1887/88: West End Show
Appearances & Goals
| NSC | ACC | F | ||||||
| A | G | A | G | A | G | |||
| Colin Campbell | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||
| Thomas Carson | 1 | |||||||
| James Cleghorn | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| James Cowe | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| Peter Cowe | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||||
| Andrew Dixon | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||
| Jack Dixon | 1 | |||||||
| Tom Dixon | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Phillip Dodds | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Jack Gray | 2 | |||||||
| John Lillie | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||||
| Alex Murphy | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| Harry Nicholson | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| John Nicholson | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Robert Rhind | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| James Rollo | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| James Sherlaw | 1 | |||||||
| William Smith | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||||
| Andrew Thompson | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| John White | 1 | |||||||
| Number of players used: 20 | ||||||||
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Results
| Date | C | V | Opposition | Res | i | |||
| Oct | 22 | F | A | Galagate Lads | W | 5-1 | Saturday 22 October 1887 Friendly Galagate Lads 1-5 Berwick Rangers HT: Berwick Rangers: J Cleghorn, A Thompson, R Rhind, J Lillie, C Campbell, J Cowe, W Smith, P Cowe, A Murphy, T Dixon,
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| 29 | F | A | Tweedside Wanderers | W | 2-0 | Saturday 29 October 1887 Friendly Tweedside Wanderers 0-2 Berwick Rangers HT: 0-2 Berwick Rangers: T Dixon, H Nicholson A Murphy, P Cowe, J Gray, J Lillie, C Campbell, R Rhind, W Smith, J Nicholson, H Nicholson, T Dixon, Tweedside Wanderers: G Hindmarsh, H Payne, J Clark, J Stewart, J Tait, C Bruce, J Lee, J Wight, G Bryson, P Dodds, G Gibson | ||
| Nov | 19 | F | H | Tweedside Wanderers | W | 6-2 | Saturday 19 November 1887 Friendly Berwick Rangers 6-2 Tweedside Wanderers HT:
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| 26 | F | H | Alnwick WMC | W | 2-1 | Saturday 26 November 1887 Friendly Berwick Rangers 2-1 Alnwick WMC HT:
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| Dec | 10 | F | A | Belford | W | 2-0 | Saturday 10 December 1887 Friendly Belford 0-2 Berwick Rangers HT:
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| 24 | F | A | Tweedside Wanderers | W | 3-1 | Saturday 24 December 1887 Friendly Tweedside Wanderers 1-3 Berwick Rangers HT:
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| Jan | 7 | NSC 1 | H | Border Hibernians | W | 12-0 | Saturday 7 January 1888 Northumberland Senior Cup Round 1 Berwick Rangers 12-0 Border Hibernians HT: Berwick Rangers: J Cleghorn, A Thompson, R Rhind, J Lillie, C Campbell, J Cowe, W Smith, P Cowe, A Murphy, T Dixon,
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| 14 | F | H | Tweedside Wanderers | W | 8-1 | Saturday 14 January 1888 Friendly Berwick Rangers 8-1 Tweedside Wanderers HT: Berwick Rangers: J Cleghorn, A Thompson, R Rhind, J Lillie, C Campbell, J Cowe, W Smith, P Cowe, A Murphy, T Dixon,
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| 21 | NSC 2 | H | Newcastle West End | L | 0-5 | Saturday 21 January 1888 Northumberland Senior Cup Round 2 Berwick Rangers 0-5 Newcastle West End HT: 0-3 Att: 1100 Berwick Rangers: A Murphy, P Cowe, R Rhind, J Cleghorn, C Campbell, J Lillie, T Dixon, H Nicholson, A Dixon, J Rollo, Newcastle West End: T Fyfe, R McDermid, J Taylor, W Swinburne, J Raylston, J Smart, J Barker, J McColl, T Nicholson, | ||
| Mar | 3 | ACC 1 | A | Ashington Rising Star 2nd XI | L | 0-1 | Saturday 3 March 1888 Ashington Challenge Cup Round 1 Ashington Rising Star 2nd XI 1-0 Berwick Rangers HT: 1-0 Berwick Rangers: J Cleghorn, P Cowe, J Cowe, J Lillie, C Campbell, R Rhind, W Smith, A Dixon, T Dixon, J Nicholson, Ashington Reserves: T Cook, T Cowan, T Weatherston, J Jackson, J Weatherston, T Nelson, G Bell, H Thompson, J Armstrong, | |
| Apr | 2 | F | A | Alnwick WMC | L | 0-1 | Monday 2 April 1888 Friendly Alnwick WMC 1-0 Berwick Rangers HT: Berwick Rangers: J Cleghorn, H Nicholson, T Carson, P Cowe, C Campbell, A Murphy, J Sherlaw, A Dixon, T Dixon, Alnwick WMC : W Taylor, R Robinson, D Connors, W Duns, H Thompson, B Thompson, Thomas, F Tucker, J Pendleton, | |
| May | 15 | F | H | Tweedside Wanderers | L | 1-2 | Tuesday 15 May 1888 Friendly Berwick Rangers 1-2 Tweedside Wanderers HT: Berwick Rangers: A Thompson, H Nicholson, J Gray, J Lillie, C Campbell, J Cowe, J Rollo, A Dixon, J Dixon, T Dixon, Tweedside Wanderers: G Dodds, A Makins, J Clark, J Smith, J Mosley, J Richardson, J Hastie, G Bryson, W Sheil, J Wight, R Craik | |
Competition Results
Northumberland Senior Cup
| R1N | 7 Jan | Ashington Rising Star | 6-0 | Blyth Rangers | |
| R1N | 7 Jan | Berwick Rangers | 12-0 | Border Hibernians | |
| R1N | 7 Jan | Seaside Rovers | 4-0 | Tweedside Wanderers | |
| R1N | 7 Jan | Shankhouse | 9-1 | Backworth Hotspur | |
| R1N bye: Bedlington West End, Morpeth Harriers, Newsham Rangers, Dudley Weetslade | |||||
| R1S | 7 Jan | Milkwellburn | 0-4 | Brunswick | * |
| R1S | 7 Jan | Point Pleasant | 0-19 | Newcastle East End | |
| R1S | 7 Jan | Walbottle | 0-20 | Elswick Rangers | |
| R1S bye: Corbridge, Harp, North Eastern, Newcastle West End, Rendle | |||||
| R2 | 21 Jan | Ashington Rising Star | 6-1 | Dudley Weetslade | |
| R2 | 21 Jan | Bedlington West End | 1-4 | Morpeth Harriers | |
| R2 | 21 Jan | Berwick Rangers | 0-5 | Newcastle West End | |
| R2 | 21 Jan | Corbridge Harp | 2-5 | North Eastern | |
| R2 | 21 Jan | Harp | 4-4 | Milkwellburn | |
| R2 | 21 Jan | Newcastle East End | 1-3 | Elswick Rangers | |
| R2 | 21 Jan | Rendle | 12-0 | Seaside Rovers | |
| R2 | 21 Jan | Shankhouse | 15-0 | Newsham Rangers | |
| R2R | 28 Jan | Milkwellburn | 2-5 | Harp | |
| R3 | 4 Feb | Newcastle West End | 15-0 | North Eastern | |
| R3 | 4 Feb | Morpeth Harriers | 4-1 | Rendle | |
| R3 | 4 Feb | Elswick Rangers | 15-0 | Harp | |
| R3 | 4 Feb | Shankhouse | 7-1 | Ashington Rising Star | |
| SF | 18 Feb | Shankhouse | 1-0 | Morpeth Harriers | |
| SF | 25 Feb | Newcastle West End | 1-1 | Elswick Rangers | |
| SFR | 10 Mar | Newcastle West End | 3-0 | Elswick Rangers | |
| F | 24 Mar | Newcastle West End | 6-3 | Shankhouse | |
| At Heaton (Newcastle East End ground) | |||||
| * Brunswick scratched after winning. | |||||
Ashington Challenge Cup
| R1 | 3 Mar | Ashington Rising Star 2nd XI | 1-0 | Berwick Rangers |
| R1 | 3 Mar | Bedlington West End | 9-3 | Burradon Athletic |
| R1 | 3 Mar | North Seaton Institute | 0-1 | Broomhill Rovers |
| R1 | 3 Mar | Sunderland 2nd XI | 5-0 | Backworth Hotspur |
| R1 bye: Ashington Rising Star, Mickley, Morpeth Harriers, Wriddrington | ||||
| R2 | 31 Mar | Ashington Rising Star 2nd XI | Mickley | |
| R2 | 31 Mar | Bedlington West End | 3-0 | Sunderland 2nd XI |
| R2 | 31 Mar | Broomhill Rovers | Wriddrington | |
| R2 | 31 Mar | Morpeth Harriers | 3-3 | Ashington Rising Star |
| R2R | 7 Apr | Ashington Rising Star | 0-3 | Morpeth Harriers |
| SF | 14 Apr | Ashington Rising Star 2nd XI | 5-2 | Bedlington West End |
| SF | 28 Apr | Morpeth Harriers | 2-0 | Broomhill Rovers |
| F | 12 May | Morpeth Harriers | 7-0 | Ashington Rising Star 2nd XI |
| At The Recreation Ground, Ashington | ||||
Berwick Rangers continued with their dominance of local football with some impressive results in the opening half of the season. Against the county sides, Rangers were narrowing the gap with Alnwick Working Men's Club and were unlucky to lose 1-0 at Ashington against their reserve team.
October
22. The season opened with Berwick Rangers beating the newly formed Galagate Lads at Norham 5-1.
29. Tweedside Wanderers were constantly on the defensive, when they played hosts to Berwick Rangers at the Meadow Field, as from beginning to end Rangers showed their superiority. Tom Dixon opened the scoring, followed by a disputed goal by Harry Nicholson which was allowed to stand after a lot of wrangling. Rangers claimed another goal in the second half, but this time they withdrew their claim, and the game ended 2-0 in Berwick's favour.
November
19. There were no disputes in the return match against the Wanderers at the Pier Field, in which Rangers finished comfortable 6-2 winners.
26. Berwick Rangers made it three wins out of three when they beat Alnwick Working Men's Club in front of a large crowd, under ideal conditions, at the Pier Field. Berwick held the upper hand throughout the match and should have won by a much larger margin than the 2-1 scoreline suggested.
December
10. Berwick Rangers travelled south to play Belford in a friendly at the Cricket Ground and returned with a 2-0 victory.
24. In preparation for their Northumberland Senior Cup campaign, Berwick Rangers played a festive friendly against the Tweedside Wanderers. The Wanderers again proved no match for their rivals with Berwick winning 3-1.
January
7. In the draw for the Senior Cup, Berwick Rangers were drawn against local side Border Hibernians. The Hibernians were no match even for the under-strength Rangers team and were thrashed 12-0. However, the match was ordered to be replayed, due to the Rangers fielding an unregistered player.
14. The draw for the second round of the Northumberland Senior Cup had already taken place, with the winners of the replay to face the Newcastle West End However, the Hibernians scratched and the Saturday void was taken up with Rangers hosting Tweedside Wanderers and winning 8-1.
21. Despite the cold and showery weather, over 1000 spectators turn out on the Pier Field to watch Berwick Rangers take on Newcastle West End in the second-round of the Northumberland Senior Cup, but Rangers were simply no match for the West End and were beaten 5-0. The West End played slick passing football and deservedly took the lead after only 15 minutes. Two more goals before half-time put them in total control. The second half saw the Tynesiders continue to assert their superiority, scoring another two goals in the process. Berwick preferred to shoot from long range and were simply no match for the West End.
March
3. The weather played its part when Berwick Rangers travelled to the Recreation Ground to play the Ashington reserve team in the first round of the Ashington Challenge Cup. The home side won the toss and chose to play with the wind in their favour. The opening minutes saw some rough and wild play, and it came as no surprise when Ashington took the lead with only ten minutes played. Rangers thought they could turn things around after the interval, but a determined home defence prevented them from registering on the scoresheet.
April
2. Alnwick was the Easter holiday Monday destination. The game was played in front of a large holiday crowd, who were entertained with a well-contested encounter that ended in a slender 1-0 victory for the Working Men's Club.
May
15. The season ended with a late friendly played between two scratch sides of Berwick Rangers and Tweedside Wanderers, who had the assistance of three Seaside Rovers' players. The Wanderers won 2-1 after a very rough and ungentlemanly game.