1891 United States Senate election in Kansas, Results
On January 28, both chambers of the legislature convened to formally elect the senator. In the join ballot of the House of Representatives and Senate, 101 members voted for Peffer, 58 members voted for Ingalls, 3 members voted for Blair, and 3 members voted for other candidates.


1891 United States Senate election in New York
The 1891 United States Senate election in New York was held on January 20 and 21, 1891, by the New York State Legislature to elect a U.S. Senator (Class 3) to represent the State of New York in the United States Senate.


1891 United States Senate election in New York, Background
Republican William M. Evarts had been elected to this seat in 1885, and his term would expire on March 3, 1891.


1891 United States Senate election in New York, Background
At the State election in November 1889, 19 Republicans and  13 Democrats were elected for a two-year term (1890-1891) in the State Senate. At the State election in November 1890, 68 Democrats and 60 Republicans were elected for the session of 1891 to the Assembly. The 114th New York State Legislature met from January 6 to April 30, 1891, at Albany, New York.


1891 United States Senate election in New York, Candidates
Smith Mead Weed was a major organizer and financial supporter of the Democratic effort to claim control of the legislature in the 1890 elections. With a small minority in the Senate but a slightly larger majority in the Assembly, the Democrats were positioned to elect one of their own on the legislature's joint ballot. Weed expected to be the Democratic candidate, but agreed to withdraw if Governor David B. Hill desired the nomination. Hill decided to run and Weed withdrew. When the Democratic caucus met on January 19, 74 State legislators attended, and State Senator John C. Jacobs presided. Governor David B. Hill was nominated by acclamation.


1891 United States Senate election in New York, Candidates
The Republican caucus met immediately after the Democratic caucus ended, Assemblyman James W. Husted presided. They re-nominated the incumbent U.S. Senator William M. Evarts unanimously.


1891 United States Senate election in New York, Result
On January 20, both Houses of the State legislature took ballots separately. The incumbent U.S. Senator Evarts was the choice of the State Senate, Gov. Hill the choice of the Assembly. On January 21, both Houses met in joint session, and comparing nominations, found that they disagreed and proceeded to a joint ballot. Gov. Hill was elected by a majority of 2, every member of the Legislature being present.


1891 United States Senate election in New York, Aftermath
The seat became vacant on March 4, 1891. David B. Hill remained in office as Governor of New York until December 31, 1891, and took his seat only on January 7, 1892, missing actually only one month of session. There were no special sessions during the 52nd United States Congress and the regular session began only on December 7, 1891. Hill served a single term, and remained in the U.S. Senate until March 3, 1897. In January 1897, Hill was defeated for re-election by Republican Thomas C. Platt who had been a U.S. Senator briefly in 1881.


1891 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
The 1891 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on January 20, 1891. J. Donald Cameron was re-elected by the Pennsylvania General Assembly to the United States Senate.


1891 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, Results
The Pennsylvania General Assembly, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate, convened on January 20, 1891, to elect a Senator to fill the term beginning on March 4, 1891. Incumbent Republican J. Donald Cameron, who was elected in an 1877 special election and re-elected in 1879 and 1885, was a successful candidate for re-election to another term. The results of the vote of both houses combined are as follows:


1891 United States gubernatorial elections
United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1891, in seven states.


1891 United States gubernatorial elections
Kentucky and Maryland held their gubernatorial elections in odd numbered years, every 4 years, preceding the United States presidential election year. Massachusetts and Rhode Island both elected its governors to a single-year term, which they would abandon in 1920 and 1912, respectively. Iowa and Ohio at this time held gubernatorial elections in every odd numbered year.


1891 United States gubernatorial elections
New York at this time elected its governors to a three-year term. This was the last election in which this was the case, switching to two-year terms from the 1894 elections.


1891 United States gubernatorial elections
In Kentucky, the gubernatorial election was held in August for the last time; the next gubernatorial election would be held on the same day as federal elections.


1891 VFA season
The 1891 Victorian Football Association season was the 15th season of the Australian rules football competition.


1891 VFA season
The premiership was won by the Essendon Football Club. It was the first premiership in the club's history, and it was its first premiership out of a sequence of four consecutive premierships won from 1891 to 1894.


1891 VFA season, Ladder
Teams did not play a uniform number of premiership matches during the season. As such, in the final standings, each team's premiership points were adjusted upwards proportionally to represent a 22-match season – e.g., Essendon played 20 matches, so its tally of premiership points was increased by a factor of 22/20. After this adjustment, there was no formal process for breaking a tie.


1891 VMI Keydets football team
The 1891 VMI Keydets football team represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in their first season of organized football. In 1873, however, VMI played Washington and Lee in their only game of the season, losing 4–2. No coaching or player records are known from that game.


1891 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
The 1891 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1891 college football season. The team's head coach and team captain was Elliott H. Jones, who served his second season in that capacity. This was the first year that Vanderbilt had a schedule of opponents other than the school next door to them. Vanderbilt and Sewanee, charter members of the Southern Intercollegiate Conference, play their first game. The rivalry, typically reserved for Thanksgiving Day, continues into World War II. When the series ended in 1944, Vanderbilt owned a 40-8-4 advantage.


1891 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, The lost game
The 1891 Vanderbilt team had five games scheduled; however, the fourth was Centre College of Danville, KY. The game was set for November 21, 1891, at Nashville’s Athletic Park (later known as Sulphur Dell) at 3 p.m. Vanderbilt called the game due to excessive rain. The Centre team’s hotel bill and the game advertising was for paid by Vanderbilt. The university also paid $45.00 in cash to help pay for their return train fare.


1891 Vanderbilt Commodores football team, The lost game
Vanderbilt opened the short season with a 22-0 win over Sewanee, followed by its first-ever loss, 6-24 to Washington (St. Louis). The Commodores won the rematch at St. Louis, 4-0 and concluded the season by defeating Sewanee again, 26-4.


1891 Virginia Cavaliers football team
The 1891 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia in the 1891 college football season.


1891 Waikato by-election
The 1891 Waikato by-election was a by-election held on 6 October 1891 during the 11th New Zealand Parliament in the Waikato electorate of Waikato.


1891 Waikato by-election
The by-election was caused by the resignation of the incumbent MP John Bryce.


1891 Waikato by-election
The by-election was won by Edward Lake, who beat former MP William Murray.


1891 Wake Forest Baptists football team
The 1891 Wake Forest Baptists football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest College during the 1891 college football season


1891 Wallaroo colonial by-election
A by-election was held for the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Wallaroo on 23 May 1891. This was triggered by the resignation of the former Wallaroo MHA David Bews.


1891 Wallaroo colonial by-election
Successful candidate Richard Hooper was the first Labor member of the House of Assembly, but was not a member of the newly formed United Labor Party (ULP), instead serving as an Independent Labor member. Although he attended caucus meetings he never joined the ULP. The 1892 East Adelaide by-election saw ULP candidate John McPherson win the seat.


1891 Wallaroo colonial by-election
It was the first time the ULP had won a seat in the House of Assembly, with electoral success to be followed at the 1893 colonial election, winning 10 of 54 seats and the balance of power, allowing the ULP to support the liberal opposition led by Charles Kingston in defeating the conservative government led by John Downer.


1891 Washington & Jefferson football team
The 1891 Washington & Jefferson football team was an American football team that represented Washington & Jefferson College as an independent during the 1891 college football season. Led by R. LeBlanc Lynch in his second and final year as head coach, the team compiled a record of 4–2.


1891 Washington Statesmen season
The 1891 Washington Statesmen baseball team finished the season with a 44–91 record in the American Association in their first season. After the season, the AA disbanded and the Washington club, renamed the "Senators," joined the National League.


1891 Washington Statesmen season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1891 Washington Statesmen season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1891 Washington Statesmen season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1891 Washington Statesmen season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1891 Washington Statesmen season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1891 Waterford City by-election
The Waterford City by-election, 1891 was a parliamentary by-election held for the United Kingdom House of Commons constituency of Waterford City on 23 December 1891. It arose as a result of the death of the sitting member, Richard Power of the Irish Parliamentary Party.


1891 Waterford City by-election, Background
The by-election arose in a period when the Irish Parliamentary Party was still suffering the effects of the split that arose after a majority of its MPs objected to the continued leadership of Charles Stewart Parnell. The anti-Parnellite group had won a series of by-elections against Parnellite candidates, and even though Parnell himself had died the bitter feelings that had arisen meant no reunion of the factions was in prospect.


1891 Waterford City by-election, Background
Richard Power had been one of the supporters of Parnell, and when John Redmond, the leading member of the Parnellite group, failed to win the leader's former seat in Cork City, having resigned his own North Wexford seat to do run in the resulting by-election, the Waterford City constituency was a natural choice for a return to Parliament. In municipal elections held the previous month in the city, Parnellites won all four contested seats.


1891 Waterford City by-election, The campaign
After Redmond announced that he would stand as Parnellite candidate there were signs that he would be unopposed. Michael Davitt, a prominent member of the Anti- Parnellite group, wrote to the newspapers suggesting there be no opposition 'to make the occasion one of reconciliation and unity' since there would be a general election in the following year, and Archbishop Walsh of Dublin recommended postponing the contest until after the Christmas period. The Parnellites, however, conscious of their strong standing in the constituency, pressed on with their campaign.


1891 Waterford City by-election, The campaign
Responding to Davitt's letter a week later, Redmond stated that  'he had hoped that there was something sincere in the suggestion,' but that 'it had been discarded and a contest was forced on the constituency'. A Mr Keane, a wine merchant, was being proposed as the Anti- Parnellite candidate. It was reported that Davitt had been asked to stand, but had refused.


1891 Waterford City by-election, The campaign
Events took a dramatic turn a few days later, when a large anti-Parnellite meeting was held in the town. When a group of supporters crossed the city's toll bridge they came under attack from Parnellite supporters. "A general fight ensued", the Times reported, "and the factions beat each other in a violent and sometimes brutal manner". Michael Davitt was struck violently, and blood had to be wiped from his face with handkerchiefs. Hundreds of police had been drafted in, in anticipation of trouble, and had to intervene, "and batoned each party indiscriminately".


1891 Waterford City by-election, The campaign
When Davitt addressed the meeting, he insisted that he had come "to use what little influence he possessed on the side of quietness, peacefulness and good temper" but that in response to the day's events he had decided to agree to be the Anti- Parnellite candidate. It was reported that Redmond, on hearing of the assault on Davitt, called at his hotel to express regret at the incident.


1891 Waterford City by-election, The campaign
A key element of the electorate were the working class voters in the city. Redmond, addressing the workers in local bacon-curing factories, told them not to be deceived into thinking Davitt was the candidate of the working man, because he was "prepared to accept anything that Gladstone and the Liberal Party choose to give". William O'Brien, addressing a closed meeting of Anti- Parnellite supporters, told them Davitt was "the candidate of the people's hearts" and that Redmond and his allies were "absolutely dependent on the Tories".


1891 Waterford City by-election, The campaign
The next day, when Davitt wanted to address workers in the city's pork cellars, they closed the gates and refused to meet him. Nevertheless, he announced that the promises of support he had received led him to believe he would be returned with a large majority. It was reported that the police had reduced their presence as they did not expect a repeat of the earlier violence. There were accounts that Davitt and his supporters were having difficulty getting rooms in which to have meetings, and that trade union premises and working men's clubs were closed to him. It was difficult to get local men to work on his campaign, and had to depend on clerical support.


1891 Waterford City by-election, The voting
On the eve of polling, Davitt told the press he expected a majority of up to 100 votes; Redmond announced that he was expecting a majority of around 500, "and allows for 800 broken promises". The Times predicted a Redmond victory, though with a smaller majority, and observed that "it was not unusual during the progress of this election campaign to find the people hiss the priests as they conducted a canvass". Redmond's estimates turned out to be accurate: when the votes were counted, he had won 1,775 votes and Davitt had 1,229, a Parnellite majority of 546.


1891 Wellington colonial by-election
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Wellington on 29 May 1891 because of the death of David Ferguson (Protectionist).


1891 Wellington colonial by-election, Candidates
Both O'Halloran and Riddel claimed to represent the Labour Party and engaged in a public dispute as to who had been chosen by the unions to represent the workers of Wellington. Antony Green labeled O'Halloran as a Protectionist and Riddel as a Free Trader, which reflects their positions on the fiscal issue, one of the issues which would divide the Labour Party following the 1891 election.


1891 Wellington colonial by-election, Aftermath
York did not get to take his seat as parliament was prorogued the day after the declaration of the poll, and dissolved on 6 June for a general election. York, Quirk and O'Halloran each contested the election on 20 June, with similar results, York was elected with a slightly increased margin.


1891 West Derbyshire by-election
The West Derbyshire by-election, 1891 was a parliamentary by-election held for the House of Commons constituency of West Derbyshire on 2 June 1891.


1891 West Derbyshire by-election, Vacancy
The vacancy was caused by the death, on 18 May 1891, from pneumonia following a bout of influenza of the sitting Liberal Unionist MP,  Lord Edward Cavendish. Cavendish was a younger son of the Duke of Devonshire. Lord Cavendish had held the West Derbyshire seat, which was historically associated with the family of the Dukes of Devonshire, since its creation in 1885 first as a Liberal but after 1886, at which election he was returned unopposed, as a Liberal Unionist. Cavendish had also previously served as Liberal MP for East Sussex from 1865 – 1868 and for North Derbyshire from 1880– 1885.


1891 West Derbyshire by-election, Candidates
At first it appeared that the by-election arising from Cavendish’s death would be contested. It was reported that the Liberal Unionists had approached Lord Edward’s son, the Hon.Victor Cavendish to take over from his father and that the Conservatives were also considering putting forward a candidate, Mr F C Arkwright of Willersley Castle, who had been Lord Edward’s opponent in 1885. In the end however the Tories did not follow up this suggestion and Arkwright himself was one of the signatories to Cavendish’s nomination papers.


1891 West Derbyshire by-election, Candidates
Victor Cavendish quickly assented to run as his father’s successor as a Liberal Unionist and very much in his father’s shoes, identifying his political outlook and policy considerations as those previously held by Lord Edward. He stood, he said, for those principles of progress which his family had always supported, many measures of Liberal progress having been carried forward by the current Unionist government, with whose foreign policies he stated he was in complete agreement.


1891 West Derbyshire by-election, Candidates
In his address to the electorate, he placed himself within the Liberal, rather than the Conservative political tradition, but regretted the route the Gladstonian majority of the Liberal Party had chosen in seeking to identify the cause of Liberalism with what he described as constitutional changes inconsistent with the supremacy of Parliament, i.e. Irish Home Rule.


1891 West Derbyshire by-election, Candidates
The Liberal Party had no candidate in the field and it was not expected they would wish to contest the election. However it was reported that the Liberals in Matlock were keen to fight the seat and proposed to consult with Francis Schnadhorst, the well-known Liberal organiser in the days of the Birmingham caucus and since 1877 secretary of the National Liberal Federation. There was no apparent enthusiasm amongst Gladstonian Liberals in London to engage in a contest however, on the contrary it was reported they wished to avoid an election at that time.


1891 West Derbyshire by-election, Candidates
Nevertheless, Cavendish proceeded as if there would be a contested election, his agent arranging a series of public meetings in the constituency with guest speakers including Edward Heneage, Liberal Unionist MP for Great Grimsby and Sir Henry James, the MP for Bury.


1891 West Derbyshire by-election, The result
The writ of election was received at Derby on 26 May and nomination day was set for 2 June at Bakewell Town Hall. Eight nomination papers were submitted for Cavendish and there being no other nominations he was therefore returned unopposed. He took his seat in the House of Commons on 8 June 1891 and represented West Derbyshire until 1908 when he succeeded to the peerage as  the 9th Duke of Devonshire.


1891 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
The 1891 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1891 college football season. Led by Frederick Lincoln Emory in his first and only year as the Mountaineers' head coach, this was the first West Virginia Mountaineers football team. They lost the only game they played Washington & Jefferson, 72–0, at the Show Lot in Morgantown, West Virginia.


1891 Western Reserve football team
The 1891 Western Reserve football team represented Adelbert College of Western Reserve University—now known as Case Western Reserve University—in the American city of Cleveland, Ohio, during the 1891 college football season. The team outscored opponents by a combined 160–42, led by star players Billy Stage and Tug Wilson. Also playing end for the team was Scott Stewart. In the short lived conference, the team was a perfect 4–0 in the Ohio Intercollegiate Athletic Association.


1891 Western Reserve football team
During the final game of the season, in the first ever match up against rival Case School of Applied Science, William Rhodes of Yale and Edward M. Tillinghast of the Cleveland Athletic Club, were the team's first ever coaches.


1891 Western University of Pennsylvania football team
The 1891 Western University of Pennsylvania football team was an American football team that represented the Western University of Pennsylvania (now known as the University of Pittsburgh) as an independent during the 1891 college football season.


1891 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Season recap
The Western University of Pennsylvania played an eight-game schedule for its second season of intercollegiate football. Joseph Griggs was the team captain. The team compiled a 2–6 record and was outscored by a total of 102 to 74.


1891 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, at East End Gymnasium Club
The opening game of the season was played as part of the East End Gymnasium Club sports field meeting. The meet opened with a track meet and bicycle race. WUP footballers W. Gill, Anson McGrew, Frank Rhea, and Dudley DuBarry competed in the track events. The football game between the Western University and East End eleven was the last attraction of the day. The East Enders won 4–0. The Pittsburgh Dispatch had the best recap:


1891 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, at East End Gymnasium Club
"The football game was exciting, DuBarry doing well for the Western University. Procter and Martin did well for the Gyms, and Coates did good work also. Both teams showed lack of practice. The ladies enjoyed the game. O. D. Thomson acted ably as referee."


1891 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, at East End Gymnasium Club
The WUP starting lineup for the East Ends game was Frank Rhea (center), Anson McGrew (right guard), George Neale (left guard), H. T. Welty (right tackle), Harry Calvert (left tackle), Harvey Evans (right end), Dudley DuBarry (left end), W. Gill (right halfback), Joseph Griggs (left halfback), Gardner Steele (fullback) and Bert Smyers (quarterback).


1891 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, at Washington & Jefferson
The second game, on October 10, was a road trip to Washington, Pennsylvania to take on Washington & Jefferson. According to the Pittsburgh Press "The Washington and Jefferson boys had their own way and pushed their opponents all over the field. The score was 40 to 6 in Washington's favor."


1891 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, at Washington & Jefferson
The WUP starting lineup for the Washington & Jefferson game was Frank Rhea (center), Anson McGrew (right guard), George Neale (left guard), H. T. Welty (right tackle), Harry Calvert (left tackle), Harvey Evans (right end), Dudley DuBarry (left end), W. Gill (right halfback), Joseph Griggs (left halfback), Gardner Steele (fullback) and Bert Smyers (quarterback).


1891 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, at Geneva
The game Oct. 17, 1891 at Beaver Falls versus the Geneva Covenanters was decided in the first five minutes. William Gill scored a touchdown and Joseph Griggs added the goal after making it 6–0 in favor of the WUPs. The WUP contingent was outweighed but they kept the Covenanters out of the end zone. The ball carrying of Griggs and the kicking of Steele were the highlights of note for the Westerns.


1891 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, Western Pennsylvania Medical College
The Western Pennsylvania Medical College eleven were no match for the WUPs on Oct. 24 as they allowed the Universities to score eleven touchdowns and five kicks for goal. This was the second game for the Meds and their lack of fitness and game experience allowed the WUPs to run up the score. Halfback Gill was the leading ground gainer. The final tally read 54–0.


1891 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, Western Pennsylvania Medical College
The WUP lineup for the game against the Western Penn. Medical College was Frank Rhea (center), Anson McGrew (right guard), Charles Close (left guard), George Neale (left tackle), Harry Calvert (right tackle), Harvey Evans (right end), Dudley DuBarry (left end), W. Gill (right halfback), Joseph Griggs (left halfback), Gardner Steele (fullback) and Bert Smyers (quarterback).


1891 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, at Geneva
On the second trip to Beaver Falls on Oct. 31, the Covenanters were victorious. The first half was evenly matched as Geneva scored a touchdown and kicked the goal after. The WUPs countered by also scoring a touchdown but they missed the goal kick. The halftime score read 6–4 in favor of the Covies. The weight advantage of the college men and a driving rain enabled the Geneva eleven to outscore the WUPs 6–0 in the second half for a final score of 12–4. The Universities lost three men to injury with Lineman A. B. McGrew's broken rib being the most crucial.


1891 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, at East End Gymnasium Club
On November 7, the Western University played the East End Gymnasium Club team at Liberty Park in a rematch of the opening game of the season. This time the Gyms showed why they were considered one of the premier football clubs in western Pennsylvania. The Gyms took the opening possession and Proctor scored a touchdown on the fifth play of the game. The try for goal kick after failed. With the WUPs in possession, Neale gained 25 yards, but the drive stalled and the Gyms offense took over. They scored another touchdown and missed the kick. The WUPs offense advanced the ball with short runs by Rhea, Gill and Calvert to midfield but lost the ball on downs. The Gyms offense succeeded in scoring again and the goal kick was successful making the halftime score 14–0.


1891 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, at East End Gymnasium Club
The second half mirrored the first as the WUPs offense was able to move the ball at times but would eventually stall and the Gyms offense would capitalize on every opportunity. Proctor, Kirchner and Martin were the stars for the Gyms, while DuBarry, Neale and Steele played well for the WUPs. The final score was 24–0 in favor of the Gyms.


1891 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, at East End Gymnasium Club
The WUP lineup for the game against East Ends was Frank Rhea (center), Anson McGrew (right guard), Charles Close (left guard), George Neale (left tackle), Harry Calvert (right tackle), Harvey Evans (right end), Dudley DuBarry (left end), W. Gill (right halfback), George Calvert (left halfback), Gardner Steele (fullback) and Bert Smyers (quarterback). Frank Rhea was injured and replaced by H.T. Welty at center.


1891 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, Geneva
On November 21, the third game of the season between the WUPs and Geneva College took place on the East End Gymnasium grounds. The rubber match was hotly contested and a dispute took center stage. The WUPs traded possessions with Geneva early in the first half and then Gill assumed he had made a touchdown for WUP. However, the referee claimed Gill was out of bounds. An argument ensued and the disgruntled Westerns returned to the field of play. The defenses of both teams played well as neither team was able to score before halftime.


1891 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, Geneva
Sterrett of the Genevas scored a touchdown early in the second half and the goal kick after was successful. With ninety seconds remaining the University boys drove the ball deep into Geneva territory and with a final push scored a touchdown. The goal kick after failed and Geneva won 6–4.


1891 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, Geneva
The WUP lineup for the Geneva game was Frank Rhea (left guard), Anson McGrew (right guard), H.T. Welty (center), George Neale (left tackle), Harry Calvert (right tackle), Harvey Evans (right end), Dudley DuBarry (left end), W. Gill (right halfback), Joseph Griggs (left halfback), Gardner Steele (fullback) and Bert Smyers (quarterback).


1891 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Game summaries, at Indiana Normal
The Western University of Pennsylvania closed its second season of football in Indiana, Pennsylvania against the eleven of the Indiana Normal Schoolon Thanksgiving Day. Fiscus, the halfback for Normal, was the star of the day as he scored three touchdowns to lead the Normal School to a 16–0 victory. Heusel also scored a touchdown. The WUPs finished the season with a 2–6 record.


1891 Western University of Pennsylvania football team, Roster
The roster of the 1891 Western University of Football team:


1891 Wimbledon Championships
The 1891 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 29 June until 9 July. It was the 15th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1891. There were 22 competitors for the men's singles. Wilfred Baddeley was 19 years, 5 months and 23 days old when he won the men's singles final on 4 July. The ladies' singles and men's doubles were held after the men's singles had been completed.


1891 Wimbledon Championships, Champions, Gentlemen's Doubles
Herbert Baddeley /  Wilfred Baddeley defeated  Joshua Pim /  Frank Stoker, 6–1, 6–3, 1–6, 6–2


1891 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's Doubles
Herbert Baddeley and Wilfred Baddeley defeated Harry Barlow and Ernest Renshaw 4–6, 6–4, 7–5, 0–6, 6–2 in the All Comers' Final, and then defeated the reigning champions Joshua Pim and Frank Stoker 6–1, 6–3, 1–6, 6–2 in the Challenge Round to win the Gentlemen' Doubles tennis title at the 1891 Wimbledon Championships.


1891 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's Singles
Wilfred Baddeley defeated Joshua Pim 6–4, 1–6, 7–5, 6–0 in the All Comers' Final to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 1891 Wimbledon Championships. The reigning champion, Willoughby Hamilton, did not defend his title.


1891 Wimbledon Championships – Ladies' Singles
Lottie Dod defeated Blanche Hillyard 6–2, 6–1 in the All Comers' Final to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1891 Wimbledon Championships. The reigning champion Lena Rice did not defend her title.


1891 Wisbech by-election
The 1891 Wisbech by-election was held on 23 July 1891 after the incumbent Conservative MP, Charles William Selwyn retired due to poor health. He had previously informed his local Conservative Association that his health would not allow him to undertake a contested election. and he died in 1893.


1891 Wisbech by-election
The seat was won by the Liberal candidate Arthur Brand.


1891 Wisconsin Badgers football team
The 1891 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1891 college football season.


1891 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
The 1891 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at 6 and 7 January at the ice rink Museumplein in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It's an unofficial championship because there was no International Skating Union (ISU is founded in 1892)


1891 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
Four distances were skated at the World Championship, the ½ mile (850 meter), the 1 mile (1609 meter),  the 2 miles (3219 meter) and the 5 miles (8047 meter). One became champion if one won three of the four distances.


1891 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
The American Joe Donoghue won all the four distances and became the first World allround champion.


1891 World Allround Speed Skating Championships, Rules
One could only win the World Championships by winning at three of the four distances, so there would be no World Champion if no skater won three distances.


1891 World Allround Speed Skating Championships, Rules
The winner of the ½ mile was decided by a final of the best four skaters of the distance. If the same time was skated a skate-off is skated to decide the ranking.


1891 Yale Bulldogs football team
The 1891 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1891 college football season. The team finished with a 13–0 record and a 488-0 season score. It was retroactively named as the national champion by the Billingsley Report, Helms Athletic Foundation, Houlgate System, National Championship Foundation, and Parke H. Davis. Yale's 1891 season was part of a 37-game winning streak that began with the final game of the 1890 season and stopped at the end of the 1893 season.


1891 Yale Bulldogs football team
Five Yale players were selected by Caspar Whitney to the 1891 All-America college football team: halfback and team captain Lee McClung; ends Frank Hinkey and John A. Hartwell; tackle Wallace Winter; and guard Pudge Heffelfinger. Camp also selected the following Yale players to his second team: quarterback Frank Barbour; halfback Laurie Bliss; guard Samuel Morison; and center George Sanford.


1891 Yale Bulldogs football team, Game summaries, YMCA Training School
On October 14, 1891, Yale defeated the team from the YMCA Training School by a score of 28–0 before a crowd of 500 persons at Yale Field in New Haven, Connecticut. Yale alumnus Amos Alonzo Stagg was the coach of the YMCA team and also played at the halfback position. Pudge Heffelfinger scored three touchdowns, and Lee McClung kicked three goals after touchdown. Halfback and team captain Lee McClung suffered a broken thumb in the game.


1891 college football season
The 1891 college football season was the season of American football played among colleges and universities in the United States during the 1891–92 academic year.


1891 college football season
The 1891 Yale Bulldogs football team, led by head coach Walter Camp, compiled a perfect 13–0 record, outscored opponents by a total of 488 to 0, and has been recognized as the national champion by the Billingsley Report, Helms Athletic Foundation, Houlgate System, National Championship Foundation, and Parke H. Davis. Yale's 1891 season was part of a 37-game winning streak that began at the end of the 1890 season and continued into the 1893 season.


1891 college football season
In the Midwest, Kansas led the way with a 7–0–1 record. In the South, Trinity (now known as Duke) was recognized as the champion.


1891 college football season
Ten of the eleven players selected by Caspar Whitney to the 1891 All-America college football team came from the Big Three (Yale, Harvard, and Princeton). The eleventh player was center John Adams from Penn. Five of the honorees have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame: quarterback Philip King (Princeton), halfback Lee McClung (Yale), end Frank Hinkey (Yale), tackle Marshall Newell (Harvard), and guard Pudge Heffelfinger (Yale).


1891 college football season, Conference standings
The following is a potentially incomplete list of conference standings:


1891 in Argentine football
1891 in Argentine football saw the first ever Argentine championship which was run by the Association Argentine Football (AAF) making Argentina's the oldest football league outside mainland Britain. This tournament was organized by the Argentine Association Football League which president was F.L. Wooley. This league only lasted one season, so in 1892 no championship was held. In 1893 other Association with the same name would be established by Alexander Watson Hutton becoming current Argentine Football Association.


1891 in Argentine football
At the end of the season, St. Andrew's and Old Caledonians finished at the top position with 13 points each. They were declared joint champions, but played a playoff match to decide which team got to keep the medals, being St. Andrew's the winner. Nevertheless, the Argentine Football Association website only mentions St. Andrew's as the first champion ever, although the body (established in 1893) did not organised the tournament.


1891 in Argentine football, Primera división
The championship took the format of a league of 5 teams, with each team playing the other twice. Many of the results of individual games have been lost, hence the lack of goals for and against in the table below. Hurlingham registered in the tournament but did not take part of the same.


1891 in Argentine football, Primera división, Playoff game
This match was played to decide which team got to keep the medals.


1891 in Australia
The following lists events that happened during 1891 in Australia.


1891 in Australian literature
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1891.


1891 in Australian literature, Births
A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1891 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.


1891 in Australian literature, Deaths
A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1891 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.


1891 in Australian soccer
The 1891 season was the eighth season of competitive association football in Australia. The were two league competitions and two cup competitions fielded by Northern District British Football Association (Northern NSW) and the South British Football Soccer Association (New South Wales).


1891 in Australian soccer, Cup competitions
(Note: figures in parentheses display the club's competition record as winners/runners-up.)


1891 in Canada, Historical documents
Residential school principal says teaching Gospel and how to live better compensates for robbing and half-starving Indigenous people


1891 in Canada, Historical documents
Poster: Conservatives campaign against reciprocity with United States as destructive of industry nurtured by Canada's National Policy


1891 in Canada, Historical documents
Death of Prime Minister Macdonald, Conservative Party's "tyrannical master," leaves power vacuum


1891 in Canada, Historical documents
Imprisonment of ejected MP Thomas McGreevy strikes at pernicious level of corruption in public contracts


1891 in Canada, Historical documents
Bilingual English and Chinook periodical is published to improve Indigenous people's literacy


1891 in Canada, Historical documents
Federal bill aligns Canada with international time system based on global time zones and Greenwich, England time


1891 in Canada, Historical documents
Calm messenger pigeons by replacing trap-door entrance (which scares birds) and long roosting rail (on which they fight) in their loft


1891 in Canadian football, Canadian Football News in 1891
On December 19, 1891, the Canadian Rugby (football) Union was formed as the new governing body of football in Canada. The CRU replaced the old CRFU of 1884-1887 and was to last until the birth of the Canadian Football League in 1958.


1891 in Canadian football, Canadian Football News in 1891
McGill beat Bishop's College 38-8 in an exhibition game on October 3, in Montreal.


1891 in Canadian football, Canadian Football News in 1891, Final regular season standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points


1891 in Canadian football, Dominion Championship
1891 Dominion Championship Game: Montreal AAA Grounds - Montreal, Quebec


1891 in New Zealand
The following lists events that happened during 1891 in New Zealand.


1891 in New Zealand, Incumbents, Government and law
Following their victory in the 1890 election the Liberal Government forms the 11th New Zealand Parliament, taking office on 24 January. This is the first time a single political party forms a government in New Zealand.


1891 in New Zealand, Incumbents, Government and law
The new Liberal Government restricts future terms of appointment to the Legislative Council to 7 years. Previous appointments have been for life.


1891 in New Zealand, Incumbents, Parliamentary opposition
Leader of the Opposition – John Ballance (Liberal Party) until 23 June, then John Bryce (Independent) until 31 August, then  William Rolleston (Independent).


1891 in New Zealand, Sport, Athletics
The 440 yards hurdles is held for the first time.


1891 in New Zealand, Sport, Lawn bowls
Dissatisfied with their remoteness from the national association the North Island clubs and those from Nelson form a separate Northern Bowling Association. National Champions


1891 in New Zealand, Sport, Polo
The New Zealand Polo Association is formed from clubs in Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Rangitikei, North Canterbury and Waikari.


1891 in New Zealand, Sport, Soccer
Provincial Champions: – This is the first year any provincial championship is recorded. Auckland commenced in 1892.


1891 in Norway, Arts and literature
Tired Men (or Weary Men) by Arne Garborg is published.


1891 in Norwegian music
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1891 in Norwegian music.


1891 in South Africa
The following lists events that happened during 1891 in South Africa.


1891 in South Africa, Railways, Locomotives
Two new 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Cape gauge locomotive types enter service on the Cape Government Railways (CGR):


1891 in Wales
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1891 to Wales and its people.


1891 in architecture
The year 1891 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings.


1891 in association football
The following are the association football events of the year 1891 throughout the world.


1891 in baseball
The following are the baseball events of the year 1891  throughout the world.


1891 in basketball
The following are the basketball events of the year 1891  throughout the world.


1891 in film
The following is an overview of the events of 1891 in film, including a list of films released and notable births.


1891 in literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1891.


1891 in organized crime, Deaths
Eleven people were lynched on March 14, 1891, for their alleged role in the murder of David Hennessy, which was widely believed at the time to be a Mafia assassination. This claim has since been disputed by some historians. Several of the lynch victims had been tried and acquitted, and some had not been tried. See March 14, 1891 lynchings.


1891 in paleontology
Paleontology or palaeontology is the study of prehistoric life forms on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils. This includes the study of body fossils, tracks (ichnites), burrows, cast-off parts, fossilised feces (coprolites), palynomorphs and chemical residues. Because humans have encountered fossils for millennia, paleontology has a long history both before and after becoming formalized as a science. This article records significant discoveries and events related to paleontology that occurred or were published in the year 1891.


1891 in paleontology, Arthropods, Newly named insects
Fossil myrmicine ant, moved to Erebomyrma antiqua in 1915 Synonym of Carebara antiqua


1891 in paleontology, Archosauromorphs, Newly named dinosaurs
Type species S. flabellatus Junior subjective synonym of Triceratops horridus.


1891 in poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).


1891 in poetry, Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:


1891 in poetry, Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:


1891 in rail transport
This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1891.


1891 in science
The year 1891 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below.


1891 in sports
1891 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.


1891 in the Congo Free State
The following lists events that happened during 1891 in the Congo Free State.


1891–92 Ardwick A.F.C. season
The 1891–92 season was Ardwick A.F.C. 's first ever season of league football, joining the Football Alliance in its third and final year of existence.


1891–92 Aston Villa F.C. season
Aston Villa made a storming start to the 1891–92 English Football League season, winning their first four games and scoring sixteen goals in the process. They eventually finished a much-improved fourth in The Football League and created history by defeating Accrington 12-2 (still a club record for a league game). Bizarrely, Villa didn't draw a single game all season!


1891–92 Aston Villa F.C. season
It was the FA Cup, however, which retained the most excitement for supporters. Villa dispatched Heanor Town F.C., Darwen, local rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. and Sunderland to reach their second final at The Oval. Villa were matched against their fierce Warwickshire rivals West Bromwich Albion F.C. in a repeat of Villa's triumphant 1887 FA Cup Final. Unlike in 1887, however, Villa started as strong favourites. They had already comfortably beaten Albion home and away in the league.


1891–92 Aston Villa F.C. season
It was with some consternation then that the large crowd assembled at Birmingham New Street station to hear the result learned that Villa had been defeated 3–0. After the game rumours circulated that Villa's goalkeeper, Jimmy Warner, had thrown the match. Every window in his pub in Spring Hill, Birmingham was smashed by an angry mob. Despite his probable innocence, Warner was scapegoated and never played for Villa again.


1891–92 Aston Villa F.C. season
Despite the Cup final heart-break Villa had stumbled upon the nucleus of its most dominant side ever. With stars like James Cowan, Charlie Athersmith and John Devey, Villa were now in a much stronger position to challenge for supremacy of English football.


1891–92 British Home Championship
The 1891–92 British Home Championship was an edition of the annual international football tournament played between the British Home Nations. It was won by England who won all three games against their rivals, even though they played two games on the same day against Wales and Ireland, providing a team of amateur players for the Welsh match and professionals against Ireland, both teams forging solid 2–0 victories. Scotland came second, winning their matches against Wales and Ireland, who shared third place after drawing with one another.


1891–92 British Home Championship
England's double victories came shortly after the Welsh-Irish draw in Bangor and it gave them an immediate advantage over their opponents. The Scottish team then played their games, narrowly beating Ireland in Belfast and defeating Wales by a crushing 6–1 scoreline to equal England's points tally and become favourites. In the final match at Glasgow, England and Scotland played out a decider which England won easily, scoring four early goals to which Scotland could only reply with a single goal of their own.


1891–92 Burnley F.C. season
The 1891–92 season was the tenth season in the history of Burnley Football Club and their fourth in The Football League. It was, up to that point, their most successful League season as the team finished in seventh place, with a record of 11 wins, 4 draws and 11 defeats. The top goalscorer was Scottish forward Tom Nicol, who scored 18 goals in 27 league and cup matches, while fellow Scot Alexander McLardie was the runner-up with 10 goals.


1891–92 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season
The 1891–92 season was Burslem Port Vale's second successive season in the Midland League. They managed to finish third in the table and were rewarded with a place in the Football League for the following season, justifying the club's decision to refuse to listen to offers for star forward Frank McGinnes. They also reached the semi-finals of the Staffordshire Senior Cup and won the North Staffordshire Challenge Cup, though exited the FA Cup and Birmingham Senior Cup at the first round.


1891–92 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Midland League
In preparation for the new Midland League campaign, Burslem Port Vale signed winger Jimmy Scarratt from Wellington St. George's and prepared a new kit of red jerseys with grey kickers – the uniforms were made by Mrs Danks, the secretary's wife. They failed to bring good fortune in the opening league game however, a 3–2 defeat at home to Burton Wanderers. After the game the club also signed a new outside-right, G McHarg. Though he had little impact on the first-team, they managed to record a 7–1 victory over Loughborough Town, with Frank McGinnes claiming a hat-trick.


1891–92 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Midland League
They followed this with a 4–0 win over Doncaster Rovers, despite McGinnis missing the first ever penalty shot awarded  at the Athletic Ground and McHarg being criticised for over-dribbling. The team settled into their usual pattern of winning at home but losing away, losing on the road five times whilst winning all but one of their remaining home fixtures. The first run to end was their away form, as they won 2–1 at Loughborough Town and then won their final two away matches.


1891–92 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Midland League
The turn around in away form, coupled with continuing home victories, took the club from ninth (of eleven teams) in January to third by the end of the season. Alarmingly though only 150 spectators turned out to witness the final day victory over Leicester Fosse on 28 April, causing the club to make a loss on the game after marketing costs were deducted. Potteries derby rivals Stoke meanwhile were keen to take McGinnis to the Football League First Division, but Vale resisted all attempts to sign him, rejecting a bid of £30.


1891–92 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
Vale failed to transfer their league form to the FA Cup, bowing out at the first qualification round after losing 4–2 to Burton Wanderers. They entered the Birmingham Senior Cup, but faced tough opposition in Aston Villa in the first round and were beaten 5–2. They fared better in the Staffordshire Senior Cup, avenging Burton Wanderers with a 4–0 victory despite a slow start to the game. In the next round they overcame Walsall Town Swifts after a replay, but fell to a 4–1 defeat to Burton Swifts in the semi-finals. They managed to end the season by taking home the North Staffordshire Challenge Cup outright, beating Stoke 2–0 despite McGinnis being sent off for "foul charging".


1891–92 Celtic F.C. season
The 1891–92 season was the fourth season of football by Celtic, this marked the second season where Celtic took part in the Scottish Football League, they also competed in the Scottish Cup, Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup and Glasgow Cup.


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season
The 1891–92 season was the 19th Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at a national level, entering the Scottish Football League and the Scottish Cup. In addition Dumbarton played in the Dumbartonshire Cup, the Glasgow Charity Cup and the Greenock and District Charity Cup.


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season
Dumbarton entered season 1891-92 as the defending league champions, with an almost unchanged side. The battle between professionalism and amateurism in football still raged, but for now playing for the love of the game still won in Scotland.


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, August
The season opened on 8 August with a trip to the borders, where a friendly 3-3 draw was played against 5th KRV. A further pre-season friendly was played 4 days later at Airdrie – a 2-0 reverse being suffered.


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, August
The league campaign opened on 15 August, with an away fixture against Cambuslang. The team turned out as follows: McLeod (goal); Watson and McMillan (full backs); Lang, Boyle and Keir (half backs); Taylor, W. Bell, J. Miller, Thomson and J. Bell (forwards). Taylor was the first to score for the Sons after 20 minutes and Thomson followed before the interval. The second half was evenly contested and the game finished 2-0.


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, August
A week later, the unfurling of the (joint) league champions flag was celebrated at Boghead where Abercorn were the visitors on league duty. The places of Watson, Lang and W. Bell were taken by A. Miller, John Gillan and McNaught respectively. Bell netted his first goal of the season in five minutes and three more followed by half time – with Abercorn missing a penalty. In the second half it was more of the same with the final score being 8-1.


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, August
On 29 August the two unbeaten sides in the league so far met, as Hearts took on Dumbarton at Tynecastle. A full strength side took to the field as Watson and Galbraith returned to the side. The Sons got off to a good start and an early ‘goal’ was ruled out for offside. Hearts then came more into the game and scored first, though Dumbarton equalised from an own goal before half time. Early in the second half the visitors ‘scored’ again but the referee did not see the ball cross the line. Luck wasn't with the Sons and Hearts took advantage with a quick brace, the second being a Miller own goal – leaving the final score at 3-1.


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, August
The result left Hearts on top of the table, with Dumbarton and Celtic leading the chase 2 points behind.


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, September
On 5 September, Dumbarton travelled to Ibrox to play last season's joint champions Rangers in a league fixture. Only one change was made with Thomson coming back in place of Galbraith. The Sons were ahead within 10 minutes from a Taylor goal, and just a minute later the same player made it two, with the hat trick being completed after 15 minutes. Rangers were a disappointing lot and it wasn't till late on that they scored a consolation goal leaving the result at 3-1.


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, September
A week later Leith Athletic were visitors to Boghead in their league encounter. Miller failed to appear and was replaced by McDonald with Galbraith coming in for McMillan. Taylor continued his recent goal scoring form by having the Sons two. The other Dumbarton forwards decided to join in the second half with Miller(2); McNaught and Bell completing a 6-0 thrashing.


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, September
Hearts, the early league pace setters, played their return league fixture against Dumbarton at Boghead on 19 September. Miller and Thomson returned to the side. The Sons were quickest off the mark and McNaught had the home side ahead within nine minutes. Miller and Bell made it three before 15 minutes had passed. Bell then scored again before Hearts got one back – 4-1 after 20 minutes. Understandably the pace of the game dropped and there were no more goals before the interval. Watson had been injured in the first half and had retired for a time, and although he returned in the second half he was clearly unfit. Nevertheless, it was not until two minutes from the final whistle that Miller scored the last goal of the game for a 5-1 thumping.


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, September
On 26 September Dumbarton were at Celtic Park to play off a league fixture. Watson had not recovered from his injury and was replaced by McDonald. Both teams played a fast and exciting game and despite chances falling to both the interval was reached goalless. It only took five minutes however for Celtic to take the lead in the second half and while the Sons had numerous attempts at equalising, they came to nothing and in the end the Celts scored a second just on full-time being called.


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, September
So the end of September still saw Hearts in the lead with 13 points, 3 points ahead of the chasing pack of Celtic, Dumbarton and Leith Athletic.


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, October
At the beginning of the season a Canadian international touring side played a series of matches in the UK. One of these was against a Scotland XI on 3 October at Ibrox Park. John McLeod and John Bell played in the 5-1 win for the Scots, with Bell scoring two of the goals.


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, October
On the same day Dumbarton visited county neighbours, Vale of Leven, on league business. In addition to the missing personnel from the representative match Taylor's place was taken by a trialist. A goal from Miller after 40 minutes was all that separated the teams at half time. A penalty brought Vale level but an own goal shortly before the end provided the Sons with a 2-1 win.


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, October
A free week was followed on 17 October with a home league fixture against Third Lanark. McLeod returned to the team but Watson and Bell were absent. Nevertheless, the weakened team played well and goals in each half by Miller were enough for a 2-0 victory.


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, October
St Mirren were the next visitors to Boghead on 24 October where an unchanged side was fielded by Dumbarton. Taylor and Miller (his fourth goal in three games) had the Sons two ahead by the interval. In the second half Taylor scored again before the saints got one back. A converted penalty kick by McMillan made it four before a late St Mirren flurry saw the final score being 4-2.


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, October
On the last day of the month the Sons travelled to Edinburgh to play the return league fixture against Leith Athletic. Bell returned but Taylor and Miller were missing from the team. Bell wasted no time in adding to his goal tally by scoring Dumbarton's first in 10 minutes. This was the position until Leith evened up matters midway through the second half but a McMillan strike and an own goal made the points safe for the Sons in a 3-1 win.


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, October
At the end of the month, with another 4 victories secured, Dumbarton were still in second place with 18 points from 11 games – a point behind Hearts but crucially 2 games in hand.


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, November
The month began with a visit to county neighbours Renton for a league fixture on 7 November. Taylor returned but Galbriaith dropped out. Thomson and McMillan had the Sons two ahead after 35 minutes but Renton got one back before half time. An equaliser was scored midway through the second half but Taylor notched the winner for Dumbarton and another two points added to the total.


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, November
On 14 November Clyde were visitors to Boghead. Miller returned at centre forward in an otherwise unchanged side. In what became a fairly one-sided match both Bell and Taylor scored hat tricks in an 8-2 thrashing.


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, November
The match against St Mirren on 21 November was postponed as Dumbarton were unable to raise a team due to illness and 2nd XI commitments.


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, November
A week later there was a rest from league duty and with the first Scottish Cup encounter. Much on the prompting of Dumbarton officials, a qualifying process had been introduced to the cup competition, and Dumbarton's first appearance was at the fifth round stage. Glasgow Thistle were the opponents at Boghead. McLeod and Richmond were unavailable their places taken by Barr and Smith from the Seconds. Thistle held their own until half time but then goals from Taylor, Bell(2) and Miller carried the Sons through to the next round.


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, November
At the end of November the positions in the league saw Hearts lead with 21 points from 14 matches, Dumbarton a point behind but with just 12 games and Celtic in third with 16 points from just 9 games.


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, December
December began with a league visit to Cathkin Park to play Third Lanark with Dumbarton fielding an unchanged side. Thirds started brightly and were two ahead early on – and had another disallowed for offside. However two goals from Bell brought the teams level before the break. Early in the second half a Thirds man had to retire injured and the Sons took full advantage of the extra man, with Bell completing his hat trick then McNaught and Thomson completing a 5-2 victory.


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, December
On 12 December, the league fixture against local rivals Vale of Leven was played at Boghead. Watson was a welcome returnee to the team while McDonald took the place of Keir. Conditions were miserable but Dumbarton played much the better. Taylor scored within seconds of the game starting, then Miller, Thomson and McDonald had the home team four ahead by half time. Another four goals had Dumbarton 8-0 in front with 20 minutes of the second half played and with the weather worsening the Vale captain intimated to the referee that the Vale team surrendered the game to the homesters.


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, December
A week later it was back to Cathkin Park – but this time on Scottish Cup duty. McLeod and Keir returned to the squad. As in the previous game between the sides Thirds were first to show and were a goal ahead after 20 minutes but McNaught got the Sons back on level terms just on half time. Luck once again deserted Thirds as one of their players retired injured and Taylor scored twice to take full advantage of the extra man. Late in the game Bell had to leave the field after being charged by a Thirds man.


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, December
The 26 December saw near neighbours Renton come to Boghead on league duty. Keir was missing from the previous week's team. The game began in atrocious conditions but McNaught had the Sons ahead within 10 minutes. Renton got the equaliser from a scrimmage but before half time Bell made the score 2-1 before half time. Despite efforts from both teams there were no further goals.


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, December
The league positions at the end of the year looked good for Dumbarton – now ahead with 28 points – five ahead of Hearts – but Celtic still posed a real danger, 10 points behind but with 6 games in hand.


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, January
The New Year began with a visit to Celtic Park in a friendly. Lang replaced Keir in the team with Richmond coming back in place of Smith. A close contest was expected but from the minute that Taylor had the Sons ahead early on it was one-way traffic. Bell, Taylor again and Thomson(2) made it 5-0 by half time. In the second half it was more of the same with Bell getting his second, then McNaught and finally Taylor completing his hat trick for an 8-0 walloping. A day later, Dumbarton met hearts in a friendly at Tynecastle.


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, January
The only change to the team was the resting of Taylor. In a complete reversal of roles it was the Edinburgh side who dominated proceedings taking a 5-0 lead by the interval. Thomson saved the Sons blushes with a consolation goal in the second half but Hearts increased their tally by two for a 7-1 trouncing.


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, January
Then on 4 January, Dumbarton made the trip up north to face Aberdeen. McLeod and Miller were rested but despite the missing first XI men Dumbarton came away with a fine 6-1 win.


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, January
Bad weather ensured that little football would be played for most of the month, until 23 January when old rivals Queen's Park came to Boghead for a seventh round Scottish Cup tie. Dumbarton were back to full strength with the return of McLeod. Keir, Taylor and both Millers. Queens opened the scoring after 15 minutes and were two up just before half time. On crossing over the Sons pressed and were rewarded by goals from Boyle then Taylor to claim a 2-2 draw


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, January
A week later at Hampden, in front of 15,000 spectators, the replay took place. Dick Hunter of St Mirren took Watson's place at full back. Both sides had chances in the first half but neither team could find the net. However within five minutes of the restart Queens were ahead and three more followed before Taylor scored a consolation goal 13 minutes from time.


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, February
Bad winter weather put paid to any play by Dumbarton during February.


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, February
So the positions in the league at the end of the month were unchanged, other than Celtic closing the gap in third – now 6 points behind with 4 games in hand.


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, March
A series of international trial matches were held on 5 March to consider selection of teams to represent Scotland in the upcoming Home International Championship - John McLeod, Tom McMillan, Dickie Boyle, John Taylor, John Bell and Willie Thomson all took part.


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, March
On 12 March Dumbarton played their first match in six weeks with a semi final tie in the county cup at home against Methlan Park. A number of second XI players were given starts but the long lay-off did not seem to have done the Sons forwards much harm as they raced to a 4-0 lead by half time. In the second half McLeod, who was taking a rare opportunity to show his outfield skills, joined in the scoring melee with a brace and in the end the game ended in a 9-0 rout.


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, March
A week later Dumbarton returned to league duty with a visit to Paisley to play St Mirren. Watson and Taylor were missing, their places taken by Smith and McIndewar. Bell had the Sons two ahead but the Saints got one back before the break. An own goal restored the visitors two goal advantage before the Buddies got another, but it was not enough as Dumbarton ran out 3-2 winners.


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, March
On 26 March John Taylor and William Thomson both earned their first caps for Scotland against Wales, with Thomson scoring a goal in the 6-1 win. At the same time Dumbarton entertained Cambuslang in the league at Boghead. In addition to the internationals, the Sons were also minus McMillan who had decided to retire from the game, and Keir. Bell and Miller put the Sons ahead early but Cambuslang came back to equalise before half time. McLeod, making up for the missing forwards, put Dumbarton ahead again. Another from McLeod and one from Miller made the final score 5-2.


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, March
So having chalked up a further 2 league victories, at the end of March Dumbarton led the table with 32 points with 4 games left to play – still 5 ahead of Hearts in second – but more threateningly Celtic in third 9 points behind and with 5 games in hand.


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, April
On 2 April John Bell  earned his second cap against England, and John McLeod earned his fourth cap in the same game, with Bell scoring Scotland's goal in the 4-1 defeat.


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, April
A week later Rangers came to Boghead on league business. Unfortunately the referee from Dundee failed to appear and both teams agreed to a Dumbarton official taking his place. Goals from Boyle(2), Taylor and Bell gave the Sons a 4-1 victory, but immediately after the game Rangers protested the result. Rangers reason for the protest was that ‘Dumbarton had taken then down too far, and that it would be an extremely nice thing if they could get another chance to show their paces’. The protest was subsequently upheld even though it was the Rangers secretary who had suggested that the Dumbarton referee officiate, however the League censured Rangers for ‘unsportsmanlike behaviour’.


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, April
On 11 April teams representing the Scottish and English Leagues met at Bolton. John McLeod, Jack Bell, Dickie Boyle and John Taylor all played in the 2-2 draw, in which Bell scored one of the goals.


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, April
The following weekend Dumbarton met Vale of Leven in the Dumbartonshire Cup final at Boghead. A full strength team turned out. Miller had Dumbarton ahead midway through the first half and another goal gained through a scrimmage made the half time score 2-0. There were no further goals and Dumbarton retained the trophy for the fourth successive year.


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, April
In a huge game which would go a long way to deciding the destination of the league title, Celtic visited Dumbarton on 23 April. McDonald was the only change to the side replacing Stewart. A fast and furious game saw no goals by half time but just as it looked as if the game would end in a scoreless draw Miller stepped up to grab the all important goal to provide Dumbarton with a 1-0 win.


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, April
Having taken the massive step of beating their closest challengers, on 30 April Dumbarton travelled to meet Clyde in Glasgow with an unchanged side. In less than a minute Bell had the Sons ahead but it was not to be the easy victory that might have been predicted as Clyde came back with their best performance of the season to record a 4-1 result.


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, April
So April ended with Dumbarton still ahead with 34 points, with 2 games left to play. Hearts had the same number of points but only had one remaining game, whilst Celtic were on 28 points with 4 games left.


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, May
On 4 May the re-run of the protested match against Rangers was played at Boghead. An unchanged side apart from Galbraith taking Taylor's place, turned out determined to show that the first game's result had been no fluke. A Bell hat-trick contributed towards a 6-0 thrashing – not counting another two ‘goals’ that were disallowed. This victory ensured a 100% home league record.


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, May
Three days later, Dumbarton went into their final league game knowing that a draw at Abercorn would be sufficient to win the title outright. Taylor was back in his place for the match and while the Abbies led at halftime a Thomson goal made the score 1-1 and this is how it finished. Dumbarton champions again! On 14 May Dumbarton fielded their second XI to begin their defence of the Greenock Charity Cup against Dykebar at Cappielow. The Sons had the greater share of the play and ran out 1-0 winners.


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, May
The following weekend Dumbarton turned out at Ibrox to play Celtic in the semi final of the Glasgow Charity Cup. Dick Hunter of St Mirren guested for the Sons. With a strong wind in their favour Dumbarton bossed the first half although it was not until late in the first half that Miller scored the opener. In the second half however the Celts took full advantage of the elements– and would gain some revenge for losing the league title by recording a 3-1 win.


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, May
The final game of the season took place on 28 May, with the final of the Greenock Charity Cup against Morton at Cappielow. Again a ‘scratch’ side was played with only McLeod and Galbraith of the full team present and  a strong Morton side recorded a 4-1 victory.


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, May
It was however not the final game for one of the Dumbarton players as on 30 May, a Scottish League XI played a Scottish Alliance XI, with John Miller being selected to play in the 'League' team, scoring twice in the 4-3 win.


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, May
On the same day Dumbarton Rangers won the county Second XI cup with a 6-3 win over Smithston Hibs. With this win the ‘reserves’ matched the ‘big’ team by winning a fourth successive county championship.


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season, Player statistics
Jack Bell retained his top League topscorer title for second season in succession - scoring 19 goals.


1891–92 Dumbarton F.C. season, Reserve team
Dumbarton reached the semi final of the Scottish Second XI Cup before losing out to Annbank in a replay, but won their fourth successive Dumbartonshire Second XI Cup with a win over Smithston Hibs in the final.


1891–92 Eastville Rovers F.C. season
The 1891–92 season was the ninth to be played by the team that are now known as Bristol Rovers, and their eighth playing under the name Eastville Rovers.


1891–92 Eastville Rovers F.C. season, Season review
This was the last season that the club would spend playing mainly friendly matches, as they would become founder members of the newly-formed Bristol & District Football League (now known as the Western League) in the summer of 1892. The opposition consisted mainly of teams that would also join the league next season, along with Kingswood, Craigmore College, and a Swindon Town "A" team. The club's participation in the Gloucestershire Senior Cup saw them reach the semi-final stage: A first-round victory over Craigmore College was followed by defeat by Warmley, both games ending with a 7–1 scoreline.


1891–92 Eastville Rovers F.C. season, Season review
After a year's hiatus the reserve team returned to action, entering the Gloucestershire Junior Cup. After receiving a first-round bye, they beat St Paul's 4–0 before suffering a heavy 8–1 defeat to St George Reserves in the third round.


1891–92 Eastville Rovers F.C. season, Statistics, Cumulative record
The total cumulative record of Eastville Rovers up to the end of the 1891–92 season is shown below. This is calculated by adding the numbers in the section above to the total games played up to the end of the last season. Friendly matches are not included in this table, and games held at neutral venues are considered to have been played away from home.


1891–92 Eastville Rovers F.C. season, Statistics, Cumulative record
As of the summer of 1891, Rovers' competitive matches had all been played in the Gloucestershire Cup.


1891–92 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.


1891–92 Everton F.C. season, Regular Football League First team
Number of League games in which this eleven was fielded = 1


1891–92 FA Cup
The 1891–92 FA Cup was the 21st staging of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup. West Bromwich Albion won the competition, beating Aston Villa 3–0 in the final at the Kennington Oval, with Wembley Stadium still 30 years away from being built.


1891–92 FA Cup
Matches were scheduled to be played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round, which was always a Saturday. Some matches, however, might be rescheduled for other days if there were clashes with games for other competitions or the weather was inclement. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played, a replay would take place at the stadium of the second-named team later the same week. If the replayed match was drawn further replays would be held until a winner was determined. If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played in a replay, a 30-minute period of extra time would be played.


1891–92 FA Cup, Qualifying rounds
For information on the matches played from the Preliminary Round to the Fourth Qualifying Round, see 1891–92 FA Cup qualifying rounds.


1891–92 FA Cup, Results, Semi-finals
The original semi-final matches were played on February 27, 1892. Aston Villa comfortably came through their tie with Sunderland 4–1 but West Bromwich Albion and Nottingham Forest drew their match 1–1. The tie went to a replay, again played at Molineux, but again finished 1–1. A second replay was needed to separate the teams, played in Derby and this time West Bromwich Albion came through winners 6–2 to reach the final against Aston Villa.


1891–92 FA Cup, Results, Final
The 1892 FA Cup Final was a football match played on 19 March 1892 at the Kennington Oval. The final was contested by West Bromwich Albion and Aston Villa. West Brom won 3–0, with goals from Alf Geddes, Nicholls and John Reynolds.


1891–92 FA Cup qualifying rounds
This was the fourth season where the FA Cup, or the Football Association Challenge Cup, used a series of qualifying rounds in order to determine qualifiers for the actual Cup competition itself and the first season that a Preliminary Round was used.


1891–92 FA Cup qualifying rounds
See 1891–92 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the First Round onwards.


1891–92 Football Alliance
The 1891–92 Football Alliance was the third and final season of the Football Alliance, an association football league which was set up in England as an alternative to the Football League, which had begun in the 1888–89 season.


1891–92 Football Alliance
Three new clubs joined the Football Alliance, following the expansion of the Football League to 14 teams, and the defection of Sunderland Albion to the Northern League. These new teams were Ardwick (later Manchester City), Burton Swifts and Lincoln City.


1891–92 Football Alliance
At the end of the season the Football Alliance was disbanded and merged with the Football League, which was expanded to two divisions. Champions Nottingham Forest together with Newton Heath and The Wednesday were elected to the enlarged sixteen-team First Division. The remaining teams were joined by Northwich Victoria, Burslem Port Vale and Sheffield United to form a twelve-team Second Division. However, Birmingham St George's disbanded at the end of the season due to financial problems.


1891–92 Football Alliance, Election to the Football League
Two new clubs were elected to the Football League in the re-election process. West Bromwich Albion, although finishing in the bottom four teams of the Football League, were not required to seek re-election as they were the FA Cup holders. Two of the other three teams were duly re-elected. As a result, three new teams were elected to the League. The voting went as follows:


1891–92 Football Alliance, Election to the Football League
When a second division was later added to the league, Darwen were elected to participate, though they only lasted there a single season, never to appear in the league again. The other teams to participate in the Second Division were drawn from the Football Alliance.


1891–92 Football League
The Football League 1891–92 was the fourth season of English league football, and the last season of the football league running in a single division. Sunderland were the winners of the league which was their first ever league success. At the beginning of the season Stoke had left the Football Alliance and rejoined the Football League. Darwen also joined from the Alliance but they conceded 112 goals and finished bottom.


1891–92 Football League, Final league table
The table below is reproduced here in the exact form that it can be found at the  website and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79, with home and away statistics separated.


1891–92 Football League, Final league table
Beginning with the season 1894–95, clubs finishing level on points were separated according to goal average (goals scored divided by goals conceded). In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals. The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.


1891–92 Football League, Final league table
During the first five seasons of the league, that is until the season 1893–94 re-election process concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league.


1891–92 Football League, Re-election process
Two new clubs were elected to the League in the re-election process. West Bromwich Albion, although finishing in the bottom four teams, were not required to seek re-election as they were the FA Cup holders. Two of the other three teams were duly re-elected. As a result, three new teams were elected to the League. The voting went as follows:


1891–92 Football League, Re-election process
When the Second Division was added to the league the following year, Darwen were elected to participate, effectively becoming the first club to be relegated from the First Division to the Second Division. The other teams to participate in the Second Division were drawn from the Football Alliance except for Birmingham St. George's, who left and was replaced with Sheffield United of the Northern League.


1891–92 Football Tournament
Statistics of the Football Tournament in the 1891/1892 season. The format was slightly unusual in that all games had to have a winner. Therefore, if the match was level after 90 minutes, extra time was played. If the match was still level after extra time, the match was replayed until a winner emerged.


1891–92 Football Tournament, Overview
It was contested by 5 teams, and Akademisk Boldklub won the championship.


1891–92 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
During the 1891–92 season Hearts competed in the Scottish Football League, the Scottish Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.


1891–92 Irish League
The Irish League in season 1891–1892 comprised 10 teams, and Linfield F.C. won the championship.


1891–92 Kilmarnock F.C. season
Season 1891–92 was the 19th season of competitive football by Kilmarnock.


1891–92 Kilmarnock F.C. season, Overview
Kilmarnock were founder members of the Scottish Football Alliance and finished second in its inaugural season. They reached the second round of the Scottish Cup after a 6–1 win away to East Stirlingshire but were eliminated after a second replay by Scottish Football League side Rangers.


1891–92 Kilmarnock F.C. season, Overview
The defence of Kilmarnock's Ayrshire Cup win from the previous season began with convincing wins against Lanemark - 5–1 at Rugby Park - and Stewarton Cunninghame - 14–0 at Standalone Park. The run came to an end after a 4–3 home defeat to Annbank in the third round.


1891–92 Kilmarnock F.C. season, Overview
There was success in the Kilmarnock Merchants' Charity Cup as Kilmarnock lifted the trophy for the third time after defeating Kilmarnock Athletic 5–0 in the semi-final and Hurlford 2–1 in the final.


1891–92 Netherlands Football League Championship
The Netherlands Football League Championship 1891–1892 was contested by six teams from the cities Amsterdam, The Hague, Haarlem and Rotterdam. The teams participated in the competition that would later be called Eerste Klasse West. But since the western football district of the Netherlands was the only one to have a competition at the time, it could be regarded as a national championship. RAP won the championship.


1891–92 Newton Heath LYR F.C. season
The 1891–92 season was Newton Heath LYR's third and final season in the Football Alliance. They applied for election to the Football League towards the end of the season, and, due to their second-place finish in the Alliance, the League accepted the application. The club also took part in the FA Cup, reaching the Fourth Qualifying Round; the Lancashire Senior Cup, in which they were knocked out by Bury in the first round; and the Manchester Senior Cup, in which they reached the semi-finals before being knocked out by Bolton Wanderers.


1891–92 Northern Football League
The 1891–92 Northern Football League season was the third in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in Northern England.


1891–92 Northern Football League, Clubs
The league featured 7 clubs which competed in the last season, along with two new clubs:


1891–92 Ottawa Hockey Club season
The 1891–92 Ottawa Hockey Club season was the club's seventh season of play. The Club would play in the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada, the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) and inter-city play. Ottawa would win their second straight OHA championship. Ottawa would also win the AHAC championship on January 10, and hold it until March 7.


1891–92 Ottawa Hockey Club season, AHAC series
Play in the AHAC was by challenge. Ottawa won on January 10 to become champions. In all, Ottawa would win six challenges, but lose the final one to lose the AHAC championship.


1891–92 Ottawa Hockey Club season, OHA series
To reach the final, Ottawa had to defeat Queen's University.


1891–92 Ottawa Hockey Club season, OHA series
Referee: E. Littlejohn, Umpires: V. Chadwick and C. A. BogertAttendance: 2,500


1891–92 Ottawa Hockey Club season, Celebration dinner
The Ottawa Hockey Club was feted at a party by the Ottawa Amateur Athletic Association at Ottawa's Russell House hotel on March 18, 1892. The dinner is notable as Lord Stanley, the Governor-General would announce his new trophy, the "Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup", today known as the Stanley Cup. Lord Kilcoursie, Stanley's aide made the announcement:


1891–92 Ottawa Hockey Club season, Celebration dinner
"I have for some time been thinking that it would be a good thing if there were a challenge cup which would be held by the champion hockey team in the Dominion. There does not appear to be any such outward and visible sign of a championship at present, and considering the general interest which the matches now elicit, and in the importance of having the games played fairly and under rules generally recognized, I am willing to give a cup, which shall be held from year to year by the winning team. I am not quite certain that the present regulations governing the arrangement of matches give entire satisfaction, and it would be worth considering whether they could not be arranged so that each team would play once at home and once at the play where their opponents hail from."


1891–92 Ottawa Hockey Club season, Celebration dinner
According to Shea and Wilson, the second paragraph is a reference to the disappointment in the AHAC series. Ottawa had held the championship for most of the season, only to lose in the end. The AHAC would change its method of play from challenge to round-robin in the 1893 season.


1891–92 Ottawa Hockey Club season, Celebration dinner
There is a game called hockeyThere is no finer gameFor though some call it 'knockey'Yet we love it all the same.


1891–92 Ottawa Hockey Club season, Celebration dinner
This played in His DominionWell played both near and farThere's only one opinionHow 'tis played in Ottawa.


1891–92 Ottawa Hockey Club season, Celebration dinner
Then give three cheers for RussellThe captain of the boys. However tough the tussleHis position he enjoys.


1891–92 Ottawa Hockey Club season, Celebration dinner
And then for all the othersLet's shout as loud we mayAn O, a T, a T, an AA W and A!


1891–92 Ottawa Hockey Club season, Celebration dinner
Now list' to me one minuteI'll tell you where they playAnd why it is that eagerlyWe welcome them today


1891–92 Ottawa Hockey Club season, Celebration dinner
They vanquished in their revelQuebec and MontrealThe gallant club, the Rebelsand the Queen's and Osgoode Hall


1891–92 Ottawa Hockey Club season, Celebration dinner
Well, first there's Chauncy KirbyHe's worth his weight in goldFor though he is not very bigHe's very very bold.


1891–92 Ottawa Hockey Club season, Celebration dinner
Supported by his brotherThey make a wondrous pairFor either one or t'otherIs invariably there.


1891–92 Ottawa Hockey Club season, Celebration dinner
And on the left, there's BradleyAnd on the right, there's KerrAnd when the centres pass itThere, on either side, they are.


1891–92 Ottawa Hockey Club season, Celebration dinner
And that's what won the battlesTheir fine unselfish playCool heads that nothing rattlesIn the thickest of the fray.


1891–92 Ottawa Hockey Club season, Celebration dinner
At cover point – important placeThere's Young, a bulwark strong. No dodging tricks or flying paceWill baffle him for long.


1891–92 Ottawa Hockey Club season, Celebration dinner
At point, we have the captainAnd if he gets the puckWill very near the goal he'll shootAnd get it too, with luck.


1891–92 Ottawa Hockey Club season, Celebration dinner
There's yet another memberImpregnable Morel. He's had his share of work to doAnd done it very well.


1891–92 Ottawa Hockey Club season, Celebration dinner
And there is also JenkinsWho played in matches twainSo well that in TorontoThey don't wish for him again.


1891–92 Ottawa Hockey Club season, Celebration dinner
And now, my friends, forgive meThe moral of my songI'll soon explain in twenty wordsNor keep you very long.


1891–92 Ottawa Hockey Club season, Celebration dinner
We've here eight bright examplesOf fine unselfish playAnd that's the secret of successAnd why they're here today.


1891–92 Ottawa Hockey Club season, Celebration dinner
Just one word to the audienceAnd every player too(Forgive me, though a novice,In dictating this to you).


1891–92 Ottawa Hockey Club season, Celebration dinner
Don't question a decisionHowever wrong it be. And little boys, for manner's sake,Don't hoot the referee!


1891–92 Ottawa Hockey Club season, Stanley Cup monument
In October 2017, the "Lord Stanley's Gift Monument" to the donation of the Stanley Cup was erected in Ottawa at Sparks Street and Elgin Street, near the location of the Russell House hotel, which has since been demolished.


1891–92 Rangers F.C. season
The 1891–92 season is the 18th season of competitive football by Rangers.


1891–92 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
Rangers played a total of 28 competitive matches during the 1891–92 season. The club began the season as champions but ended it in fifth position, winning exactly half of their 22 league matches.


1891–92 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
The club were knocked out the Scottish Cup at the semi-final stage after losing to Celtic by 3–5.


1891–92 Royal Arsenal F.C. season
During the late 1880s and early 90s, Royal Arsenal started to win local trophies, winning both the Kent Senior Cup and London Charity Cup in 1889–90 and the London Senior Cup in 1890–91; they also entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1889–90.


1891–92 Royal Arsenal F.C. season
However, the gulf between Arsenal and the professional sides from the North soon became apparent, and Arsenal faced the threat of their amateur players being lured away by the money professional sides could offer; after Derby County had played Arsenal in an FA Cup tie in 1891, they attempted to sign two of Arsenal's amateur players on professional contracts. Royal Arsenal's move to professionalism in 1891 was frowned upon by many of the amateur southern clubs, and they were banned from participating in local competitions by the London Football Association.


1891–92 Royal Arsenal F.C. season
With friendlies and the FA Cup the only matches available for Royal Arsenal, they attempted to set up a southern equivalent of The Football League, but the move failed. The club changed its name to Woolwich Arsenal in 1893 when it formed a limited liability company to raise capital to purchase the Manor Ground. Woolwich Arsenal's future looked bleak until the Football League came to their rescue by inviting them to join in 1893. Arsenal were the first Southern club to enter the League, initially joining the Second Division; in response, some of the club's amateur players who rejected professionalism and wanted a workers' team to represent just the Royal Arsenal, broke away to form a short-lived alternative side, Royal Ordnance Factories.


1891–92 Rugby Union County Championship
The 1891–92 Rugby Union County Championship was the fourth edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time.


1891–92 Rugby Union County Championship
Yorkshire won the competition for the third time, defeating all three of their opponents in the Championship Series.


1891–92 Scottish Cup
The 1891–92 Scottish Cup was the 19th season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Celtic when they beat Queen's Park 5–1 in the final after a replay.


1891–92 Scottish Districts season
The 1891–92 Scottish Districts season is a record of all the  rugby union matches for Scotland's district teams.


1891–92 Scottish Districts season, History
In September, new scoring was introduced throughout Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales. The Scottish Referee newspaper was disdainful of the changes; stating that although they were a step in the right direction, the changes did not go far enough. It concluded:


1891–92 Scottish Districts season, History
Indeed, the whole system of scoring as adopted is a survival of the time - the stupid time - when one goal was considered of greater value than any number of tries.


1891–92 Scottish Districts season, History
This is the first season that Glasgow District was scheduled to play South of Scotland District; and that Edinburgh District was again scheduled to play North of Scotland. Prior to this year, Glasgow always played North of Scotland District; and Edinburgh always played South of Scotland District.


1891–92 Scottish Districts season, History
However both matches, due to be played on 14 December, were called off on account of frost.


1891–92 Scottish Districts season, History
The North v Midlands match of 2 January 1892 at Norch Inch, Perth was postponed.


1891–92 Scottish Districts season, History
North and South were due to play on  Monday 18 January 1892 at Raeburn Place in Edinburgh.


1891–92 Scottish Districts season, History
East and West played their Trial match on 23 January 1892. Admission was noted as 1 shilling.


1891–92 Scottish Football League
The 1891–92 Scottish Football League was the second season of the Scottish Football League after its formation in 1890. A total of 12 clubs (3rd LRV, Abercorn, Cambuslang, Celtic, Clyde, Dumbarton, Heart of Midlothian, Leith Athletic, Rangers, Renton, St Mirren and Vale of Leven) took part in the competition. Dumbarton and Rangers were the defending champions having shared the title the previous season.


1891–92 Scottish Football League
The competition began with the first matches held on 15 August 1891 and concluded on 24 May 1892. The league was won by Dumbarton who won the title outright for the first time on 7 May 1892 after they drew 1–1 away to Abercorn in their final match.


1891–92 Scottish Football League, Clubs
In the close season after the league's successful first year, the Scottish Football League held its annual general meeting. As per the rules, the bottom three teams from season 1890–91 (St Mirren, Vale of Leven and Cowlairs) were put up for re-election to the league. Clyde and Leith Athletic both applied to join the league while league members agreed to increase the number of teams to 12.


1891–92 Scottish Football League, Clubs
St Mirren, Vale of Leven, Clyde and Leith Athletic were all elected to join the league and would compete in the new season beginning on 15 August but Cowlairs failed re-election and instead became founding members of the Scottish Football Alliance. Renton competed for the first few months of the previous season but were expelled by the Scottish Football Association for professionalism however the club successfully appealed its suspension and was readmitted to the league for this season.


1891–92 Scottish Football League, Season overview
The league began on 15 August 1891. Both defending champions Dumbarton and Rangers opened the season with victories against Cambuslang (2–0) and Renton (4–1) respectively. On the same day, Clyde defeated Vale of Leven 10–3 in what would be the joint highest-scoring game of the season.


1891–92 Scottish Football League, Season overview
Rangers suffered an early season set back when they lost the first Old Firm derby of the season to rivals Celtic 3–0 on 22 August and, after a 3–1 defeat to Dumbarton two weeks later, they were effectively out of the running in 10th place with three defeats from their opening four games. Heart of Midlothian defeated Dumbarton 3–1 at Tynecastle Park on 29 August to take the early season lead two points clear at the top.


1891–92 Scottish Football League, Season overview
They would stay there until 19 September when a 5–1 reverse at Boghead Park saw Dumbarton leapfrog them to go top. However, a run of three straight wins – culminating in a 10–3 defeat of Clyde – saw Heart of Midlothian three points clear of Celtic, Dumbarton and Leith Athletic on 3 October.


1891–92 Scottish Football League, Season overview
Dropping points to St Mirren and Vale of Leven allowed the chasing pack to catch up but it was Dumbarton who made the biggest impact. By the time they went top on 7 November after a tight 3–2 win against Renton, they had won five games in a row - a run that would extend well beyond the new year. On Boxing day they again defeated Renton 2–1 to move five points clear of Heart of Midlothian and 10 clear of third-placed Celtic but the Glasgow side had six games in hand, enough to catch and pass the league leaders.