1896–97 Liverpool F.C. season

Liverpool
1896–97 season
ManagerTom Watson
First Division5th
FA CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: George Allan (15)
All: George Allan (17)
Average home league attendance12,400 (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]

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 1 F.A. Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FW Scotland SCO George Allan 34 19 29 17 5 2
FW England ENG Frank Becton 25 6 20 5 5 1
MF England ENG Harry Bradshaw 28 5 25 5 3 0
DF Scotland SCO Tom Cleghorn 22 1 17 0 5 1
GK Northern Ireland NIR Willie Donnelly 8 0 6 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Billy Dunlop 7 0 5 0 2 0
FW England ENG Fred Geary 11 2 8 2 3 0
DF Scotland SCO Archie Goldie 34 1 29 1 5 0
FW Scotland SCO David Hannah 4 4 3 3 1 1
DF England ENG Johnny Holmes 13 0 13 0 0 0
GK England ENG Charlie Jowett 1 0 1 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO John McCartney 35 0 30 0 5 0
FW Scotland SCO Andy McCowie 2 0 2 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Joe McQue 9 0 8 0 1 0
GK Scotland SCO Matt McQueen 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Malcolm McVean 25 4 23 3 2 1
FW Scotland SCO Willie Michael 23 4 19 4 4 0
DF Scotland SCO Bobby Neill 26 3 22 2 4 1
FW Scotland SCO Jimmy Ross 23 3 21 2 2 1
GK England ENG Harry Storer 26 0 23 0 3 0
DF Scotland SCO Tom Wilkie 28 0 25 0 3 0

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Table

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
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

References

  1. ^ "The Wednesday 1 - 2 Liverpool". LFC History. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  2. ^ "1896-1899: A new exciting era at Liverpool". LFC History. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Burton Wanderers 0 - 1 Liverpool". LFC History. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Appearances for the 1896-1897 season - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". www.lfchistory.net. Retrieved 13 February 2024.