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The 1888–89 season was Preston North End's first season in the Football League which had just been founded. Because of this Preston became one of the founder members of the Football League. Preston were very successful during the season as they went on to claim the league and cup double without being defeated which earned the squad legendary status in league football. They were dubbed by the reporters at the time as the 'invincibles'.
Contents
Final league table
Key: P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points
Results
Preston's score comes first
References
1888–89 Preston North End F.C. season Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA