January 7, 1888
Match: FA Cup, Fifth Round, at the Athletic Grounds (Crewe).
Crewe Alexandra – Derby County 1-0 (1-0).
Attendance: 5,000.
Crewe Alexandra (2-3-5): Edward Hickton, Charles Conde (C), J. Bayman, William Bell, F.W. Halfpenny, E. Osborn, E.R. Payne, John Pearson, J. Tinsley, J. Ellis, G. Price.
Derby County (2-3-5): Harry Bestwick, Arthur Latham, Sam Lawrence, Albert Williamson, Harry Warmby, Walter Rouleston, George Bakewell, Benjamin Ward Spilsbury (C), Rev. Llewellyn Henry Gwynne, Thomas Needham, Lol Plackett.
The goal: 1-0 Pearson.
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