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1888–89 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

season of football team

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionDec 8, 2025
Entity authorityQ4556335 ↗
Source-derived summary

The 1888–89 season was the 11th season in the history of West Bromwich Albion, as well as their first season in the newly formed Football League, of which they were a founder member. They finished in 6th position with 22 points.

Final league table

Results

West Bromwich Albion's score comes first

Legend

Football League

FA Cup

Appearances

See also

1888–89 in English football

List of West Bromwich Albion F.C. seasons

Footnotes

References

Citations

Sources

Matthews, Tony (2005). The Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-474-4.

Brown, Tony (2010). The Football League Match by Match 1888-89 to 1892-93. SoccerData. ISBN 978-1-899468-44-7.

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