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      SEASON ARCHIVE : RESULTS - 1887/88

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Opposition goalscorers in italics, * signifies goalscorer unknown.

FA CUP

 DATE OPPONENT H/A ROUND F-A  SCORERS

   GATE

 Sat 15 Oct Wednesbury Old Athletic H 1

7-1

 Bayliss 3, Wilson 2, Pearson, Horton - *    2,484
 Sat 05 Nov Mitchell St George's A 2 1-0  Bayliss    7,800
 Sat 26 Nov Wolverhampton W (1) H 3 2-0  Bassett, Wilson    7,429
 Sat 07 Jan Stoke (2) H 5 4-1  Bayliss 4 - Owen    9,093
 Sat 28 Jan Old Carthusians H QF 4-2  Pearson 2, Wilson 2 - Price 2    8,818
 Sat 18 Feb Derby Junction (3) N SF 3-0  Bayliss, Wilson, Woodhall    5,996
 Sat 24 Mar Preston North End (4) N Final 2-1  Bayliss, Woodhall - Dewhurst  18,904
 
 Albion received a bye in round four.
 1 - Some reports credit Albion's second goal to Askin as opposed to Wilson.
 2 - Some reports give the Albion scorers as Bayliss 2, Pearson and Woodhall.
 3 - Played at the Victoria Ground, Stoke FC.
 4 - Played at Kennington Oval, London.

STAFFORDSHIRE CUP

 DATE  OPPONENT H/A ROUND F-A  SCORERS

   GATE

 Sat 01 Oct  Burton Wanderers A 1 12-2  Black (og), Woodhall 3, Pearson 2, Bayliss 3, Wilson, Bassett 2 - *     3,500
 Mon 28 Nov  Wednesbury Old Athletic A 2 2-1  Woodhall, Bayliss - *     3,000
 Sat 31 Dec  Leek A 3 3-2  Woodhall, Pearson, Wilson - *     2,700
 Sat 17 Mar  Stoke A SF 1-0  Wilson     5,500
 Sat 31 Mar  Wolverhampton W (1) N Final 0-0       8,000
 Sat 14 Apr  Wolverhampton W (1) N replay 1-1 aet  Woodhall - *     8,500
 Sat 28 Apr  Wolverhampton W H 2nd replay 1-2  Woodhall - *     7,000
             
 1 - Played at the Victoria Ground, Stoke.

BIRMINGHAM CUP

 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.

WEST BROMWICH CHARITY CUP

 DATE  OPPONENT H/A ROUND F-A  SCORERS

   GATE

 Mon 07 May  Wednesbury Old Athletic H SF 4-1  Wilson, Bayliss, Woodhall 2 - *     5,000
 Mon 21 May  Great Bridge Unity H Final 10-1  Bayliss 4, Wilson 2, Bassett 2, Woodhall, H Green - *     6,500

WALSALL CUP

 DATE  OPPONENT H/A ROUND F-A  SCORERS

   GATE

 Mon 12 Dec  Oldbury Town Crosswells A 1-2nd rep 5-1  Bayliss 3, Askin, H Green - *     1,000
             
 Albion reserves competed in the other games of the competition, going on to win the trophy, beating Walsall Town Swifts 4-1 in the final.

FRIENDLIES

 DATE  OPPONENT H/A F-A  SCORERS     GATE
 Sat 27 Aug  Oldbury Town Crosswells A 1-0  *         N/K
 Sat 03 Sep  The Wednesday (1) H 4-1  J Horton 2, Bassett, Pearson - *         N/K
 Sat 10 Sep  Third Lanark Rifle Vol. (2) A 0-2  Thomson, Maley         N/K
 Sat 17 Sep  Stoke H 4-0  Perry 2, Wilson, *         N/K
 Sat 24 Sep  Bolton Wanderers A 1-1  Pearson - Davenport      2,000
 Mon 03 Oct  Notts County H 5-1  Bayliss 3, Wilson, Woodhall, - Jackson         N/K
 Mon 17 Oct  Walsall Town H 8-0  Wilson 2, Askin 2, Bayliss, Bassett, Woodhall, *         N/K
 Sat 22 Oct  Blackburn Rovers A 6-7  *      5,000
 Sat 29 Oct  Lincoln City H 4-1  Askin 2, Woodhall 2, - Hallam         N/K
 Mon 07 Nov  Bolton Wanderers H 6-0  Bayliss 4, W Perry, C Perry      2,000
 Sat 12 Nov  Preston North End A 2-4  Woodhall, Bassett - Goodall 3, Dewhurst      8,000
 Mon 21 Nov  Oxford University (3) A 6-2  Bayliss, Askin 3, Woodhall, Perry - Currey 2         N/K
 Sat 03 Dec  Burnley H 3-0  Perry, Bassett, *         N/K
 Mon 05 Dec  Cambridge University H 5-0  Askin 2, Bassett, Bayliss 2         N/K
 Sat 10 Dec  Lincoln City (4) A 6-1  Bassett 2, Perry, Woodhall, *, Bayliss  - Shaw      2,500
 Sat 17 Dec  Long Eaton Rangers H 3-1  Woodhall, Bayliss, * - May         N/K
 Mon 26 Dec  Wolverhampton W H 1-1  Woodhall - Hunter      5,000
 Sat 14 Jan  Notts County A 3-3  Woodhall 2, Pearson - Jackson, Daft 2      3,000
 Sat 21 Jan  Wolverhampton W A 5-0  *, Bassett         N/K
 Mon 06 Feb  Oxford University (5) A 5-0  Woodhall, Pearson, Bayliss 2, *      2,000
 Sat 25 Feb  Aston Villa (6) H 4-1  * - Brown      1,000
 Mon 27 Feb  Cambridge University (7) A 6-1  Bayliss, Bassett, Wilson, Woodhall, Pearson, Aldridge - Cotterill         N/K
 Sat 10 Mar  Aston Villa A 4-0  Wilson, Warner (og), *, Bassett    10,000
 Mon 02 Apr  Third Lanark Rifle Volunteers A 0-3  *    10,000
 Tue 03 Apr  Newcastle West End A 5-1  Wilson 2, Horton, Bayliss, Pearson - Nicholson      7,000
 Sat 07 Apr  Everton A 1-0  Bayliss    10,000
 Mon 16 Apr  Burnley A 1-0  Pearson      4,000
 Sat 21 Apr  Preston North End H 2-2  Crabtree, Pearson - J Ross, Dewhurst      4,000
 Sat 05 May  Blackburn Rovers H 2-1  Woodhall, Wilson - Southworth         N/K
 Sat 12 May  Third Lanark Rifle Volunteers H 5-2  *         N/K
 Sat 19 May  Renton (8) N 1-4  Pearson - McNee 2, McCall, Campbell      6,000
 Sat 26 May  Aston Villa A 1-1  *         N/K
 Mon 28 May  Preston North End A 0-2  Dewhurst, *      5,000
           
 1 - Some reports credit one of Jack Horton's goals to George Woodhall.
 2 - Some reports name Boyd as Lanark's first goalscorer as opposed to Thomson.
 3 - Played at Merton College, Oxford. Some reports credit Oxford's second goal to Farrant.
 4 - Some reports credit George Woodhall with two goals as opposed to Billy Bassett.
 5 - Some sources give the date of the game as Saturday 4 February.
 6 - Match played with a reported several inches on snow covering the pitch.
 7 - Played at Leys School Sports Ground, Cambridge.
 8 - Match billed as the 'Championship of Britain' and the 'Championship of the World'. Played at Hampden Park, Glasgow.

TESTIMONIAL / BENEFIT GAMES

 DATE  OPPONENT H/A F-A  SCORERS     GATE
 Mon 14 Nov  Brierley Hill Alliance A 3-0  *         N/K
 Tue 22 May  Walsall Town Swifts H 3-0  *         N/K
           
 1 - Brockmoor Colliery Relief Fund.
 2 - Bob Roberts Benefit Match.

 

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