1893–94 Everton F.C. season
# 1893–94 Everton F.C. season

## Regular Football League First team

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}}} | ENG | Richard Williams: 26 appearances in goal |
| — | {{{pos}}} | SCO | Bob Kelso: 26 appearances at right back, left back, right half and centre half |
| — | {{{pos}}} | ENG | Bob Howarth: 22 appearances at right & left back |
| — | {{{pos}}} | SCO | Dickie Boyle: 21 appearances at right and left half |
| — | {{{pos}}} | ENG | Johnny Holt: 26 appearances at left half |
| — | {{{pos}}} | SCO | Billy Stewart: 29 appearances at centre half |
| — | {{{pos}}} | SCO | Alex Latta: 29 appearances at outside and inside right |
| — | {{{pos}}} | SCO | Jack Bell: 24 appearances at inside right, centre forward and outside left |
| — | {{{pos}}} | ENG | Jack Southworth: 22 appearances at centre forward |
| — | {{{pos}}} | ENG | Edgar Chadwick: 24 appearances at inside left |
| — | {{{pos}}} | ENG | Alf Milward: 24 appearances at outside left, inside right and centre forward |

Number of League games in which this eleven was fielded = 5

* 9 September, 3–7 defeat by Derby
* 30 September, 7–1 victory over Sunderland
* 7 October, 1–2 defeat by Burnley
* 14 October 2–2 draw with Blackburn(third consecutive game)
* 11 November 1–2 defeat by Derby

## Other members of the first team squad

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}}} | ENG | John Whitehead: 2 appearances in goal |
| — | {{{pos}}} | SCO | David Jardine 2 appearances in goal |
| — | {{{pos}}} | WAL | Charlie Parry 11 appearances at right and left back |
| — | {{{pos}}} | ENG | Billy Lindsay 9 appearances at right and left back |
| — | {{{pos}}} | WAL | Smart Arridge 2 appearances at left back |
| — | {{{pos}}} | EGY | Jack Walker 3 appearances at right and left half |
| — | {{{pos}}} | SCO | David Storrier 1 appearance at left half |
| — | {{{pos}}} | ENG | Fred Geary 9 appearances across the forward line |
| — | {{{pos}}} | ENG | Harry Reay 1 appearance at outside right |
| — | {{{pos}}} | SCO | Alan Maxwell 4 appearances at inside right and centre forward |
| — | {{{pos}}} | SCO | Abe Hartley 6 appearances at inside right and centre forward |
| — | {{{pos}}} | SCO | James McMillan 4 appearances at inside left |
| — | {{{pos}}} | ENG | Jack Elliott 4 appearances at centre half and outside left |

The departure of Alec Stewart to newly promoted Darwen and injury to Fred Geary left Everton needing a new left half and centre forward during the summer of 1893. The two men signed were of the highest calibre in the shape of Billy Stewart who had thrice been a league runner-up with Preston and record £400 signing of Jack Southworth from cash strapped Blackburn. Despite two such high-profile signings Everton's start to the season proved very inconsistent and was a bench mark for the rest of the season in which they would finish only sixth. The full back partnership of Kelso and Howarth was broken up after the first ten games and played together just three more times as six different combinations including Parry, Lindsay and Arridge were tried in a bid to bring stability in front of Richard William's goal. The half back line of Boyle, Holt and Stewart lasted just three games before John Walker was tried in place of Holt after the 3–7 defeat by Derby. Holt was quickly recalled while Kelso, having been moved out of the back line was tried regularly in place of Dickie Boyle at right half in the second half of the season. The expensive signing of Southworth came too late for the first two games of the season in which the forward line, still robbed of Geary started as Latta, Bell, Maxwell, Chadwick and Milward. Alan Maxwell was replaced at centre forward by Alf Milward for the second game with James McMillan coming into the reshuffled front rank before Southworth made the slot his own in the third game with John Bell deputising for three games and Fred Geary, now back from injury stepping in for three. Geary was restricted to just nine appearances all season in every position of the front rank while Maxwell was also unable to get into the side, moving to newly promoted Darwen where his goals were unable to stave off relegation.

## The Football League

| Date | Opponents | Home/ Away | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 September 1893 | Sheffield United | H | 2–3 | Alf Milward, Alex Latta | 14,000 |
| 4 September 1893 | Nottingham Forest | H | 4–0 | Dickie Boyle, Alf Milward, James McMillan (2) | 12,000 |
| 9 September 1893 | Derby County | A | 3–7 | Jack Southworth, Edgar Chadwick, Alf Milward | 8,000 |
| 16 September 1893 | Aston Villa | H | 4–2 | Bob Kelso, John Walker, Jack Bell, James McMillan | 15,000 |
| 23 September 1893 | Aston Villa | A | 1–3 | Jack Southworth | 7,000 |
| 30 September 1893 | Sunderland | H | 7–1 | Edgar Chadwick (3), Alex Latta (2), Jack Southworth, Alf Milward | 30,000 |
| 7 October 1893 | Burnley | A | 1–2 | William Stewart | 10,000 |
| 14 October 1893 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 2–2 | Jack Southworth, Alf Milward | 15,000 |
| 21 October 1893 | Darwen | H | 8–1 | Ales Latta (2), Alan Maxwell (2), Jack Southworth (2, 1-pen), Edgar Chadwick, Jack Bell | 9,000 |
| 28 October 1893 | Preston North End | H | 2–3 | Jack Southworth | 16,000 |
| 4 November 1893 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–1 | Alf Milward | 7,000 |
| 11 November 1893 | Derby County | H | 1–2 | Alex Latta | 15,000 |
| 25 November 1893 | Burnley | H | 4–3 | Edgar Chadwick, Jack Bell, Fred Geary | 10,000 |
| 2 December 1893 | Newtown Heath | A | 3–0 | Fred Geary (2, 1-pen), Edgar Chadwick | 6,000 |
| 4 December 1893 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–2 | | 4,000 |
| 9 December 1893 | Sheffield United | A | 3–0 | Jack Southworth (2), Alf Milward | 10,000 |
| 16 December 1893 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 3–4 | Jack Bell, Jack Southworth, Edgar Chadwick | 10,000 |
| 23 December 1893 | Wednesday | H | 8–1 | Alex Latta, Jack Southworth (4), Jack Bell (2), Edgar Chadwick | 9,000 |
| 30 December 1893 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 7–1 | Jack Southworth (6), John Bell | 14,000 |
| 1 January 1894 | Darwen | A | 3–3 | Jack Southworth, Edgar Chadwick, John Leach (own goal) | 10,000 |
| 6 January 1894 | Newtown Heath | H | 2–0 | Jack Southworth, Edgar Chadwick | 8,000 |
| 13 January 1894 | Preston North End | A | 4–2 | Jack Southworth, Edgar Chadwick, Alf Milward, Moses Saunders (own goal) | 10,000 |
| 18 January 1894 | Nottingham Forest | A | 2–3 | Fred Geary, Alec Stewart (own goal) | 4,000 |
| 3 February 1894 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1–3 | Jack Bell | 3,000 |
| 6 February 1894 | Sunderland | A | 0–1 | | 10,000 |
| 3 March 1894 | Stoke | A | 1–3 | Jack Southworth | 7,000 |
| 24 March 1894 | Wolves | A | 3–0 | Fred Geary (2), Jack Southworth | 5,000 |
| 26 March 1894 | Bolton | H | 3–2 | Jack Southworth, Abe Hartley, Edgar Chadwick | 25,000 |
| 7 April 1894 | Stoke City | H | 6–2 | James McMillan, Alex Latta (2), Abe Hartley, Fred Geary | 13,000 |
| 16 April 1894 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–0 | Harry Reay | 1,000 |

### First Division

| | | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Aston Villa | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 84 | 42 | 2.000 | 44 |
| 2 | Sunderland | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 72 | 44 | 1.636 | 38 |
| 3 | Derby County | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 73 | 62 | 1.177 | 36 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 30 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 69 | 53 | 1.302 | 34 |
| 5 | Burnley | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 61 | 51 | 1.196 | 34 |
| 6 | Everton | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 90 | 57 | 1.579 | 33 |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 57 | 48 | 1.188 | 32 |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 66 | 59 | 1.119 | 32 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 52 | 63 | 0.825 | 31 |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 47 | 61 | 0.770 | 31 |
| 11 | Stoke | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 65 | 79 | 0.823 | 29 |
| 12 | The Wednesday | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 48 | 57 | 0.842 | 26 |
| 13 | Bolton Wanderers | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 38 | 52 | 0.731 | 24 |
| 14 | Preston North End | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 44 | 56 | 0.786 | 23 |
| 15 | Darwen | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 37 | 83 | 0.446 | 19 |
| 16 | Newton Heath | 30 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 36 | 72 | 0.500 | 14 |

## Football Association Challenge Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | Home/ Away | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 27 January 1894 | First | Stoke | A | 0–1 | | 14,000 |

## League club records set this season

* Most points won at home in a season (23)
* Most home victories in a season (11)
* Equalled most away drawn games in a season (2)
* Most goals scored in a season (90)
* Most goals scored at home in a season (63)
* Most individual goals in a single game (6 by Jack Southworth vs West Bromwich Albion, 30 December 1893)
* Most hat-tricks in a season by the team (4 – includes Southworth's six as a double hat-trick)
* Most individual hat-tricks in a season (3 – Jack Southworth, double hat-trick is counted as two hat-tricks)
* Record scorer for a single season (Jack Southworth; 27)
* Equalled longest sequence of away draws in a season twice (1)

### Negative records

* Most defeats in a season (12)
* Equalled most home defeats in a season (3)
* Most away defeats in a season (9)
* Most goals conceded at home in a season (23)
* Equalled most goals conceded away from home in a season (34)
* Heaviest defeat (3–7 at Derby County; 7 September 1893)
* Second consecutive season with no ever present players
* Equalled longest sequence of consecutive defeats (4)
* Equalled longest sequence of consecutive home defeats (2)
* Longest sequence of consecutive away defeats (4)
* Equalled longest winless away sequence in a season twice (4)
