1894 in Canada, Historical documents
Prime Minister John Thompson's invitation to his Imperial Privy Council swearing-in at Windsor Castle


1894 in Canada, Historical documents
Prime Minister John Thompson's death at Windsor Castle, and Queen Victoria's response


1894 in Canada, Historical documents
Joseph Tyrrell's second expedition to the North-West Territories' Barren Grounds described


1894 in Canada, Historical documents
Chignecto Ship Railway would shorten voyages of eastern New Brunswick, P.E.I. and other shipping to U.S.A.


1894 in Canadian football, Canadian football news in 1894, Final regular season standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points


1894 in Chile
The following lists events that happened during 1894 in Chile.


1894 in New Zealand
The following lists events that happened during 1894 in New Zealand.


1894 in New Zealand, Incumbents, Government and law
The 12th New Zealand Parliament continues with the Liberal Party in power.


1894 in New Zealand, Sport
Leonard Cuff is appointed a Founding Member of the International Olympic Committee. He remains the member for both New Zealand and Australia until 1905.


1894 in New Zealand, Sport, Lawn Bowls
The pairs championship is held for the first time. National Champions


1894 in Norwegian music
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1894 in Norwegian music.


1894 in South Africa
The following lists events that happened during 1894 in South Africa.


1894 in Wales
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1894 to Wales and its people.


1894 in association football
The following are the association football events of the year 1894 throughout the world.


1894 in baseball
The following are the baseball events of the year 1894  throughout the world.


1894 in film
The following is an overview of the events of 1894 in film, including a list of films released and notable births.


1894 in literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1894.


1894 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 1894.


1894 in poetry
Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).


1894 in poetry, Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:


1894 in poetry, Deaths
Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:


1894 in rail transport
This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1894.


1894 in science
The year 1894 in science and technology involved some significant events, listed below.


1894 in sports
1894 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.


1894 in the Congo Free State
The following lists events that happened during 1894 in the Congo Free State.


1894-S Barber dime
The 1894-S Barber dime is a dime produced in the United States Barber coinage. It is one of the rarest and most highly prized United States coins for collectors, along with the 1804 dollar and the 1913 Liberty Head nickel. One was sold in 2005 for $1.3 million, and another for $1.9 million in 2007. Only 24 were minted, and of those, only nine are known to survive; all nine (as was the entire mintage) were proof coins; two are heavily worn impaired proofs. In 1957, one of the latter was found in a junk coin box at Gimbels Department Store, and purchased for $2.40.


1894-S Barber dime, History
In the first half of 1894, just 24 proofs of the Barber series dimes were manufactured at the San Francisco Mint. Why only 24 of the coins were minted is unknown. The superintendent of the San Francisco Mint is said to have had them minted as gifts for some important bankers. Another theory is that the mint's annual audit showed a discrepancy of $2.40, so the dimes were struck to compensate for this. Three of the dimes were said to have been given to the superintendent's daughter, who allegedly spent one on a dish of ice cream and sold the other two in the 1950s.


1894-S Barber dime, Value
Due to the rarity of the coin and the mysteries surrounding its past, the 1894-S dime is one of the most valuable coins produced in the United States. In the late 1990s, one of the remaining 1894-S dimes was bought for $825,000. Since then they have sold for $1,035,000 in 2005; $1.3 million also in 2005; and $1.9 million in 2007. At a January 7, 2016 auction by Heritage held during the Florida United Numismatists show, the finest known example, graded Proof 66 by Professional Coin Grading Service with a green Certified Acceptance Corp. sticker, sold for $1,997,500. In August 2019, another coin was sold at a Stacks Bowers Galleries auction in Chicago, Illinois for $1,320,000. The buyer was Dell Loy Hansen, the owner of Major League Soccer team Real Salt Lake.


1894–1987 New Zealand alcohol licensing referendums
A number of referendums on alcohol licensing were held in New Zealand between 2 December 1894 and 15 August 1987. Because of their differing questions and rules, these referendums can be broken down into three time periods divided by what options were presented to voters.


1894–1987 New Zealand alcohol licensing referendums, Under the Alcoholic Liquors Sale Control Act of 1893
The Alcoholic Liquors Sale Control Act, 1893 provided that at each general election voters would decide about the alcohol licensing regime. They would choose between 'licensing': the granting of more licenses, 'reduction', where no new licenses would be granted and 'prohibition' - a total ban on alcohol sales. For the prohibition option to pass it had to receive 60% of the valid votes, and if it failed to reach this threshold its vote total would be added to 'reduction'. Under this system, 'reduction' solidly won all six referendums between 1894 and 1908.


1894–1987 New Zealand alcohol licensing referendums, Under the Licensing Amendment Acts of 1910 and 1918
The Licensing Amendment Act of 1910 changed the process above. Now voters would choose between 'licensing' and 'prohibition'. The option to permit licensing narrowly won both the 1911 and 1914 referendums held under this system. The Licensing Amendment Act of 1918 required another referendum before 30 April 1919. This referendum also stated that if prohibition was rejected, in future general elections voters would choose between 'licensing', a 'state monopoly' and 'prohibition'. In the plebiscite voters again narrowly chose licensing over prohibition, though prohibition had been winning until the votes of overseas soldiers (who were strongly in favor of licensing) were counted.


1894–1987 New Zealand alcohol licensing referendums, After the 1919 referendum
National Licensing polls were held in conjunction with every general election from 1911 to 1984, except for 1931 and 1951. In 1919 two polls were held, on 10 April 1919 and 17 December 1919.


1894–1987 New Zealand alcohol licensing referendums, After the 1919 referendum
After the failure of the 30 April 1919 referendum voters at each general election would choose between 'licensing', a 'state monopoly' and prohibition'. Because of the previous failures of prohibition in all referendums, the state monopoly and prohibition options required an absolute majority to pass, with licensing continuing unless that level was reached. In 1919, 1922 and 1925 no option reached a majority and so licensing continued by default. In 1928, licensing reached a majority of the vote for the first time. The vote share of licensing never again declined below a majority, and this option won all following referendums until the entire process was made moot by legal reforms in 1987.


1894–1987 New Zealand alcohol licensing referendums, Local option polls from 1893
From 1893 to 1946 Local Option polls were held in each electorate, although "No-Licence" required a three-fifths (60%) majority, and also that half or more of those on the roll recorded a vote or the vote would be declared "void". Temperance advocates complained that their "democratic right" in those electorates with only a simple majority was denied. As general elections were usually held in October or November, electorates did not go “dry” until the following year.


1894–1987 New Zealand alcohol licensing referendums, Local option polls from 1893
In the 1893 election Clutha went "dry", and in the 1902 election Ashburton and Mataura. In Bruce, Chalmers and Newton the poll was declared void. In 1905 election Grey Lynn, Invercargill, and Oamaru went dry.


1894–1987 New Zealand alcohol licensing referendums, Local option polls from 1893
With adjustment of electoral boundaries by the Representation Commission because of population changes this led to "repeated major dislocation to liquor licensing districts". From 1914 the Licensing Act required that where possible that no hotel should be placed in a no-licence district. In 1927 the boundary between Parnell and Auckland East was adjusted so that the Ellerslie and Alexandra Park raceways would remain in the "wet" Parnell electorate and could be granted temporary liquor licences on racedays. MP John A. Lee who lost Auckland East in the 1928 election by 37 votes blamed the adjustment for his loss.


1894–1987 New Zealand alcohol licensing referendums, Local option polls after 1987
While the national triennal poll had been abolished in 1987. local restoration polls were held in four "dry" areas in conjunction with the 1996 general election. Grey Lynn recorded a majority for local restoration; Eden, Roskill and Tawa did not. In the 1999 general election all the three remaining areas voted to "go wet".


1894–95 Aston Villa F.C. season
The 1894–95 Football League season fell in what was to be called Villa's golden era. Under George Ramsay's management committee Villa won the FA Cup for the second time.


1894–95 Aston Villa F.C. season
A league match in November 1894 against Sheffield United at Perry Barr was played in driving freezing rain. Villa's players had dry clothes available, and were given hot drinks, a courtesy apparently not extended to the visitors. The Sheffield players were worse affected, several needing treatment for exposure, and by the end of the match only six were still on the field. Villa's Jack Devey put on an overcoat, and Charlie Athersmith played under an umbrella borrowed from a spectator before collapsing in the dressing-room afterwards.


1894–95 Aston Villa F.C. season
Villa registered the biggest away win	in the League when they defeated Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–4 on 22 December 1894, and beat  Small Heath in the final of the Mayor of Birmingham's Charity Cup.


1894–95 Aston Villa F.C. season
Twenty thousand people saw Sunderland win the championship with a 2–1 scoreline and rendered  Everton's final game meaningless. As it was, Everton could only draw that game at Aston Villa 2–2, a result which would have taken the title to Sunderland regardless.


1894–95 Aston Villa F.C. season
The 1895 FA Cup Final was contested by Aston Villa and West Bromwich Albion at Crystal Palace. Aston Villa won 1–0, with Bob Chatt being credited with scoring the fastest goal in FA Cup Final history, scored after just 30 seconds. This record would stand for 114 years before being broken by Louis Saha of Everton in the 2009 FA Cup Final with a goal after 25 seconds.


1894–95 Bristol & District League
The 1894–95 season was the third in the history of the Bristol & District League, which was renamed the Western League the following season.


1894–95 Bristol & District League
Hereford Thistle were the Division One champions in their debut season, but they left the league at the end of the season. Warmley Reserves won Division Two for the second year in succession.


1894–95 Bristol & District League, Final tables, Division One
Two new clubs joined Division One for this season, increasing the number of clubs from ten to 12.


1894–95 Bristol & District League, Final tables, Division Two
Two new teams joined Division Two this season, increasing the number of clubs from ten to 11 after Trowbridge Town Reserves left.


1894–95 Bristol & District League, Final tables, Division Two
St Paul's finished as runners-up in Division Two, and were elected to Division One for the following season ahead of Warmley Reserves as Warmley's first team were already playing in the top level.


1894–95 British Home Championship
The 1894–95 British Home Championship was an international football tournament played between the British Home Nations. The competition was won by England, who like second placed Wales, did not lose a game. Wales however failed to win one either, scoring three draws and so finishing behind England. Scotland took joint second place with three points gained from a win, draw and a loss. Ireland came last with a single point garnered from their draw with Wales.


1894–95 British Home Championship
England and Ireland played the first match of the competition, the Irish suffering a 9–0 defeat in Derby to give England the immediate advantage. Ireland and Wales then played a 2–2 draw in Belfast before England and Wales drew at the Queen's Club, the only international football match ever played there. Wales finished their competition as Scotland entered it, the teams drawing in Wrexham to give Wales three points in an unbeaten tournament. Scotland beat Ireland in their second game, ending Ireland's tournament with a single point before England and Scotland, level on points, played out the decider at Goodison Park. In the event England were just too strong, easily dismissing their opponents 3–0 to win the trophy.


1894–95 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season
The 1894–95 season was Burslem Port Vale's third consecutive season of football in the English Football League. The progress of the previous season was lost, as 19 of the 30 league games ended in defeat. Only nearby Crewe Alexandra finished below the Vale, however only Walsall Town Swifts failed to gain re-election – despite finishing two points ahead of Vale. As was the case in 1892–93, the Vale found great difficulty in scoring goals, with only Crewe scoring fewer.


1894–95 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season
A season to forget, the club fared no better the following season, and lost their Football League status between 1896–1898. Their 2–2 draw at Crewe on 5 January 1895 was their final away draw until 3 December 1898, as the team fared extremely poorly on the road, losing almost all their away games.


1894–95 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Second Division
An opening day victory over Walsall Town Swifts betrayed what would be a difficult season for the "Valeites". Following the opening day they won just one of their next 21 league games, with only four of these games ending in a draw. During this streak they lost 10–0 at Notts County on 26 February 1895, after three players failed to turn up, leaving reserve players to make up the numbers. Seemingly destined for a rock bottom finish, they rallied at the season's end to win five of their last seven games. One of these victories was a 7–1 demolition of Lincoln City, with big victories also coming over Grimsby Town and Crewe Alexandra. At the end of the season the Vale were 30 points behind champions Bury, and six points off safety, but were re-elected to the league.


1894–95 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Second Division
Goalkeeper Tom Baddeley was the only ever-present throughout the season, with left-back Dick Ray missing just one game. Billy Beats, George Samuel Eccles, Meshach Dean, and Alf Wood, favourites of previous campaigns, rarely missed a match. At the end of the season Wood left for Southampton, and Ray for Manchester City. With their places filled with reserves the next season looked bleak.


1894–95 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Finances
Financially the club struggled, with attendances down due to continuing defeats, the pay rises the players had for the good work the previous season damaged the budget.


1894–95 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
For the fourth consecutive season they exited the FA Cup in the first round of qualification, for the second consecutive season they scored three goals in their defeat, this time Stourbridge scored five.


1894–95 Celtic F.C. season
During the 1894–95 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.


1894–95 Drexel Blue and Gold men's basketball team
The 1894–95 Drexel Blue and Gold men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry during the 1894–95 men's basketball season. The Blue and Gold, led by 1st year head coach John Gray, played their home games at Main Building. The 1894–95 team was the first at Drexel, and the 5th collegiate team to start up in the US. The first game of the season against Temple University was the first intercollegiate event ever played at the school.


1894–95 Dumbarton F.C. season
The 1894–95 season was the 22nd Scottish football season in which Dumbarton competed at national level, entering the Scottish Football League and the Scottish Cup. In addition Dumbarton played in the Dumbartonshire Cup.


1894–95 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, August
On 11 August Dumbarton travelled down the coast to open Somerset Park for the season and came away with a 1-1 draw.


1894–95 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, August
The first real test for the new look Dumbarton team came a week later with a visit to Ibrox in the league. Rangers ran out easy 3-0 winners, but it was not all gloom as the result may have been different but for the lack of a Dumbarton striker.


1894–95 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, September
After a free week, Dumbarton entertained Leith Athletic in the league and recorded their first win by 3-2. Leith however were not aided by an injury to one of their players requiring them to play with a man short for most of the second half.


1894–95 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, September
On 8 September it was a trip north for a league match against Dundee and after holding their own in the first half it was the home side who triumphed 3-0.


1894–95 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, September
A week later St Bernards were entertained at Boghead and after well contested game it was the visitors who left with both points after a 4-3 win.


1894–95 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, September
On 22 September, Dumbarton travelled to Paisley to play St Mirren in the league. Goal scoring was no problem but it would be their old colleague John Taylor who did the damage by scoring a hat-trick for the Saints in a second 4-3 defeat in a row.


1894–95 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, September
The run of defeats continued a week later when unbeaten league leaders  Hearts left Boghead having inflicted a crushing 4-1 defeat on the Dumbarton men.


1894–95 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, September
So at the end of September Hearts led the league with 10 points from 5 matches, followed by Rangers with the same number of points from 6 games. Dumbarton lagged at the bottom along with Leith and Third Lanark with just one win to show from 6 games.


1894–95 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, October
After a free week, Dundee came to Boghead to fulfil the return league fixture and unfortunately the result was no different with a 4-2 defeat being suffered. As in previous weeks the problem seemed to be staying power as Dumbarton led 2-1 going into the second half. In addition an injury to D Thomson required yet a further call on the 2nd XI with James Hartley being the newest recruit so far.


1894–95 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, October
The downward spiral continued on 13 October when a visit to Parkhead finished in a 6-0 thrashing from Celtic.


1894–95 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, October
And it was no different the following week where Dumbarton continued their travels, this time to Tynecastle, and suffered a 3-1 defeat to unbeaten Hearts.


1894–95 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, October
At the end of October Hearts were running away at the top of the league unbeaten with 18 points from 9 games followed by Rangers with 12 points from 8 games. Dumbarton were marooned at the bottom with 2 points to show from their 9 games.


1894–95 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, November
A home game at Boghead on 3 November against Clyde brought some hope of a return to winning ways, but things were against Dumbarton from the start as Tom McMillan was missing due to injury requiring a shuffling of the pack. As it happened his defensive skills were much missed as Clyde left with a 2-1 victory.


1894–95 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, November
The return of McMillan a week later against Third Lanark at Cathkin Park did little to stem the run of bad results and Dumbarton left having suffered a 6-3 beating. Again it was a case of holding their own until the latter stages of the game before tiring badly. It proved however to be Tom McMillan's final appearance for the club - during his ten seasons he set a record of 111 appearances in all national competitive matches.


1894–95 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, November
On 17 November Dumbarton travelled to Cappielow in a friendly against Second Division Morton. The match was evenly contested but finished in a 2-1 victory for the home side.


1894–95 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, November
A week later there was a welcome relief from the league with Dumbarton’s first tie in the Scottish Cup. However this was no walkover with the visit of Ayrshire side Galston who had already a few scalps to their name in the competition. Being his 100th appearance for Dumbarton, McLeod switched to striker with 2nd XI player, Robert Colquhoun replacing him as goalkeeper, and while his effect up front was ineffectual, Dumbarton managed to scramble a 2-1 win.


1894–95 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, November
The league at the end of November looked more and more like Hearts for the taking with 11 wins from 11 games, Rangers trailing 8 points behind, though with 2 games less played. Dumbarton sat at the bottom with their solitary win.


1894–95 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, December
The first Saturday in December saw a return to league duty and the daunting visit of Rangers to Boghead. Rangers were trying their best to keep pace with league leaders Hearts but on Dumbarton’s side was the fact that Rangers had not yet won a league match at Boghead. As it was Rangers wait would be extended for a further season with Dumbarton pulling off an incredible 1-0 victory.


1894–95 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, December
On 8 December Dumbarton carried forward their new found confidence with a friendly win at Alexandria against Vale of Leven by 3-1.


1894–95 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, December
The mini revival came to an end the following weekend with a 2-1 second round Scottish Cup defeat against King’s Park at Stirling. The task was more challenging than would have been the case with the loss of Tom McMillan and yet another 2nd XI debutant, George Jackson, taking his place in the team.


1894–95 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, December
Things went from bad to worse on 23 December when Dumbarton returned from Edinburgh having suffered a 5-0 league thrashing from St Bernards.


1894–95 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, December
On the last day of the year Dumbarton played a friendly at Tontine Park against neighbours Renton and came away with a 2-1 win.


1894–95 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, December
The league at the end of 1894 still looked like a stroll for Hearts, though having tasted defeat for the first time, they headed Rangers by 6 points with 6 games to play. Dumbarton were joined at the bottom by Leith Athletic both with 2 wins.


1894–95 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, January
The first two weekends in January saw little football due to frost, but on 19 January Dumbarton and Vale of Leven turned out to play the semi final of the county cup at Boghead. The state of the pitch was still considered unplayable by the referee, nevertheless a friendly was played which ended in a 1-1 draw.


1894–95 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, January
The weather put paid to the rest of the month.


1894–95 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, February
Whilst freezing conditions continued to play havoc with club matches, William Thomson played for the Scottish League XI against the Irish League in Belfast on 2 February – the Scots winning 4-1.


1894–95 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, March
Dumbarton returned to competitive football for the first time in over two months on 2 March but the tale of woe continued with another league defeat this time to Third Lanark at Bognead losing 4-2. Again it was a case of the Dumbarton men failing to last the pace as they held their opponents at 2-2 till late in the game.


1894–95 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, March
Another home league game was played a week later this time against Celtic and while the result was yet another defeat the scoreline of 2-0 reflected the stiff resistance put up by the home side.


1894–95 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, March
The league game against Clyde on 16 March was another of those which had marked most of the season – Dumbarton having most of the play – 1-0 up at half time – then fell away as the game went on – eventually losing 3-1.


1894–95 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, March
After a free week Dumbarton played their penultimate league match against St Mirren at Boghead on 30 March. As had been the case for most of the season Dumbarton put on agreat show in the first half and led 2-0 – but unlike the rest of the season this time they maintained their form and ran out 4-1 winners.


1894–95 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, March
So at the end of March – Hearts having long ago secured the championship, the only matter to be decided in the league was who would join Dumbarton and Leith Athletic in the bottom 3 places and be subject to the dreaded election process for relegation.


1894–95 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, April
The final league game of the season took place on 6 April against fellow strugglers Leith Athletic in Edinburgh. A win would see Dumbarton lift themselves off the bottom of the table but this would be a hard ask as not a single point had been earned away from Boghead all season. As it was the result was a 1-1 draw and both clubs finished on equal records.


1894–95 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, April
The Easter weekend was spent across the border where Dumbarton played friendlies against Arsenal on 13 April and Chatham two days later losing 5-1 and 3-2 respectively.


1894–95 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, April
On 20 April while Dumbarton had a rest weekend, neighbours Renton aimed to follow up their success ten years earlier with a win in the Scottish Cup final against St Bernards. It would a big ask of the Second Division side and it was the capital side who walked away with the cup after a close 2-1 win.


1894–95 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, April
The last game of the month saw Dumbarton entertain Vale of Leven in the semi final of the Dumbartonshire Cup and achieved a well-earned 5-0 victory.


1894–95 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, May
On 4 May Dumbarton travelled to Aberdeen to play a friendly against Orion and in an evenly contested match the home side won 3-2.


1894–95 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, May
With the county cup final fixed for the 25th, a practice match was played against junior side Dunipace which Dumbarton won comfortably 4-1.


1894–95 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, May
And so the final game of the season saw Dumbarton come up against the Scottish Cup runners up Renton for ownership of the county cup and it was Dumbarton who kept a tight grip on the trophy for the seventh year in a row with a 2-1 win.


1894–95 Dumbarton F.C. season, Story of the Season, June
The season ended on a positive note as Dumbarton retained their First Division status in the league elections on 3 June – results were as follows:


1894–95 Dumbarton F.C. season, Player statistics
At the start of their second 'professional' season, Dumbarton were struck immediately by mass desertions not only across the border but to fellow league clubs who could afford to pay more for talented players. So before season 1894-95 has started, Dumbarton had lost the services of Billy Andrews to Bolton Wanderers, Lawrence Bell to Third Lanark, Bob Ferrier to Sheffield Wednesday, Alf Smith to Third Lanark, John Taylor to St Mirren and Albert Saunderson to Stoke.


1894–95 Dumbarton F.C. season, Player statistics
So at the start of the season the first XI started out with a number of new faces, and coming into the team were Tom Keir (full back); Hugh Craig (right wing); William Forsyth and William Boyle (centre forwards) and James Gracie (left wing) all promoted from the second XI.


1894–95 Dumbarton F.C. season, Reserve team
Dumbarton lost in the first round of the Scottish Second XI Cup to Queen's Park.


1894–95 Dundee F.C. season
The 1894–95 season was the second season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in Division One, finishing 8th place for the 2nd consecutive season. Dundee would also compete in the Scottish Cup for the first time in their history, making it to the semi-finals of the competition.


1894–95 Eastville Rovers F.C. season
The 1894–95 season was the twelfth to be played by the team now known as Bristol Rovers, and their eleventh playing under the name Eastville Rovers. The first team played its third season in the first division of the Bristol & District League (now known as the Western Football League), while the reserves competed in the second division of the same competition for the second time. The season was notable for having the first modern Bristol derby when Bristol South End, who later became Bristol City, hosted Eastville Rovers on 22 September.


1894–95 Eastville Rovers F.C. season, Season review
The 1894–95 season began with the announcements that H. McBain would replace F.A. Yates as club captain, and that the team would move to a new ground on the opposite side of Ridgeway Road from their home the previous season in Ridgeway. Following a lacklustre campaign the previous season, where both the first team and the reserves finished just one place off the bottom of their divisions, the 1894–94 campaign was one of consolidation. The first team would eventually end the year in a mid-table position, while the reserves finished in 7th place out of 11.


1894–95 Eastville Rovers F.C. season, Season review
A large growth in the number of spectators watching their games was noted by the Bristol Mercury in October, with crowds of several hundred regularly watching the first team this season. In previous years their attendances had been as low as a few dozen.


1894–95 Eastville Rovers F.C. season, Match results, Bristol & District League, Division Two
Note: Three results were given against Warmley Reserves in the press over the course of the season. It's possible that one of these was a friendly match, or that the result of one of these ties was overturned and the game re-played.


1894–95 Eastville Rovers F.C. season, Match results, Gloucestershire Senior Challenge Cup
After receiving a bye in the first round thanks to them reaching the final the previous season, Eastville Rovers were eliminated from the cup at the quarter-final stage. They were drawn to play Mangotsfield at home in a game that was played in a snowstorm and Mangotsfield prevailed 5–3. This was in spite of the fact Mangotsfield were reduced to ten men during the first half when their captain, Brain, suffered a broken collarbone.


1894–95 Eastville Rovers F.C. season, Statistics, Cumulative record
The total cumulative record of Eastville Rovers up to the end of the 1894–95 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 previous season. Friendly matches are not included in this table, and games held at neutral venues are considered to have been played away from home.


1894–95 Everton F.C. season
In the 1894–95 season, the English football team Everton F.C. finished second in the 1894–95 Football League. It was the team's best result since winning the League in 1891. Everton reached the quarterfinals of the F.A. Challenge Cup where they lost to Sheffield Wednesday F.C.


1894–95 Everton F.C. season, Regular Football League First team
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1894–95 Everton F.C. season, Regular Football League First team
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1894–95 Everton F.C. season, Other members of the first team squad
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1894–95 Everton F.C. season, Other members of the first team squad
Bob Howarth was the biggest name to leave Goodison Park during the summer as he returned to Preston North End. This gave Charlie Parry the chance to win back the left back shirt that he had lost when Howarth had arrived two years earlier. Reserve goalkeepers, John Whitehead and David Jardine both moved on, to Liverpool and Nelson respectively to seemingly cement Richard Williams' place between the posts. Two other fringe players, defender, Billy Lindsay and half back, Jack Walker left in search of regular first team football at Grimsby and Ardwick respectively. The only major inclusion to the first team squad was the signing of Tom McInnes from Scottish side Third Lanark. He instantly slotted into the inside right birth while Jack Bell moved out to outside left with Alf Milward making way.


1894–95 Everton F.C. season, Other members of the first team squad
Everton got off to a flying start when winning all their opening eight games and talk of the title coming to Goodison Park was high by the time of the ninth game at Blackburn. It was here that Jack Southworth suffered a leg injury that ended his career and without him Everton's air of invincibility slipped. Blackburn came from behind to beat the ten men and Everton then suffered a string of draws before returning to winning ways.


1894–95 Everton F.C. season, Other members of the first team squad
Fred Geary took over at centre forward but yet again found himself losing the berth as Abe Hartley proved more potent in front of goal. Despite having seen off two rivals, Richard Williams' place in goal remained one that the selectors aimed to rectify. Reserves William Sutton and Tom Cain each got their chance but both were considered unworthy, which saw the board spend £150 to bring 'Happy' Jack Hillman from Burnley with Williams leaving to join Luton. Hillman was established as the regular keeper by the end of the season.


1894–95 Everton F.C. season, Other members of the first team squad
Despite the loss of Southworth, Everton maintained a strong title challenge and topped the table throughout the remainder of 1894 before dropping to third after a defeat by Wednesday on New Year's Day 1895. Everton never regained top spot and their failure to win the title was put down to their failing to win any of their final three games when victories would have seen them crowned champions. The first of the trio of games was a shock 2–3 reverse against Derby when a draw would have been enough to take them top. It was the penultimate game that proved crucial however.


1894–95 Everton F.C. season, Other members of the first team squad
The destiny of the title was still in Everton's hands going into the final two games but their opponents in the first of those two games were title rivals Sunderland at Newcastle Road in what was effectively a title decider. This was Sunderland's final game and they needed only to draw to clinch the title for themselves. Twenty thousand people saw Sunderland win the match and the championship with a 2–1 scoreline and rendered Everton's final game meaningless. As it was, Everton could only draw that game at Aston Villa 2–2, a result which would have taken the title to Sunderland regardless.


1894–95 Everton F.C. season, Other members of the first team squad
Everton's best season since being crowned champions in 1891 was viewed on Merseyside as a huge disappointment as everyone connected with the club felt that the title had been theirs to win and instead had been gift wrapped for a Sunderland side who, while deserving champions, seemed flattered by their five-point margin of victory. In addition Sunderland had taken three of the four points on offer from their encounters with Everton that season, making claims by Evertonians that the better side had finished second ring a little hollow.


1894–95 FA Cup
The 1894–95 FA Cup was the 24th season of the world's oldest association football competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup (more usually known as the FA Cup). The cup was won by Aston Villa, who defeated West Bromwich Albion 1–0 in the final of the competition, played at Crystal Palace in London. This was Villa's second victory in the FA Cup.


1894–95 FA Cup
The Trophy was stolen from a display in the shop window of W. Shillcock (a football fitter) in Newton Row, Birmingham, after the Final and never recovered despite a £10 reward. According to the Police, it was taken sometime between 21:30 on Wednesday 11 September and 7:30 the following morning, along with cash from a drawer. The cup was replaced by a copy of the original, made by Howard Vaughton, the former Aston Villa player and England international, who had opened a silversmith's business after his retirement from the game.


1894–95 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. 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 at neutral venues 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.


1894–95 FA Cup, Calendar
The format of the FA Cup for the season had a preliminary round, four qualifying rounds, three proper rounds, and the semi-finals and final.


1894–95 FA Cup, First Round Proper
The First Round Proper contained sixteen ties between 32 teams. The 16 First Division sides were given a bye to this round, as were Notts County, Darwen, Bury, Newcastle United, Newton Heath and Woolwich Arsenal from the Second Division. The other Second Division sides were entered into the First Round Qualifying, with the exceptions of Burton Swifts, who started in the Second Round Qualifying, and Manchester City, who played no part in the season's competition. Of the qualifying League sides, only Burton Wanderers and Leicester Fosse qualified to the FA Cup Proper. Eight non-league sides also qualified.


1894–95 FA Cup, First Round Proper
The matches were played on Saturday, 2 February 1895. One match was drawn, with the replay taking place in the following midweek fixture. The Barnsley St Peter's – Liverpool game was voided following a dispute over extra time being played. The match was replayed nine days later, resulting in a 4–0 win to Liverpool.


1894–95 FA Cup, Second Round Proper
The eight Second Round matches were scheduled for Saturday, 16 February 1895. There were two replays, played in the following midweek fixture.


1894–95 FA Cup, Third Round Proper
The four Third Round matches were scheduled for Saturday, 2 March 1895. There were no replays.


1894–95 FA Cup, Semi-Finals
The semi-final matches were both played on Saturday, 16 March 1895. Aston Villa and West Bromwich Albion went on to meet in the final at Crystal Palace.


1894–95 FA Cup, Final
The Final was contested by Aston Villa and West Bromwich Albion at Crystal Palace. Aston Villa won 1–0, with Bob Chatt being credited with scoring the fastest goal in FA Cup Final history, scored after just 30 seconds. Devey found Hodgetts, whose cross was laid off by Athersmith to Chatt, whose half volley took a deflection.


1894–95 FC Basel season
The FC Basel 1894–95 season was their second season, as the club's foundation was on 15 November 1893. Roland Geldner was the club's first chairman remained as chairman. FC Basel played their home games in the Landhof, in the Wettstein neighborhood of Kleinbasel (lesser Basel). The Swiss national championships had not yet been called to into life.


1894–95 FC Basel season, Overview
Ferdinand Isler was selected as team captain, he was responsible for leading the team trainings and choosing the player line-ups. During the summer the players of FC Basel attended the  RTV/Realschüler-Turnverein (secondary school student gymnastics club) football training sessions to prepare for their first meeting with the then already prestigious Grasshopper Club Zürich. Gymnastics teacher Adolf Glaz, who had founded the RTV, had introduced his students to the new football game in 1893.


1894–95 FC Basel season, Overview
On 21 October 1894 Basel played their first game in the city on the Limmat, which was very positively commentated by GC in the local newspaper: It really deserves credit for the fact that they dare to travel so far, despite their short existence. Our colleagues in Basel have the same principles as we do. They find that one can only learn the game properly through playing many matches and possibly suffering defeats. Therefore, we pay the highest appreciation to the young club, that has to make significant sacrifices in order to achieve this aim.


1894–95 FC Basel season, Overview
Despite all expressions of respect, the game on the Zurich swamp-like undergroun ended with a 0–4 defeat for Basel. After the heated fight between the two teams, the guests were entertained and then accompanied by the hosts to an evening drink and finally to the train station. Because of this, the FCB players looked forward to the return match against GC two weeks later. Over a dozen members gathered at the train station in Basel to accompany the guests through the city and to have a "morning pint" before the match.


1894–95 FC Basel season, Overview
The spectators were shown an attractive game, which FCB only lost 0–4, they had improved compared to the first leg. It was noteworthy that Basel put the ball in the opponents goal twice before half time, but the both goals fell from an offside position. As in Zürich two weeks earlier, in Basel too, after the game they treated themselves to a dinner and the opponents were also accompanied back to the train station.


1894–95 FC Basel season, Overview
For this season club organised ten friendly matches for their first team. The first was a match against FC Gymnasia (from the Greek "gymnasion": place of physical training) a team formed by gymnasts and junior high school students and in 1884 the first football was purchased for their gymnastics lessons. Before and between the two games against Grasshopper Club, Basel played two games against RTV. These were their second and third comparisons and they were all quite rough fights. In the autumn Basel were hosts to FC Excelsior Zürich, the second well established club from Zürich.


1894–95 FC Basel season, Overview
The return match was played during the spring and attracted over 2,000 spectators, a respectable number because at that time the city that had about 70,000 inhabitants. They were also hosts to locals Buckjumpers Club Basel, another club formed by gymnastic and high school students, and were hosts to French team FC Mulhouse, who were to become a regular friendly opponent in the next few years.


1894–95 FC Basel season, Overview
Another team to guest in Basel was the German team Karlsruher FC Kickers. The Kickers had played against the FC Old Boys Basel that morning and won 10–0. The Karlsruher FC Kickers competed with only four of their own players, the remaining seven were players from three other Karlsruhe clubs, so it was actually a Karlsruhe selection. An explanation to this is, among the oldest football clubs in Karlsruhe were the International Football Club (1889), who later merged with the Karlsruher FV (1891) and the FC Karlsruher Kickers (1893). These later merged with the Karlsruher FC Phönix (1894) and these tams were all predecessor clubs of today's Karlsruher SC.


1894–95 FC Basel season, Overview
In May there was a game against Abstinenten-Fussballclub Patria Basel and the first game against newly formed FC Old Boys Basel.


1894–95 FC Basel season, Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1894–95 FC Basel season, Notes, Sources
(NB: Despite all efforts, the editors of these books and the authors in "Basler Fussballarchiv" have failed to be able to identify all the players, their date and place of birth or date and place of death, who played in the games during the early years of FC Basel.)


1894–95 Football League
The 1894–95 season was the seventh season of The Football League.


1894–95 Football League
During the first five seasons of the league the re-election process had concerned the clubs which finished in the bottom four of the league, but as of the 1894–95 season the re-election requirement was reduced to the last three clubs in Division Two.


1894–95 Football League
However, as Lincoln City (fourth from last) and Walsall Town Swifts (third from last) both finished with 20 points, they were both subjected to the re-election process, and Walsall eventually resigned from the league. After this, and until the 1976–77 season, goal average (explained below) was used to determine a club's exact position and there were no more anomalies in the re-election processes.


1894–95 Football League
Goal average was calculated by dividing the goals scored with goals conceded, and would more appropriately be called goal ratio. 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.


1894–95 Football League, League standings
The tables below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at  website and in Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79, with home and away statistics separated.


1894–95 Football League, League standings
Match results are drawn from  website and Rothmans for the First Division and from Rothmans for the Second Division.


1894–95 Football League, Test matches
The Football League test matches were a set of play-offs, in which the bottom First Division teams faced the top Second Division teams. The First Division teams, if coming out as winners, would retain their places in the division. If a Second Division team won, it would be considered for First Division membership through an election process. Losing Second Division teams would stay in the Second Division.


1894–95 Football League, Test matches
As a result of these matches, Bury, Derby County and Stoke were placed in the First Division the following season, while Liverpool, Notts County and Newton Heath went into the Second Division.


1894–95 Football Tournament, Overview
It was contested by 3 teams, and Akademisk Boldklub won the championship.


1894–95 French Rugby Union Championship
The 1894–95 French Rugby Union Championship was won by Stade Français that defeated the Olympique in the final.


1894–95 French Rugby Union Championship
The tournament was played by four clubs from Paris : Stade Français, Racing, Cosmopolitan Club et Olympique.


1894–95 French Rugby Union Championship
The first two of the pool were admitted to the final .


1894–95 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
During the 1894–95 season Hearts competed in the Scottish First Division, the Scottish Cup and the East of Scotland Shield.


1894–95 Hibernian F.C. season
During the 1894–95 season Hibernian, a football club based in Edinburgh, finished first out of 10 clubs in the Scottish Second Division.


1894–95 Irish League
The Irish League in season 1894–95 comprised 4 teams, and Linfield won the championship.


1894–95 Kent Football League
The 1894-95 season was the 1st in the history of the Kent League. Chatham were champions.


1894–95 Liverpool F.C. season
The 1894–95 season was the third season in Liverpool F.C. 's existence, and was their second year in The Football League, in which they competed in the First Division for the first time. The season covers the period from 1 July 1894 to 30 June 1895.


1894–95 Liverpool F.C. season, Test Match 1895
Liverpool lost 1-0 to Bury on 27 April and were relegated back to the second division.


1894–95 Manchester City F.C. season
The 1894–95 season was Manchester City F.C. 's fourth season of league football and third season in the Football League.


1894–95 Manchester City F.C. season
In their first season after Ardwick A.F.C. 's reformation as Manchester City, the team fared somewhat better than in their previous season, including recording a record league score of 11-3 at home against Lincoln City, though in this season City for the only time in their history declined to enter the FA Cup (the following season they entered but chose to withdraw later).


1894–95 Manchester City F.C. season
The season also marks the first season with club legend Billy Meredith on the teamsheet - arguably City's first (chronologically) player of legendary status, and was the first season in which a player scored more than ten goals over the course of one season, partially because of the increasing size of the Football League's Second Division.


1894–95 Netherlands Football League Championship
The Netherlands Football League Championship 1894–1895 was contested by six teams from the cities Amsterdam, The Hague, Haarlem, Rotterdam and Wageningen. 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. This was also the reason that Go Ahead Wageningen participated, as they would later play in the eastern division. Koninklijke HFC won the championship.


1894–95 New Brompton F.C. season
The 1894–95 season was the first season in which football club New Brompton F.C. (later renamed Gillingham F.C.) competed in a league competition. The club had been formed a year earlier but had played only friendlies and ties in the qualifying rounds of the FA Cup and FA Amateur Cup in the previous season. In May 1894, however, the club was accepted into membership of the newly formed Southern League and played its first league match on 15 September 1894 against Sheppey United. New Brompton dominated Division Two of the new league, winning all bar one of its matches, and win on to clinch promotion to Division One by winning an end-of-season "test match". The club also entered the FA Cup for the second time but could only reach the third qualifying round.


1894–95 New Brompton F.C. season, Southern League
In May 1894 New Brompton joined the Southern League, a new league formed by the leading clubs in the South of England at a time when the Football League included only teams from the Midlands and North of the country. The club, which switched from amateur to professional status upon being accepted into the league, was placed in Division Two because it was one of the last to be invited to join the league and all the places in Division One had already been allocated. Two other Kent clubs, Bromley and Sheppey United, were also in the division, and New Brompton's first fixture was away to Sheppey on 15 September 1894. In front of a crowd of approximately 3,000 fans New Brompton emerged victorious by a score of 6–0, David Hutcheson scoring a hat-trick.


1894–95 New Brompton F.C. season, Southern League
The team followed the success of their first match with a further seven consecutive victories, in which 32 goals were scored and only five conceded, before the only defeat of the season came on 9 March 1895 with a 3–1 defeat at home to Bromley. Two weeks later New Brompton gained their revenge with a 3–2 win at Bromley's ground, and followed this up with victories on consecutive days over Old St Stephen's and Chesham, in which the team scored a total of 15 goals without reply.


1894–95 New Brompton F.C. season, Southern League
This left the team with a final record of eleven wins and one defeat from twelve matches. The top goalscorer for the season was Arthur Rule, who scored nine times in the final three matches of the season to finish with a total of 18 goals in just nine matches. After the 1894–95 season he never played for New Brompton again, and details of his subsequent career are unknown.


1894–95 New Brompton F.C. season, Southern League
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; Pts = Points


1894–95 New Brompton F.C. season, Southern League, Test match
At this time automatic promotion and relegation was not in place and the club was required to play a "test match" against Swindon Town, who had finished bottom of Division One. The match was played at a neutral venue in Caversham, near Reading, and New Brompton won 5–1 to gain promotion to the higher division.


1894–95 New Brompton F.C. season, FA Cup
New Brompton entered the FA Cup at the second qualifying round, defeating Chatham of the Southern League Division One before a club record crowd of approximately 8,000 fans. The club was then eliminated by another Division One team, Millwall Athletic, in the third qualifying round.


1894–95 New Brompton F.C. season, Squad statistics
The club used 18 players during the course of the season, with only two, H. Buckland and A. Meager, playing in all 15 of the team's competitive matches.


1894–95 Newcastle United F.C. season
The 1894–95 season was Newcastle United's second season in the Second Division of The Football League. Newcastle suffered their record defeat in the final game of the season, a 0–9 loss against Burton Wanderers.


1894–95 Newton Heath F.C. season
The 1894–95 season was Newton Heath's third season in the Football League and their first outside the top flight. They finished third in the Second Division, earning the right to play in a Test match against Stoke City in order to regain their top-flight status. They lost the match, which was played at Vale Park, Burslem, 3–0 and remained in the Second Division. In the FA Cup, the Heathens were knocked out in the First Round after losing 3–2 to Stoke City.


1894–95 Newton Heath F.C. season
A league match against Walsall Town Swifts was played on 9 March, with Newton Heath winning 14–0. However, Walsall had complained about the state of the pitch before the game, and an extra layer of sand was added prior to kick-off. Walsall's protest was upheld by The Football League, the result was nullified and the match was replayed on 9 April; Newton Heath won the replay 9–0.


1894–95 Newton Heath F.C. season
The club also entered teams in the Lancashire and Manchester Senior Cups in 1894–95, but were knocked out in the first round of both competitions. As in the previous season, a Newton Heath team also competed in the Lancashire Palatine League, along with Bury and Liverpool. They beat Liverpool at home, but drew at Anfield and lost both matches against Bury. It was to be Newton Heath's last entry in the Palatine League.


1894–95 Northern Football League
The 1894–95 Northern Football League season was the sixth in the history of the Northern Football League, a football competition in Northern England.


1894–95 Northern Football League, Clubs
The league featured 8 clubs which competed in the last season, along with two new clubs:


1894–95 Ottawa Hockey Club season
The 1895 Ottawa Hockey Club season was the club's tenth season of play. After qualifying for the final championship match in 1894, the club placed second in the league.


1894–95 Ottawa Hockey Club season, Team business
Former player and Stanley Cup trustee P. D. Ross was elected president of the Hockey Club for the season.


1894–95 Ottawa Hockey Club season, Pre-season
Ottawa played four pre-season games, on December 27, 1894, at home against Montreal HC, winning 5–1. Chauncy Kirby would play goal for Ottawa. The clubs played a rematch exhibition in Montreal on December 30. In this game, spirits were high in the Victoria Skating Rink as the crowd rushed onto the ice after Ottawa tied the game 2–2. Captain Young would order Ottawa off the ice and the game did not resume.


1894–95 Ottawa Hockey Club season, Pre-season
A team composed of American collegiate players visited Ottawa for a two-game series at the start of January. The first game, on January 2, 1895, was played under American rules (with a ball, and the positions titled goal, quarterback and three forwards) and was won by the Americans 5–3. The second game was played under Canadian rules and was won by Ottawa 15–1.


1894–95 Ottawa Hockey Club season, Season
Ottawa entered the season without a regular goalie as a replacement for Albert Morel was needed. New player Fred Chittick would win the job, but the club would not keep pace with Montreal Victorias and finished second.


1894–95 Ottawa Hockey Club season, Season, Highlights
A game involving Quebec was noteworthy, on February 23 against Ottawa, won by Ottawa 3–2. The game, played at Quebec, was very rough and the crowd became hostile towards the visitors. At the end of the match, the crowd pursued referee Hamilton and Umpire Findlay as they left the arena, and dragged them back to force them to declare the game a draw. Police were called to break up the demonstration. Subsequent to the match, the AHAC decided to suspend the Quebec hockey club for the rest of the season.


1894–95 Ottawa Hockey Club season, Season, Final Standing
†† Quebec team suspended after attack on officials after game of February 23.


1894–95 Rangers F.C. season
The 1894–95 season is the 21st season of competitive football by Rangers.


1894–95 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
Rangers played a total of 19 competitive matches during the 1894–95 season. They finished third in the Scottish League Division One, behind Celtic and winners Heart of Midlothian, with a record of 10 wins from 18 matches.


1894–95 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
The club ended the season without the Scottish Cup. They were knocked out of the first round by Heart of Midlothian, losing 2–1 at home.


1894–95 Rugby Union County Championship
The 1894–95 Rugby Union County Championship was the seventh edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time.


1894–95 Rugby Union County Championship
Yorkshire won the competition for the sixth time, defeating Cumberland in the decisive tie of the Championship Series.


1894–95 Scottish Cup
The 1894–95 Scottish Cup was the 22nd season of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by St Bernard's when they beat Renton 2-1 in the final.


1894–95 Scottish Districts season
The 1894–95 Scottish Districts season is a record of all the rugby union matches for Scotland's district teams.


1894–95 Scottish Districts season, History
The scoring was tweaked again this season, to give greater emphasis on try-scoring. A 'goal' - a try and conversion - remained 5 points; but the try was now greater value than the conversion (3pts to 2pts).


1894–95 Scottish Districts season, History
Glasgow District beat Edinburgh District in the Inter-City match. The gate money was estimated at £150. The Scottish Referee noted that it was unfortunate that Glasgow District's and West of Scotland FC's player Charles Nicholl was not eligible for Scotland.


1894–95 Scottish Districts season, History
The North of Scotland v South of Scotland match was called off due to the frost.


1894–95 Scottish Division One
The 1894–95 Scottish Division One season was won by Heart of Midlothian by five points over nearest rival Celtic.


1894–95 Scottish Division Two
The 1894–95 Scottish Division Two was won by Hibernian, with Cowlairs finishing bottom.


1894–95 Scottish Football League, Overview
Hibernian topped the Scottish Division Two for the second successive year. Renton failed to show for their fixture at Dundee Wanderers, hence only 17 games played for both clubs. Dundee Wanderers were awarded the two points for the game.


1894–95 Sheffield Shield season
The 1894–95 Sheffield Shield season was the third season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Victoria won the championship.


1894–95 Small Heath F.C. season
The 1894–95 season was the 14th season of competitive association football and third season in the Football League played by Small Heath F.C., an English football club based in Birmingham. In 1893–94, Small Heath finished in second place in the divisional championship and gained promotion by defeating Darwen 3–1 in a test match. The club had struggled financially during the season, and there were suggestions that it might have disbanded had promotion not been secured. In their first season in the First Division, they finished in 12th place in the 16-team division, thus avoiding the possibility of relegation via the test matches.


1894–95 Small Heath F.C. season
Small Heath entered the 1894–95 FA Cup at the first round proper, and for the second consecutive year lost in that round to the eventual losing finalists, who this season were West Bromwich Albion. In local competitions, they were eliminated in the semi-final of the Birmingham Senior Cup, also by West Bromwich Albion, and lost to Aston Villa in the final of the Mayor of Birmingham's Charity Cup. The committee opted not to compete in the United Counties League, a supplementary competition.


1894–95 Small Heath F.C. season
Twenty-one different players represented the club in nationally organised competitive matches during the season and there were nine different goalscorers. Two players, Bill Purves and – for the third consecutive season – Billy Ollis, appeared in every League match, and none of the first-choice eleven missed more than four League matches. The top scorer, for the second year running, was inside-forward Frank Mobley with 13 goals. The match against Sunderland attracted a crowd estimated at 15,000, around double the highest attendance from previous years.


1894–95 Small Heath F.C. season, Background
Having won the inaugural Second Division title in 1892–93 but missed out on promotion via the test match system, in 1893–94 they finished second in the division and were promoted to the First Division by defeating Darwen 3–1 in the test match. The club had been in financial difficulty during the season, and the Birmingham Daily Post speculated that failure in the test match "would in all probability have meant the disbanding of the club". The accounts showed income of £1,816 and expenditure of £2,039, a deficit of £222 on the year. Nevertheless, in preparation for the new season, the club began work on a grandstand and relaid the pitch.


1894–95 Small Heath F.C. season, Background
All the regular first-choice players signed on again for the new campaign, apart from goalkeeper George Hollis. Of the less regular team members, Bernard Pumfrey left for Midland League club Gainsborough Trinity, William Reynolds and Gilbert Smith were released to join Birmingham & District League club Berwick Rangers, and Chris Charsley retired from League football to concentrate on his police career. Small Heath signed the former Sunderland full back Jack Oliver, whom they had failed to recruit earlier in the season, and forward Charlie Letherbarrow from Walsall, but those were the only major signings.


1894–95 Small Heath F.C. season, Background
The squad was boosted by players from local football, who included Alec Leake, Bill Lewis and a young Billy Pratt. Alfred Jones continued as secretary-manager, and Caesar Jenkyns retained the captaincy. There were no changes to the team's kit of light blue shirts with navy collar trim, cuffs and pocket, white knickerbockers and navy socks.


1894–95 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, September–October
Small Heath's First Division campaign began on Saturday 1 September with a visit to local rivals and League champions Aston Villa, which turned out rather closer than predicted. Jack Hallam opened the scoring from a Tommy Hands cross with the first League goal of the season, "for the match was started punctually, and it would have been a sheer impossibility to score faster than the Small Heath player did." Villa equalised some 20 minutes later, took the lead immediately afterwards, and retained that lead to the end. The Birmingham Daily Post picked out Hallam and Caesar Jenkyns for praise, was disappointed by Fred Wheldon, "usually the bright particular star of the front rank", and suggested that Jack Oliver would be a success "when he has lost a little superfluous flesh".


1894–95 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, September–October
On the Sunday, Jenkyns was involved in an incident after he and an acquaintance staked a quart of beer on a bicycle race. Solihull Police Court later heard how, after Jenkyns lost the race, he knocked his opponent off his bicycle, hit another man, and returned to the public house where he struck a third man in the face. He was convicted on three counts of assault, and fined 20s plus costs on each count. In the following day's visit to Everton, Small Heath had Oliver and Charles Partridge to thank for the score being restricted to 5–0.


1894–95 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, September–October
The new grandstand was open for the first home match of the season, against Bolton Wanderers, and those spectators not distracted by the visit to the city of the Duke and Duchess of York (the future George V and Queen Mary) saw a much improved performance from the forwards that produced a 2–1 win with goals from Frank Mobley and Wheldon. The visit to Wolverhampton Wanderers ended in defeat by the same score. Oliver conceded a penalty kick for a foul on Charlie Reynolds, Wheldon equalised before half-time, and Wolverhampton regained the lead straight after the interval.


1894–95 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, September–October
"The surprise of Saturday's football" came when a late goal from Hands was enough to beat Preston North End, though there was a suggestion in the press that the team would do well to moderate their tactics, which "were not of the gentlest". For Preston's visit to Coventry Road the following weekend, the club applied for a licence to sell alcohol within the ground, as it was the only First Division club without such a licence. The application was refused, the licensing magistrate "remarking that if the public wanted drink they could go outside to get it."


1894–95 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, September–October
The Leicester Chronicle suspected that "it will be a long time, perhaps, before we have another match so keenly contested". The visitors scored early on, but Small Heath's shoot-on-sight policy produced goals for Hands, after a clash with Mobley left Preston goalkeeper James Trainer on the floor, and for Wheldon, before Edward Brueton, deputising in goal for the injured Partridge, let in a soft goal just before half-time. The second half brought "more finesse and less vigour" from the home side, but Preston grew stronger, took the lead, and Small Heath "appeared to be done with".


1894–95 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, September–October
Then Trainer could only turn Mobley's lob in off the post, the same player gave his side the lead, but "before the Small Heath contingent had finished congratulating one another", "North End charging down the field finely from the centre kick scored again before the whistle sounded" to make the final score 4–4. Match receipts totalled nearly £250, a ground record.


1894–95 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, September–October
After Wolverhampton Wanderers took a three-goal lead at Coventry Road, the Daily Post suggested that Caesar Jenkyns must have spent the interval "exhorting his men to make a famous effort", for "they responded nobly to his appeal". Adopting a strategy of all-out attack, running the ball upfield at full speed before crossing to as many of the forwards as could converge on goal, they scored four times in 25 minutes to demoralise the opposition and win the match. The quality of Hands' movement and crosses was singled out for particular praise.


1894–95 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, September–October
Small Heath then played West Bromwich Albion in a benefit match for Fred Wheldon, who had first played for the club on trial in 1890, and since signing, before the 1890–91 season, had not missed a game in League or FA Cup. Hands and triallist goalkeeper Charlie Williams of Swindon Town were injured during the game, and unfortunately for the beneficiary, only 2,000 spectators turned up.


1894–95 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, September–October
A creditable performance in a losing cause at Burnley, marred only by the forwards' lack of composure in front of goal, was followed by the visit of Aston Villa. Bob Gordon scored early, but thereafter was marked out of the game by Jenkyns. Villa had the better of the first half but Wheldon tied the scores from a penalty kick just before half-time; just after, the home side took the lead with "a determined and characteristic rush", but Dennis Hodgetts equalised, again from a penalty.


1894–95 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, September–October
The defences, Partridge and Jenkyns for Small Heath and the Villa backs in particular, had the best of the remaining time, and the match was drawn. After only four games, gate receipts, including the £450 paid by that day's 14,600 spectators, already amounted to half that of the preceding season. Small Heath finished October with a 2–2 draw on a waterlogged pitch at Stoke which left them in ninth place in the League.


1894–95 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, November–December
Three goals behind in the first 20 minutes, Small Heath had fought back to level terms when a powerful shot from Everton's Alex Latta was given as a goal, despite having gone well wide, the referee believing it had passed through a hole in the net. William McGregor, former president of the League, suggested that it "was the worst decision he had seen since the establishment of the goal-nets", and Latta himself agreed that the ball had gone wide.


1894–95 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, November–December
The crowd were unimpressed – "ironical shouts of 'Goal' were the reception of any shots by Everton, of good or bad quality, that followed" – until with ten minutes left, Jenkyns tied the scores with a header from a free kick. While confirming that the result had to stand, the League appointed a committee to look into the circumstances of the phantom goal, and issued an instruction to referees to "inspect and observe the condition" of goalnets before each match in the future.


1894–95 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, November–December
In contrast, Small Heath put on "a very indifferent display" in losing 4–1 at West Bromwich Albion. They scored twice, very much against the run of play, to come back from 2–0 down to beat Stoke 4–2, and their good fortune continued at Bolton Wanderers. The home goalscorer, Alex Paton, left the field injured before half-time, goalkeeper John Willie Sutcliffe was insistent that Jack Hallam's equaliser had been punched into the goal – Hallam was equally insistent that it had not – and after Wheldon scored Small Heath's winner, the referee ended the game a few minutes early. Bolton applied to the League for the match to be replayed because of the short time – the referee admitted to having ended the game 2½ minutes early, though not the 5 alleged by Bolton – but the result stood.


1894–95 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, November–December
Unusually, Small Heath led at half-time at home to Sheffield United. Charlie Letherbarrow, in only his second appearance for the club, scored after ten minutes and again approaching the interval to regain the lead. Between the two legitimate scores, he hit a swerving shot which looped up off the chest of goalkeeper William Foulke and into the net, but the referee judged that the ball had been played in from behind the goal-line.


1894–95 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, November–December
In the second half, Wheldon converted a penalty kick when Foulke pushed Hallam out of the way as he attempted to reach a cross from Tommy Hands, and Letherbarrow completed his hat-trick as Small Heath won 4–1. Jack Oliver received a good reception when he returned to his former club – Small Heath were introduced as "Oliver's team" – but Sunderland took no pity, winning 7–1. At Liverpool, an exciting game produced a 3–1 defeat.


1894–95 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, November–December
The three home forwards worked as one, putting extra pressure on the centre of the visiting midfield, and the defence was unable to hold them out. The game was rough at times, Liverpool's Joe McQue attracting particular attention because of an incident in the corresponding match the previous season when Caesar Jenkyns was sent off for his violent reaction to McQue kicking Frank Mobley in the abdomen.


1894–95 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, November–December
Playing a close-passing game that made them better able to cope with the high winds and blizzards that had caused the postponement of several League matches, Nottingham Forest earned themselves a Christmas bonus of 10s a man for inflicting Small Heath's first home defeat of the season. Boxing Day produced a 2–0 defeat to a Sheffield Wednesday team playing a better all-round game, and the next day, Small Heath beat a touring Scottish Borderers side 11–1.


1894–95 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, November–December
Injury deprived Small Heath of four regular first-team players for the last game of the year, at home to Liverpool, and both Tilson Pritchard and Ernie Moore made their debuts at full-back. Jenkyns moved back to play behind the other half-backs to protect the understandably nervous reserves, and once the nerves wore off, Pritchard in particular "could scarcely be improved upon." Mobley opened the scoring in the first half, and with the wind behind them in the second half, Small Heath won 3–0 to go into the new year in 10th place in the League.


1894–95 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, January–February
On a hard pitch in very cold weather, Small Heath had already conceded twice at Blackburn Rovers before Billy Ollis was injured midway through the first half and played no further part. The visitors put up a fight, but the numerical disadvantage was too much for them and the final score of 9–1 remains the club's joint-record losing margin. With no competitive fixture scheduled for the next two weeks, the club undertook a tour. Their opening match, in Plymouth, was the first visit of a professional club to the south-west of England.


1894–95 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, January–February
The Home Park club had ambitions to bring professional league football to the region, and in front of a crowd of 4,000 their team performed well before conceding three second-half goals. Small Heath's tour ended with a 2–1 defeat at Manchester City, and they returned to a celebratory dinner in honour of the club's promotion to the First Division. The chairman presented medals to the players, congratulated them on their showing thus far, and proposed a toast to their health, in the hope that a full-strength team might be available by the next League match in ten days time.


1894–95 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, January–February
In a "remarkable encounter", Burton Swifts led 3–2 at half-time in the Birmingham Senior Cup first round. Their second goal was something of a freak, as an errant clearance by Purves was met on the volley and returned into the net by Davie Willocks. Swifts took a two-goal lead for a third time before Small Heath drew level, after which they "pressed hotly, but were kept out until twenty seconds from the finish, and when extra time seemed inevitable, Walton headed the ball through amidst great cheering" and the referee blew the final whistle.


1894–95 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, January–February
A visit to the Brine Baths at Droitwich Spa failed to help the players adjust to Nottingham Forest's pitch, which had been flooded when the River Trent burst its banks a few days before. They conceded two early goals, but "kept up a strong pressure" thereafter, and the Birmingham Daily Post suggested that "the forwards played magnificently, and had the half-backs supported them a little more efficiently they might have broken down even the stalwart defence" of the home club. The Nottinghamshire Guardian had predicted that Forest "should have but little difficulty in disposing of Small Heath", but later admitted that the latter "gave the Forest a far better game than had generally been anticipated."


1894–95 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, January–February
February opened with the FA Cup tie at home to West Bromwich Albion. Albion scored first, charging both ball and goalkeeper into the net, and doubled their lead after a misunderstanding between Oliver and Jenkyns. Half an hour into the game, Wheldon made a "characteristic" dribble, his shot was parried and Walton scored from the rebound. The pitch was very muddy, but the Small Heath forwards persisted with a close-passing game when "a kick and a rush would have served better", and although "the Birmingham enthusiasts nearly shouted themselves hoarse in encouraging the Heathens", there were no more goals. A collection was taken at the match for the families of the 77 miners killed in flooding at the Diglake Colliery, at Audley, Staffordshire.


1894–95 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, January–February
Joe Fountain made his debut against Sunderland as a late replacement for Wheldon, whose sister had died on the morning of the match. On a slippery pitch "thickly strewn with chaff and hayseeds", Small Heath fell a goal behind in a first half dominated by the defences of both teams. The special training undertaken by the home side in preparation for the match took effect, as "in the closing stages they looked winners all over", and Sunderland had goalkeeper Ned Doig to thank for restricting the scoring to just Tommy Hands' equaliser. The attendance of 15,000 was nearly double the highest recorded in previous seasons.


1894–95 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, January–February
Both clubs having been eliminated from the FA Cup, Small Heath arranged a friendly with Notts County, refereed by the Test cricketer and former England international footballer Billy Gunn, which gave them an opportunity to try out reserve players Jack Jones and Alec Leake. On a hard, snow-covered pitch, Billy Walton scored all three goals in a 3–3 draw, but the attendance of under a thousand, though understandable because of the weather conditions, was disappointing. Jones made his competitive debut, standing in for the injured Hallam, as Small Heath again struggled in muddy conditions and, for the fourth time this season, lost to West Bromwich Albion.


1894–95 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, January–February
Reserve Tom Watson replaced Partridge in goal and Hallam returned to the forward line for the second round of the Birmingham Cup, at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers. Wheldon scored with two minutes left to take the lead, but the Wanderers still had time to tie the scores at 3–3. After consulting both captains, the referee ordered half-an-hour's extra time, but Wanderers, whose players had already returned to the dressing-rooms, refused to play, so Jenkyns claimed the game for Small Heath.


1894–95 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, March–April
After seven defeats in the last nine League matches, Small Heath did little in the draw with Blackburn Rovers to allay the prospect of the relegation test matches. Numerous chances were wasted. According to the Birmingham Daily Post, "not one of the forwards seemed capable of administering a sharp kick", and "have themselves to blame for not securing a victory". With five matches remaining, they were in 11th position in the League, but only two points clear of the test match zone.


1894–95 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, March–April
On a lighter note, the annual theatrical sports, hosted in conjunction with the Prince of Wales Theatre, featured a fancy-dress procession from the city centre to the Coventry Road ground for athletic events including sprint and 440-yard (400 m) races for the footballers (won by Caesar Jenkyns and Teddy Jolly respectively), a skipping race for the ladies of the theatre, sack race (won by Harry Lupino) and egg-and-spoon race open to all, and a handicap race for the members of the orchestra – the handicap being that they had to carry their instruments. The entertainment finished with a football match between Small Heath F.C. and a theatre XI, refereed by music hall artiste Vesta Tilley. Despite the cold wind and intermittent snow, the event attracted 8,000 spectators and raised £100 for each of three local hospitals.


1894–95 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, March–April
Small Heath withdrew their claim to the Birmingham Cup match, and the Birmingham Association ordered a replay, again at Coventry Road. This time round, Small Heath held on to their 3–2 lead. The League match at home to Sheffield Wednesday was one of several victims of the weather. The referee had initially passed the ground fit for play, but continued heavy rain turned the pitch into a quagmire and forced a late postponement. Derby County took what the local newspaper described as "the last chance the County had of escaping the test matches", scoring three times in the first 15 minutes as they beat Small Heath by five goals to three.


1894–95 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, March–April
Caesar Jenkyns, who "has been playing so well with Small Heath this season that his selection as centre half was a foregone conclusion", "proved himself clever in tackling the English forwards and often getting the ball from them", as Wales drew with England at Queen's Club. In the semi-final of the Birmingham Cup, a weakened Small Heath team lost to West Bromwich Albion in a rough game. Albion's Tom Hutchinson was accompanied off the field by a policeman when sent off for injuring Charles Partridge, and during extra time, Charlie Perry was carried off with a leg injury.


1894–95 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, March–April
The players went to Malvern for special training before the home game with Burnley. Joe Fountain was an "excellent" stand-in for the injured Tommy Hands at outside left and Jenkyns was "a tower of strength" as Wheldon scored the only goal of a scrappy game to bring Small Heath's points total to 22 with three matches left. The Daily Post predicted that 24 would be enough to avoid the test matches. On Easter Monday, Hands returned to the team for the last home League match of the season, a goalless draw with Sheffield Wednesday in which both teams had numerous chances to score.


1894–95 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, March–April
At Derby, County took the lead after 17 minutes when an attempted clearance by Jenkyns was turned into his own net, and increased it to 4–0 in the second half before Frank Mobley broke away to score a late consolation. As the players were leaving the field, they were verbally abused by a section of the crowd, who believed the play had been unnecessarily rough. Jenkyns, who appeared to be singled out for particular abuse, grabbed one of the spectators by the throat. Other players separated the pair, and the police became involved.


1894–95 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, March–April
After an investigation, the club committee decided to suspend Jenkyns for the rest of the season, and release him thereafter. The Dart suggested that "the supporters of this club praise the executive for their maintenance of discipline and decorum". Jack Oliver took over the captaincy and Teddy Jolly played at centre-half for the Birmingham Charity Cup semi-final, in which Small Heath finally beat West Bromwich Albion at the sixth attempt.


1894–95 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, March–April
In their last game of the League season, away to Sheffield United, Small Heath scored first when Foulkes' attempted clearance rebounded off his teammate Walter Hill into the net, and Mobley extended the lead after a break down the left by Hands. Although United came close to scoring from a second-half scrimmage when the ball appeared to cross the line, Small Heath held on to ensure their First Division survival with an unexpected victory.


1894–95 Small Heath F.C. season, Review, March–April
After overturning a two-goal deficit to beat Woolwich Arsenal 4–3 in a friendly at Plumstead, Small Heath took on Aston Villa in their last match of the season, the final of the Birmingham Charity Cup. Unfortunately for the charities, the weather was poor and the attendance low, but those spectators present saw an exciting game. Wheldon scored first with a fierce shot that entered the net off the goalkeeper and the underside of the bar, then Bob Chatt equalised from a free kick and Charlie Athersmith outpaced Oliver and his parried shot was forced over the line. Mobley tied the scores with a long shot, but in the second half with the wind behind them, Villa scored three times to Jack Hallam's one to take the match 5–3.


1894–95 Small Heath F.C. season, Summary and aftermath
Small Heath conceded more goals than any other team in the division, but finished 12th of 16, thus avoiding the risk of relegation via the test matches. Despite the misgivings of the Daily Post that "it cannot be expected that eleven or twelve men will stand the strain of a season's work amongst the first division clubs", no member of the first-choice team missed more than four League matches. Bill Purves and Billy Ollis were ever-present, Ollis for the third season running, and Fred Wheldon missed a match for the first time in five years. Ten other men appeared at least once. Frank Mobley was leading scorer, with 13 goals, followed by Wheldon with 11; no other player reached double figures.


1894–95 Small Heath F.C. season, Summary and aftermath
Apart from Caesar Jenkyns, who signed for Woolwich Arsenal where he was appointed captain, all the regular first-team players remained with the club. Goalkeeper Joe Fall signed from Newton Heath for a fee reported as £20, and defender Harry Haynes joined from Wolverhampton Wanderers. The Dart thought that Jenkyns would be missed "a great deal more than some of [the] supporters imagine", and that apart from Fall, who was expected to be "a big improvement" on Partridge, the 1895–96 team would be noticeably weaker than that of the season just ended.


1894–95 Small Heath F.C. season, Match details
For consistency, attendances and goalscorers' names in the League and FA Cup match details tables are sourced from Matthews' Complete Record. Information in contemporary newspaper reports could, and often did, differ. League positions are sourced from 11v11.com.


1894–95 Small Heath F.C. season, Squad statistics
This table includes appearances and goals in nationally organised competitions – the Football League and FA Cup – only. For a description of the playing positions, see Formation (association football)#2–3–5 (Pyramid).


1894–95 Southampton St. Mary's F.C. season
The 1894–95 season was the tenth since the foundation of Southampton St. Mary's F.C. and their first in league football, being founder members of the Southern League.


1894–95 Southampton St. Mary's F.C. season
They finished the league season in third place behind the champions, Millwall Athletic, and Luton Town. In the FA Cup they reached the First Round Proper for the first time, where they were defeated by Nottingham Forest, of the Football League.


1894–95 Southampton St. Mary's F.C. season, Summary of the season
In 1894, Southampton St Mary's were one of the nine founder members of the Southern League, which had been created to enable clubs in southern England who were not admitted to the Football League, to play competitive football on a regular basis. St. Mary's were not originally invited to join the new league and their initial application to join had been rejected, even though seven of the original nine clubs were wholly or mainly amateur, whereas Southampton had employed their first professional footballer in 1892 and by now the team was composed mainly of professionals. Because of the interest in the new league, a Second Division was to be created, which Southampton were considering applying to join when the 2nd Scots Guards withdrew and St. Mary's were invited to take their place.


1894–95 Southampton St. Mary's F.C. season, Summary of the season
In his preview of the forthcoming season in the Southampton Times, "Ariel" predicted:


1894–95 Southampton St. Mary's F.C. season, Summary of the season
It is very wonderful to notice the pertinacity with which the prophets continue to prophecy. Southampton St. Mary's have not yet played in the competition, but their position at the end of the season has already been positively fixed by some people, and I have not heard anybody place them lower than third on the list, Millwall Athletic and Luton only taking precedence.


1894–95 Southampton St. Mary's F.C. season, Summary of the season
For the start of their League career, Saints signed several new players on professional contracts, including Charles Baker and Alf Littlehales from Stoke and Fred Hollands from Millwall.


1894–95 Southampton St. Mary's F.C. season, Summary of the season
Saints' first league match was played at the Antelope Ground on 6 October 1894 in front of a crowd estimated at between 4,000 and 5,000, who paid 6d each for admittance; Harry Offer, Jack Angus and Fred Hollands scored in a 3–1 victory over Chatham. During the match, Chatham's centre-forward, Gamble, was sent-off for making "uncomplimentary" comments to the referee following Southampton's second goal, for which he claimed the ball had been "carried right into goal on one of the player's arms".


1894–95 Southampton St. Mary's F.C. season, Summary of the season
The Saints' first home defeat came against Luton on 22 December (2–1), having previously lost at Luton by a 4–1 scoreline; the worst defeat (4–0) came at Millwall on 23 March with their best result coming a week later, a 7–1 victory over Swindon Town on 30 March, with two goals each from Jack Angus and Herbert Ward. Saints finished their inaugural league season in third place, behind Millwall and Luton Town.


1894–95 Southampton St. Mary's F.C. season, Summary of the season
Saints supplemented their fixture list with several friendly matches, including matches in November against Football League clubs, Stoke and Bolton Wanderers, the latter being won 5–2. On 19 January, the Saints entertained a team from the Wiltshire Regiment, winning 13–0 on a "quagmire of a pitch" at the Antelope Ground, with Joe Rogers scoring ten goals. in April, after the league season had ended, the Saints entertained teams from Tottenham Hotspur (drawn 0–0) and the famous Corinthian club, which was won 2–0.


1894–95 Southampton St. Mary's F.C. season, Summary of the season
The Saints continued to take part in the local cup tournaments, winning the Hampshire Senior Cup for the third time with a 5–1 victory in the final over the Royal Artillery.


1894–95 Southampton St. Mary's F.C. season, FA Cup
In the FA Cup, Southampton met Newbury on 13 October 1894 in the First Qualifying Round at the Antelope Ground. Saints were "in particularly rampant mood" and won 14–0, with hat-tricks from Herbert Ward and Arthur Nineham; this is still Southampton's biggest victory in a competitive match. They had easy victories in the next three rounds, defeating Reading 5–2, Marlow 7–3 and Warmley 5–1, with all four qualifying matches being played at the Antelope Ground. This meant that the Saints went into the draw for the First Round proper for the first time, from which they received yet another home tie, against Nottingham Forest of the First Division.


1894–95 Southampton St. Mary's F.C. season, FA Cup
The match against Nottingham Forest was played at the Antelope Ground on 2 February 1895. On the day of the match, the pitch was covered with three inches (76 mm)  of snow. After a long delay, while the referee assessed whether or not the frozen ground was fit to play on, the crowd (estimated at 7,000) were admitted.


1894–95 Southampton St. Mary's F.C. season, FA Cup
Despite scoring 31 goals in the qualifying stages, the Saints were no match for the "skill, subtlety and cohesion" of their opponents who ran out 4–1 victors, with two goals from Thomas Rose The local press blamed the defeat on the failure of the Southampton players to train adequately and also suggested that the "more northerly visitors were more accustomed to the Arctic conditions".


1894–95 Southampton St. Mary's F.C. season, Player statistics
The players who appeared in the Southern League or FA Cup matches were as follows. This list does not include players who only played in friendly or reserve team matches.


1894–95 Southern Football League
The 1894–95 season was the first in the history of the Southern League. Sixteen clubs joined the new league, which was split into two divisions. Millwall Athletic won Division One without losing a match, and were invited to join the Football League but declined because of travelling.


1894–95 Southern Football League, Promotion-relegation test matches
At the end of the season, the bottom three clubs in Division One played the top three clubs in Division Two in test matches to decide on promotion and relegation. Division Two champions New Brompton were the only lower division club to win, although their opponents, Swindon Town, were not relegated, with the First Division expanding to 10 clubs.


1894–95 Stoke F.C. season
The 1894–95 season was Stoke's sixth season in the Football League.


1894–95 Stoke F.C. season
Stoke's league struggles continued in the 1894–95 season as they were almost relegated but survived after winning five out the final six matches. This meant that Stoke played a test match against Second Division side Newton Heath which the "Potters" won 3–0 to preserve their First Division status.


1894–95 Stoke F.C. season, Season Review, League
Stoke had a poor 1894–95 season and by the end of February 1895 they looked destined for relegation. However Stoke made it in to the end of season test match with a remarkable run of five victories and a draw in their final six fixtures. Goal average just favoured West Bromwich at the foot of the table who finished a position higher. In the test match Stoke were paired with Newton Heath the venue being nearby Burslem, Stoke, backed by over 3,000 fans won 3–0, two goals coming from Joe Schofield, who was for the fourth season running was leading goalscorer, on this occasion jointly with Billy Dickson.


1894–95 Stoke F.C. season, Season Review, League
That late recovery was largely fuelled by the signing of Sunderland's Scottish forward, Tommy Hyslop who scored seven goals in seven games including a hat-trick on his debut against Derby County. Hyslop went on to be capped for Scotland whilst at Stoke becoming the clubs's first Scottish international.


1894–95 Stoke F.C. season, Season Review, FA Cup
Stoke exited the FA Cup at the Second Round again this time losing 2–0 away at Staffordshire rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers.


1894–95 Swindon Town F.C. season
The 1894–95 season was Swindon Town's first season in the Southern League, the club's first season within a league structure. Swindon also competed in the FA Cup.


1894–95 United Counties League
The 1895 United Counties League was a league based competition between six East Midlands and Sheffield based clubs. The league was not finished as clubs failed to complete their fixtures.


1894–95 United Counties League, Table
This is the state of the table when the competition folded.


1894–95 Welsh Amateur Cup
The 1894–95 Welsh Amateur Cup was the fifth season of the Welsh Amateur Cup. The cup was won by Caergwrle Wanderers who defeated Bangor Reserves 2-1 in the final, at Flint.


1894–95 in American soccer
The following article lists notable events during the 1894–95 season in American soccer.


1894–95 in American soccer, Leagues, ALPF
Organized by franchise owners of the National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, the ALFP played its only season this year.


1894–95 in English football
The 1894–95 season was the 24th season of competitive football in England.


1894–95 in English football, League competitions, Football League
Following the collapse of Middlesbrough Ironopolis and the resignation of Northwich Victoria, three new teams were admitted to the Second Division, bringing it to 16 teams. These new teams were Bury, Leicester Fosse and Burton Wanderers.


1894–95 in English football, League competitions, Southern League
The Southern League, a competition for both professional and amateur clubs, was founded in 1894 under the initiative of Millwall Athletic (now simply Millwall), to cater for teams in southern England, who were unable to join the Football League. The nine founder members were:


1894–95 in English football, Honours
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition


1894–95 in Scottish football
The 1894–95 season in Scottish football was the 22nd season of competitive football in Scotland and the fifth season of the Scottish Football League.


1894–95 in Scottish football, Scottish Division Two
Hibernian topped the Scottish Division Two for the second successive year. Renton failed to show for their fixture at Dundee Wanderers, hence only 17 games played for both clubs. Dundee Wanderers were awarded the two points for the game.


1894–95 in Scottish football, Scottish Cup
St Bernard's won the Scottish Cup after beating Renton 2–1 in the final.


1894–95 in Scottish football, Junior Cup
Ashfield were winners of the Junior Cup after beating West Calder Wanderers 2–1 in the final.