The City Ground

SEASON: 1888-89

Prev Season: 1887-88
This Season: 1888-89
Next Season: 1889-90

DIVISION:: -
MANAGER(s):
FA Cup:: 2nd Round (Chatham (Kennington Oval) 2-3)
League Cup:: -

Top Goalscorer:: Tinsley Lindley (3 goals)

Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins

Goal count:	1 goal	2 goals	3 goals
Scored	1 time	3 times
Conceded	1 time	2 times	1 time
Won By
Lost By	1 time

ATTENDANCES (HOME)

Highest League Attendance:: 0
Lowest League Attendance:: 0
Average League Attendance:: 0
Highest Cup Attendance:: 0
Lowest Cup Attendance:: 0

MISCELLANEOUS

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

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GAMES

FA Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	Replay	Count	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Scorers
Sat Feb 02, 1889	Linfield Athletic				H	2-2	Draw	-	Norman (?), Burton (?)
Sat Feb 16, 1889	Chatham	2			A	1-1	Draw	10,000	Lindley (?)
Sat Feb 23, 1889	Chatham	2	Y	1	H	2-2	Draw	-	Tolley (?), Lindley (?)
Thu Feb 28, 1889	Chatham	2	Y	2	N	2-3	Loss	-	Lindley (?), Pike (?)

Friendly

Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Scorers
Sat Sep 08, 1888	Sheffield Wednesday	England	A	2-2	Draw	-	Lindley (?), ? (?)
Sat Sep 15, 1888	Mitchell St. George's	England	A	1-7	Loss	-	Shaw (? OG)
Sat Sep 22, 1888	Warwick County	England	H	5-0	Win	400	Tutin (?), Lindley (?, ?), Fox (?, ?)
Sat Sep 29, 1888	Sheffield	England	H	8-1	Win	-	Burton (?), Fox (?, 50), Tutin (?, ?), Lindley (?, 15), Leighton (12)
Thu Oct 04, 1888	Aston Villa	England	H	1-2	Loss	-	Burton (?)
Sat Oct 06, 1888	Long Eaton Rangers	England	H	0-2	Loss	-
Sat Oct 20, 1888	Sheffield Wednesday	England	H	1-3	Loss	1,000	Fox (?)
Thu Oct 25, 1888	Preston North End	England	H	0-2	Loss	-
Sat Oct 27, 1888	Mitchell St. George's	England	H	1-0	Win	-	Norman (?)
Sat Nov 03, 1888	Hereford United	England	A	6-0	Win	-	? (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)
Sat Nov 10, 1888	Clapton	England	A	2-2	Draw	-	Lindley (?, ?)
Sat Nov 17, 1888	Derby County	England	A	0-3	Loss	-
Sat Nov 24, 1888	Blackburn Olympic	England	H	2-3	Loss	-	Pike (?), Harker (?)
Sat Dec 01, 1888	Notts County	England	H	3-0	Win	7,000	Lindley (?, ?), Guttridge (? OG)
Sat Dec 08, 1888	Walsall Town Swifts	England	H	1-2	Loss	-	Tolley (?)
Sat Dec 15, 1888	Sheffield Heeley	England	H	4-1	Win	-	Tolley (?, ?), Jeacock (?), Burton (12)
Sat Dec 22, 1888	Derby Junction	England	H	3-0	Win	-	Hind (? OG), Tutin (?), Jeacock (?)
Wed Dec 26, 1888	Notts County	England	A	1-4	Loss	10,000	? (?)
Sat Dec 29, 1888	Casuals	England	H	1-4	Loss	-	Burton (?)
Sat Jan 05, 1889	Derby Junction	England	A	2-1	Win	-	Burton (?, ?)
Sat Jan 12, 1889	Sheffield	England	A	1-0	Win	-	Clarke (?)
Sat Jan 19, 1889	Glasgow Rangers	Scotland	H	2-1	Win	-	Tutin (?, ?)
Sat Jan 26, 1889	Corinthians	England	A	1-2	Loss	-	Jackson (?)
Sat Feb 09, 1889	Linfield Athletic	Northern Ireland	H	1-3	Loss	6,500	Tutin (?)
Mon Mar 04, 1889	Stoke	England	H	1-2	Loss	-	Tolley (?)
Sat Mar 09, 1889	Newton Heath	England	H	2-2	Draw	-	? (?, ?)
Sat Mar 16, 1889	Small Heath	England	A	0-3	Loss	2,000
Sat Mar 23, 1889	Newton Heath	England	A	1-3	Loss	2,000	Pike (?)
Mon Mar 25, 1889	Notts Rangers	England	H	0-2	Loss	5,000
Sat Apr 06, 1889	Clapton	England	H	3-2	Win	-	Shaw (?, ?), Tutin (?)
Fri Apr 19, 1889	Sunderland Albion	England	A	0-5	Loss	1,000
Sat Apr 20, 1889	Glasgow Rangers	Scotland	A	0-2	Loss	3,000
Mon Apr 22, 1889	Bootle	England	A	0-5	Loss	-

Testimonial

Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Result	Att	Scorers
Sat Mar 30, 1889	Notts County	England	H	2-5	Loss	5,000	Pike (?), Tutin (?)

TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.

In (9)				Out (10)
Date	Player	Details	Fee	Date	Player	Details	Fee
	AE Palmer	Bought			Arthur Ward	Sold
	Bob Jardine	Bought			Charles Caborn	Sold
	J Bullock	Bought			Fred Beardsley	Sold
	Joseph Southward	Bought			James Luntley	Sold
	MacJohn	Bought			MacJohn	Sold
	Tommy Jeacock	Bought			Oliver Tutin	Sold
	Valentine Stevenson	Bought			Pike	Sold
Jan 01, 1889	Albert Smith	Bought			Salathiel Norman	Sold
Jul 01, 1891	John McPherson	Bought			Teddy Leighton	Sold
					Valentine Stevenson	Sold

SQUAD

			Season Record (Competitive Games only)
Pos	Num	Player	P	W	D	L	Goals	Yellows	Reds	Went Off	Came On	Unused Sub	Notes
GK		Billy Moon
GK		Fred Beardsley	4		3	1
D		Charles Caborn
D		Frank Williamson
D		Harry Pike	3		3
D		Henry Billyeald
D		James Luntley
D		Joseph Southward	1			1
D		Tom McLean
D		Valentine Stevenson	3		2	1
D		W Henson	1		1
D		William McLeod
M		Albert Smith	4		3	1
M		Arthur Pike	1		1
M		Arthur Ward
M		Frank Guttridge
M		George Tutin	3		2	1
M		J Bullock
M		MacJohn	1		1
M		Oliver Tutin
M		Tommy Jeacock	4		3	1
M		C McAlpine
F		AE Palmer
F		Arthur Shaw
F		Frank Burton	2		2		1
F		Fred Weightman
F		Frederick Fox
F		Harry Daft
F		Horace Pike	3		2	1	1
F		Oliver Tolley	4		3	1	1
F		Pike
F		Teddy Leighton
F		Tinsley Lindley	4		3	1	3
F		Tutin	1		1
F		Bob Jardine
		AH Smith
		Arthur Hill
		Arthur Marshall
		Barton
		Ben Warburton
		Bull
		D Clarke
		E Harker
		F Barlow
		HA Morley
		Harry Jackson
		James Gray
		James McPherson
		John Clements
		Oakley (1888-89)
		Salathiel Norman	2		1	1	1
		T Radford
		Tom Widdowson
		W Guyler
		W Keefe
		WA Simkins	1			1
		William Hancock	2		2
		Alf Casselton
		Edwin Wardle
		Harry Snook
		J Tomlinson (1888)
		J Young
		JH Whyatt
		John McPherson (1888)
		Tommy Wilson (1888)

GOALSCORERS

Competitive goals only

Goals	Player	Games
3	Tinsley Lindley	4
1	Frank Burton	2
1	Horace Pike	3
1	Oliver Tolley	4
1	Salathiel Norman	2

LEAGUE DOUBLES
Home and away victories for the season