1891–92 Everton F.C. season

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Everton
1891–92 season
ManagerDick Molyneux
The Football League5th
Top goalscorerScotland Alex Latta (17)
Highest home attendance16,000 vs Preston (10 October 1891) & Sunderland (25 December 1891)
Lowest home attendance4,000 vs Burnley (2 January 1892)
Average home league attendance11.200

Regular Football League First team[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
{{{pos}}} Scotland SCO David Jardine 17 appearances in goal
{{{pos}}} Scotland SCO Duncan McLean 20 appearances at left back, right back and centre half
{{{pos}}} England ENG Bob Howarth 11 appearances at left & right back – club debut (5 December 1891)
{{{pos}}} Scotland SCO Bob Kelso 23 appearances at right half & right back
{{{pos}}} England ENG Johnny Holt 21 appearances at left half
{{{pos}}} Scotland SCO Hope Robertson 20 appearances at centre half & right half
{{{pos}}} Scotland SCO Alex Latta 25 appearances at outside right and centre forward
{{{pos}}} Scotland SCO Tom Wylie 16 appearances at outside right, inside right and inside left
{{{pos}}} Scotland SCO Alan Maxwell 16 appearances at inside right & centre forward – club debut (31 October 1891)
{{{pos}}} England ENG Edgar Chadwick 25 appearances at inside left
{{{pos}}} England ENG Alf Milward Ever present with 26 appearances at outside left

Number of League games in which this eleven was fielded = 1

The Football League[edit]

Date Opponents Home/Away Result F – A Scorers Attendance
5 September 1891 West Bromwich Albion A 0–4 6,000
7 September 1891 Darwen H 5–3 Fred Geary (2), Alf Milward (2), Edgar Chadwick 8,000
19 September 1891 Blackburn H 3–1 Fred Geary, Alex Latta, Bob Kelso 15,000
26 September 1891 Accrington A 1–1 Patrick Gordon 3,500
3 October 1891 Sunderland A 1–2 Fred Geary 10,000
10 October 1891 Preston H 1–1 Samuel Thomson 16,000
17 October 1891 Bolton A 0–1 10,000
24 October 1891 Derby County A 3–0 Alex Latta (2), Edgar Chadwick 7,000
31 October 1891 Preston A 0–4 1,200
7 November 1891 West Bromwich H 4–3 Alex Latta (3), Alf Milward 8,100
14 November 1891 Darwen A 1–3 Alex latta 4,000
21 November 1891 Wolverhampton A 1–5 Alex Latta 5,000
28 November 1891 Aston H 5–1 Edgar Chadwick (2), Alex Latta, Thomas Wylie, Alan Maxwell 15,000
5 December 1891 Blackburn A 2–2 Alex Latta, Jimmy Douglas own goal 6,500
12 December 1891 Wolverhampton A 2–1 Alex Latta, Edgar Chadwick 10,000
25 December 1891 Sunderland H 0–4 16,000
28 December 1891 Aston A 4–3 Alan Maxwell (2), Edgar Chadwick (2) 14,000
2 January 1892 Burnley H 1–1 Alf Milward 4,000
9 January 1892 Notts A 3–1 Alf Milward, Alex Latta, Alan Maxwell 4,000
13 February 1892 Burnley A 0–1 7,000
5 March 1892 Stoke H 1–0 Edgar Chadwick 7,000
12 March 1892 Stoke A 1–0 Edgar Chadwick 2,000
19 March 1892 Accrington H 3–0 Edgar Chadwick (2), Alex Latta 8,000
15 April 1892 Derby H 1–2 Bob Kelso 12,000
18 April 1892 Bolton H 2–5 Fred Geary, Alf Milward 12,000
23 April 1892 Notts H 4–0 Fred Geary, Alex Latta (3) 10,000

Football Association Challenge Cup[edit]

Date Round Opponents Home/Away Result F – A Scorers Attendance
23 January 1892 First Burnley H 1–3 Alf Milward 8,000

Final league table[edit]

P W D L F A GA Pts
1 Sunderland 26 21 0 5 93 36 2.583 42
2 Preston North End 26 18 1 7 61 31 1.968 37
3 Bolton Wanderers 26 17 2 7 51 37 1.378 36
4 Aston Villa 26 15 0 11 89 56 1.589 30
5 Everton 26 12 4 10 49 49 1.000 28
6 Wolverhampton Wanderers 26 11 4 11 59 46 1.283 26
7 Burnley 26 11 4 11 49 45 1.089 26
8 Notts County 26 11 4 11 55 51 1.078 26
9 Blackburn Rovers 26 10 6 10 58 65 0.892 26
10 Derby County 26 10 4 12 46 52 0.885 24
11 Accrington[1] 26 8 4 14 40 78 0.513 20
12 West Bromwich Albion[2] 26 6 6 14 51 58 0.879 18
13 Stoke[1] 26 5 4 17 38 61 0.623 14
14 Darwen[3] 26 4 3 19 38 112 0.339 11

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b Re-elected to the Football League First Division
  2. ^ FA Cup holders – No re-election required
  3. ^ Not re-elected, invited to join Second Division