Aston Villa had a disappointing 1889–90, their 2nd season in the Football League, 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]
A benefit match was held for Small Heath player, Chris Charsley, ahead of his retirement; despite the admission charge being increased for the occasion,[5] around 6,000 spectators turned up to watch a schoolboys' match followed by the main attraction. In an encounter described by the Birmingham Daily Post as "perhaps the closest and most exciting ever played on the field", Aston Villa, featuring new signing Tom McKnight, drew 2–2 with a Small Heath eleven.[6] A substantial sum was raised.[7]
Source: World Football Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored (C) Champion; (E) Eliminated Notes:
^Aston Villa and Bolton Wanderers finished equal on 19 points and it was agreed that neither would need to face re-election.
^Stoke were not re-elected to the Football League and instead joined the Football Alliance. Sunderland were elected in their place for the following season.
^Notes on Sport. Birmingham Daily Post. p. 8. 21 April 1890.
^Football. Aston Villa v. Small Heath. Birmingham Daily Post. p. 7. 6 May 1890.
^Notes on Sport. Birmingham Daily Post. p. 7. 12 May 1890.
^"1889/90 results". Soccer Base. Retrieved 12 August 2012. (Click drop down menu to choose season)
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1889, aston, villa, season, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 1889 90 Aston Villa F C season news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Aston Villa had a disappointing 1889 90 their 2nd season in the Football League 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 Aston Villa1889 90 seasonChairmanManagerGeorge Ramsay 1 GroundWellington RoadFootball League8thFA CupRound 2Home coloursAway colours 1888 891890 91 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 A benefit match was held for Small Heath player Chris Charsley ahead of his retirement despite the admission charge being increased for the occasion 5 around 6 000 spectators turned up to watch a schoolboys match followed by the main attraction In an encounter described by the Birmingham Daily Post as perhaps the closest and most exciting ever played on the field Aston Villa featuring new signing Tom McKnight drew 2 2 with a Small Heath eleven 6 A substantial sum was raised 7 Contents 1 Results 1 1 League 1 2 FA Cup 2 ReferencesResults EditLeague Edit Main article 1889 90 Football League Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification1 Preston North End C 22 15 3 4 71 30 2 367 332 Everton 22 14 3 5 65 40 1 625 313 Blackburn Rovers 22 12 3 7 78 41 1 902 274 Wolverhampton Wanderers 22 10 5 7 51 38 1 342 255 West Bromwich Albion 22 11 3 8 47 50 0 940 256 Accrington 22 9 6 7 53 56 0 946 247 Derby County 22 9 3 10 43 55 0 782 218 Aston Villa 22 7 5 10 43 51 0 843 19 Avoided re election a 9 Bolton Wanderers 22 9 1 12 54 65 0 831 1910 Notts County 22 6 5 11 43 51 0 843 17 Re elected11 Burnley 22 4 5 13 36 65 0 554 1312 Stoke E 22 3 4 15 27 69 0 391 10 Failed re election b Source World FootballRules for classification 1 Points 2 Goal average 3 Goals scored C Champion E EliminatedNotes Aston Villa and Bolton Wanderers finished equal on 19 points and it was agreed that neither would need to face re election Stoke were not re elected to the Football League and instead joined the Football Alliance Sunderland were elected in their place for the following season The table below lists all the results of Aston Villa in the Football League for the 1889 90 season Date 8 Team Venue Win Draw Lose Score7 September 1899 Burnley Home Draw 2 214 September 1899 Notts County Home Draw 1 121 September 1899 Preston North End Home Win 5 328 September 1899 West Bromwich Albion Away Lost 0 35 October 1899 Burnley Away Won 6 212 October 1899 Derby County Home Won 7 119 October 1899 Blackburn Rovers Away Lost 0 726 October 1899 West Bromwich Albion Home Won 1 02 November 1899 Wolverhampton Wanderers Home Won 2 19 November 1899 Notts County Away Draw 1 116 November 1899 Bolton Wanderers Away Lost 0 223 November 1899 Everton Home Lost 1 230 November 1899 Accrington Away Lost 2 47 December 1899 Stoke City Home Won 6 114 December 1899 Blackburn Home Match Abandoned21 December 1899 Wolverhampton Wanderers Away Draw 1 125 December 1899 Preston North End Away Lost 2 326 December 1899 Accrington Home Lost 1 228 December 1899 Derby Away Lost 0 54 January 1890 Everton Away Lost 0 725 January 1890 Bolton Home Lost 1 217 March 1890 Stoke Away Draw 1 131 March 1890 Blackburn Home Won 3 0FA Cup Edit 1st Round 18 January 1890 South Shore Blackpool Away Won 4 2 2nd Round 1 February 1890 Notts County Away Lost 1 4References Edit George Ramsey Soccer Base Retrieved 12 August 2012 Preston North End match record 1890 11v11 Retrieved 11 August 2015 avfchistory co uk 1889 90 season 11v11 Jimmy Cowan Notes on Sport Birmingham Daily Post p 8 21 April 1890 Football Aston Villa v Small Heath Birmingham Daily Post p 7 6 May 1890 Notes on Sport Birmingham Daily Post p 7 12 May 1890 1889 90 results Soccer Base Retrieved 12 August 2012 Click drop down menu to choose season Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1889 90 Aston Villa F C season amp oldid 1139088724, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
