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Notts County 1888–89 Season: Final League Table and Top Scorers
Notts County entered the newly formed Football League as one of its 12 founding clubs. The Magpies finished 11th in the inaugural league season, level on points with Stoke, and were re-elected.
This source panel states what is currently verified for this page and what remains labelled as pending, rather than implying every related player or scorer statistic is complete.
Season story
Season story
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Story beats
- Era contextThis campaign belongs to the %s era, a public grouping of related seasons from the archive.
- Archive summaryNotts County entered the newly formed Football League as one of its 12 founding clubs. The Magpies finished 11th in the inaugural league season, level on points with Stoke, and were re-elected.
- OutcomeFounder member season
- Where it ranksThis season ranks %s of %s for %s in the published league-season index.
Ranking context
Story cards are derived from the published season record, final table and existing summary index.
Season overview
Notts County in 1888–89
- DivisionFootball League
- Final position11th
- FA CupSecond round
- Points systemTwo points for a win
Joint leading scorers
Notts County leading scorers
Season-leading totals are labelled by scope where the source states it. Pending records are not treated as full-career or league-only totals.
Home and away breakdown
Notts County home and away record
The highlighted club record is summarised below before the complete divisional home-and-away table.
Home record
- P11
- W4
- D2
- L5
- Goals scored25
- Goals conceded32
- Goal difference-7
- Win rate36.4%
Away record
- P11
- W1
- D0
- L10
- Goals scored15
- Goals conceded41
- Goal difference-26
- Win rate9.1%
Final league table
Football League 1888–89 final league table
Notts County are highlighted below. Sources and acknowledgements are listed beneath the table.
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Preston North End | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 74 | 15 | 59 | 40 | Champions |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 61 | 43 | 18 | 29 | |
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 50 | 37 | 13 | 28 | |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 66 | 45 | 21 | 26 | |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 63 | 59 | 4 | 22 |
Season context
Historical notes
- The Football League was newly formed for the 1888–89 season.
- Notts County finished level on 12 points with Stoke and were re-elected.
- The final league table has been cross-checked against the Football Club History Database and RSSSF.
Sources and acknowledgements
Historical references
References and acknowledgements for this season page. Confidence: Cited source links and checked date recorded. Scope: Season record and final league table.
- Football Club History Database: Football League 1888–89 Final league table and results cross-check Please acknowledge the Football Club History Database when using this information elsewhere.Checked: 2026-06-11
- RSSSF: England 1888–89 Independent final-table cross-check RSSSF permits copying in whole or part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors.Checked: 2026-06-11
- Wikipedia: 1888–89 Notts County F.C. season Notts County season context and joint leading scorers Wikipedia text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence.Checked: 2026-06-11