1888-89 Football League

1888-89 was the first season of the English football league and the eighteenth football season in the country. Preston North End has the honor to be crowned the first club in the world champions. No match was lost and the FA Cup was won.

In previous years there was only a cup competition, now followed a real competition, the Football League open to clubs from across the UK . Unlike almost all other countries in Europe the first football seasons were not dominated by clubs from the capital, there was in fact no team present from London . There were some clubs from the Midlands and Northern England.

The Football League still exists and has 72 clubs spread across three divisions. Since 1992/93 it is no longer the most important competition of the country, then took the Premier League over the highest class.

Content

 * 1 The Football League
 * 1.1 Results
 * 2 FA Cup
 * 3 National team

[Results edit ]
Green: Home team has won

Blue: Draw

Red: Away team won

FA Cup [ edit ]

 * Preston North End 3-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

National team [ edit ]
England finished 2nd in the British Home Championship, which was won by Scotland . Key
 * Scores of England are first put
 * T = home game
 * BHC = British Home Championship