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      SEASON ARCHIVE : RESULTS - 1885/86

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Opposition goalscorers in italics, * signifies goalscorer unknown.

FA CUP

 DATE  OPPONENT H/A ROUND F-A  SCORERS

   GATE

 Sat 31 Oct  Aston Unity (1) H 1

4-1

 T Green 2, Woodhall 2 - *     4,027
 Sat 21 Nov  Wednesbury Old Athletic H 2 3-2  Loach 2, G Bell - Taylor, Knight     3,578
 Sat 02 Jan  Wolverhampton W H 4 3-1  G Bell, T Green, Loach - H Aston     5,196
 Sat 23 Jan  Old Carthusians H 5 1-0  T Green     8,137
 Sat 13 Feb  Old Westminsters H QF 6-0  Bayliss 3, G Bell 2, Woodhall     5,884
 Sat 06 Mar  Small Heath Alliance (2) N SF 4-0  Loach 2, Woodhall 2     4,100
 Sat 03 Apr  Blackburn Rovers (3) N Final 0-0   15,156
 Sat 10 Apr  Blackburn Rovers (4) N replay 0-2  Sowerbutts, Brown   16,144
 
 Albion received a bye in round three.
 1 - Some reports name the Albion goalscorers as T Green, Bell, Woodhall and Bayliss.
 2 - Played at Aston Lower Grounds.
 3 - Played at Kennington Oval, London.
 4 - Played at the County Ground, Derby.

STAFFORDSHIRE CUP

 DATE  OPPONENT H/A ROUND F-A  SCORERS

   GATE

 Sat 24 Oct  Stafford Road H 1 0-0       3,000
 Sat 07 Nov  Stafford Road A replay 4-0  Loach 2, G Bell 2     2,500
 Sat 09 Jan  Leek H 2 5-2  Loach, Woodhall 3, G Bell - *     1,000
 Sat 30 Jan  Stoke Free Wanderers H 4 5-0  G Bell, Bayliss, Loach, Woodhall 2        800
 Sat 17 Apr  Burton Wanderers (1) N SF 3-0  Bayliss 2, T Green     6,000
 Sat 24 Apr  Stoke A Final 0-0       9,000
 Mon 10 May  Stoke H replay 4-2  Bayliss 2, T Green, Woodhall - *     5,500
             
 Albion received a bye in round three.
 1 - Played at the Victoria Ground, Stoke. Some reports credit the Albion goals to Woodhall (2) and Loach.

BIRMINGHAM CUP

 DATE  OPPONENT H/A ROUND F-A  SCORERS

   GATE

 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 - *     4,000
 Mon 12 Apr  Walsall Swifts (1) N replay 1-0  Woodhall   10,000
             
 Due to the pressure of fixtures on the first team, Albion's reserve side played in the first two rounds, beating Sparkhill Alliance 6-0 and Burton Swifts 4-1.
 Albion received a bye in round four.
 1 - Played at Aston Lower Grounds.
 2 - Some sources credit Albion's goal to T Green.

FRIENDLIES

 DATE  OPPONENT H/A F-A  SCORERS     GATE
 Mon 27 Jul  Wednesbury Old Athletic A 0-1  *         N/K
 Sat 22 Aug  Small Heath Alliance (1) A 7-0  *         N/K
 Sat 05 Sep  Third Lanark Rifle Volunteers (2) H 4-1  T Green 3, Woodhall - Johnstone      2,122
 Sat 12 Sep  Aston Villa H 5-0  T Green, Woodhall, *      6,000
 Sat 19 Sep  Birmingham Excelsior H 4-2  * - Breeze, *         N/K
 Mon 21 Sep  Walsall Swifts (3) A 0-3  *         N/K
 Sat 26 Sep  Wednesbury Old Athletic H 2-1  *         N/K
 Sat 03 Oct  Northwich Victoria A 1-2  Bell - Turnbull, Denton         N/K
 Mon 05 Oct  Great Bridge Unity A 4-0  *         N/K
 Sat 10 Oct  Blackburn Olympic A 3-2  Bayliss, Loach, Green - Ward, Scott      1,400
 Sat 17 Oct  Stoke H 3-1  *         N/K
 Mon 02 Nov  Wolverhampton W H 3-0  *         N/K
 Sat 14 Nov  Notts County A 3-4  G Bell, Bayliss, T Green - Cursham 3, Gunn      2,000
 Mon 23 Nov  Burnley H 0-3  *         N/K
 Sat 28 Nov  Aston Villa A 5-4  Loach 2, Green, * - *, Hodgetts, Albert Brown, Archie Hunter      3,000
 Sat 12 Dec  Derby Midland A 5-3  *         N/K
 Sat 19 Dec  Aston Unity H 7-0  *         N/K
 Sat 26 Dec  Blackburn Olympic H 4-0  *         N/K
 Mon 28 Dec  Bolton Wanderers (4) H A-A           N/K
 Sat 06 Feb  Aston Villa H 3-2  Timmins, Bell, * - Allen, Davis      7,000
 Sat 20 Feb  Nottingham Forest H 1-0  Bayliss         N/K
 Sat 27 Feb  Derby Junction H 5-0  Timmins, Bayliss, *         N/K
 Sat 20 Mar  Notts County (5) H 3-0  Timmins, Bell, Green      1,200
 Sat 27 Mar  Stoke A 3-1  *         N/K
 Mon 26 Apr  Halliwell (6) H 7-0  Green, Pearson, Bayliss, *         N/K
 Sat 01 May  Preston North End H 0-7  Gordon, Goodall 3, Ross jnr 2, Robertson      7,000
 Sat 08 May  Blackburn Rovers H 2-5  Bayliss 2 - A Brown, Costly, J Brown, *      3,000
 Sat 15 May  Preston North End H 1-0  Bell         N/K
 Sat 22 May  Bolton Wanderers A 1-3  *         N/K
 Sat 29 May  Aston Villa H 3-1  T Green, Bayliss, * - Allen         N/K
           
 1 - Some reports give the score as 6-0 to Albion.
 2 - Albion's first ever game at Stoney Lane. Some reports name the Third Lanark goalscorer as Johnson as opposed to Johnstone.
 3 - Some reports give the score as 4-0 to Walsall Swifts.
 4 - Match abandoned on 75 minutes with the score goalless.
 5 - Some reports name Albion's third goalscorer as George Woodhall as opposed to Tommy Green.
 6 - Some reports give the score as 7-1.

TESTIMONIAL / BENEFIT GAMES

 DATE  OPPONENT H/A F-A  SCORERS     GATE
 Mon 19 Apr  Aston Villa A 1-3  D Smith - Arthur Brown 2, Albert Brown         N/K
           
 Fund-raising match for players of both teams.

 

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