SEASON: 1891-92
- DIVISION:
- Football Alliance (Tier 2)
- MANAGER(s):
- Harry Radford
- FA Cup:
- Semi Final (West Bromwich Albion (N) 2-6)
- League Cup:
- Did not exist
- Top Goalscorer:
- Alex Higgins (7 goals)
WHAT HAPPENED
This was our third (and final) season in the newly-formed Football Alliance as it subsequently folded after this year and we were join the Football League next season. However, we WON the Alliance this season after being top all season and we were elected straight into the First Division next year. Newton Heath (aka Manchester United) and Sheffield Wednesday joined us in the top flight, while other clubs joined the newly created Second Division.
TABLE
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LEAGUE POSITIONS
- GAME COUNTS
- Competitive Games:
- 6
- Competitive Goals:
- 9
- Goals per game:
- 1.5
- League Games:
- 22
- League Points:
- 33 out of 44 (2 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 75.0%
GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count: | 1 goal | 2 goals | 3 goals | 4 goals | 5+ goals | Scored | 3 times | 3 times | Conceded | 3 times | 1 time | Won By | 2 times | 1 time | 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 Burton Swifts (7-0) 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 | 231 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 0 | 4 | Birmingham St George's (3-0), Newton Heath LYR (3-0) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | Small Heath (2-0), The Wednesday (1-3), Newton Heath LYR (1-1) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 11 | 3 | 6 | Bootle (4-1), Walsall Town Swifts (5-1), Small Heath (2-1) | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 2 | 3 | The Wednesday (1-1), Burton Swifts (3-1) | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | - | - | 14 | 3 | 8 | Birmingham St George's (2-1), Ardwick (3-1), Ardwick (4-0), Bootle (5-1) | 7 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | 2 | 3 | Lincoln City (4-1), Grimsby Town (1-1) | 9 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 10 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | Lincoln City (0-0), Crewe Alexandra (0-2) | 11 | 11 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | Grimsby Town (3-3) | 12 | 12 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | Crewe Alexandra (5-0), Walsall Town Swifts (0-3) |
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
- Highest League Attendance:
- -
- Lowest League Attendance:
- -
- Average League Attendance:
- -
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 14,500 (Preston North End)
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 14,500 (Preston North End)
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
Testimonial
Manager for all games: Harry Radford
Football Alliance
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
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Sat Jan 16, 1892 | Newcastle East End | 1 | H | 2-1 | - | Higgins (?, ?) | |
Sat Jan 30, 1892 | Sunderland Albion | 2 | A | 1-0 | 9,000 | Higgins (?) | |
Sat Feb 13, 1892 | Preston North End | Quarter | H | 2-0 | 14,500 | Smith (?), Higgins (?) | |
Sat Feb 27, 1892 | West Bromwich Albion | Semi | N | 1-1 | 21,076 | Lindley (?) | |
Sat Mar 05, 1892 | West Bromwich Albion | Semi | 1 | N | 1-1 | 15,930 | Higgins (?) |
Wed Mar 09, 1892 | West Bromwich Albion | Semi | 2 | N | 2-6 | 8,024 | Higgins (68', 80') |
Friendly
Testimonial
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sat Dec 19, 1891 | Everton | England | A | 0-0 | 8,000 |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (6) - £0 | Out (6) - £0 | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Archibald Ritchie | Bought | AH Smith | Sold | Joe Thornhill | Bought | Bob Jardine | Sold | Thomas Bywater | Bought | David Russell | Sold | Thomas Hamilton | Bought | Frank Burton | Retired | Williamson (1892) | Bought | Thomas Bywater | Sold | Sep 1891 | William Mason | Bought | Williamson (1892) | Sold |
SQUAD
*Age = Player age on August 1st | Season Record (Competitive Games only) | |||||||||||||||
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Pos | Num | Player | Country | Age* | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes | Goalkeepers |
GK | George Toone | England | 23 | |||||||||||||
GK | Joe Thornhill | |||||||||||||||
GK | Thomas Bywater | |||||||||||||||
GK | William Brown | England | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Defenders | |||||||||
D | Adam Scott | Scotland | 4 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||
D | Archibald Ritchie | Scotland | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
D | Jack Earp | 18 | Midfielders | |||||||||||||
M | Albert Smith | England | 22 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
M | David Russell | Scotland | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
M | Fred Thompson | England | ||||||||||||||
M | John Bullock | Wales | ||||||||||||||
M | John McPherson | Scotland | 24 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
M | Thomas Hamilton | Scotland | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
M | Tommy Jeacock | |||||||||||||||
M | William 'Tich' Smith | England | 22 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
M | Williamson (1892) | Forwards | ||||||||||||||
F | Alex Higgins | Scotland | 27 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||
F | Arthur Shaw | England | 22 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
F | Frank Burton | England | 26 | |||||||||||||
F | Horace Pike | England | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
F | Percy Oscroft | England | 18 | |||||||||||||
F | Tinsley Lindley | England | 25 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
F | William Mason | Scotland | 21 | |||||||||||||
F | Bob Jardine | Scotland | ||||||||||||||
AH Smith | ||||||||||||||||
Arthur Kearsley | England | 22 | ||||||||||||||
D Walters | ||||||||||||||||
F Mason | ||||||||||||||||
Mills (1891) | ||||||||||||||||
Bryant | ||||||||||||||||
H Browne |
GOALSCORERS
Number of different scorers: 15
Goals (Pens) | Player | Games |
---|---|---|
7 | Alex Higgins | 6 |
1 | Tinsley Lindley | 6 |
1 | William 'Tich' Smith | 6 |
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 |