22. September 1888 - 0:00 - The Victoria Ground - Stoke on Trent - England - Erste Liga - 1. Runde - Zuschauer: 3000

Stoke City - Notts County 3:0

1:0 Bob McSkimming

2:0 Billy Tunnicliffe 

3:0 Billy Tunnicliffe

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

Notts County: Tom McLean, Frank Guttridge, Harry Daft, Alf Shelton, Charlie Shelton, Bob Jardine, Bill Hodder, Harry Jackson, Albert Moore, John Brown, Jack Holland.

Schiedsrichter: ?