1887–88 Royal Arsenal F.C. season

English football club season May 2018 May 2018 Royal Arsenal 1887–88 None None None None None None N/A JA. Morris (6) 600 vs Grove House(8 October 1887)600 vs Millwall Rovers(30 March 1888) 300 vs Alexandra United(1 October 1887) _collar_buttons_2 ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 000000 1886–87 1888–89 This was the second season of the club that was to become Arsenal F.C.http://www.blog.woolwicharsenal.co.uk/archives/8863 Arsenal's second season: what really happened in 1887/8? Attwood Tony 21 December 2013 woolwicharsenal.co.uk In this season they moved from the common of Plumstead Ground to the privately owned Sportsman Ground, in order to charge an entrance fee to view games. The nearby Sportsman Pub was used as a dressing room.James Josh Andrews Mark Kelly Andy Arsenal: The Complete Record 1886-2018 2018 deCourbertin Books Liverpool 978-1-909245-75-4 First This season was notable for their inaugural participation in the London Senior Cup, and home and away games against enduring rivals, Tottenham Hotspur. Players Below is a list of all Arsenal Players reported to play for them that season, and all confirmed appearances and goals. Out of the 24 games played that season, confirmed line-ups were recovered for 12 of these games, and goalscorers for 11.http://www.thearsenalhistory.com/stat/aftlu.htm Arsenal First Team Line-ups www.thearsenalhistory.com 2019-01-04 2 February 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210202213854/http://www.thearsenalhistory.com/stat/aftlu.htm dead Players who predominantly played as goalkeepers are marked in Italics. +FriendliesLSCTotalPlayerAppGoalsAppGoalsB. Banks101020CW. Bates001010FW. Beardsley801090J. Bee611071A. Brown 831093P. Connolly440044JB. Crichton9310103R. Crichton200020D. Danskin (C)11010120E. Hartland6The line-ups for the final game of the season (3-0) against Alexandra United were not recorded, however, the golascorers were so it can be confirmed that on this date, Hartland, Wells and Weeks all played, however the other players who played on this date remain uncertain.10061JG. Hill400040FB. Hills510051JW. Humble800080WW. Levy100010J. Lucas100010W. Lucas300030JA. Morris9610106J. Moy200020J. Ogilvie100010J. Potter210021R. Price601070S. Ridgwell301040J. Ronald 210021J. Rowland 100010G. Smith200020T. Wells11110120HB. Weeks410041 Management There was no manager for the 1887-88 season, though Fred Beardsley, Arthur Brown (both players) and Duncan Porteous were positioned as joint-secretaries amongst others, after Elijah Watkins left the position of secretary at the beginning of the season. Pre-season Friendlies 1 October 1887 Royal Arsenal 5–1 Alexandra United 300 W 8 October 1887 Royal Arsenal 3–1 Grove House Potter ?Crichton ?Morris ? 600 W This game was scheduled as a London Senior Cup match. However, the game was scratched and was played as a friendly. 15 October 1887 Royal Arsenal 2–2 Clapham Pilgrims Morris ?Crichton ? D 22 October 1887 Royal Arsenal Unknown St Luke's Bee ?Ronald ?Morris ? ? V 5 November 1887 Royal Arsenal 4–0 Grange Institute Bee ?Ronald ?Morris ? ? W 12 November 1887 Royal Arsenal 1–1 Iona Deptford Crichton ? D 19 November 1887 Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Royal Arsenal W 26 November 1887 Millwall Rovers 0–3 Royal Arsenal W 3 December 1887 Royal Arsenal Unknown Grange Park V 10 December 1887 Royal Arsenal 1–2 Brixton Rangers L 17 December 1887 Shrewsbury Park 4–0 Royal Arsenal L 31 December 1887 Forest Gate Alliance 1–2 Royal Arsenal W 14 January 1888 Iona Deptford 3–2 Royal Arsenal L 28 January 1888 Royal Arsenal 6–0 Champion Hill W 4 February 1888 Royal Arsenal 6–2 Tottenham Hotspur W 11 February 1888 Royal Arsenal 3–3 Millwall Rovers D 18 February 1888 Royal Arsenal 2–1 Erith Crichton ?Hill ? W 25 February 1888 Royal Arsenal 1–1 Forest Gate Alliance D 3 March 1888 Royal Arsenal 2–1 Grange Institute Brown ? ? W 10 March 1888 Brixton Rangers 9–3 Royal Arsenal L 17 March 1888 Royal Arsenal 5–0 Ascham W 30 March 1888 Royal Arsenal 3–0 Millwall Rovers Morris ? ?Brown ? W 7 April 1888 Alexandra United 0–3 Royal Arsenal Wells ?Hartland ?Weeks ? W Competitions Overview {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:left" |- !rowspan=2 style="width:140px;"|Competition !colspan=8|Record |- !style="width:40px;"|P Games played !style="width:40px;"|W Games won !style="width:40px;"|D Games drawn !style="width:40px;"|L Games lost !style="width:40px;"|GF Goals for !style="width:40px;"|GA Goals against !style="width:40px;"|GD Goal difference !style="width:70px;"|Win % Winning percentage |- |London Senior Cup 1 0 0 1 0 4 yes |- !Total 1 0 0 1 0 4 yes 29 October 1887 London Senior Cup 2 29 December 1887 Royal Arsenal 0–4 Barnes 500 L References Category:Arsenal F.C. seasons Category:English football clubs 1887–88 season