Saturday 1889-12-21
| Football League |
| Football League | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 7 | 1 | Bolton Wanderers | Leamington Road | 6,000 | |
| Southworth Jk 2, Walton 4, Lofthouse | Lineups | Cassidy | ||||
| Notts County | 3 | 1 | Derby County | Trent Bridge | 3,000 | |
| Oswald Jas 2, Oswald Jon | Lineups | Goodall A | ||||
| Preston North End | 1 | 2 | Everton | Deepdale | 7,000 | |
| Drummond | Lineups | Geary, Milward | ||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 1 | Accrington | Stoney Lane | 3,500 | |
| Pearson 3, Bayliss | Lineups | Entwistle | ||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 1 | Aston Villa | Molineux | 8,000 | |
| Wood | Lineups | Hodgetts | ||||
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Football League | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | G Ave | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Preston North End | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 2.524 | 21 | L | D | W | W | W | 1889-12-25 | Aston Villa | H |
| 2 | 1 | Everton | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 1.464 | 21 | W | W | W | L | W | 1889-12-28 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 3 | -1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 1.85 | 20 | D | W | W | D | W | 1889-12-26 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 4 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2.435 | 18 | W | D | W | W | W | 1889-12-23 | Stoke | A |
| 5 | 0 | Aston Villa | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 1.129 | 16 | D | W | L | L | L | 1889-12-25 | Preston North End | A |
| 6 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 0.833 | 14 | W | L | L | W | W | 1889-12-26 | Preston North End | H |
| 7 | 1 | Notts County | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 0.968 | 13 | W | L | L | L | D | 1890-01-04 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 8 | -2 | Derby County | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 0.649 | 13 | L | L | D | L | W | 1889-12-26 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 9 | 1 | Accrington | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 0.848 | 10 | L | W | L | W | L | 1889-12-26 | Aston Villa | A |
| 10 | -1 | Bolton Wanderers | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 0.8 | 10 | L | W | W | L | W | 1889-12-26 | Derby County | A |
| 11 | 0 | Burnley | 13 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 0.3 | 4 | L | L | L | L | D | 1890-01-04 | Derby County | A |
| 12 | 0 | Stoke | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 0.244 | 4 | L | L | L | L | L | 1889-12-23 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| Football Alliance |
| Football Alliance | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grimsby Town | 7 | 3 | Darwen | Abbey Park | 1,500 | |
| Long Eaton Rangers | 1 | 5 | Birmingham Mitchell St George's | Recreation Ground | ||
| Newton Heath | 3 | 1 | Walsall Town Swifts | North Road | 1,000 | Walsall Town Swifts appealled that the pitch was unplayable |
| The Wednesday | 9 | 1 | Small Heath | Olive Grove | 1,500 | Small Heath only fielded 10 player |
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Football Alliance | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Won | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | The Wednesday | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2.444 | 19 | W | W | W | W | W | 1889-12-25 | Sunderland Albion | A |
| 2 | 0 | Birmingham Mitchell St George's | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 1.737 | 15 | W | W | W | W | D | 1889-12-25 | Small Heath | H |
| 3 | 0 | Bootle | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 1.5 | 12 | L | W | W | W | W | 1889-12-28 | Walsall Town Swifts | H |
| 4 | 0 | Sunderland Albion | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 1.381 | 12 | L | L | W | W | W | 1889-12-25 | The Wednesday | H |
| 5 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 1.12 | 12 | W | L | W | L | L | 1889-12-26 | Small Heath | H |
| 6 | 0 | Walsall Town Swifts | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 0.864 | 10 | L | W | L | L | W | 1889-12-28 | Bootle | A |
| 7 | 3 | Newton Heath | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 0.864 | 9 | W | W | L | L | W | 1889-12-28 | Darwen | A |
| 8 | -1 | Nottingham Forest | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 0.692 | 9 | L | W | L | L | D | 1889-12-28 | The Wednesday | A |
| 9 | -1 | Crewe Alexandra | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 1.182 | 8 | L | W | L | W | D | 1889-12-28 | Long Eaton Rangers | H |
| 10 | -1 | Small Heath | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 0.52 | 8 | L | W | L | D | D | 1889-12-25 | Birmingham Mitchell St George's | A |
| 11 | 0 | Darwen | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 0.594 | 4 | L | L | W | L | W | 1889-12-26 | Birmingham Mitchell St George's | A |
| 12 | 0 | Long Eaton Rangers | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 0.375 | 4 | L | L | W | L | L | 1889-12-28 | Small Heath | A |
