Wednesday 1888-12-26
- Cup and International
- Football League
| Football League |
| Football League | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derby County | 2 | 3 | Bolton Wanderers | County Ground | 3,500 | |
| Higgins 2 | Lineups | Brogan, Davenport, Milne | ||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 5 | Preston North End | Stoney Lane | 5,150 | |
| Lineups | Ross J 2, Goodall J 2, Gordon | |||||
| 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 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 31 | W | W | D | W | W | 1888-12-29 | Blackburn Rovers | H | |
| 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 17 | L | W | L | W | L | 1888-12-29 | Stoke | H | |
| 6 | 0 | Everton | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 16 | L | D | L | W | D | 1888-12-29 | Accrington | A | |
| 7 | 0 | Accrington | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 29 | 15 | L | D | L | W | W | 1888-12-29 | Everton | A | |
| 8 | 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 11 | W | W | D | L | L | 1888-12-29 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | |
| 9 | -1 | Burnley | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 38 | 10 | L | D | W | L | L | 1888-12-29 | Notts County | H | |
| 9 | -1 | 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 | |
| 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 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 5 | L | W | L | L | L | 1888-12-29 | Aston Villa | H | |
