1895–96 Liverpool F.C. season

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1st (promoted)
FA CupSecond round
Top goalscorerGeorge Allan (25)

The 1895–96 season was the 4th season in

West Bromwich Albion.[1]

Liverpool scored 106 league goals in 30 games, a record total for a league season which still stands.

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 2 F.A. Cup Test Matches
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FW Scotland SCO George Allan 26 29 20 25 2 1 4 3
DF Scotland SCO Barney Battles 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
FW England ENG Frank Becton 30 18 24 17 2 1 4 0
MF England ENG Harry Bradshaw 32 15 26 12 2 1 4 2
MF England ENG Ben Bull 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Tom Cleghorn 7 0 3 0 0 0 4 0
DF Scotland SCO John Curran 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Billy Dunlop 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Fred Geary 22 11 19 11 2 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Archie Goldie 28 0 22 0 2 0 4 0
FW Scotland SCO David Hannah 11 3 11 3 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Johnny Holmes 19 0 17 0 2 0 0 0
FW England ENG Bill Keech 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO John McCartney 28 2 22 1 2 0 4 1
DF Scotland SCO John McLean 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Joe McQue 32 5 26 5 2 0 4 0
GK Scotland SCO Matt McQueen 22 0 22 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Malcolm McVean 27 7 24 7 0 0 3 0
FW Scotland SCO Jimmy Ross 31 24 25 23 2 1 4 0
GK England ENG Harry Storer 17 0 11 0 2 0 4 0
GK England ENG John Whitehead 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Tom Wilkie 24 1 21 1 2 0 1 0

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Table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Liverpool (C, O, P) 30 22 2 6 106 32 3.313 46 Qualification for test matches
2 Manchester City 30 21 4 5 63 38 1.658 46
3 Grimsby Town 30 20 2 8 82 38 2.158 42
4 Burton Wanderers 30 19 4 7 69 40 1.725 42
5 Newcastle United 30 16 2 12 73 50 1.460 34
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

League Division 2

Main article: 1895–96 in English football
7 September  1895 (1895 -09-07) 1 Notts County 2–3 Liverpool Nottingham
Allsopp 70'
Calderhead 84'		 Report Ross 7'
McQue 32'
Bradshaw 40'		 Stadium: Town Ground
Attendance: 8,000
14 September  1895 (1895 -09-14) 2 Liverpool 5–1 Newcastle United Liverpool
Ross 1', 15', ?'
Becton 6'
Bradshaw 		Report Logan 47'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 7,000
21 September  1895 (1895 -09-21) 3 Loughborough 2–4 Liverpool Loughborough
Swift
Middleton
Report Ross 25'
Allan 40'
Hannah 42', ? '		 Stadium: Athletic Ground
Attendance: 3,500
28 September  1895 (1895 -09-28) 4 Liverpool 5–1 Burslem Port Vale Liverpool
Allan ?', 5', 80', 88 '
Hannah 50'
Report Mason 55'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 3,000
30 September  1895 (1895 -09-30) 5 Liverpool 4–1 Burton Wanderers Liverpool
Bradshaw 5', ?'
Becton ?', ?'
Report Garfield 85'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 3,000
5 October  1895 (1895 -10-05) 6 Newcastle United 1–0 Liverpool Newcastle upon Tyne
Wardrope 18'
Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 10,000
7 October  1895 (1895 -10-07) 7 Liverpool 6–1 Crewe Alexandra Liverpool
Allan 5', ?'
Ross 21', ?'
Geary ?', ? '
 Report Burgoyne 89'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 3,000
12 October  1895 (1895 -10-12) 8 Liverpool 7–1 Newton Heath Liverpool
Becton 7', ?'
Bradshaw 22', ?'
Geary 30', 55'
Ross 87'
Report Cassidy 40'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 10,000
19 October  1895 (1895 -10-19) 9 Grimsby Town 1–0 Liverpool Grimsby
Gray 15'
Report Stadium: Abbey Park
Attendance: 5,000
21 October  1895 (1895 -10-21) 10 Burslem Port Vale 5–4 Liverpool Stoke-on-Trent
Evans
Beckett
Black
Downie
Mason 46 '
Report Becton 15', ?', ?'
Bradshaw
Stadium: Athletic Ground
Attendance: 1,000
26 October  1895 (1895 -10-26) 11 Liverpool 3–0 Notts County Liverpool
Geary
Bradshaw
Ross
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 6,000
2 November  1895 (1895 -11-02) 12 Newton Heath 5–2 Liverpool Manchester
Clarkin
Peters
Smith
Report Becton
Ross
Stadium: Bank Street
Attendance: 9,000
9 November  1895 (1895 -11-09) 13 Liverpool 3–1 Leicester Fosse Liverpool
Geary
Wilkie
Report Bishop
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: L.W. Furniss
16 November  1895 (1895 -11-16) 14 Woolwich Arsenal 0–2 Liverpool London
Report Geary
Bradshaw
Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 10,000
23 November  1895 (1895 -11-23) 15 Liverpool 0–0 Darwen Liverpool
Report Haddow Red card Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 4,000
30 November  1895 (1895 -11-30) 16 Leicester Fosse 2–0 Liverpool Leicester
Davies
McArthur
Report Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 8,000
7 December  1895 (1895 -12-07) 17 Liverpool 1–0 Loughborough Liverpool
Becton 75'
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 1,000
14 December  1895 (1895 -12-14) 18 Darwen 0–4 Liverpool Darwen
Report McVean
McQue
Geary
Stadium: Barley Bank
Attendance: 3,000
21 December  1895 (1895 -12-21) 19 Lincoln City 0–1 Liverpool Lincoln
Report Allan 35'
Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 3,000
1 January  1896 (1896 -01-01) 20 Liverpool 3–1 Manchester City Liverpool
Ross 50', 85'
McVean 54'
Report Rowan 89'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 20,000
4 January  1896 (1896 -01-04) 21 Rotherham Town 0–5 Liverpool Rotherham
Report Allan
Ross
Bradshaw
Stadium: Clifton Grove
Attendance: 2,000
11 January  1896 (1896 -01-11) 22 Liverpool 3–0 Woolwich Arsenal Liverpool
McQue
Ross
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 5,000
25 January  1896 (1896 -01-25) 23 Liverpool 6–1 Lincoln City Liverpool
Bull
Ross
Becton
Geary
Allan
Report Gillespie
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 4,000
18 February  1896 (1896 -02-18) 24 Liverpool 10–1 Rotherham Town Liverpool
McVean
Ross
Becton
Allan
Report Cutts
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 2,000
22 February  1896 (1896 -02-22) 25 Liverpool 3–1 Grimsby Town Liverpool
Becton
Allan
Report Gray
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 7,000
29 February  1896 (1896 -02-29) 26 Burton Swifts 0–7 Liverpool Burton upon Trent
Report Becton
McCartney
Ross
Stadium: Peel Croft
Attendance: 3,000
7 March  1896 (1896 -03-07) 27 Burton Wanderers 2–1 Liverpool Burton upon Trent
Devey 14'
Garfield 85'
Report Allan 19'
Stadium: Derby Turn
Attendance: 2,000
21 March  1896 (1896 -03-21) 28 Liverpool 6–1 Burton Swifts Liverpool
Allan
Bradshaw
McQue
Ross
Report Charlie Willatt
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 4,000
28 March  1896 (1896 -03-28) 29 Crewe Alexandra 0–7 Liverpool Crewe
Report McVean
Allan
McQue
Becton
Stadium: Nantwich Road
Attendance: 3,000
3 April  1896 (1896 -04-03) 30 Manchester City 1–1 Liverpool Manchester
Morris 15'
Report Allan 81'
Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 25,000

F.A. Cup

Main article: 1895–96 FA Cup
1 February  1896 (1896 -02-01) 1 Liverpool 4–1 Millwall Athletic Liverpool
Ross 20'
Becton 40'
Allan 50'
Bradshaw 70'
Report Geddes 44'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 10,000
15 February  1896 (1896 -02-15) 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Liverpool Wolverhampton
Harry Wood 25'
Billy Owen 30' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 15,000

Test Matches

18 April  1896 (1896 -04-18) Liverpool 4–0 Small Heath Liverpool
Allan
McCartney
Bradshaw
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 20,000
20 April  1896 (1896 -04-20) Small Heath 0–0 Liverpool Birmingham
Report Stadium: Coventry Road
Attendance: 5,000
25 April  1896 (1896 -04-25) Liverpool 2–0 West Bromwich Albion Liverpool
Bradshaw 30'
Allan 61'
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 20,000
27 April  1896 (1896 -04-27) West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Liverpool West Bromwich
Williams 60' (pen.)
Richards 65'
Report Stadium: Stoney Lane
Attendance: 15,000

Lancashire Senior Cup

18 January  1896 (1896 -01-18) 1 Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Liverpool Blackburn


 Report Allan 55'
 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 7,000

Testimonials

23 September  1895 (1895 -09-23) Liverpool 0–3 England International XI Liverpool
Report Harry Hammond Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 4,000
Note: Testimonial for Matt McQueen.
4 November  1895 (1895 -11-04) Preston North End 2–1 Liverpool Preston


 Report Ross
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 2,000
Note: Testimonial for Bob Holmes.
2 December  1895 (1895 -12-02) Wrexham & District 0–5 Liverpool Wrexham
Report Keech
Holmes
Becton
Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: Unknown
Referee: R.T. Gough
Note: Testimonial for Arthur Lea (Wrexham's secretary).
6 April  1896 (1896 -04-06) Liverpool 4–3 Burnley Liverpool
Bradshaw
Geary
Clarke
Report


Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Roche
Note: Testimonial for Joe McQue.

Friendlies

3 September  1895 (1895 -09-03) Liverpool 2–0 Celtic Liverpool
Allan 10'
Becton
Report Morrison Red card Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: J. Lewis
9 September  1895 (1895 -09-09) The Wednesday 4–2 Liverpool Sheffield
Bell
Davis
Callaghan
Report Allan 4 '
Bradshaw 88 '
 Stadium: Olive Grove
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: J. Fox
16 September  1895 (1895 -09-16) Liverpool 0–2 Derby County Liverpool
Report

Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 2,000
11 November  1895 (1895 -11-11) Liverpool 5–1 Irish International XI Liverpool
Becton ?', 47'
Bradshaw
Ross
Geary 46'
 Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: Unknown
25 December  1895 (1895 -12-25) Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Liverpool Bolton
Report Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 4,000
26 December  1895 (1895 -12-26) Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Liverpool Blackburn
Report Ross 90 '
 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 3,000
8 February  1896 (1896 -02-08) Preston North End 3–2 Liverpool Preston



 Report Ross
McCartney 30 '
 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 1,000
14 March  1896 (1896 -03-14) Liverpool 5–1 West Bromwich Albion Liverpool
Becton
Bradshaw
McVean
Ross
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 4,700
8 April  1896 (1896 -04-08) Liverpool 1–0 The Wednesday Liverpool
Clarke
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 1,000
11 April  1896 (1896 -04-11) Burnley 3–3 Liverpool Burnley



 Report Hannah
McVean
Clarke
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 1,500
29 April  1896 (1896 -04-29) Northwich Victoria 1–1 Liverpool Northwich

 Report Geary
Stadium: Drill Field
Attendance: Unknown
30 April  1896 (1896 -04-30) Southport Central 1–0 Liverpool Southport

 Report Stadium: Ash Street
Attendance: Unknown

References

  1. ^ "Games for the 1895-1896 season". LFC History. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Appearances for the 1895-1896 season - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". www.lfchistory.net. Retrieved 13 February 2024.

External links

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