1893–94 Woolwich Arsenal F.C. season

8th season in existence of Woolwich Arsenal/Arsenal F.C.

Woolwich Arsenal 1893–94 football season

Woolwich Arsenal^[1]
1893–94 season
Stadium	Manor Ground
Second Division	9th
FA Cup	First Round
Top goalscorer	League: James Henderson (12) All: 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.

Players

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No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	ENG	Stanley Briggs

Results

Win

Draw

Loss

Competitions

Football League Second Division

Final League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
7	Burslem Port Vale	28	13	4	11	66	64	1.031	30
8	Lincoln City	28	11	6	11	59	58	1.017	28
9	Woolwich Arsenal	28	12	4	12	52	55	0.945	28
10	Walsall Town Swifts	28	10	3	15	51	61	0.836	23
11	Middlesbrough Ironopolis^[a]	28	8	4	16	37	72	0.514	20	Dissolved

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Notes:

^ Middlesbrough Ironopolis was liquidated at the end of the season.

Matches

Woolwich Arsenal v Newcastle United

2 September 1893 1	Woolwich Arsenal	2–2	Newcastle United	Plumstead
	Shaw 8' Elliott	Report	Sorley Crate	Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 6,000

Notts County v Woolwich Arsenal

9 September 1893 2	Notts County	3–2	Woolwich Arsenal	Nottingham
		Report	Shaw 8' Elliott	Stadium: Castle Ground Attendance: 6,000

Woolwich Arsenal v Walsall Town Swifts

11 September 1893 3	Woolwich Arsenal	4–0	Walsall Town Swifts	Plumstead
	Heath Crawford	Report		Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 4,000

Woolwich Arsenal v Grimsby Town

25 September 1893 4	Woolwich Arsenal	3–1	Grimsby Town	Plumstead
	Elliott Heath Booth	Report		Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 2,000

Newcastle United v Woolwich Arsenal

30 September 1893 5	Newcastle United	6–0	Woolwich Arsenal	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Wallace Thompson	Report		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 2,000

Small Heath v Woolwich Arsenal

21 October 1893 6	Small Heath	4–1	Woolwich Arsenal	Small Heath
	Wheldon Hands Hallam	Report	Henderson	Stadium: Coventry Road Attendance: 3,000

Woolwich Arsenal v Liverpool

28 October 1893 7	Woolwich Arsenal	0–5	Liverpool	Plumstead
		Report	McLean McQueen Stott McCartney Bradshaw	Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 9,000

Woolwich Arsenal v Ardwick

11 November 1893 8	Woolwich Arsenal	1–0	Ardwick	Plumstead
	Henderson	Report		Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 4,500

Woolwich Arsenal v Rotherham Town

13 November 1893 9	Woolwich Arsenal	3–0	Rotherham Town	Plumstead
	Henderson Elliott Shaw	Report		Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 3,000

Burton Swifts v Woolwich Arsenal

18 November 1893 10	Burton Swifts	6–2	Woolwich Arsenal	Burton upon Trent
		Report	Elliott Shaw	Stadium: Peel Croft Attendance: 2,000

Northwich Victoria v Woolwich Arsenal

9 December 1893 11	Northwich Victoria	2–2	Woolwich Arsenal	Northwich
		Report	Shaw Boyle	Stadium: Drill Field Attendance: 2,000

Woolwich Arsenal v Burslem Port Vale

25 December 1893 12	Woolwich Arsenal	4–1	Burslem Port Vale	Plumstead
	Henderson Shaw Booth Crawford	Report		Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 10,000

Grimsby Town v Woolwich Arsenal

26 December 1893 13	Grimsby Town	3–1	Woolwich Arsenal	Cleethorpes
		Report	Buist (pen.)	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,000

Ardwick v Woolwich Arsenal

30 December 1893 14	Ardwick	0–1	Woolwich Arsenal	Manchester
		Report		Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 4,000

Liverpool v Woolwich Arsenal

1 January 1894 15	Liverpool	2–0	Woolwich Arsenal	Liverpool
	McVean McBride	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 5,000

Burslem Port Vale v Woolwich Arsenal

6 January 1894 16	Burslem Port Vale	2–1	Woolwich Arsenal	Stoke-on-Trent
		Report	Elliott	Stadium: Athletic Ground Attendance: 900

Lincoln City v Woolwich Arsenal

3 February 1894 17	Lincoln City	3–0	Woolwich Arsenal	Licoln
		Report		Stadium: John O'Gaunts Attendance: 2,000

Rotherham Town v Woolwich Arsenal

6 February 1894 18	Rotherham Town	1–1	Woolwich Arsenal	Rotherham
		Report	Worrall	Stadium: Clifton Grove Attendance: 2,000

Woolwich Arsenal v Crewe Alexandra

10 February 1894 19	Woolwich Arsenal	3–2	Crewe Alexandra	Plumstead
	Henderson	Report		Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 4,000

Walsall Town Swifts v Woolwich Arsenal

12 February 1894 20	Walsall Town Swifts	1–2	Woolwich Arsenal	Walsall
		Report	Henderson Elliott	Stadium: West Bromwich Road Attendance: 2,000

Woolwich Arsenal v Lincoln City

17 February 1894 21	Woolwich Arsenal	4–0	Lincoln City	Plumstead
		Report	Elliott Bryan (o.g.)	Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 3,000

Middlesbrough Ironopolis v Woolwich Arsenal

24 February 1894 22	Middlesbrough Ironopolis	3–6	Woolwich Arsenal	Middlesbrough
		Report	Shaw Henderson Davis	Stadium: Paradise Ground Attendance: 500

Crewe Alexandra v Woolwich Arsenal

3 March 1894 23	Crewe Alexandra	0–0	Woolwich Arsenal	Crewe
		Report		Stadium: Nantwich Road Attendance: 2,000

Woolwich Arsenal v Middlesbrough Ironopolis

10 March 1894 24	Woolwich Arsenal	1–0	Middlesbrough Ironopolis	Plumstead
	Shaw	Report		Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 5,000

Woolwich Arsenal v Northwich Victoria

23 March 1894 25	Woolwich Arsenal	6–0	Northwich Victoria	Plumstead
	Howat Elliott Jaques Henderson	Report		Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 5,000

Woolwich Arsenal v Notts County

24 March 1894 26	Woolwich Arsenal	1–2	Notts County	Plumstead
	Crawford	Report		Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 13,000

Woolwich Arsenal v Small Heath

31 March 1894 27	Woolwich Arsenal	1–4	Small Heath	Plumstead
	McNab	Report	Jenkyns Wheldon Mobley Hallam	Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 6,000

Woolwich Arsenal v Burton Swifts

14 April 1894 28	Woolwich Arsenal	0–2	Burton Swifts	Plumstead
		Report		Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 2,000

FA Cup

Woolwich Arsenal were drawn at home to Ashford United in the first qualifying round.^[2] In the second qualifying round, Woolwich Arsenal were drawn at home to Clapton.^[3] They were drawn home to Millwall Rovers in the third qualifying round.^[4] In the fourth qualifying round, they were drawn away to 2nd Scots Guards.^[5] In the first round proper, they were drawn at home to The Wednesday.^[6]

Woolwich Arsenal v Ashford United

14 October 1893 First qualifying round	Woolwich Arsenal	12–0	Ashford United	Plumstead
	Elliott Booth Heath Crawford Powell Henderson	Report		Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 3,000

Woolwich Arsenal v Clapton

4 November 1893 Second qualifying round	Woolwich Arsenal	6–2	Clapton	Plumstead
	Henderson Shaw Elliott Cooper	Report		Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 2,500

Woolwich Arsenal v Millwall Rovers

25 November 1893 Third qualifying round	Woolwich Arsenal	2–0	Millwall Rovers	Plumstead
	Booth Davis	Report		Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 20,000

2nd Scots Guards v Woolwich Arsenal

16 December 1893 Fourth qualifying round	2nd Scots Guards	1–2	Woolwich Arsenal
		Report	Henderson	Attendance: 9,000

Woolwich Arsenal v The Wednesday

27 January 1894 First round	Woolwich Arsenal	1–2	The Wednesday	Plumstead
	Elliott	Report		Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 15,000

References

^ English Football Stats - League Stats - Woolwich Arsenal - Results - 1893/94
^ "Woolwich Arsenal v Ashford United, 14 October 1893". 11v11. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
^ "Woolwich Arsenal v Clapton, 04 November 1893". 11v11. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
^ "Woolwich Arsenal v Millwall Rovers, 25 November 1893". 11v11. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
^ "2nd Scots Guards v Woolwich Arsenal, 16 December 1893". 11v11. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
^ "Woolwich Arsenal v Sheffield Wednesday, 27 January 1894". 11v11. Retrieved 2 April 2024.

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FA competitions

FA Cup
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- Final
FA Amateur Cup

Football

Football League
- First Division
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Lower leagues

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Home Championship

Club seasons
First Division	Aston Villa Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Burnley Darwen Derby County Everton Newton Heath Nottingham Forest Preston North End Sheffield United Stoke Sunderland The Wednesday West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers
Second Division	Ardwick Burslem Port Vale Burton Swifts Crewe Alexandra Grimsby Town Lincoln City Liverpool Middlesbrough Ironopolis Newcastle United Northwich Victoria Notts County Rotherham Town Small Heath Walsall Town Swifts Woolwich Arsenal
Others	Eastville Rovers St. Mary's New Brompton