1887/88
27/08/1887 LOCAL PLAYERS (Home) Result Not Known
J.Yates (full back); A.Gill, H.Robinson, Moorfield (¾ backs); Shaw, Wallwork (½ backs); Webster, Moreton, Wright, Rickerby, Mason, Halsall, Toole, Blanchard, Slack
10/09/1887 WIDNES ST MARYS (Home) Lost – 0 v 1G, 1T
W.Rimmer (full back); H.Robinson, R.Parry, P.Moorfield, (¾ backs); G.R.Summers, W.Lowe (½ backs); R.Slack (Capt), J.Mason, J.Yates,O.Pennington, W.Wallwork, E.Webster, Brookfield, Segar, Blanchard (forwards)
24/09/1887 LEVENSHULME (Home) Won – 1T 4M v 1M
T. Holder (full back); Gill, Robinson, Summers (¾ backs); Lowe, Rimmer (½ backs); Slack (Capt), Webster, Rickerby, Toole, Mason, Bell, Wright, Fletcher, Wallwork (forwards)
01/01/1887 Stockport (Away) Lost – 3M v 2G, 2T, 3M
*11 men
Webster, Rickerby, Wright, Slack, Bell included In report but no Full Line-Up Available
08/10/1887 MILNROW (Home) Lost – 1T v 1G, 1T
Holder (full back); Robinson, Webster, Gill (¾ backs); Lowe, Summers (½ backs); Slack (Capt.), Bell, Toole, Yates, Mason, Walwork, Brookfield, Melrose, Bulock (forwards)
15/10/1887 BIRKENHEAD WANDERERS (Home) Draw – 1T v 1T
Holder (full back); Robinson, Chew, Gill (¾ backs); Summers, Abrams (½ backs); Slack, Bell, Rickerby, Mason, Walwork, Toole, Rimmer, Webster, Parkes (forwards)
22/10/1887 MANCHESTER ATHLETIC (Home) Won – 1G, 1T v 1T
Holder (full back); Webster, Francis, Jones (¾ backs); Summers, Abrams (½ backs); Toole, Slack, Walwork, Rickerby, Mason, Rimmer, Halsall, Bell
29/10/1887 Whitefield (Away) Won – 1G, 1T, 5M v 1T, 3M
Holder (full back); Parks, Webster, Chew (¾ backs); W.Rimmer, Robinson (½ backs); Slack (Capt.), Bell, Wallwork, Halsall, Rickerby, Mason, Bulock, F.Rimmer, Atherton
05/11/1887 WALTON (Home) Won – 2G, 4T, v 1M
Barnes (full back); Webster, Fletcher, Robinson (¾ backs); W.Rimmer, Summers (½ backs); Slack, Bell, Wallwork, T.Rimmer, Rickerby, Mason, Jones, Poole, Atherton
12/11/1887 Walton (Away) Won – 1G, 4M v 3M
T.Holder (full back); Robinson, Fletcher, Webster (¾ backs); Summers, Rimmer (½ backs); Slack (Capt), Bell, Atherton, Walwork, Mason, Jones, Rickerby, Parks, Gill (forwards)
19/11/1887 WIGAN OLD BOYS (Home) Won – 2G, 7T, 11M v 1M
Holder (full back); Fletcher, Webster, Robinson (¾ backs); Rimmer, Summers (½ backs); Slack (Capt), Bell, Walwork, Jones, Rickerby, Gill, Toole, Atherton, Mason (forwards)
26/11/1887 Bolton (Away) Lost – 2T, 3TD v 1G 2 T 2TD
*13 men
Holder (full back); Webster, Fletcher, Robinson (¾ backs); Rimmer, Summers (½ backs); Slack (Capt), Bell, Jones, Toole, Parks, Mason, Walwork, Atherton, Gill (forwards)
03/12/1887 Tuebrook (Away) Lost – 0 v 1T
Holder (full back); Robinson, Webster, Fletcher (¾ backs); Summers, Lowe (½ backs); Slack (Capt), Mason, Bell, Rimmer, Gill, Jones, Wallwork, Toole, Rickerby (forwards)
10/12/1887 MAYFIELD (Home) Won – 1G, 2T, 7M v 4M
Rickerby (full back); Webster, Holder, Robinson (¾ backs); Gill, Summers (½ backs); Slack (Capt), Mason, Bell, Toole, Jones, Walwork, Fletcher, Gill, Yates (forwards)
17/12/1887 BOLTON (Home) Won – 1G, 1T, 3M v 1T, 3M
Rickerby (full back); Webster, Holder, Fletcher (¾ backs); Rimmer, Summers (½ backs); Slack (capt), Bell, Toole, Jones, Walwork, Mason, Gill, Moorfield, Atherton (forwards)
24/12/1887 Ringley (Away) Lost – 1M v 1G 12M
*Played men short
Walwork (full back); Moorfield (¾ backs); Gill (½ backs); Slack, Summers, Coventry, Bell, Bicks, Atherton, P.Rimmer, Jones, Mason (forwards)
26/12/1887 BARTON (Home) Draw – 1T v 1T
Walter Rimmer noted in the report. Full Line-Up Not Available.
31/12/1887 BIRKDALE (Home) Won – 5G, 7T, 6M v 1M
Rickerby, Webster, Holder, Moorfield, Rimmer, Gill, Slack, Bell, Mason, Jones, Summers, Fletcher, Barnes, Atherton, Wallwork.
07/01/1888 Birkenhead Wanderers (Away) Won – 1G, 6M v 2T, 1M
Rickerby (full back); Webster, Holder, Moorfield (¾ backs); Rimmer, Summers (½ backs); Slack (capt), Bell, Mason, Parks, Binks, Fletcher, Jones, Walwork, Another (forwards)
14/01/1888 TUEBROOK (Home) Won – 3T, 10M v 3M
Rickerby (full back); Webster, Holder, Moorfield (¾ backs); W.Rimmer, Summers (½ backs); Slack (capt), Bell, Jones, Binks, Aughton, Fletcher, Yates, Mason, Gill (forwards)
21/01/1888 Litherland (Away) Drawn – 4M v 4M
Walwork (full back); Gill, Webster, Aughton (¾ backs); Slack (capt), Bell, Mason, Fletcher, Binks, Jones, Barnes, Moorfields, Rickerby (forwards)
28/01/1888 RINGLEY (Home) Won – 1G, 3T,v 1T
Walwork (full back); Webster, Holder, Britton (¾ backs); Summers, Gill (½ backs);Slack, Bill, Mason, Fletcher, Jones, Moorfield, Aughton, Rickerby, Binks (forwards)
04/02/1888 WIGAN OLD BOYS (Home) Won – 2G, 3T, 6M v 1T, 1M
Wallwork, robinson, Webster, Britton, Summers, A.Rimmer, Slack, Bell, Mason, Jones, Moorfield, Parks, Rickerby, Gill, Binks
18/02/1888 NEW BRIGHTON OLYMPIC (Home) Won – 3T, 10M v 6M
Walwork (full back); Ribonson, Britton, Webster (¾ backs); Summers, A.Rimmer (½ backs); Slack, Bell, Mason, Jones, Rickerby, Gill, Binks, Moorfield, P.Rimmer (forwards)
03/03/1888 Wigan (Away) Lost – 0 v 3G, 3T
West Lancashire Cup
Britton (full back); Webster, Holder, Robinson (¾ backs); Rimmer, Summers (½ backs); Slack (Capt), Mason, Jones, Binks, Walwork, Rickerby, Parks, Moorfield, Gill (forwards)
10/02/1888 BLUNDELSANDS (Home) Lost – 1G, 1T v 2G, 1M
Britton (full back); Robinson, Webster, Holder (¾ backs); Rimmer, Wallwork (½ backs); Slack (capt), Toole, Mason, Bell, Rickerby, Binks, Moorfield, Gill, Parks (forwards)
24/03/1888 PEMBERTON (Home) Draw – 0 v 1TD, 5DB
Rickerby, Robinson, Holder, Webster, Summers, A.Rimmer, Slack, Bell, Toole, Moorfield, Gill, Barton, Binks, Mason, Wallwork
30/03/1888 WHITEFIELD (Home) Won – 2T, 5M v 1T, 4M
Britton, Webster, Holder, Robinson, Summers, Rimmer, Slack, Rickerby, Mason, Toole, Barton, Binks, Wallwork, Gill, Moorefield
31/03/1888 STOCKPORT (Home) Lost – 0 v 2G, 4T
No Line-Up Available
02/04/1888 MANCHESTER ATHLETIC (Home) Lost – 0 v 2T
No Line-Up Available
14/04/1888 Blundelsands (Away) Lost – 1T v 2G, 2T
No line-up available
21/04/1888 SUTTON (Home) Lost – 1T v 2T
No Line-up available