1894–95 Everton F.C. season explained

Season:1894–95
League Result:Runners up
League Topscorer: Jack Bell (15)
Highest Attendance:44,000 vs Liverpool (13 October 1894) record
Average Attendance:17,860
Prevseason:1893–94
Nextseason:1895–96
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In the 1894–95 season, the English football team Everton F.C. finished second in the 1894–95 Football League. It was the team's best result since winning the League in 1891. Everton reached the quarterfinals of the F.A. Challenge Cup where they lost to Sheffield Wednesday F.C.

Regular Football League First team

Number of games in which this eleven lined up = 0

Other members of the first team squad

Bob Howarth was the biggest name to leave Goodison Park during the summer as he returned to Preston North End. This gave Charlie Parry the chance to win back the left back shirt that he had lost when Howarth had arrived two years earlier. Reserve goalkeepers, John Whitehead and David Jardine both moved on, to Liverpool and Nelson respectively to seemingly cement Richard Williams' place between the posts. Two other fringe players, defender, Billy Lindsay and half back, Jack Walker left in search of regular first team football at Grimsby and Ardwick respectively. The only major inclusion to the first team squad was the signing of Tom McInnes from Scottish side Third Lanark. He instantly slotted into the inside right birth while Jack Bell moved out to outside left with Alf Milward making way.

Everton got off to a flying start when winning all their opening eight games and talk of the title coming to Goodison Park was high by the time of the ninth game at Blackburn. It was here that Jack Southworth suffered a leg injury that ended his career and without him Everton's air of invincibility slipped. Blackburn came from behind to beat the ten men and Everton then suffered a string of draws before returning to winning ways. Fred Geary took over at centre forward but yet again found himself losing the berth as Abe Hartley proved more potent in front of goal. Despite having seen off two rivals, Richard Williams' place in goal remained one that the selectors aimed to rectify. Reserves William Sutton and Tom Cain each got their chance but both were considered unworthy, which saw the board spend £150 to bring 'Happy' Jack Hillman from Burnley with Williams leaving to join Luton. Hillman was established as the regular keeper by the end of the season.

Despite the loss of Southworth, Everton maintained a strong title challenge and topped the table throughout the remainder of 1894 before dropping to third after a defeat by Wednesday on New Year's Day 1895. Everton never regained top spot and their failure to win the title was put down to their failing to win any of their final three games when victories would have seen them crowned champions. The first of the trio of games was a shock 2–3 reverse against Derby when a draw would have been enough to take them top. It was the penultimate game that proved crucial however.

The destiny of the title was still in Everton's hands going into the final two games but their opponents in the first of those two games were title rivals Sunderland at Newcastle Road in what was effectively a title decider. This was Sunderland's final game and they needed only to draw to clinch the title for themselves. Twenty thousand people saw Sunderland win the match and the championship with a 2–1 scoreline and rendered Everton's final game meaningless. As it was, Everton could only draw that game at Aston Villa 2–2, a result which would have taken the title to Sunderland regardless.

Everton's best season since being crowned champions in 1891 was viewed on Merseyside as a huge disappointment as everyone connected with the club felt that the title had been theirs to win and instead had been gift wrapped for a Sunderland side who, while deserving champions, seemed flattered by their five-point margin of victory. In addition Sunderland had taken three of the four points on offer from their encounters with Everton that season, making claims by Evertonians that the better side had finished second ring a little hollow.

The Football League

DateOpponentsHome/
Away		Result
F – A		ScorersAttendance
1 September 1894Sheffield WednesdayH3–1Tom McInnes, Edgar Chadwick, Jack Bell19,000
3 September 1894Small HeathH5–0Jack Bell, Jack Southworth (3)8,000
8 September 1894StokeA3–1Alex Latta, Tom McInnes, Edgar Chadwick5,000
15 September 1894Nottingham ForestH6–1Alex Latta, Tom McInnes, Jack Southworth (3), Jack Bell15,000
22 September 1894Nottingham ForestA3–2Edgar Chadwick, Jack Southworth, Jack Bell7,000
29 September 1894West Bromwich AlbionH4–1Edgar Chadwick, Jack Southworth, Jack Bell, Tom McInnes19,900
6 October 1894Bolton WanderersA3–1Edgar Chadwick, Tom McInnes, Alex Latta14,000
13 October 1894LiverpoolH3–0Alex Latta, Tom McInnes, Jack Bell44,000
20 October 1894Blackburn RoversA3–4Abe Hartley, Jack Southworth, Edgar Chadwick15,000
27 October 1894SunderlandH2–2Dickie Boyle, Tom McInnes15,000
3 November 1894Small HeathA4–4Alex Latta (3), Jack Bell10,000
17 November 1894LiverpoolA2–2Alex Latta, Bob Kelso 30,000
24 November 1894BlackburnH2–1Alf Milward, Jack Bell18,000
1 December 1894West Bromwich AlbionA4–1Alf Milward, Alex Latta, Edgar Chadwick, Billy Stewart18,000
8 December 1894Bolton WanderersH3–1Alex Latta, Edgar Chadwick, Tom McInnes12,000
15 December 1894Preston North EndA2–1Abe Hartley, Alf Milward10,000
1 January 1895The WednesdayA0–320,000
5 January 1895WolvesA0–16,000
7 January 1895StokeH3–0Bill Williams, Fred Geary, Edgar Chadwick6,000
12 January 1895Derby CountyA2–2Fred Geary, Charlie Parry1,500
17 January 1895Aston VillaH4–2Fred Geary, Alf Milward (2), Jack Bell15,000
26 January 1895Sheffield UnitedH1–1Tom McInnes15,000
23 February 1895Preston North EndH4–2Alf Milward, Abe Hartley, Edgar Chadwick, Jack Bell20,000
26 February 1895Sheffield UnitedA2–4Abe Hartley, Tom McInnes12,000
16 March 1895BurnleyA4–2Billy Stewart, Jack Bell, Edgar Chadwick, Alf Milward8,000
21 March 1895BurnleyH3–2Jack Bell, Alf Milward, Alex Latta8,000
8 April 1895WolvesH2–1Jack Bell, Alf Milward6,000
13 April 1895Derby CountyH2–3Alf Milward, Fred Geary10,000
20 April 1895SunderlandA1–2Edgar Chadwick20,000
24 April 1895Aston VillaA2–2Dickie Boyle, Abe Hartley5,000

First Division final table

P WDLFAGAPts
1Sunderland30215480372.16247
2Everton30186682501.64042
3Aston Villa30175882431.90739
4Preston North End301551062461.34835
5Blackburn Rovers301110959491.20432
6Sheffield United301441257551.03632
7Nottingham Forest301351250560.89331
8The Wednesday301241450550.90928
9Burnley301141544560.78626
10Bolton Wanderers30971461620.98425
11Wolverhampton Wanderers30971443630.68325
12Small Heath30971450740.67625
13West Bromwich Albion301041651660.77324
14Stoke30961550670.74624
15Derby County30791445680.66223
16Liverpool[1] 30781551700.72922

Football Association Challenge Cup

DateRoundOpponentsHome/
Away		Result
F – A		ScorersAttendance
2 February 1895FirstSouthportA3–0Jack Bell (3)7,000
16 February 1895SecondBlackburnH1–1Edgar Chadwick20,000
20 February 1895replayBlackburnA3–2Edgar Chadwick (2), Abe Hartley20,000
2 March 1895Quarter finalThe WednesdayA0–29,000

Club League records set this season

Negative club records

References

Notes and References

  1. Not re-elected after losing 'Test Match.' Invited to join Second Division

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