1890–91 Aston Villa F.C. season

English football club season December 2014 May 2026 Aston Villa 1890–91 George Ramsay Ground Wellington Road Football League 9th FA Cup Round 2 _skyblueborder _villa1890 _claretborder A70C1C A70C1C 3399FF FFFFFF A70C1C _old_laced 000000 1889–90 1891–92 The Football League 1890–91 Everton1st English title Jack Southworth(26 goals)https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engtops.html English League Leading Goalscorers RSSSF 2010-10-31 Derby County 9–0 Wolves(10 January 1891) Blackburn 1–7 Notts County(14 March 1891) Derby County 8–5 Blackburn(6 September 1890) 132 554 6,413 1889–90 1891–92 Early history of Aston Villa F.C. Aston Villa records and statistics 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.Kendrick Mat https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-the-day-the-claret-and-blues-157375 Aston Villa: The day the claret and blues won the baseball league Birmingham Mail 2016-10-03 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.The Baseball Championship: Aston Villa the Winners Sporting Life 3 September 1890 1 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,Derby Baseball Grounds: Notice Derby Daily Telegraph 4 August 1890 3 despite evidence to the contrary. There were debuts for Walter Evans, Fred Marshall,https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/fred-marshall Tom McKnight, Charles Harley, George Campbell, James Brown and Charlie Athersmith.https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/villa-seasons Aston Villa's Seasons AVFC History As late as 1901, in the warm weather months, Villa would forgo their heavier woollen club colours in favour of thin cotton red shirts.Aston Villa, Sports Argus, 14 September 1901 League 1890–91 Football League First Division y AST Matches The table below lists all the results of Aston Villa in the Football League for the 1890–91 season 6 September 1890 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/90 Aston Villa Albert Brown Molineux L 13 September 1890 Aston Villa 3–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/91 Notts County Albert Brown; Tom McKnight; Jack Graham Wellington Road W 20 September 1890 Burnley 2–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/92 Aston Villa Tom McKnight Turf Moor L 27 September 1890 Aston Villa 0–4 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/93 West Bromwich Albion Wellington Road L 4 October 1890 Bolton Wanderers 4–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/94 Aston Villa Pike's Lane L 11 October 1890 Aston Villa 2–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/95 Everton Daniel Paton; Jimmy Cowan Wellington Road D 18 October 1890 Derby County 5–4 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/96 Aston Villa Dennis Hodgetts; Jimmy Cowan Racecourse Ground L 25 October 1890 Aston Villa 4–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/97 Derby County Billy Dickson; Jimmy Cowan; Albert Brown; Dennis Hodgetts Wellington Road W 1 November 1890 West Bromwich Albion 0–3 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/98 Aston Villa Albert Brown; Billy Dickson Stoney Lane W 8 November 1890 Aston Villa 4–4 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/99 Burnley Billy Dickson; Jimmy Cowan; Albert Brown; Jack Graham Wellington Road D 15 November 1890 Aston Villa 3–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/100 Accrington Jack Graham; Dennis Hodgetts; Albert Brown Wellington Road W 22 November 1890 Aston Villa 5–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/101 Bolton Wanderers Albert Brown (2); James Brown; George Campbell; Billy Dickson Wellington Road W 29 November 1890 Notts County 7–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/102 Aston Villa Billy Dickson Trent Bridge L 6 December 1890 Blackburn Rovers 5–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/103 Aston Villa Billy Dickson Ewood Park L 13 December 1890 Aston Villa 2–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/104 Blackburn Rovers Albert Allen; Albert Brown Wellington Road D 26 December 1890 Aston Villa 0–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/105 Sunderland Wellington Road D 1 January 1891 Everton 5–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/106 Aston Villa Anfield L 10 January 1891 Sunderland 5–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/107 Aston Villa Jack Graham Newcastle Road L 24 January 1891 Preston North End 4–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/109 Aston Villa Albert Brown Deepdale L 9 March 1891 Aston Villa 0–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/111 Preston North End Wellington Road L 14 March 1891 Aston Villa 6–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/112 Wolverhampton Wanderers Tom McKnight; Billy Dickson; Charlie Athersmith Wellington Road W 21 March 1891 Accrington 1–3 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/113 Aston Villa Jack Burton; Billy Dickson Thorneyholme Road W Source: avfchistory.co.uk FA Cup 1890–91 FA Cup 1st Round, 17 January 1891, London Casuals, Home, Won 13–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/108 2nd Round, 31 January 1891, Stoke, Away, Lost 0–3 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/110 Birmingham Senior Cup Birmingham Senior Cup References External links avfchistory.co.uk The Matches Category:Aston Villa F.C. seasons Aston Villa