1889–90 Preston North End F.C. season

Preston North End
1889–90 season
ManagerE.H. Bahr
StadiumDeepdale
Football League1st
FA Cup3rd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Nick Ross (22)
All: Nick Ross (24)

The 1889–90 season was Preston North End's second season in the Football League. The club entered the season as double defending champions, having won both the league and FA Cup titles the previous season. Although the Bolton Wanderers eliminated them from the cup, a successive league title was assured on the final day. With the Lilywhites holding off the challenges of Everton and the Blackburn Rovers.

In the former top tier of English football, home and away Christmas Day and Boxing Day double headers were often played allowing many working people their only chance to watch a game guaranteeing football clubs large crowds.[1] Preston North End faced Aston Villa on Christmas Day 1889.[2]

Final league table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Relegation
1 Preston North End 22 15 3 4 71 30 2.367 33 League Champions
2 Everton 22 14 3 5 65 40 1.625 31
3 Blackburn Rovers 22 12 3 7 78 41 1.902 27 FA Cup Winners
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 22 10 5 7 51 38 1.342 25
5 West Bromwich Albion 22 11 3 8 47 50 0.940 25
6 Accrington 22 9 6 7 53 56 0.946 24
7 Derby County 22 9 3 10 43 55 0.782 21
8 Aston Villa 22 7 5 10 43 51 0.843 19
9 Bolton Wanderers 22 9 1 12 54 65 0.831 19
10 Notts County 22 6 5 11 43 51 0.843 17 Re-elected
11 Burnley 22 4 5 13 36 65 0.554 13
12 Stoke 22 3 4 15 27 69 0.391 10 Not re-elected
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Results

Football League

14 September 1889 1 Preston North End 10–0 Stoke Preston
Stadium: Deepdale
21 September 1889 2 Aston Villa 5–3 Preston North End Perry Barr
Stadium: Wellington Road
28 September 1889 3 Burnley 0–3 Preston North End Burnley
Stadium: Turf Moor
5 October 1889 4 Preston North End 5–0 West Bromwich Albion Preston
Stadium: Deepdale
12 October 1889 5 Bolton Wanderers 2–6 Preston North End Bolton
Stadium: Pike's Lane
19 October 1889 6 Derby County 2–1 Preston North End Derby
Stadium: Racecourse Ground
26 October 1889 7 Preston North End 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Preston
Stadium: Deepdale
2 November 1889 8 Blackburn Rovers 3–4 Preston North End Blackburn
Stadium: Ewood Park
9 November 1889 9 Preston North End 3–1 Accrington Preston
Stadium: Deepdale
11 November 1889 10 Stoke 1–2 Preston North End Stoke-on-Trent
Stadium: Victoria Ground
16 November 1889 11 Everton 1–5 Preston North End Anfield
Stadium: Anfield
23 November 1889 12 Preston North End 3–1 Bolton Wanderers Preston
Stadium: Deepdale
30 November 1889 13 Preston North End 6–0 Burnley Preston
Stadium: Deepdale
7 December 1889 14 Preston North End 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Preston
Stadium: Deepdale
21 December 1889 15 Preston North End 1–2 Everton Preston
Stadium: Deepdale
25 December 1889 16 Preston North End 3–2 Aston Villa Preston, Lancashire
Stadium: Deepdale
26 December 1889 17 West Bromwich Albion 2–2 Preston North End West Bromwich
Stadium: Stoney Lane
4 January 1890 18 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Preston North End Wolverhampton
Stadium: Molineux Stadium
11 January 1890 19 Preston North End 5–0 Derby County Preston
Stadium: Deepdale
1 March 1890 20 Preston North End 4–3 Notts County Preston
Stadium: Deepdale
15 March 1890 21 Accrington 2–2 Preston North End Accrington
Stadium: Thorneyholme Road
27 March 1890 22 Notts County 0–1 Preston North End West Bridgford
Stadium: Trent Bridge

FA Cup

18 January 1890 First round Preston North End 6–1 Newton Heath Preston
Stadium: Deepdale
1 February 1890 Second round Preston North End 4–0 Lincoln City Preston
Stadium: Deepdale
15 February 1890 Third round Preston North End 2–3 Bolton Wanderers Preston
Stadium: Deepdale

Players

Preston's squad for the 1889–90 season.[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Wales WAL James Trainer
— DF Scotland SCO George Drummond
— DF England ENG Robert Holmes
— DF England ENG Bob Howarth
— MF Scotland SCO Johnny Graham
— MF Scotland SCO Bob Kelso
— FW England ENG Fred Dewhurst
— FW Scotland SCO Jack Gordon
— FW Scotland SCO Jimmy Ross
— FW Scotland SCO Nick Ross

References

  1. ^ "Why football at Christmas is a very British tradition". BBC Bitesize. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  2. ^ Spencer, Jaime (24 December 2023). "The last time football was played on Christmas Day in England". 90min. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Preston North End Squad 1889/90". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 7 August 2021.