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19 May » BBC Sport| English FA Cup 1887-1888 | |||||
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Info |
| 15.10.1887 | r1 | Whitburn | home | W4-0 | |
| 05.11.1887 | r2 | South Bank | home | W4-1 | |
| 26.11.1887 | r3 | Sunderland | home | D2-2 | |
| 03.12.1887 | r3r | Sunderland | away | L2-4 | |
| (Middlesbrough won - Sunderland disqualified) | |||||
| 1887-1888 | r4 | bye | |||
| 07.01.1888 | r5 | Old Foresters | home | W4-0 | |
| 28.01.1888 | r6 | Crewe Alexandra | home | L0-2 | |
