The 1888–89 season was Preston North End's first season in the Football League , which had just been founded. Because of this, Preston became one of the founder members of the Football League. Preston were very successful during the season as they went on to claim the league and cup double without being defeated.
Preston North End 1888–89 season 1888–89 squad
Manager Selection Commmitte Football League 1st FA Cup Winners Top goalscorer League: John Goodall (21) All: John Goodall (23) Biggest win
7–0 vs. Notts County,
7–0 vs. Stoke,
Source:
World Football Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
Preston's score comes first
Match
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
1
8 September 1888
Burnley H
5 – 2
5,000
Gordon , Ross (2), Dewhurst (2)
2
15 September 1888
Wolverhampton Wanderers A
4 – 0
5,000
Gordon , Ross , A Goodall , J Goodall
3
22 September 1888
Bolton Wanderers H
3 – 1
5,000
Gordon (2), Drummond
4
29 September 1888
Derby County A
3 – 2
6,000
Robertson , Ross (2)
5
6 October 1888
Stoke H
7 – 0
3,000
Ross (4), Whittle , J Goodall , Dewhurst
6
13 October 1888
West Bromwich Albion H
3 – 0
10,000
Dewhurst , Edwards (2)
7
20 October 1888
Accrington A
0 – 0
6,000
8
27 October 1888
Wolverhampton Wanderers H
5 – 2
6,000
Gordon , Ross , J Goodall (3)
9
3 November 1888
Notts County A
7 – 0
7,000
Gordon (3), Ross , J Goodall (3)
10
10 November 1888
Aston Villa H
1 – 1
10,000
J Goodall
11
12 November 1888
Stoke A
3 – 0
4,500
Ross , Thomson , Robertson
12
17 November 1888
Accrington H
2 – 0
7,000
Gordon , Dewhurst
13
24 November 1888
Bolton Wanderers A
5 – 2
10,000
Ross (2), Robertson , Dewhurst , J Goodall
14
8 December 1888
Derby County H
5 – 0
4,000
Inglis , J Goodall (2), Dewhurst (2)
15
15 December 1888
Burnley A
2 – 2
8,000
Ross , Thomson
16
22 December 1888
Everton H
3 – 0
8,000
Dewhurst , J Goodall (2)
17
26 December 1888
West Bromwich Albion A
5 – 0
5,150
J Goodall (2), Ross (2), Gordon
18
29 December 1888
Blackburn Rovers H
1 – 0
8,000
J Goodall
19
5 January 1889
Notts County H
4 – 1
4,000
J Goodall (2), Edwards
20
12 January 1889
Blackburn Rovers A
2 – 2
10,000
Dewhurst , Thomson
21
19 January 1889
Everton A
2 – 0
15,000
J Goodall , Ross
22
9 February 1889
Aston Villa A
2 – 0
10,000
Dewhurst (2)
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
R1
2 February 1889
Bootle A
3 – 0
1,000
J Goodall , Gordon , Thomson
R2
16 February 1889
Grimsby Town A
2 – 0
8,000
J Goodall , Ross
R3
2 March 1889
Birmingham St George's H
2 – 0
8,000
Holmes , Thomson
Semi final
16 March 1889
West Bromwich Albion N
1 – 0
22,688
Russell
Final
30 March 1889
Wolverhampton Wanderers N
3 – 0
25,000
Dewhurst , Thomson , Ross
Fred Dewhurst
George Drummond
Archie Goodall
Robert Mills-Roberts