ASTON VILLA AND GROVES
August 1, 1893. The Birmingham Daily Post
The Aston Villa management yesterday received the following communication from Mr. H. Lockett, secretary to the Football League; “Aston Villa and Groves case. The following is the finding of the Appeal Committee; We find that the Aston Villa Club secretary has been guilty of unsportsmanlike conduct towards the Everton Club, yet the club itself has not committed the offence provided against by rule 8, under which a penalty was imposed, and we are, therefore, reluctantly compelled to allow the appeal, as the matter is not one for which any penalty is provided by the rules as they stand. But we suggest that the rules shall be altered to embrace such matters in future. We direct Villa to pay their own expenses incident to the appeal, and the League to pay the other expenses incurred. Signed July 27, 1893. J.C. Clegg, C. Crump, W. Forrest.” The following is the wording of the rule (8) referred to: “Any club guilty of inducing or attempting to induce a bona-fide player or players of another League club to leave the club for which he is registered shall be deemed guilty of misconduct, and shall be liable to expulsion.”
STORRIER
Arbroath Herald - Thursday 03 August 1893
LIVERPOOL AND DISTRICT LEAGUE
Cricket and Football Field - Saturday 05 August 1893
By Richard Samuel
The Liverpool and District League held a meeting on Wednesday evening when the position of Kirkdale was discussed. It will be remembered that when the fixtures were arranged it transpired that the Everton club were assisting Kirkdale, and in return have call on any of their players. This did not suit the other members, and Kirkdale were only allowed to make fixtures on sufferance, as it were. However, everything has come out all right, for it was explained that the Everton club only desired to promote local talent, and although some thought the better way of doing this would have been by presenting the League with a Cup for competition, the avowed object is good enough to be going on with. It would have been hard lines on Kirkdale had they been thrown out with the season so close on us. Football matters on the whole are quiet and there are no signs of the near approach of the season. You see, we are pretty well settled this year, though the decision in groves’ case has caused a ruffle. Where will this player land, after all?
NUGGETS
Cricket and Football Field - Saturday 05 August 1893
Everton F.C. have taken over Kirkdale F.C. as in the team. Messrs Griffiths and Leyland are the representatives and naturally all expenses of the will come from the club from the Park.
BOOTLE FOOTBALL CLUB. HOPELESS OUTLOOK.
Liverpool Echo - Tuesday 15 August 1893
A largely-attended public meeting of the friends and supporters the Bootle Football club was held last evening, in the lecture-room of the Bootle Town Hall, for the purpose of devising means by which the club could carried on, in view of the critical condition in which it is at present Mr. J. Vicars (president of the club) was unable be present owing to his wife's illness, and Mr. James Imray (deputy chairman) was voted to the chair.—The Chairman remarked that the position of the Bootle Football Club was a very critical one, and the question they had to decide was whether the club was to go on or cease to exist. He reminded them that the executive committee had already expended a good deal of money, and, therefore, they could not be expected to be able to provide any very large amount in regard to the forthcoming season.—ln answer to an old Evertonian, who said he would subscribe £3 if those present would follow his example in smaller sums, the chairman stated that the smallest sum wanted to start the club honourably would be about £150. After a collection of promises was taken, the chairman announced that the response was only twelve guineas, making, with promises prior to the meeting, £23. He would welcome any suggestion to resuscitate the club, but unless something cropped up he felt that this must end the Bootle Football Club. - Mr. McMurray (hon. secretary) said had received miserable and unfortunate support from the aristocracyof Bootle. Subsequently meeting dispersed, it being understood that the chairman would be consulted in private what steps should be taken.
LINCOLN CITY FOOTBALL CLUB
Lincolnshire Chronicle - Friday 18 August 1893
A gentleman present said he knew of a man named Jones, who was working in Lincoln, who used to keep goal for Everton second eleven, when they scored 109 goals against nine, and who was willing to play for the City. The chairman promised to make the necessary enquiries.
LIVERPUDLIANA
Cricket and Football Field - Saturday 19 August 1893
By Richard Samuel
The town’s meeting held to devise means for keeping on the Bottle Football Club was held on Monday evening, but, as I anticipated, it was a failure in this respect. The numbers present and the enthusiasm shown were gratifying, but the cash promised, whilst hardly disappointing, was very meagre. Out of a room full of people the response to the appeal for financialhelp only realised £12 and of course, this amount does not justify the directors in carrying on the affairs of the club. An official announcement of the winding up of the club will, no doubt be made after the directors meeting on Monday evening. Meanwhile the League and Associations, of which Bootle are members, have bene advised of the critical position of the club. There are quite a host of applications for Arridge and other plyers, and to some the failure of the club hit hard, especially Hughes and Arridge, who should have had a benefit this year.
NUGGETS
Cricket and Football Field - Saturday 19 August 1893
BOOTLE FOOTBALL CLUB.
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 19 August 1893
The Bootle Football Club is financial difficulties, and has decided to sever its connection with the League. Bootle was in the Second Division, and had arranged all the fixtures for the season. The League will be notified of the decision, and another club will be chosen take the place of Bootle. It is also probable that the Bootle Club will drop out of existence altogether, despite its excellent record.
EVERTON FOOTBALL CLUB
Liverpool Echo - Monday 21 August 1893
S. Arridge who for the past three seasons has been connected with the Bootle Football club, playing as left full back has transferred his services ton the Everton Club all the necessary transfers having been completed.
THE BOOTLE FOOTBALL CLUB.
Manchester Evening News - Monday 21 August 1893
An evidence of the decadence of the Bootle Football Club is afforded by the fact that Arridge, who was one of their full backs last season, and was the mainstay of their defence, has signed on for Everton, and will commence play almost at once. Several clubs were in treaty forArridge's services, and in football circles Everton is considered fortunate in securing so efficient a player.
WINDING-UP OF BOOTLE FOOTBALL CLUB
Lancashire Evening Post - Monday 21 August 1893
The result of the public meeting called by the directors of the Bootle club to consider the critical position which the organisation occupies in regard to finance was that the directors decided to wind up the company and sever the club's connection with the League. Bootle was in the second division, and had arranged all their fixtures for the season, the League will have to receive notification of this decision, and another club will have to take their place.
ARRIDGE
August 22nd 1893. Edinburgh Evening News
Arridge, who was one of the Bootle full backs last season, and was the mainstay of the club's defence, has signed on for Everton. Several clubs were in treaty for Arrdige's services and Everton is considered fortunate in securing so efficient a player.
EVERTON FOOTBALL CLUB.
Liverpool Echo - Tuesday 22 August 1893
The numerous patrons the above club will no doubt be glad to know that all the players are hard at work getting fit for the coming season. The new men, including Stewart, late of North End, and Arridge, late Bootle, and Storrier, from Arbroath, are showing themselves to be fine exponents of the game. The directors have arranged for a couple of practice games to take place the ground at Goodison on Saturday and Monday next, four and six o'clock respectively, to which the public will admitted free. We are informed that the season tickets are going with a rush, and for the convenience of gentlemen in town Mr. Molyneux will attend every day this week the shop of the National Sporting Goods Company. North John-street, from three five o'clock for the purpose of issuing tickets to these who may desire them. It is rumoured that the club are after a magnificent centre forward, who is likely don the coloursof the club almost at once.
NEW PLAYER FOR EVERTON
Glasgow Evening Post - Tuesday 22 August 1893
Arridge, who was one of the Bootle full backs last season, and was the mainstay of the club’s defence, has signed on for Everton. Several clubs were in treaty for Arridge’s services, and Everton is considered fortunate in securing so efficient a player.
THE COMPETITION FOR CRACK FOOTBALLERS.
Liverpool Echo - Wednesday 23 August 1893
[special telegram.]
A deputation from the Everton Football Club waited upon the Blackburn Rovers Committee last night, for permission to approach Jack Southworth, their famous centre forward. Permission was refused, as Southworth last night consented to again sign for hie old club, terms having been arrived at.
JACK SOUTHWORTH
August 24, 1893. The Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser
A deputation from the Everton Football Club waited upon the Blackburn Rovers Committee on Tuesday night for permission to approach J. Southworth their famous centre forward. Permission was refused, Southworth having consented to again sign for his old club, terms having been arrived at.
EVERTON NEWS
Cricket and Football Field - Saturday 26 August 1893
By Richard Samuel
Cricket will soon be a thing of the past and football will resign supreme. All this week Mr. Molyneux has been busy issuing season tickets and paying the “divi” and we have had the usual beating of the drums in the local papers. That announcement of the probable capture of the finest centre forward in the kingdom did it, and the usual haunts of footballers has ever since been full of football gossip. There is nothing much new, and the Everton team that will take part in the earlier League games will be much the same as what did duty last season. There are competent understudies for every position, and from what I can see the Everton executive will have a better lot of players to fall back upon than they had last year. The men engaged are;- Williams, Jardine, and Ord (Shankhouse), goal; Kelso, Howarth, Arridge (Bootle), Parry, Lindsay (Stockton), and Chadwick, backs; Boyle, Holt, Stewart (Preston N.E), Storrier (Arbroath), Walker (Gainsboro), Coyle, and Jones, half-backs; Latta, Bell, Geary, Maxwell, Chadwick, Milward, Reay, and Hartley, forwards. The season opens with the Wolves on Friday, and then league games follow with Sheffield United on Saturday and with Notts Forest on Monday. The ground looks very well and the comfort of spectators has been further attended to.
NUGGETS
Cricket and Football Field - Saturday 26 August 1893
FOOTBALL AND CHARITY
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 26 August 1893
TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL ECHO
Sire-seeing that the Everton Football Club have arranged for the public to be admitted to their practice matches on Saturday and Monday next, and that by the rules of the Football Association the club is precluded from taking any gate receipts would it not be a good opportunity to make a collection for some local charity, say the Stanley Hospital? I think the majority of the few thousands who are sure to be present will not grudge a coin or two in return for the gratuitous entertainment, and there should be no difficulty in having some collecting boxes placed just inside the gates.- Yours, Tc., S.B.
THE COMPETITION FOR LEAGUE FOOTBALLERS
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 26 August 1893
BLACKBURN ROVERS AND EVERTON
Special Telegram
Considerable feeling has been caused in Blackburn to-day by the announcement that Southworth, the Rovers centre forward, had refused to sign for the club, notwithstanding his promise to do so on Wednesday last. It is stated that Everton, Accrington, and West Manchester clubs have all outbidden the Rovers’ offer, but indignation is chiefly directed against Everton, whose conduct will most probably be brought before the League.
BASEBALL
Liverpool Echo - Saturday 26 August 1893
On account of the important match, Everton v Excelsior, at Stanley Football ground, Goodison-road, today, being the final for the Globe Cup, clashing with the practice match of the Everton Football Club, the time of starting has been altered to 4.45 prompt. Mr. Councillor J.R. Grant has promised to attend to hand over the Cup to the winning team. The executive of the Everton F.C have also altered the time of their kick-off to 3.30 instead of four o’clock, so that the public so wishing may see both matches.
EVERTON
Athletic News - Monday 28 August 1893
The close season has been a remarkably quiet one in Liverpool, almost total absence of gossip relating to football matters led one to think the game had lost favour with the public. But this week we have had a starter. The Everton executive can fetch 'em, and their sensational announcements in the papers has caused another epidemic of football fever. “Probable capture the finest centre-forward the kingdom” is rather thick after four months' silence; then follows a list of practice nights, and “the secretary will attend in town between certain hours to issue season tickets.” That’s big. It was at the National Sporting Depot that I found Mr. Molyneux busy issuing season tickets, and this line of business, he assured me, showed an improvement on last year. “Your team and prospects. Mr. Molyneux?” I don’t know whether his answer is complimentary or not, but it was. Well, you know all about them,” and, as matters turned out, he had nothing fresh; even that finest-centre-forward-in-the-kingdom bubble had burst, and nothing remained. The club, as usual, have a strong list of players to select from, but the League team will be composed of practically the same men as last year. These are Williams, goal; Kelso and Howarth, backs; Boyle, Holt, and Stewart (late of Preston North End), half-backs: Latta, Bell (or Geary), Maxwell, Chadwick, and Mil ward, forwards. In my opinion the executive have a stronger list in reserve than last year, and some idea of this can be gathered from the following names :—Jardine, goal; Arridge (late of Bootle), Lindsay (of Stockton), in addition to Parry and A. Chadwick, backs. Then in the half-back division we have new faces in Storrier (of Arbroath), Walker (of Grimsby), as well as last season’s men, Coyle and Jones. There is only ono man forward, and that is Reay (of Newcastle), but then there are Murray and Hartley to fall back upon. The team should do as well in their League engagements as last year, but further than that I should not like to go. There is this much to be said: That in the event of illness or anyone being disabled they have much more reliable men in reserve than they have had. This should give confidence to the club’s supporters, for at the beginning of last season they were heavily handicapped in this respect The Combination team will be as strong as ever, and should have no difficulty in again lifting the flag. The ground, I may add, has been drained, and should wear better, whilst to add to the comfort of the spectators patronizing the grand additional doors have been put in. The seats immediately behind the press have been enclosed and reserved, the price being two guineas. These ticket holders and the members the fourth estate now have entrance all to themselves.
FOOTBALL NOTES
Liverpool Mercury - Monday 28 August 1893
There was a sides game at Goodison Park, and as no charge for admission could be made, a very large company, which could not have been less than 10,000 assembled to renew their acquaintance with the popular Everton players. Two strong sides were chosen, one in white and the other in blue, and most of the leaders took part, the exceptions including Geary, Latta, Howarth, and Williams, the former having injured the muscles of his right thigh. The turf looked in good condition, and with fine weather some very fast play may be expected in the opening match next Friday, when the English Cup holders (Wolverhampton Wanderers) will be opposed in a friendly game. The players have been playing great attention to training and the rescue of the club having been increased and improved by the infusion of new blood, such as Stewart (late of Preston North End), Storrier (late of Arbroath), and Smart Arridge (late of Bootle), the prospects are bright that Everton will be enabled to boast next May of an even more brilliant season than that of last year, notwithstanding that they then did exceptionally well in running into the final tie of the English Cup competition, and finishing third in the League campaign. Among the players secured are the following; Smart Arridge, Bell, Boyle, E. Chadwick, A. Chadwick, Coyle, Elliott, Geary, Hartley, Howarth, Holt, Jardine, Jones, Kelso, Lindsay, Latta, Milward, Maxwell, Murray, McMillan, McLaren, Pinnell, Parry, Reay, W. Stewart, Storrier, R. Williams, and J. Walker. Both Groves and Southworth were expected to don the Everton jersey, and may do so yet, but they are thought by many to have passed the zenith of their fame. The fixtures arranged are not numerous beyond those of the League, but, if few, they are of good quality, embracing as they on those with Wolverhampton Wanderers, Bolton Wanderers, West Bromwich Albion, Glasgow Rangers (twice), Ardwick, Sunderland, Celtic (twice), Hearts of Midlothian, and last, but not least, Queen’s Park, the latter coming on April 2.
The second team will be mainly employed in their endeavour to retain the championship of the Combination. The first team fixtures are appended, that with the Bolton Wanderers on September 11 being set apart for the benefit of F. Geary, who has done more than a share in building up the high reputation of Everton, and therefore is entitled to a “bumper;”-
SUICIDE OF THE EVERTON F.C. GROUNDSMAN.
Liverpool Echo - Tuesday 29 August 1893
The suicide reported, under distressing circumstances, of George Howard, the groundsman for the Everton Football Club, and residing in Walton, who last night handed himself by a piece of clothesline in the backyard of his house. It seems that Howard went home about half-past ten, when his wife it said, found fault with him. He shook hands with and kissed his children, and went out the backdoor. About twenty minutes after his wife found him hanging by the neck from nail in the yard wall with a piece of clothesline round his neck and his feet just touch the ground. He was cut immediately, carried into the house, and the doctor sent for, who on arriving a few moments afterwards found life to be extinct.
FATAL LARK.
August 30 1893. Birmingham Daily Post.
A coroner's jury at Walton, Liverpool yesterday returned a verdict of “Death by mis-adventure” in the case of George Howard of Everton Football Club who it was alleged put his head in a noose of clothes-line to frighten his wife, and strangle himself after some words respecting a young woman he was seen in conversation with, and of whom there were some jealously.
INVOLUNTARY HANGING AT LIVERPOOL
August 30 1893. Glasgow Herald.
Mr. Brighthouse, County coroner, held an inquest at Walton Liverpool yesterday afternoon on George Howard groundsman for the Everton club, who it was at first supposed had committed suicide by hanging himself from clothes line, to which he attracted a noose, deceased's wife gave evidence that she saw her husband at the practice match talking to Lizzle Roderick, and they had some words about the girl shortly after Howard returned home. He kissed his children bidding them goal-bye then went into the yard, and she followed him. He put his head through the noose of the clothes line that was stretched across the yard. She though he did it to frighten her, and she told him not to be silly, but to go in. He did not do so, and in about five minutes she want out and found him quite dead, with his head in the noose. Mrs. Howard was confident her husband never meant to take his life. Elizabeth Roderwick denied there had been any familiarities between them. The jury accepting the opinion of deceased's wife that Howard did not comptemplate suicide returned after considerable deliberation a verdict of death by misadventure.
SUICIDE OF AN EVERTON GROUNDSMAN
Liverpool Mercury - Wednesday 30 August 1893
George Howard, a groundsman in the employment of the Everton Football Echo, committed suicide on Monday at this residence, 6 Gwladys-street, Walton. It appears that on the evening in question Howard came home and had some words with his wife, and then went out. About a quarter to eleven at night the wife went to the backyards and found Howard hanging by a rope. Dr. McGeagh was sent for, and his arrival he pronounced life extinct. We understand that there are some peculiar circumstances attached to the case, which will be divulged at the inquest to be held some time to-day (Wednesday).
SOUTHWORTH GOES TO EVERTON
Lancashire Evening Post - Thursday 31 August 1893
The Rovers have parted with Southworth, who is going to Everton. Terms have been agreed upon between Everton and Mr. John Lewis for the transfer of the famous centre forward, which was signed this afternoon and handed over to the Everton representative.
SOUTHWORTH AND THE EVERTON FOOTBALL CLUB
Liverpool Echo - Thursday 31 August 1893
A Blackburn telegram says Southworth was this afternoon transferred to Everton by the Rovers. This morning a deputation from the Everton Football Club waited upon the Blackburn Rovers with regard to the transfer of Southworth, the famous centre forward, and after a lengthened conference that player was amicably transferred to Everton, on terms which have not yet been made known. Southworth will therefore probably appear in the Everton team on Saturday.
THE BOOTLE FOOTBALL CLUB
Liverpool Mercury - Thursday 31 August 1893
A general meeting of the Bootle Football club was held at the Pavilion in Hawthorne-road, On Monday evening, Mr. Imrie in the chair, when a resolution was passed voluntarily winding-up the company. Mr. W.W. Pall, of North-John- Street, was appointed liquidator.
BLACKBURN ROVERS AND THEIR PLAYERS
Liverpool Mercury - Thursday 31 August 1893
The Blackburn Rovers committee have decided to negotiate no longer with Southworth their celebrated centre forward, who will probably sign for West Manchester, though if he could get his release from the Rovers he would got to Everton, who have offered him similar terms to those he has refused from his old club.