1894–95 Southampton St. Mary's F.C. season

English football club season March 2015 March 2015 Southampton St. Mary's F.C. 1894–95 Cecil Knight Secretary Dr Henry William Russell Bencraft President Antelope Ground Southern League 3rd FA Cup Round 1 Jack Angus, Charles Baker, Herbert Ward (6) Charles Baker (12) 7,000 vs Nottingham Forest (2 February 1895) (FA Cup) _upperwhite _redquarters14 FFFFFF FF0000 000080 000080 1893–94 1895–96 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. 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. Summary of the season thumb|250px|The players' dressing room at the Antelope Ground 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.Juson Bull 2001 35 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.Bull Brunskell 2000 14–15 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.http://www.southern-football-league.co.uk/history/default.asp?section=league-history The Formation of the Southern League The History of the Southern Football League The Zamaretto League 2 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20131110145443/http://www.southern-football-league.co.uk/history/default.asp?section=league-history 10 November 2013 dead dmy-all In his preview of the forthcoming season in the Southampton Times, "Ariel" predicted: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.Bull Brunskell 2000 14–15 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.Chalk Holley 1987 16–17 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;Chalk Holley 1987 16–17 Harry Offer, Jack Angus and Fred Hollands scored in a 3–1 victory over Chatham.Bull Brunskell 2000 14–15 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".Bull Brunskell 2000 14–15 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.Chalk Holley 1987 16–17 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.Chalk Holley 1987 211 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.Chalk Holley 1987 16–17 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.Chalk Holley 1987 211 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.Chalk Holley 1987 16–17Chalk Holley 1987 211 League results DateOpponentsH / AResultF – AScorers6 October 1894Chatham TownH3 – 1Angus, Hollands, Offer20 October 1894Royal OrdnanceH3 – 1H. Ward (2), Offer27 October 1894Luton TownA1 – 4Angus17 November 1894Millwall AthleticH2 – 2Baker, Thomson8 December 1894ReadingA1 – 0H. Ward22 December 1894Luton TownH1 – 2Baker29 December 1894IlfordA2 – 1Hollands, Nineham5 January 1895ReadingH1 – 3Offer12 January 1895ClaptonA3 – 1Baker, Offer, Rogers23 February 1895Swindon TownA3 – 2Baker, Nineham, H. Ward9 March 1895Chatham TownA1 – 1Baker14 March 1895Royal OrdnanceA0 – 223 March 1895Millwall AthleticA0 – 430 March 1895Swindon TownH7 – 1Angus (2), H. Ward (2), Baker, Dorkin, Hollands12 April 1895ClaptonH3 – 0Nineham (2), Dorkin13 April 1895IlfordH3 – 0Angus (2), Dorkin Legend WinDrawLoss Top of league table Division One SOU 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"Chalk Holley 1987 16–17 and won 14–0, with hat-tricks from Herbert Ward and Arthur Nineham; this is still Southampton's biggest victory in a competitive match.Chalk Holley 1987 16–17 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. 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.Bull Brunskell 2000 16–17 Despite scoring 31 goals in the qualifying stages, the Saints were no match for the "skill, subtlety and cohesion"Chalk Holley 1987 16–17 of their opponents who ran out 4–1 victors, with two goals from Thomas RoseCollett 2003 453 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".Bull Brunskell 2000 16–17 DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF – AScorersAttendance13 October 18941st qualifying roundNewburyH14 – 0H. Ward (3), Nineham (3), Angus (2), Hollands (2), Offer (2), Taylor, Thomson4,0003 November 18942nd qualifying roundReadingH5 – 2Baker (3), Angus, H. Ward5,00024 November 18943rd qualifying roundMarlowH7 – 3 Offer (3), Charles Baker (2), Dorkin, Angus5,00015 December 18944th qualifying roundWarmleyH5 – 1Nineham (2), Offer, Baker, Littlehales3,0002 February 1895Round 1 ProperNottingham ForestH1 – 4H. Ward7,000 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.Chalk Holley 1987 16–17 PositionNationalityNameLeagueappsLeaguegoalsFA CupappsFA CupgoalsTotalappsTotalgoalsFWScotlandJack Angus Jack Angus (footballer, born 1868)136441710FBEnglandCharles Baker Charles Baker (footballer)156461912GKEnglandJack Barrett Jack Barrett (footballer, born 1874)401050GKEnglandWalter Cox Walter Cox (footballer, born 1872)002020FWEnglandJack Dorkin331144HBEnglandBill Furby502070FBWalesDavid Hamer David Hamer (footballer)303060FWEnglandFred Hollands15352205FBEnglandWilliam Jeffrey William Jeffrey (footballer)13020150HBEnglandAlf Littlehales16051211FBEnglandGeorge Marshall George Marshall (footballer, born 1869)14050190FWEnglandArthur Nineham742599FWEnglandHarry Offer134561810 FWEnglandJoe Rogers Joe Rogers (footballer born 1874)710071HBEnglandErnie Taylor Ernie Taylor (footballer, born 1871)11031141HBEnglandLachie Thomson15151202FWEnglandA. Ward 1 A a100010FWEnglandHerbert Ward Herbert Ward (footballer)96451311GKEnglandHerbert Williamson12020140 Key GK — Goalkeeper FB — Full back HB — Half back FW — Forward Notes A a A. Ward played at Millwall on 23 March 1895, on trial from the Lancaster Regiment, for whom he impressed when he played against St. Mary's in a friendly in February. He was unable to reproduce his form in the league match and played no other senior football for the club.Holley Chalk 1992 350 Transfers In DatePositionNameFromSummer 1894FW Charles Baker StokeSummer 1894FB David Hamer CowesSummer 1894FW Fred Hollands Millwall AthleticNovember 1894FB William Jeffrey Woolwich ArsenalSummer 1894HB Alf Littlehales StokeDecember 1894FW Joe Rogers MacclesfieldNovember 1894GK Herbert Williamson Local football Departures DatePositionNameTo Summer 1894 FB George Carter Retired Autumn 1894 FW Charles Miller Returned to Brazil Summer 1894 FW Ernie Nicholls Retired Summer 1894 HB William Stride Retired References Bibliography Match of the Millennium Bull David Brunskell, Bob Hagiology Publishing 2000 978-0-9534474-1-1 Bull Brunskell 2000 Saints – A complete record Chalk Gary Holley, Duncan Breedon Books 1987 978-0-907969-22-8 Chalk Holley 1987 The Complete Record of the FA Cup Collett Mike 2003 Sports Books 978-1-899807-19-2 The Alphabet of the Saints Holley Duncan Chalk, Gary ACL & Polar Publishing 1992 978-0-9514862-3-8 Holley Chalk 1992 Full-Time at The Dell Juson Dave Bull, David Hagiology Publishing 2001 978-0-9534474-2-8 Juson Bull 2001 registration https://archive.org/details/fulltimeatdellfr0000juso External links Southampton's kit designs Category:Southampton F.C. seasons Southampton