# 1889–90 Royal Arsenal F.C. season

1889–90 marked the 4th season of the club that was to become Arsenal F.C. They remained at the Manor Field in Plumstead for the second consecutive season, and competed in four cup competitions, including the FA Cup, for the first time, reaching the fourth qualifying round. This season saw Arsenal win their first silverware, in the form of the Kent Senior Cup and the London Charity Cup, whilst also finishing runners up in the London Senior Cup.

## Players

Below is a list of players who made at least one appearance for Royal Arsenal during the season, with number of appearances, and goals. Debutantes are marked in Bold, whilst goalkeepers are marked in Italics. David Danskin again captained Arsenal for the season. Out of 41 games played across the season, 39 full lineups were recorded, with the other 2 games line-ups being partially recorded.
| | FA Cup | FA Cup | Other Cups | Other Cups | Friendlies | Friendlies | Total | Total |
| Player | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals |
| H. Barbour | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 33 | 33 |
| JM. Bates | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 34 | 1 |
| FW. Beardsley | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| A. Brown | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| WC. Campbell | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 14 |
| JM. Charteris | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 |
| AF. Christmas | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| P. Connolly | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 37 | 6 |
| JB. Crichton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| D. Danskin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T. Denham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T. Dixon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| WC. Edwards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| R. Foster | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| WE. Fry | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| S. Gardiner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| AW. George | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| D. Gloak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| RJ. Grandison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| E. Hartland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FB. Hills | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| RT. Horsington | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 22 | 7 |
| D. Howat | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 27 | 1 |
| JW. Julian | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 31 | 2 |
| J. Kime | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| JD. McBean | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| M. McFie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JW. Meggs | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 24 | 18 |
| JA. Morris | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| HT. Offer | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 31 | 3 |
| J. Pell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| HR. Robertson | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 27 |
| WW. Scott | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| WS. Stewart | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| WE. Thomas | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| H. Tomes | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| J. Walton | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| E. Williams | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| J. Wilson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |

## Matches

Below is a list of results of all fixtures played by the Royal Arsenal during the season. Out of 41 games, 4 of these were FA Cup fixtures, another 11 were competitive fixtures for other cups. They also played 26 friendlies. The overall season record stands at 31 wins, 5 draws, and 5 losses.
| Date | Opponent | Ground | Competition | Result | Attendance |
| 7 September 1889 | London Caledonians F.C. | H | | 2-2 | 1500 |
| 14 September 1889 | Casuals | H | | 6-0 | 2500 |
| 21 September 1889 | Tottenham Hotspur F.C. | H | | 10-1 | 1500 |
| 28 September 1889 | Unity | H | | 8-0 | 1200 |
| 5 October 1889 | Lyndhurst F.C. | H | FA Cup | 11-0 | 2500 |
| 12 October 1889 | 5th Northumberland Fusiliers | H | | 6-1 | |
| 19 October 1889 | St. Marks College | A | | 2-1 | |
| 26 October 1889 | Thorpe | A | FA Cup | 2-2 | 1000 |
| 2 November 1889 | Unity | H | LSC | 4-1 | 2000 |
| 9 November 1889 | West Kent | H | KSC | 10-1 | 1000 |
| 16 November 1889 | Crusaders | H | FA Cup | 5-2 | 4500 |
| 23 November 1889 | Foxes | H | LSC | 4-1 | 2000 |
| 30 November 1889 | Great Marlow | A | | 0-2 | |
| 7 December 1889 | Swifts | H | FA Cup | 1-5 | 6000 |
| 14 December 1889 | Gravesend | A | KSC | 7-2 | 800 |
| 14 December 1889 | St. Martins Athletic | H | LSC | 6-0 | |
| 21 December 1889 | Ilford F.C. | A | | 2-0 | |
| 25 December 1889 | Preston Hornets | H | | 5-0 | 4000 |
| 26 December 1889 | Chatham | A | | 2-2 | 5000 |
| 27 December 1889 | Reading Town F.C. | H | | 5-1 | |
| 4 January 1890 | Windsor Phoenix | H | | 3-1 | 2500 |
| 11 January 1890 | London Caledonians | N | LSC | 3-1 | 5000 |
| 18 January 1890 | Old Harrovians | H | | 2-1 | 2000 |
| 25 January 1890 | Foxes | H | | 7-2 | 1000 |
| 1 February 1890 | Great Marlow | H | LCC | 4-1 | 5000 |
| 8 February 1890 | Chiswick Park | H | | 1-1 | 4000 |
| 15 February 1890 | Chatham | A | KSC | 5-0 | 3000 |
| 22 February 1890 | 2nd Battalions Scots Guard | H | | 3-0 | 3000 |
| 1 March 1890 | Birmingham St. Georges | H | | 1-4 | 4000 |
| 8 March 1890 | Old Westminsters F.C. | N | LSC (Final) | 0-1 | 5000 |
| 15 March 1890 | Ilford | A | | 4-1 | |
| 22 March 1890 | Thanet Wanderers | N | KSC (Final) | 3-0 | 5000 |
| 29 March 1890 | Clapton F.C. | A | | 0-2 | 2000 |
| 31 March 1890 | Mr. WH Loraine's XI | H | | 3-1 | 3000 |
| 5 April 1890 | Old Westminsters | N | LCC (Final) | 3-1 | 10000 |
| 7 April 1890 | 1st Lincolnshire Regiment | H | | 2-1 | 4000 |
| 12 April 1890 | Great Marlow | H | | 3-1 | 3000 |
| 19 April 1890 | Chatham | H | | 1-0 | 4000 |
| 26 April 1890 | Clapton | H | | 6-1 | 4000 |
| 3 May 1890 | London Caledonians/Clapton XI | H | | 3-2 | 8000 |
| 10 May 1890 | Millwall F.C. | A | | 3-3 | 800 |