- Sam Raybould's first game after being banned for seven months for agreeing a move to Southern League Portsmouth. The Southern League was the dominant competition in Southern and Central England outside The Football League. When The Football League was founded in 1888 it was based entirely in the North and Midlands with the establishment of County Football Association's in the South being firmly opposed to professionalism. Portsmouth tried to use lack of regulations of transfers between the leagues to their advantage, but their approach was deemed as illegal and Sam Raybould was suspended.
