League Results
| English Football League 1888-1889 | ||||||
| No | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Pos | Pts |
| 1 | 08.09.1888 | Burnley | home | W5-2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 15.09.1888 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | away | W4-0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 22.09.1888 | Bolton Wanderers | home | W3-1 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | 29.09.1888 | Derby County | away | W3-2 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | 06.10.1888 | Stoke City | home | W7-0 | 1 | 10 |
| 6 | 13.10.1888 | West Bromwich Albion | home | W3-0 | 1 | 12 |
| 7 | 20.10.1888 | Accrington | away | D0-0 | 1 | 13 |
| 8 | 27.10.1888 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | home | W5-2 | 1 | 15 |
| 9 | 03.11.1888 | Notts County | away | W7-0 | 1 | 17 |
| 10 | 10.11.1888 | Aston Villa | home | D1-1 | 1 | 18 |
| 11 | 12.11.1888 | Stoke City | away | W3-0 | 1 | 20 |
| 12 | 17.11.1888 | Accrington | home | W2-0 | 1 | 22 |
| 13 | 24.11.1888 | Bolton Wanderers | away | W5-2 | 1 | 24 |
| 14 | 08.12.1888 | Derby County | home | W5-0 | 1 | 26 |
| 15 | 15.12.1888 | Burnley | away | D2-2 | 1 | 27 |
| 16 | 22.12.1888 | Everton | home | W3-0 | 1 | 29 |
| 17 | 26.12.1888 | West Bromwich Albion | away | W5-0 | 1 | 31 |
| 18 | 29.12.1888 | Blackburn Rovers | home | W1-0 | 1 | 33 |
| 19 | 05.01.1889 | Notts County | home | W4-1 | 1 | 35 |
| 20 | 12.01.1889 | Blackburn Rovers | away | D2-2 | 1 | 36 |
| 21 | 19.01.1889 | Everton | away | W2-0 | 1 | 38 |
| 22 | 09.02.1889 | Aston Villa | away | W2-0 | 1 | 40 |
Cup Results
| English FA Cup 1888-1889 | |||||
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Info |
| 02.02.1889 | r1 | Bootle (old) | away | W3-0 | |
| 16.02.1889 | r2 | Grimsby Town | away | W2-0 | |
| 02.03.1889 | r3 | Birmingham St George | home | W2-0 | |
| 16.03.1889 | sf | West Bromwich Albion | neutral | W1-0 | |
| 30.03.1889 | fn | Wolverhampton Wndrs | neutral | W3-0 | |
