1899–1900 Aston Villa F.C. season
English football club season
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The 1899–1900 English football season was Aston Villa's 12th season in the Football League, competing in the First Division, the top flight of English football at the time. Villa finished the season as Champions for the fifth time extending their record as the most successful League team.
| Chairman | Frederick Rinder | |
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| Manager | George Ramsay | |
| First Division | 1st (champions, 5th title) | |
| FA Cup | Third round | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Fred Wheldon (11) All: Fred Wheldon (13) | |
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(27 goals)
(4 September 1899)
| Champions | Aston Villa, 5th English title |
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| Relegated | Burnley, Glossop |
| Top goalscorer | Billy Garraty (27 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Aston Villa 9–0 Glossop (4 September 1899) |
| Biggest away win | Preston North End 0–5 Aston Villa (2 December 1899) |
| Highest scoring | Aston Villa 9–0 Glossop (4 September 1899) |
| Longest winning run | 5 matches Sheffield United |
| Longest unbeaten run | 22 matches Sheffield United |
| Longest losing run | 8 matches Liverpool |
| Highest attendance | 60,000 Aston Villa 4–2 Sunderland (30 December 1899) |
← 1898–99 1900–01 → | |
Sheffield United set the pace this season and built up a six-point lead by the end of December. Villa grew stronger towards the end of the season, losing just one game in their last 13, to leave United in second place by two points. Villa finished their programme first, leaving a mathematical chance for the Blades if they scored plenty of goals in the last two games. Their last game at Burnley was lost, leaving Villa champions by two points.
Billy Garraty, great-great-grandfather of footballer Jack Grealish, was League top scorer this season. Garraty was a local man, signed from Aston Shakespeare, and just 21 years of age this season. He was an industrious player able to play in almost any position – one of the first great "utility" players. He was capped once by England. He scored 96 goals in 224 League games during his career at Villa.
There were debuts for Chris Mann (10),[1] Jim Garfield,[2] Michael Noon,[3] Charlie McEleny[4] and Alf Watkins.[5][6]
Football League
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aston Villa (C) | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 77 | 35 | 2.200 | 50 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 34 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 63 | 33 | 1.909 | 48 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 34 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 50 | 35 | 1.429 | 41 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 48 | 37 | 1.297 | 39 |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 53 | 43 | 1.233 | 36 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Ever-present: Billy George, Fred Wheldon
First at top: 17 Feb
Players used: 21
Matches
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Notes | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep 1899 | Sunderland | Roker | 1–0 | — | Billy Garraty[7] |
| 4 Sep 1899 | Glossop | Villa Park | 9–0 | — | Fred Wheldon, Billy Garraty 10’, Steve Smith, Billy Garraty, Fred Wheldon, Charlie Athersmith, Billy Garraty, Billy Garraty, Jack Devey |
| 9 Sep 1899 | Albion | Villa Park | 0–2 | — | None |
| 16 Sep 1899 | Everton | Goodison Park | 2–1 | — | Fred Wheldon, Billy Garraty |
| 23 Sep 1899 | Blackburn | Villa Park | 3–1 | — | Fred Wheldon 30’, Jack Devey (2) |
| 30 Sep 1899 | Derby | Baseball Ground | 0–2 | — | None |
| 7 Oct 1899 | Bury | Villa Park | 2–1 | — | Fred Wheldon, George Johnson |
| 14 Oct 1899 | Notts County | Trent Bridge | 4–1 | — | George Johnson (3), Jack Devey |
| 21 Oct 1899 | Manchester City | Villa Park | 2–1 | — | Fred Wheldon (pen), Jack Devey |
| 28 Oct 1899 | Sheffield United | Bramall Lane | 1–2 | — | Jack Devey 23’ |
| 4 Nov 1899 | Newcastle | Villa Park | 2–1 | — | Jack Devey 4’, Fred Wheldon [8] |
| 11 Nov 1899 | Wolves | Villa Park | 0–0 | — | None |
| 13 Nov 1899 | Stoke | Victoria Ground | 2–0 | — | Jim Garfield, Jack Devey |
| 18 Nov 1899 | Liverpool | Anfield | 3–3 | — | Billy Garraty, Jack Devey, Albert Wilkes |
| 25 Nov 1899 | Burnley | Villa Park | 2–0 | — | Fred Wheldon 38’, Bobby Templeton |
| 2 Dec 1899 | Preston | Deepdale | 5–0 | — | Billy Garraty 15’, Steve Smith 35’, 3–0 (90’), Own Goal |
| 9 Dec 1899 | Forest | Villa Park | 2–2 | — | Billy Garraty (1–1), Jack Devey (2–2) |
| 16 Dec 1899 | Glossop | North Road | 0–1 | — | None |
| 23 Dec 1899 | Stoke | Villa Park | 4–1 | — | Steve Smith 15’, Billy Garraty 22’, Fred Wheldon 47’, 79’ |
| 30 Dec 1899 | Sunderland | Villa Park | 4–2 | — | Billy Garraty 25’, 31’, 50’, George Johnson (4–1) [9] |
| 1 Jan 1900 | Bury | Gigg Lane | 0–2 | — | None |
| 6 Jan 1900 | Albion | Stoney Lane | 2–0 | — | Billy Garraty (40’, 46’) |
| 13 Jan 1900 | Everton | Villa Park | 1–1 | — | Charlie Athersmith 75’ |
| 20 Jan 1900 | Blackburn | Ewood | 4–0 | — | Billy Garraty (55’, 2–0), Steve Smith 75’, Charlie Athersmith (4–0) |
| 3 Feb 1900 | Derby | Villa Park | 3–2 | — | Billy Garraty (1–2, 84’), Fred Wheldon 89’ |
| 17 Feb 1900 | Notts County | Villa Park | 6–2 | — | Billy Garraty 1’, Charlie Athersmith 2’, Jimmy Cowan (3–1), Jack Devey (4–2), Billy Garraty 50’ |
| 3 Mar 1900 | Sheffield United | Villa Park | 1–1 | — | Billy Garraty 58’ |
| 10 Mar 1900 | Newcastle | St James' | 2–3 | — | Jack Devey, Billy Garraty |
| 19 Mar 1900 | Manchester City | Hyde Road | 2–0 | — | Fred Wheldon 35’, Fred Wheldon |
| 24 Mar 1900 | Liverpool | Villa Park | 1–0 | — | Jack Devey |
| 31 Mar 1900 | Burnley | Turf Moor | 2–1 | — | Fred Wheldon, Jack Devey |
| 7 Apr 1900 | Preston | Villa Park | 3–1 | — | Own Goal 1’, Bobby Templeton, Billy Garraty |
| 14 Apr 1900 | Forest | Town Ground | 1–1 | — | Bobby Templeton |
| 16 Apr 1900 | Wolves | Molineux | 1–0 | — | Fred Wheldon 25’[7] |
Source: avfchistory.co.uk