1889–90 Aston Villa F.C. season

Aston Villa had a disappointing 1889–90 season, having finished second in the previous season. They started with an unbeaten opening three games including a win over champions Preston, but suffered several defeats after Christmas, winning only one of their six remaining league games.

Aston Villa
1889–90 season
Chairman
Manager George Ramsay[1]
Football League8th
FA CupRound 2

Preston's "Invincibles" were unbeaten from the previous season. They had now won their first league match to stretch their unbeaten league run to 23 games but faced a Villa team who would inflict their first-ever league defeat with a 5–3 victory.[2]

Scottish centre back, Jimmy Cowan, made his debut, coming from Vale of Leven FC.[3] He would go on to make 357 appearances for Villa, his last win seeing Small Heath knocked out of the 1901 FA Cup Quarter-final replay.[4]

Results

League
Main article: 1889–90 Football League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Accrington 22 9 6 7 53 56 0.946 24
7 Derby County 22 9 3 10 43 55 0.782 21
8 Aston Villa 22 7 5 10 43 51 0.843 19[lower-alpha 1]
9 Bolton Wanderers 22 9 1 12 54 65 0.831 19[lower-alpha 1]
10 Notts County 22 6 5 11 43 51 0.843 17 Re-elected
Source:
Notes:
  1. Aston Villa and Bolton Wanderers finished equal on 19 points and it was agreed that neither would need to face re-election.

The table below lists all the results of Aston Villa in the Football League for the 1889–90 season

Date[5]TeamVenueWin/Draw/LoseScore
7 September 1899BurnleyHomeDraw2–2
14 September 1899Notts CountyHomeDraw1–1
21 September 1899Preston North EndHomeWin5–3
28 September 1899West Bromwich AlbionAwayLost0–3
5 October 1899BurnleyAwayWon6–2
12 October 1899Derby CountyHomeWon7–1
19 October 1899Blackburn RoversAwayLost0–7
26 October 1899West Bromwich AlbionHomeWon1–0
2 November 1899Wolverhampton WanderersHomeWon2–1
9 November 1899Notts CountyAwayDraw1–1
16 November 1899Bolton WanderersAwayLost0–2
23 November 1899EvertonHomeLost1–2
30 November 1899AccringtonAwayLost2–4
7 December 1899Stoke CityHomeWon6–1
14 December 1899BlackburnHomeMatch Abandoned
21 December 1899Wolverhampton WanderersAwayDraw1–1
25 December 1899Preston North EndAwayLost2–3
26 December 1899AccringtonHomeLost1–2
28 December 1899DerbyAwayLost0–5
4 January 1890EvertonAwayLost0–7
25 January 1890BoltonHomeLost1–2
17 March 1890StokeAwayDraw1–1
31 March 1890BlackburnHomeWon3–0

FA Cup

References
  1. "George Ramsey". Soccer Base. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  2. "Preston North End match record: 1890". 11v11. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  3. avfchistory.co.uk 1889–90 season
  4. 11v11 Jimmy Cowan
  5. "1889/90 results". Soccer Base. Retrieved 12 August 2012. (Click drop down menu to choose season)
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