SEASON: 1890-91
- DIVISION:
- Football Alliance (Tier 2)
- MANAGER(s):
- Harry Radford
- FA Cup:
- Quarter Final (Sunderland (A) 0-4)
- League Cup:
- Did not exist
- Top Goalscorer:
- Alex Higgins (11 goals)
WHAT HAPPENED
This was our second season in the newly-formed Football Alliance and this season we finished 5th. We entered a request for election to the Football League but this was denied so we were to have one more season in the Alliance...
TABLE
FOOTBALL ALLIANCE (Tier 2) - 1890-91
SEASON END TABLE | Home | Away | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Result | Home | Away | |
1 | Stoke | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 57 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 1.46154 | 33 | Champions; Elected to Football League | 2-2 | 1-2 | |
2 | Sunderland Albion | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 59 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 2.10714 | 29 | Football League application rejected; left to join the Northern League | 1-1 | 0-0 | |
3 | Grimsby Town | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 1.59259 | 27 | 1-1 | 0-3 | ||
4 | Birmingham St George's | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 64 | 62 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 40 | 1.03226 | 26 | 4-0 | 3-6 | ||
5 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 66 | 39 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 1.69231 | 23* | Football League application rejected | |||
6 | Darwen | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 64 | 59 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 39 | 1.08475 | 23 | Elected to the Football League | 5-2 | 4-4 | |
7 | Walsall Town Swifts | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 51 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 29 | .66667 | 22 | 2-0 | 2-3 | ||
8 | Crewe Alexandra | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 59 | 67 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 38 | .88060 | 20 | 5-2 | 7-0 | ||
9 | Newton Heath LYR | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 37 | 55 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 33 | .67273 | 17 | Football League application rejected | 8-2 | 1-1 | |
10 | Small Heath | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 58 | 66 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 43 | .87879 | 16 | 4-5 | 2-4 | ||
11 | Bootle | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 40 | 61 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 43 | .65574 | 13 | 7-0 | 5-1 | ||
12 | The Wednesday | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 39 | 66 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 40 | .59091 | 13 | 0-0 | 2-0 |
*Nottingham Forest deducted 2 points for fielding an ineligible player
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LEAGUE POSITIONS
- GAME COUNTS
- Competitive Games:
- 5
- Competitive Goals:
- 23
- Goals per game:
- 4.6
- League Games:
- 22
- League Points:
- 25 out of 44 (2 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 56.8%
GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count: | 1 goal | 2 goals | 3 goals | 4 goals | 5+ goals | Scored | 1 time | 1 time | 2 times | Conceded | 1 time | 1 time | 1 time | Won By | 2 times | Lost By | 1 time |
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LEAGUE POSITION ANALYSIS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
Not included: Week 1 game against Bootle (5-1) as all teams were unplaced at the time
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
MISCELLANEOUS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
Position days | Record against teams in each position | ||||||||||
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Forest Pos | Num Days | Opp Pos | P | W | D | L | F | A | Points | Results (Green=win; Blue=draw; Red=loss) | 1 | 56 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 86 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | Stoke (1-2), Sunderland Albion (1-1) | 3 | 54 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | Sunderland Albion (0-0) | 4 | 14 | 4 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | Stoke (2-2), Grimsby Town (0-3) | 5 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | Darwen (5-2), Birmingham St George's (3-6), Walsall Town Swifts (2-0) | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 | 2 | 2 | Crewe Alexandra (5-2) | 7 | 7 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | Newton Heath LYR (1-1), Darwen (4-4), Walsall Town Swifts (2-3) | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 23 | 3 | 7 | Bootle (7-0), Newton Heath LYR (8-2), Grimsby Town (1-1), Crewe Alexandra (7-0) | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 0 | 2 | Birmingham St George's (4-0) | 10 | 10 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | Small Heath (2-4) | 11 | 11 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | The Wednesday (2-0), Small Heath (4-5) | 12 | 12 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | The Wednesday (0-0) |
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
- Highest League Attendance:
- -
- Lowest League Attendance:
- -
- Average League Attendance:
- -
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 8,000 (Sunderland Albion)
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 8,000 (Sunderland Albion)
MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 2
- Yellow Cards:
- 0
- Red Cards:
- 0   
- Own goals (for):
- 0   (scored by opponents for us)
- Own goals (against):
- 0   (scored by us for opponents)   
- Penalties scored:
- 0
- Penalties conceded:
- 0
- Penalties missed:
- 0
- Penalties saved:
- 0
GAMES
 
Manager for all games: Harry Radford
Football Alliance
FA Cup
Friendly
Manager for all games: Harry Radford
Football Alliance
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | Count | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
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Sat Jan 17, 1891 | Clapton | 1 | A | 14-0 | Win | 1,500 | McCallum (?, ?), Smith (?, ?), Higgins (?, ?, ?, ?, ?), Lindley (?, ?, ?, ?), Shaw (?) | ||
Sat Jan 31, 1891 | Sunderland Albion | 2 | A | 1-1 | Draw | 12,000 | Smith (?) | ||
Sat Feb 07, 1891 | Sunderland Albion | 2 | Y | 1 | H | 3-3 | Draw | 8,000 | Higgins (?, ?, ?) |
Wed Feb 11, 1891 | Sunderland Albion | 2 | Y | 2 | N | 5-0 | Win | 6,000 | Higgins (?, ?, ?), Lindley (?), Shaw (?) |
Sat Feb 14, 1891 | Sunderland | Quarter | A | 0-4 | Loss | 15,000 |
Friendly
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (15) - £0 | Out (9) - £0 | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Bill Brown | Bought | Frank Guttridge | Sold | David Russell | Bought | John Duncan | Sold | Fred Thompson | Bought | Joseph Southall | Sold | John Duncan | Bought | Matthew Rorke | Sold | Neil McCallum | Bought | Sandy Rowan | Sold | Percy Oscroft | Bought | T Radford | Sold | Robertson (1891-92) | Bought | Teddy May | Sold | Teddy May | Bought | Walter Cox | Retired | April 1890 | Tom Widdowson | Bought | Nov 02, 1891 | Jack Earp | Sold | William 'Tich' Smith | Bought | 1890 | Adam Scott | Bought | June 1890 | Matthew Rorke | Bought | June 1890 | Sandy Rowan | Bought | Aug 01, 1890 | Alex Higgins | Bought | Sep 13, 1890 | Walter Cox | Bought |
SQUAD
Season Record (Competitive Games only) | ||||||||||||||
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Pos | Num | Player | Country | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes | Goalkeepers |
GK | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
GK | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
GK | ![]() | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
GK | ![]() | Defenders | ||||||||||||
D | ![]() | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
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D | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
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M | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
M | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
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M | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
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M | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
M | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Forwards | |||||||
F | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | ||||||||
F | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
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F | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
F | ![]() | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
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GOALSCORERS
Competitive goals only
Goals (Pens) | Player | Games |
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11 | Alex Higgins | 5 |
5 | Tinsley Lindley | 5 |
3 | William 'Tich' Smith | 5 |
2 | Arthur Shaw | 5 |
2 | Neil McCallum | 5 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score |