Field Report.

1894 Capital League

Season: 5 May - 22 September 1894

Format: Double round-robin, 14 games per club

Points: 2 for a win; 1 for a draw; 0 for a loss

Champions: To be determined

Runners Up: To be determined

Player of the Year: To be determined

League Standings

Elected Teams

Battersea Excelsiors

Greenwich Mariners

Islington Strollers

Kensington Athletic

Lambeth Wanderers

Regent's Park

Richmond Park

Thames Athletic Club

Results

Week 1: 5 May 1894

Battersea Excelsiors 2-1 Greenwich Mariners

Islington Strollers 4-0 Kensington Athletic

Lambeth Wanderers 0-1 Regent's Park BBC

Richmond Park 3-3 Thames Athletic Club

Week 2: 12 May 1894

Battersea Excelsiors 0-3 Islington Strollers

Greenwich Mariners 0-0 Lambeth Wanderers

Kensington Athletic 0-0 Richmond Park

Regent's Park BBC 1-1 Thames Athletic Club

Week 3: 19 May 1894

Battersea Excelsiors 4-2 Kensington Athletic

Islington Strollers 3-1 Greenwich Mariners

Lambeth Wanderers 4-0 Thames Athletic Club

Regent's Park BBC 1-0 Richmond

Week 4: 26 May 1894

Battersea Excelsiors 0-1 Lambeth Wanderers

Kensington Athletic 0-0 Thames Athletic Club

Greenwich Mariners 0-0 Regent's Park BBC

Islington Strollers 6-2 Richmond Park

Season in Review

Statistical Leaders

Awards and Honours

Other

Records and Milestones

12 May 1894: First recorded home run (Edward Collins for Islington vs Battersea)

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Born this Year

Died this Year

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Did you know...

That John Fletcher became the first pitcher to earn five strikeouts in a single game, but his side still lost 0-1?

That William Archer threw six strikeouts on the same day, but did not record a win either?

That pitcher Edward Collins hit the first recorded home run, a three run walk-off with two outs on the board?

That Basil Thornton pitched nine perfect innings in a ten-inning 0-0 draw?