1889–90 Royal Arsenal F.C. season

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]

Royal Arsenal F.C.
1889–1890 season
ChairmanNone
ManagerNone
StadiumManor Field, Plumstead
FA Cup4th qualifying round
London Senior CupRunner-up
Kent Senior CupWinner
London Charity CupWinner
Top goalscorerLeague: Comp: Robertson/Barbour (15)
All: All: Barbour (33)
Highest home attendance8000 vs London Caledonians F.C. (3rd May 1890)
Lowest home attendance1000 vs West Kent/Foxes (9th Nov 1889/25th Jan 1890)

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 Cup Other Cups[3] Friendlies Total
Player App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
H. Barbour 4 4 10 11 19 18 33 33
JM. Bates 3 0 10 0 21 1 34 1
FW. Beardsley 2 0 9 0 18 0 29 0
A. Brown 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
WC. Campbell 0 0 1 2 8 12 9 14
JM. Charteris 1 0 3 4 4 3 8 7
AF. Christmas 0 0 2 1 9 0 11 1
P. Connolly 4 2 10 2 23 2 37 6
JB. Crichton 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0
D. Danskin 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
T. Denham 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
T. Dixon 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
WC. Edwards 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
R. Foster 2 0 1 0 2 0 5 0
WE. Fry 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1
S. Gardiner 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
AW. George 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0
D. Gloak 0 0 0 0 6 3 6 3
RJ. Grandison 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2
E. Hartland 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
FB. Hills 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
RT. Horsington 2 1 8 3 12 3 22 7
D. Howat 4 0 9 0 14 1 27 1
JW. Julian 2 0 10 0 19 2 31 2
J. Kime 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
JD. McBean 4 0 10 0 22[4] 0 36 0
M. McFie 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
JW. Meggs 4 4 8 5 12 9 24 18
JA. Morris 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
HT. Offer 3 0 8 3 20 0 31 3
J. Pell 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
HR. Robertson 4 4 8 11 17 12 29 27
WW. Scott 3 4 3 0 1 1 7 5
Smith 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
WS. Stewart 1 0 1 0 6 0 8 0
WE. Thomas 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
H. Tomes 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
J. Walton 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
E. Williams 1 0 1 1 5 3 7 4
J. Wilson 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0

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.[2] The overall season record stands at 31 wins, 5 draws, and 5 losses.

Date Opponent Ground Competition Result Attendance
7 September 1889 London Caledonians F.C. H 2-2 1500
14 September 1889 Casuals H 6-0 2500
21 September 1889 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. H 10-1 1500
28 September 1889 Unity H 8-0 1200
5 October 1889 Lyndhurst F.C. H FA Cup 11-0 2500
12 October 1889 5th Northumberland Fusiliers H [5] 6-1
19 October 1889 St. Marks College A 2-1
26 October 1889 Thorpe A FA Cup 2-2[6] 1000
2 November 1889 Unity H LSC 4-1 2000
9 November 1889 West Kent H KSC 10-1 1000
16 November 1889 Crusaders H FA Cup 5-2 4500
23 November 1889 Foxes H LSC 4-1 2000
30 November 1889 Great Marlow A 0-2
7 December 1889 Swifts H FA Cup 1-5 6000
14 December 1889 Gravesend A KSC 7-2 800
14 December 1889 St. Martins Athletic H LSC 6-0
21 December 1889 Ilford F.C. A 2-0
25 December 1889 Preston Hornets H 5-0 4000
26 December 1889 Chatham A 2-2 5000
27 December 1889 Reading Town F.C. H 5-1
4 January 1890 Windsor Phoenix H 3-1 2500
11 January 1890 London Caledonians N[7] LSC 3-1 5000
18 January 1890 Old Harrovians H 2-1 2000
25 January 1890 Foxes H 7-2 1000
1 February 1890 Great Marlow H LCC 4-1 5000
8 February 1890 Chiswick Park H 1-1 4000
15 February 1890 Chatham A KSC 5-0 3000
22 February 1890 2nd Battalions Scots Guard H [8] 3-0 3000
1 March 1890 Birmingham St. Georges H 1-4 4000
8 March 1890 Old Westminsters F.C. N[9] LSC (Final) 0-1 5000
15 March 1890 Ilford A 4-1
22 March 1890 Thanet Wanderers N[10] KSC (Final) 3-0 5000
29 March 1890 Clapton F.C. A 0-2 2000
31 March 1890 Mr. WH Loraine's XI H 3-1 3000
5 April 1890 Old Westminsters N[7] LCC (Final) 3-1 10000
7 April 1890 1st Lincolnshire Regiment H 2-1 4000
12 April 1890 Great Marlow H 3-1 3000
19 April 1890 Chatham H 1-0 4000
26 April 1890 Clapton H 6-1 4000
3 May 1890 London Caledonians/Clapton XI H 3-2 8000
10 May 1890 Millwall F.C. A 3-3 800

References
  1. James, Josh; Andrews, Mark; Kelly, Andy (2018). Arsenal: The Complete Record 1886-2018 (First Edition ed.). Liverpool: deCourbertin Books. ISBN 978-1-909245-75-4
  2. "Arsenal First Team Line-ups". www.thearsenalhistory.com. Retrieved 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
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