The 1888–89 English football season saw the first season of the Football League. In the late 1880s, Birmingham and the surrounding region boasted many of the country's strongest football teams. Villa and several of the region's leading clubs joined the first two national leagues set up in England, the Football League and the Football Alliance.
| 1888–89 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager |  George Ramsay | ||
| Ground | Wellington Road | ||
| Football League | 2nd | ||
| FA Cup | Round 3 | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: All: Albert Allen (19) | ||
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Aston Villa were one of the new league's 12 founding members and finished as runners-up 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.
Local businessman, George Kynoch was appointed president of the club in 1888.[1]
On 1 October 1888 Archie Goodall signed for Aston Villa.[2][3][4] Goodall's move from Preston North End was the first transfer during a season to be approved by the Football League. Archie Goodall, playing at centre – half, made his Aston Villa debut on 13 October 1888, at Wellington Road, the then home of Aston Villa. Aston Villa defeated the visitors, Blackburn Rovers, 6 – 1 and Archie Goodall scored the second of Aston Villa’ six goals. Archie Goodall appeared in 14 of the 18 League matches played by Aston Villa from when Goodall joined the club and he scored seven League goals. Goodall played in defence, midfield and the forward–line for Aston Villa. Playing as a full–back/centre–half (four appearances) he was part of a defence-line that kept the opposition to one–League–goal–in–a–match once. Playing as a wing–half (five appearances) he was part of a midfield that achieved a big (three-League-goals-or-more) win once. As a forward (five appearances) he played in a front-line that scored three–League–goals–or–more on three separate occasions. Goodall' seven League goals for Aston Villa including two–League–goals–in–a–match twice. Goodall scored both Villa goals against Wolverhampton Wanderers in a 2 – 1 win at Wellington Road on 24 November 1888. On 8 December 1888 Goodall scored the second and fourth goals as Villa defeated Notts County 4 – 2 at Trent Bridge, the then home of Notts County. In May 1889 Archie Goodall signed for Derby County.[5][6][7]
There were debuts for Batty Garvey, Arthur Dixon, Walter Ashmore, Archie Goodall, Archie Wollaston, Thomas Harrison and Bob Thomas.[8]
Final league table
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Preston North End[a] | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 74 | 15 | 4.933 | 40 | League Champions |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 61 | 43 | 1.419 | 29 | |
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 50 | 37 | 1.351 | 28 | |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 66 | 45 | 1.467 | 26 | |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 63 | 59 | 1.068 | 22 | |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 40 | 46 | 0.870 | 22 | |
| 7 | Accrington | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 48 | 1.000 | 20 | |
| 8 | Everton | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 35 | 46 | 0.761 | 20 | |
| 9 | Burnley | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 42 | 62 | 0.677 | 17 | Re-elected |
| 10 | Derby County | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 41 | 61 | 0.672 | 16 | |
| 11 | Notts County | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 40 | 73 | 0.548 | 12 | |
| 12 | Stoke | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 51 | 0.510 | 12 |
- ^ Also FA Cup Winners
Results
editAston Villa's score comes first
Legend
edit| Win | Draw | Loss |
Football League
edit| 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
edit| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 2 February 1889 | Witton | H | 3 – 2 | 1,500 | Allen, Hunter, Green |
| R2 | 16 February 1889 | Derby County | H | 5 – 3 | 2,000 | Hunter (2), Hodgetts (2), Brown |
| R3 | 2 March 1889 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1 – 8 | 12,000 | Hodgetts |
Appearances
edit| Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FW |  Albert Allen
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21 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 19 |
| GK | Walter Ashmore
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | Arthur Brown
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22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 8 |
| HB | John Burton
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16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| FB | Frank Coulton
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19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| FB | Gershom Cox
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22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| HB | Frankie Dawson
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| HB | Harry Devey
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21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| HB | Arthur Dixon
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3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| FW | Batty Garvey
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW |  Archie Goodall
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14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 |
| FW | Tommy Green
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22 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 16 |
| FW | Thomas Harrison
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | Dennis Hodgetts
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17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 10 |
| FW | Archie Hunter
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19 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 9 |
| GK | Jimmy Warner
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21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| HB | Arthur Wollaston
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4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| HB | Harry Yates
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13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "George Kynoch". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/48741. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "English National Football Archive". Retrieved 14 April 2018. (registration & fee required)
- ^ Metcalf, Mark (2013). The Origins of the Football League The First Season 1888/89. Stroud: Amberley. p. 36. ISBN 978-1-4456-1881-4.
- ^ Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Preston North End. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 95. ISBN 1-85983-516-3.
- ^ "English National Football Archive". Retrieved 14 April 2018. (registration & fee required)
- ^ Metcalf, Mark (2013). The Origins of the Football League The First Season 1888/89. Stroud: Amberley. pp. 57–58/84/92. ISBN 978-1-4456-1881-4.
- ^ Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Preston North End. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 95. ISBN 1-85983-516-3.
- ^ "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.
- Brown, Tony (2010). The Football League Match by Match 1888-89 to 1892-93. SoccerData. ISBN 978-1-899468-44-7.
External links
edit- avfchistory.co.uk The Matches