1887–88 in English football

The 1887–88 season was the 17th season of competitive football in England.

Football in England
Season1887–88
Men's football
FA CupWest Bromwich Albion
← 1886–87 England 1888–89 →

Albert Allen, of Aston Villa, scored three goals against Ireland in his only appearance for England. The last pre-league FA Cup campaign saw the first competitive "Second City derby" occur on Saturday, 5 November 1887. Villa beat Small Heath 4-0 in the fifth round. Tommy Green scored a brace before half-time with Albert Brown and Allen adding to the score in the second half.[1]

National team

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England won the 1888 British Home Championship, their first victory in the tournament, with comfortable victories over all three other home nations, in each of which England scored five goals.

Date Venue Opponents Score* Comp England scorers
4 February 1888 Nantwich Road, Crewe (H)   Wales 5–1[2] BHC Fred Dewhurst (Preston North End) (15 & 65 mins), George Woodhall (West Bromwich Albion) (70 mins), Tinsley Lindley (Cambridge University) (75 mins) & John Goodall (Preston North End) 88 mins)
17 March 1888 (Second) Hampden Park, Glasgow (A)   Scotland 5–0[3] BHC Tinsley Lindley (Cambridge University) (32 mins), Dennis Hodgetts (Aston Villa) (34 mins), Fred Dewhurst (Preston North End) (40 & 49 mins) & John Goodall (Preston North End) (43 mins)
31 March 1888 Ballynafeigh Park, Belfast (A)   Ireland 5–1[4] BHC Fred Dewhurst (Preston North End) (10 mins), Albert Allen (Aston Villa)(14, 39 & 60 mins) & Tinsley Lindley (Cambridge University)

* England score given first

Key

Honours

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Competition Winner
FA Cup West Bromwich Albion (1)

Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

References

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  1. ^ "Small Heath Alliance 0-4 Aston Villa (Holders), 1887-88 FA Cup 2nd Round, 5 Nov 1887". AVFC History. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Details of Wales game". Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  3. ^ "englandstats.com | 33 - Scotland 0-5 England, Saturday, 17th March 1888". www.englandstats.com. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  4. ^ "englandstats.com | 34 - Ireland 1-5 England, Saturday, 7th April 1888". www.englandstats.com. Retrieved 6 August 2023.