15. September 1888 - 0:00 - Birmingham - Liga - 1. Runde - Zuschauer: 4000

Aston Villa - Stoke City 5:1

1:0 Albert Allen

2:0 Albert Brown 

3:0 Arthur Dixon

4:0 Tommy Green 

5:0 Archie Hunter

5:1 Fred Staton

Aston Villa: Jimmy Warner, Frank Coulton, Gershom Cox, Albert Allen, Dennis Hodgetts, Harry Devey, Arthur Dixon, Archie Hunter, Harry Yates, Albert Brown, Tommy Green. Manager: George Ramsay

Stoke City: Bill Rowley, Tommy Clare, Alf Underwood, George Shutt, Bob Ramsay, Father Smith, Billy Tunnicliffe, Alf Edge, Bob McSkimming, Fred Staton, Tom Wainwright. Manager: Arthur Lockett sr.

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