FIXTURES

FIXTURES

MIDDLESBROUGH IRONOPOLIS - GAME BY GAME RESULTS

Pre-League

Northern League (Champions)

Football League Second Division (11th. out of 15)

Hypertext links in the results lists are to match reports

MIDDLESBROUGH IRONOPOLIS - 1889/90

All games friendlies or cup ties.

1889
Dec 14	Gainsborough Trinity	h	1-1
21	Warwick County	h	1-2
25	South Bank	h	5-2
26	Greenock Morton	h	0-0
28	St.Augustines	h	2-0
1890
Jan 1	Burslam Port Vale	h	1-1
3	Paisley Abercorn	h	2-2
4	Cambuslang	h	2-2
11	Staveley	h	3-1
18	Notts Rangers	h	2-0
22	Whitby	a	7-1
25	Birtley	h	4-2
Feb 1	Newcastle East End	h	1-2
6	Sheffield United (by floodlight)	h	10-2
8	Lincoln City	h	1-0
15	Newcastle West End	h	3-2
22	Derby St.Lukes	h	6-1
Mar 1	Derby Junction	h	5-3
8	Aston Villa	h	2-0
15	Sunderland	a	0-7
22	Bolton Wanderers	h	1-2
29	Darlington	a	2-2
Apr 1	Sunderland	h	2-0
5	Stockton	a	1-0
7	Sheffield Wednesday	a	2-3
8	West Bromwich Albion	h	3-4
12	South Bank - Cleveland Charity Cup, s-final	LR	3-0
19	Darlington	h	4-1
?	Notts County	h	0-0
26	Middlesbrough - C.Charity Cup, final	a	0-0
May 3	Accrington	h	8-2
14	Middlesbrough - C.Charity Cup, final replay	h	2-0
17	Grimsby Town	h	0-1
23	Preston North End	h	2-5
24	Stockton	a	1-4
31	Stockton	h	7-1

**MIDDLESBROUGH IRONOPOLIS 1890/91**
1890
Sep 2	Sheffield Wednesday	h	1-1
5	Preston North End	h	0-3
6	Cowlairs	h	9-0
8	Sunderland	h	0-3
10	Sunderland Albion - Northern.League	a	0-3
13	Newcastle West End - N.League	h	5-1
20	Newcastle East End - N.League	h	8-0
27	Chirk (Welsh champions)	h	4-1
Oct 1	South Bank	h	4-1
4	Darlington	a	3-1
11	Burton Swifts	h	4-0
18	Scarborough (reserve game?)	h	10-1
25	Stockton - FA Cup 2nd.qualifying	a	2-1
Nov 1	Middlesbrough - Northern League	a	2-2
8	Stockton - Northern League	h	1-4
15	South Bank - FA Cup 3rd.qualifying	h	6-1
19	Whitby	a	4-1
22	Burslam Port Vale	h	6-1
?	Bishop Auckland	h	4-0
29	St.Augustines - Northern League	h	6-3
Dec 6	Darlington - FA Cup 4th. qualifying	h	6-0
8	Sheffield United	a	2-3
13	Stockton - Northern League	a	2-1
18	Darlington - FA Cup replay after protest	h	3-0
25	Sunderland Albion	a	0-4
26	Newcastle West End	a	1-4
27	Sheffield Wednesday	a	1-5
1891
Jan 1	Burnley	h	5-1
2	Battlefield	h	7-1
3	Cambuslang	h	2-1
10	South Bank - Cleveland Professional Cup	h	4-1
17	Blackburn - FA Cup 1st round proper	h	1-2
24	Blackburn - FA Cup replay (1st game void)	h	0-3
31	Newcastle East End - N.League	a	2-0
Feb 7	Grimsby	h	4-0
14	Stockton - Cleveland Professional Cup	a	0-2
21	Rotherham	h	3-0
28	Darlington - Northern League	a	1-4
Mar ?	Scarborough	a	7-0
7	St.Augustines - Northern League	a	2-1
14	South Bank	h	5-2
27	Nottingham Forest	h	2-2
28	Middlesbrough - Northern League	h	1-0
30	Small Heath	h	6-1
31	London Casuals	h	4-0
Apr 1	Sheffield United	h	4-0
4	Newcastle West End - N.League	a	2-2
8	Sunderland Albion - N.League	h	3-2
11	Middlesbrough	h	1-0
15	Bolton Wanderers	h	2-0
18	Darlington - Northern League	h	2-1
20	South Bank	a	6-2
25	Darlington - C.Charity Cup	n	2-(0)
29	Sunderland Albion	h	4-1

**MIDDLESBROUGH IRONOPOLIS 1891/92**
1891
Sep 1	Sheffield United	a	1-5
2	Canadians	h	0-1
5	Newcastle West End	a	5-0
12	Burnley	h	3-0
16	South Bank	h	1-1
19	Sheffield United	h	2-2
21	Stoke	a	0-1
26	Stockton - Northern League	a	1-0
Oct 3	Stockton	h	0-1
9	Sheffield Wednesday	a	2-3
10	Walsall Town Swifts	h	2-1
17	South Bank - Northern League	a	3-0
24	Whitby - FA Cup 2nd qualifying round	h	7-0
31	St.Augustines	a	3-1
Nov 7	Newcastle West End - Northern League	h	6-0
14	Stockton - FA Cup 3rd qual.round, game stopped - bad light	h	1-2
21	Stockton - FA Cup 3rd qual.round replay	a	1-1
28	Stockton - FA Cup 3rd qual.round second replay	a	5-2
Dec 5	Darlington - FA Cup 4th qual.round	a	3-0
12	Sunderland Albion - Northern League	h	5-2
19	Sunderland	a	1-7
25	Stockton - Northern League	h	5-1
26	Middlesbrough - Northern League	h	1-0
1892
Jan 1	Cowlairs	h	8-1
2	Middlesbrough - Northern League	a	2-0
4	Cambuslang	h	1-0
9	St.Augustines - Cleveland Cup	a	5-1
16	Preston North End - [(FA Cup, 1st round)]	a	2-2
23	Preston North End - FA Cup, 1st round	a	0-6
30	Stockton	h	6-1
Feb 6	South Bank - Northern League	h	4-1
13	Sunderland Albion	a	4-2
20	St.Augustines - Cleveland Professional Cup	h	11-0
27	Darlington - Northern League	h	4-0
Mar 5	South Bank - Cleveland Professional Cup	a	5-2
12	Middlesbrough	a	1-5
19	Darlington -	a	1-0
26	Middlesbrough - Cleveland Charity Cup	n	4-0
Apr 2	Sheffield United	a	2-2
6	Sheffield Wednesday	h	1-0
9	South Bank	h	5-1
13	Newcastle East End - Northern League	h	3-0
16	Stoke	h	3-0
18	Middlesbrough	h	3-2
19	Newcastle East End - Northern League	a	1-4
20	Sunderland	h	0-2
23	Middlesbrough	a	2-1
26	Stockton	h	1-0
30	Sheffield United	h	2-1

**MIDDLESBROUGH IRONOPOLIS 1892/93**
1892
Sep 1	Sunderland	h	1-2
3	Stockton	a	0-2
5	Liverpool	h	5-0
10	Newcastle East End	a	1-5
12	Notts County	?	4-0
17	Newcastle East End	h	1-2
22	Liverpool	a	2-1
24	Rotherham Town	a	1-2
28	Ardwick	h	3-2
Oct 1	Fleetwood R.	h	7-0
8	Sheffield United - Northern League	a	0-0
15	Middlesbrough - Northern League	a	2-0
22	Stockton - Northern League	h	3-2
29	Sheffield United - Northern League	h	1-0
Nov 5	Darlington- Northern League	a	4-0
12	Stockton	a	2-0
19	Newcastle East End- Northern League	h	3-2
26	Darwen	h	10-1
Dec 3	Middlesbrough - Northern League	h	1-0
10	Newcastle East End- Northern League	a	2-1
17	West Manchester	a	won
24	Stockton	h	3-0
26	Darlington	h	3-2
27	Derby	a	1-0
31	Darlington	a	3-2
1893
Jan 2	Cambuslang	h	5-0
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	h	3-1
7	R.Arsenal	a	2-0
14	Stockton	a	2-2
21	Great Marlow - FA Cup 1st.round	a	3-1
28	Darlington - Northern League	h	4-1
Feb 4	Notts County - FA Cup 2nd.round	h	3-2
11	Ardwick	a	3-1
18	Preston North End - FA Cup 3rd.round	h	2-2
25	Preston North End - FA Cup 3rd.round replay	a	0-7
25	Darlington - Cleveland Professional Cup (reserves)	a	1-2
Mar 6	Sheffield Wednesday	a	1-4
11	Sheffield United	h	1-2
17	Derby	h	1-0
18	R.Arsenal	a	0-3
22	Bishop Auckland	?	0-3
25	Stockton	a	1-4
31	Everton	a	2-2
Apr 1	Notts County	a	0-3
3	Small Heath	h	2-1
4	Sheffield United	a	2-2
5	Sunderland	h	0-3
8	Middlesbrough	h	3-1
12	Darlington	a	1-1
15	Sheffield Wednesday	h	4-0
17	Darlington - Cleveland Charity Cup, replay	h	1-0
19	Sunderland	a	1-0
22	Middlesbrough - Cleveland Charity Cup	a	2-0
24	Hibernian	a	1-1
26	Newcastle United	a	0-1
28	Preston North End	h	0-1
29	Sheffield Wednesday	a	0-6

**MIDDLESBROUGH IRONOPOLIS 1893/94**
Date 1893	Fixture
Sep 2	Liverpool - Football League, Div.2	h	0-2
9	Ardwick - Football League, Div.2	a	1-6
16	Loughborough Town	a	3-3
18	Burslam Port Vale - Football League, Div.2	a	0-4
23	Ardwick - Football League, Div.2	h	2-0
30	Crewe Alexandra - Football League, Div.2	a	0-5
Oct 7	Liverpool - Football League, Div.2	a	0-6
14	Chirk	h	4-0
21	Walsall Town Swifts - Football League, Div.2	a	0-1
28	Burton Swifts - Football League, Div.2	h	2-1
Nov 4	Notts County - Football League, Div.2	a	0-3
11	Grimsby Town - Football League, Div.2	h	2-6
25	Small Heath - Football League, Div.2	h	3-0
Dec 2	Darlington	h	3-0
9	Rotherham Town - Football League, Div.2	h	6-1
16	Notts County - Football League, Div.2	h	0-0
23	Small Heath - Football League, Div.2	a	1-2
25	Newcastle United - Football League, Div.2	h	1-1
26	Lincoln City - Football League, Div.2	a	3-2
30	Walsall Town Swifts - Football League, Div.2	h	1-1
1894
Jan 1	Burslam Port Vale - Football League, Div.2	h	3-1
2	Newcastle United - Football League, Div.2	a	2-7
6	Crewe Alexandra - Football League, Div.2	h	2-0
13	Lincoln City - Football League, Div.2	h	0-0
13	Stockton	a	0-5
27	Luton Town - FA Cup, 1st round	h	2-1
Feb 3	Grimsby Town - Football League, Div.2	a	0-2
10	Nottingham Forest - FA Cup, 2nd round	a	0-2
17	Darlington St.Hildas	h	1-0
24	Woolwich Arsenal - Football League, Div.2	h	3-6
Mar 3	Northwich Victoria - Football League, Div.2	h	2-1
10	Woolwich Arsenal - Football League, Div.2	a	0-1
12	Wycombe Wanderers	a	3-0
14	Sunderland benefit match	h	0-3
17	Burton Swifts - Football League, Div.2	a	0-7
24	Paisley St.Mirren	h	2-1
26	Wrexham	a	1-0
31	Newcastle United	a	0-3
Apr 7	Northwich Victoria - Football League, Div.2	a	1-2
14	Rotherham Town - Football League, Div.2	a	1-4
28	Newcastle United	h	0-0
30	South Bank	h	1-1

Introduction

Top of the Page

From 1889 to 1894

4 Seasons of League Football

Match by match

The other teams in the Football League 2nd. Division 1893/94

Knockout expoits of Ironopolis and others

Accounts of individual games, mainly 1893/94.

The men who made it

1894 Ordnance Survey map

Laws of Football in the 1890s and the rules of the Football League 1893