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Liverpool Football Club season archive

1894–95

Liverpool completed the 1894–95 Division 1 campaign in 16th, taking 22 points from 30 matches. The record comprised 7 wins, 8 draws and 15 defeats, with 51 goals scored and 70 conceded for a goal difference of -19.

CompetitionDivision 1
League finish16th
ManagersJohn McKenna and William Edward Barclay
Leading scorerHarry Bradshaw (18 goals)

League record

30Played
7Won
8Drawn
15Lost
51Goals for
70Goals against
22Points
16thPosition

What the league record shows

Liverpool won 23.3% of their league matches and avoided defeat in 15 of 30. The side averaged 1.70 goals scored and 2.33 conceded per match; the resulting -19 goal difference gives more context to the 16th finish than position alone.

Compared with 1893–94, the recorded league position fell by 15 places, while goal difference moved from +59 to -19.

Place in Liverpool’s wider history

This campaign belongs to Liverpool’s foundation period, when the new club was establishing itself at Anfield and moving from regional competition into the Football League.

Cup and scoring picture

The recorded cup programme did not produce a final appearance; the competition-by-competition outcomes are listed alongside this analysis. Harry Bradshaw led the season scoring record with 18 goals in all competitions.

How this reading was produced: rates, comparisons and competition summaries are calculated from the verified season record shown on this page. They are descriptive analysis rather than claims about matches or events not contained in the dataset.