1890–91 Aston Villa F.C. season

Aston Villa had a disappointing 1890–91 season, having finished ninth. 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
1890–91 season
ManagerGeorge Ramsay
Football League9th
FA CupRound 2

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.[1] 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.[2] 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,[3] despite evidence to the contrary.

Results

League

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

1890
DateTeamVenueWin/Draw/LoseScore
6 SeptemberWolverhampton WanderersAwayLost1–2
13 SeptemberNotts CountyHomeWin3–2
20 SeptemberBurnleyAwayLost1–2
27 SeptemberWest Bromwich AlbionHomeLost0–4
4 OctoberBolton WanderersAwayLost0–4
11 OctoberEvertonHomeDraw2-2
18 OctoberDerby CountyAwayLost4–5
25 OctoberDerby CountyHomeWon4–0
1 NovemberWest Bromwich AlbionAwayWon3–0
8 NovemberBurnleyHomeDraw4–4
15 NovemberAccringtonHomeWon3–1
22 NovemberBolton WanderersAwayLost0–4
29 NovemberNotts CountyAwayLost1–7
6 DecemberBlackburn RoversAwayLost1–5
13 DecemberBlackburn RoversHomeDraw2–2
26 DecemberSunderlandHomeDraw0–0
1891
DateTeamVenueWin/Draw/LoseScore
1 JanuaryEvertonAwayLost0–5
10 JanuarySunderlandAwayLost1–5
24 JanuaryPreston North EndAwayLost1–4
9 JanuaryPreston North EndHomeLost0–1
14 JanuaryWolverhampton WanderersHomeWon6–2
21 MarchAccringtonAwayWon3–1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification
7 Sunderland[lower-alpha 1] 22 10 5 7 51 31 1.645 23[lower-alpha 2]
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:
  1. New club in the league
  2. Sunderland deducted two points for fielding unregistered player.[4]

FA Cup
  • 1st Round, 17 January 1891, London Casuals, Home, Won 13–1
  • 2nd Round, 31 January 1891, Stoke, Away, Lost 0–3

References
  1. Kendrick, Mat. "Aston Villa: The day the claret and blues won the baseball league". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  2. "The Baseball Championship: Aston Villa the Winners". Sporting Life. 3 September 1890. p. 1.
  3. "Derby Baseball Grounds: Notice". Derby Daily Telegraph. 4 August 1890. p. 3.
  4. Rothmans Football Yearbook 1970–71, p. 233. The Queen Anne Press Limited, London, 1970.
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