The Invincibles is a label given to a football league team that plays a whole season unbeaten. Arsenal achieved it most recently, but which team did it in 1888-89?
James Trainer James Trainer (born 7 January 1863, Wrexham - died 5 August 1915, Paddington, Central London, England) was a Welsh association football player of the Victorian era. He was named the best goalkeeper of the English Football League several years in a row starting with the initial season of 1888–89, when he was part of the unbeaten Preston North End team nicknamed "The Invincibles".
1902–03 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season The 1902–03 season was Burslem Port Vale's fifth consecutive season (ninth overall) of football in the Football League. Finishing in ninth place for the second time in three years, it would take just over two decades for the club to again reach the heights of a top ten second tier finish. Their success was down mainly due to their home form, and in fact a club record 29 away games without a win began on 17 January 1903. Adrian Capes would become the club's top scorer for the third successive season.