1889-90
First Division
Finished 8th of 12 · P22 W7 D5 L10 · 43 scored, 51 conceded
Results
| Date | Opponent | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sept 1889 | H | Burnley | 2–2 | D |
| 14 Sept 1889 | H | Notts County | 1–1 | D |
| 21 Sept 1889 | H | Preston North End | 5–3 | W |
| 28 Sept 1889 | A | West Bromwich Albion | 0–3 | L |
| 5 Oct 1889 | A | Burnley | 6–2 | W |
| 12 Oct 1889 | H | Derby County | 7–1 | W |
| 19 Oct 1889 | A | Blackburn Rovers | 0–7 | L |
| 26 Oct 1889 | H | West Bromwich Albion | 1–0 | W |
| 2 Nov 1889 | H | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | W |
| 9 Nov 1889 | A | Notts County | 1–1 | D |
| 16 Nov 1889 | A | Bolton Wanderers | 0–2 | L |
| 23 Nov 1889 | H | Everton | 1–2 | L |
| 30 Nov 1889 | A | Accrington F.C. | 2–4 | L |
| 7 Dec 1889 | H | Stoke City | 6–1 | W |
| 21 Dec 1889 | A | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | D |
| 25 Dec 1889 | A | Preston North End | 2–3 | L |
| 26 Dec 1889 | H | Accrington F.C. | 1–2 | L |
| 28 Dec 1889 | A | Derby County | 0–5 | L |
| 4 Jan 1890 | A | Everton | 0–7 | L |
| 25 Jan 1890 | H | Bolton Wanderers | 1–2 | L |
| 17 Mar 1890 | A | Stoke City | 1–1 | D |
| 31 Mar 1890 | H | Blackburn Rovers | 3–0 | W |
Scores are shown Villa first. League matches only; cup ties not included.
Final table
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Preston North End | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 71 | 30 | +41 | 33 |
| 2 | Everton | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 65 | 40 | +25 | 31 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 78 | 41 | +37 | 27 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 25 |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 47 | 50 | -3 | 25 |
| 6 | Accrington F.C. | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 53 | 56 | -3 | 24 |
| 7 | Derby County | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 43 | 55 | -12 | 21 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 51 | -8 | 19 |
| 9 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 54 | 65 | -11 | 19 |
| 10 | Notts County | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 43 | 51 | -8 | 17 |
| 11 | Burnley | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 65 | -29 | 13 |
| 12 | Stoke City | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 69 | -42 | 10 |
Positions decided on goal average, as the rules of the day had it. Two points for a win.
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Sources: engsoccerdata (1888–2025) and football-data.co.uk (recent seasons), compiled by the Villa Blog results pipeline.