1889–90 Royal Arsenal F.C. season explained

Club:Royal Arsenal F.C.
Season:1889–1890
Manager:None
Chairman:None
Stadium:Manor Field, Plumstead
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:4th qualifying round
Cup2:London Senior Cup
Cup2 Result:Runner-up
Cup3:Kent Senior Cup
Cup3 Result:Winner
Cup4:London Charity Cup
Cup4 Result:Winner
League Topscorer:Comp: Robertson/Barbour (15)
Season Topscorer:All: Barbour (33)
Highest Attendance:8000 vs London Caledonians F.C. (3 May 1890)
Lowest Attendance:1000 vs West Kent/Foxes (9 Nov 1889/25 Jan 1890)
Prevseason:1888–89
Nextseason:1890–91

1889–90 marked the 4th season of the club that was to become Arsenal F.C. They remained at the Manor Field in Plumstead for the second consecutive season, and competed in four cup competitions, including the FA Cup, for the first time, reaching the fourth qualifying round. This season saw Arsenal win their first silverware, in the form of the Kent Senior Cup and the London Charity Cup, whilst also finishing runners up in the London Senior Cup.[1]

Players

Below is a list of players who made at least one appearance for Royal Arsenal during the season, with number of appearances, and goals. Debutantes are marked in Bold, whilst goalkeepers are marked in Italics. David Danskin again captained Arsenal for the season. Out of 41 games played across the season, 39 full lineups were recorded, with the other 2 games line-ups being partially recorded.

[2] FA CupOther Cups[3] FriendliesTotal
PlayerAppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoals
H. Barbour44101119183333
JM. Bates30100211341
FW. Beardsley2090180290
A. Brown00100010
WC. Campbell0012812914
JM. Charteris10344387
AF. Christmas002190111
P. Connolly42102232376
JB. Crichton00005050
D. Danskin00002020
T. Denham00002020
T. Dixon00002020
WC. Edwards00001010
R. Foster20102050
WE. Fry00111021
S. Gardiner00002020
AW. George00004040
D. Gloak00006363
RJ. Grandison00001212
E. Hartland00001010
FB. Hills00110011
RT. Horsington2183123227
D. Howat4090141271
JW. Julian20100192312
J. Kime00001111
JD. McBean4010022[4] 0360
M. McFie00001010
JW. Meggs44851292418
JA. Morris00110011
HT. Offer3083200313
J. Pell00001010
HR. Robertson4481117122927
WW. Scott34301175
Smith00001010
WS. Stewart10106080
WE. Thomas00101020
H. Tomes00110011
J. Walton00100010
E. Williams10115374
J. Wilson00102030

Matches

Below is a list of results of all fixtures played by the Royal Arsenal during the season. Out of 41 games, 4 of these were FA Cup fixtures, another 11 were competitive fixtures for other cups. They also played 26 friendlies. The overall season record stands at 31 wins, 5 draws, and 5 losses.

DateOpponentGroundCompetitionResultAttendance
7 September 1889London Caledonians F.C.H2-21500
14 September 1889CasualsH6-02500
21 September 1889Tottenham Hotspur F.C.H10-11500
28 September 1889UnityH8-01200
5 October 1889Lyndhurst F.C.HFA Cup11-02500
12 October 18895th Northumberland FusiliersH[5] 6-1
19 October 1889St. Marks CollegeA2-1
26 October 1889ThorpeAFA Cup2-2[6] 1000
2 November 1889UnityHLSC4-12000
9 November 1889West KentHKSC10-11000
16 November 1889CrusadersHFA Cup5-24500
23 November 1889FoxesHLSC4-12000
30 November 1889Great MarlowA0-2
7 December 1889SwiftsHFA Cup1-56000
14 December 1889GravesendAKSC7-2800
14 December 1889St. Martins AthleticHLSC6-0
21 December 1889Ilford F.C.A2-0
25 December 1889Preston HornetsH5-04000
26 December 1889ChathamA2-25000
27 December 1889Reading Town F.C.H5-1
4 January 1890Windsor PhoenixH3-12500
11 January 1890London CaledoniansN[7] LSC3-15000
18 January 1890Old HarroviansH2-12000
25 January 1890FoxesH7-21000
1 February 1890Great MarlowHLCC4-15000
8 February 1890Chiswick ParkH1-14000
15 February 1890ChathamAKSC5-03000
22 February 18902nd Battalions Scots GuardH[8] 3-03000
1 March 1890Birmingham St. GeorgesH1-44000
8 March 1890Old Westminsters F.C.N[9] LSC (Final)0-15000
15 March 1890IlfordA4-1
22 March 1890Thanet WanderersN[10] KSC (Final)3-05000
29 March 1890Clapton F.C.A0-22000
31 March 1890Mr. WH Loraine's XIH3-13000
5 April 1890Old WestminstersNLCC (Final)3-110000
7 April 18901st Lincolnshire RegimentH2-14000
12 April 1890Great MarlowH3-13000
19 April 1890ChathamH1-04000
26 April 1890ClaptonH6-14000
3 May 1890London Caledonians/Clapton XIH3-28000
10 May 1890Millwall F.C.A3-3800

Notes and References

  1. James, Josh; Andrews, Mark; Kelly, Andy (2018). Arsenal: The Complete Record 1886-2018 (First Edition ed.). Liverpool: deCourbertin Books.
  2. Web site: Arsenal First Team Line-ups. www.thearsenalhistory.com. 2019-01-09.
  3. London Senior Cup, Kent Senior Cup, London Charity Cup
  4. 21 appearances outfield; 1 appearance in goal
  5. This fixture was supposed to be a Kent Senior cup first round fixture, however 5th Northumberland Fusiliers scratched beforehand. The match was then played as a friendly.
  6. 2-2 after FT. Thorpe scratched after this, whilst Arsenal proceeded to the next round.
  7. Played at Leyton
  8. Originally purposed as a London Charity Cup SF fixture, though London Caledonians were unable to raise a team. The gate receipts went to the charity fund regardless.
  9. Played at Kennington Oval
  10. Played at Chatham