1890–91 Aston Villa F.C. season

The Football League
Season	1890–91
Champions	Everton; 1st English title
Matches	132
Goals	554 (4.2 per match)
Top goalscorer	Jack Southworth; (26 goals)
Biggest home win	Derby County 9–0 Wolves; (10 January 1891)
Biggest away win	Blackburn 1–7 Notts County; (14 March 1891)
Highest scoring	Derby County 8–5 Blackburn; (6 September 1890)
Average attendance	6,413
	← 1889–90 1891–92 →

Aston Villa
1890–91 season
Manager	George Ramsay
Ground	Wellington Road
Football League	9th
FA Cup	Round 2
Home colours	Away colours

The 1890–91 English football season saw Aston Villa's 3rd season in the Football League disappoint expectations when a ninth-placed finish required re-election to the Football League. They also had a poor season in the F.A. Cup going out in the second round against Stoke. As consolation Aston Villa won the 1890 National League of Baseball of Great Britain and remain National Baseball champions.

Aston Villa, now known exclusively as a football club, won the only professional baseball championship in 1890. The competition was hindered by poor weather and disappointing crowds and made a loss for its investors.^[2] Aston Villa's win was not without controversy, however, with both Aston Villa and Preston North End being found guilty of cheating during the season.^[3] For much of the season Derby Baseball Club did lead the championship, however, pressure from other teams in the league over the number of American players on the Derby team and low attendances led to Derby being expelled before the end of the season, though at the time the club insisted they had ‘retired’ as champions,^[4] despite evidence to the contrary.

There were debuts for Walter Evans, Fred Marshall,^[5] Tom McKnight, Charles Harley, George Campbell, James Brown and Charlie Athersmith.^[6]

League

The table below lists all the results of Aston Villa in the Football League for the 1890–91 season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification
7	Sunderland	22	10	5	7	51	31	1.645	23^[a]
8	Burnley	22	9	3	10	52	63	0.825	21
9	Aston Villa	22	7	4	11	45	58	0.776	18	Re-elected
10	Accrington	22	6	4	12	28	50	0.560	16
11	Derby County	22	7	1	14	47	81	0.580	15

Source:
Notes:

^ Sunderland were deducted two points for fielding an unregistered player.^[7]

Matches

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Notes	Scorers
6 Sep 1890	Wolves	Molineux	1–2	—	Albert Brown ^[8]
13 Sep 1890	Notts County	Wellington Road	3–2	—	Albert Brown; Tom McKnight; Jack Graham ^[9]
20 Sep 1890	Burnley	Turf Moor	1–2	—	Tom McKnight ^[10]
27 Sep 1890	West Bromwich Albion	Wellington Road	0–4	—	— ^[11]
4 Oct 1890	Bolton Wanderers	Pike's Lane	0–4	—	— ^[12]
11 Oct 1890	Everton	Wellington Road	2–2	—	Daniel Paton; Jimmy Cowan ^[13]
18 Oct 1890	Derby County	Racecourse Ground	4–5	—	Dennis Hodgetts; Jimmy Cowan ^[14]
25 Oct 1890	Derby County	Wellington Road	4–0	—	Billy Dickson; Jimmy Cowan; Albert Brown; Dennis Hodgetts ^[15]
1 Nov 1890	West Bromwich Albion	Stoney Lane	3–0	—	Albert Brown; Billy Dickson ^[16]
8 Nov 1890	Burnley	Wellington Road	4–4	—	Billy Dickson; Jimmy Cowan; Albert Brown; Jack Graham ^[17]
15 Nov 1890	Accrington	Wellington Road	3–1	—	Jack Graham; Dennis Hodgetts; Albert Brown ^[18]
22 Nov 1890	Bolton Wanderers	Wellington Road	5–0	—	Albert Brown (2); James Brown; George Campbell; Billy Dickson ^[19]
29 Nov 1890	Notts County	Trent Bridge	1–7	—	Billy Dickson ^[20]
6 Dec 1890	Blackburn Rovers	Ewood Park	1–5	—	Billy Dickson ^[21]
13 Dec 1890	Blackburn Rovers	Wellington Road	2–2	—	Albert Allen; Albert Brown ^[22]
26 Dec 1890	Sunderland	Wellington Road	0–0	—	— ^[23]
1 Jan 1891	Everton	Anfield	0–5	—	— ^[24]
10 Jan 1891	Sunderland	Newcastle Road	1–5	—	Jack Graham ^[25]
24 Jan 1891	Preston North End	Deepdale	1–4	—	Albert Brown ^[26]
9 Mar 1891	Preston North End	Wellington Road	0–1	—	— ^[27]
14 Mar 1891	Wolves	Wellington Road	6–2	—	Tom McKnight; Billy Dickson; Charlie Athersmith ^[28]
21 Mar 1891	Accrington	Thorneyholme Road	3–1	—	Jack Burton; Billy Dickson ^[29]

Source: avfchistory.co.uk

FA Cup

1st Round, 17 January 1891, London Casuals, Home, Won 13–1 ^[30]
2nd Round, 31 January 1891, Stoke, Away, Lost 0–3 ^[31]

References

^ "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
^ Kendrick, Mat. "Aston Villa: The day the claret and blues won the baseball league". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
^ "The Baseball Championship: Aston Villa the Winners". Sporting Life. 3 September 1890. p. 1.
^ "Derby Baseball Grounds: Notice". Derby Daily Telegraph. 4 August 1890. p. 3.
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/fred-marshall
^ "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.
^ Rothmans Football Yearbook 1970–71, p. 233. The Queen Anne Press Limited, London, 1970.
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/90
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/91
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/92
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/93
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/94
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/95
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/96
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/97
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/98
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/99
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/100
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/101
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/102
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/103
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/104
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/105
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/106
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/107
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/109
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/111
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/112
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/113
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/108
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/110

External links

avfchistory.co.uk The Matches

[table_hth_SUN0.93375321753964-8] Sunderland were deducted two points for fielding an unregistered player.^[7]

[1] "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 October 2010.

[2] Kendrick, Mat. "Aston Villa: The day the claret and blues won the baseball league". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 3 October 2016.

[Cheats-3] "The Baseball Championship: Aston Villa the Winners". Sporting Life. 3 September 1890. p. 1.

[DerbyQuit-4] "Derby Baseball Grounds: Notice". Derby Daily Telegraph. 4 August 1890. p. 3.

[5] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/fred-marshall

[6] "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.

[7] Rothmans Football Yearbook 1970–71, p. 233. The Queen Anne Press Limited, London, 1970.

[9] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/90

[10] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/91

[11] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/92

[12] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/93

[13] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/94

[14] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/95

[15] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/96

[16] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/97

[17] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/98

[18] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/99

[19] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/100

[20] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/101

[21] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/102

[22] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/103

[23] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/104

[24] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/105

[25] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/106

[26] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/107

[27] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/109

[28] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/111

[29] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/112

[30] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/113

[31] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/108

[32] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/110

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1900s	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10
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1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80
1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90
1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000
2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
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