1888–89 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season
Bolton Wanderers 1888–89 football season
The 1888–89 season was Bolton Wanderers's first season in the Football League which had just been founded. Because of this they became one of the founder members of the Football League. They finished in 5th position with 22 points.
Final league table
Source:
World Football Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Results
Bolton's score comes first
Legend
Match
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
1
8 September 1888
Derby County
H
3 – 6
3,000
Davenport (2), Brogan
2
15 September 1888
Burnley
H
3 – 4
4,000
Davenport , Brogan , Coupar
3
22 September 1888
Preston North End
A
1 – 3
5,000
Weir
4
29 September 1888
Everton
H
6 – 2
5,000
Davenport (2), Tyrer (2), Milne (2)
5
6 October 1888
Burnley
A
1 – 4
4,000
Roberts
6
13 October 1888
Stoke
H
2 – 1
5,000
Milne , Underwood (o.g.)
7
20 October 1888
Aston Villa
H
2 – 3
8,000
Weir , Barbour
8
3 November 1888
Everton
A
1 – 2
8,000
Barbour
9
5 November 1888
West Bromwich Albion
A
5 – 1
8,000
Barbour (2), Milne , Brogan , Weir
10
10 November 1888
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
2 – 3
2,000
Brogan , McGuinness
11
17 November 1888
West Bromwich Albion
H
1 – 2
3,500
Bullough
12
24 November 1888
Preston North End
H
2 – 5
3,500
Brogan , Weir
13
8 December 1888
Blackburn Rovers
A
4 – 4
4,000
Brogan (2), Milne , Scowcroft
14
22 December 1888
Accrington
H
4 – 1
5,000
Weir (3), Owen
15
26 December 1888
Derby County
A
3 – 2
3,500
Brogan , Davenport , Milne
16
29 December 1888
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
2 – 1
5,500
Weir , Own goal
17
12 January 1889
Aston Villa
A
2 – 6
2,000
Barbour
18
19 January 1889
Stoke
A
2 – 2
6,000
Owen , Brogan
19
26 January 1889
Blackburn Rovers
H
3 – 2
6,000
Owen , Weir
20
5 March 1889
Notts County
A
4 – 0
3,000
Brogan (2), Barbour , Davenport
21
9 March 1889
Notts County
H
7 – 3
3,000
Turner , Brogan , Barbour (2), Davenport (3)
22
23 March 1889
Accrington
A
3 – 2
3,000
Brogan , Roberts , Davenport
FA Cup
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Scorers
1QR
6 October 1888
Hurst
A
0 – 0
1QR Replay
Hurst withdrew from replay
2QR
31 October 1888
West Manchester
H
9 – 0
Turner (3), Simmers (2), Knowles (2), Whittle, Own goal
3QR
17 November 1888
Linfield Athletic
A
0 – 4
Appearances
Note: Bolton used their reserves in the FA Cup.
See also
References
Brown, Tony (2010). The Football League Match by Match 1888-89 to 1892-93 . SoccerData. ISBN 978-1-899468-44-7 .