQueen, McBride	1,500	MR
1893-03-04	Nelson	H	3–0	H. McQueen, M. McQueen (2)	2,000	MR
1893-03-16	Fairfield	H	5–0	McLean, H. McQueen, Miller (2), Wyllie	2,000	MR
1893-03-18	South Shore	H	4–1	McVean, Miller (2), Wyllie	2,000	MR
1893-03-25	Rossendale	H	2–1	Smith, Wyllie	1,200	MR
1893-04-15	Southport Central	A	1–1	Miller	1,500	MR

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts
1	Liverpool	22	17	2	3	66	19	3.474	36
2	Blackpool	22	17	2	3	82	31	2.645	36
3	Bury	22	17	1	4	83	24	3.458	35

Source:

FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponents	H / A	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report
Q1	1892-10-15	Nantwich	A	4–0	Wyllie , Miller	700	MR
Q2	1892-10-29	Newtown	H	9–0	Townsend (o.g.), Cameron , McCartney , H. McQueen , McVean , Wyllie	4,000	MR
Q3	1892-11-19	Northwich Victoria	A	1–2	Wyllie	1,000	MR

Other games

Lancashire Senior Cup
Round	Date	Opponents	H / A	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report
Q1	1892-09-17	Southport Central	H	2 – 0	Wyllie , Smith	4,000	MR
Q2	1892-10-08	West Manchester	A	3 – 1	Miller , Kelvin	2,500	MR
Rd1	1893-01-28	Darwen	H	1 – 0	McVean	8,000	MR
Rd2	1893-03-11	Bootle	A	1 – 2	H. McQueen	5,000	MR

Liverpool Senior Cup
Round	Date	Opponents	H / A	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report
Rd1	1893-03-22	Chester	H	4 – 0	Cameron , H. McQueen , Miller , McVean	1,500	MR
SF	1893-04-17	Bootle	H	1 – 0	Miller	5,000	MR
Final	1893-04-22	Everton	N	1 – 0	Wyllie	10,000	MR

Friendlies
Date	Opponents	H / A	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Report
1892-09-01	Rotherham Town	H	7 – 1	Kelvin , McVean , Wyllie , Miller	–	MR
1892-09-05	Middlesbrough Ironopolis	A	0 – 5	–	2,000	MR
1892-09-08	Barrow	H	2 – 0	Cameron , Wyllie	600	MR
1892-09-10	Stockton	H	2 – 1	McVean , Wyllie	3,000	MR
1892-09-15	Grantham Rovers	H	3 – 1	McVean , Glen	–	MR
1892-09-22	Middlesbrough Ironopolis	H	1 – 2	Smith	–	MR
1892-09-26	Stoke City	A	1 – 2	(unknown)	–	MR
1892-09-29	Queen of the South Wanderers	H	1 – 0	Miller	1,000	MR
1892-10-06	Rangers	A	1 – 6	McVean	6,000	MR
1892-11-14	Aston Villa	A	3 – 2	(unknown) , (unknown) , H. McQueen	3,000	MR
1892-12-10	Heywood Central	A	1 – 1	Miller	–	MR
1892-12-26	Sheffield United	H	1 – 0	Wyllie	4,500	MR
1892-12-27	Southport Central	H	2 – 2	McVean , Wyllie	–	MR

Notes

1. During one game, Liverpool were short on players. Richardson, a military player for "Kings 1st Regiment" who was the trainer of the squad, made one appearance for the team when no other players could be found.[1]

References

1. "Wally Richardson". LFC History. Retrieved 30 January 2012.

External links

• LFC History Season 1892-93