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Pre-Season League Table

	WPBL Rankings		Division	Wins	Losses	Draws	KO	Points
1	John Knifton		HW	20	2	0	12	1460
2	John Banks		MW	15	2	0	14	1370
3	Charley Mitchell		HW	16	2	0	5	1338
4	Bill Farnan		HW	10	0	0	8	1326
5	Peter Newton		MW	9	0	0	8	1314
6	Bob Smith		WW	12	1	0	0	1282
7	John C Heenan		HW	18	3	1	14	1279
8	George Godfrey		HW	7	0	0	5	1253
9	Jake Kilrain		HW	10	3	0	5	1165
10	Bill Poole		HW	17	5	0	12	1157
11	George Holden		BW	15	5	1	6	1146
12	Mike Cleary		HW	6	1	2	5	1144
13	Mike Coburn		BW	16	5	2	4	1140
14	Jem Mace		HW	7	2	0	1	1131
15	Billy Parkinson		FW	8	2	1	3	1130
16	Paddy Ryan		HW	13	5	0	8	1114

1880 Premier Division Schedule

John Knifton		John Banks		Charley Mitchell		Bill Farnan
Round	Opponent	Round	Opponent	Round	Opponent	Round	Opponent
1	John Banks	1	John Knifton	1	Peter Newton	1	George Godfrey
2	Bill Farnan	2	Charley Mitchell	2	John Banks	2	John Knifton
3	George Godfrey	3	Bob Smith	3	John C Heenan	3	Peter Newton
4	John C Heenan	4	George Godfrey	4	Bill Farnan	4	Charley Mitchell
5	Bob Smith	5	Peter Newton	5	George Godfrey	5	John C Heenan
6	Charley Mitchell	6	John C Heenan	6	John Knifton	6	Bob Smith
7	Peter Newton	7	Bill Farnan	7	Bob Smith	7	John Banks
8	Paddy Ryan	8	Jake Kilrain	8	Mike Coburn	8	Bill Poole
9	Mike Cleary	9	Jem Mace	9	Paddy Ryan	9	Jake Kilrain
10	Jake Kilrain	10	Paddy Ryan	10	George Holden	10	Billy Parkinson
11	Bill Poole	11	George Holden	11	Mike Cleary	11	Jem Mace
12	Mike Coburn	12	Billy Parkinson	12	Jake Kilrain	12	Paddy Ryan
13	Billy Parkinson	13	Mike Cleary	13	Jem Mace	13	George Holden
14	Jem Mace	14	Bill Poole	14	Billy Parkinson	14	Mike Coburn
15	George Holden	15	Mike Coburn	15	Bill Poole	15	Mike Cleary
Peter Newton		Bob Smith		John C Heenan		George Godfrey
Round	Opponent	Round	Opponent	Round	Opponent	Round	Opponent
1	Charley Mitchell	1	John C Heenan	1	Bob Smith	1	Bill Farnan
2	John C Heenan	2	George Godfrey	2	Peter Newton	2	Bob Smith
3	Bill Farnan	3	John Banks	3	Charley Mitchell	3	John Knifton
4	Bob Smith	4	Peter Newton	4	John Knifton	4	John Banks
5	John Banks	5	John Knifton	5	Bill Farnan	5	Charley Mitchell
6	George Godfrey	6	Bill Farnan	6	John Banks	6	Peter Newton
7	John Knifton	7	Charley Mitchell	7	George Godfrey	7	John C Heenan
8	Billy Parkinson	8	Mike Cleary	8	George Holden	8	Jem Mace
9	Mike Coburn	9	Bill Poole	9	Billy Parkinson	9	George Holden
10	Bill Poole	10	Mike Coburn	10	Jem Mace	10	Mike Cleary
11	Paddy Ryan	11	Billy Parkinson	11	Mike Coburn	11	Jake Kilrain
12	George Holden	12	Jem Mace	12	Mike Cleary	12	Bill Poole
13	Jake Kilrain	13	Paddy Ryan	13	Bill Poole	13	Mike Coburn
14	Mike Cleary	14	George Holden	14	Jake Kilrain	14	Paddy Ryan
15	Jem Mace	15	Jake Kilrain	15	Paddy Ryan	15	Billy Parkinson
Jake Kilrain		Bill Poole		George Holden		Mike Cleary
Round	Opponent	Round	Opponent	Round	Opponent	Round	Opponent
1	Bill Poole	1	Jake Kilrain	1	Mike Coburn	1	Paddy Ryan
2	Mike Cleary	2	George Holden	2	Bill Poole	2	Jake Kilrain
3	Paddy Ryan	3	Jem Mace	3	Billy Parkinson	3	Mike Coburn
4	Billy Parkinson	4	Paddy Ryan	4	Mike Cleary	4	George Holden
5	Jem Mace	5	Mike Coburn	5	Paddy Ryan	5	Billy Parkinson
6	George Holden	6	Billy Parkinson	6	Jake Kilrain	6	Jem Mace
7	Mike Coburn	7	Mike Cleary	7	Jem Mace	7	Bill Poole
8	John Banks	8	Bill Farnan	8	John C Heenan	8	Bob Smith
9	Bill Farnan	9	Bob Smith	9	George Godfrey	9	John Knifton
10	John Knifton	10	Peter Newton	10	Charley Mitchell	10	George Godfrey
11	George Godfrey	11	John Knifton	11	John Banks	11	Charley Mitchell
12	Charley Mitchell	12	George Godfrey	12	Peter Newton	12	John C Heenan
13	Peter Newton	13	John C Heenan	13	Bill Farnan	13	John Banks
14	John C Heenan	14	John Banks	14	Bob Smith	14	Peter Newton
15	Bob Smith	15	Charley Mitchell	15	John Knifton	15	Bill Farnan
Mike Coburn		Jem Mace		Billy Parkinson		Paddy Ryan
Round	Opponent	Round	Opponent	Round	Opponent	Round	Opponent
1	George Holden	1	Billy Parkinson	1	Jem Mace	1	Mike Cleary
2	Billy Parkinson	2	Paddy Ryan	2	Mike Coburn	2	Jem Mace
3	Mike Cleary	3	Bill Poole	3	George Holden	3	Jake Kilrain
4	Jem Mace	4	Mike Coburn	4	Jake Kilrain	4	Bill Poole
5	Bill Poole	5	Jake Kilrain	5	Mike Cleary	5	George Holden
6	Paddy Ryan	6	Mike Cleary	6	Bill Poole	6	Mike Coburn
7	Jake Kilrain	7	George Holden	7	Paddy Ryan	7	Billy Parkinson
8	Charley Mitchell	8	George Godfrey	8	Peter Newton	8	John Knifton
9	Peter Newton	9	John Banks	9	John C Heenan	9	Charley Mitchell
10	Bob Smith	10	John C Heenan	10	Bill Farnan	10	John Banks
11	John C Heenan	11	Bill Farnan	11	Bob Smith	11	Peter Newton
12	John Knifton	12	Bob Smith	12	John Banks	12	Bill Farnan
13	George Godfrey	13	Charley Mitchell	13	John Knifton	13	Bob Smith
14	Bill Farnan	14	John Knifton	14	Charley Mitchell	14	George Godfrey
15	John Banks	15	Peter Newton	15	George Godfrey	15	John C Heenan

The Premier division is well sticked for the initial campaign with stalwarts such as Charley Mitchell, George Godfrey and Jake Kilrain making the cut. The surprise is the table leader heading into the campaign John Knifton. Criticized for building his record against weak opponents the pundits expect Knifton to tumble from his lofty perch in short order within his first four fights, which include a brutal three fight stretch with Farnan, Godfrey and Heenan.