[6] Staveley took the much bigger Sheffield Wednesday club to two replays in the third round, losing at the Lockwood Brothers ground at the third time of asking.

[10] In 1885–86, the club had a tough first round tie with Mexborough, which went to a replay; however Mexborough scratched from the competition on the morning of the match, because the Sheffield Football Association demanded a local cup tie with Owlerton take place on the same day, requiring Staveley to arrange a friendly against a local side (Lowgates F.C.)

[11] The club unexpectedly beat both Long Eaton Rangers and Nottingham Forest – in the latter game, relying on time-wasting to run the clock down, "repeatedly kicking out, and the ball was carried into neighbouring streets by the strong wind".

[14] Staveley had gone over 30 matches in the season without defeat[15] before meeting Blackburn Rovers again in the fifth round, but the repeat holders proved too strong for the club.

However Staveley was not considered for Football League membership, given the small size of the village and the low crowds that were likely.

The collision resulted in a ruptured bowel and he died in the dressing room at Grimsby in the arms of his Staveley and Derbyshire County Cricket Club teammate George Hay.

[32] The club's final match at the Recreation was a 2–1 defeat to Gainsborough Trinity on 19 April 1890, in front of 1,000 spectators,[33] as the MS&L railway from Beighton to Chesterfield was due to run through part of the ground.