The club optimistically entered the Lancashire Senior Cup straight after foundation, but lost by a competition record score of 23–0 to Witton F.C.

[2] In 1885, the club used the proceeds from a Liverpool Senior Cup tie against Everton at Anfield to build an enclosure at Walton Stiles and set up a new home there.

[5] However, while the club could attract 2,000 fans when hosting Everton,[6] more regular matches only brought in a "poor attendance".

[7] The club's one match in the main section of the FA Cup, in 1887–88, a 5–1 defeat at home to Halliwell (having reached half-time 1–0 up), only attracted a crowd of 1,000.

[9] The club's best run in the Liverpool Senior Cup came in 1887–88, the expulsion of Everton for breaches of residency rules removing much of the interest from the competition.

[25] Alec Dick, Archie Goodall, William Brown, Charles McGoldrick - future Evertonians.