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 very 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
LSC / KSC / LCCRU / W / W
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
7th Sep London Caledonians F.C. H 2-2 1500
14th Sep Casuals H 6-0 2500
21st Sep Tottenham Hotspur F.C. H 10-1 1500
28th Sep Unity H 8-0 1200
5th Oct Lyndhurst F.C. H FA Cup 11-0 2500
12th Oct 5th Northumberland Fusiliers H [5] 6-1
19th Oct St. Marks College A 2-1
26th Oct Thorpe A FA Cup 2-2[6] 1000
2nd Nov Unity H LSC 4-1 2000
9th Nov West Kent H KSC 10-1 1000
16th Nov Crusaders H FA Cup 5-2 4500
23rd Nov Foxes H LSC 4-1 2000
30th Nov Great Marlow A 0-2
7th Dec Swifts H FA Cup 1-5 6000
14th Dec Gravesend A KSC 7-2 800
14th Dec St. Martins Athletic H LSC 6-0
21st Dec Ilford F.C. A 2-0
25th Dec Preston Hornets H 5-0 4000
26th Dec Chatham A 2-2 5000
27th Dec Reading Town F.C. H 5-1
4th Jan Windsor Phoenix H 3-1 2500
11th Jan London Caledonians N[7] LSC 3-1 5000
18th Jan Old Harrovians H 2-1 2000
25th Jan Foxes H 7-2 1000
1st Feb Great Marlow H LCC 4-1 5000
8th Feb Chiswick Park H 1-1 4000
15th Feb Chatham A KSC 5-0 3000
22nd Feb 2nd Battalions Scots Guard H [8] 3-0 3000
1st Mar Birmingham St. Georges H 1-4 4000
8th Mar Old Westminsters F.C. N[9] LSC (Final) 0-1 5000
15th Mar Ilford A 4-1
22nd Mar Thanet Wanderers N[10] KSC (Final) 3-0 5000
29th Mar Clapton F.C. A 0-2 2000
31st Mar Mr. WH Loraine's XI H 3-1 3000
5th Apr Old Westminsters N[7] LCC (Final) 3-1 10000
7th Apr 1st Lincolnshire Regiment H 2-1 4000
12th Apr Great Marlow H 3-1 3000
19th Apr Chatham H 1-0 4000
26th Apr Clapton H 6-1 4000
3rd May London Caledonians/Clapton XI H 3-2 8000
10th May 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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