1896β97 season | |||
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Manager | Tom Watson | ||
First Division | 5th | ||
FA Cup | Semi-finals | ||
Top goalscorer | League:
George Allan (15) All: George Allan (17) | ||
Average home league attendance | 12,400 (League) | ||
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The 1896–97 season was the fifth season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence, and was their fourth year in The Football League, in which they competed in the first division. The season covers the period from 1 July 1896 to 30 June 1897.
Liverpool played their first ever game in red shirts and white shorts in a 2-1 away win against The Wednesday on 1 September 1896, this was also new manager Tom Watson's first game in charge. [1] [2]
Liverpool won the Bass Charity Vase after a 1-0 win against Burton Wanderers on 21 April. [3]
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division 1 | F.A. Cup | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
FW | SCO | George Allan | 34 | 19 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 2 | |
FW | ENG | Frank Becton | 25 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 1 | |
MF | ENG | Harry Bradshaw | 28 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Tom Cleghorn | 22 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
GK | NIR | Willie Donnelly | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Billy Dunlop | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Fred Geary | 11 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Archie Goldie | 34 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | David Hannah | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
DF | ENG | Johnny Holmes | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | ENG | Charlie Jowett | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | John McCartney | 35 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Andy McCowie | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Joe McQue | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
GK | SCO | Matt McQueen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Malcolm McVean | 25 | 4 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
FW | SCO | Willie Michael | 23 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Bobby Neill | 26 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |
FW | SCO | Jimmy Ross | 23 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
GK | ENG | Harry Storer | 26 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Tom Wilkie | 28 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | Derby County | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 70 | 50 | 1.400 | 36 |
4 | Preston North End | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 55 | 40 | 1.375 | 34 |
5 | Liverpool | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 46 | 38 | 1.211 | 33 |
6 | The Wednesday | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 42 | 37 | 1.135 | 31 |
7 | Everton | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 62 | 57 | 1.088 | 31 |
1896β97 season | |||
---|---|---|---|
Manager | Tom Watson | ||
First Division | 5th | ||
FA Cup | Semi-finals | ||
Top goalscorer | League:
George Allan (15) All: George Allan (17) | ||
Average home league attendance | 12,400 (League) | ||
| |||
The 1896–97 season was the fifth season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence, and was their fourth year in The Football League, in which they competed in the first division. The season covers the period from 1 July 1896 to 30 June 1897.
Liverpool played their first ever game in red shirts and white shorts in a 2-1 away win against The Wednesday on 1 September 1896, this was also new manager Tom Watson's first game in charge. [1] [2]
Liverpool won the Bass Charity Vase after a 1-0 win against Burton Wanderers on 21 April. [3]
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division 1 | F.A. Cup | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
FW | SCO | George Allan | 34 | 19 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 2 | |
FW | ENG | Frank Becton | 25 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 1 | |
MF | ENG | Harry Bradshaw | 28 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Tom Cleghorn | 22 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
GK | NIR | Willie Donnelly | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Billy Dunlop | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Fred Geary | 11 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Archie Goldie | 34 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | David Hannah | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
DF | ENG | Johnny Holmes | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | ENG | Charlie Jowett | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | John McCartney | 35 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Andy McCowie | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Joe McQue | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
GK | SCO | Matt McQueen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Malcolm McVean | 25 | 4 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
FW | SCO | Willie Michael | 23 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Bobby Neill | 26 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |
FW | SCO | Jimmy Ross | 23 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
GK | ENG | Harry Storer | 26 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Tom Wilkie | 28 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | Derby County | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 70 | 50 | 1.400 | 36 |
4 | Preston North End | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 55 | 40 | 1.375 | 34 |
5 | Liverpool | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 46 | 38 | 1.211 | 33 |
6 | The Wednesday | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 42 | 37 | 1.135 | 31 |
7 | Everton | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 62 | 57 | 1.088 | 31 |