The City Ground

SEASON: 1887-88

Prev Season: 1886-87
This Season: 1887-88
Next Season: 1888-89

DIVISION:: -
MANAGER(s):
FA Cup:: 5th Round (The Wednesday (H) 2-4)
League Cup:: -

Top Goalscorer:: Tinsley Lindley (3 goals)

Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins

Goal count:	1 goal	2 goals	4 goals	5+ goals
Scored		4 times		1 time
Conceded	2 times		1 time
Won By	2 times	1 time		1 time
Lost By		1 time

ATTENDANCES (HOME)

Highest League Attendance:: 0
Lowest League Attendance:: 0
Average League Attendance:: 0
Highest Cup Attendance:: 11,500
Lowest Cup Attendance:: 6,000

MISCELLANEOUS

Clean Sheets:: 2
Red cards:: 0
Yellow cards:: 0
Penalties scored:: 0
Penalties conceded:: 0
Penalties missed:: 0
Penalties saved:: 0

END OF SEASON TABLE

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GAMES

FA Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Scorers
Sat Oct 15, 1887	Notts Swifts	1	H	2-1	Win	-	Norman (?), Tutin (?)
Sat Nov 05, 1887	Mellors	2	H	2-0	Win	-	Leighton (?, ?)
Sat Nov 26, 1887	Notts County	3	H	2-1	Win	11,500	Lindley (?), Burton (?)
Sat Dec 17, 1887	Old Etonians	4	H	6-0	Win	6,000	Norman (?), Fox (?, ?), Danks (?, ?), Lindley (?)
Sat Jan 07, 1888	The Wednesday	5	H	2-4	Loss	8,000	Lindley (?), Burton (?)

Birmingham Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	Replay	Count	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Scorers
Sat Oct 29, 1887	Stoke On Trent				A	1-2	Loss	-	Danks (?)

Friendly

Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Scorers
Sat Sep 17, 1887	Preston North End	England	A	2-5	Loss	4,000	Lindley (?), Danks (?)
Sat Sep 24, 1887	Wednesbury Old Athletic	England	H	3-2	Win	1,200	Fox (?), Winfield (?, ?)
Sat Oct 01, 1887	Long Eaton Rangers	England	H	1-0	Win	1,500	Liddell (?)
Thu Oct 06, 1887	Sheffield Wednesday	England	H	2-1	Win	-	Winfield (?), Brayshaw (? OG)
Sat Oct 08, 1887	Stoke	England	H	2-1	Win	-	Fox (?), Lindley (?)
Sat Oct 22, 1887	Burslem Port Vale	England	H	1-1	Draw	-	Shaw (?)
Sat Nov 12, 1887	Lincoln City	England	A	1-1	Draw	-	? (?)
Thu Nov 17, 1887	Corinthians	England	H	2-1	Win	800	Jackson (?), Leighton (?)
Sat Dec 03, 1887	Notts	England	H	0-1	Loss	-
Sat Dec 10, 1887	Accrington	England	H	2-0	Win	800	Pike (?), Winfield (?)
Mon Dec 26, 1887	Notts	England	A	0-0	Draw	12,000
Tue Dec 27, 1887	Bolton Wanderers	England	H	3-2	Win	3,000	Danks (?), Burton (?), Shaw (?)
Sat Jan 14, 1888	Preston North End	England	H	2-1	Win	-	Burton (?), Pike (?)
Sat Jan 21, 1888	Grimsby Town	England	H	2-0	Win	-	Norman (?), Tutin (?)
Sat Jan 28, 1888	Cambridge University	England	A	1-5	Loss	-	Leighton (?)
Sat Feb 04, 1888	Lincoln City	England	H	2-0	Win	-	Leighton (?), Weightman (?)
Tue Feb 14, 1888	Burnley	England	H	1-2	Loss	-	Lindley (?)
Sat Feb 18, 1888	Cambridge University	England	H	0-3	Loss	1,500
Sat Mar 03, 1888	Stoke On Trent	England	A	0-3	Loss	-
Sat Mar 10, 1888	Aston Unity	England	H	4-3	Win	-	Parr (?, ?), Leighton (?, ?)
Fri Mar 30, 1888	Burnley	England	A	1-3	Loss	-	Townsley (? OG)
Sat Mar 31, 1888	Bolton Wanderers	England	A	1-3	Loss	3,000	Guttridge (?)
Mon Apr 02, 1888	Bootle	England	A	1-4	Loss	-	? (?)
Sat Apr 21, 1888	Burslem Port Vale	England	A	2-7	Loss	-	? (?, ?)

TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.

In (5)				Out (4)
Date	Player	Details	Fee	Date	Player	Details	Fee
	Arthur Shaw	Bought			James Irons	Sold
	Frank Guttridge	Bought			R Warner	Sold
	Lawrence Plackett	Bought			Sam Widdowson	Sold
	Oliver Tolley	Bought			Thomas Parr	Sold
Jan 28, 1893	Harry Daft	Bought

SQUAD

			Season Record (Competitive Games only)
Pos	Num	Player	P	W	D	L	Goals	Yellows	Reds	Went Off	Came On	Unused Sub	Notes
GK		Fred Beardsley	2	2
GK		Horace Mosley
D		Charles Caborn	3	2		1
D		Frank Williamson
D		Harry Pike	5	4		1
D		Henry Billyeald	1	1
D		James Luntley
D		Thomas Parr	1	1
D		William McLeod
M		Arthur Pike	1	1
M		Arthur Ward	5	4		1
M		Frank Guttridge
M		George Tutin	2	1		1	1
M		James Irons	1	1
M		Oliver Tutin	1	1
M		Thomas Danks	3	3			2
F		Arthur Shaw
F		Frank Burton	3	2		1	2
F		Fred Weightman
F		Frederick Fox	5	4		1	2
F		Harry Daft
F		Horace Pike
F		Lawrence Plackett
F		Oliver Tolley
F		R Warner	1	1
F		Sam Widdowson	1			1
F		Teddy Leighton	5	4		1	2
F		Tinsley Lindley	3	2		1	3
F		Pike
		A Elliott
		Albert Moore
		Alf Liddell
		Arthur Leighton
		Arthur Marshall
		George Whyatt
		George Winfield
		H Mills
		Harry Jackson
		J Paramore
		P Miller
		Salathiel Norman	5	4		1	2
		T Radford
		T Turner (1888)
		Tom Widdowson	2	2
		W Keefe
		WA Simkins
		William Hancock	5	4		1
		Jackson

GOALSCORERS

Competitive goals only

Goals	Player	Games
3	Tinsley Lindley	3
2	Frank Burton	3
2	Frederick Fox	5
2	Salathiel Norman	5
2	Teddy Leighton	5
2	Thomas Danks	3
1	George Tutin	2

LEAGUE DOUBLES
Home and away victories for the season