Regular First team

Everton fielded by far the most unsettled side of all the twelve original Football League members, using thirty-five players in their twenty-two game campaign. Indeed the club have never fielded more players in any season since, despite having played as many as twenty league games more in over fifty subsequent seasons. So inconsistent was their team selection that at no time did the above combination actually take the field. Not surprisingly Everton's best result of the season, a 6–2 victory over Derby County

Derby County F.C.

Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...

 on October 20th 1888 was achieved with ten of the above players on the field. Robert Watson missed that game while his deputy, Alex McKinnon scored the only hat-trick obtained by an Everton player all season. This was the only game in which ten of the first eleven featured.

Other players used

Jack Angus (5 appearances at outside left}, William Briscoe (3 apps – inside left), William Brown (6 apps – outside left), Albert Chadwick

Albert Chadwick (footballer)

Albert Chadwick was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League.-Career:A native of Church, Chadwick began his career as a trainee with Everton, and was a member of the first team between 1888 and 1892, making a total of 5 appearancces in the Football League...

 (2 apps – left back), Coyne

Coyne

Coyne may refer to:* 14429 Coyne, a main-belt asteroid* Coyne , a surname of Irish origin* Coyne College, an American for-profit college* Thelma Coyne Long , Australian tennis player...

(2 apps – inside right), George Davie (2 apps – centre forward), Alec Dick (9 apps – righ back), George Fleming (4 apps – outside right), Mike Higgins (1 app – centre half), Charles Joliffe (4 apps – goalkeeper), Robert Jones

Robert Jones (footballer born 1868)

Robert Samuel Jones was a Welsh footballer who played as a full back. He gained one international cap for Wales in 1894.He joined Everton in 1888 and played 7 League games for them, before moving to Ardwick in the 1890s, and he played 18 League games for them.-References:...

 (1 app – centre back), Bob Kelso

Bob Kelso (footballer)

Robert "Bob" Robison Kelso was a Scottish footballer who played for Renton, Newcastle West End F.C., Preston North End, Everton, Dundee, Bedminster Town F.C. and the Scotland national team...

 (1 app – centre back), J Keys (1 app – centre forward), Wiliam Lewis (3 apps – centre forward), Alex McKinnon (6 apps – outside right), Alf Milward

Alf Milward

Alfred Weatherell Milward was a professional footballer who played in the 1893 and 1897 FA Cup Finals for Everton and in the 1900 FA Cup Final for Southampton.-Playing career:...

 (6 apps – centre forward), R Morris (1 app – centre forward), Henry Parkinson (1 app – centre half), H Pollock (1 app – centre back), Roberts

Roberts

- Places :United States* Roberts, Idaho* Roberts, Illinois* Roberts, Wisconsin* Roberts County, Texas* Mount Roberts , a summit in the Ossipee Mountains- Other uses :* Roberts class monitor, a class of British warship...

(1 app – centre back), George Stephenson (1 app – centre back), Harry Warmby (1 app – centre back), David Waugh

David Waugh

David Waugh was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward. He played for Padiham before joining nearby Burnley in 1886. He made his competitive debut on 15 October 1887 in the club's 4–0 win against Darwen Old Wanderers in the first round of the FA Cup...

 (7 apps – inside right), Walter Wilson

Walter Wilson (footballer)

-Playing career:Wilson played for Mansfield Town before joining Burslem Port Vale in July 1894. After playing only five games he was transferred to Nelson in December 1894.-References:...

 (1 app – left back}

• NB position listed is that filled most commonly by the player during this season and may not always have been the role played.

League

Date	Opponents	Home/ Away	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
8 September 1888	Accrington Accrington F.C. Accrington Football Club were an English football club from Accrington, Lancashire, who were one of the founder members of The Football League. Accrington F.C. was formed following a meeting at a local public house in 1876...	H	2–1	George Flemming (2)	12,000
15 September 1888	Notts County Notts County F.C. Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system...	H	2–1	Edgar Chadwick Edgar Chadwick Edgar Wallace Chadwick was a left-sided footballer who had a long and distinguished career with Everton during the 1890s... , Nick Ross	6,000
22 September 1888	Aston Villa Aston Villa F.C. Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...	A	1–2	Robert Watson	5,000
29 September 1888	Bolton Bolton Wanderers F.C. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....	A	2–6	William Lewis, Robert Watson	5,000
6 October 1888	Aston Villa Aston Villa F.C. Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...	H	2–0	George Farmer, Dave Waugh	10,000
13 October 1888	Notts County Notts County F.C. Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system...	A	1–3	Nick Ross	4,000
20 October 1888	Derby Derby County F.C. Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...	A	4–2	James Costley (2), Edgar Chadwick Edgar Chadwick Edgar Wallace Chadwick was a left-sided footballer who had a long and distinguished career with Everton during the 1890s... , Archibald McKinnon	3,000
27 October 1888	Derby Derby County F.C. Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...	H	6–2	Archibald McKinnon (3), Nick Ross (2), Robert Watson	3,000
3 November 1888	Bolton Bolton Wanderers F.C. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....	H	2–1	William Brown, Nick Ross	8,000
10 November 1888	Blackburn Blackburn Rovers F.C. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....	A	0–3		6,000
17 November 1888	Burnley Burnley F.C. Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...	A	2–2	Edgar Chadwick Edgar Chadwick Edgar Wallace Chadwick was a left-sided footballer who had a long and distinguished career with Everton during the 1890s... , Robert Watson	3,000
24 November 1888	Burnley Burnley F.C. Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...	H	3–2	Edgar Chadwick Edgar Chadwick Edgar Wallace Chadwick was a left-sided footballer who had a long and distinguished career with Everton during the 1890s... , James Costley, Coyne	6,000
1 December 1888	West Brom West Bromwich Albion F.C. West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...	A	1–4	Edgar Chadwick Edgar Chadwick Edgar Wallace Chadwick was a left-sided footballer who had a long and distinguished career with Everton during the 1890s...	5,700
15 December 1888	Stoke Stoke City F.C. Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...	A	0–0		1,500
22 December 1888	Preston Preston North End F.C. Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One...	A	0–3		8,000
29 December 1888	Accrington Accrington F.C. Accrington Football Club were an English football club from Accrington, Lancashire, who were one of the founder members of The Football League. Accrington F.C. was formed following a meeting at a local public house in 1876...	H	1–3	William Brown	2,000
12 January 1889	Stoke Stoke City F.C. Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...	H	2–1	Joe Davies, Alf Milward Alf Milward Alfred Weatherell Milward was a professional footballer who played in the 1893 and 1897 FA Cup Finals for Everton and in the 1900 FA Cup Final for Southampton.-Playing career:...	7,000
19 January 1889	Preston Preston North End F.C. Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One...	H	0–2		15,000
26 January 1889	Wolves Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at...	A	0–5		4,500
9 February 1889	Wolves Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at...	H	1–2	Edgar Chadwick Edgar Chadwick Edgar Wallace Chadwick was a left-sided footballer who had a long and distinguished career with Everton during the 1890s...	6,000
23 February 1889	West Brom West Bromwich Albion F.C. West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...	H	0–1		2,079
30 March 1889	Blackburn Blackburn Rovers F.C. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....	H	3–1	Joe Davies, Alf Milward Alf Milward Alfred Weatherell Milward was a professional footballer who played in the 1893 and 1897 FA Cup Finals for Everton and in the 1900 FA Cup Final for Southampton.-Playing career:... , Dave Waugh	4,000

Sources

• http://www.evertonfc.com/stats/?mode=players&era_id=1&season_id=2&seasons=2
• http://www.allfootballers.com