22. September 1888 - 0:00 - England - 1. Liga - 1. Runde - Zuschauer: 8000

Blackburn Rovers - West Bromwich Albion 6:2

1:0 Harry Fecitt

2:0 Harry Fecitt

3:0 Jack Southworth

4:0 William Townley

5:0 Nat Walton

6:0 Nat Walton

6:1 Jem Bayliss

6:2 Tom Pearson 

Blackburn Rovers: Herby Arthur, Joseph Beverley, Jimmy Forrest, James Douglas, Willie Almond, Jack Southworth, William Townley, Nat Walton, Robert Haresnape, Harry Fecitt, James Southworth. Trainer: Thomas Mitchell

West Bromwich Albion: Bob Roberts, Harold Green, Jack Horton, Erza Horton, Charlie Perry, George Timmins, Billy Hendry, Tom Pearson, Joe Wilson, William Bassett, Jem Bayliss

Schiedsrichter: ?