Date | Opponents | | Score | Scorers | Crowd | | LEAGUE & CUP MATCHES | | 20/8/88 | Nantwich Town | A | 0 - 5 | | | | 23/8/88 | Cheadle Town | H | 0 - 1 | | | | 27/8/88 | Blackpool Mechanics | H | 1 - 0 | C. Smith | | | 30/8/88 | Vauxhall G.M. | A | 0 - 1 | | | | 3/9/88 | Prescot Cables (FA Cup) | H | 0 - 0 | | | | 7/9/88 | Prescot Cables (FA Cup) | A | 0 - 1 | | | | 10/9/88 | Padiham | A | 0 - 1 | | | | 17/9/88 | Daisy Hill | A | 0 - 2 | | | | 24/9/88 | Maine Road | H | 0 - 2 | | | | 1/10/88 | Rolls Royce (Derbyshire Cup) | A | 3 - 0 | Cumpsty, Williamson, Sykes | | | 8/10/88 | Newcastle Town (FA Vase) | A | 2 - 2 | Cumpsty, Lowrie | | | 15/10/88 | Newcastle Town (FA Vase) | H | 0 - 1 | | | | 22/10/88 | Warrington Town (League Cup) | H | 1 - 1 | Wood | | | 29/10/88 | Heanor Town (Derbyshire Cup) | H | 0 - 2 | | | | 5/11/88 | Wren Rovers | A | 3 - 5 | Wood(3) | | | 12/11/88 | Cheadle Town | A | 1 - 3 | Orentas | | | 19/11/88 | Warrington Town (League Cup) | A | 0 - 2 | | | | 26/11/88 | Atherton Collieries | H | 2 - 1 | Hennegan, Cole | | | 3/12/88 | Maghull | H | 5 - 1 | Hayes(3), Hennegan, Cole | | | 10/12/88 | Chadderton | A | 2 - 2 | Hayes, Hennegan | | | 17/12/88 | Padiham | H | 1 - 0 | Mee | | | 24/12/88 | Blackpool Mechanics | A | 2 - 1 | Hennegan(2) | | | 31/12/88 | Vauxhall G.M. | H | 1 - 1 | Hennegan | | | 7/1/89 | Bacup Borough | A | 1 - 6 | Hennegan | | | 14/1/89 | Daisy Hill | H | 1 - 2 | Hennegan | | | 21/1/89 | Ashton Town | A | 2 - 1 | Hennegan, Hayes | | | 4/2/89 | Newcastle Town | A | 0 - 1 | | | | 11/2/89 | Newcastle Town | H | 1 - 1 | Hayes | | | 4/3/89 | Great Harwood Town | A | 0 - 2 | | | | 11/3/89 | Newton | H | 3 - 0 | Howard, Cole, Wardhaugh | | | 18/3/89 | Ashton Town | H | 1 - 1 | Wardhaugh | | | 25/3/89 | Maine Road | A | 0 - 3 | | | | 27/3/89 | Chadderton | H | 0 - 1 | | | | 1/4/89 | Wren Rovers | H | 2 - 1 | Dinsdale, Hayes | | | 8/4/89 | Bacup Borough | H | 1 - 3 | Moriarty | | | 15/4/89 | Atherton Collieries | A | 1 - 2 | Dinsdale | | | 18/4/89 | Oldham Town | H | 1 - 1 | Hennegan | | | 22/4/89 | Great Harwood Town | H | 1 - 0 | Hayes | | | 25/4/89 | Newton | A | 2 - 2 | Moloney, Hennegan | | | 29/4/89 | Nantwich Town | H | 3 - 2 | Hennegan, Dinsdale, Own Goal | | | 2/5/89 | Oldham Town | A | 3 - 3 | Hennegan(2), Hayes | | | 6/5/89 | Maghull | A | 1 - 2 | Hennegan | |
PLAYER | League | FA Cup | FA Vase | League Cup | Derbyshire | TOTAL | | Brian Hennegan | 15 | - | - | - | - | 15 | | Jimmy Hayes | 9 | - | - | - | - | 9 | | Brian Wood | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | | John Cole | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | | Brian Dinsdale | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| | Premier Division | Final Table | | | TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | PTS | | 1 | Vauxhall GM | 34 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 68 | 17 | 58 | | 2 | Maine Road | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 96 | 40 | 51 | | 3 | Chadderton | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 71 | 29 | 49 | | 4 | Wren Rovers | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 77 | 45 | 48 | | 5 | Nantwich Town | 34 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 66 | 28 | 44 | | 6 | Newcastle Town | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 53 | 37 | 40 | | 7 | Great Harwood Town | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 52 | 40 | 38 | | 8 | Maghull | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 46 | 44 | 37 | | 9 | Bacup Borough | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 55 | 57 | 34 | | 10 | Daisy Hill | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 36 | 49 | 30 | | 11 | Atherton Collieries | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 52 | 58 | 29 | | 12 | Padiham | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 57 | 28 | | 13 | Glossop | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 42 | 60 | 27 | | 14 | Cheadle Town | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 46 | 67 | 27 | | 15 | Oldham Town | 34 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 46 | 66 | 23 | | 16 | Blackpool Mechanics | 34 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 46 | 72 | 23 | | 17 | Ashton Town | 34 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 31 | 68 | 19 | | 18 | Newton | 34 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 111 | 7 |
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