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| 27/10/1888 | Preston North End | - | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5:2 | ||
| Notts County | - | Burnley FC | 6:1 | |||
| Everton FC | - | Derby County | 6:2 | |||
| Blackburn Rovers | - | Stoke City | 5:2 | |||
| Aston Villa | - | Accrington FC | 4:3 | |||
| 05/11/1888 | West Bromwich Albion | - | Bolton Wanderers | 1:5 |
| » Tables | Home | Away | First round | Second round | First half | Second half |
| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Preston North End | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 38:7 | 31 | 19:1 |
| 2 |
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Aston Villa | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 30:12 | 18 | 13:3 |
| 3 |
|
Accrington FC | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 31:21 | 10 | 12:8 |
| 4 |
|
Blackburn Rovers | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 28:24 | 4 | 10:8 |
| 5 |
|
Everton FC | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20:17 | 3 | 10:6 |
| 6 |
|
West Bromwich Albion | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 20:25 | -5 | 10:8 |
| 7 |
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 19:19 | 0 | 8:8 |
| 8 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 23:24 | -1 | 6:10 |
| 9 |
|
Stoke City | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 15:34 | -19 | 6:16 |
| 10 |
|
Notts County | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 16:23 | -7 | 5:9 |
| 11 |
|
Burnley FC | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 19:36 | -17 | 4:14 |
| 12 |
|
Derby County | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 16:33 | -17 | 3:15 |
