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.
Villa's cup season ended with an 8–1 defeat by Blackburn Rovers that remained a club record until 2012.
Final league table
Key: P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points
Results
Aston Villa's score comes first
Legend
Football League
Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
1 | 8 September 1888 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1 – 1 | 2,500 | Green |
2 | 15 September 1888 | Stoke | H | 5 – 1 | 4,000 | Dixon, Brown, Green, Hunter, Allen |
3 | 22 September 1888 | Everton | H | 2 – 1 | 4,000 | Hodgetts (2) |
4 | 29 September 1888 | Notts County | H | 9 – 1 | 4,000 | Green (3), Allen (3), Hunter (2), Hodgetts |
5 | 6 October 1888 | Everton | A | 0 – 2 | 10,000 | |
6 | 13 October 1888 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 6 – 1 | 5,000 | Goodall, Green, Brown, Allen (2), Hunter |
7 | 20 October 1888 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 3 – 2 | 8,000 | Hodgetts, Hunter, Allen |
8 | 27 October 1888 | Accrington | H | 4 – 3 | 6,000 | Allen, Brown (2), Hodgetts |
9 | 3 November 1888 | Stoke | A | 1 – 1 | 4,000 | Allen |
10 | 10 November 1888 | Preston North End | A | 1 – 1 | 10,000 | Green |
11 | 17 November 1888 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1 – 5 | 9,500 | Allen |
12 | 24 November 1888 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 2 – 1 | 6,000 | Goodall (2) |
13 | 8 December 1888 | Notts County | A | 4 – 2 | 2,000 | Goodall (2), Brown, Green |
14 | 15 December 1888 | Accrington | A | 1 – 1 | 2,000 | Brown |
15 | 22 December 1888 | Burnley | H | 4 – 2 | 2,000 | Green, Goodall, Allen, Hunter |
16 | 29 December 1888 | Derby County | H | 4 – 2 | 4,000 | Green (2), Allen, Goodall |
17 | 5 January 1889 | Burnley | A | 0 – 4 | 6,000 | |
18 | 12 January 1889 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 6 – 2 | 2,000 | Brown, Allen, Hodgetts, Hunter, Green (2) |
19 | 19 January 1889 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 2 – 0 | 10,000 | Allen, Hodgetts |
20 | 26 January 1889 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 3 – 3 | 8,515 | Allen (2), Green |
21 | 9 February 1889 | Preston North End | H | 0 – 2 | 10,000 | |
22 | 9 March 1889 | Derby County | A | 2 – 5 | 3,000 | Allen (2) |
FA Cup
Appearances
See also
References
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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