The 1888–89 season was the first season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played in the inaugural season of the newly formed Football League. The club finished in third place in the league, and as runners-up in the FA Cup.
The team scored the first goal in Football League history when they took the lead against Aston Villa on the league's opening day. This match, as with all other home games for Wolves, was staged at Dudley Road in Wolverhampton, the only league campaign in which the club have not been based at Molineux.
Results
Football League
A total of twelve teams competed in the inaugural Football League in the 1888–89 season. Each team would play every other team twice, once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Two points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats.
Final table Team 1 Preston North End 22 18 4 0 74 15 4.93 40 2 Aston Villa 22 12 5 5 61 43 1.42 29 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 22 12 4 6 51 37 1.38 28 4 Blackburn Rovers 22 10 6 6 66 45 1.47 26
Results by round
FA Cup
Players Pos.NameLeagueFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsHB Harry Allen22061281FW Nick Anderson200020FB Dickie Baugh22060280GK Jack Baynton18060240HB John Benton100010FW John Brodie1811412212HB Alec Cannon702090FW Joe Cooper21600216HB R. Dudley100010HB Albert Fletcher16161222FW Tommy Hunter20462266FW Tommy Knight177652312HB Arthur Lowder18161242FB Charlie Mason20061261GK William Rose400040FW T. Tomkyes100010FW Walter White420042FW Harry Wood1713612314FW David Wykes18463247
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