Notes on scoring: •
For the rugby matches in the British Isles, Victoria, and New Zealand tries scored one point, conversions two points, and penalties and drop goals three points. •
For the rugby matches in New South Wales tries scored three points, conversions two points, and drop goals four points. •
For the rugby matches in Queensland tries scored two points, conversions three points, and drop goals four points. •
For Victorian Rules matches the numbers in brackets under points scored states the goals, then behinds (goals/behinds). •
For Victorian Rules matches the number before the brackets is the score calculated with goals worth six points, and behinds one. Notes on matches: •
The match record for the British Isles is considered complete, however the match record of the Victorian Rules and Association football matches in the Australian leg of the tour is a matter of some debate. The list of Victorian Rules matches was compiled by historian Greg Ryan and relied heavily on coverage of the matches in the Melbourne press. The frequency of matches suggests the list is complete. Notes on opposition: • ''As the tour occurred before the
1895 schism of rugby football—where many northern English rugby clubs left the
Rugby Football Union to form the
Northern Union—many of the team's opponents in the British Isles later elected to play rugby league rather than rugby union. The links in the tables below link to those clubs regardless of what code they subsequently played.'' •
At least one club, Manningham F.C., has since converted to association football. Summary in October 1888
New Zealand and Victoria Source:
British Isles Source:
Australia Source:
New Zealand Source:
Victorian Rules in Australia Source:
Association football in Australia Source: == Notes ==