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STAFFORDSHIRE CUP

DATE	OPPONENT	H/A	ROUND	F-A	SCORERS	GATE
Sat 04 Nov	Bloxwich	A	1	3-3	G Bell, Aston, Timmins - *	650
Sat 18 Nov	Bloxwich	H	replay	4-0	Biddulph 2, G Bell, Aston	1,200
Sat 09 Dec	Aston Villa	A	2	3-3	G Bell 2, Aston - Horton, Davis, Archie Hunter	13,900
Sat 23 Dec	Aston Villa	H	replay	1-0	Timmins	10,500
Sat 03 Feb	St George's (1)	H	3	2-2	Timmins, Bisseker - *	2,000
Sat 10 Mar	Leek White Star	H	SF	8-0	G Bell, Aston 3, Biddulph 2, Bisseker 2	2,000
Sat 21 Apr	Stoke (2)	A	Final	3-2	Timmins, Bunn, Bell - Johnson 2	6,150

1 - Albion protested that St George's second goal should not have been allowed and also that St George's had fielded two ineligible players and as a
result the Birmingham club were expelled from the competition.
2 - Albion's first trophy.

BIRMINGHAM CUP

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 - Wood, Woodcock	2,500

Albion received a bye in round two.
1 - Albion's record first team victory.
2 - Played at Aston Lower Grounds.

WEDNESBURY CHARITY CUP

DATE OPPONENT H/A ROUND F-A SCORERS
   GATE

Sat 25 Nov Wednesbury Strollers A 1 3-3 G Bell, Bisseker, Whitehouse - *     2,000

Sat 02 Dec Wednesbury Strollers H replay 7-1 Bisseker 2, Aston, G Bell 2, Whitehouse 2 - *     2,100

Sat 24 Feb Aston Unity N SF 1-0 Aston     4,000

Sat 19 May Nottingham Forest (1) N Final 3-5 Aston 2, Bisseker - Lindley, *     4,000

The semi-final and final were both played at Wellington Road, Perry Barr.

1 - Some sources name Albion's opponents as Notts Rangers.

FRIENDLIES

DATE OPPONENT H/A F-A SCORERS    GATE

Sat 23 Sep St George's (1) A 1-7 *         N/K

Sat 30 Sep Oldbury A 9-3 *         N/K

Sat 07 Oct Stourbridge Standard (2) H 10-0 Bisseker 6, *         N/K

Sat 14 Oct Aston Unity (3) H 1-0 *         N/K

Tue 17 Oct Handsworth Grove A 6-1 *         N/K

Sat 21 Oct Birmingham Excelsior (4) A 2-2 *         N/K

Sat 02 Dec Birmingham Excelsior H 3-2 *         N/K

Sat 16 Dec Leek H 2-0 *         N/K

Tue 26 Dec Wrexham A 5-2 Bisseker 2, Bell, * - *         500

Wed 27 Dec Notts Rangers (5) A 2-3 *         N/K

Sat 06 Jan Wellington A 2-2 *         N/K

Sat 13 Jan Walsall Alma Athletic H 4-0 *         N/K

Mon 22 Jan St John's United H 11-0 *         N/K

Mon 27 Jan St George's (6) H 3-0 *         N/K

Sat 10 Feb Notts Rangers (7) H 1-1 Bisseker - Winfield         N/K

Sat 17 Feb Birmingham Heath H 3-0 *         N/K

Mon 19 Feb Birmingham Junior Association H 10-1 Aston 6, *         N/K

Sat 17 Mar Leek A 6-3 Bell, * - *         N/K

Mon 19 Mar Handsworth Grove (8) A 2-1 *         N/K

Sat 31 Mar Wrexham H 3-1 *         N/K

N/K Malvern College A N/K *         N/K

Wed 25 Apr All Saints H 2-2 *         N/K

N/K Wellington H 1-0 *         N/K

Sat 28 Apr Walsall Swifts A 1-2 *         N/K

Sat 05 May Small Heath Alliance A 5-1 *         N/K

Sat 12 May Nechells H N/K *         N/K

1 - Some sources give the score as 6-1 to St George's.

2 - Albion's first game at the Four Acres. Some sources give the score as 12-0.

3 - Some sources give this as a 1-0 defeat for Albion.

4 - Played at Aston Lower Grounds.

5 - Some sources give the score as 3-2 to Albion.

6 - Some sources give the score as 2-1 to Albion.

7 - Some sources claim that the match was abandoned after 60 minutes.

8 - Some sources list this as a 3-2 home win for Albion.

TESTIMONIAL / BENEFIT GAMES

DATE	OPPONENT	H/A	F-A	SCORERS	GATE
Mon 26 Mar	Wellington (1)	H	4-0	*	3,000
Sat 07 Apr	Calthorpe (2)	H	6-1	*	N/K
Sat 16 Jun	Wednesbury Old Athletic (3)	A	2-3	*	N/K

1 - Proceeds of the game went to West Bromwich District Hospital.
2 - Benefit game in aid of the West Bromwich Dartmouth Cricket Club fund.
3 - Jack Roberts Benefit Match.