1893–94 Woolwich Arsenal F.C. season

English football club season April 2022 August 2020 Woolwich ArsenalEnglish Football Stats - League Stats - Woolwich Arsenal - Results - 1893/94 1893–94 Manor Ground Second Division 9th FA Cup First Round James Henderson (12) James Henderson (18) 1892–93 1894–95 During the 1893–94 English football season, Woolwich Arsenal F.C. (named Arsenal F.C. since 1919) competed in the Football League Second Division. They won 12 games, drew 4, and lost 12, leaving them 9th in the league. Arsenal were the first southern club to "embrace professionalism," and enter the Second Division of the Football League. After spending the last several seasons playing in Cup competitions and in friendlies, this was their first season in a professional league.Layne Bill Arsenal FC 1889-1989 Stadia 2007 9780752444499 7–13 enAttwood Tony 2010-10-05 It is time to expose the errors in the early history of Arsenal https://blog.woolwicharsenal.co.uk/archives/1268 https://web.archive.org/web/20250522193843/https://blog.woolwicharsenal.co.uk/archives/1268 2025-05-22 2025-09-06 The History of Arsenal en-GB Arsenal's first League match was against Newcastle United at Pumstead on 2 September 1893. Players and statistics Goalkeepers marked in italics. Arsenal First Team Line-ups http://www.thearsenalhistory.com/stat/aftlu.htm 2019-01-04 www.thearsenalhistory.com 2 February 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210202213854/http://www.thearsenalhistory.com/stat/aftlu.htm dead LeagueFA CupFriendliesTotalPlayerAppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoalsCharles Booth16253144359James Boyle101 - -161262Stanley S. Briggs2 - - -2 -40Thomas Bryan91 - -72163Robert Buist1714 -161372Robert Buchanan - - - - - - - -Lycurgus Burrows6 - - -4 -100Cook - - - -1 -10Joseph Cooper6 -2271153Gavin Crawford213511984512Frederick W Davis2615126 -572Daniel Devine2 -1 -3 -60Arthur Elliott24105520164931Duncan Gemmell5 - - -61111Joseph Frederick "Billy" Heath841211112017James Henderson23124721134832David Howat2714 -24 -551GH Jacques22 - - - -22William Wallace Jeffery (outfield)13 -2 -16 -310William Wallace Jeffery (in goal)9 (2)18*2 (1)1*4(1)4*15 (4)?Frank V. Kirk1 - - - - -10C McGahey - - - -1 -10William McNab21 - -4364P Mortimer - - - -8686WC Muir - - - -1 -10Patrick O'Brien - - - -5353Joseph Powell26 -41242543Walter J. Shaw17114115163628John A. Storrs12 -4 -15 -310Watson - - - -1 -10Charlie Williams19(6)37*3(1)4*26(9)40*45 (16)?Walter Williams1 - - -1222Arthur George Worrall41 - -113154 Season 1893/1894 – The History of Arsenal https://blog.woolwicharsenal.co.uk/189394-2 2025-09-06 The History of Arsenal en-GB Results WinDrawLoss Competitions Football League Second Division 1893–94 Football League#Second Division Final League table Second Division y WWA Matches 2 September 1893 1 2–2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/woolwich-arsenal-v-newcastle-united-02-september-1893-90714/ Woolwich Arsenal Newcastle United Shaw 8 Elliott Sorley Crate Manor Ground Plumstead 6,000 D 9 September 1893 2 3–2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/notts-county-v-woolwich-arsenal-09-september-1893-90726/ Notts County Woolwich Arsenal Bruce Watson Shaw 8 Elliott Castle Ground Nottingham 6,000 L 11 September 1893 3 4–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/woolwich-arsenal-v-walsall-town-swifts-11-september-1893-90729/ Woolwich Arsenal Walsall Town Swifts Heath Crawford Manor Ground Plumstead 4,000 W 25 September 1893 4 3–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/woolwich-arsenal-v-grimsby-town-25-september-1893-90746/ Woolwich Arsenal Grimsby Town Elliott Heath Booth *Frith Manor Ground Plumstead 2,000 W 30 September 1893 5 6–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/newcastle-united-v-woolwich-arsenal-30-september-1893-90753/ Newcastle United Woolwich Arsenal Wallace Thompson St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 2,000 L 21 October 1893 6 4–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/small-heath-v-woolwich-arsenal-21-october-1893-90766/ Small Heath Woolwich Arsenal Wheldon Hands Hallam Henderson Coventry Road Small Heath 3,000 L 28 October 1893 7 0–5 https://www.11v11.com/matches/arsenal-v-liverpool-28-october-1893-90774/ Woolwich Arsenal Liverpool McLean McQueen Stott McCartney Bradshaw Manor Ground Plumstead 9,000 L 11 November 1893 8 1–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/woolwich-arsenal-v-ardwick-11-november-1893-90783/ Woolwich Arsenal Ardwick Henderson Manor Ground Plumstead 4,500 W 13 November 1893 9 3–0 https://11v11.com/matches/woolwich-arsenal-v-rotherham-town-13-november-1893-90788/ Woolwich Arsenal Rotherham Town Henderson Elliott Shaw Manor Ground Plumstead 3,000 W 18 November 1893 10 6–2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/burton-swifts-v-woolwich-arsenal-18-november-1893-90790/ Burton Swifts Woolwich Arsenal *Stokes Rowan Dewey Munro Elliott Shaw Peel Croft Burton upon Trent 2,000 L 9 December 1893 11 2–2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northwich-victoria-v-woolwich-arsenal-09-december-1893-90812/ Northwich Victoria Woolwich Arsenal *Meredith Shaw Boyle Drill Field Northwich 2,000 D 25 December 1893 12 4–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/woolwich-arsenal-v-burslem-port-vale-25-december-1893-90819/ Woolwich Arsenal Burslem Port Vale Henderson Shaw Booth Crawford *Wood Manor Ground Plumstead 10,000 W 26 December 1893 13 3–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/grimsby-town-v-woolwich-arsenal-26-december-1893-90822/ Grimsby Town Woolwich Arsenal *Jones McCairns Buist pen. Blundell Park Cleethorpes 3,000 L 30 December 1893 14 0–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/ardwick-v-woolwich-arsenal-30-december-1893-90831/ Ardwick Woolwich Arsenal *Henderson Hyde Road Manchester 4,000 W 1 January 1894 15 2–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/liverpool-v-woolwich-arsenal-01-january-1894-90835/ Liverpool Woolwich Arsenal McVean McBride Anfield Liverpool 5,000 L 6 January 1894 16 2–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/burslem-port-vale-v-woolwich-arsenal-06-january-1894-90842/ Burslem Port Vale Woolwich Arsenal *Wood Dean Elliott Athletic Ground Stoke-on-Trent 900 R. Kirkham L 3 February 1894 17 3–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/lincoln-city-v-woolwich-arsenal-03-february-1894-90859/ Lincoln City Woolwich Arsenal *Raby Flewitt John O'Gaunts Lincoln 2,000 J. Tomlinson L 6 February 1894 18 1–1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rotherham-town-v-woolwich-arsenal-06-february-1894-90864/ Rotherham Town Woolwich Arsenal Barr Worrall Clifton Grove Rotherham 2,000 D 10 February 1894 19 3–2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/woolwich-arsenal-v-crewe-alexandra-10-february-1894-90865/ Woolwich Arsenal Crewe Alexandra Henderson *Roberts Sandham Manor Ground Plumstead 4,000 W 12 February 1894 20 1–2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/walsall-town-swifts-v-woolwich-arsenal-12-february-1894-90870/ Walsall Town Swifts Woolwich Arsenal *Holmes Henderson Elliott West Bromwich Road Walsall 2,000 W 17 February 1894 21 4–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/woolwich-arsenal-v-lincoln-city-17-february-1894-90871/ Woolwich Arsenal Lincoln City *Elliott Bryan Stothert o.g. Manor Ground Plumstead 3,000 W 24 February 1894 22 3–6 https://www.11v11.com/matches/middlesbrough-ironopolis-v-woolwich-arsenal-24-february-1894-90878/ Middlesbrough Ironopolis Woolwich Arsenal Shaw Henderson Davis Paradise Ground Middlesbrough 500 W 3 March 1894 23 0–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/crewe-alexandra-v-woolwich-arsenal-03-march-1894-90880/ Crewe Alexandra Woolwich Arsenal Nantwich Road Crewe 2,000 D 10 March 1894 24 1–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/woolwich-arsenal-v-middlesbrough-ironopolis-10-march-1894-90884/ Woolwich Arsenal Middlesbrough Ironopolis Shaw Manor Ground Plumstead 5,000 W 23 March 1894 25 6–0 https://11v11.com/matches/woolwich-arsenal-v-northwich-victoria-23-march-1894-90894/ Woolwich Arsenal Northwich Victoria Howat Elliott Jaques Henderson Manor Ground Plumstead 5,000 W 24 March 1894 26 1–2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/woolwich-arsenal-v-notts-county-24-march-1894-90898/ Woolwich Arsenal Notts County Crawford *Bruce Logan Manor Ground Plumstead 13,000 L 31 March 1894 27 1–4 https://www.11v11.com/matches/woolwich-arsenal-v-small-heath-31-march-1894-90907/ Woolwich Arsenal Small Heath McNab Jenkyns Wheldon Mobley Hallam Manor Ground Plumstead 6,000 L 14 April 1894 28 0–2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/woolwich-arsenal-v-burton-swifts-14-april-1894-90919/ Woolwich Arsenal Burton Swifts *Ekins Perry Manor Ground Plumstead 2,000 L FA Cup 1893–94 FA Cup Woolwich Arsenal were drawn at home to Ashford United in the first qualifying round.Woolwich Arsenal v Ashford United, 14 October 1893 https://www.11v11.com/matches/woolwich-arsenal-v-ashford-united-14-october-1893-219212/ 11v11 2 April 2024 In the second qualifying round, Woolwich Arsenal were drawn at home to Clapton.https://www.11v11.com/matches/woolwich-arsenal-v-clapton-04-november-1893-219179/ Woolwich Arsenal v Clapton, 04 November 1893 2 April 2024 11v11 They were drawn home to Millwall Rovers in the third qualifying round.https://www.11v11.com/matches/woolwich-arsenal-v-millwall-rovers-25-november-1893-219273/ Woolwich Arsenal v Millwall Rovers, 25 November 1893 11v11 2 April 2024 In the fourth qualifying round, they were drawn away to 2nd Scots Guards.https://www.11v11.com/matches/2nd-scots-guards-v-woolwich-arsenal-16-december-1893-219236/ 2nd Scots Guards v Woolwich Arsenal, 16 December 1893 2 April 2024 11v11 In the first round proper, they were drawn at home to The Wednesday.https://www.11v11.com/matches/woolwich-arsenal-v-sheffield-wednesday-27-january-1894-205342/ Woolwich Arsenal v Sheffield Wednesday, 27 January 1894 2 April 2024 11v11 14 October 1893 First qualifying round 12–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/woolwich-arsenal-v-ashford-united-14-october-1893-219212/ Woolwich Arsenal Ashford United Elliott Booth Heath Crawford Powell Henderson Manor Ground Plumstead 3,000 W 4 November 1893 Second qualifying round 6–2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/woolwich-arsenal-v-clapton-04-november-1893-219179/ Woolwich Arsenal Clapton Henderson Shaw Elliott Cooper *Raison Hughes Manor Ground Plumstead 2,500 W 25 November 1893 Third qualifying round 2–0 https://www.11v11.com/matches/woolwich-arsenal-v-millwall-rovers-25-november-1893-219273/ Woolwich Arsenal Millwall Athletic Booth Davis Manor Ground Plumstead 20,000 W 16 December 1893 Fourth qualifying round 1–2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/2nd-scots-guards-v-woolwich-arsenal-16-december-1893-219236/ 2nd Scots Guards Woolwich Arsenal *Gosling Henderson 9,000 W 27 January 1894 First round 1–2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/2nd-scots-guards-v-woolwich-arsenal-16-december-1893-219236/ Woolwich Arsenal The Wednesday Elliott *Spiksley Manor Ground Plumstead 15,000 L References 1893-94 Category:English football clubs 1893–94 season