1889–90 Aston Villa F.C. season

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

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.

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[a]
9 Bolton Wanderers 22 9 1 12 54 65 0.831 19[a]
10 Notts County 22 6 5 11 43 51 0.843 17 Re-elected
Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b 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] Team Venue Win/Draw/Lose Score
7 September 1899 Burnley Home Draw 2–2
14 September 1899 Notts County Home Draw 1–1
21 September 1899 Preston North End Home Win 5–3
28 September 1899 West Bromwich Albion Away Lost 0–3
5 October 1899 Burnley Away Won 6–2
12 October 1899 Derby County Home Won 7–1
19 October 1899 Blackburn Rovers Away Lost 0–7
26 October 1899 West Bromwich Albion Home Won 1–0
2 November 1899 Wolverhampton Wanderers Home Won 2–1
9 November 1899 Notts County Away Draw 1–1
16 November 1899 Bolton Wanderers Away Lost 0–2
23 November 1899 Everton Home Lost 1–2
30 November 1899 Accrington Away Lost 2–4
7 December 1899 Stoke City Home Won 6–1
14 December 1899 Blackburn Home Match Abandoned
21 December 1899 Wolverhampton Wanderers Away Draw 1–1
25 December 1899 Preston North End Away Lost 2–3
26 December 1899 Accrington Home Lost 1–2
28 December 1899 Derby Away Lost 0–5
4 January 1890 Everton Away Lost 0–7
25 January 1890 Bolton Home Lost 1–2
17 March 1890 Stoke Away Draw 1–1
31 March 1890 Blackburn Home Won 3–0

FA Cup[]

  • 1st Round, 18 January 1890, South Shore (Blackpool), Away, Won 4–2
  • 2nd Round, 1 February 1890, Notts County, Away, Lost 1–4

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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