Derby County 1888–89 football season
The 1888–89 season was Derby County's first season in the Football League which had just been founded. Because of this they became one of the founder members of the Football League. They finished in 10th position with 16 points.
Final league table [ edit ] Key: P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points
Results [ edit ] Derby County's score comes first
Match Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 1 8 September 1888 Bolton Wanderers A 6 – 3 3,000 L Plackett (2), Cooper (2), Bakwell (2) 2 15 September 1888 West Bromwich Albion H 1 – 2 3,700 H Plackett 3 22 September 1888 Accrington H 1 – 1 3,000 Higgins 4 29 September 1888 Preston North End H 2 – 3 6,000 H Plackett , Wright 5 6 October 1888 West Bromwich Albion A 0 – 5 5,500 6 13 October 1888 Accrington A 2 – 6 3,000 Higgins , L Plackett 7 20 October 1888 Everton H 2 – 4 2,000 Chatterton , Bakwell 8 27 October 1888 Everton A 2 – 6 5,000 L Plackett , Needham 9 3 November 1888 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1 – 4 6,000 Lees 10 24 November 1888 Blackburn Rovers H 0 – 2 3,000 11 8 December 1888 Preston North End A 0 – 5 4,000 12 22 December 1888 Notts County H 3 – 2 2,500 Bakwell , Higgins , Unknown 13 26 December 1888 Bolton Wanderers H 2 – 3 3,500 Higgins (2) 14 29 December 1888 Aston Villa A 2 – 4 4,000 Bakwell , Spilsbury 15 12 January 1889 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 3 – 0 2,000 Cooper , L Plackett , Higgins 16 19 January 1889 Burnley A 0 – 1 3,000 17 26 January 1889 Stoke H 2 – 1 2,500 L Plackett , Cooper 18 2 March 1889 Burnley H 1 – 0 3,000 Cooper 19 9 March 1889 Aston Villa H 5 – 2 3,000 Higgins (4), Cooper 20 16 March 1889 Notts County A 5 – 3 5,000 Bakwell , Higgins , Cooper (2), Lees 21 6 April 1889 Stoke A 1 – 1 4,000 L Plackett 22 15 April 1889 Blackburn Rovers A 0 – 3 4,000
Appearances [ edit ] See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] Brown, Tony (2010). The Football League Match by Match 1888-89 to 1892-93 . SoccerData. ISBN 978-1-899468-44-7 .