1888–89 Aston Villa F.C. season

Aston Villa
1888–89 season
Manager Scotland George Ramsay
Football League 2nd
FA Cup Round 3
Top goalscorer League:
All: Albert Allen (19)

The 1888-89 season was the first season of the Football League. Aston Villa were one of the new league's 12 founding members and finished as runners-up of the Football League, behind double winners Preston North End. The 'Invincibles' from Lancashire also ended Villa's bid to win every single home game, with a 2–0 win at Wellington Road in Villa's last home fixture.

Villa's cup season ended with an 8–1 defeat by Blackburn Rovers that remained a club record until 2012.

Final league table

PosClubPWDLFAGAPts
1Preston North End22184074154.93340
2Aston Villa22125561431.41929
3Wolverhampton Wanderers22124650371.35128
4Blackburn Rovers22106666451.46726
5Bolton Wanderers221021063591.06822
6West Bromwich Albion221021040460.87022
7Accrington2268848481.00020
8Everton22921135460.76120
9Burnley22731242620.67717
10Derby County22721341610.67216
11Notts County22521540730.54812
12Stoke22441426510.51012

Key: P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points

Results

Aston Villa's score comes first

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
18 September 1888Wolverhampton WanderersA1 – 12,500Green
215 September 1888StokeH5 – 14,000Dixon, Brown, Green, Hunter, Allen
322 September 1888EvertonH2 – 14,000Hodgetts (2)
429 September 1888Notts CountyH9 – 14,000Green (3), Allen (3), Hunter (2), Hodgetts
56 October 1888EvertonA0 – 210,000
613 October 1888Blackburn RoversH6 – 15,000Goodall, Green, Brown, Allen (2), Hunter
720 October 1888Bolton WanderersA3 – 28,000Hodgetts, Hunter, Allen
827 October 1888AccringtonH4 – 36,000Allen, Brown (2), Hodgetts
93 November 1888StokeA1 – 14,000Allen
1010 November 1888Preston North EndA1 – 110,000Green
1117 November 1888Blackburn RoversA1 – 59,500Allen
1224 November 1888Wolverhampton WanderersH2 – 16,000Goodall (2)
138 December 1888Notts CountyA4 – 22,000Goodall (2), Brown, Green
1415 December 1888AccringtonA1 – 12,000Brown
1522 December 1888BurnleyH4 – 22,000Green, Goodall, Allen, Hunter
1629 December 1888Derby CountyH4 – 24,000Green (2), Allen, Goodall
175 January 1889BurnleyA0 – 46,000
1812 January 1889Bolton WanderersH6 – 22,000Brown, Allen, Hodgetts, Hunter, Green (2)
1919 January 1889West Bromwich AlbionH2 – 010,000Allen, Hodgetts
2026 January 1889West Bromwich AlbionA3 – 38,515Allen (2), Green
219 February 1889Preston North EndH0 – 210,000
229 March 1889Derby CountyA2 – 53,000Allen (2)

FA Cup

Main article: 1888–89 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
R12 February 1889 WittonH3 – 21,500Allen, Hunter, Green
R216 February 1889 Derby CountyH5 – 32,000Hunter (2), Hodgetts (2), Brown
R32 March 1889 Blackburn RoversA1 – 812,000Hodgetts

Appearances

Pos. Name League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FWEngland Albert Allen 2118312419
GKEngland Walter Ashmore 100010
FWEngland Arthur Brown 22731258
HBEngland John Burton 16030190
FBEngland Frank Coulton 19020210
FBEngland Gershom Cox 22030250
HBEngland Frankie Dawson 300030
HBEngland Harry Devey 21030240
HBEngland Arthur Dixon 310031
FWEngland Batty Garvey 200020
FWEngland Archie Goodall 14700147
FWEngland Tommy Green 2215312516
FWEngland Thomas Harrison 100010
FWEngland Dennis Hodgetts 177332010
FWEngland Archie Hunter 19633229
GKEngland Jimmy Warner 21030240
HBEngland Arthur Wollaston 401050
HBEngland Harry Yates 13020150

See also

References

Brown, Tony (2010). The Football League Match by Match 1888-89 to 1892-93. SoccerData. ISBN 978-1-899468-44-7. 

External links

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