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      HISTORY : LOCAL CUPS : BIRMINGHAM CUP : RESULTS - 1881/82 - 1888/89

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Opposition goalscorers in italics, * signifies scorer unknown.

1888/89

Albion did not enter this season's competition.

1887/88

 DATE  OPPONENT H/A ROUND F-A  SCORERS

   GATE

 Sat 08 Oct  Small Heath Alliance H 1 2-0  Bayliss 2     4,000
 Mon 31 Oct  Burslem Port Vale A 2 3-0  Askin, Bayliss, J Horton     2,500
 Sat 19 Nov  Aston Shakespeare H 3 3-0  G Bell, Woodhall 2     3,500
 Sat 24 Dec  Mitchell St George's H 4 4-0  Wilson 2, Pearson, Woodhall     4,500
 Sat 11 Feb  Wolverhampton W H SF 2-0  Wilson, Timmins     5,000
 Sat 03 Mar  Aston Villa (1) N Final 2-3  Pearson 2 - Allen 2, Aldridge (og)   12,000
 
 1 - Played at Aston Lower Grounds. Some reports name the Albion goalscorers as Timmins and Bayliss.

1886/87

 DATE  OPPONENT H/A ROUND F-A  SCORERS

   GATE

 Sat 09 Oct  Aston Villa H 1 1-0  T Green   12,000
 Sat 13 Nov  Mitchell St George's (1) H 2 3-0  T Green, Woodhall 2     3,000
 Sat 11 Dec  Derby County (2) H 3 6-0  Paddock 2, T Green 2, Bayliss, Woodhall     8,000
 Sat 19 Mar  Stoke H 4 3-0  Pearson 2, Bayliss     5,100
 Sat 30 Apr  Burslem Port Vale (3) N SF 5-1  Bayliss 3, Woodhall 2 - Reynolds     4,000
 Sat 07 May  Long Eaton Rangers (4) N Final 0-1  Winfield     5,000
 
 1 - Some reports credit one of George Woodhall's goals to Jem Bayliss.
 2 - Some reports give the final score as 5-0 to Albion.
 3 - Played at the Victoria Ground, Stoke FC.
 4 - Played at Wellington Road, Perry Barr, Aston Villa FC.

1885/86

 DATE  OPPONENT H/A ROUND F-A  SCORERS

   GATE

 Sat 03 Oct  Sparkhill Alliance H 1 6-0  *        N/K
 Sat 14 Nov  Burton Swifts H 2 4-1  *        N/K
 Sat 05 Dec  Notts Rangers A 3 7-2  Woodhall, T Green 3, Loach 2, G Bell - Hodder, May        520
 Sat 16 Jan  Burslem Port Vale (1) N SF 5-0  T Green 2, Timmins, Loach, Bunn     3,000
 Sat 13 Mar  Walsall Swifts (1) (2) N Final 1-1  Bayliss - Jones     4,000
 Mon 12 Apr  Walsall Swifts (1) N replay 1-0  Woodhall   10,000
 
 Albion win the competition for the first time.
 Due to the pressure of fixtures on the first team, Albion's reserve side played in the first two rounds.
 Albion received a bye in round four.
 1 - Played at Aston Lower Grounds.
 2 - Some sources credit Albion's goal to T Green.

1884/85

 DATE  OPPONENT H/A ROUND F-A  SCORERS

   GATE

 Sat 18 Oct  Darlaston All Saints H 1 8-0  Aston 3, Bayliss 2, Loach 2, Jacobs (og)     1,200
 Sat 22 Nov  Bloxwich H 2 15-0  Bayliss 6, *     1,500
 Sat 20 Dec  Birmingham St George's H 3 2-3  Loach, G Bell - *     4,000

1883/84
 

 DATE  OPPONENT H/A ROUND F-A  SCORERS

    GATE

 Sat 27 Oct  Stourbridge Standard H 1 7-0  Bisseker 2, Timmins 2, G Bell, F Bunn, Aston      2,000
 Sat 08 Dec  Walsall Alma Athletic H 2 6-0  Timmins 2, G Bell, Aston, Smith, Loach      2,500
 Sat 05 Jan  Wednesbury Old Athletic H 3 1-1  G Bell - Bayliss      3,000
 Sat 26 Jan  Wednesbury Old Athletic (1) H replay A-A  *         N/K
 Sat 09 Feb  Wednesbury Old Athletic A replay 3-3  Timmins 3 - Bayliss 2, G Holden         700
 Mon 18 Feb  Wednesbury Old Athletic (2) N 2nd replay 3-1  G Bell, Aston Kent (og) - *      3,000
 Sat 23 Feb  Wolverhampton W (2) N 4 1-1  Bisseker - Brodie      5,000
 Mon 03 Mar  Wolverhampton W (3) N replay 2-1  Aston, Bisseker - *      3,800
 Mon 10 Mar  Walsall Swifts (2) N SF 0-1  F Horton      2,000
 
 1 - Match abandoned after 20 minutes due to gales and heavy rain. Albion were leading 2-0 at the time. Some sources list this game as a friendly.
 2 - Played at Aston Lower Grounds.
 3 - Played at the Oval, Wednesbury.

1882/83

 DATE  OPPONENT H/A ROUND F-A  SCORERS

    GATE

 Sat 11 Nov  Coseley (1) H 1 26-0  Aston 5, Bisseker 4, Timmins 4, G Bell 3, Bunn 2, Horton 2      2,500
           Whitehouse 2, White 2, H Bell, Stanton  
 Sat 20 Jan  Wolverhampton W A 3 4-2  G Bell, Bisseker, Biddulph, Aston - *      3,000
 Sat 03 Mar  Wednesbury Old Athletic (2) A 4 1-2  Aston - *      2,500
             
 Albion received a bye in round two.
 1 - Albion's record first team victory.
 2 - Played at Aston Lower Grounds.

1881/82

 DATE  OPPONENT H/A ROUND F-A  SCORERS

    GATE

 Sat 12 Nov  Calthorpe A 1 3-2  *      1,000
 Sat 10 Dec  Elwells A 2 2-1  *         800
 Sat 21 Jan  Fallings Heath Rovers A 3 3-1  *      1,200
 Sat 18 Feb  Notts Rangers (1) N 4 5-2  Stokes, Bisseker, Whitehouse, Aston 2 - *         500
 Sat 25 Mar  Wednesbury Old Athletic (1) N SF 2-3  Bisseker, Aston - *      1,000
 
 1 - Played at Aston Lower Grounds.



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