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1888–89 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

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The 1888–89 season was the first season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played in the inaugural season of the newly formed Football League. The club finished in third place in the league, and as runners-up in the FA Cup.

Wolverhampton Wanderers
1888–89 season
Club secretaryJack Addenbrooke
Football League3rd
FA CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Harry Wood (13)
All: Harry Wood (14)
Highest home attendance10,000 (vs The Wednesday, 2 March 1889)
Lowest home attendance2,000 (vs Bolton, 10 November 1888)
Average home league attendance4,545 (league only)

The team scored the first goal in Football League history when they took the lead against Aston Villa on the league's opening day. This match, as with all other home games for Wolves, was staged at Dudley Road in Wolverhampton, the only league campaign in which the club have not been based at Molineux.

Saturday 8 December 1888

Results edit

Football League edit

See also: 1888–89 Football League

A total of twelve teams competed in the inaugural Football League in the 1888–89 season. Each team would play every other team twice, once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Two points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats.

8 September 1888 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Aston Villa Wolverhampton
Cox  (o.g.) Green   Stadium: Dudley Road
Attendance: 2,500
22 September 1888 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–1 Burnley Wolverhampton
Hunter  
Knight  
White   		 A. Brady   Stadium: Dudley Road
Attendance: 4,000
6 October 1888 5 Accrington 4–4 Wolverhampton Wanderers Accrington
Barbour   
Brand  
Holden  		 Knight  
Wood  
Fletcher  
Stevenson  (o.g.)		 Stadium: Thorneyholme Road
Attendance: 4,000
13 October 1888 6 Burnley 0–4 Wolverhampton Wanderers Burnley
Wood   
Knight  
Hunter  		 Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 4,000
3 November 1888 9 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–1 Derby County Wolverhampton
Wood    
Brodie  		 Lees   Stadium: Dudley Road
Attendance: 6,000
10 November 1888 10 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–2 Bolton Wanderers Wolverhampton
Brodie  
Cooper  
Knight  		 Brogan  
McGuinness  		 Stadium: Dudley Road
Attendance: 2,000
17 November 1888 11 Stoke 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Stoke-on-Trent
Brodie   Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 2,000
24 November 1888 12 Aston Villa 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Birmingham
Goodall    Brodie   Stadium: Wellington Road
Attendance: 6,000
22 December 1888 15 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–1 Stoke Wolverhampton
Brodie  
Wood   
Wykes  		 Sloane   Stadium: Dudley Road
Attendance: 3,000
29 December 1888 16 Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Bolton
Weir 
unknown  (o.g.)		 Cooper   Stadium: Pike’s Lane
Attendance: 5,500
26 January 1889 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers 5–0 Everton Wolverhampton
Lowder  
Brodie  
Knight  
Wood    		 Stadium: Dudley Road
Attendance: 3,500
9 February 1889 21 Everton 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Liverpool
Chadwick   Knight  
Wood  		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 6,000
Final table
Pos Team Pld W D L F A GA Pts
1 Preston North End 22 18 4 0 74 15 4.93 40
2 Aston Villa 22 12 5 5 61 43 1.42 29
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 22 12 4 6 51 37 1.38 28
4 Blackburn Rovers 22 10 6 6 66 45 1.47 26

Source: Statto

Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
ResultDLWDDWDLWWWLWWWLWLLWWW
Position5976755764454433334333
Source: Statto.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup edit

See also: 1888–89 FA Cup
2 February 1889 R1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–3 Old Carthusians Wolverhampton
Wykes  
Knight   
Mason  		 Stadium: Dudley Road
Attendance: 6,000
16 February 1889 R2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 6–1 Walsall Town Swifts Wolverhampton
Knight    
Brodie  
Hunter  
Lowder  		 Stadium: Dudley Road
Attendance: 5,000
2 March 1889 R3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 The Wednesday Wolverhampton
Wykes   
Fletcher  		 Stadium: Dudley Road
Attendance: 10,000
16 March 1889 SF Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Crewe
Wykes   Stadium: Alexandra Road
Attendance: 15,000
23 March 1889 SF Rep. Blackburn Rovers 1–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Crewe
Hunter  
Allen  
Wood  		 Stadium: Alexandra Road
Attendance: 9,000
30 March 1889 Final Preston North End 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
Dewhurst   15'
Ross   25'
Thomson   70'		 Stadium: Kennington Oval
Attendance: 22,250
Referee: Francis Marindin

Players edit

Pos. Name League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
HB   Harry Allen 22 0 6 1 28 1
FW   Nick Anderson 2 0 0 0 2 0
FB   Dickie Baugh 22 0 6 0 28 0
GK   Jack Baynton 18 0 6 0 24 0
HB   John Benton 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW   John Brodie 18 11 4 1 22 12
HB   Alec Cannon 7 0 2 0 9 0
FW   Joe Cooper 21 6 0 0 21 6
HB   R. Dudley 1 0 0 0 1 0
HB   Albert Fletcher 16 1 6 1 22 2
FW   Tommy Hunter 20 4 6 2 26 6
FW   Tommy Knight 17 7 6 5 23 12
HB   Arthur Lowder 18 1 6 1 24 2
FB   Charlie Mason 20 0 6 1 26 1
GK   William Rose 4 0 0 0 4 0
FW   T. Tomkyes 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW   Walter White 4 2 0 0 4 2
FW   Harry Wood 17 13 6 1 23 14
FW   David Wykes 18 4 6 3 24 7

References edit

Brown, Tony (2010). The Football League Match by Match 1888-89 to 1892-93. SoccerData. ISBN 978-1-899468-44-7.

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