F = Friendly. FAC1 = F.A. Cup 1st round. B = Benefit match for C. Litchfield
Bold is a home game. R next to an opponent = a known reserve game
Date | Opponents | Comp | Result | Scorers | |
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3/10 | Higham Ferrers | F | W 3 0 | JC Lomax x2, A. Deacon | |
10/10 | St. Albans | F | W 1 0 | G. Deacon | |
17/10 | Hitchin | F | W 3 1 | G. Deacon, T. Lawrence, E. Ellingham | |
17/10 | Hemel Hempstead | F | L 0 1 | ||
19/10 | Wheathampstead | F | W 4 1 | E. Ellingham x2, Miller, Small | |
31/10 | Great Marlow | FAC1 | L 0 3 | ||
7/11 | Notts County | F | W 2 0 | G. Deacon, F. Whitby | |
14/11 | Rushden | F | D 1 1 | ||
14/11 | Hotspur | F | D 1 1 | ||
21/11 | St. Neots | F | L 0 1 | ||
5/12 | Watford Rovers | F | L 0 1 | ||
19/12 | E.H. Lomax XI | F | W 1 0 | G. Deacon | |
25/12 | Luton Albany R | F | L 0 3 | ||
26/12 | Unity (London) | F | W 5 1 | E. Ellingham x2, G. Deacon x2, JC Lomax | |
26/12 | Nondescripts | F | D 1 1 | W. Barrett | |
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2/1 | Dulwich | F | D 0 0 | ||
16/1 | Clapham Rovers | F | W 5 1 | D.A.N. Lomax x3, E. Ellingham, F. Whitby | |
13/2 | Bedford | F | D 0 0 | Abandoned due to C. Litchfield breaking his leg | |
13/2 | City Ramblers R | F | W 5 0 | Benavides x2, Eling, Miller, Beldam | |
20/2 | Higham Ferrers | F | W 1 0 | Wheeler | |
24/2 | Wellingborough Grammar School | F | L 0 10 | ||
27/2 | Grove House | F | W 1 0 | Brook-Knowles | |
13/3 | Dulwich | F | L 1 2 | ||
20/3 | Watford Rovers | F | L 0 3 | ||
10/4 | Hanover United | F | W 2 1 | ||
17/4 | St. Albans | B | D 2 2 | ||
23/4 | Vulcans | F | W 7 1 | 2,000 | |
24/4 | United London Scottish | F | W 2 0 | P.H. Bower x2 | |
26/4 | Olympians | F | W 7 1 |
It was a bad winter and 20 games were cancelled. The notes from the AGM shows; Played 30, won 17, drew 4, lost 9, for 64, against 37. The club did not include the abandoned game or the benefit game in their figures. We are therefore missing three games, two wins and one defeat, 11 goals for and 3 against. These missing games were not reported in the local newspapers. Three factors may have contributed to these missing games and the lack of details about the games that were reported. The club appeared to have failed to submit some reports to the papers. Lack of space (usually due to a political event that week) meant football reports were dropped. Finally, there was a prejudice against football and the club which might have caused some reports to be deliberately excluded.
We are also missing many goal scorers but from what we do know George Deacon scored 6; Edward Ellingham 6; D.A.N. Lomax, J.C. Lomax 3; F. Whitby, P.H. Bower, Benavides 2, Small and Miller 1.
The only attempt at giving an attendance is 2,000 for the Vulcans game at Dallow Lane on Good Friday. Teams like Aston Villa were getting crowds of 4 to 5,000 for friendly games at this time. The F.A. Cup Final of 1886 saw 15,000 for the first drawn game and 12,000 for the replay.