1893–94 Aston Villa F.C. season

English football club season December 2014 May 2026 Early history of Aston Villa F.C. Aston Villa records and statistics Aston Villa 1893–94 George Ramsay Ground Wellington Road First Division Champions (1) FA Cup Round 3 1892–93 1894–95 First Division 1893–94 Aston Villa (1/7, >> 1895–96) DarwenNewton Heath Jack Southworth(27 goals) Aston Villa 9–0 Darwen(26 December 1893) Wolves 0–8 West Brom(27 December 1893) West Brom 3–6 Aston Villa(21 October 1893)Aston Villa 9–0 Darwen(26 December 1893)Burnley 3–6 Aston Villa(7 April 1894) 6 matchesAston VillaSheffield UnitedSunderland 7 matchesNottingham ForestSheffield United Wolverhampton Wanderers 11 matchesNewton Heath 27,500Everton 7–1 Sunderland(30 September 1893) 400Derby County 2–1 Darwen(18 November 1893) 7,012 1892–93 1894–95 thumb|right|150px|Jimmy Cowan The 1893–94 English football season was Aston Villa's 6th season in the Football League. They finished the season as champions for the first time, and for the next few years they would be very much the dominant side of English football, winning a total of five championships and two FA Cups by 1900. For the first two of these championship seasons, they were based at Wellington Road. Though reporters claimed gates of 20,000, it is not clear how many of these would have been able to see the game! Villa built up a six-point lead by the end of December and maintained that margin to the end of the season, with only Sunderland providing a serious challenge. Jack Devey was an all-round sportsman who enjoyed a long cricket career with Warwickshire. He played football for local clubs in Birmingham before joining Villa in 1891. He was capped twice by England. Jimmy Cowan was an attacking centre-half in the days when this was a common tactic. He was well known as a sprinter and won the Powderhall Handicap in 1896. He was just 5 ft 61 2 in (1.69 m) tall, but his quoted weight of 12 st 3 lbs (77.6 kg) indicates a sprinter’s powerful build. There were debut appearances for, Len Benwell,https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/len-benwell George Russell, Jack Reynolds, Jim Elliott, Jimmy Welford, James Gillan,https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/james-gillan Willie Groves, Steve Smith and Bill Randle.https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/bill-randlehttps://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 First Division 1893–94 Football League#First Division Aston Villa won the league title in the final match of the season 3-1 against Everton with goals from top scorer Guy Jones. First Division y AVL Matches 2 September 1893 Aston Villa 3–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/176 West Bromwich Albion Jack Reynolds (pen); Jack Devey; Albert Woolley Wellington Road W 9 September 1893 Sunderland 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/177 Aston Villa Dennis Hodgetts Newcastle Road D 11 September 1893 Aston Villa 5–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/178 Stoke Dennis Hodgetts (2); Jimmy Logan; Albert Woolley (2) Wellington Road W 16 September 1893 Everton 4–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/179 Aston Villa Albert Woolley; Charlie Athersmith Goodison Park L 23 September 1893 Aston Villa 3–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/180 Everton Albert Woolley (2); Charlie Athersmith Wellington Road W 30 September 1893 Aston Villa 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/181 Derby County Unknown Wellington Road D 2 October 1893 Sheffield United 3–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/182 Aston Villa Bramall Lane L 7 October 1893 Nottingham Forest 1–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/183 Aston Villa Jack Devey; Willie Groves Town Ground W 14 October 1893 Darwen 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/184 Aston Villa Jack Devey Anchor Ground D 16 October 1893 Stoke 3–3 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/185 Aston Villa Own goal; Charlie Athersmith (2) Victoria Ground D 21 October 1893 West Bromwich Albion 3–6 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/186 Aston Villa Jack Devey (2); Charlie Athersmith; Albert Woolley; Jimmy Cowan; Charlie Hare Stoney Lane W 28 October 1893 Aston Villa 4–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/187 Burnley Charlie Hare; Jack Devey (2); Charlie Athersmith Wellington Road W 30 October 1893 Aston Villa 4–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/188 Sheffield United Charlie Hare (3); Jack Reynolds Wellington Road W 4 November 1893 Blackburn Rovers 2–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/189 Aston Villa Ewood Park L 11 November 1893 Aston Villa 2–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/190 Sunderland Jack Devey; Jack Reynolds (pen) Wellington Road W 18 November 1893 Bolton Wanderers 0–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/191 Aston Villa Jack Devey Pike's Lane W 25 November 1893 Aston Villa 2–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/192 Preston North End Jack Devey; Charlie Hare Wellington Road W 2 December 1893 Derby County 0–3 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/193 Aston Villa Dennis Hodgetts; Charlie Athersmith Baseball Ground W 9 December 1893 Aston Villa 3–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/194 Sheffield Wednesday Own goal; Dennis Hodgetts; Charlie Athersmith Wellington Road W 16 December 1893 Newton Heath 1–3 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/195 Aston Villa Own goal; Albert Brown Bank Street W 23 December 1893 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/196 Aston Villa Molineux L 26 December 1893 Aston Villa 9–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/197 Darwen Charlie Athersmith (2); Dennis Hodgetts (3); Jack Reynolds; Jack Devey (2); Albert Brown Wellington Road W 6 January 1894 Sheffield Wednesday 2–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/198 Aston Villa Albert Brown; Dennis Hodgetts Olive Grove D 18 January 1894 Preston North End 2–5 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/199 Aston Villa Jack Devey (2); Dennis Hodgetts; Jimmy Cowan Deepdale W 3 February 1894 Aston Villa 5–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/201 Newton Heath Jack Devey (3); Dennis Hodgetts; Jack Reynolds Wellington Road W 3 March 1894 Aston Villa 2–3 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/205 Bolton Wanderers Bob Chatt (2) Wellington Road L 24 March 1894 Aston Villa 2–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/206 Blackburn Rovers Bob Chatt (2) Wellington Road W 26 March 1894 Aston Villa 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/207 Wolverhampton Wanderers Charlie Athersmith Wellington Road D 7 April 1894 Burnley 3–6 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/208 Aston Villa Willie Groves (2); Jack Devey (3); Dennis Hodgetts Turf Moor W 14 April 1894 Aston Villa 3–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/209 Nottingham Forest Charlie Athersmith; Bob Chatt; Jack Devey Wellington Road W Source: avfchistory.co.uk Ever-present: Jimmy Cowan FA Cup 1893–94 FA Cup First round Tie No.Home teamScoreAway teamDate 6 Aston Villa 4–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 27 January 1894 Second round Tie No.Home teamScoreAway teamDate 4 Sunderland 2–2 Aston Villa 10 February 1894 Replay Aston Villa 3–1 Sunderland 21 February 1894 Third round Tie No.Home teamScoreAway teamDate 2 The Wednesday 3–2 Aston Villa 24 February 1894 Birmingham Senior Cup Birmingham Senior Cup Reserves Aston Villa reserves finished in the runners-up position for the second time in the first 2 seasons of the Birmingham & District League. References External links Aston Villa official website avfchistory.co.uk The Matches 1893-94 1894 Category:English football clubs 1893–94 season