1888–89 Accrington F.C. season

Accrington 1888–89 football season

Accrington1888–89 season

Football League| 7th (20 Points)
FA Cup| First Round
Top goalscorer| Billy Barbour (13)

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The 1888–89 season was Accrington's first season in the Football League which had just been founded. Because of this Accrington became one of the founder members of the Football League. They finished in 7th position level on points with Everton.

## Final league table

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Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts

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1 | Preston North End | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 74 | 15 | 4.933 | 40
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
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

Key: P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points

## Results

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Accrington's score comes first

### Legend

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Win | Draw | Loss

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### Football League

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Main article: 1888–89 Football League

Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers

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1 | 8 September 1888 | Everton | A | 1 – 2 | 8,000 | Holden
2 | 15 September 1888 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 5 – 5 | 4,000 | Kirkham (2), Holden, Chippendale, Southworth (o.g.)
3 | 22 September 1888 | Derby County | A | 1 – 1 | 3,000 | Brand
4 | 29 September 1888 | Stoke | A | 4 – 2 | 3,000 | Brand (2), Barbour, Holden
5 | 6 October 1888 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 4 – 4 | 3,000 | Barbour (2), Brand, Holden
6 | 13 October 1888 | Derby County | H | 6 – 2 | 3,000 | Brand (3), Kirkham (2), Barbour
7 | 20 October 1888 | Preston North End | H | 0 – 0 | 6,000 |
8 | 27 October 1888 | Aston Villa | A | 3 – 4 | 6,000 | Barbour, Brand, Kirkham
9 | 3 November 1888 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 2 – 2 | 1,000 | Barbour (2)
10 | 10 November 1888 | Notts County | A | 3 – 3 | 8,000 | Barbour (2), Lofhouse
11 | 17 November 1888 | Preston North End | A | 0 – 2 | 7,000 |
12 | 24 November 1888 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 2 – 1 | 2,000 | Kirkham, Barbour
13 | 1 December 1888 | Burnley | H | 5 – 1 | 3,000 | Kirkham, Barbour (2), Brand (2)
14 | 8 December 1888 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0 – 4 | 3,000 |
15 | 15 December 1888 | Aston Villa | H | 1 – 1 | 2,000 | Kirkham
16 | 22 December 1888 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1 – 4 | 5,000 | Bullough (o.g.)
17 | 29 December 1888 | Everton | H | 3 – 1 | 3,000 | Brand, Haworth, Lofhouse
18 | 12 January 1889 | Burnley | A | 2 – 2 | 6,000 | Kirkham, A Wilkinson
19 | 19 January 1889 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 0 – 2 | 4,000 |
20 | 26 January 1889 | Notts County | H | 1 – 2 | 5,000 | Kirkham
21 | 23 March 1889 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 2 – 3 | 3,000 | Kirkham (2)
22 | 20 April 1889 | Stoke | H | 2 – 0 | 2,000 | Gallocher, Barbour

### FA Cup

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Main article: 1888–89 FA Cup

Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers

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R1 | 2 February 1889 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1 – 1 | 3,000 | A Wilkinson
R1 Replay | 9 February 1889 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0 – 5 | 8,000 |

## Appearances

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Pos.  | Name  | League  | FA Cup  | Total

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Apps  | Goals  | Apps  | Goals  | Apps  | Goals
FW |  Billy Barbour | 19 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 13
FW |  Jim Bonar | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0
FW |  Bob Brand | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11
HB |  Peter Chippendale | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1
FW |  Hugh Galbraith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
FW |  Pat Gallocher | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1
HB |  George Haworth | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 1
FW |  J. Holden | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4
GK |  Johnny Horne | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0
FW |  John Kirkham | 19 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 12
FW |  Joe Lofthouse | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 2
FW |  Robert Macbeth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
FB |  John McLellan | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0
HB |  Henry Parkinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
HB |  Luther Pemberton | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0
FW |  J. Robertson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0
FB |  Stephen Smith-Singleton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0
FB |  John Stevenson | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0
HB |  James Tattersall | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0
FW |  Arthur Wilkinson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2
HB |  Jonathan Wilkinson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0
HB |  J. Woods | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0

## See also

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* 1888–89 in English football

## References

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* Brown, Tony (2010). The Football League Match by Match 1888-89 to 1892-93. SoccerData. ISBN 978-1-899468-44-7.
* Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.

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