1887/88

First Team Matches Second Team Matches
Playing Staff
Harry Allen,
Richard Baugh,
John Baynton,
John Brodie,
Christmas,
Christopher,
Joseph Cooper,
Richard Danks,
Davidson,
Edwards,
Albert Fletcher,
Garner,
Gold,
Bernard Griffiths,
Isaac Griffiths,
Harkey,
Hill,
Hughes,
Thomas Hunter,
Thomas Johnson,
B Jones,
Thomas Knight,
Lawson
Albert Llowarch,
Arthur Lowder,
Martin,
Charles Mason,
Jeremiah Mason,
William Oldershaw,
Preston,
Bertram Shaw,
Shorthouse,
Spittle,
Taft,
Thomas,
Townley,
J Tuft,
Walker,
Walters,
R Whitehouse,
W Whitehouse,
Wilkes,
Harry Wood,
David Wykes.

Note: The club made a loss of £158

 
August

20 (a) Small Heath Alliance W 3-0 Details [Friendly]

September

3 (H) Mitchell St George W 2-0 Details [Friendly]
5 (H) Bolton Wanderers D 1-1 Details [Friendly]
10 (a) Grimsby Town D 1-1 Details [Friendly]
17 (H) Lockwood Brothers (Sheffield) W 7-0 Details [Friendly]
24 (H) Long Eaton Rangers W 3-0 Details [Friendly]

October

1 (H) Stafford Road W 12-1 Details [SC1]
8 (H) Walsall Swifts D 1-1 Details [BC1]
15 (a) Walsall Swifts W 2-1 Details [FAC1]
22 (H) Stoke W 4-1 Details [Friendly]
29 (H) Burslem Port Vale W 4-0 Details [Friendly]

November

5 (H) Aston Shakespeare W 3-0 Details [FAC2]
7 (a) Walsall Swifts W 1-0 Details [BC1R]
12 (H) Port Vale Rovers W 4-0 Details [Friendly]
19 (H) Aston Unity W 3-0 Details [SC2]
26 (a) West Bromwich Albion L 0-2 Details [FAC3]
28 (a) Great Bridge Unity W 6-1 Details [BC3]

December

3 (H) McIntyre’s Manchester Athletic W 7-0 Details [Friendly]
10 (H) Oldbury Town W 2-1 Details [BC4]
17 (a) Small Heath Alliance W 3-2 Details [Friendly]
24 (a) Blackburn Rovers D 1-1 Details [Friendly]
26 (a) West Bromwich Albion D 1-1 Details [Friendly]
27 (H) Preston North End L 1-3 Details [Friendly]
28 (a) Lockwood Brothers W 7-0 Details [Friendly]
31 (H) Mitchell St George P-P [SC3]

January

7 (a) Accrington L 1-4 Details [Friendly]
14 (H) Burton Wanderers W 9-0 Details [Friendly]
21 (H) West Bromwich Albion L 0-5 Details [Friendly]
28 (a) Burslem Port Vale L 0-2 Details [Friendly]

February

4 (a) Aston Villa P-P Details [Friendly]
11 (a) West Bromwich Albion L 0-2 Details [BCsf]
18 (H) Mitchell St George W 4-0 Details [SC3]
25 No Fixture

March

3 (a) McIntyre’s Manchester Athletic W 17-1 Details [Friendly]
10 (H) Welsh Druids W 14-0 Details [Friendly]
17 (N) Walsall Town W 4-1 Details [SCsf]
24 (a) Stoke W 2-0 Details [Friendly]
28 (H) Wolverhampton Wanderers Charity Cup Details
31 (N) West Bromwich Albion D 0-0 Details [SCf]

April

7 (H) Walsall Town W 2-1 Details [WCCsf]
14 (N) West Bromwich Albion D 1-1 Details [SCfR]
21 (a) Derby County L 1-3 Details [Friendly]
28 (N) West Bromwich Albion W 2-1 Details [SCfR]

May

5 (H) Derby Junction W 6-1 Details [Friendly]
12 (a) Wednesbury Old Athletic W 4-1 Details [WCCf]
19 (a) Newton Heath L 1-2 Details [Friendly]
21 (a) Everton D 0-0 Details [Friendly]
17 (a) Preston North End ?-? [Friendly]