1887–88 in English football

none February 2021 England 1887–88 FA Cup West Bromwich Albion 1886–87 1888–89 yes The 1887–88 season was the 17th season of competitive football in England. thumb|List of professional footballers in Lancashire in the 1887–88 season, Blackburn Weekly Standard, 1 October 1887 Albert Allen, of Aston Villa, scored three goals against Ireland in his only appearance for England.Strack-Zimmermann Benjamin Albert Allen (Player) https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/61873/Albert_Allen.html 2025-03-22 www.national-football-teams.com en The last pre-league FA Cup campaign saw the first competitive "Second City derby" occur on Saturday, 5 November 1887. Villa beat Small Heath 4-0 in the fifth round. Tommy Green scored a brace before half-time with Albert Brown and Allen adding to the score in the second half.https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/38 Small Heath Alliance 0-4 Aston Villa (Holders), 1887-88 FA Cup 2nd Round, 5 Nov 1887 AVFC History 6 August 2023 National team England won the 1888 British Home Championship, their first victory in the tournament, with comfortable victories over all three other home nations, in each of which England scored five goals. DateVenueOpponentsScore*CompEngland scorers4 February 1888Nantwich Road, Crewe (H)Wales5–1Details of Wales game http://www.englandstats.com/matchreport.php?mid=32 https://web.archive.org/web/20130127034520/http://www.englandstats.com/matches.php?mid=32 27 January 2013 live 20 June 2013 BHCFred Dewhurst (Preston North End) (15 & 65 mins), George Woodhall (West Bromwich Albion) (70 mins), Tinsley Lindley (Cambridge University) (75 mins) & John Goodall (Preston North End) 88 mins) 17 March 1888(Second) Hampden Park, Glasgow (A)Scotland5–0https://www.englandstats.com/matches.php?mid=33 englandstats.com | 33 - Scotland 0-5 England, Saturday, 17th March 1888 www.englandstats.com 6 August 2023BHCTinsley Lindley (Cambridge University) (32 mins), Dennis Hodgetts (Aston Villa) (34 mins), Fred Dewhurst (Preston North End) (40 & 49 mins) & John Goodall (Preston North End) (43 mins) 31 March 1888Ballynafeigh Park, Belfast (A)Ireland5–1https://www.englandstats.com/matches.php?mid=34 englandstats.com | 34 - Ireland 1-5 England, Saturday, 7th April 1888 www.englandstats.com 6 August 2023BHCFred Dewhurst (Preston North End) (10 mins), Albert Allen (Aston Villa)(14, 39 & 60 mins) & Tinsley Lindley (Cambridge University) * England score given first Key H = Home match A = Away match BHC = British Home Championship Honours CompetitionWinnerFA CupWest Bromwich Albion (1) Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition References 1887