1897-98
First Division
Finished 6th of 16 · P30 W14 D5 L11 · 61 scored, 51 conceded
Results
| Date | Opponent | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sept 1897 | H | Sheffield Wednesday | 5–2 | W |
| 4 Sept 1897 | H | West Bromwich Albion | 4–3 | W |
| 11 Sept 1897 | A | Notts County | 3–2 | W |
| 18 Sept 1897 | H | Bury | 3–1 | W |
| 25 Sept 1897 | A | Blackburn Rovers | 3–4 | L |
| 27 Sept 1897 | A | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–3 | L |
| 2 Oct 1897 | H | Bolton Wanderers | 3–2 | W |
| 9 Oct 1897 | A | West Bromwich Albion | 1–1 | D |
| 16 Oct 1897 | H | Notts County | 4–2 | W |
| 23 Oct 1897 | A | Sunderland | 0–0 | D |
| 30 Oct 1897 | H | Liverpool | 3–1 | W |
| 6 Nov 1897 | A | Preston North End | 1–3 | L |
| 13 Nov 1897 | H | Everton | 3–0 | W |
| 20 Nov 1897 | A | Bolton Wanderers | 0–2 | L |
| 27 Nov 1897 | H | Sunderland | 4–3 | W |
| 11 Dec 1897 | H | Blackburn Rovers | 5–1 | W |
| 18 Dec 1897 | A | Stoke City | 0–0 | D |
| 25 Dec 1897 | A | Everton | 1–2 | L |
| 27 Dec 1897 | A | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | D |
| 8 Jan 1898 | A | Sheffield United | 0–1 | L |
| 15 Jan 1898 | H | Sheffield United | 1–2 | L |
| 22 Jan 1898 | A | Derby County | 1–3 | L |
| 5 Feb 1898 | H | Preston North End | 4–0 | W |
| 5 Mar 1898 | H | Derby County | 4–1 | W |
| 12 Mar 1898 | A | Bury | 2–1 | W |
| 26 Mar 1898 | A | Nottingham Forest | 1–3 | L |
| 2 Apr 1898 | H | Stoke City | 1–1 | D |
| 11 Apr 1898 | H | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–2 | L |
| 16 Apr 1898 | A | Liverpool | 0–4 | L |
| 30 Apr 1898 | H | Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | 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 | Sheffield United | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 56 | 31 | +25 | 42 |
| 2 | Sunderland | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 43 | 30 | +13 | 37 |
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 35 |
| 4 | Everton | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 48 | 39 | +9 | 35 |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 51 | 42 | +9 | 33 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 61 | 51 | +10 | 33 |
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 44 | 45 | -1 | 32 |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 47 | 49 | -2 | 31 |
| 9 | Liverpool | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 28 |
| 10 | Derby County | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 57 | 61 | -4 | 28 |
| 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 28 | 41 | -13 | 26 |
| 12 | Preston North End | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 35 | 43 | -8 | 24 |
| 13 | Notts County | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 36 | 46 | -10 | 24 |
| 14 | Bury | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 39 | 51 | -12 | 24 |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 39 | 54 | -15 | 24 |
| 16 | Stoke City | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 35 | 55 | -20 | 24 |
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.