1888–89 Royal Arsenal F.C. season

1888–89 Royal Arsenal F.C. season
1888–1889 season
Chairman	None
Manager	None
Stadium	Manor Field
London Senior Cup	Semi-final
Kent Senior Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Connolly (13); All: Connolly (19)
Highest home attendance	2000 vs Clapton F.C. (19 January 1889)
Lowest home attendance	500
	← 1887–88 1889–90 →

1888–1889 marked the third season of the club that was to become Arsenal F.C. After the flooding of the Sportsman's Ground, they moved to the nearby Manor Field, using the Lord Derby Pub as a headquarters, and the Railway Tavern as a dressing room. The team competed in the Kent Senior Cup (KSC) for the first time, as well as making their second appearance in the London Senior Cup, reaching the semi-finals of the latter competition. David Danskin continued as captain throughout the season.^[1]

Players

Below is a list of all players who made a registered appearance in the 1888–89 season, along with their appearances, and goals scored. Out of 33 games played, 20 complete line-ups were recorded, with partial records for another 8.^[2] Bold indicates that a player was making his debut for Royal Arsenal F.C. that season. Goalkeepers are marked in Italics.


^[2]	Friendlies		LSC		KSC		Total
Player	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
E. Agnew	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
A. Bannister	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
H. Barbour	5	4	0	0	0	0	5	4
JM. Bates	16	1	4	0	3	1	23	2
FW. Beardsley	10	0	4	0	3	0	17	0
A. Brown	13	0	4	0	3	0	20	0
Carter	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
JM. Charteris	10	6	4	1	2	3	16	10
Peter Connolly	13	6	4	7	3	6	20	19
JB. Crichton	1	0	4	0	1	0	6	0
R. Crichton	1	0	2	1	1	1	4	2
Cross	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	2
D. Danskin (C)	8	0	4	0	2	0	14	0
E. Hartland	5	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
JG. Hill	3	0	2	0	1	0	6	0
RT. Horsington	9	0	0	0	1	0	10	0
D. Howat	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
JW. Humble	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
G. Kennedy	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
JD. McBean	11	0	1	0	1	0	13	0
JW. Meggs	3	2	0	0	0	0	3	2
JA. Morris	6	0	4	0	2	1	12	1
J. Rowland	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
W. Russell	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
J. Saul	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	1
WW. Scott	13	3	4	1	3	1	20	5
J. Tomes	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	1
A. Walton	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
HB. Weeks	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
T. Wells	5	0	3	0	2	1	10	1
J. Wilkinson	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
J. Wilson	8	0	0	0	1	0	9	0

Matches

A total of 34 games were played over the season, of which 7 were competitive cup fixtures, with the other 26 being friendlies. Over the course of the season, the Royal Arsenal recorded 17 Wins, 6 Draws and 10 losses, with 1 result unrecorded.^[2]


Date	Opponents	Ground	Competition	Score	Attendance
15 September 1888	London Caledonians F.C.	H		3–3
22 September 1888	Tottenham Hotspur F.C.	H		0–1	500
29 September 1888	Old St. Paul's	H		7–3	500
6 October 1888	Grove House	H		2–0
13 October 1888	London Caledonians	H		4–0	700
20 October 1888	2nd Rifle Brigade	H		1–2
27 October 1888	Brixton Rangers	A		1–3
3 November 1888	Phoenix	H	LSC	3–0	500
10 November 1888	Horton Kirby	A	KSC	6–2
17 November 1888	St. Lukes	A		1–1
24 November 1888	Dulwich	H	LSC	4–2	1000
1 December 1888	Phoenix	A		0–0
8 December 1888	Old St. Paul's	H	LSC	3–1	1200
29 December 1888	Iona	A	KSC	5–1
5 January 1889	Vulcan	A		1–1
12 January 1889	Unity	H		0–0
19 January 1889	Clapton F.C.	N	LSC	0–2	2000
26 January 1889	St. Lukes	A
2 February 1889	Ilford F.C.	H		1–2	500
9 February 1889	Gravesend	A	KSC	3–3^[3]	1000
16 February 1889	Millwall Rovers	H		W^[4]
23 February 1889	Ilford F.C.	A		0–1
2 March 1889	London Caledonians	H		1–2	1500
9 March 1889	Tottenham Hotspur	A		1–0
16 March 1889	South Eastern Rangers	H		1–2	500
23 March 1889	2nd Rifle Brigade	H		2–0
30 March 1889	Royal Artillery	H		9–0
1 April 1889	2nd Rifle Brigade			6–1
6 April 1889	Old St. Paul's	A		1–0
13 April 1889	Millwall F.C.	H		3–0
19 April 1889	Boston Town	A		1–4	1200
20 April 1889	Spartan Rovers	H		6–0
22 April 1889	Scots Guards	H		7–2
29 April 1889	London Caledonians	H		0–1	1300

References

^ James, Josh; Andrews, Mark; Kelly, Andy (2018). Arsenal: The Complete Record 1886–2018 (First Edition ed.). Liverpool: deCourbertin Books. ISBN 978-1-909245-75-4
^ ^a ^b ^c "Arsenal First Team Line-ups". www.thearsenalhistory.com. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
^ Arsenal were disqualified, after failing to play extra time. Sources: http://www.thearsenalhistory.com/stat/aftlu.htm and Arsenal: The Complete Record [1].
^ This was recorded as an Arsenal victory, though the result is not clear, see http://www.thearsenalhistory.com/stat/aftlu.htm

[1] James, Josh; Andrews, Mark; Kelly, Andy (2018). Arsenal: The Complete Record 1886–2018 (First Edition ed.). Liverpool: deCourbertin Books. ISBN 978-1-909245-75-4

[:0-2] "Arsenal First Team Line-ups". www.thearsenalhistory.com. Retrieved 4 January 2019.

[3] Arsenal were disqualified, after failing to play extra time. Sources: http://www.thearsenalhistory.com/stat/aftlu.htm and Arsenal: The Complete Record [1].

[4] This was recorded as an Arsenal victory, though the result is not clear, see http://www.thearsenalhistory.com/stat/aftlu.htm

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