1897–98 Liverpool F.C. season

6th season in existence of Liverpool F.C.

Liverpool 1897–98 football season

Liverpool

1897–98 season

Manager

Tom Watson

First Division

9th

FA Cup

Third round

Top goalscorer

League: Frank Becton (11)
All: Frank Becton (13)

Average home league attendance

13,055 (League)

Home colours

← 1896–97

1898–99 →

The 1897–98 season was the 6th season of competitive football played by Liverpool and was their 5th season in The Football League, in which they competed in the first division. The season sporty covers the period from 1 July 1897 to 30 June 1898. After finishing in fifth place the previous season, Liverpool fell four spots to finish in ninth place at the end of the season with 28 points, 14 points behind the champions in Sheffield United.

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division 1		F.A. Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	DF	SCO	Barney Battles	1	0	1	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Frank Becton	26	13	21	11	5	2
	MF	ENG	Harry Bradshaw	26	6	23	5	3	1
	DF	SCO	Tom Cleghorn	35	0	30	0	5	0
	MF	SCO	Bobby Colvin	3	0	3	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Jack Cox	2	1	2	1	0	0
	FW	ENG	Dan Cunliffe	18	7	14	6	4	1
	DF	SCO	Billy Dunlop	25	0	20	0	5	0
	FW	ENG	Pat Finnerhan	8	1	5	1	3	0
	FW	ENG	Fred Geary	11	1	11	1	0	0
	DF	SCO	Archie Goldie	32	0	28	0	4	0
	DF	SCO	Billy Goldie	4	0	4	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Abe Hartley	12	1	7	1	5	0
	DF	ENG	Johnny Holmes	12	0	12	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Rabbi Howell	1	0	1	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Joe Lumsden	8	2	6	2	2	0
	MF	SCO	Bobby Marshall	18	2	17	2	1	0
	DF	SCO	John McCartney	32	1	27	1	5	0
	FW	SCO	Andy McCowie	21	6	19	6	2	0
	DF	SCO	Joe McQue	19	3	14	2	5	1
	GK	SCO	Matt McQueen	2	0	2	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Hugh Morgan	4	2	4	2	0	0
	MF	SCO	Tommy Robertson	3	2	3	2	0	0
	GK	ENG	Harry Storer	35	0	30	0	5	0
	FW	SCO	John Walker	3	2	3	2	0	0
	MF	SCO	William Walker	12	2	12	2	0	0
	DF	SCO	Tom Wilkie	11	1	10	0	1	1
	DF	ENG	Charlie Wilson	1	0	1	0	0	0

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Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
7	West Bromwich Albion	30	11	10	9	44	45	0.978	32
8	Nottingham Forest	30	11	9	10	47	49	0.959	31
9	Liverpool	30	11	6	13	48	45	1.067	28
10	Derby County	30	11	6	13	57	61	0.934	28
11	Bolton Wanderers	30	11	4	15	28	41	0.683	26

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

References

^ "Appearances for the 1897-1898 season - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC!". www.lfchistory.net. Retrieved 13 February 2024.

External links

LFC History Season 1897-98
1897–98 Liverpool F.C.Results
LFC Kit 1897-98

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