<page_title> 1887–88 Stoke F.C. season </page_title> <section_title> FA Cup </section_title> <table> <cell> Burslem Port Vale <col_header> Opponent </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1–0 <col_header> Result </col_header> </cell> <cell> Lawton <col_header> Scorers </col_header> </cell> <cell> R4 <col_header> Round </col_header> </cell> <cell> Stoke received a Bye <col_header> Date </col_header> <col_header> Opponent </col_header> <col_header> Venue </col_header> <col_header> Result </col_header> <col_header> Attendance </col_header> <col_header> Scorers </col_header> </cell> <cell> West Bromwich Albion <col_header> Opponent </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1–4 <col_header> Result </col_header> </cell> </table>
In the 1887–88 FA Cup, Stoke beat Burslem Port Vale by 1–0 with a goal from Lawton and received a fourth round Bye before losing 4–1 to West Bromwich Albion.