Date Comp Round Opposition Ven       Result Lge Pos. Attendance Details
Sep 2 Lge 1 Sheffield Wednesday A D 2 - 2 8 c. 12,000
4 F Queen's Park A L 1 - 2 - c. 10,000
6 F Newcastle United A W 3 - 1 - c. 3,000
9 Lge 2 ASTON VILLA H D 1 - 1 10 c. 10,000
11 F Middlesbrough A W 4 - 2 - c. 1,000
16 Lge 3 Preston North End A W 2 - 1 7 c. 12,000
18 F Heart of Midlothian A W 4 - 2 - c. 10,000
23 Lge 4 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY H D 1 - 1 7 c. 5,000
28 F Glasgow Celtic A L 2 - 3 - c. 12,000
30 Lge 5 Everton A L 1 - 7 12 c. 30,000
Oct 4 F Stockton A W 5 - 1 - n/k
7 Lge 6 Sheffield United A L 0 - 1 14 c. 12,000
9 F Woolwich Arsenal A W 4 - 1 - c. 10,000
10 F Casuals A W 5 - 1 - c. 6,000
14 Lge 7 STOKE H W 4 - 0 11 c. 6,000
21 Lge 8 Blackburn Rovers A L 3 - 4 12 c. 10,000
23 Ben Aston Villa A L 2 - 4 - c. 8,000
28 Lge 9 DERBY COUNTY H W 5 - 0 10 c. 6,000
Nov 4 Lge 10 WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS H W 6 - 0 6 c. 9,000
11 Lge 11 Aston Villa A L 1 - 2 7 c. 15,000
18 Lge NEWTON HEATH H W 1 a 0 - c. 200
20 F Darlington A W 4 - 0 - n/k
25 Lge 12 WEST BROMWICH ALBION H W 2 - 1 7 c. 6,000
Dec 2 Lge 13 Burnley A L 0 - 1 11 c. 9,500
6 Lge 14 NEWTON HEATH H W 4 - 1 7 c. 5,000
9 Lge 15 BLACKBURN ROVERS H L 2 - 3 9 c. 10,000
16 Lge 16 BURNLEY H D 2 - 2 10 c. 5,000
23 Lge 17 West Bromwich Albion A W 3 - 2 9 c. 5,000
25 F Bury A D 1 - 1 - c. 7,000
26 F Everton A L 1 - 4 - c. 25,000
30 Lge 18 BOLTON WANDERERS H W 2 - 1 9 c. 5,000
Jan 1 Lge 19 PRESTON NORTH END H W 6 - 3 7 c. 12,000
2 Tour 1 Glasgow Rangers A D 2 - 2 - c. 10,000
3 Tour 2 Heart of Midlothian A L 1 - 5 - c. 3,000
6 Lge 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers A L 1 - 2 8 c. 5,000
13 Lge 21 Nottingham Forest A W 2 - 1 7 c. 10,000
20 Lge 22 SHEFFIELD UNITED H W 4 - 1 4 c. 8,000
27 FAC 1 ACCRINGTON H W 3 - 0 - c. 4,000
Feb 3 F MOSSEND SWIFTS H W 6 - 1 - c. 4,000
6 Lge 23 EVERTON H W 1 - 0 4 c. 13,000
10 FAC 2 ASTON VILLA H D 2 - 2 - c. 23,000
After extra time; score at 90 minutes: 2 - 2
17 F Aston Villa A L 0 - 2 - c. 10,000
21 FAC 2-R Aston Villa A L 1 - 3 - c. 20,000
24 F Everton A W 2 - 1 - c. 10,000
Mar 3 Lge 24 Newton Heath A W 4 - 2 2 c. 10,000
7 Lge 25 Derby County A W 4 - 1 2 c. 3,000
10 F COWLAIRS H W 2 - 1 - c. 350
14 Ben Middlesbrough Ironopolis A W 3 - 0 - c. 3,000
17 Lge 26 NOTTINGHAM FOREST H W 2 - 0 2 c. 6,000
23 F Bristol & District League XI A W 9 - 0 - c. 10,000
24 Lge 27 Stoke A L 0 - 2 2 c. 11,000
26 F CORINTHIANS H W 3 - 1 - c. 5,000
27 Lge 28 DARWEN H W 4 - 0 2 c. 7,000
31 F Glasgow Celtic A W 3 - 1 - c. 6,000
Apr 5 F Newcastle United A W 2 - 1 - c. 5,000
7 Lge 29 Darwen A W 3 - 0 2 c. 5,000
9 Tour 1 Dundee A W 2 - 1 - c. 8,000
10 Tour 2 Aberdeen A W 7 - 1 - n/k
11 Tour 3 East Stirlingshire A W 4 - 0 - c. 3,000
14 Tour 4 Queen's Park A W 4 - 1 - c. 5,000
16 Tour 5 St. Bernard's A W 4 - 2 - c. 3,000
17 Tour 6 Hibernian N W 4 - 2 - c. 1,500
21 F Newcastle United A L 1 - 4 - c. 7,500
23 Lge 30 Bolton Wanderers A L 0 - 2 2 c. 6,000
24 F Kilmarnock A D 2 - 2 - n/k
25 F Annbank A W 6 - 1 - n/k
26 Ben Scottish League XI A L 0 - 3 - c. 5,000
28 F Wishaw Thistle A W 1 - 0 - c. 3,000
30 F Newcastle United A W 3 - 1 - c. 6,000