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1888–89 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

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The 1888–89 season was the 11th season in the history of West Bromwich Albion, as well as their first season in the newly formed Football League, of which they were a founder member. They finished in 6th position with 22 points.

West Bromwich Albion
1888–89 season
ChairmanHenry Jackson/Edward W. Heelis[1][nb 1]
ManagerNone[2][nb 2]
StadiumStoney Lane
Football League6th
FA CupSemi-final
Top goalscorerLeague:
Billy Bassett, Tom Pearson (11)
All: Billy Bassett (14)

Final league table edit

Main article: 1888–89 Football League § First Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
4 Blackburn Rovers 22 10 6 6 66 45 1.467 26
5 Bolton Wanderers 22 10 2 10 63 59 1.068 22
6 West Bromwich Albion 22 10 2 10 40 46 0.870 22
7 Accrington 22 6 8 8 48 48 1.000 20
8 Everton 22 9 2 11 35 46 0.761 20
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Results edit

West Bromwich Albion's score comes first

Legend edit

Win Draw Loss

Football League edit

Main article: 1888–89 Football League
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
1 8 September 1888 Stoke A 2–0 4,500 Wilson, Woodhall
2 15 September 1888 Derby County A 2–1 3,000 Bassett, Pearson
3 22 September 1888 Blackburn Rovers A 2–6 8,000 Bayliss, Pearson
4 29 September 1888 Burnley H 4–3 2,100 Perry, Bassett, Hendry, Shaw
5 6 October 1888 Derby County H 5–0 2,100 Perry, Bassett, Pearson (3)
6 13 October 1888 Preston North End A 0–3 10,000
7 20 October 1888 Notts County H 4–2 2,000 Pearson (2), Wilson, Woodhall
8 3 November 1888 Accrington H 2–2 1,000 Wilson, Bassett
9 5 November 1888 Bolton Wanderers H 1–5 4,000 Bassett
10 10 November 1888 Burnley A 0–2 5,000
11 17 November 1888 Bolton Wanderers A 2–1 3,500 Hendry, Pearson
12 24 November 1888 Accrington A 1–2 2,000 Perry
13 1 December 1888 Everton H 4–1 5,000 Perry, Bassett (2), Hendry
14 15 December 1888 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–2 3,000 Pearson
15 22 December 1888 Blackburn Rovers H 2–1 1,000 Pearson, Bassett
16 26 December 1888 Preston North End H 0–5 5,150
17 29 December 1888 Stoke H 2–0 4,900 Bassett, Wilson
18 5 January 1889 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–3 4,000 Woodhall
19 12 January 1889 Notts County A 1–2 2,000 Bassett
20 19 January 1889 Aston Villa A 0–2 10,000
21 26 January 1889 Aston Villa H 3–3 8,515 Bassett, Pearson (2)
22 23 February 1889 Everton H 1–0 8,000 Crabtree

FA Cup edit

Main article: 1888–89 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R1 2 February 1889 Small Heath A 3–2 3,034 Perry, Wilson, Pearson
R2 16 February 1889 Burnley H 5–1 5,104 Perry (3), Wilson, Bayliss
R3 2 March 1889 Chatham A 10–1 17,000 Bassett (2), Perry, Wilson (3), Bayliss (2), Timmins, Own Goal
Semi final 16 March 1889 Preston North End N 0–1 22,688

Appearances edit

Pos. Name League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FW   Billy Bassett 21 11 4 2 25 13
U   Jem Bayliss 21 1 4 2 25 3
FW   Fredrick Crabtree 1 1 0 0 1 1
FB   Harry Green 9 0 4 0 13 0
FW   George Haynes 5 0 0 0 5 0
FW   Billy Hendry 16 4 0 0 16 4
HB   Ezra Horton 8 0 4 0 12 0
FB   Jack Horton 19 0 1 0 20 0
HB   Albert Millard 1 0 0 0 1 0
FB   Harold Oliver 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW   Tom Pearson 22 11 4 1 26 12
HB   Charlie Perry 20 0 4 0 24 0
FW   Walter Perry 9 4 4 6 13 10
FB   Alexander Ramsey 1 0 0 0 1 0
GK   Bob Roberts 22 0 4 0 26 0
FW   Charlie Shaw 1 1 0 0 1 1
HB   George Timmins 22 0 4 1 26 1
FB   Luther Walker 12 0 0 0 12 0
FW   Joe Wilson 20 4 4 5 24 9
FW   George Woodhall 10 3 0 0 10 3

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See also edit

Footnotes edit

  1. ^ Heelis succeeded Jackson at some point during 1888, but the source does not specify whether this was during 1887–88 or 1888–89.
  2. ^ Albion did not have a secretary-manager until 1890 and did not appoint a full-time manager until 1948.

References edit

Citations
  1. ^ Matthews (2005) p. 267.
  2. ^ Matthews (2005) pp. 257–258.
  3. ^ Matthews, Tony (2012). West Bromwich Albion – The Complete Record. Derby Books. ISBN 978-1-78091-029-1.
Sources
  • Matthews, Tony (2005). The Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-474-4.
  • 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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