The Canadian team – fixture list


Friday, August 17 – 1888
A long programme has been arranged for this team, which will commence in a town in this county in September next, concluding on the 29th October. The team is in charge of Mr. E.P. Gordon.

The following are the fixtures: –
In Ireland: –
September 1, co. Antrim Association;
September 3, Distillery;
September 5, YMCA.

In Scotland: –
September 8, Rangers, Glasgow;
September 10, Abercorn, Paisley;
September 11, Queen’s Park;
September 13, Ayr;
September 15, Heart of Midlothian;
September 19, All Scotland, Glasgow.

In England: –
September 22, Sunderland;
September 26, Middlesbrough;
September 29, Lincoln City;
October 1, Sheffield;
October 4, Notts County;
October 6, Newton Heath;
October 8, Blackburn Rovers;
October 13, Swifts, Oval;
October 15, Northampton;
October 17, Oxford University;
October 20, Old Carthusians, at Oval;
October 22, Aston Villa;
October 27, West Bromwich Albion;
October 29, Chester.
(Sunderland Daily Echo, 17-08-1888)

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