The City Ground

SEASON: 1894-95

Total Season: 30Prev Season: 1893-94
League Season: 3This Season: 2025-26
Next Season: 1895-96

DIVISION: English First Division (Tier 1)

MANAGER(s):: Harry Radford
FA Cup:: Quarter Final (Aston Villa (A) 2-6)

Top Goalscorer:: Albert Carnelly (17 goals)

Competitive Games:: 33
Competitive Goals:: 58
Goals per game:: 1.8
League Games:: 30
League Points:: 31 out of 60 (2 points per win)
Points Percentage:: 51.7%

Highest League Attendance:: 9,000 (Burnley)
Lowest League Attendance:: 4,000 (The Wednesday)
Average League Attendance:: 5,642
Highest Cup Attendance:: -
Lowest Cup Attendance:: -

Champions:: Sunderland
FA Cup:: Aston Villa

SEASON RECORDS

Most Goals scored: 5
5-3 (Sat Dec 08, 1894, West Bromwich Albion, Home, League Tier 1)

Biggest Winning Margin: 3
3-0 (Sat Oct 13, 1894, Stoke City, Away, League Tier 1)
3-0 (Sat Nov 17, 1894, Sheffield United, Home, League Tier 1)
4-1 (Sat Feb 02, 1895, Southampton St Mary's, Away, FA Cup)
3-0 (Sat Apr 06, 1895, Liverpool, Home, League Tier 1)

Most Goals Conceded: 6
1-6 (Sat Sep 15, 1894, Everton, Away, League Tier 1)
2-6 (Sat Mar 02, 1895, Aston Villa, Away, FA Cup)

Biggest Losing Margin: 5
1-6 (Sat Sep 15, 1894, Everton, Away, League Tier 1)
0-5 (Sat Jan 12, 1895, Liverpool, Away, League Tier 1)

Clean Sheets:: 8
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

TABLE

FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) - 1894-95

SEASON END TABLE								Home					Away								Results
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts	Result	Home	Away
1	Sunderland	30	21	5	4	80	37	13	2	0	51	14	8	3	4	29	23	2.162	47		2-1	2-2
2	Everton	30	18	6	6	82	50	12	2	1	47	18	6	4	5	35	32	1.640	42		2-3	1-6
3	Aston Villa	30	17	5	8	82	43	12	2	1	51	12	5	3	7	31	31	1.907	39		2-1	1-4
4	Preston North End	30	15	5	10	62	46	9	3	3	32	14	6	2	7	30	32	1.348	35		0-2	1-3
5	Blackburn Rovers	30	11	10	9	59	49	9	5	1	40	15	2	5	8	19	34	1.204	32		2-3	0-0
6	Sheffield United	30	14	4	12	57	55	10	2	3	33	17	4	2	9	24	38	1.036	32		3-0	2-3
7	Nottingham Forest	30	13	5	12	50	56	10	1	4	33	22	3	4	8	17	34	.893	31
8	The Wednesday	30	12	4	14	50	55	10	2	3	36	19	2	2	11	14	36	.909	28		2-1	0-0
9	Burnley	30	11	4	15	44	56	8	2	5	28	24	3	2	10	16	32	.786	26		2-1	1-0
10	Bolton Wanderers	30	9	7	14	61	62	8	3	4	45	23	1	4	10	16	39	.984	25		3-3	1-4
11	Wolverhampton Wanderers	30	9	7	14	43	63	7	4	4	24	25	2	3	10	19	38	.683	25		0-2	1-1
12	Small Heath	30	9	7	14	50	74	6	6	3	35	28	3	1	11	15	46	.676	25		2-0	2-1
13	West Bromwich Albion	30	10	4	16	51	66	9	2	4	38	21	1	2	12	13	45	.773	24		5-3	0-1
14	Stoke City	30	9	6	15	50	67	7	3	5	35	25	2	3	10	15	42	.746	24	Remained after test-match playoffs	3-1	3-0
15	Derby County	30	7	9	14	45	68	4	5	6	23	23	3	4	8	22	45	.662	23	Remained after test-match playoffs	2-1	2-4
16	Liverpool	30	7	8	15	51	70	6	4	5	38	28	1	4	10	13	42	.729	22	Relegated after test-match playoffs	3-0	0-5

Points per win: 2

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LEAGUE POSITIONS

GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins

Goal count:	1 goal	2 goals	3 goals	4 goals	5+ goals
Scored	6 times	14 times	5 times	1 time	1 time
Conceded	10 times	3 times	6 times	3 times	3 times
Won By	7 times	4 times	4 times
Lost By	4 times	4 times	2 times	1 time	2 times

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.

Position days		Record against teams in each position
Forest Pos	Num Days	Opp Pos	P	W	D	L	F	A	Points	Results (Green=win; Blue=draw; Red=loss)
1		1	3	-	1	2	5	11	1	Everton (1-6), Everton (2-3), Sunderland (2-2)
2		2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3		3	2	2	-	-	5	1	4	Sheffield United (3-0), Sunderland (2-1)
4	3	4	3	-	1	2	4	6	1	Sheffield United (2-3), Blackburn Rovers (2-3), Blackburn Rovers (0-0)
5	24	5	1	-	-	1	0	2	0	Preston North End (0-2)
6	38	6	2	1	-	1	3	5	2	Aston Villa (1-4), The Wednesday (2-1)
7	32	7	2	1	-	1	3	4	2	Aston Villa (2-1), Preston North End (1-3)
8	32	8	2	1	1	-	1	0	3	Burnley (1-0), The Wednesday (0-0)
9	15	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	42	10	2	2	-	-	7	4	4	West Bromwich Albion (5-3), Small Heath (2-1)
11	21	11	1	1	-	-	2	0	2	Small Heath (2-0)
12	7	12	2	-	1	1	2	5	1	Wolverhampton Wanderers (1-1), Bolton Wanderers (1-4)
13	7	13	2	1	-	1	3	2	2	Liverpool (3-0), Wolverhampton Wanderers (0-2)
14	7	14	2	-	1	1	3	8	1	Liverpool (0-5), Bolton Wanderers (3-3)
15	7	15	1	1	-	-	3	0	2	Stoke City (3-0)
16		16	4	2	-	2	7	7	4	Derby County (2-4), Derby County (2-1), Stoke City (3-1), West Bromwich Albion (0-1)

Not included: Week 1 game against Burnley (2-1) as all teams were unplaced at the time

GAMES

Manager for all games: Harry Radford
League

Week	Date	Time	Opponent	H/A	Score	Att	Pos	Scorers
1	Sat Sep 01, 1894	3:00 pm	Burnley	H	2-1	9,000	5	Rose (12', 14')
2	Sat Sep 08, 1894	3:00 pm	Derby County	A	2-4	6,000	9	Carnelly (?), Rose (?)
3	Sat Sep 15, 1894	3:00 pm	Everton	A	1-6	15,000	12	Carnelly (?)
4	Sat Sep 22, 1894	3:00 pm	Everton	H	2-3	7,000	13	Carnelly (?), Pike (?)
5	Sat Sep 29, 1894	3:00 pm	Sheffield United	A	2-3	7,000	15	Pike (?, ?)
6	Thu Oct 04, 1894	3:00 pm	Preston North End	H	0-2	5,000	15
7	Sat Oct 06, 1894	3:00 pm	Aston Villa	H	2-1	6,000	14	Rose (?), McPherson (3')
8	Sat Oct 13, 1894	3:00 pm	Stoke City	A	3-0	5,000	10	Carnelly (?), McInnes (?, ?)
9	Sat Oct 27, 1894	3:00 pm	Burnley	A	1-0	4,000	10	Pike (?)
10	Sat Nov 03, 1894	3:00 pm	Derby County	H	2-1	6,000	10	Carnelly (?), Pike (?)
11	Sat Nov 10, 1894	3:00 pm	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1-1	4,000	10	Rose (?)
12	Sat Nov 17, 1894	3:00 pm	Sheffield United	H	3-0	6,000	10	Carnelly (?, ?), Pike (?)
13	Sat Nov 24, 1894	3:00 pm	Aston Villa	A	1-4	5,000	11	Carnelly (?)
14	Sat Dec 08, 1894	3:00 pm	West Bromwich Albion	H	5-3	5,000	10	Carnelly (?), Collins (?, ?), McPherson (?), Rose (?)
15	Sat Dec 15, 1894	3:00 pm	The Wednesday	A	0-0	7,000	9
16	Sat Dec 22, 1894	3:00 pm	Small Heath	A	2-1	4,000	8	Forman (?), Pike (?)
17	Thu Dec 27, 1894	3:00 pm	Sunderland	H	2-1	-	7	Carnelly (?), Rose (?)
18	Sat Dec 29, 1894	3:00 pm	Blackburn Rovers	H	2-3	5,000	8	Forman (?, ?)
19	Tue Jan 01, 1895	3:00 pm	Blackburn Rovers	A	0-0	11,000	8
20	Sat Jan 05, 1895	3:00 pm	Sunderland	A	2-2	7,000	8	Geary (?), Pike (?)
21	Sat Jan 12, 1895	3:00 pm	Liverpool	A	0-5	5,000	8
22	Sat Jan 19, 1895	3:00 pm	The Wednesday	H	2-1	4,000	8	Collins (?, ?)
23	Sat Jan 26, 1895	3:00 pm	Small Heath	H	2-0	4,000	6	Pike (?), McPherson (?)
24	Sat Feb 23, 1895	3:00 pm	Stoke City	H	3-1	5,000	4	Carnelly (?, ?), McInnes (?)
25	Sat Mar 16, 1895	3:00 pm	Bolton Wanderers	H	3-3	5,000	5	Scott (?), Pike (?), McInnes (?)
26	Sat Mar 23, 1895	3:00 pm	Preston North End	A	1-3	3,000	7	Carnelly (?)
27	Sat Apr 06, 1895	3:00 pm	Liverpool	H	3-0	4,000	5	Carnelly (2', 18'), McInnes (15')
28	Fri Apr 12, 1895	3:00 pm	Bolton Wanderers	A	1-4	10,000	6	Carnelly (?)
29	Sat Apr 13, 1895	3:00 pm	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	0-2	8,000	6
30	Mon Apr 15, 1895	3:00 pm	West Bromwich Albion	A	0-1	6,000	7

United Counties League

Date	Time	Opponent	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Sat Mar 09, 1895	3:00 pm	Derby County	H	2-0	2,500	Forman (?, ?)
Mon Mar 11, 1895	3:00 pm	Sheffield United	A	6-2	2,000	Hancock (?), McInnes (?, ?), Walker (?, ?, ?)
Sat Mar 30, 1895	3:00 pm	Notts County	A	3-0	3,000	Shaw (?), Forman (?), McInnes (?)
Thu Apr 04, 1895	3:00 pm	Leicester Fosse	H	3-0	500	McPherson (?), Walker (?, ?)
Tue Apr 16, 1895	3:00 pm	Derby County	A	0-3	3,500
Thu Apr 18, 1895	3:00 pm	Sheffield United	H	0-1	500
Mon Apr 22, 1895	3:00 pm	Leicester Fosse	A	1-1	-	? (?)
Mon Apr 29, 1895	3:00 pm	Notts County	H	1-0	-	McPherson (58')

FA Cup

Date	Time	Opponent	Round	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Sat Feb 02, 1895	3:00 pm	Southampton St Mary's	1	A	4-1	6,000	Carnelly (?), Rose (?, 23'), Pike (12')
Sat Feb 16, 1895	3:00 pm	Liverpool	2	A	2-0	5,000	Stewart (10'), McInnes (40')
Sat Mar 02, 1895	3:00 pm	Aston Villa	Quarter	A	2-6	20,000	McInnes (?), Stewart (20')

Friendly

Date	Time	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Mon Sep 03, 1894	3:00 pm	Woolwich Arsenal	England	A	2-3	4,000	Carnelly (?), Rose (?)
Thu Sep 06, 1894	3:00 pm	Notts Olympic	England	H	9-0	400	Carnelly (?, ?, 5', 15'), Pike (?, 20'), Collins (?), Rose (?, 40')
Tue Sep 11, 1894	3:00 pm	Kettering Town	England	A	2-0	2,000	Collins (?, ?)
Thu Sep 13, 1894	3:00 pm	Jardines	England	H	7-0	300	C Roberts (? OG), Beresford (?, ?), Pike (?, ?), Hardy (?), Jeacock (?)
Mon Sep 17, 1894	3:00 pm	Heanor Town	England	A	1-0	2,000	Carnelly (?)
Wed Oct 10, 1894	3:00 pm	Sussex Martlets	England	A	8-2	-	Scott (?), Carnelly (?), Stewart (?), Shaw (?, ?, ?), Rose (?, ?)
Thu Oct 11, 1894	3:00 pm	Casuals	England	A	4-3	1,000	Carnelly (?), McCracken (?), Murray (?, ?)
Sat Oct 20, 1894	3:00 pm	Notts County	England	A	2-0	7,000	Pike (?), McInnes (?)
Fri Nov 09, 1894	3:00 pm	Loughborough	England	A	1-2	2,000	Carnelly (5')
Wed Dec 26, 1894	3:00 pm	Notts County	England	A	1-1	7,000	McPherson (?)
Thu Apr 25, 1895	3:00 pm	Mansfield	England	A	3-1	-	Evans (? OG), Pike (?), Walker (?)
Fri Apr 26, 1895	3:00 pm	Hucknall	England	A	5-1	1,000	? (?), McInnes (?, ?, ?, ?)

Testimonial

Date	Time	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Wed Apr 24, 1895	3:00 pm	Loughborough	England	A	2-0	700	Dugard (?), Hancock (?)

Date	Game Type	Opponent	Round	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
Manager: Harry Radford
Sat Sep 01, 1894	League Tier 1	Burnley		H	2-1	9,000	Rose (12', 14')
Mon Sep 03, 1894	Friendly	Woolwich Arsenal		A	2-3	4,000	Carnelly (?), Rose (?)
Thu Sep 06, 1894	Friendly	Notts Olympic		H	9-0	400	Carnelly (?, ?, 5', 15'), Pike (?, 20'), Collins (?), Rose (?, 40')
Sat Sep 08, 1894	League Tier 1	Derby County		A	2-4	6,000	Carnelly (?), Rose (?)
Tue Sep 11, 1894	Friendly	Kettering Town		A	2-0	2,000	Collins (?, ?)
Thu Sep 13, 1894	Friendly	Jardines		H	7-0	300	C Roberts (? OG), Beresford (?, ?), Pike (?, ?), Hardy (?), Jeacock (?)
Sat Sep 15, 1894	League Tier 1	Everton		A	1-6	15,000	Carnelly (?)
Mon Sep 17, 1894	Friendly	Heanor Town		A	1-0	2,000	Carnelly (?)
Sat Sep 22, 1894	League Tier 1	Everton		H	2-3	7,000	Carnelly (?), Pike (?)
Sat Sep 29, 1894	League Tier 1	Sheffield United		A	2-3	7,000	Pike (?, ?)
Thu Oct 04, 1894	League Tier 1	Preston North End		H	0-2	5,000
Sat Oct 06, 1894	League Tier 1	Aston Villa		H	2-1	6,000	Rose (?), McPherson (3')
Wed Oct 10, 1894	Friendly	Sussex Martlets		A	8-2	-	Scott (?), Carnelly (?), Stewart (?), Shaw (?, ?, ?), Rose (?, ?)
Thu Oct 11, 1894	Friendly	Casuals		A	4-3	1,000	Carnelly (?), McCracken (?), Murray (?, ?)
Sat Oct 13, 1894	League Tier 1	Stoke City		A	3-0	5,000	Carnelly (?), McInnes (?, ?)
Sat Oct 20, 1894	Friendly	Notts County		A	2-0	7,000	Pike (?), McInnes (?)
Sat Oct 27, 1894	League Tier 1	Burnley		A	1-0	4,000	Pike (?)
Sat Nov 03, 1894	League Tier 1	Derby County		H	2-1	6,000	Carnelly (?), Pike (?)
Fri Nov 09, 1894	Friendly	Loughborough		A	1-2	2,000	Carnelly (5')
Sat Nov 10, 1894	League Tier 1	Wolverhampton Wanderers		A	1-1	4,000	Rose (?)
Sat Nov 17, 1894	League Tier 1	Sheffield United		H	3-0	6,000	Carnelly (?, ?), Pike (?)
Sat Nov 24, 1894	League Tier 1	Aston Villa		A	1-4	5,000	Carnelly (?)
Sat Dec 08, 1894	League Tier 1	West Bromwich Albion		H	5-3	5,000	Carnelly (?), Collins (?, ?), McPherson (?), Rose (?)
Sat Dec 15, 1894	League Tier 1	The Wednesday		A	0-0	7,000
Sat Dec 22, 1894	League Tier 1	Small Heath		A	2-1	4,000	Forman (?), Pike (?)
Wed Dec 26, 1894	Friendly	Notts County		A	1-1	7,000	McPherson (?)
Thu Dec 27, 1894	League Tier 1	Sunderland		H	2-1	-	Carnelly (?), Rose (?)
Sat Dec 29, 1894	League Tier 1	Blackburn Rovers		H	2-3	5,000	Forman (?, ?)
Tue Jan 01, 1895	League Tier 1	Blackburn Rovers		A	0-0	11,000
Sat Jan 05, 1895	League Tier 1	Sunderland		A	2-2	7,000	Geary (?), Pike (?)
Sat Jan 12, 1895	League Tier 1	Liverpool		A	0-5	5,000
Sat Jan 19, 1895	League Tier 1	The Wednesday		H	2-1	4,000	Collins (?, ?)
Sat Jan 26, 1895	League Tier 1	Small Heath		H	2-0	4,000	Pike (?), McPherson (?)
Sat Feb 02, 1895	FA Cup	Southampton St Mary's	1	A	4-1	6,000	Carnelly (?), Rose (?, 23'), Pike (12')
Sat Feb 16, 1895	FA Cup	Liverpool	2	A	2-0	5,000	Stewart (10'), McInnes (40')
Sat Feb 23, 1895	League Tier 1	Stoke City		H	3-1	5,000	Carnelly (?, ?), McInnes (?)
Sat Mar 02, 1895	FA Cup	Aston Villa	Quarter	A	2-6	20,000	McInnes (?), Stewart (20')
Sat Mar 09, 1895	United Counties League	Derby County		H	2-0	2,500	Forman (?, ?)
Mon Mar 11, 1895	United Counties League	Sheffield United		A	6-2	2,000	Hancock (?), McInnes (?, ?), Walker (?, ?, ?)
Sat Mar 16, 1895	League Tier 1	Bolton Wanderers		H	3-3	5,000	Scott (?), Pike (?), McInnes (?)
Sat Mar 23, 1895	League Tier 1	Preston North End		A	1-3	3,000	Carnelly (?)
Sat Mar 30, 1895	United Counties League	Notts County		A	3-0	3,000	Shaw (?), Forman (?), McInnes (?)
Thu Apr 04, 1895	United Counties League	Leicester Fosse		H	3-0	500	McPherson (?), Walker (?, ?)
Sat Apr 06, 1895	League Tier 1	Liverpool		H	3-0	4,000	Carnelly (2', 18'), McInnes (15')
Fri Apr 12, 1895	League Tier 1	Bolton Wanderers		A	1-4	10,000	Carnelly (?)
Sat Apr 13, 1895	League Tier 1	Wolverhampton Wanderers		H	0-2	8,000
Mon Apr 15, 1895	League Tier 1	West Bromwich Albion		A	0-1	6,000
Tue Apr 16, 1895	United Counties League	Derby County		A	0-3	3,500
Thu Apr 18, 1895	United Counties League	Sheffield United		H	0-1	500
Mon Apr 22, 1895	United Counties League	Leicester Fosse		A	1-1	-	? (?)
Wed Apr 24, 1895	Testimonial	Loughborough		A	2-0	700	Dugard (?), Hancock (?)
Thu Apr 25, 1895	Friendly	Mansfield		A	3-1	-	Evans (? OG), Pike (?), Walker (?)
Fri Apr 26, 1895	Friendly	Hucknall		A	5-1	1,000	? (?), McInnes (?, ?, ?, ?)
Mon Apr 29, 1895	United Counties League	Notts County		H	1-0	-	McPherson (58')

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Wed Apr 24, 1895	Loughborough	England	A	2-0	700

TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.

In (6) - £0				Out (5) - £0
Date	Player	Details	Fee	Date	Player	Details	Fee
	Arthur Hunt	Bought			George Geary	Sold
	Frank Forman	Bought			Thomas Shrewsbury	Sold
	TT Walker	Bought			Tommy Jeacock	Sold
	William Severn	Bought			William Severn	Sold
1894	Bert Abbott	Bought		1895	James Collins	Sold
May 30, 1894	Albert Carnelly	Bought

SQUAD

*Age = Player age on August 1st					Season Record (Competitive Games only)
Pos	Num	Player	Country	Age*	P	W	D	L	Goals	Yellows	Reds	Went Off	Came On	Unused Sub	Notes
Goalkeepers
GK		Dan Allsop	England	23	30	14	4	12
GK		William Severn	England	18	2	1		1
Defenders
D		Adam Scott	Scotland		33	15	5	13	1
D		Archibald Ritchie	Scotland	22	33	15	5	13
D		Arthur Hunt
D		Thomas Shrewsbury	England	22	3	1		2
Midfielders
M		Alec Stewart	Scotland	25	28	13	5	10	2
M		Bert Abbott	England		3	1	1	1
M		Frank Forman	England	19	5	1	1	3
M		John Hancock			1		1
M		John McPherson	Scotland	27	31	14	4	13	3
M		Parr (1895)
M		Peter McCracken	Scotland	24	31	15	4	12
M		Thomas Rose	England		24	13	5	6	9
M		Tommy Jeacock			1			1
Forwards
F		Albert Carnelly	England	23	32	15	4	13	17
F		Arthur Shaw	England	25	18	10	3	5
F		Fred Forman	England	20	15	6	1	8	3
F		George Geary	England	18	6		2	4	1
F		Horace Pike	England	24	32	15	5	12	11
F		James Collins	Scotland		11	4	2	5	4
F		Steven Murray (1894-95)			2		1	1
F		Tom McInnes	Scotland	21	20	12	2	6	7
F		TT Walker	England		2			2

		Arthur Dugard
		Beresford
		Evans (1894)
		P Goater	England
		RF Hardy
		William Hancock	England	35

GOALSCORERS

Number of different scorers: 10

Goals (Pens)	Player	Num Games
17	Albert Carnelly	32
11	Horace Pike	32
9	Thomas Rose	24
7	Tom McInnes	20
4	James Collins	11
3	Fred Forman	15
3	John McPherson	31
2	Alec Stewart	28
1	Adam Scott	33
1	George Geary	6

LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season

	Game 1			Game 2
Opponent	Date	H/A	Score	Date	H/A	Score
Burnley	Sat Sep 01, 1894	Home	2-1	Sat Oct 27, 1894	Away	1-0
Small Heath	Sat Dec 22, 1894	Away	2-1	Sat Jan 26, 1895	Home	2-0
Stoke City	Sat Oct 13, 1894	Away	3-0	Sat Feb 23, 1895	Home	3-1

LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season

	Game 1			Game 2
Opponent	Date	H/A	Score	Date	H/A	Score
Everton	Sat Sep 15, 1894	Away	1-6	Sat Sep 22, 1894	Home	2-3
Preston North End	Thu Oct 04, 1894	Home	0-2	Sat Mar 23, 1895	Away	1-3