1888–89 Derby County F.C. season

Derby County
1888–89 season
Football League 10th (16 Points)
FA Cup Second Round
1889–90 →

The 1888–89 season was Derby County's first season in the Football League which had just been founded. Because of this they became one of the founder members of the Football League. They finished in 10th position with 16 points.

Contents

Final league Table

Pos Team Pld W D L F A GA GD Pts
1 Preston North End 22 18 4 0 74 15 4.933 + 59 40
2 Aston Villa 22 12 5 5 61 43 1.419 + 18 29
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 22 12 4 6 50 37 1.351 + 13 28
4 Blackburn Rovers 22 10 6 6 66 45 1.467 + 21 26
5 Bolton Wanderers 22 10 2 10 63 59 1.068 + 4 22
6 West Bromwich Albion 22 10 2 10 40 46 0.870 – 6 22
7 Accrington 22 6 8 8 48 48 1.000 ± 0 20
8 Everton 22 9 2 11 35 46 0.761 – 11 20
9 Burnley 22 7 3 12 42 62 0.677 – 20 17
10 Derby County 22 7 2 13 41 61 0.672 – 20 16
11 Notts County 22 5 2 15 40 73 0.548 – 33 12
12 Stoke 22 4 4 14 26 51 0.510 – 25 12
Key
League Champions
FA Cup Winners (see Preston North End)
Re-elected
Failed re-election (none)

Results

Derby County's score comes first

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League

Main article: 1888–89 Football League
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 8 September 1888 Bolton Wanderers A 3 – 6 3,000 L Plackett (2), Cooper (2), Bakwell (2)
2 15 September 1888 West Bromwich Albion H 1 – 2 3,000 H Plackett
3 22 September 1888 Accrington H 1 – 1 3,000 Higgins
4 29 September 1888 Preston North End H 2 – 3 6,000 H Plackett, Wright
5 6 October 1888 West Bromwich Albion A 0 – 5 1,500
6 13 October 1888 Accrington A 2 – 6 3,000 Higgins, L Plackett
7 20 October 1888 Everton H 2 – 4 2,000 Chatterton, Bakwell
8 27 October 1888 Everton A 2 – 6 5,000 L Plackett, Needham
9 3 November 1888 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1 – 4 6,000 Lees
10 24 November 1888 Blackburn Rovers H 0 – 2 3,000
11 8 December 1888 Preston North End A 0 – 5 4,000
12 22 December 1888 Notts County H 3 – 2 2,500 Bakwell, Higgins, Unknown
13 26 December 1888 Bolton Wanderers H 2 – 3 3,500 Higgins (2)
14 29 December 1888 Aston Villa A 2 – 4 4,000 Bakwell, Spilsbury
15 12 January 1889 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 3 – 0 2,000 Cooper, L Plackett, Higgins
16 19 January 1889 Burnley A 0 – 1 3,000
17 26 January 1889 Stoke H 2 – 1 2,500 L Plackett, Cooper
18 2 March 1889 Burnley H 1 – 0 3,000 Cooper
19 9 March 1889 Aston Villa H 5 – 2 3,000 Higgins (4), Cooper
20 16 March 1889 Notts County A 5 – 3 5,000 Bakwell, Higgins, Cooper (2), Lees
21 6 April 1889 Stoke A 1 – 1 4,000 L Plackett
22 15 April 1889 Blackburn Rovers A 0 – 3 4,000

FA Cup

Main article: 1888–89 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 2 February 1889 Derby Junction H 1 – 0 4,000 Higgins
R2 16 February 1889 Aston Villa A 3 – 5 2,000 Cooper (2), L Plackett

Appearances

Pos. Name League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FW George Bakewell 16 6 2 0 18 6
HB E.W. Bellhouse 2 0 0 0 2 0
GK Harold Bestwick 1 0 0 0 1 0
GK Enos Bromage 2 0 0 0 2 0
FW William Chatterton 5 1 0 0 5 1
HB G. Clifton 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW Lewis Cooper 15 8 2 2 17 10
FB Archibald Ferguson 16 0 1 0 17 0
FB H. Harbour 1 0 0 0 1 0
FB Ernest Hickinbottom 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW Sandy Higgins 21 11 2 1 22 12
FB William Hopewell 5 0 0 0 5 0
FB Arthur Latham 20 0 2 0 22 0
FW John Lees 5 2 0 0 5 2
GK Joseph Marshall 16 0 0 0 16 0
HB Issac Monks 3 0 1 0 4 0
HB Haydn Morley 4 0 2 0 6 0
FW Thomas Needham 9 1 1 0 10 1
GK Ruben Pitman 3 0 2 0 5 0
FW Harry Plackett 16 2 0 0 16 2
FW Lawrence Plackett 22 7 2 1 24 8
FB Frank Roulstone 1 0 0 0 1 0
HB Walter Roulstone 21 0 2 0 23 0
HB J. Smith 10 0 0 0 10 0
FW Benjamin Spilsbury 1 1 1 0 2 1
HB Albert Williamson 19 0 2 0 21 0
HB Levi Wright 4 1 0 0 4 1

See also

References

Brown, Tony (2010). The Football League Match by Match 1888-89 to 1892-93. SoccerData. ISBN 9781899468447. 

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