1898–99 Aston Villa F.C. season
English football club season
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The 1898–99 English football season was Aston Villa's 11th season in the Football League, the top flight of English football. Villa were champions for an unequalled fourth time.
| 1898–99 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Frederick Rinder |
| Manager | George Ramsay |
| First Division | 1st (champions, 4th title) |
| FA Cup | First round |
| Top goalscorer | Fred Wheldon (16) |
(23 goals)
| Season | 1898–99 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Aston Villa, 4th English title |
| Relegated | Bolton Wanderers, Wednesday |
| Top goalscorer | Steve Bloomer (23 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Derby County 9–0 Wednesday (21 January 1899) |
| Biggest away win | Liverpool 0–3 Aston Villa (15 October 1898) Nottingham Forest 0–3 Liverpool (26 November 1898) Wednesday 0–3 Liverpool (31 December 1898) |
| Highest scoring | Derby County 5–5 Everton (15 October 1898) |
| Longest winning run | 8 matches Aston Villa |
| Longest unbeaten run | 17 matches Liverpool |
| Longest losing run | 4 matches Everton Sheffield United Sunderland The Wednesday Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Highest attendance | 41,000 Aston Villa 5–0 Liverpool (29 April 1899) |
| Lowest attendance | 1,000 Bury 1–1 Newcastle United (22 October 1898) West Brom 2–0 Notts Forest (24 December 1898) West Brom 6–2 Blackburn (21 January 1899) |
| Average attendance | 10,004 |
← 1897–98 | |
Tommy Bowman was ever-present in the League campaign. There were debuts for Walter Leigh,[1] Albert Wilkes,[2] Billy Haggart,[3] Frank Bedingfield,[4] Bobby Templeton[5] and Ralph Gaudie (5).[6][7] To ensure a competitive campaign Burslem Port Vale signed striker Howard Harvey from Aston Villa for £50 to bolster what remained a semi-professional squad.[8]
Three of Villa’s 1897 double-winning team joined Celtic in the summer of 1897, so the previous season had proved to be a rebuilding period for the club. By the mid-point of 1898/99, Villa had a narrow lead over Everton and Burnley but a late season run by Liverpool dropped them to second place. It came down to ‘last-game decider’, with Villa at home to Liverpool. 41,000 spectators shoe-horned themselves into Villa Park to see an emphatic win by the home team, 5–0.
Aston Villa Reserves won the Walsall Senior Cup in 1899.[9][10]
League
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aston Villa (C) | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 76 | 40 | 1.900 | 45 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 49 | 33 | 1.485 | 43 |
| 3 | Burnley | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 45 | 47 | 0.957 | 39 |
| 4 | Everton | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 48 | 41 | 1.171 | 38 |
| 5 | Notts County | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 47 | 51 | 0.922 | 37 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Players used: 23
| 3 September 1898 Match 1 | Aston Villa | 3–1 | Stoke City | Wellington Road |
| Charlie Athersmith; Jack Devey; Ralph Gaudie | Report | |||
| Note: 🟩 | ||||
| 10 September 1898 Match 2 | Bury | 2–1 | Aston Villa | Gigg Lane |
| Report | Fred Wheldon | |||
| Note: 🟥 | ||||
| 17 September 1898 Match 3 | Burnley | 2–4 | Aston Villa | Turf Moor |
| Report | Steve Smith (2); George Johnson; Charlie Athersmith | |||
| Note: 🟩 | ||||
| 24 September 1898 Match 4 | Aston Villa | 1–1 | Sheffield United | Wellington Road |
| Jack Devey | Report | |||
| Note: 🟨 | ||||
| 1 October 1898 Match 5 | Newcastle United | 1–1 | Aston Villa | St James' Park |
| Report | Jack Devey | |||
| Note: 🟨 | ||||
| 8 October 1898 Match 6 | Aston Villa | 4–2 | Preston North End | Wellington Road |
| Jack Devey (2); Jimmy Cowan; George Johnson | Report | |||
| Note: 🟩 | ||||
| 15 October 1898 Match 7 | Liverpool | 0–3 | Aston Villa | Anfield |
| Report | George Johnson; Jack Devey; Fred Wheldon | |||
| Note: 🟩 | ||||
| 22 October 1898 Match 8 | Aston Villa | 3–0 | Nottingham Forest | Wellington Road |
| Jack Sharp (2); Jack Devey | Report | |||
| Note: 🟩 | ||||
| 29 October 1898 Match 9 | Aston Villa | 2–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Wellington Road |
| Fred Wheldon; Jack Devey | Report | |||
| Note: 🟩 First at top | ||||
| 5 November 1898 Match 10 | Aston Villa | 7–1 | Derby County | Wellington Road |
| Jack Devey (2); George Johnson (2); Fred Wheldon (2); Jack Cowan | Report | |||
| Note: 🟩 | ||||
| 12 November 1898 Match 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 0–1 | Aston Villa | Stoney Lane |
| Report | George Johnson | |||
| Note: 🟩 | ||||
| 19 November 1898 Match 12 | Aston Villa | 3–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Wellington Road |
| Jack Devey; Fred Wheldon (2) | Report | |||
| Note: 🟩 | ||||
| 26 November 1898 Match 13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3–1 | Aston Villa | Olive Grove |
| Report | Steve Smith | |||
| Note: 🟥 The season was notable for one of those one-off, never repeated events that enliven League history. The referee was late arriving for the match at The Wednesday. After some deliberation, it was decided to start without him. Though he took over at half-time, the delay meant that darkness fell with 10 minutes left to play. Wednesday were the better team on the day and led 3–1 at the time. The League consulted the rule-book and decided that the last 10 minutes would have to be played at a later date. The first suggestion was that perhaps the 10 minutes could be played before the return game at Villa Park. In the end, Villa agreed to play Wednesday in a benefit match for one of their players, and the missing minutes were duly played out before the friendly game. Villa made one change for the second game, Garraty replacing Bedingfield. |
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| 3 December 1898 Match 14 | Aston Villa | 2–0 | Sunderland | Wellington Road |
| Jack Sharp (2) | Report | |||
| Note: 🟩 | ||||
| 10 December 1898 Match 15 | Aston Villa | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Wellington Road |
| Jimmy Crabtree | Report | |||
| Note: 🟨 | ||||
| 17 December 1898 Match 16 | Aston Villa | 3–0 | Everton | Wellington Road |
| Fred Wheldon; Jack Devey; George Johnson | Report | |||
| Note: 🟩 | ||||
| 24 December 1898 Match 17 | Notts County | 1–0 | Aston Villa | Trent Bridge |
| Report | ||||
| Note: 🟥 | ||||
| 26 December 1898 Match 18 | Aston Villa | 1–0 | Newcastle United | Wellington Road |
| Charlie Athersmith | Report | |||
| Note: 🟩 | ||||
| 31 December 1898 Match 19 | Stoke City | 3–0 | Aston Villa | Victoria Ground |
| Report | ||||
| Note: 🟥 | ||||
| 7 January 1899 Match 20 | Aston Villa | 3–2 | Bury | Wellington Road |
| Fred Wheldon; Jack Devey (2) | Report | |||
| Note: 🟩 | ||||
| 14 January 1899 Match 21 | Aston Villa | 4–0 | Burnley | Wellington Road |
| Fred Wheldon; Charlie Athersmith; Own goal; Tommy Bowman | Report | |||
| Note: 🟩 | ||||
| 21 January 1899 Match 22 | Sheffield United | 3–1 | Aston Villa | Bramall Lane |
| Report | Albert Wilkes; George Johnson; Jack Cowan | |||
| Note: 🟥 | ||||
| 4 February 1899 Match 23 | Preston North End | 0–2 | Aston Villa | Deepdale |
| Report | ||||
| Note: 🟩 | ||||
| 18 February 1899 Match 24 | Nottingham Forest | 0–1 | Aston Villa | City Ground |
| Report | ||||
| Note: 🟩 | ||||
| 4 March 1899 Match 25 | Derby County | 1–1 | Aston Villa | Baseball Ground |
| Report | George Johnson | |||
| Note: 🟨 | ||||
| 18 March 1899 Match 26 | Blackburn Rovers | 0–0 | Aston Villa | Ewood Park |
| Report | ||||
| Note: 🟨 | ||||
| 25 March 1899 Match 27 | Aston Villa | 3–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Wellington Road |
| Fred Wheldon; Billy Garraty; George Johnson | Report | |||
| Note: 🟩 | ||||
| 1 April 1899 Match 28 | Sunderland | 4–2 | Aston Villa | Roker Park |
| Report | Jack Devey; Jimmy Cowan | |||
| Note: 🟥 | ||||
| 3 April 1899 Match 29 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4–0 | Aston Villa | Molineux |
| Report | ||||
| Note: 🟥 | ||||
| 15 April 1899 Match 30 | Everton | 1–1 | Aston Villa | Goodison Park |
| Report | Steve Smith | |||
| Note: 🟨 | ||||
| 17 April 1899 Match 31 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–0 | Aston Villa | Burnden Park |
| Report | ||||
| Note: 🟨 | ||||
| 22 April 1899 Match 32 | Aston Villa | 6–1 | Notts County | Wellington Road |
| Jack Devey (3); Fred Wheldon; Billy Garraty (2) | Report | |||
| Note: 🟩 | ||||
| 24 April 1899 Match 33 | Aston Villa | 7–1 | West Bromwich Albion | Wellington Road |
| Tommy Bowman; Fred Wheldon (2); Billy Garraty (3); Jimmy Cowan | Report | |||
| Note: 🟩 | ||||
| 29 April 1899 Match 34 | Aston Villa | 5–0 | Liverpool | Wellington Road |
| Jack Devey (2); Billy Garraty; Jimmy Crabtree; Fred Wheldon | Report | |||
| Note: 🟩 Villa secured the title with the last match of the campaign | ||||
Source: avfchistory.co.uk
FA Cup
The first round of the 1898–99 FA Cup contained sixteen ties between 32 teams. The matches were played on Saturday, 28 January 1899. Four matches were drawn, with the replays taking place in the following midweek fixture.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Aston Villa | 28 January 1899 |
Sheriff of London Charity Shield
Queen's Park were invited to play in the annual Sheriff of London Charity Shield, a precursor of the FA Community Shield in 1899 which pitted the best amateur and professional sides of the season against each other. They would play the Football League First Division champions Aston Villa. The amateur side was usually represented by Corinthian, however Queen's Park had defeated them 4–1 at Hampden Park earlier that year and the trophy committee decided that they deserved the honour.[11] The match ended in a scoreless draw which saw the sides share the honour, holding the trophy for six months each.[12]
Birmingham Cup
Burslem Port Vale lost 4–0 to Aston Villa in the final.[8]