1887–88 Royal Arsenal F.C. season
This was the second season of the club that was to become Arsenal F.C.[1] In this season they moved from the common of Plumstead Ground to the privately owned Sportsman Ground, in order to charge an entrance fee to view games. The nearby Sportsman Pub was used as a dressing room.[2] This season was notable for their inaugural participation in the London Senior Cup, and home and away games against enduring rivals, Tottenham Hotspur.
| 1887–88 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chairman | None | |
| Manager | None | |
| None | None | |
| None | None | |
| Top goalscorer | League: N/A All: JA. Morris (6) | |
| Highest home attendance | 600 vs Grove House (8 October 1887) 600 vs Millwall Rovers (30 March 1888) | |
| Lowest home attendance | 300 vs Alexandra United (1 October 1887) | |
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Players
Below is a list of all Arsenal Players reported to play for them that season, and all confirmed appearances and goals. Out of the 24 games played that season, confirmed line-ups were recovered for 12 of these games, and goalscorers for 11.[3] Players who predominantly played as goalkeepers are marked in Italics.
| Friendlies | LSC | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| B. Banks | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| CW. Bates | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW. Beardsley | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| J. Bee | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| A. Brown | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| P. Connolly | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| JB. Crichton | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| R. Crichton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| D. Danskin (C) | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| E. Hartland | 6[4] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| JG. Hill | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| FB. Hills | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| JW. Humble | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| WW. Levy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Lucas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| W. Lucas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| JA. Morris | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 |
| J. Moy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| J. Ogilvie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Potter | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| R. Price | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| S. Ridgwell | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| J. Ronald | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| J. Rowland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| G. Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T. Wells | 11[4] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| HB. Weeks | 4[4] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Pre-season
Friendlies
| 1 October 1887 | Royal Arsenal | 5–1 | Alexandra United | |
| Attendance: 300 |
| 8 October 1887 | Royal Arsenal | 3–1 | Grove House | |
Potter  Crichton Morris |
Attendance: 600 | |||
| Note: This game was scheduled as a London Senior Cup match. However, the game was scratched and was played as a friendly. | ||||
| 15 October 1887 | Royal Arsenal | 2–2 | Clapham Pilgrims | |
| Morris Crichton |
| 22 October 1887 | Royal Arsenal | Unknown | St Luke's | |
| Bee Ronald Morris |
| 5 November 1887 | Royal Arsenal | 4–0 | Grange Institute | |
| Bee Ronald Morris |
| 12 November 1887 | Royal Arsenal | 1–1 | Iona Deptford | |
| Crichton |
| 19 November 1887 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2 | Royal Arsenal |
| 26 November 1887 | Millwall Rovers | 0–3 | Royal Arsenal |
| 3 December 1887 | Royal Arsenal | Unknown | Grange Park |
| 10 December 1887 | Royal Arsenal | 1–2 | Brixton Rangers |
| 17 December 1887 | Shrewsbury Park | 4–0 | Royal Arsenal |
| 31 December 1887 | Forest Gate Alliance | 1–2 | Royal Arsenal |
| 14 January 1888 | Iona Deptford | 3–2 | Royal Arsenal |
| 28 January 1888 | Royal Arsenal | 6–0 | Champion Hill |
| 4 February 1888 | Royal Arsenal | 6–2 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 11 February 1888 | Royal Arsenal | 3–3 | Millwall Rovers |
| 18 February 1888 | Royal Arsenal | 2–1 | Erith | |
| Crichton Hill |
| 25 February 1888 | Royal Arsenal | 1–1 | Forest Gate Alliance |
| 3 March 1888 | Royal Arsenal | 2–1 | Grange Institute | |
| Brown |
| 10 March 1888 | Brixton Rangers | 9–3 | Royal Arsenal |
| 17 March 1888 | Royal Arsenal | 5–0 | Ascham |
| 30 March 1888 | Royal Arsenal | 3–0 | Millwall Rovers | |
| Morris Brown |
| 7 April 1888 | Alexandra United | 0–3 | Royal Arsenal | |
| Wells Hartland Weeks |
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| London Senior Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0.00 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0.00 |
Updated to match played 29 October 1887
Source: Competitions
London Senior Cup
| 29 December 1887 2 | Royal Arsenal | 0–4 | Barnes | |
| Attendance: 500 |
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References
- Attwood, Tony (21 December 2013). "Arsenal's second season: what really happened in 1887/8?". woolwicharsenal.co.uk.
- James, Josh; Andrews, Mark; Kelly, Andy (2018). Arsenal: The Complete Record 1886-2018 (First ed.). Liverpool: deCourbertin Books. ISBN 978-1-909245-75-4.
- "Arsenal First Team Line-ups". www.thearsenalhistory.com. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- The line-ups for the final game of the season (3-0) against Alexandra United were not recorded, however, the golascorers were so it can be confirmed that on this date, Hartland, Wells and Weeks all played, however the other players who played on this date remain uncertain.
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