Saturday 1888-12-29
- Cup and International
- Football League
| Football League |
| Football League | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington | 3 | 1 | Everton | Cemetery Ground | 2,000 | |
| Brand, Haworth, Lofthouse | Lineups | Brown | ||||
| Aston Villa | 4 | 2 | Derby County | Perry Bar | 4,000 | |
| Green 2, Allen, Goodall | Lineups | Bakewell, Spilsbury | ||||
| Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Pike's Lane | 5,000 | |
| Weir, unknown | Lineups | Cooper | ||||
| Burnley | 1 | 0 | Notts County | Turf Moor | 5,000 | |
| Abrams | Lineups | |||||
| Preston North End | 1 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | Deepdale | 9,000 | |
| Goodall J | Lineups | |||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 0 | Stoke | Stoney Lane | 4,896 | |
| Bassett, Wilson | 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 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 33 | W | W | W | D | W | 1889-01-05 | Notts County | H | |
| 2 | 0 | Aston Villa | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 24 | W | W | D | W | W | 1889-01-05 | Burnley | H | |
| 3 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 20 | L | W | W | W | L | 1889-01-05 | West Bromwich Albion | A | |
| 4 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 19 | L | L | W | D | L | 1889-01-12 | Preston North End | H | |
| 4 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 19 | W | L | W | L | W | 1889-01-05 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | |
| 6 | 1 | Accrington | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 29 | 17 | W | L | D | L | W | 1889-01-12 | Burnley | H | |
| 7 | -1 | Everton | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 16 | L | L | D | L | W | 1889-01-12 | Stoke | H | |
| 8 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 13 | W | W | W | D | L | 1889-01-12 | Aston Villa | A | |
| 9 | 0 | Burnley | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 38 | 12 | W | L | D | W | L | 1889-01-05 | Aston Villa | H | |
| 10 | -1 | Stoke | 17 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 10 | L | L | W | L | W | 1889-01-12 | Everton | A | |
| 11 | 0 | Notts County | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 6 | L | L | L | L | L | 1889-01-05 | Preston North End | A | |
| 12 | 0 | Derby County | 14 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 5 | L | L | W | L | L | 1889-01-12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | |
