Saturday 1888-12-08
- Cup and International
- Football League
| Football League |
| Football League | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 4 | Bolton Wanderers | Leamington Road | 7,000 | |
| Townley 2, Beresford, Stothert | Lineups | Scowcroft, Brogan 2, Milne | ||||
| Burnley | 2 | 1 | Stoke | Turf Moor | 3,000 | |
| Brady W, Yates | Lineups | Edge | ||||
| Notts County | 2 | 4 | Aston Villa | Trent Bridge | 2,000 | |
| Jardine, Weightman | Lineups | Brown, Green, Goodall 2 | ||||
| Preston North End | 5 | 0 | Derby County | Deepdale | 5,000 | |
| Goodall J 2, Dewhurst 2, Inglis | Lineups | |||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | 0 | Accrington | Dudley Road | 3,000 | |
| Brodie, Cooper 2, Wykes | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
Football League | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Preston North End | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 26 | W | W | W | W | D | 1888-12-15 | Burnley | A | |
| 2 | 0 | Aston Villa | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 19 | W | W | L | D | D | 1888-12-15 | Accrington | A | |
| 3 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 17 | D | L | W | W | W | 1888-12-15 | Notts County | H | |
| 4 | 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 16 | W | L | W | W | W | 1888-12-15 | West Bromwich Albion | H | |
| 5 | -1 | Everton | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 15 | L | W | D | L | W | 1888-12-15 | Stoke | A | |
| 5 | -1 | West Bromwich Albion | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 15 | W | L | W | L | L | 1888-12-15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | |
| 7 | -1 | Accrington | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 25 | 14 | L | W | W | L | D | 1888-12-15 | Aston Villa | A | |
| 8 | 1 | Burnley | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 34 | 9 | W | L | L | D | W | 1888-12-15 | Preston North End | H | |
| 8 | 0 | Stoke | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 9 | L | W | W | L | L | 1888-12-15 | Everton | A | |
| 10 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 13 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 7 | D | L | L | L | W | 1888-12-22 | Accrington | H | |
| 11 | -1 | Notts County | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 6 | L | L | D | L | W | 1888-12-15 | Blackburn Rovers | A | |
| 12 | 0 | Derby County | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 3 | L | L | L | L | L | 1888-12-22 | Notts County | A | |
