FOOTBALL ALLIANCE

First played:
1889

Last played:
1892

Seasons:
3

Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_Alliance

Holders:
Nottingham Forest



A precursor to the Football League. We played in the Alliance for our first three league seasons (1889, 1890 and 1891) before being accepted in the Football League in 1892.

RECORDS
Most goals scored: 8
8-2 (Sat Nov 22, 1890, Home, Manchester United)

Biggest Winning Margin: 7
7-0 (Sat Oct 18, 1890, Home, Bootle)
7-0 (Sat Feb 21, 1891, Away, Crewe Alexandra)
7-0 (Thu Sep 03, 1891, Home, Burton United)

Most Goals Conceded: 12
0-12 (Sat Mar 08, 1890, Away, Birmingham City)

Biggest Losing Margin: 12
0-12 (Sat Mar 08, 1890, Away, Birmingham City)

Highest Attendance Home:
8,000   (Sat Mar 19, 1892, Manchester United)

Highest Attendance Away:
16,000   (Fri Jan 01, 1892, Manchester United)



MOST APPEARANCES
61 games:  Horace Pike (1885-97)
42 games:  Arthur Shaw (1887-99)
42 games:  Tommy Jeacock (1888-95)
41 games:  Albert Smith (1888-94)
40 games:  Adam Scott (1890-00)


TOP SCORER(S)
48 goals:  Alex Higgins (39 games)


HAT TRICKS
Hat Tricks Scored By Us

No hat tricks scored
Scored Against Us

No hat tricks conceded


Overall Football Alliance Record
Cup First Game Last Game Seasons P W D L F A
Football AllianceSep 07, 1889Apr 28, 1892366291720156123


All Football Alliance games
SeasonDateOpponentH/AScoreGroundScorers
1889-90Sat Sep 07, 1889Walsall Town SwiftsA3-1Fellows ParkHodder (?, ?), Edge (? OG)
Sat Sep 21, 1889Grimsby TownA0-4Blundell Park
Sat Sep 28, 1889BootleH2-2Town GroundPike (?), Plackett (?)
Sat Oct 05, 1889Grimsby TownH1-2Town GroundPlackett (?)
Sat Oct 12, 1889Birmingham St George'sA3-1St. AndrewsPlackett (?, ?, ?)
Sat Oct 19, 1889Crewe AlexandraA1-1Gresty Road? (?)
Sat Nov 02, 1889Small HeathH0-0Town Ground
Sat Nov 09, 1889Sunderland AlbionA0-4Blue House Field
Sat Nov 23, 1889Long Eaton RangersA3-5Recreation Ground (Long Eaton)Burton (?), Shaw (?), ? (?)
Sat Dec 07, 1889Sunderland AlbionH3-1Town GroundTolley (?), Smith (?), Pike (?)
Sat Dec 14, 1889Crewe AlexandraH2-5Town GroundBurton (?), Pike (?)
Sat Dec 28, 1889The WednesdayA1-3Olive GroveWeightman (?)
Sat Jan 04, 1890The WednesdayH1-3Town GroundPike (?)
Sat Feb 01, 1890DarwenH3-1Town GroundGuttridge (?), Pike (?), Shaw (?)
Sat Feb 15, 1890Newton Heath LYRH1-3Town GroundPike (?)
Sat Feb 22, 1890Long Eaton RangersH1-1Town GroundWeightman (?)
Sat Mar 08, 1890Small HeathA0-12Muntz Street
Thu Mar 20, 1890Birmingham St George'sH2-2Town GroundPike (?), Tutin (?)
Sat Mar 22, 1890DarwenA0-9Barley Bank
Sat Mar 29, 1890Walsall Town SwiftsH3-0Town GroundPike (?, ?), Tutin (?)
Sat Apr 05, 1890Newton Heath LYRA1-0North Road (Manchester)Guttridge (?)
Mon Apr 07, 1890BootleA0-2Hawthorne Road
1890-91Sat Sep 06, 1890BootleA5-1Hawthorne RoadRorke (?), Pike (?), Higgins (?, ?), ? (?)
Sat Sep 13, 1890DarwenH5-2Gregory GroundHiggins (?), Smith (?, ?), McCallum (?), Shaw (?)
Sat Sep 20, 1890Newton Heath LYRA1-1North Road (Manchester)Shaw (?)
Sat Sep 27, 1890Crewe AlexandraH5-2Gregory GroundHiggins (?, ?), Pike (?), Smith (?), McCallum (?)
Fri Oct 03, 1890StokeH2-2Town GroundLindley (?), Pike (?)
Sat Oct 11, 1890Sunderland AlbionA0-0Blue House Field
Sat Oct 18, 1890BootleH7-0Town GroundHiggins (?), Pike (?), Smith (?), May (?, ?, ?, ?)
Sat Nov 01, 1890The WednesdayA2-0Olive GroveHiggins (?, ?)
Sat Nov 08, 1890Birmingham St George'sH4-0Town GroundSiddons (? OG), Higgins (?, ?), Pike (?)
Sat Nov 22, 1890Newton Heath LYRH8-2Town GroundShaw (?, ?, ?), Pike (?, ?, ?), Higgins (?), McCallum (?)
Sat Nov 29, 1890StokeA1-2? (?)
Sat Dec 13, 1890DarwenA4-4Barley BankHiggins (?, ?, ?, ?)
Sat Dec 27, 1890Grimsby TownH1-1Town GroundHiggins (?)
Sat Jan 24, 1891Sunderland AlbionH1-1Town GroundMcCallum (?)
Mon Feb 02, 1891Birmingham St George'sA3-6St. AndrewsRussell (?), May (?), Rowan (?)
Sat Feb 21, 1891Crewe AlexandraA7-0Gresty RoadHiggins (?, ?, ?, ?), McCallum (?, ?), May (?)
Thu Feb 26, 1891Small HeathH4-5Town GroundPike (?, ?, ?), Duncan (?)
Sat Feb 28, 1891Small HeathA2-4Muntz StreetHiggins (?), McCallum (?)
Sat Mar 14, 1891Walsall Town SwiftsH2-0Town Ground? (? OG), Higgins (?)
Sat Mar 21, 1891The WednesdayH0-0Town Ground
Sat Apr 04, 1891Walsall Town SwiftsA2-3The ChuckeryMcCallum (?), Pike (?)
Thu Apr 09, 1891Grimsby TownA0-3Blundell Park
1891-92Thu Sep 03, 1891Burton SwiftsH7-0Town GroundPike (?, ?), Higgins (?, ?, ?), Shaw (?), Smith (?)
Sat Sep 05, 1891BootleA4-1Hawthorne RoadMason (?), Higgins (?, ?), Graham (? OG)
Sat Sep 12, 1891Walsall Town SwiftsH5-1Town GroundHiggins (?, ?), McPherson (?), Smith (?), Hamilton (?)
Thu Sep 24, 1891Birmingham St George'sH3-0Town GroundMcPherson (?), Higgins (?), Russell (?)
Thu Oct 08, 1891Small HeathH2-0Town GroundSmith (?), Higgins (?)
Sat Oct 17, 1891Crewe AlexandraH5-0Town GroundShaw (?), Pike (?, ?), Higgins (?, ?)
Sat Oct 31, 1891Birmingham St George'sA2-1Cape Hill GroundHiggins (?, ?)
Sat Nov 07, 1891The WednesdayH1-1Town GroundHiggins (?)
Sat Nov 14, 1891ArdwickA3-1Hyde RoadPike (?, ?), Higgins (?)
Thu Nov 19, 1891ArdwickH4-0Town GroundRussell (? pen, ?), Smith (?), Higgins (?)
Sat Nov 21, 1891Grimsby TownH3-3Town GroundHiggins (?, ?, ?)
Sat Nov 28, 1891The WednesdayA1-3Olive GrovePike (?)
Sat Dec 12, 1891BootleH5-1Gregory GroundRussell (?), Lindley (?), Smith (?), McPherson (?), Mason (?)
Fri Jan 01, 1892Newton Heath LYRA1-1North Road (Manchester)Higgins (?)
Sat Jan 09, 1892Burton SwiftsA3-1Peel CroftPike (?), Mason (?, ?)
Sat Feb 06, 1892Lincoln CityH0-0Town Ground
Sat Feb 20, 1892Lincoln CityA4-1John O'GauntsHiggins (?, ?, ?, ?)
Sat Mar 19, 1892Newton Heath LYRH3-0Town GroundHiggins (?), Mason (?), McPherson (?)
Sat Apr 02, 1892Walsall Town SwiftsA0-3The Chuckery
Sat Apr 16, 1892Small HeathA2-1Muntz StreetOscroft (?), Mason (?)
Sat Apr 23, 1892Crewe AlexandraA0-2Gresty Road
Thu Apr 28, 1892Grimsby TownA1-1Blundell ParkHiggins (?)