1898–99 Aston Villa F.C. season

thumb|200px|left|The Aston Villa team of 1899 that won the First Division and the Sheriff of London Charity Shield (centre) English football club season December 2014 May 2026 Aston Villa 1898–99 George Ramsay Frederick Rinder First Division 1st (champions, 4th title) FA Cup First round Fred Wheldon (16) 1897–98 1899–1900 First Division 1898–99 Aston Villa, 4th English title Bolton Wanderers, Wednesday Steve Bloomer(23 goals) Derby County 9–0 Wednesday(21 January 1899) Liverpool 0–3 Aston Villa(15 October 1898)Nottingham Forest 0–3 Liverpool(26 November 1898)Wednesday 0–3 Liverpool(31 December 1898) Derby County 5–5 Everton(15 October 1898) 8 matchesAston Villa 17 matchesLiverpool 4 matchesEvertonSheffield UnitedSunderlandThe WednesdayWolverhampton Wanderers 41,000Aston Villa 5–0 Liverpool(29 April 1899) 1,000Bury 1–1 Newcastle United(22 October 1898)West Brom 2–0 Notts Forest(24 December 1898)West Brom 6–2 Blackburn(21 January 1899) 10,004 1897–98 1899–1900 Early history of Aston Villa Aston Villa records The 1898–99 English football season was Aston Villa's 11th season in the Football League, the top flight of English football. Villa were champions for an unequalled fourth time. Tommy Bowman was ever-present in the League campaign. There were debuts for Walter Leigh,https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/walter-leigh Albert Wilkes,https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/albert-wilkes Billy Haggart,https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/billy-haggart Frank Bedingfield,https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/frank-bedingfield Bobby Templetonhttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/bobby-templeton and Ralph Gaudie (5).https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/ralph-gaudiehttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/villa-seasons Aston Villa's Seasons AVFC History To ensure a competitive campaign Burslem Port Vale signed striker Howard Harvey from Aston Villa for £50 to bolster what remained a semi-professional squad.Kent Jeff The Valiants' Years: The Story Of Port Vale Witan Books 1990 50–70 The Hopeless Struggle (1898-1907) 0-9508981-4-7 Three of Villa’s 1897 double-winning team joined Celtic in the summer of 1897, so the previous season had proved to be a rebuilding period for the club. By the mid-point of 1898/99, Villa had a narrow lead over Everton and Burnley but a late season run by Liverpool dropped them to second place. It came down to ‘last-game decider’, with Villa at home to Liverpool. 41,000 spectators shoe-horned themselves into Villa Park to see an emphatic win by the home team, 5–0. Aston Villa Reserves won the Walsall Senior Cup in 1899.19 April 1899 Walsall Cup - Final Tie - Aston Villa Reserves vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers Reserves Birmingham Daily Mail24 March 1903 Walsall Cup - Final Tie - West Bromwich Albion Reserves vs. Aston Villa Reserves Birmingham Daily Gazette League 1898–99 Football League First Division AVL Players used: 23 3 September 1898 Match 1 Aston Villa 3–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/344 Stoke City W 🟩 Charlie Athersmith; Jack Devey; Ralph Gaudie Wellington Road 10 September 1898 Match 2 Bury 2–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/345 Aston Villa L 🟥 Fred Wheldon Gigg Lane 17 September 1898 Match 3 Burnley 2–4 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/346 Aston Villa W 🟩 Steve Smith (2); George Johnson; Charlie Athersmith Turf Moor 24 September 1898 Match 4 Aston Villa 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/347 Sheffield United D 🟨 Jack Devey Wellington Road 1 October 1898 Match 5 Newcastle United 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/348 Aston Villa D 🟨 Jack Devey St James' Park 8 October 1898 Match 6 Aston Villa 4–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/349 Preston North End W 🟩 Jack Devey (2); Jimmy Cowan; George Johnson Wellington Road 15 October 1898 Match 7 Liverpool 0–3 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/350 Aston Villa W 🟩 George Johnson; Jack Devey; Fred Wheldon Anfield 22 October 1898 Match 8 Aston Villa 3–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/351 Nottingham Forest W 🟩 Jack Sharp (2); Jack Devey Wellington Road 29 October 1898 Match 9 Aston Villa 2–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/352 Bolton Wanderers W 🟩 First at top Fred Wheldon; Jack Devey Wellington Road 5 November 1898 Match 10 Aston Villa 7–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/353 Derby County W 🟩 Jack Devey (2); George Johnson (2); Fred Wheldon (2); Jack Cowan Wellington Road 12 November 1898 Match 11 West Bromwich Albion 0–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/354 Aston Villa W 🟩 George Johnson Stoney Lane 19 November 1898 Match 12 Aston Villa 3–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/355 Blackburn Rovers W 🟩 Jack Devey; Fred Wheldon (2) Wellington Road 26 November 1898 Match 13 Sheffield Wednesday 3–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/356 Aston Villa L 🟥 The season was notable for one of those one-off, never repeated events that enliven League history. The referee was late arriving for the match at The Wednesday. After some deliberation, it was decided to start without him. Though he took over at half-time, the delay meant that darkness fell with 10 minutes left to play. Wednesday were the better team on the day and led 3–1 at the time. The League consulted the rule-book and decided that the last 10 minutes would have to be played at a later date.The first suggestion was that perhaps the 10 minutes could be played before the return game at Villa Park. In the end, Villa agreed to play Wednesday in a benefit match for one of their players, and the missing minutes were duly played out before the friendly game. Villa made one change for the second game, Garraty replacing Bedingfield. Steve Smith Olive Grove 3 December 1898 Match 14 Aston Villa 2–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/357 Sunderland W 🟩 Jack Sharp (2) Wellington Road 10 December 1898 Match 15 Aston Villa 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/358 Wolverhampton Wanderers D 🟨 Jimmy Crabtree Wellington Road 17 December 1898 Match 16 Aston Villa 3–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/359 Everton W 🟩 Fred Wheldon; Jack Devey; George Johnson Wellington Road 24 December 1898 Match 17 Notts County 1–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/360 Aston Villa L 🟥 Trent Bridge 26 December 1898 Match 18 Aston Villa 1–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/361 Newcastle United W 🟩 Charlie Athersmith Wellington Road 31 December 1898 Match 19 Stoke City 3–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/362 Aston Villa L 🟥 Victoria Ground 7 January 1899 Match 20 Aston Villa 3–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/363 Bury W 🟩 Fred Wheldon; Jack Devey (2) Wellington Road 14 January 1899 Match 21 Aston Villa 4–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/364 Burnley W 🟩 Fred Wheldon; Charlie Athersmith; Own goal; Tommy Bowman Wellington Road 21 January 1899 Match 22 Sheffield United 3–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/365 Aston Villa L 🟥 Albert Wilkes; George Johnson; Jack Cowan Bramall Lane 4 February 1899 Match 23 Preston North End 0–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/367 Aston Villa W 🟩 Deepdale 18 February 1899 Match 24 Nottingham Forest 0–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/369 Aston Villa W 🟩 City Ground 4 March 1899 Match 25 Derby County 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/370 Aston Villa D 🟨 George Johnson Baseball Ground 18 March 1899 Match 26 Blackburn Rovers 0–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/371 Aston Villa D 🟨 Ewood Park 25 March 1899 Match 27 Aston Villa 3–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/372 Sheffield Wednesday W 🟩 Fred Wheldon; Billy Garraty; George Johnson Wellington Road 1 April 1899 Match 28 Sunderland 4–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/373 Aston Villa L 🟥 Jack Devey; Jimmy Cowan Roker Park 3 April 1899 Match 29 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/374 Aston Villa L 🟥 Molineux 15 April 1899 Match 30 Everton 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/375 Aston Villa D 🟨 Steve Smith Goodison Park 17 April 1899 Match 31 Bolton Wanderers 0–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/376 Aston Villa D 🟨 Burnden Park 22 April 1899 Match 32 Aston Villa 6–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/377 Notts County W 🟩 Jack Devey (3); Fred Wheldon; Billy Garraty (2) Wellington Road 24 April 1899 Match 33 Aston Villa 7–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/378 West Bromwich Albion W 🟩 Tommy Bowman; Fred Wheldon (2); Billy Garraty (3); Jimmy Cowan Wellington Road 29 April 1899 Match 34 Aston Villa 5–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/379 Liverpool W 🟩 Villa secured the title with the last match of the campaign Jack Devey (2); Billy Garraty; Jimmy Crabtree; Fred Wheldon Wellington Road Source: avfchistory.co.uk FA Cup The first round of the 1898–99 FA Cup contained sixteen ties between 32 teams. The matches were played on Saturday, 28 January 1899. Four matches were drawn, with the replays taking place in the following midweek fixture. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate6Nottingham Forest2–1Aston Villa28 January 1899 Sheriff of London Charity Shield Queen's Park were invited to play in the annual Sheriff of London Charity Shield, a precursor of the FA Community Shield in 1899 which pitted the best amateur and professional sides of the season against each other. They would play the Football League First Division champions Aston Villa. The amateur side was usually represented by Corinthian, however Queen's Park had defeated them 4–1 at Hampden Park earlier that year and the trophy committee decided that they deserved the honour.History of the Queen's Park Football Club 1867 – 1917 Chapter XXVIII.—The Corinthians and Other New Year Games http://www.electricscotland.com/history/sport/football/chapter28.htm Electric Scotland 8 March 2017 The match ended in a scoreless draw which saw the sides share the honour, holding the trophy for six months each.History of the Queen's Park Football Club 1867 – 1917 Chapter LXII.—Miscellaneous http://www.electricscotland.com/history/sport/football/chapter62.htm Electric Scotland 25 January 2017 Birmingham Cup Burslem Port Vale lost 4–0 to Aston Villa in the final. References External links Aston Villa official website Category:Aston Villa F.C. seasons 1899