User:Goonerak/sandbox/Arsenal 1887-88

Home games were played at Sportsman Ground except for the match against Millwall Rovers on 11 February 1888 which was played at the Manor Field due to the Sportsman Ground being unfit. The Manor Field would eventually become the club's home for 20 years.

The club played its first ever competitve in the London Senior Cup.

Royal Arsenal formed a reserve team during the 1887-88 season. The team was distinguished from the first team by being known as Royal Arsenal Athletic. The reserve team played three games during 1887-88, all of which were friendlies.

Club Officials
Committee Members

David Danskin

Joseph Bee

Thomas Wells

George Smith

Trainer: Morris Bates

Secretary: Fred Beardsley and A Brown

Players
Players continued to be drawn from the Royal Arsenal Peter Connolly

James Hill

Matches
Royal Arsenal played one London Senior Cup tie during 1887-88. This was against Barnes. The match against Grove House on 8 October 1887 was scheduled as a London Senior Cup tie but Grove House scratched and the game was played as a friendly.

The remaining matches that Royal Arsenal played during the 1887-88 season were friendlies. Significant matches were:
 * 29 Oct 1887 v Barnes (H) - the club's first ever competitive match


 * 19 Nov 1887 v Tottenham Hotspur (A) - the club's first ever game against Tottenham Hostpur


 * 4 Feb 1888 v Tottenham Hotspur (H) - the first confirmed instance of an Arsenal player (Peter Connolly) scoring a hat-trick