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{{Short description|18th season of competitive Football Association (FA) in England}}
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| champions1 = [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]]
| champions1 = [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]]
| domestic = [[1888-89 FA Cup|FA Cup]]
| domestic = [[1888–89 FA Cup|FA Cup]]
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The '''1888–1889 season''' was the 18th season of competitive [[association football in England]].
The '''1888–89 season''' was the 18th season of competitive [[association football in England]].


==Overview==
==Overview==
A new competition, [[The Football League]], started [[The Football League 1888–89|this season]]. The Football League was open to clubs all over the [[United Kingdom]],{{Citation needed|date=July 2008}} but the first twelve entrants ([[Accrington F.C.|Accrington]], [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]], [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]], [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]], [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]], [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]], [[Everton F.C.|Everton]], [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]], [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]], Stoke (now [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]]), [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] and [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]) were all from the [[English Midlands|Midlands]] or [[North of England]] (in later years the competition became the de facto [[England|English]] league, though some clubs from outside England still compete in it). Each club in the League played each other twice (once at home and once away) and would be awarded two points for a win, one for a draw and none for a loss. From these points, a league table was drawn up. Preston North End were in first place at the end of the season and thus became the first ever Football League champions. They did not lose a match all season (a feat only accomplished once since, by [[Arsenal F.C|Arsenal]] in [[2003-04 in English football|2003–04]]) and also won the [[FA Cup Final 1889|FA Cup]].
A new competition, [[The Football League]], started [[The Football League 1888–89|this season]]. The Football League was open to clubs all over the [[United Kingdom]],{{Citation needed|date=July 2008}} but the first twelve entrants ([[Accrington F.C.|Accrington]], [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]], [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]], [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]], [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]], [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]], [[Everton F.C.|Everton]], [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]], [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]], Stoke (now [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]]), [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] and [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]) were all from the [[English Midlands|Midlands]] or [[North of England]] (in later years the competition became the de facto [[England|English]] league, though some clubs from outside England still compete in it). Each club in the League played each other twice (once at home and once away) and would be awarded two points for a win, one for a draw and none for a loss. From these points, a league table was drawn up. Preston North End were in first place at the end of the season and thus became the first ever Football League champions. They did not lose a match all season (a feat only accomplished once since, by [[Arsenal F.C|Arsenal]] in [[2003-04 in English football|2003–04]]) and also won the [[FA Cup Final 1889|FA Cup]].


The Football League is still going today and now has 72 clubs in three divisions (down from an all-time high of 92 clubs in four divisions). Since the [[1992-93 in English football|1992–93 season]], it has become only the second-most important league competition, behind the [[FA Premier League]] in the [[English football league system]].
The Football League is still going today and now has 72 clubs in three divisions (down from an all-time high of 92 clubs in four divisions). Since the [[1992-93 in English football|1992–93 season]], it has become only the second-most important league competition, behind the [[FA Premier League]] in the [[English football league system]].{{fact|date=July 2020}}


==Events==
==Events==
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==National team==
==National team==
{{Main|1889 British Home Championship}}
{{Main|1888–89 British Home Championship}}
[[England national football team|England]] finished second in the [[1889 British Home Championship]], which was won by [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]].
[[England national football team|England]] finished second in the [[1888–89 British Home Championship]], which was won by [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]].


[[John Yates (footballer, born 1861)|John Yates]], of [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]], scored 3 goals against [[Ireland national football team (IFA)|Ireland]] in his only appearance for England.
[[John Yates (footballer, born 1861)|John Yates]], of [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]], scored 3 goals against [[Ireland national football team (IFA)|Ireland]] in his only appearance for England.
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!England scorers
!England scorers
|-
|-
|23 Feb 1889|| [[Victoria Ground (Stoke)|Victoria Ground]], [[Stoke-on-Trent]] ||align=left| {{fb|ENG}} ||align=left| {{fb|WAL}}||4–1||[[1889 British Home Championship|BHC]]||align=left| [[Billy Bassett]] ([[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]), [[John Goodall]] ([[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]]), [[Jack Southworth]] ([[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]]) & [[Fred Dewhurst]] ([[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]])
|23 Feb 1889|| [[Victoria Ground (Stoke)|Victoria Ground]], [[Stoke-on-Trent]] ||align=left| {{fb|ENG}} ||align=left| {{fb|WAL}}||4–1||[[1889 British Home Championship|BHC]]||align=left| [[Billy Bassett]] ([[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]), [[John Goodall]] ([[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]]), [[Jack Southworth]] ([[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]]) and [[Fred Dewhurst]] ([[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]])
|-
|-
|2 Mar 1889|| [[Anfield]], [[Liverpool]] ||align=left| {{fb|ENG}} ||align=left| {{fb|IRE}}||6–1||BHC||align=left| [[Alf Shelton]] ([[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]]), [[John Yates (footballer, born 1861)|John Yates]] ([[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]) (3), [[Joe Lofthouse]] ([[Accrington F.C.|Accrington]]) & [[John Brodie (English footballer)|John Brodie]] ([[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]])
|2 Mar 1889|| [[Anfield]], [[Liverpool]] ||align=left| {{fb|ENG}} ||align=left| {{fb|IRE}}||6–1||BHC||align=left| [[Alf Shelton]] ([[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]]), [[John Yates (footballer, born 1861)|John Yates]] ([[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]) (3), [[Joe Lofthouse]] ([[Accrington F.C.|Accrington]]) and [[John Brodie (English footballer)|John Brodie]] ([[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]])
|-
|-
|13 Apr 1889|| [[Kennington Oval]], [[London]] ||align=left| {{fb|ENG}} ||align=left| {{fb|SCO}}||2–3||BHC||align=left| [[Billy Bassett]] ([[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]) (15 & 17 mins)
|13 Apr 1889|| [[Kennington Oval]], [[London]] ||align=left| {{fb|ENG}} ||align=left| {{fb|SCO}}||2–3||BHC||align=left| [[Billy Bassett]] ([[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]) (15, 17 mins)
|}
|}


'''Key'''
'''Key'''
* BHC = [[1889 British Home Championship]]
* BHC = [[1888–89 British Home Championship]]


===1889 British Home Championship Table===
===1889 British Home Championship table===
{{:1888–89 British Home Championship|showteam=ENG}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=20|Pos
!width=150|Team
!width=20|Pld
!width=20|
!width=20|W
!width=20|D
!width=20|L
!width=20|
!width=25|F
!width=25|A
!width=25|GD
!width=20|
!width=20|Pts
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|'''1'''||style="text-align:left;"| '''{{fb|SCO}}'''||'''3'''||||'''2'''||'''1'''||'''0'''||||'''10'''||'''2'''||align=right|'''+ 8'''||||'''5'''
|-
|2||style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|ENG}}||3||||2||0||1||||12||5||align=right|+ 7||||4
|-
|3||style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|WAL}}||3||||1||1||1||||4||5||align=right| – 1||||3
|-
|4||style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|IRE}}||3||||0||0||3||||2||16||align=right| – 14||||0
|}

*<small>Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;<br>GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points</small>
*<small>The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw</small>


==Honours==
==Honours==
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|}
|}


==[[The Football League]]==
==The Football League==
{{Main|1888–89 Football League}}
{{Main|1888–89 Football League}}


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| nextseason = [[1889–90 in English football|''1889–90'']]
| nextseason = [[1889–90 in English football|''1889–90'']]
}}
}}
{{:1888–89 Football League|transcludesection=First Division}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!width="30"|Pos!!width="200"|Club!!width="30"|P!!width="30"|W!!width="30"|D!!width="30"|L!!width="30"|F!!width="30"|A!!width="45"|GA!!width="30"|Pts
|- bgcolor="#FFFF00"
|1||align="left"|[[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]]||22||18||4||0||74||15||4.933|||40
|-
|2||align="left"|[[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]||22||12||5||5||61||43||1.419||29
|-
|3||align="left"|[[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]||22||12||4||6||50||37||1.351||28
|-
|4||align="left"|[[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]]||22||10||6||6||66||45||1.467||26
|-
|5||align="left"|[[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]||22||10||2||10||63||59||1.068||22
|-
|6||align="left"|[[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]||22||10||2||10||40||46||0.870||22
|-
|7||align="left"|[[Accrington F.C.|Accrington]]||22||6||8||8||48||48||1.000||20
|-
|8||align="left"|[[Everton F.C.|Everton]]||22||9||2||11||35||47||0.744||20
|- style="background: #eee5de"
|9||align="left"|[[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]||22||7||3||12||42||62||0.677||17
|- style="background: #eee5de"
|10||align="left"|[[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]]||22||7||2||13||41||61||0.672||16
|- style="background: #eee5de"
|11||align="left"|[[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]]||22||5||2||15||40||73||0.548||12
|- style="background: #eee5de"
|12||align="left"|[[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke]]||22||4||4||14||26||51||0.510||12
|}

*<small>Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;<br>GA = [[Goal average]]; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points</small>
*<small>The points system: * 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw</small>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center"
!width=50|Key!!width=240|
|-
|style="background:#FFFF00" width="20"|
|bgcolor="#ffffff" align=left|League champions
|-
|style="background:#99BADD" width="20"|
|bgcolor="#ffffff" align=left|FA Cup winners (see [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]])
|-
|style="background:#EEE5DE" width="20"|
|bgcolor="#ffffff" align=left|Re-elected
|-
|style="background:#F08080" width="20"|
|bgcolor="#ffffff" align=left|Failed re-election (none)
|}

===Stadia and locations===
===Stadia and locations===
{{location map+ |England |float=right |width=369 |caption=Locations of the '''Football League 1888–89''' teams |places=
{{location map+ |England |float=right |width=369 |caption=Locations of the '''Football League 1888–89''' teams |places=
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| [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]
| [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]]
| [[Bolton]]
| [[Bolton]]
| [[Pike's Lane|Pike’s Lane]]
| [[Pike's Lane]]
|align=center| n/a
|align=center| n/a
|-
|-
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|-
|-
| [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]
| [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]
| [[Birmingham]]
| [[West Bromwich]]
| [[Stoney Lane]]
| [[Stoney Lane]]
|align=center| n/a
|align=center| n/a
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|}
|}


===Top scorers===
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===Top scorers<ref name="Fußball-Weltzeitschrift">''Fußball-Weltzeitschrift'' No. 10, Jan/Feb 1988.</ref>===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
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|rowspan=2 align=center|4||{{flagicon|England}} [[Jack Southworth|John Southworth]]||[[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]]||align=center|16||align=center|21||align=center|0.76
|rowspan=2 align=center|4||{{flagicon|England}} [[Jack Southworth|John Southworth]]||[[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]]||align=center|16||align=center|21||align=center|0.76
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Harry Wood (footballer)|Harry Wood]]||[[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]||align=center|16||align=center|17||align=center|0.94
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Harry Wood (footballer, born 1868)|Harry Wood]]||[[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]||align=center|16||align=center|17||align=center|0.94
|-
|-
|align=center|6||{{flagicon|England}} [[Tommy Green (footballer born 1863)|Thomas Green]]||[[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]||align=center|14||align=center|21||align=center|0.67
|align=center|6||{{flagicon|England}} [[Tommy Green (footballer born 1863)|Thomas Green]]||[[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]||align=center|14||align=center|21||align=center|0.67
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|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Alex Higgins (footballer, born 1863)|Alexander Higgins]]||[[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]]||align=center|12||align=center|21||align=center|0.57
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Alex Higgins (footballer, born 1863)|Alexander Higgins]]||[[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]]||align=center|12||align=center|21||align=center|0.57
|-
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Tom Pearson|Thomas Pearson]]||[[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]||align=center|12||align=center|22||align=center|0.55
|{{flagicon|England}} [[Tom Pearson (footballer)|Thomas Pearson]]||[[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]||align=center|12||align=center|22||align=center|0.55
|}
|}
⚫
<ref name="Fußball-Weltzeitschrift">''Fußball-Weltzeitschrift'' No. 10, Jan/Feb 1988.</ref>


==References==
==References==
{{Refimprove|date=May 2008}}
{{More citations needed|date=May 2008}}
{{Reflist}}
<references />


==External links==
==External links==
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{{1888–89 in English football}}

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Latest revision as of 13:39, 2 April 2024

Football in England
Season1888-89
Men's football
Football LeaguePreston North End
FA CupPreston North End
← 1887–88 England 1889–90 →

The 1888–89 season was the 18th season of competitive association football in England.

Overview

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A new competition, The Football League, started this season. The Football League was open to clubs all over the United Kingdom,[citation needed] but the first twelve entrants (Accrington, Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Burnley, Derby County, Everton, Notts County, Preston North End, Stoke (now Stoke City), West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers) were all from the Midlands or North of England (in later years the competition became the de facto English league, though some clubs from outside England still compete in it). Each club in the League played each other twice (once at home and once away) and would be awarded two points for a win, one for a draw and none for a loss. From these points, a league table was drawn up. Preston North End were in first place at the end of the season and thus became the first ever Football League champions. They did not lose a match all season (a feat only accomplished once since, by Arsenal in 2003–04) and also won the FA Cup.

The Football League is still going today and now has 72 clubs in three divisions (down from an all-time high of 92 clubs in four divisions). Since the 1992–93 season, it has become only the second-most important league competition, behind the FA Premier League in the English football league system.[citation needed]

Events

[edit]

National team

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Main article: 1888–89 British Home Championship

England finished second in the 1888–89 British Home Championship, which was won by Scotland.

John Yates, of Burnley, scored 3 goals against Ireland in his only appearance for England.

Date Venue Home team Visitors Score Comp England scorers
23 Feb 1889 Victoria Ground, Stoke-on-Trent  England  Wales 4–1 BHC Billy Bassett (West Bromwich Albion), John Goodall (Preston North End), Jack Southworth (Blackburn Rovers) and Fred Dewhurst (Preston North End)
2 Mar 1889 Anfield, Liverpool  England  Ireland 6–1 BHC Alf Shelton (Notts County), John Yates (Burnley) (3), Joe Lofthouse (Accrington) and John Brodie (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
13 Apr 1889 Kennington Oval, London  England  Scotland 2–3 BHC Billy Bassett (West Bromwich Albion) (15, 17 mins)

Key

1889 British Home Championship table

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Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Scotland 3 2 1 0 10 2 +8 5
 England 3 2 0 1 12 5 +7 4
 Wales 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 3
 Ireland 3 0 0 3 2 16 −14 0
Source: [1][2]
Rules for classification: 1) points. The points system worked as follows: 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw.

Honours

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Competition Winner
FA Cup Preston North End (1st FA Cup title)
The Football League Preston North End (1st English title)*

* Indicates new record for competition

FA Cup

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Main article: 1888–89 FA Cup

Final

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Further information on this match: 1889 FA Cup Final
Date Home team Visitors Score Venue
30 Mar 1889 Preston North End Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 Kennington Oval

The Football League

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Main article: 1888–89 Football League

League table

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The Football League
Season1888–89
ChampionsPreston North End
(1st English title)
Relegatednone
FA Cup winnersPreston North End (1st FA Cup title)
Matches played132
Goals scored586 (4.44 per match)
Top goalscorerJohn Goodall (Preston North End), 21
Biggest home winAston Villa – Notts County 9–1 (29 Sept 1888)
Biggest away winNotts County – Preston 0–7 (3 Nov 1888)
Highest scoring10: Aston Villa – Notts County 9–1 (29 Sept 1888)
Bolton – Notts County 7–3 (9 Mar 1889)
Blackburn Rovers – Accrington 5–5 (15 Sept 1888)
Longest winning run6 – Preston North End (8 Sep – 13 Oct 1888)
Longest unbeaten run22 – Preston North End (8 Sep 1888 – 9 Feb 1889), the entire season
Longest losing run8 – Derby County (29 Sep – 8 Dec 1888)
Highest attendance?
Lowest attendance?
Average attendance?

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification
1 Preston North End[a] 22 18 4 0 74 15 4.933 40 League Champions
2 Aston Villa 22 12 5 5 61 43 1.419 29
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 22 12 4 6 50 37 1.351 28
4 Blackburn Rovers 22 10 6 6 66 45 1.467 26
5 Bolton Wanderers 22 10 2 10 63 59 1.068 22
6 West Bromwich Albion 22 10 2 10 40 46 0.870 22
7 Accrington 22 6 8 8 48 48 1.000 20
8 Everton 22 9 2 11 35 46 0.761 20
9 Burnley 22 7 3 12 42 62 0.677 17 Re-elected
10 Derby County 22 7 2 13 41 61 0.672 16
11 Notts County 22 5 2 15 40 73 0.548 12
12 Stoke 22 4 4 14 26 51 0.510 12
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Also FA Cup Winners

Stadia and locations

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Locations of the Football League 1888–89 teams
Team Location Stadium Stadium capacity
Accrington Accrington Thorneyholme Road n/a
Aston Villa Birmingham Wellington Road (Perry Barr) n/a
Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Leamington Road 600–700
Bolton Wanderers Bolton Pike's Lane n/a
Burnley Burnley Turf Moor n/a
Derby County Derby Racecourse Ground n/a
Everton Liverpool Anfield n/a
Notts County Nottingham Trent Bridge Cricket Ground n/a
Preston North End Preston Deepdale n/a
Stoke Stoke-on-Trent Victoria Ground n/a
West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Stoney Lane n/a
Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Dudley Road n/a

Top scorers

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Rank Scorer Club Goals Matches played Goals per match
1 England John Goodall Preston North End 21 21 1.00
2 Scotland James D. Ross Preston North End 18 21 0.86
3 England Albert Allen Aston Villa 17 21 0.81
4 England John Southworth Blackburn Rovers 16 21 0.76
England Harry Wood Wolverhampton Wanderers 16 17 0.94
6 England Thomas Green Aston Villa 14 21 0.67
7 Scotland James Brogan Bolton Wanderers 13 22 0.59
England David Weir Bolton Wanderers 13 22 0.59
9 England Frederick Dewhurst Preston North End 12 17 0.71
England Herbert L. Fecitt Blackburn Rovers 12 17 0.71
Scotland Alexander Barbour Accrington 12 19 0.63
Scotland Alexander Higgins Derby County 12 21 0.57
England Thomas Pearson West Bromwich Albion 12 22 0.55

[3]

References

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  1. ^ Reyes, Macario; Morrison, Neil (1 October 1999). "British Home Championship 1884–1899". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  2. ^ "British Championships 1889". Scotland Football Stats. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  3. ^ Fußball-Weltzeitschrift No. 10, Jan/Feb 1988.
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