1890–91 Aston Villa F.C. season

Aston Villa
1890–91 season
ManagerGeorge Ramsay
GroundWellington Road
Football League9th
FA CupRound 2
The Football League
Season1890–91
ChampionsEverton
1st English title
Matches132
Goals554 (4.2 per match)
Top goalscorerJack Southworth
(26 goals)[1]
Biggest home winDerby County 9–0 Wolves
(10 January 1891)
Biggest away winBlackburn 1–7 Notts County
(14 March 1891)
Highest scoringDerby County 8–5 Blackburn
(6 September 1890)
Average attendance6,413

The 1890–91 English football season saw Aston Villa's 3rd season in the Football League disappoint expectations when a ninth-placed finish required re-election to the Football League. They also had a poor season in the F.A. Cup going out in the second round against Stoke. As consolation Aston Villa won the 1890 National League of Baseball of Great Britain.

Aston Villa, now known exclusively as a football club, won their only professional baseball championship in 1890. The competition was hindered by poor weather and disappointing crowds and made a loss for its investors.[2] Aston Villa's win was not without controversy, however, with both Aston Villa and Preston North End being found guilty of cheating during the season.[3] For much of the season Derby Baseball Club did lead the championship, however, pressure from other teams in the league over the number of American players on the Derby team and low attendances led to Derby being expelled before the end of the season, though at the time the club insisted they had ‘retired’ as champions,[4] despite evidence to the contrary.

There were debuts for Walter Evans, Fred Marshall,[5] Tom McKnight, Charles Harley, George Campbell, James Brown and Charlie Athersmith.[6]

As late as 1901, in the warm weather months, Villa would forgo their heavier woollen club colours in favour of thin cotton red shirts.[7]

League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification
7 Sunderland 22 10 5 7 51 31 1.645 23[a]
8 Burnley 22 9 3 10 52 63 0.825 21
9 Aston Villa 22 7 4 11 45 58 0.776 18 Re-elected
10 Accrington 22 6 4 12 28 50 0.560 16
11 Derby County 22 7 1 14 47 81 0.580 15
Source:
Notes:
  1. ↑ Sunderland were deducted two points for fielding an unregistered player.[8]

Matches

The table below lists all the results of Aston Villa in the Football League for the 1890–91 season

DateOpponentVenueResultNotesScorers
6 Sep 1890WolvesMolineux1–2—Albert Brown [9]
13 Sep 1890Notts CountyWellington Road3–2—Albert Brown; Tom McKnight; Jack Graham [10]
20 Sep 1890BurnleyTurf Moor1–2—Tom McKnight [11]
27 Sep 1890West Bromwich AlbionWellington Road0–4—— [12]
4 Oct 1890Bolton WanderersPike's Lane0–4—— [13]
11 Oct 1890EvertonWellington Road2–2—Daniel Paton; Jimmy Cowan [14]
18 Oct 1890Derby CountyRacecourse Ground4–5—Dennis Hodgetts; Jimmy Cowan [15]
25 Oct 1890Derby CountyWellington Road4–0—Billy Dickson; Jimmy Cowan; Albert Brown; Dennis Hodgetts [16]
1 Nov 1890West Bromwich AlbionStoney Lane3–0—Albert Brown; Billy Dickson [17]
8 Nov 1890BurnleyWellington Road4–4—Billy Dickson; Jimmy Cowan; Albert Brown; Jack Graham [18]
15 Nov 1890AccringtonWellington Road3–1—Jack Graham; Dennis Hodgetts; Albert Brown [19]
22 Nov 1890Bolton WanderersWellington Road5–0—Albert Brown (2); James Brown; George Campbell; Billy Dickson [20]
29 Nov 1890Notts CountyTrent Bridge1–7—Billy Dickson [21]
6 Dec 1890Blackburn RoversEwood Park1–5—Billy Dickson [22]
13 Dec 1890Blackburn RoversWellington Road2–2—Albert Allen; Albert Brown [23]
26 Dec 1890SunderlandWellington Road0–0—— [24]
1 Jan 1891EvertonAnfield0–5—— [25]
10 Jan 1891SunderlandNewcastle Road1–5—Jack Graham [26]
24 Jan 1891Preston North EndDeepdale1–4—Albert Brown [27]
9 Mar 1891Preston North EndWellington Road0–1—— [28]
14 Mar 1891WolvesWellington Road6–2—Tom McKnight; Billy Dickson; Charlie Athersmith [29]
21 Mar 1891AccringtonThorneyholme Road3–1—Jack Burton; Billy Dickson [30]

Source: avfchistory.co.uk

FA Cup

References

  1. ↑ "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  2. ↑ Kendrick, Mat. "Aston Villa: The day the claret and blues won the baseball league". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "The Baseball Championship: Aston Villa the Winners". Sporting Life. 3 September 1890. p. 1.
  4. ↑ "Derby Baseball Grounds: Notice". Derby Daily Telegraph. 4 August 1890. p. 3.
  5. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/fred-marshall
  6. ↑ "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.
  7. ↑ Aston Villa, Sports Argus, 14 September 1901
  8. ↑ Rothmans Football Yearbook 1970–71, p. 233. The Queen Anne Press Limited, London, 1970.
  9. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/90
  10. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/91
  11. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/92
  12. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/93
  13. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/94
  14. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/95
  15. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/96
  16. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/97
  17. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/98
  18. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/99
  19. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/100
  20. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/101
  21. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/102
  22. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/103
  23. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/104
  24. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/105
  25. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/106
  26. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/107
  27. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/109
  28. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/111
  29. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/112
  30. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/113
  31. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/108
  32. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/110
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