1894-95 season

1894-95 season
General information
Manager	John McKenna and W.E. Barclay
Captain	Andrew Hannah
Performance
Division 1	16th - relegated
FA Cup	2nd round
Top scorers
League	Bradshaw (17)
FA Cup	McVean (2)
Overall	Bradshaw (18)
Attendances
Average	11,235
←1893-94	1895-96→

The 1894-95 season was Liverpool's 3rd season of football since they were established.

Squad

• GK. William McCann
• GK. John Whitehead
• GK/DF. Matt McQueen
• DF. Billy Dunlop
• DF. Duncan McLean
• DF. John McCartney
• DF. Joe McQue
• DF. John McLean
• DF. John Curran
• DF. Andrew Hannah
• DF. James McBride
• DF. James Cameron
• DF. Robert Neill
• MF. John Drummond
• MF. Hugh McQueen
• MF. Neil Kerr
• MF. Patrick Gordon
• FW. Frank Becton
• FW. Thomas Bradshaw
• FW. Arthur Worgan
• FW. Malcolm McVean
• FW. Jimmy Ross
• FW. David Hannah
• FW. John Givens
• FW. Hugh Henderson
• FW. James Cleland

Note: Fixed squad numbers were not introduced until the 1993-94 season.

Friendlies

Pre-season

No pre-season friendlies were played this season.

Other friendlies

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
22 October 1894	Preston	1-5	Henderson
11 November 1894	Irish Internationals	5-1	Bradshaw, Geary, Becton 2, Ross
27 November 1894	Darwen	3-4	H. McQueen, Ross 2
26 December 1894	Everton	1-2	Bradshaw (20)
26 January 1895	Man Utd	0-3
23 February 1895	Corinthians	2-5	Bradshaw
25 February 1895	Arsenal	3-4	Kerr, Ross, Bradshaw
16 March 1895	Man Utd	1-1	H. McQueen
1 April 1895	Bolton	2-7	Drummond (8), Ross
13 April 1895	Corinthians	2-2	Ross, Kerr
15 April 1895	Everton	1-1	Ross
23 April 1895	Hearts	0-1

Results

League

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
1 September 1894	Blackburn	1-1	Bradshaw (25)
3 September 1894	Burnley	3-3	Gordon (10), Bradshaw (48), H. McQueen
8 September 1894	Aston Villa	1-2	Bradshaw (20)
13 September 1894	Bolton	1-2	Ross
15 September 1894	West Brom	0-5
22 September 1894	Blackburn	2-2	McVean (49), H. McQueen (54)
29 September 1894	Wolves	1-3	Ross (pen)
6 October 1894	Sheffield United	2-2	Kerr (25), Bradshaw (44)
13 October 1894	Everton	0-3
20 October 1894	Stoke	2-0	Ross (42, 50)
27 October 1894	Aston Villa	0-5
3 November 1894	Burnley	0-3
10 November 1894	Stoke	1-3	Kerr
17 November 1894	Everton	2-2	D. Hannah (55), Ross (pen 90)
24 November 1894	Sunderland	2-3	McVean (35), D. Hannah (45)
1 December 1894	Wolves	3-3	Bradshaw (2, ?), McVean (80)
8 December 1894	Sheffield United	2-2	Bradshaw (5, 65)
15 December 1894	Birmingham	3-1	Bradshaw 2, D. Hannah (50)
25 December 1894	Bolton	0-1
29 December 1894	Birmingham	0-3
1 January 1895	West Brom	4-0	Bradshaw (57, 76), Ross (81), D. Hannah (84)
5 January 1895	Sheffield Wednesday	0-5
9 January 1895	Derby	1-0	Ross (44)
12 January 1895	Nottingham Forest	5-0	McVean (15, 17), Ross (44), McQue (65), D. Hannah (87)
2 March 1895	Derby	5-1	Bradshaw (5), Kerr (20), D. Hannah, Ross 2
25 March 1895	Sunderland	2-3	Ross (45), Becton
30 March 1895	Sheffield Wednesday	4-2	Bradshaw 2, Becton 2
6 April 1895	Nottingham Forest	0-3
12 April 1895	Preston	2-2	Ross (47), Becton (75)
20 April 1895	Preston	2-5	Bradshaw (12, 84)

Test matches

At the end of the season the bottom three teams from the Football League First Division, and the top three teams from the Football League Second Division played test matches to decide who would be promoted and relegated. Liverpool lost their test match against Bury and failed to be re-elected into the First Division.

Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
27 April 1895	Bury	0-1

FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Scorers
1	2 February 1895	Barnsley St Peters	2-1	McVean (25), Ross (113)
1 (R)	11 February 1895	Barnsley St Peters	4-0	Bradshaw (15), Drummond (40), McVean (42), H. McQueen (60)
2	16 February 1895	Nottingham Forest	0-2

Tables

League

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	G. Avg	Pts
14	Stoke	30	9	6	15	50	67	0.75	24
15	Derby	30	7	9	14	45	68	0.66	23
16	Liverpool	30	7	8	15	51	70	0.73	22

Player stats

Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		Test match		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FW	Frank Becton	5	4	0	0	0	0	5	4
FW	Thomas Bradshaw	30	17	3	1	1	0	34	18
DF	James Cameron	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
FW	James Cleland	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
DF	John Curran	14	0	3	0	1	0	18	0
MF	John Drummond	14	0	3	1	1	0	18	1
DF	Billy Dunlop	4	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
FW	John Givens	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
MF	Patrick Gordon	5	1	0	0	0	0	5	1
DF	Andrew Hannah	16	0	0	0	0	0	16	0
FW	David Hannah	17	6	1	0	0	0	18	6
FW	Hugh Henderson	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
MF	Neil Kerr	12	3	0	0	0	0	12	3
DF	James McBride	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
GK	William McCann	15	0	2	0	0	0	17	0
DF	John McCartney	28	0	3	0	0	0	31	0
DF	Duncan McLean	24	0	2	0	0	0	26	0
DF	John McLean	18	0	2	0	1	0	21	0
DF	Joe McQue	29	1	3	0	0	0	32	1
MF	Hugh McQueen	12	2	2	1	0	0	14	3
GK/DF	Matt McQueen	23	0	3	0	1	0	27	0
FW	Malcolm McVean	20	5	3	2	1	0	24	7
DF	Robert Neill	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
FW	Jimmy Ross	27	12	3	0	1	0	31	12
GK	John Whitehead	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
FW	Arthur Worgan	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Transfers

In

Player	From	Fee	Date
William McCann	Abercorn	Unknown	1894
John Drummond	Sheffield United	Unknown	1894
John Curran	Celtic	Unknown	1894
James Cameron	Rangers	Unknown	8 May 1894
Neil Kerr	Rangers	Unknown	June 1894
Jimmy Ross	Preston	£75	August 1894
John McLean	Greenock Volunteers	Unknown	10 October 1894
David Hannah	Sunderland	Unknown	2 November 1894
James Cleland	Edinburgh St Bernard's	Unknown	1895
Tom Wilkie	Hearts	Unknown	18 January 1895
Billy Dunlop	Abercorn	£35	28 January 1895
Frank Becton	Preston	£100	March 1895

Out

Player	To	Fee	Date
Douglas Dick	Third Lanark	Unknown	1894
Billy McOwen	Blackpool	Unknown	1894
James Stott	Grimsby Town	Unknown	June 1894
Patrick Gordon	Blackburn	Unknown	October 1894
James McBride	Man City	Unknown	1895
John Givens	Paisley Abercorn	Unknown	1895
William McCann	Paisley Celtic	Unknown	March 1895