1891–92 Ardwick A.F.C. season
| 1891–92 season | |||
| Manager |  Lawrence Furniss | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Football Alliance | 8th | ||
| FA Cup | Qualifying round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Morris (10 goals) All: Morris (10 goals) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 12,000 vs Lincoln City (28 November 1891) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 4,000 vs Small Heath (2 January 1892) | ||
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The 1891–92 season was Ardwick A.F.C.'s first ever season of league football, joining the Football Alliance in its third and final year of existence.
Team Kit
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Football Alliance
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Grimsby Town | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 39 | 18 | 
| 7 | Crewe Alexandra | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 44 | 49 | 18 | 
| 8 | Ardwick | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 39 | 51 | 18 | 
| 9 | Bootle | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 42 | 64 | 18 | 
| 10 | Lincoln City | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 37 | 65 | 17 | 
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; Pts = Points
Source: Football Alliance
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
| 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 39 | 51 | -12 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 30 | -19 | 
N.B. Points awarded for a win: 2
Reports
| 12 September 1891 | Ardwick | 3–3 | Bootle | Ardwick, Manchester | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whittle  ?' Davies  ?' Morris  ?' | HT: 1–0 | Montgomery  ?',  ?' Grearson  ?' | Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 6,000 | 
| 19 September 1891 | Lincoln City | 3–0 | Ardwick | Lincoln | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallman  15',  ?' ?  75' | HT: 1–0 | Stadium: John O'Gaunts Attendance: 2,000 | 
| 26 September 1891 | Ardwick | 1–0 | Burton Swifts | Ardwick, Manchester | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris  ?' | HT: 0–0 | Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 3,000 | 
| 10 October 1891 | Newton Heath | 3–1 | Ardwick | Clayton, Greater Manchester | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donaldson  ?' Farman  ?' (pen.),  ?' | HT: 2–0 | Morris  ?' | Stadium: Bank Street Attendance: 4,000 | 
| 17 October 1891 | Ardwick | 4–3 | Birmingham St George's | Ardwick, Manchester | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris  ?' McWhinnie  ?' Boggie  ?',  ?' | HT: 2–2 | Matthews  ?' W. Shore  ?',  ?' | Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 6,000 | 
| 7 November 1891 | Ardwick | 6–0 | Walsall Town Swifts | Ardwick, Manchester | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris  ?',  ?',  ?' Milarvie  ?' Milne  ?' Boggie  ?' | HT: 4–0 | Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 4,500 | 
| 14 November 1891 | Ardwick | 1–3 | Nottingham Forest | Ardwick, Manchester | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milarvie  ?' | HT: 1–2 | Pike  ?',  ?' Higgins  ?' | Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 8,000 | 
| 19 November 1891 | Nottingham Forest | 4–0 | Ardwick | Nottingham | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell  ?' (pen.),  ?' ?  ?' ?  ?' | HT: 1–0 | Stadium: Town Ground Attendance: 2,000 | 
| 21 November 1891 | Burton Swifts | 4–4 | Ardwick | Burton | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boggie  1',  ?',  85' Milarvie  ?' | HT: 3–3 | Worrall  ?',  ?',  ?' ?  ?' | Stadium: Peel Croft Attendance: 1,000 | 
| 28 November 1891 | Ardwick | 2–3 | Lincoln City | Ardwick, Manchester | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McWhinnie  ?' Davies  ?' | HT: 1–2 | Walker  ?' Hodder  ?' Moore  ?' | Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 1,000 | 
| 5 December 1891 | Ardwick | 0–4 | The Wednesday | Ardwick, Manchester | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HT: 0–3 | Woolhouse  ?' ?  ?' ?  ?' Gemmell  ?' | Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 6,000 | 
| 19 December 1891 | Ardwick | 2–2 | Newton Heath | Ardwick, Manchester | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milne  ?',  80' | HT: 1–2 | Farman  ?',  ?' | Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 10,000 | 
| 25 December 1891 | Ardwick | 3–1 | Grimsby Town | Ardwick, Manchester | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milarvie  ?',  ?' Morris  80' | HT: 0–1 | Riddoch  ?' | Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 6,000 | 
| 26 December 1891 | The Wednesday | 2–0 | Ardwick | Sheffield | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomson  ?' Hall  ?' | HT: 1–0 | Stadium: Olive Grove Attendance: 7,000 | 
| 2 January 1892 | Ardwick | 2–2 | Small Heath | Ardwick, Manchester | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris  ?',  ?' | HT: 2–1 | Weldon  ?' Warton  ?' | Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 5,000 | 
| 23 January 1892 | Bootle | 2–1 | Ardwick | Bootle, Merseyside | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery  ?' ?  ?' (pen.) | HT: 1–1 | Parry  ?' | Stadium: Hawthorne Road Attendance: 4,000 | 
| 30 January 1892 | Grimsby Town | 4–0 | Ardwick | Grimsby | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devlin  ?' ?  ?' Smalley  ?' ?  ?' | HT: 2–0 | Stadium: Abbey Park Attendance: 2,000 | 
| 20 February 1892 | Small Heath | 4–0 | Ardwick | Small Heath, Birmingham | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hallam  ?' Waldon  ?' ?  ?' ?  ?' | HT: 2–0 | Stadium: Muntz Street Attendance: 1,000 | 
| 1 March 1892 | Ardwick | 4–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Ardwick, Manchester | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davies  ?',  ?' Weir  ?' Milne  ?' (pen.) | HT: 4–0 | Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 2,000 | 
| 5 March 1892 | Birmingham St George's | 0–1 | Ardwick | Birmingham | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HT: 0–1 | Milne  ?' | Stadium: Fentham Road Attendance: 1,000 | 
| 26 March 1892 | Walsall Town Swifts | 2–2 | Ardwick | Walsall | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ?  ?' Dixon  ?' | HT: 1–2 | Davies  ?' Weir  ?' | Stadium: Chuckery Sports Ground Attendance: 2,000 | 
| 6 April 1892 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–2 | Ardwick | Crewe | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindop  ?' Roberts  ?' | HT: 1–1 | J. Angus  ?' Davies  ?' | Stadium: Nantwich Road Attendance: 2,000 | 
Cup competitions
FA Cup
| 3 October 1891 | Newton Heath | 5–1 | Ardwick | Newton Heath, Manchester | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sneddon  ?' Farman  ?',  ?' Doughty  ?' Edge  ?' | HT: 1–0 | Davies  ?' Pearson  ?' | Stadium: North Road Attendance: 11,000 | 
Lancashire Senior Cup
| 10 February 1892 Final | Accrington | 6–0 | Ardwick | Accrington | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ?  ?' ?  ?' ?  ?' ?  ?' ?  ?' ?  ?' | Stadium: Accrington Cricket Club | 
Manchester Senior Cup
| 13 February 1892 First Round | Heywood Central | 1–3 | Ardwick | Heywood, Greater Manchester | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weir  ?' Morris  ?' Davies  ?' | ?  ?' | 
| 12 March 1892 Semi-final | Ardwick | 1–3 | Fairfield | Neutral venue - Whalley Range, Manchester | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ?  ?' | Match ordered to be replayed | ?  ?' ?  ?' ?  ?' | Stadium: Brooks' Bar | 
| 2 April 1892 Semi-final replay | Ardwick | 4–0 | Fairfield | Neutral venue - Newton Heath, Manchester | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davies  ?',  ?' McWhinnie  ?' Milne  ?' | Stadium: North Road | 
| 23 April 1892 Final | Ardwick | 4–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Neutral venue - Newton Heath, Manchester | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris  ?' Weir  ?',  ?' Milne  ?' | HT: 1–1 | Gardiner  ?' | Stadium: North Road Attendance: 5,000 | 
Squad statistics
Squad
Appearances for competitive matches only
| Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| GK |  William Douglas | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 
| DF |  Charlie Parry | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 
| FW |  Jack Angus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| FW |  Bob Milarvie | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 
| FW |  Hugh Morris | 22 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 
| FW |  David Weir | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 
| -- | Joe Baker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| -- | Boggie | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 
| -- | Cooke | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 
| -- | Davidson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 
| -- | Joe Davies | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 
| -- | Archibald Ferguson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 
| -- | William Hopkins | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 
| -- | Jackson | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 
| -- | A. Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| -- | John McVickers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| -- | McWhinnie | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 
| -- | Harry Middleton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| -- | John Milne | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 
| -- | Neil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| -- | Pearson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 
| -- | Powery | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| -- | David Robson | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 
| -- | Robert Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| -- | Sharpe | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 
| -- | Danny Whittle | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 
Scorers
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See also
References
External links
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