1892–93 Northwich Victoria F.C. season

Northwich Victoria
1892–93 season
Stadium Drill Field
Division Two 7th
FA Cup Second Round
Cheshire Senior Cup Semi Final
Home colours

The 1892-93 season was Northwich Victoria's first season in the Football League. They competed in the newly formed 12 team Football League Second Division, for which they were a founding member. The league was then the second tier of English football, where they finished 7th.

Season synopsis

The season began on 3 September 1892, when Northwich played Grimsby Town, losing 2-1. Losing a further two games, it was not until 24 September when Northwich gained their first points in a 1-1 draw at Manchester City.

Table

P WDLFAGAPts
1Small Heath22172390352.5736
2Sheffield United22163362193.2635
3Darwen22142660361.6730
4Grimsby Town221111042411.0223
5Ardwick22931045401.1321
6Burton Swifts22921147471.0020
7Northwich Victoria22921142580.7220
8Bootle22831149630.7819
9Lincoln City22731245510.8817
10Crewe Alexandra22631342690.6115
11Burslem Port Vale22631330570.5315
12Walsall Town Swifts22531437750.4913

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points

FA Cup results

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F – A
15 October 1892 Round 1 Qualifying Macclesfield Town H 4 – 0
29 October 1892 Round 2 Qualifying Flint F.C. H 7 – 0
19 November 1892 Round 3 Qualifying Liverpool F.C. H 2 - 1
10 December 1892 Round 4 Qualifying Liverpool Caledonians A 3 - 2
21 January 1893 Round 1 Proper Loughborough F.C. A 2 - 1
4 February 1893 Round 2 Proper Blackburn Rovers A 1 - 4

References

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