1889–90 Royal Arsenal F.C. season

English football club season December 2021 Royal Arsenal F.C. 1889–1890 None None Manor Field, Plumstead FA Cup 4th qualifying round London Senior Cup Runner-up Kent Senior Cup Winner London Charity Cup Winner Comp: Robertson/Barbour (15) All: Barbour (33) 8000 vs London Caledonians F.C. (3 May 1890) 1000 vs West Kent/Foxes (9 Nov 1889/25 Jan 1890) 1888–89 1890–91 1889–90 marked the 4th season of the club that was to become Arsenal F.C. They remained at the Manor Field in Plumstead for the second consecutive season, and competed in four cup competitions, including the FA Cup, for the first time, reaching the fourth qualifying round. This season saw Arsenal win their first silverware, in the form of the Kent Senior Cup and the London Charity Cup, whilst also finishing runners up in the London Senior Cup.James, Josh; Andrews, Mark; Kelly, Andy (2018). Arsenal: The Complete Record 1886-2018 (First Edition ed.). Liverpool: deCourbertin Books. 978-1-909245-75-4 Players Below is a list of players who made at least one appearance for Royal Arsenal during the season, with number of appearances, and goals. Debutantes are marked in Bold, whilst goalkeepers are marked in Italics. David Danskin again captained Arsenal for the season. Out of 41 games played across the season, 39 full lineups were recorded, with the other 2 games line-ups being partially recorded. http://www.thearsenalhistory.com/stat/aftlu.htm Arsenal First Team Line-ups www.thearsenalhistory.com 2019-01-09 2 February 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210202213854/http://www.thearsenalhistory.com/stat/aftlu.htm deadFA CupOther CupsLondon Senior Cup, Kent Senior Cup, London Charity CupFriendliesTotalPlayerAppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoalsH. Barbour44101119183333JM. Bates30100211341FW. Beardsley2090180290A. Brown00100010WC. Campbell0012812914JM. Charteris10344387AF. Christmas002190111P. Connolly42102232376JB. Crichton00005050D. Danskin00002020T. Denham00002020T. Dixon00002020WC. Edwards00001010R. Foster20102050WE. Fry00111021S. Gardiner00002020W J George00004040D. Gloak00006363RJ. Grandison00001212E. Hartland00001010FB. Hills00110011RT. Horsington2183123227D. Howat4090141271JW. Julian20100192312J. Kime00001111JD. McBean401002221 appearances outfield; 1 appearance in goal0360M. McFie00001010JW. Meggs44851292418JA. Morris00110011HT. Offer3083200313J. Pell00001010HR. Robertson4481117122927WW. Scott34301175Smith00001010WS. Stewart10106080WE. Thomas00101020H. Tomes00110011J. Walton00100010E. Williams10115374J. Wilson00102030 Matches Below is a list of results of all fixtures played by the Royal Arsenal during the season. Out of 41 games, 4 of these were FA Cup fixtures, another 11 were competitive fixtures for other cups. They also played 26 friendlies. The overall season record stands at 31 wins, 5 draws, and 5 losses. DateOpponentGroundCompetitionResultAttendance 7 September 1889London Caledonians F.C.H2-2 1500 14 September 1889CasualsH6-0 2500 21 September 1889Tottenham Hotspur F.C.H10-1 1500 28 September 1889UnityH8-0 1200 5 October 1889Lyndhurst F.C.HFA Cup11-0 2500 12 October 18895th Northumberland FusiliersHThis fixture was supposed to be a Kent Senior cup first round fixture, however 5th Northumberland Fusiliers scratched beforehand. The match was then played as a friendly.6-1 19 October 1889St. Marks CollegeA2-1 26 October 1889ThorpeAFA Cup2-22-2 after FT. Thorpe scratched after this, whilst Arsenal proceeded to the next round. 1000 2 November 1889UnityHLSC4-1 2000 9 November 1889West KentHKSC10-1 1000 16 November 1889CrusadersHFA Cup5-2 4500 23 November 1889FoxesHLSC4-1 2000 30 November 1889Great MarlowA0-2 7 December 1889SwiftsHFA Cup1-5 6000 14 December 1889GravesendAKSC7-2 800 14 December 1889St. Martins AthleticHLSC6-0 21 December 1889Ilford F.C.A2-0 25 December 1889Preston HornetsH5-0 4000 26 December 1889ChathamA2-2 5000 27 December 1889Reading Town F.C.H5-1 4 January 1890Windsor PhoenixH3-1 2500 11 January 1890London CaledoniansNPlayed at LeytonLSC3-1 5000 18 January 1890Old HarroviansH2-1 2000 25 January 1890FoxesH7-2 1000 1 February 1890Great MarlowHLCC4-1 5000 8 February 1890Chiswick ParkH1-1 4000 15 February 1890ChathamAKSC5-0 3000 22 February 18902nd Battalions Scots GuardHOriginally purposed as a London Charity Cup SF fixture, though London Caledonians were unable to raise a team. The gate receipts went to the charity fund regardless.3-0 3000 1 March 1890Birmingham St. GeorgesH1-4 4000 8 March 1890Old Westminsters F.C.NPlayed at Kennington OvalLSC (Final)0-1 5000 15 March 1890IlfordA4-1 22 March 1890Thanet WanderersNPlayed at ChathamKSC (Final)3-0 5000 29 March 1890Clapton F.C.A0-2 2000 31 March 1890Mr. WH Loraine's XIH3-1 3000 5 April 1890Old WestminstersNLCC (Final)3-1 10000 7 April 18901st Lincolnshire RegimentH2-1 4000 12 April 1890Great MarlowH3-1 3000 19 April 1890ChathamH1-0 4000 26 April 1890ClaptonH6-1 4000 3 May 1890London Caledonians/Clapton XIH3-2 8000 10 May 1890Millwall F.C.A3-3 800 References Category:Arsenal F.C. seasons Arsenal