September 8, 1888 Match: Football League, at Anfield. Everton – Accrington 2-1 (0-0). Attendance: 12,000. Referee: Mr. John James Bentley; umpire: Mr. O. Oldham. Everton
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I just love the history of Liverpool F.C. and football in general. The earlier the better.
Preston North End v Burnley 5-2 (League match: September 8, 1888)
September 8, 1888 Match: Football League, at Deepdale. Preston North End – Burnley 5-2 (2-1). Attendance: 6,000. Referee: Mr. Brownlow (Halliwell). Preston North End (2-3-5):
Tragedies in East London – Another woman murdered
Saturday, September 8 – 1888 The Central News says: All London was awakened this morning, to the painful and awful fact that another murder, far
Scottish FA – The registration rule
Thursday, August 30 – 1888 A special meeting of the Scottish Football Association, called to consider the registration rule, was held in the Waterloo Rooms,
The Canadian football team in Belfast
Tuesday, August 28 – 1888 The Canadian football team arrived to Belfast yesterday from Glasgow. This is the first visit of any football team from
The Great Eastern in the Mersey
August 27, 1888 After an absence of less than twelve months the Great Eastern steamship is again in the Mersey, where, having undergone many vicissitudes
Football League: The revised fixtures
Saturday, August 25 – 1888 The following is the revised draft of the matches to be played for the “League championship,” kindly supplied to us
Emigration of an old Darwen player
Saturday, August 18 – 1888 Mr. Tom Ireland, the well-known Darwen back, has left Darwen, this week, for New Zealand. (Lancashire Evening post, 18-08-1888)
We hear and see ….
August 18, 1888 That a Scottish contemporary has made the discovery that the Goodalls (Johnny and Archie) go to Derby County, N.J. Ross goes to
We hear and see ….
Saturday, August 18 – 1888 That the Wolverhampton Wanderers have been scounting in South East Lancashire for good players, and have hit upon Davies and
We hear and see ….
Saturday, August 18 – 1888 That the Wolverhampton Wanderers have been scounting in South East Lancashire for good players, and have hit upon Davies and
We hear and see ….
August 18, 1888 That the Bolton Wanderers Reserves, to whom is to be entrusted the honour of the club in the qualifying competition for the
We hear and see ….
Saturday, August 18 – 1888 That Jack Ross (Nick Ross) packed up his traps and left the Proud Town last Monday, and on Tuesday took
Scottish “amateurs” to make an impact
Saturday, August 18 – 1888 The first-class cricket season is fast drawing to a close, and a fortnight hence we shall have footballers in full
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
Promotion for a Darwen Volunteer
Monday, August 13 – 1888 Sub-Lieut. Howard Shorrock, of 3rd L.R.V., Darwen detachment, was examined whilst at Blackpool in camp, and has since received information
We hear and see ….
Saturday, August 11 – 1888 That no fewer than six of the last season’s team of the Edinburgh Hibernians have deserted to join the new
We hear and see ….
Saturday, August 11 – 1888 That Cambuslang, the Glasgow Cup holders, played finely in opening the ground of the Queen of the South Wanderers at
We hear and see….
Saturday, August 4 – 1888 That the Renton team is still a bit unsettled, and rumours of other migrations are prevalent. By the way, Renton
We hear and see….
Saturday, August 4 – 1888 That Jack Ross “will not play for North End again; that “this is fact, as he has been granted his
New players with Burnley F.C.
Saturday, August 4 – 1888 The composition of the Burnley team for the next football season has been in doubt ever since the close of
Changes at Preston North End
August 3, 1888 The advent of the coming football season will see a change in the composition of the North End football team. N.J. Ross,
Lancashire FA – Committee meeting
Wednesday, August 1 – 1888 A meeting of the committee was held last evening at the White Bull Hotel, Blackburn. The time of the suspension
Nottingham Forest F.C. balance sheet 1887-88
August 1, 1888 The Nottingham Forest balance sheet shows the income of the club to have been £1,715 16s. 11d., and the expenditure £1,436 0s.
Everton F.C.: The annual meeting of 1888
June 12, 1888 The long-looked for meeting of the Everton Football Club has now been a matter of history. The rumours of changes and alterations
"Play Up, Liverpool" 
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