1888–89 Aston Villa F.C. season

The 1888–89 season was the first season of the Football League. Aston Villa were one of the new league's 12 founding members and finished as runners-up of the Football League, behind double winners Preston North End. The 'Invincibles' from Lancashire also ended Villa's bid to win every single home game, with a 2–0 win at Wellington Road in Villa's last home fixture.

Aston Villa
1888–89 season
Manager George Ramsay
Football League2nd
FA CupRound 3
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Albert Allen (19)

Villa's cup season ended with an 8–1 defeat by Blackburn Rovers that remained a club record until 2012.

Local businessman, George Kynoch was appointed president of the club in 1888.[1]

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Preston North End 22 18 4 0 74 15 4.933 40 League Champions and FA Cup Winners
2 Aston Villa 22 12 5 5 61 43 1.419 29
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 22 12 4 6 51 37 1.378 28
4 Blackburn Rovers 22 10 6 6 66 45 1.467 26
5 Bolton Wanderers 22 10 2 10 63 59 1.068 22
Source: [2][3]

Results

Aston Villa's score comes first

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League

MatchDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
18 September 1888Wolverhampton WanderersA1 – 12,500Green
215 September 1888StokeH5 – 14,000Dixon, Brown, Green, Hunter, Allen
322 September 1888EvertonH2 – 14,000Hodgetts (2)
429 September 1888Notts CountyH9 – 14,000Green (3), Allen (3), Hunter (2), Hodgetts
56 October 1888EvertonA0 – 210,000
613 October 1888Blackburn RoversH6 – 15,000Goodall, Green, Brown, Allen (2), Hunter
720 October 1888Bolton WanderersA3 – 28,000Hodgetts, Hunter, Allen
827 October 1888AccringtonH4 – 36,000Allen, Brown (2), Hodgetts
93 November 1888StokeA1 – 14,000Allen
1010 November 1888Preston North EndA1 – 110,000Green
1117 November 1888Blackburn RoversA1 – 59,500Allen
1224 November 1888Wolverhampton WanderersH2 – 16,000Goodall (2)
138 December 1888Notts CountyA4 – 22,000Goodall (2), Brown, Green
1415 December 1888AccringtonA1 – 12,000Brown
1522 December 1888BurnleyH4 – 22,000Green, Goodall, Allen, Hunter
1629 December 1888Derby CountyH4 – 24,000Green (2), Allen, Goodall
175 January 1889BurnleyA0 – 46,000
1812 January 1889Bolton WanderersH6 – 22,000Brown, Allen, Hodgetts, Hunter, Green (2)
1919 January 1889West Bromwich AlbionH2 – 010,000Allen, Hodgetts
2026 January 1889West Bromwich AlbionA3 – 38,515Allen (2), Green
219 February 1889Preston North EndH0 – 210,000
229 March 1889Derby CountyA2 – 53,000Allen (2)

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
R12 February 1889WittonH3 – 21,500Allen, Hunter, Green
R216 February 1889Derby CountyH5 – 32,000Hunter (2), Hodgetts (2), Brown
R32 March 1889Blackburn RoversA1 – 812,000Hodgetts

Appearances

Pos. Name League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FW Albert Allen 2118312419
GK Walter Ashmore 100010
FW Arthur Brown 22731258
HB John Burton 16030190
FB Frank Coulton 19020210
FB Gershom Cox 22030250
HB Frankie Dawson 300030
HB Harry Devey 21030240
HB Arthur Dixon 310031
FW Batty Garvey 200020
FW Archie Goodall 14700147
FW Tommy Green 2215312516
FW Thomas Harrison 100010
FW Dennis Hodgetts 177332010
FW Archie Hunter 19633229
GK Jimmy Warner 21030240
HB Arthur Wollaston 401050
HB Harry Yates 13020150

See also

References

  1. "George Kynoch". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/48741. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. "England 1888–89". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 17 March 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
  3. Ian Laschke: Rothmans Book of Football League Records 1888–89 to 1978–79. Macdonald and Jane's, London & Sydney, 1980.
  • Brown, Tony (2010). The Football League Match by Match 1888-89 to 1892-93. SoccerData. ISBN 978-1-899468-44-7.
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