1893/94
Division Two                                                          
Sat 02 Sep  crewe alexandra        W  2-0   2 000    -   Bruce,Watson
Sat 09      WOOLWICH ARSENAL       W  3-2   6 000    3   Bruce 2,Watson (played at Castle Ground)
Mon 11      northwich victoria     W  1-0   1 000    -   Bruce
Sat 16      rotherham town         W  2-0   1 000    1   Bramley,Daft
Sat 30      LIVERPOOL              D  1-1   6 000    4   Watson
Thu 05 Oct  GRIMSBY TOWN           W  3-0   4 000    -   Logan 2,Bruce 
Sat 14      NEWCASTLE UNITED       W  3-1   3 000    3   Daft,Logan,Watson
Sat 21      grimsby town           L  2-5   3 000    4   Logan,Higgins(og)
Thu 26      BURSLEM PORT VALE      W  6-1   3 000    -   Logan 3,Daft,Kerr,Watson
Sat 28      ardwick                D  0-0   4 000    2   
Sat 04 Nov  MIDDLESBROUGH IRON.    W  3-0   5 000    2   Watson,Logan,Daft
Thu 16      LINCOLN CITY           L  1-2   2 000    -   Bruce
Sat 18      liverpool              L  1-2   8 000    2   Bruce
Thu 23      NORTHWICH VICTORIA     W  6-1   1 000    -   Logan 3,Bruce 2,Watson
Sat 25      burslem port vale      L  0-1   1 000    2
Thu 30      BURTON SWIFTS          W  6-2   2 000    -   Kerr 3,Logan,Daft,Watson
Sat 09 Dec  newcastle united       L  0-3   3 000    3   
Sat 16      middlesbrough iron.    D  0-0   2 000    3
Sat 30      burton swifts          W  2-0       0    3   Logan 2
Thu 11 Jan  ROTHERHAM TOWN         W  4-2   1 500    -   Bruce 3,Kerr
Sat 20      WALSALL TOWN SWIFTS    W  2-0   2 000    3   Bruce,Shelton
Sat 03 Feb  SMALL HEATH            W  3-1   6 000    3   Logan,Watson,Jenkyns(og)
Sat 17      CREWE ALEXANDRA        W  9-1     300    2   Watson 4,Bruce 2,Logan 2,Daft
Mon 12 Mar  walsall town swifts    L  1-2   2 000    -   Logan
Thu 15      ARDWICK                W  5-0   2 500    -   Logan 2,Allsopp,Bruce,Kerr
Fri 23      lincoln city           W  2-0   6 000    2   Bruce,Daft
Sat 24      woolwich arsenal       W  2-1  13 000    2   Bruce,Logan
Sat 07 Apr  small heath            L  0-3   8 500    3  
Sat 28      preston ne(test match) L  0-4   8 000        (played at Olive Grove,Sheffield)
 
F.A CUP
Sat 27 Jan  BURNLEY (round 1)      W  1-0   8 000        Logan
Sat 10 Feb  burton wanderers (r2)  W  2-1   6 000        Donnelly,Logan(pen)
Sat 24      nottingham forest (QF) D  1-1  15 000        Bruce
Sat 03 Mar  NOTTM FOREST (QF rply) W  4-1  12 000        Bruce 2,Donnelly,Logan
Sat 10      blackburn rovers (SF)  W  1-0  20 000        Daft  (played at Bramall Lane,Sheffield)
Sat 31      bolton wanderers(Final)W  4-1  37 000        Logan 3,Watson (played at Goodison Park,Everton)
Final League Table           W   D   L   GA Pts       
 1. Liverpool               22   6   0  4.28 50 
 2. Small Heath             21   0   7  2.34 42
 3. Notts County            18   3   7  2.36 39
 4. Newcastle United        15   6   7  1.69 36 
 5. Grimsby Town            15   2  11  1.22 32
 6. Burton Swifts           14   3  11  1.30 31 
 7. Burslem Port Vale       13   4  11  1.03 30 
 8. Lincoln City            11   6  11  1.02 28 
 9. Woolwich Arsenal        12   4  12  0.95 28 
10. Walsall Town Swifts     10   3  15  0.84 23 
11. Middlesbrough Ironopolis 8   4  16  0.51 20 **
12. Crewe Alexandra          6   7  15  0.58 19 
13. Ardwick                  8   2  18  0.66 18 *
14. Rotherham Town           6   3  19  0.48 15 
15. Northwich Victoria       3   3  22  0.31  9 
Note: The top 3 sides played the bottom 3 sides of Division One in a one off
      "Test match" (top of 2nd v bottom of 1st etc.). The 3 winning sides would
      be in Division One the following season, the losers in Division Two.
      *  Ardwick changed their name to Manchester City the following season.
      ** Middlesbrough Ironopolis folded in 1894, Middlesbrough of today were a seperate club already in existence at this time.
Trainer
Joe Goode
Goalkeepers           Age  League Apps.     
George Toone           25      27
William Burrows        ??      1
Defenders
Jack Hendry            ??      27
David Calderhead       29      26
Theo Harper            25      24
Archie Osborne         ??      19
Frank Wilkinson        ??      3
Midfield
Alfred Shelton         28      25
Harry Daft             27      24
Arthur Watson          25      20
Charles Bramley        23      18
Sam Donnelly           ??      15
Harry Dixon            ??      3
John Mabbott           ??      1
LH King                ??      1
Elijah Allsopp         ??      1
George Shepperson      ??      1
Forwards
Daniel Bruce           23      26
George Kerr            ??      23
James Logan            23      21
Jimmy MacLachlan       ??      2
players ages correct as of  31st December 1893.


The first 2nd Division team to win the FA Cup.
(Back) Bramley, Harper, Calderhead, Toone, Hendry, Shelton, Goode(trainer).
(Front) Watson, Donnelly, Logan, Bruce, Daft.

Club Colours
Button up Black & White striped shirts with striped collar flaps & cuffs.
Black shorts, Black stockings.
 

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