[3] Although the club did not enter the FA Cup until 1887–88, it had an inadvertent impact on an earlier tournament.

[4] The club's first FA Cup appearance was in the final year before qualifying rounds.

[5] The club's run ended in the third round at Derby County in front of a disappointing crowd of 2,000.

[7] The club seems to have reverted to its former name at a later stage, and was still attracting crowds of 1,000 to its matches in 1896;[8] however, it was advertising for players for the 1896–97 season,[9] and does not seem to have lasted beyond that.

[11] William Carr was the club's only England international player, earning one cap in 1875.