1890-91
First Division
Finished 9th of 12 · P22 W7 D4 L11 · 45 scored, 58 conceded
Results
| Date | Opponent | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Sept 1890 | A | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–2 | L |
| 13 Sept 1890 | H | Notts County | 3–2 | W |
| 20 Sept 1890 | A | Burnley | 1–2 | L |
| 27 Sept 1890 | H | West Bromwich Albion | 0–4 | L |
| 4 Oct 1890 | A | Bolton Wanderers | 0–4 | L |
| 11 Oct 1890 | H | Everton | 2–2 | D |
| 18 Oct 1890 | A | Derby County | 4–5 | L |
| 25 Oct 1890 | H | Derby County | 4–0 | W |
| 1 Nov 1890 | A | West Bromwich Albion | 3–0 | W |
| 8 Nov 1890 | H | Burnley | 4–4 | D |
| 15 Nov 1890 | H | Accrington F.C. | 3–1 | W |
| 22 Nov 1890 | H | Bolton Wanderers | 5–0 | W |
| 29 Nov 1890 | A | Notts County | 1–7 | L |
| 6 Dec 1890 | A | Blackburn Rovers | 1–5 | L |
| 13 Dec 1890 | H | Blackburn Rovers | 2–2 | D |
| 26 Dec 1890 | H | Sunderland | 0–0 | D |
| 1 Jan 1891 | A | Everton | 0–5 | L |
| 10 Jan 1891 | A | Sunderland | 1–5 | L |
| 24 Jan 1891 | A | Preston North End | 1–4 | L |
| 9 Mar 1891 | H | Preston North End | 0–1 | L |
| 14 Mar 1891 | H | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6–2 | W |
| 21 Mar 1891 | A | Accrington F.C. | 3–1 | 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 | Everton | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 63 | 29 | +34 | 29 |
| 2 | Preston North End | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 23 | +21 | 27 |
| 3 | Notts County | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 52 | 35 | +17 | 26 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 39 | 50 | -11 | 26 |
| 5 | Sunderland | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 51 | 31 | +20 | 25 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 25 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 24 |
| 8 | Burnley | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 52 | 63 | -11 | 21 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 45 | 58 | -13 | 18 |
| 10 | Accrington F.C. | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 50 | -22 | 16 |
| 11 | Derby County | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 47 | 81 | -34 | 15 |
| 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 34 | 57 | -23 | 12 |
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.