Everton's Record in 1887-88

 << 1886-87                                    Click here for Appearances and Goals and Cup Final Details                                   1888-89 >> 

Everton were founder members of the Football League, which began in 1888/89, and began
playing FA Cup matches a season earlier in 1887/88.
Aside from the 1887/88 FA Cup, prior to 1888/89 the club participated only in Friendly matches and local Cup competitions.
Details are inevitably sketchy and incomplete.
The stats for the pre-Football League era are as complete as can be but, given the
passage of time and the incomplete information available, there will inevitably be errors and omissions.
The FA Cup match, appearance and goal statistics are counted in official records.
The other match, appearance and goal statistics are not counted in any official records.

Click on the Opposition Team Name to See Line-Ups, etc
Directors Responsible For Team Selection - Club Secretary: Alexander Nisbet Home Ground:  Anfield
Sat Aug 13
1887
 Friendly A Chester St Oswald's L 3
-
4
2,000
   Walker (og)  Fleming G  1 x unknown scorer
Sat Aug 20
1887
 Friendly H South Shore L 1
-
2
3,000
   Watson R
Sat Aug 27
1887
 Friendly H Witton L 3
-
5
6,000
   Watson R  Dobson G  Cassidy J
Sat Sep 3
1887
 Friendly H Bury W 9
-
0
3,000
   Gibson A  Watson R  Dick A  Fleming G 3
                          Goudie J 2  Higgins M
Sat Sep 10
1887
 Friendly H Darwen W 1
-
0
5,000
   Farmer G
Sat Sep 17
1887
 Friendly A Church D 2
-
2
1,000
   Gibson A  Watson R
Sat Sep 24
1887
 Liv SC* 1 H Liverpool St John's W 12
-
0
2,000
   Dick A 2  Gibson A 2  Richards W 2
                          Costley T 2  Higgins M 4
Sat Oct 1
1887
 Lancs SC** 1 H Witton L 1
-
4
6,000
   Farmer G
Sat Oct 8
1887
 Friendly A Notts County D 1
-
1
1,500
   Briscoe W
Sat Oct 15
1887
 FAC 1 A Bolton Wanderers† L 0
-
1
5,000
Sat Oct 29
1887
 FAC 1 Rep H Bolton Wanderers D 2
-
2
8,000
   Watson R  Farmer G   (aet - 2-2 at 90 mins)
Sat Nov 5
1887
 Friendly H Haydock St James W 8
-
0
1,500
   Izatt R 2  Farmer G  Watson R 3  Gibson A
                     
  Higgins M
Sat Nov 12
1887
 FAC 1 2nd Rep A Bolton Wanderers D 1
-
1
6,000
   Farmer G
Sat Nov 19
1887
 FAC 1 3rd Rep H Bolton Wanderers†† W 2
-
1
8,000
   Goudie H  Watson R
Sat Nov 26
1887
 FAC 2 A Preston North End††† L 0
-
6
8,000
    
Sat Dec 3
1887
 Liv SC* 2 H Bootle FC‡ W 2
-
0
11,000
   Farmer G  Gibson A
Sat Jan 7
1888
 Friendly H Notts Rangers L 1
-
3
5,000
   Gibson A
Sat Jan 14
1888
 Friendly H Witton W 2
-
0
3,000
   Whittle J 2
Sat Jan 21
1888
 Friendly A Stanley L 0
-
3
4,000
    
Sat Jan 28
1888
 Friendly A Darwen L 2
-
5
200
   Roach J  Farmer G
Sat Feb 4
1888
 Friendly H Burslem Port Vale W 3
-
1
3,500
   Roach J  Farmer G 2
Sat Feb 11
1888
 Friendly H Padiham W 2
-
0
3,000
   Roach J 2
Sat Feb 25
1888
 Friendly H Church W 4
-
0
1,500
   Farmer G  Fleming G  Costley T
                          Eyton-Jones J
Sat Mar 3
1888
 Friendly H Burnley W 2
-
1
5,000
   Eyton-Jones J  Fleming G
Sat Mar 10
1888
 Friendly H Notts County W 3
-
1
8,000
   Fleming G  Farmer G  Costley T
Sat Mar 17
1888
 Friendly H Derby County D 1
-
1
5,000
   Fleming G
Sat Mar 24
1888
 Friendly H Aston Villa L 1
-
2
7,000
   Fleming G
Fri Mar 30
1888
 Friendly H Padiham W 2
-
1
7,000
   Costley T  Fleming G
Sat Mar 31
1888
 Friendly H Halliwell Rovers W 2
-
0
7,000
   Costley T  Fleming G
Mon Apr 2
1888
 Friendly H Bolton Wanderers L 1
-
2
9,000
   Smalley W
Wed Apr 4
1888
 Friendly H Corinthians L 1
-
3
5,000
   Falls R
Sat Apr 7
1888
 Friendly H West Brom L 0
-
1
10,000
    
Sat Apr 14
1888
 Friendly A Ulster FC L 2
-
3
3,000
   Costley T  Farmer G
Mon Apr 16
1888
 Friendly A Cliftonville W 10
-
1
     Sowerbutts J 2  Fleming G 6  Costley T
                          Gibson A
Sat Apr 21
1888
 Friendly H Burnley W 2
-
0
3,500
   Sowerbutts J 2
Wed Apr 25
1888
 Friendly H Liverpool Police Athletic W 4
-
2
     2 x unknown scorers  Gibson A 2
Sat Apr 28
1888
 Friendly A South Shore D 2
-
2
     Halliwell  Langley B
Wed May 2
1888
 Friendly H Bolton Wanderers W 4
-
0
4,000
   Briscoe W 2  Fleming G  Farmer G
Sat May 5
1888
 Friendly H Blackburn Olympic W 3
-
1
6,500
   Waugh D  Costley T  Briscoe W
Sat May 12
1888
 Friendly H Accrington L 0
-
2
9,000
    
Sat May 19
1888
 Friendly H Darwen W 3
-
0
5,000
   Jones Richard  Costley T  Farmer G
Mon May 21
1888
 Friendly H Wolves D 0
-
0
7,000
    
Thu May 24
1888
 Friendly H Halliwell W 2
-
1
     Gibson A  McGoldrick C
Tue May 29
1888
 Friendly H Stanley D 1
-
1
3,000
   1 x unknown scorer

*    Liv SC = Liverpool Senior Cup
**  Lancs SC = Lancashire Senior Cup

†        The FA subsequently ordered the match to be replayed due to Bolton fielding an ineligible player
††      Tie subsequently awarded to Bolton due to Everton fielding ineligible players in the competition
†††    The match against Preston was played prior to the FA awarding the previous round's tie to Bolton.
         The Preston match was subsequently struck from the records and the match, appearance and goal
         statistics are not included in official records

‡        Following the Bootle game, the FA suspended Everton from playing for a month due to their
         FA Cup indiscretion.
         As a consequence, the Liverpool & District FA then disqualified Everton from the remainder of the
         Liverpool Senior Cup and reinstated Bootle