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      SEASON ARCHIVE : RESULTS - 1886/87

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Opposition goalscorers in italics, * signifies goalscorer unknown.

FA CUP

 DATE  OPPONENT H/A ROUND F-A  SCORERS

  GATE

 Sat 30 Oct  Burton Wanderers  H 1

6-0

 T Green 2, Bayliss 2, Holden, Paddock    5,107 
 Sat 20 Nov  Derby Junction A 2 2-1  G Bell, Roberts - Peach    2,100
 Sat 15 Jan  Mitchell St George's (1) A 4 1-0  T Green    4,061
 Sat 29 Jan  Lockwood Brothers (2) A 5 1-0  Woodhall    6,029
 Sat 12 Feb  Lockwood Brothers (3) N replay 2-1  T Green, Paddock - Winterbottom    2,120
 Sat 19 Feb  Notts County A QF 4-1  T Green, Bayliss 2, Woodhall - Cursham  15,067
 Sat 05 Mar  Preston North End (4) N SF 3-1  Pearson 2, Paddock - Thomson  16,068
 Sat 02 Apr  Aston Villa (5) N Final 0-2  Hunter, Hodgetts  15,534
 
 Albion received a bye in round three.
 1 - Played at Aston Lower Grounds. Some reports credit Albion's goal to either George Woodhall or Jem Bayliss.
 2 - Played at Bramall Lane, Sheffield United FC. The game was replayed following a protest about the goal.
 3 - Played at the Midland Ground, Derby Midland FC.
 4 - Played at Trent Bridge, Nottingham.
 5 - Played at Kennington Oval, London.

STAFFORDSHIRE CUP

 DATE  OPPONENT H/A ROUND F-A  SCORERS

   GATE

 Mon 04 Oct  Hednesford Town H 1 8-0  Bayliss 4, G Bell 2, T Green 2     3,000
 Sat 06 Nov  Stafford Rangers H 2 5-1  G Bell, Timmins, Bayliss 2, Woodhall - *     2,500
 Sat 26 Feb  Leek H 3 3-0  Bayliss 2, Woodhall     3,500
 Mon 21 Mar  Wolverhampton W (1) N SF 3-0  Bayliss 2, Timmins     4,000
 Sat 09 Apr  Walsall Swifts (2) N Final 4-0  Bayliss 2, Woodhall, Paddock     4,000
             
 1 - Played at the Athletic Ground, Burslem Port Vale FC.
 2 - Played at the Victoria Ground, Stoke FC.

BIRMINGHAM CUP

 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.

BIRMINGHAM CHARITY CUP

 DATE  OPPONENT H/A ROUND F-A  SCORERS

   GATE

 Mon 18 Apr  Wolverhampton W A SF 3-3  Pearson, Woodhall, T Green - *     8,000
 Wed 20 Apr  Wolverhampton W A replay 0-0 aet       6,000
 Mon 25 Apr  Wolverhampton W (1) H 2nd replay 1-3  Paddock - Brodie, Knight, *     7,200
             
 1 - After the match the referee, a Mr Crump, required police protection from angry Albion supporters.

WALSALL CUP

 DATE  OPPONENT H/A ROUND F-A  SCORERS

   GATE

 Sat 16 Oct  Crosswells Brewery H 1 5-2  Holden, Pearson, Horton 2, Moore (og) - *     2,500
             
 Albion reserves competed in the other games of the competition.

FRIENDLIES

 DATE  OPPONENT H/A F-A  SCORERS     GATE
 Mon 26 Jul  Wednesbury Old Athletic H 6-0  *         N/K
 Sat 04 Sep  Wolverhampton W A 2-0  *         N/K
 Sat 11 Sep  Stoke A 4-0  *         N/K
 Sat 18 Sep  Third Lanark Rifle Volunteers A 2-1  *         N/K
 Mon 20 Sep  Hibernian A 1-1  *         N/K
 Sat 25 Sep  Northwich Victoria H 2-1  T Green, Holden - Hankey         N/K
 Sat 02 Oct  Derby Midland H 3-1  *, Holden, Paddock - *      3,000
 Sat 23 Oct  Bolton Wanderers (1) A 0-1  *      3,000
 Mon 01 Nov  Oxford University H 6-1  Woodhall 2, G Bell, Bayliss, * - *      3,000
 Sat 27 Nov  Old Carthusians H 5-1  Bell, Woodhall 3, Bayliss - Bramby      4,000
 Sat 04 Dec  Preston North End A 0-7  Thomson 4, J Ross, Goodall, * (og)      5,000
 Sat 18 Dec  Aston Villa A 1-1  Paddock - Vaughton      6,000
 Mon 27 Dec  Preston North End H 5-1  Wharton (og), T Green 2, Paddock, Bayliss - Goodall    10,000
 Tue 28 Dec  Bolton Wanderers (2) H 1-2  Paddock - Howarth, *         N/K
 Sat 22 Jan  Notts County A 1-3  Bayliss - Jackson 2, *      4,000
 Sat 05 Feb  Aston Unity H 5-0  T Green, *, Paddock, Bayliss, *      2,000
 Mon 07 Feb  Oxford University (3) A 3-2  Bayliss 2, Holden - Bromley-Martin, Holden (og)         N/K
 Sat 12 Mar  Wolverhampton W H 0-0           N/K
 Sat 26 Mar  Birmingham Excelsior H 3-0  T Green, Woodhall, *      1,500
 Mon 11 Apr  Third Lanark Rifle Volunteers H 3-1  Woodhall, Bayliss, * - *      5,000
 Sat 16 Apr  Darwen H 4-0  T Green 2, Paddock, Pearson      4,000
 Sat 14 May  Aston Villa H 3-1  Woodhall 2, Bayliss - Davis      3,000
 Mon 16 May  Great Bridge Unity (4) A 0-0           N/K
 Sat 21 May  Stoke H 1-0  Perry         N/K
 Sat 28 May  Bolton Wanderers H 2-0  T Green, Bassett         N/K
 Mon 30 May  Blackburn Rovers H 3-0  *      2,000
 Sat 18 Jun  South Shore A 3-2  *         N/K
 Mon 20 Jun  Fleetwood Rangers A 3-1  *         N/K
           
 1 - Bolton played over half of the game with ten men after James Brogan suffered a broken leg.
 2 - Some reports credit Albion's goal to Jem Bayliss instead of Jack Paddock.
 3 - Played at the University running ground.
 4 - Some sources give the score as 1-1.

TESTIMONIAL / BENEFIT GAMES

 DATE  OPPONENT H/A F-A  SCORERS     GATE
 Mon 19 Jul  Aston Villa (1) A 5-1  *         N/K
 Sat 24 Jul  Aston Villa (1) A 3-6  *         N/K
 Mon 27 Sep  Birmingham & District XI (2) H 0-0           N/K
 Sat 11 Jun  Wolverhampton W (3) A 0-1  *         N/K
           
 1 - Sid Richardson Benefit Match. The player had two benefit games in the space of five days.
 2 - Match played in aid of local players.
 3 - Benefit match in aid of Wolves' trainer B. Shaw. Some sources give the date of this game as Saturday 4 June.

 

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