Saturday 1888-12-22
- Cup and International
- Football League
| Football League |
| Football League | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 4 | 2 | Burnley | Perry Bar | 2,000 | |
| Green, Goodall, Allen, Hunter | Lineups | Brady A, Scrimmage | ||||
| Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 1 | Accrington | Pike's Lane | 5,000 | |
| Weir 3, Owen | Lineups | Bullough OG | ||||
| Derby County | 3 | 2 | Notts County | County Ground | 2,500 | |
| Bakewell, Higgins, unknown | Lineups | Daft, Hodder | ||||
| Preston North End | 3 | 0 | Everton | Deepdale | 8,000 | |
| Goodall J 2, Dewhurst | Lineups | |||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 1 | Blackburn Rovers | Stoney Lane | 4,100 | |
| Bassett, Pearson | Lineups | Fecitt | ||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | 1 | Stoke | Dudley Road | 3,000 | |
| Brodie, Wood 2, Wykes | Lineups | Sloane | ||||
| 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 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 29 | W | D | W | W | W | 1888-12-26 | West Bromwich Albion | A | |
| 2 | 0 | Aston Villa | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 22 | W | D | W | W | L | 1888-12-29 | Derby County | H | |
| 3 | 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 20 | W | W | W | L | W | 1888-12-29 | Bolton Wanderers | H | |
| 4 | -1 | Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 19 | L | W | D | L | W | 1888-12-29 | Preston North End | A | |
| 5 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 17 | W | L | W | L | W | 1888-12-26 | Preston North End | H | |
| 6 | -1 | Everton | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 16 | L | D | L | W | D | 1888-12-29 | Accrington | A | |
| 7 | -1 | Accrington | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 29 | 15 | L | D | L | W | W | 1888-12-29 | Everton | A | |
| 8 | 0 | Burnley | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 38 | 10 | L | D | W | L | L | 1888-12-29 | Notts County | H | |
| 8 | 0 | Stoke | 16 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 10 | L | W | L | W | W | 1888-12-29 | West Bromwich Albion | A | |
| 10 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 14 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 9 | W | D | L | L | L | 1888-12-26 | Derby County | A | |
| 11 | 0 | Notts County | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 6 | L | L | L | L | D | 1888-12-29 | Burnley | A | |
| 12 | 0 | Derby County | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 5 | W | L | L | L | L | 1888-12-26 | Bolton Wanderers | H | |
