1899–1900 Aston Villa F.C. season

The 1899–1900 Football League season was Aston Villa's 12th season in the Football League First Division, the top flight of English football at the time. Villa finished the season as Champions.

Aston Villa
1909–10 season
Chairman Frederick Rinder
Manager George Ramsay
First DivisionChampions (5)
FA CupRound 3

Sheffield United set the pace this season and built up a six-point lead by the end of December. Villa grew stronger towards the end of the season, losing just one game in their last 13, to leave United in second place by two points. Villa finished their programme first, leaving a mathematical chance for the Blades if they scored plenty of goals in the last two games. Their last game at Burnley was lost, leaving Villa champions by two points.

Billy Garraty was a local man, signed from Aston Shakespeare, and just 21 years of age this season. He was an industrious player able to play in almost any position – one of the first great "utility" players. He was capped once by England. He scored 96 goals in 224 League games during his career at Villa.

Football League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Aston Villa 34 22 6 6 77 35 2.200 50 League Champions
2 Sheffield United 34 18 12 4 63 33 1.909 48
3 Sunderland 34 19 3 12 50 35 1.429 41
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 34 15 9 10 48 37 1.297 39
5 Newcastle United 34 13 10 11 53 43 1.233 36
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Trivia

Ever-present: Billy George, Fred Wheldon

First at top: 17 Feb

Players used: 21

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