1888–89 Aston Villa F.C. season

English football club season Early history of Aston Villa F.C. Aston Villa records and statistics December 2014 May 2026 Aston Villa 1888–89 George Ramsay Ground Wellington Road Football League 2nd FA Cup Round 3 Albert Allen (19) _skyblueborder _villa1888 _claretborder A70C1C A70C1C 3399FF FFFFFF A70C1C _old_laced FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 1887–88 1889–90 The Football League 1888–89 Preston North End1st English title John Goodall, PNE(21 goals)https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engtops.html English League Leading Goalscorers 5 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110628202228/http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/engtops.html 28 June 2011 RSSSF live Aston Villa 9–1 Notts County(29 September 1888) Notts County 0–7 Preston NE(3 November 1888) Blackburn 5–5 Accrington(15 September 1888)Aston Villa 9–1 Notts County(29 September 1888)Bolton 7–3 Notts County(9 March 1889) 132 586 6 matchesPreston North End 22 matchesPreston North End 8 matchesDerby County 1889–90 The 1888–89 English football season saw Aston Villa's 1st season in the Football League in the Football League inaugural season.Topdivision Up until 1992, the top division of English football was the Football League First Division. The Premier League took over from the First Division as the top tier of the English football league system upon its formation in 1992. The First Division then became the second tier of English football, the Second Division became the third tier and so on. The First Division is now known as the Football League Championship, while the Second Division is now known as Football League One. In the late 1880s, Birmingham and the surrounding region boasted many of the country's strongest football teams. Aston Villa were one of the new league's 12 founding members and finished as runners-up behind double winners Preston North End. Local businessman, George Kynoch was appointed president of the club in 1888.48741 George Kynoch 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 1888–89 Football League First Division y AVL Matches 1888–89 Football League WinDrawLoss 8 September 1888 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/41 Aston Villa Green Dudley Road D 15 September 1888 Aston Villa 5–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/42 Stoke Dixon; Brown; Green; Hunter; Allen Wellington Road W 22 September 1888 Aston Villa 2–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/43 Everton Hodgetts; Hodgetts Wellington Road W 29 September 1888 Aston Villa 9–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/44 Notts County Green (3); Allen (3); Hunter (2); Hodgetts Wellington Road W 6 October 1888 Everton 2–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/45 Aston Villa Anfield L 13 October 1888 Aston Villa 6–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/46 Blackburn Rovers Goodall; Green; Brown; Allen; Allen; Hunter Wellington Road W 20 October 1888 Bolton Wanderers 2–3 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/47 Aston Villa Hodgetts; Hunter; Allen Pike's Lane W 27 October 1888 Aston Villa 4–3 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/48 Accrington Allen; Brown; Brown; Hodgetts Wellington Road W 3 November 1888 Stoke 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/49 Aston Villa Allen Victoria Ground D 10 November 1888 Preston North End 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/51 Aston Villa Green Deepdale D 17 November 1888 Blackburn Rovers 5–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/51 Aston Villa Allen Leamington Road L 24 November 1888 Aston Villa 2–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/52 Wolverhampton Wanderers Goodall; Goodall Wellington Road W 8 December 1888 Notts County 2–4 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/53 Aston Villa Goodall; Goodall; Brown; Green Trent Bridge W 15 December 1888 Accrington 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/54 Aston Villa Brown Thorneyholme Road D 22 December 1888 Aston Villa 4–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/55 Burnley Green; Goodall; Allen; Hunter Wellington Road W 29 December 1888 Aston Villa 4–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/56 Derby County Green; Green; Allen; Goodall Wellington Road W 5 January 1889 Burnley 4–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/57 Aston Villa Turf Moor L 12 January 1889 Aston Villa 6–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/58 Bolton Wanderers Brown; Allen; Hodgetts; Hunter; Green; Green Wellington Road W 19 January 1889 Aston Villa 2–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/59 West Bromwich Albion Allen; Hodgetts Wellington Road W 26 January 1889 West Bromwich Albion 3–3 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/60 Aston Villa Allen; Allen; Green Stoney Lane D 9 February 1889 Aston Villa 0–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/62 Preston North End Wellington Road L The 'Invincibles' from Lancashire end Villa's bid to win every single home game, with a 2–0 win at Wellington Road in Villa's last home fixture. 9 March 1889 Derby County 5–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/65 Aston Villa Allen (2) Racecourse Ground L FA Cup 1888–89 FA Cup Villa's cup season ended with an 8–1 defeat by Blackburn Rovers that remained a club record until 2012. RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersR12 February 1889 WittonH3–21,500Allen, Hunter, Greenhttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/61R216 February 1889 Derby CountyH5–32,000Hunter (2), Hodgetts (2), Brownhttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/63R32 March 1889 Blackburn RoversA1–812,000Hodgettshttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/64 Birmingham Cup When Ironbridge F.C. entered the Birmingham Senior Cup for the first time, after a surprise win over Burton Swifts,Burton Swifts v Ironbridge Burton Evening Gazette 25 March 1889 2 and a walkover over Derby Midland.Derby County v Derby Midland Sheffield Daily Telegraph 26 December 1888 8To-morrow's football matches Birmingham Mail 21 December 1888 4 they reached the semi-final of the Birmingham cup against Aston Villa at the latter's Wellington Road ground and went down 9–1, the Villans going on to win the final. The tie was meant to be played at Wolverhampton, but the Villans offered Ironbridge £20 and a friendly at Hill Top to switch to Aston, and the difference in the two sides was shown by the Villans including seven of the XI which played in the 1887 FA Cup Final, while the Ironsides' captain, Walter Baguley, was landlord of the All Nations pub in Madeley.Aston Villa (holders) v Ironbridge Wellington Journal 20 April 1889 6Smith Andy All Nations Pub and Brewery, Madeley https://www.telford-live.com/2012/10/all-nations-pub-and-brewery-madeley/ Telford Live 23 December 2025 Players On 1 October 1888 Archie Goodall signed for Aston Villa.English National Football Archive http://www.enfa.co.uk// 14 April 2018 (registration & fee required)Metcalf, Mark The Origins of the Football League The First Season 1888/89 Amberley 2013 978-1-4456-1881-4 Stroud 36Hayes, Dean The Who's Who of Preston North End Breedon Books 2006 1-85983-516-3 Derby 95 Goodall's move from Preston North End was the first transfer during a season to be approved by the Football League. Goodall, playing at centre – half, made his Aston Villa debut on 13 October 1888, at Wellington Road, the then home of Aston Villa. Aston Villa defeated the visitors, Blackburn Rovers, 6 – 1 and Goodall scored the second of Aston Villa’ six goals. Goodall appeared in 14 of the 18 League matches and scored seven League goals. Goodall played in defence, midfield and the forward–line for Aston Villa. Playing as a full–back/centre–half (four appearances) he was part of a defence-line that kept the opposition to one–League–goal–in–a–match once. Playing as a wing–half (five appearances) he was part of a midfield that achieved a big (three-League-goals-or-more) win once. As a forward (five appearances) he played in a front-line that scored three–League–goals–or–more on three occasions. Goodall's seven League goals for Aston Villa included two–League–goals–in–a–match twice. Goodall scored both Villa goals against Wolverhampton Wanderers in a 2 – 1 win at Wellington Road on 24 November 1888. On 8 December 1888 Goodall scored the second and fourth goals as Villa defeated Notts County 4 – 2 at Trent Bridge, the then home of Notts County. In May 1889 Goodall signed for Derby County.English National Football Archive http://www.enfa.co.uk// 14 April 2018 (registration & fee required)Metcalf, Mark The Origins of the Football League The First Season 1888/89 Amberley 2013 978-1-4456-1881-4 Stroud 57–58/84/92Hayes, Dean The Who's Who of Preston North End Breedon Books 2006 1-85983-516-3 Derby 95 There were also debuts for Batty Garvey, Arthur Dixon, Walter Ashmore, Archie Wollaston, Thomas Harrison and Bob Thomas.https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/bob-thomashttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/villa-seasons Aston Villa's Seasons AVFC History Appearances Pos.NameLeagueFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsFWENG Albert Allen2118312419GKENG Walter Ashmore100010FWENG Arthur Brown22731258HBENG John Burton16030190FBENG Frank Coulton19020210FBENG Gershom Cox22030250HBENG Frankie Dawson300030HBENG Harry Devey21030240HBENG Arthur Dixon310031FWENG Batty Garvey200020FWIRE 1950 Archie Goodall14700147FWENG Tommy Green2215312516FWENG Thomas Harrison100010FWENG Dennis Hodgetts177332010FWSCO Archie Hunter19633229GKENG Jimmy Warner21030240HBENG Arthur Wollaston401050HBENG Harry Yates13020150 Notes References Brown Tony The Football League Match by Match 1888–89 to 1892–93 2010 SoccerData 978-1-899468-44-7 External links avfchistory.co.uk The Matches Category:Aston Villa F.C. seasons Aston