The Wednesday Season Scrapbook 1889/90: Days of Alliance

In 1889, a group of prominent football clubs denied entry to the newly founded Football League came together to form their own rival organisation - the Football Alliance. The Wednesday, then the premiere club in Sheffield, were one of the founder members and went on to become the first ever champions. That same season, the Wednesday reached the Final of the F.A. Cup competition, the first Yorkshire club ever to achieve that landmark. This is the story of those acheivements, told through the press coverage of the time.

Every match of the season covered, including full period match report and additional commentary by the author.