1880/81
02/10/1880 Resistance (Away) Draw – 1TD v 1T
H.Johnson (full back); J.Morston, S.Workman (¾ backs); R.E.Parry, E.Bridge (½ backs); S.Radcliffe, J.Parks, C.Andrews, W.Carr, G.Wright, T.Carr, R.Slack, J.Cliff, J.Bullock, E.J.Thomas (forwards)
16/10/1880 WIGAN (Home) Draw – 2TD v 0
H.Johnson (Capt.), C.Andrews (full backs); R.Parry, H.A.Smith, W.H.Ball (3/4 backs); E.Thomas, Bridge (½ backs); W.H.Carr, Ball, Wright, Edge, Mounsden, Barnes, Cob, Bullock, Parks (forwards)
23/10/1880 LITTLE LEVER (Home) Lost – 2 dead balls v 2G, 2TD, 1 dead ball
Yates (full back); W.H.Ball, R.Fletcher (¾ backs); J.Ellerby, E.Bridge (½ backs) H.Johnson (Capt.), W.H.Carr, J.Cliffe, Parley, J.Bullock, E.J.Thomas, C.Andrews, G.Wright, F.Mawdsley, Barnes (forwards)
30/10/1880 Walton (Away) Lost – 1TIG v 2G, 1TIG
J.Bullock, J.Eastham (full backs); R.E.Parry, W.H.Ball (¾ backs); Bridge, Ellerby (½ backs); E.Thomas, J.Cliffe, F.Mawdsley, W.Wright, G.Lloyd, Mounsden, C.Andrews, Harkman, Carrols.
06/11/1880 Freshfield College (Away) Lost – 2T, 7TD v 1G, 2T, 5TD
No-Line Up Available
27/11/1880 St Ignatius Preston (Away) Won – 1T, 1TD v 1T
Ball (full back); W.Yates, J.Barnes, Wrench (¾ backs); E.Bridge, J.Cliffe (½ backs); H.Johnson (Capt.), G.Lloyd, J.Lloyd, R.Parry, J.Bullock, G.Wright, Mounsden, S.Radcliffe, W.H.Carr (forwards)
11/12/1880 Waterloo (Away) Result Not Given
H.Johnson (Capt.), W.H.Ball (full backs); J.Eastham, J.Barnes, H.A.Smith (¾ backs); W.Rimmer, J.Cliffe (½ backs); W.H.Carr, W.Mounsden, S.Radcliffe, F.Mawdesley, J.Hazlehurst, G.Wright, J.Lloyd, W.Walmesley, Richardson, W.H.Smith, E.Thomas, T.Ball, E.Carr, C.Andrews, R.Parry (forwards)
01/01/1881 Birkenhead Rangers (Away) Won – 1G, 1TD v 1TIG
*played 12 men to 13, but no line-up available
05/03/1881 Liverpool Wanderers (Away) Won – 1T, Several TD v 0
Report includes E.Thomas, Parry, H.A.Smith, W.H.Ball
19/03/1881 LEIGH (Home) Won – 1G, 1T,6TD v 0
No Line-Up available
18/04/1881 HALIFAX FREE WANDERERS (Home) Lost – 2G, 3TD v 1TD, 3 dead balls
W.H.Ball (full back); J.Eastham, R.Fletcher (¾ backs); J.Barnes, C.Davies (½ backs); H.Johnson (Capt.), R.E.Parry, G.Wright, J.Cliffe, G.Lloyd, E.J.Thomas, W.Rimmer, T.Ball, H.Haslehurst, E.Bridge (forwards)