Darwen (a) 1891/92

Football League (88)- Tuesday 1 March 1892 at Barley Bank (Att 3,000)

Darwen (0) 1 (Entwistle 90): McOwen, Aspden, Leach, Marsden, Owen, McAvoy, Wade, Smith, Alexander, Craven, Entwistle.
Wolves (2) 4 (Baker 30, Devey*, Wood*, Booth*): Rose, Baugh, Mason, Malpass, Allen, Kinsey, Wykes, Baker, Devey, Wood, Booth.

Order of Goals: W,W,W,W,d.
Newspaper: Some reports have Wolves second and third goal as netted by Billy Heath and David Wykes.
Injury: Darwen spent the best part of the second period down to ten players and an injury to Craven.
Protest: Due to Wolves late arrival the home team put in a protest. As a results the crowd was low and the match didn’t run its full course. The FA also said that the referee hadn’t the authority to call time early which he had done and fined Wolves £10. The result was allowed to stand.
Position: 6th.

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