1888–89_Wolverhampton_Wanderers_F.C._season
1888–89 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season
1888–89 season of Wolverhampton Wanderers
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.
Quick Facts Club secretary, Football League ...
| 1888–89 season | ||
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| Club secretary | Jack Addenbrooke | |
| Football League | 3rd | |
| FA Cup | Runners-up | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Harry Wood (13) All: Harry Wood (14) | |
| Highest home attendance | 10,000 (vs The Wednesday, 2 March 1889) | |
| Lowest home attendance | 2,000 (vs Bolton, 10 November 1888) | |
| Average home league attendance | 4,545 (league only) | |
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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.
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Football League
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.
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Aston Villa
| 8 September 1888 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Aston Villa | Wolverhampton |
Cox  (o.g.) |
Green |
Stadium: Dudley Road Attendance: 2,500 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Preston North End
| 15 September 1888 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–4 | Preston North End | Wolverhampton |
| Gordon Ross A Goodall J Goodall |
Stadium: Dudley Road Attendance: 5,000 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Burnley
| 22 September 1888 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4–1 | Burnley | Wolverhampton |
| Hunter Knight White |
A. Brady |
Stadium: Dudley Road Attendance: 4,000 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Blackburn Rovers
| 29 September 1888 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Wolverhampton |
| Cooper Wykes |
Southworth |
Stadium: Dudley Road Attendance: 5,000 |
Accrington v Wolverhampton Wanderers
| 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 |
Burnley v Wolverhampton Wanderers
| 13 October 1888 6 | Burnley | 0–4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Burnley |
| Wood Knight Hunter |
Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 4,000 |
Blackburn Rovers v Wolverhampton Wanderers
| 20 October 1888 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Blackburn |
| Haresnape Unknown |
Wood Brodie |
Stadium: Leamington Road Attendance: 3,500 |
Preston North End v Wolverhampton Wanderers
| 27 October 1888 8 | Preston North End | 5–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Preston |
| Gordon Ross J Goodall |
Brodie Wykes |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 5,000 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Derby County
| 3 November 1888 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4–1 | Derby County | Wolverhampton |
| Wood Brodie |
Lees |
Stadium: Dudley Road Attendance: 6,000 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Bolton Wanderers
| 10 November 1888 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–2 | Bolton Wanderers | Wolverhampton |
| Brodie Cooper Knight |
Brogan McGuinness |
Stadium: Dudley Road Attendance: 2,000 |
Stoke v Wolverhampton Wanderers
| 17 November 1888 11 | Stoke | 0–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Brodie |
Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 2,000 |
Aston Villa v Wolverhampton Wanderers
| 24 November 1888 12 | Aston Villa | 2–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Birmingham |
| Goodall |
Brodie |
Stadium: Wellington Road Attendance: 6,000 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Accrington
| 8 December 1888 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4–0 | Accrington | Wolverhampton |
| Brodie Cooper Knight |
Stadium: Dudley Road Attendance: 3,000 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers v West Bromwich Albion
| 15 December 1888 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | West Bromwich Albion | Wolverhampton |
| Brodie Hunter |
Pearson |
Stadium: Dudley Road Attendance: 3,000 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Stoke
| 22 December 1888 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4–1 | Stoke | Wolverhampton |
| Brodie Wood Wykes |
Sloane |
Stadium: Dudley Road Attendance: 3,000 |
Bolton Wanderers v Wolverhampton Wanderers
| 29 December 1888 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Bolton |
| Weir unknown (o.g.) |
Cooper |
Stadium: Pike’s Lane Attendance: 5,500 |
West Bromwich Albion v Wolverhampton Wanderers
| 5 January 1889 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | West Bromwich |
| Woodhall |
Brodie Hunter Cooper |
Stadium: Stoney Lane Attendance: 4,000 |
Derby County v Wolverhampton Wanderers
| 12 January 1889 18 | Derby County | 3–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Derby |
| Cooper L. Plackett Higgins |
Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 2,000 |
Notts County v Wolverhampton Wanderers
| 19 January 1889 19 | Notts County | 3–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Nottingham |
| Cursham E. May |
Stadium: Trent Bridge Attendance: 3,000 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Everton
| 26 January 1889 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5–0 | Everton | Wolverhampton |
| Lowder Brodie Knight Wood |
Stadium: Dudley Road Attendance: 3,500 |
Everton v Wolverhampton Wanderers
| 9 February 1889 21 | Everton | 1–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Liverpool |
| Chadwick |
Knight Wood |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 6,000 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Notts County
| 23 February 1889 22 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | Notts County | Wolverhampton |
| Knight Wood |
Jackson |
Stadium: Dudley Road Attendance: 4,000 |
- Final table
More information Pos, Team ...
| 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 |
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Source: Statto
- Results by round
More information Round, Result ...
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
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| Result | D | L | W | D | D | W | D | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | L | W | W | W |
| Position | 5 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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FA Cup
See also: 1888–89 FA Cup
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Old Carthusians
| 2 February 1889 R1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4–3 | Old Carthusians | Wolverhampton |
| Wykes Knight Mason |
Stadium: Dudley Road Attendance: 6,000 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Walsall Town Swifts
| 16 February 1889 R2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6–1 | Walsall Town Swifts | Wolverhampton |
| Knight Brodie Hunter Lowder |
Stadium: Dudley Road Attendance: 5,000 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers v The Wednesday
| 2 March 1889 R3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–0 | The Wednesday | Wolverhampton |
| Wykes Fletcher |
Stadium: Dudley Road Attendance: 10,000 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Blackburn Rovers
| 16 March 1889 SF | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Crewe |
| Wykes |
Stadium: Alexandra Road Attendance: 15,000 |
Blackburn Rovers v Wolverhampton Wanderers
| 23 March 1889 SF Rep. | Blackburn Rovers | 1–3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Crewe |
| Hunter Allen Wood |
Stadium: Alexandra Road Attendance: 9,000 |
Preston North End v Wolverhampton Wanderers
| 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 |
More information Pos., Name ...
| Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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| 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 |
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Brown, Tony (2010). The Football League Match by Match 1888-89 to 1892-93. SoccerData. ISBN 978-1-899468-44-7.