on that day in 1887 there were 130 clubs engaged in the first round and there were other such overwheiming victories as accrington 11, rossendale 0; blackburn rovers 10, bury 0; notts rangers 10, jardiing 1; however prston north end surpassed themselves and everybody else.
the teams were:
hyde: bunyan; gregory, j. h. hall; hurst, bowers, wilson; j. hall, presslee, robinson, wood, and hodgkinson.
preston north end: addiso - howarth, n. j. ross; j. goodall, russell, graham; gordon, j. ross, thomson, dewhurst, and drummond. the referee was r. g. barlow, of manchester.
twelve goals were scored in the first half and 16 in the second half, and it was only in the latter period addison had to kick from goal. there were periods in the match when north end scored four goals in seven minutes; seven in 12 minutes; and six in 15 minutes james ross ebtained eight goals - still believed to be a cup record - john gordon and sam thompson five goals each, fred dewhurse, two goals, geordle drummone two goals, and n. j. ross, david russell and john goodall goal each!