1888–89 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

English football club season March 2015 March 2015 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1888–89 Jack Addenbrooke Club secretary Football League 3rd FA Cup Runners-up Harry Wood (13) Harry Wood (14) 10,000 (vs The Wednesday, 2 March 1889) 2,000 (vs Bolton, 10 November 1888) 4,545 (league only) _wolverhampton_88_89 _wolverhampton_88_89 _wolverhampton_88_89 _whitesides 000000 000000 1889–90 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. 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. thumb|Saturday 8 December 1888 Results Football League 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. Wolves v Aston Villa 1 8 September 1888 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Aston Villa Cox (o.g.) Green Dudley Road Wolverhampton 2,500 D Wolves v Preston North End 2 15 September 1888 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–4 Preston North End Gordon Ross A Goodall J Goodall Dudley Road Wolverhampton 5,000 L Wolves v Burnley 3 22 September 1888 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–1 Burnley Hunter Knight White A. Brady Dudley Road Wolverhampton 4,000 W Wolves v Blackburn 4 29 September 1888 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 Blackburn Rovers Cooper Wykes Southworth Dudley Road Wolverhampton 5,000 D Accrington v Wolves 5 6 October 1888 Accrington 4–4 Wolverhampton Wanderers Barbour Brand Holden Knight Wood Fletcher Stevenson (o.g.) Thorneyholme Road Accrington 4,000 D Burnley v Wolves 6 13 October 1888 Burnley 0–4 Wolverhampton Wanderers Wood Knight Hunter Turf Moor Burnley 4,000 W Blackburn v Wolves 7 20 October 1888 Blackburn Rovers 2–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Haresnape Unknown Wood Brodie Leamington Road Blackburn 3,500 D Preston North End v Wolves 8 27 October 1888 Preston North End 5–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Gordon Ross J Goodall Brodie Wykes Deepdale Preston 5,000 L Wolves v Derby 9 3 November 1888 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–1 Derby County Wood Brodie Lees Dudley Road Wolverhampton 6,000 W Wolves v Bolton Wanderers 10 10 November 1888 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–2 Bolton Wanderers Brodie Cooper Knight Brogan McGuinness Dudley Road Wolverhampton 2,000 W Stoke v Wolves 11 17 November 1888 Stoke 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Brodie Victoria Ground Stoke-on-Trent 2,000 W Aston Villa v Wolves 12 24 November 1888 Aston Villa 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Goodall Brodie Wellington Road Birmingham 6,000 L Wolves v Accrington 13 8 December 1888 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–0 Accrington Brodie Cooper Knight Dudley Road Wolverhampton 3,000 W Wolves v West Bromwich Albion 14 15 December 1888 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 West Bromwich Albion Brodie Hunter Pearson Dudley Road Wolverhampton 3,000 W Wolves v Stoke 15 22 December 1888 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–1 Stoke Brodie Wood Wykes Sloane Dudley Road Wolverhampton 3,000 W Bolton Wanderers v Wolves 16 29 December 1888 Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Weirunknown (o.g.) Cooper Pike’s Lane Bolton 5,500 L West Bromwich Albion v Wolves 17 5 January 1889 West Bromwich Albion 1–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Woodhall Brodie Hunter Cooper Stoney Lane West Bromwich 4,000 W Derby County v Wolves 18 12 January 1889 Derby County 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Cooper L. Plackett Higgins Racecourse Ground Derby 2,000 L Notts County v Wolves 19 19 January 1889 Notts County 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Cursham E. May Trent Bridge Nottingham 3,000 L Wolves v Everton 20 26 January 1889 Wolverhampton Wanderers 5–0 Everton Lowder Brodie Knight Wood Dudley Road Wolverhampton 3,500 W Everton v Wolves 21 9 February 1889 Everton 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Chadwick Knight Wood Anfield Liverpool 6,000 W Wolves v Notts County 22 23 February 1889 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Notts County Knight Wood Jackson Dudley Road Wolverhampton 4,000 W Final table Pos Position Team Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost F Goals for A Goals against GA Goal average Pts Points 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 Statto August 2013 Results by round table b Round 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 green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd Statto.com August 2013 FA Cup 1888–89 FA Cup Wolves v Old Carthusians R1 2 February 1889 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–3 Old Carthusians Wykes Knight Mason Dudley Road Wolverhampton 6,000 W Wolves v Walsall R2 16 February 1889 Wolverhampton Wanderers 6–1 Walsall Town Swifts Knight Brodie Hunter Lowder Dudley Road Wolverhampton 5,000 W Wolves v Sheffield Wednesday R3 2 March 1889 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 The Wednesday Wykes Fletcher Dudley Road Wolverhampton 10,000 W Wolves v Blackburn FAC SF 16 March 1889 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Wykes Alexandra Road Crewe 15,000 D Wolves v Blackburn FACR SF Rep. 23 March 1889 Blackburn Rovers 1–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Hunter Allen Wood Alexandra Road Crewe 9,000 W Wolves v Preston FAC Final 30 March 1889 Preston North End 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Dewhurst 15Ross 25Thomson 70 Kennington Oval London 22,250 Francis Marindin L Players Pos.NameLeagueFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsHBENG Harry Allen22061281FWENG Nick Anderson200020FBENG Dickie Baugh22060280GKENG Jack Baynton18060240HBENG John Benton100010FWENG John Brodie1811412212HBENG Alec Cannon702090FWENG Joe Cooper21600216HBENG R. Dudley100010HBENG Albert Fletcher16161222FWENG Tommy Hunter20462266FWENG Tommy Knight177652312HBENG Arthur Lowder18161242FBENG Charlie Mason20061261GKENG William Rose400040FWENG T. Tomkyes100010FWENG Walter White420042FWENG Harry Wood1713612314FWENG David Wykes18463247 References Brown Tony The Football League Match by Match 1888-89 to 1892-93 2010 SoccerData 978-1-899468-44-7 Category:Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. seasons Wolverhampton Wanderers