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      SEASON ARCHIVE : RESULTS - 1895/96

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Opposition goalscorers in italics, * signifies goalscorer unknown.

FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE

 DATE OPPONENT H/A F-A SCORERS    GATE POS
 Mon 02 Sep Aston Villa A 0-1 Devey   18,150 10
 Sat 07 Sep Burnley H 0-2 W 'Junior' Place, Bowes     5,000 15
 Sat 14 Sep Preston North End H 1-2 Hutchinson - Pierce, Drummond     4,250 15
 Sat 21 Sep Stoke A 1-3 Green - Hyslop 3   12,000 16
 Sat 28 Sep Nottingham Forest H 3-1 Paddock 2, Bassett - Carnelly     3,000 15
 Sat 05 Oct The Wednesday A 3-5 Hutchinson 2, W Richards - Spiksley 2, Davis, Earp (pen), Brady     8,000 15
 Sat 12 Oct Aston Villa H 1-1 Paddock - Campbell   17,510 15
 Sat 19 Oct Everton A 1-1 McLeod - Milward   18,900 15
 Sat 26 Oct The Wednesday H 2-3 Paddock, Banks - Brash, Davis, Bell     5,550 15
 Sat 02 Nov Bury A 0-3 W Williams (og), Henderson, Plant     8,000 15
 Mon 04 Nov Bolton Wanderers H 2-3 McLeod, Sutcliffe (og) - Joyce 2, McGeachan     3,500 15
 Sat 09 Nov Stoke H 1-0 McLeod     3,500 15
 Sat 16 Nov Nottingham Forest A 0-2 Forman, McPherson     6,000 15
 Sat 23 Nov Everton H 0-3 Hartley, McInnes, Milward     3,950 16
 Sat 30 Nov Wolverhampton W H 2-1 W Richards, McLeod - Henderson     3,000 15
 Sat 07 Dec Bury (1) H A-A          N/K 15
 Sat 14 Dec Derby County A 1-4 W Richards - Bloomer 2, Miller 2     8,000 15
 Sat 21 Dec Small Heath A 2-2 McLeod, Banks - Bruce, Adlington     6,000 15
 Thu 26 Dec Sunderland H 1-1 Bassett - Millar   15,124 14
 Sat 04 Jan Sheffield United A 0-2 Ross, Needham     5,000 15
 Sat 11 Jan Burnley A 0-3 Nicol 2, Davidson     5,500 15
 Sat 18 Jan Derby County H 0-0       8,877 16
 Sat 25 Jan Sunderland (2) A 1-7 McLeod - Campbell 3, Millar 3, Gillespie   10,500 16
 Mon 17 Feb Blackburn Rovers A 0-1 Wilkie     5,700 16
 Sat 22 Feb Sheffield United H 1-0 W Richards     3,900 15
 Sat 07 Mar Wolverhampton W A 2-1 W Richards, Flewitt - Malpass     8,114 16
 Mon 09 Mar Bury H 1-3 Flewitt - Millar 2, Plant     4,200 16
 Fri 03 Apr Preston North End A 0-0       6,700 16
 Sat 04 Apr Bolton Wanderers A 1-2 Banks - Jack, Cassidy     7,000 16
 Mon 06 Apr Small Heath H 0-0       3,750 16
 Wed 29 Apr Blackburn Rovers H 3-2 W Richards, Hutchinson, Taggart - Hargreaves, Wilkie        560 16
 
 1 - The game was abandoned after 15 minutes due to heavy snow. The game was goalless at the time.
 2 - Some sources credit one of Johnny Campbell's goals for Sunderland to Jimmy Hannah.

FOOTBALL LEAGUE TEST MATCHES

 DATE  OPPONENT H/A F-A  SCORERS

       GATE

 Sat 18 Apr  Manchester City A 1-1  T Perry - Rowan         8,000
 Mon 20 Apr  Manchester City H 6-1  Flewitt 2, Higgins, J Richards, W Williams, Johnson - McBride         8,000
 Sat 25 Apr  Liverpool A 0-2  Bradshaw, Allan       20,100
 Mon 27 Apr  Liverpool H 2-0  W Williams (pen), W Richards       15,000
 
 With Albion finishing bottom of the First Division, they were required, along with second-bottom Small Heath, to play a series of 'Test Matches'
 against the Second Division's top two of Liverpool and Manchester City to earn the right to remain in the division. Basically a forerunner of today's
 play-offs, both First Division sides had to play both Second Division sides home and away. The Baggies gained five points from four games and
 retained their First Division place.

FA CUP

 DATE  OPPONENT H/A ROUND F-A  SCORERS

       GATE

 Sat 01 Feb  Blackburn Rovers A 1

2-1

 J Richards, W Richards - Turnbull       10,035
 Sat 15 Feb  Grimsby Town A 2 1-1  McLeod - Gray         7,108
 Thu 20 Feb  Grimsby Town H replay 3-0  McLeod, W Richards 2         8,443
 Sat 29 Feb  Derby County A 3 0-1  A Goodall       14,117

STAFFORDSHIRE CUP

 DATE  OPPONENT H/A ROUND F-A  SCORERS

   GATE

 Mon 06 Jan  Small Heath H 1 2-1  J Richards 2 - Hands     1,000
 Mon 16 Mar  Aston Villa A 2 2-4  W Richards, Flewitt - James Cowan, Chatt, Reynolds, Athersmith     6,000

BIRMINGHAM CUP

 DATE  OPPONENT H/A ROUND F-A  SCORERS

   GATE

 Mon 20 Jan  Aston Villa A 1 0-3  Campbell, Devey, Rideout     7,000

WEST BROMWICH CHARITY CUP

 DATE  OPPONENT H/A ROUND F-A  SCORERS

   GATE

 Mon 13 Jan  Everton H Final 1-2  Hayward - Flewitt 2     3,500
             
 Some reports refer to the game as taking place for the Friendly Societies' Cup.

LIVERPOOL CHARITY CUP

 DATE  OPPONENT H/A ROUND F-A  SCORERS

   GATE

 Tue 05 Nov  Everton A Final 1-4  A Wilson - *     5,200
             
 Night-time match played under electric lighting.

FRIENDLIES

 DATE  OPPONENT H/A F-A  SCORERS     GATE
 Wed 04 Sep  Burton Swifts (1) A 1-5  Bassett - Cave (og), Sorley, Crone, Willocks, Craig         N/K
 Tue 24 Sep  Walsall A 2-1  Green, Paddock - Spooner      2,000
 Wed 25 Sep  Aberystwyth A 10-1  Williams 5, Hutchinson 3, * - *         N/K
 Mon 30 Sep  Millwall Athletic A 3-0  Hutchinson 2, Kelsey      1,500
 Mon 14 Oct  Dundee A 1-3  Norman - Sawers 2, Thomson         N/K
 Mon 11 Nov  Cambridge University A 2-3  McLeod, Bassett - Broadbent, Burnup, Lowe         N/K
 Wed 27 Nov  Oxford University (2) A 2-2  Spooner, Vassell (og) - Compton 2         N/K
 Sat 08 Feb  Corinthians (3) A 2-5  Oakley (og), McLeod - Burnup, Taylor, Guy 3      3,000
 Sat 14 Mar  Liverpool A 1-5  * - Becton, Bradshaw 2, McVean, Ross      4,700
 Wed 18 Mar  West Norwood (4) A 4-0  Richards, Bassett, Hewitt, Higgins         N/K
 Thu 19 Mar  Rev. A.R. Bourke's XI (5) A 4-1  *         N/K
 Fri 20 Mar  Thames Ironworks (6) A 4-2  *         N/K
 Sat 21 Mar  Wycombe Wanderers (7) A 4-1  W Richards 4 - Buchanan      2,000
 Tue 24 Mar  West Brompton A 9-1  *         N/K
 Sat 28 Mar  Llandudno Swifts A 5-1  Bassett, * - Allman         N/K
 Sat 11 Apr  Preston North End (8) H 2-2  W Richards 2 - Blyth 2         500
 
 1 - Some sources give the date of this game as Saturday 14 September.
 2 - Some sources give the date of this game as Monday 25 November.
 3 - Played at Queen's Club, London. Some reports name Arthur Henfrey as the scorer of the first Corinthians goal as opposed to Cuthbert Burnup.
 4 - Some sources give the date of this game as Saturday 21 March.
 5 - Played at Tufnell Park, Holloway, London. Some sources give the date of this game as Monday 23 March.
 6 - Night-time match played under electric lighting.
 7 - Some sources give the date of this game as Wednesday 25 March.
 8 - Some sources give the date of this game as Monday 13 April.

TESTIMONIAL / BENEFIT GAMES

 DATE  OPPONENT H/A F-A  SCORERS     GATE
 Mon 16 Sep  Wolverhampton W (1) A 2-2  Green, Perry - Wood, Malpass         N/K
 Mon 23 Sep  Aston Villa (2) A 1-2  Saunders - Campbell 2         N/K
 Mon 18 Nov  Aston Villa (3) H 1-1  Paddock - *      3,000
 Tue 07 Apr  Stoke (4) H 3-2  Flewitt 2, Hutchinson - *, A Maxwell      3,000
           
 1 - Benefit match in aid of the widow and family of former Wolves' goalkeeper Joe Hassell.
 2 - Benefit match in aid of the widow and child of former Aston Villa captain Archie Hunter.
 3 - Roddy McLeod Benefit Match.
 4 - Jack Horton Benefit Match. Some sources give the score as 3-1 to Albion.

 

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