1898-99
First Division
Champions · P34 W19 D7 L8 · 76 scored, 40 conceded
Results
| Date | Opponent | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Sept 1898 | H | Stoke City | 3–1 | W |
| 10 Sept 1898 | A | Bury | 1–2 | L |
| 17 Sept 1898 | A | Burnley | 4–2 | W |
| 24 Sept 1898 | H | Sheffield United | 1–1 | D |
| 1 Oct 1898 | A | Newcastle United | 1–1 | D |
| 8 Oct 1898 | H | Preston North End | 4–2 | W |
| 15 Oct 1898 | A | Liverpool | 3–0 | W |
| 22 Oct 1898 | H | Nottingham Forest | 3–0 | W |
| 29 Oct 1898 | H | Bolton Wanderers | 2–1 | W |
| 5 Nov 1898 | H | Derby County | 7–1 | W |
| 12 Nov 1898 | A | West Bromwich Albion | 1–0 | W |
| 19 Nov 1898 | H | Blackburn Rovers | 3–1 | W |
| 3 Dec 1898 | H | Sunderland | 2–0 | W |
| 10 Dec 1898 | H | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | D |
| 17 Dec 1898 | H | Everton | 3–0 | W |
| 24 Dec 1898 | A | Notts County | 0–1 | L |
| 26 Dec 1898 | H | Newcastle United | 1–0 | W |
| 31 Dec 1898 | A | Stoke City | 0–3 | L |
| 7 Jan 1899 | H | Bury | 3–2 | W |
| 14 Jan 1899 | H | Burnley | 4–0 | W |
| 21 Jan 1899 | A | Sheffield United | 3–1 | W |
| 4 Feb 1899 | A | Preston North End | 0–2 | L |
| 18 Feb 1899 | A | Nottingham Forest | 0–1 | L |
| 4 Mar 1899 | A | Derby County | 1–1 | D |
| 13 Mar 1899 | A | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–4 | L |
| 18 Mar 1899 | A | Blackburn Rovers | 0–0 | D |
| 25 Mar 1899 | H | Sheffield Wednesday | 3–1 | W |
| 1 Apr 1899 | A | Sunderland | 2–4 | L |
| 3 Apr 1899 | A | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–4 | L |
| 15 Apr 1899 | A | Everton | 1–1 | D |
| 17 Apr 1899 | A | Bolton Wanderers | 0–0 | D |
| 22 Apr 1899 | H | Notts County | 6–1 | W |
| 24 Apr 1899 | H | West Bromwich Albion | 7–1 | W |
| 29 Apr 1899 | H | Liverpool | 5–0 | 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 | Aston Villa | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 76 | 40 | +36 | 45 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 49 | 33 | +16 | 43 |
| 3 | Burnley | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 45 | 47 | -2 | 39 |
| 4 | Everton | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 38 |
| 5 | Notts County | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 47 | 51 | -4 | 37 |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 60 | 52 | +8 | 36 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 36 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 35 |
| 9 | Derby County | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 62 | 57 | +5 | 35 |
| 10 | Bury | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 48 | 49 | -1 | 35 |
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 33 |
| 12 | Stoke City | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 47 | 52 | -5 | 33 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 30 |
| 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 42 | 57 | -15 | 30 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 44 | 47 | -3 | 29 |
| 16 | Sheffield United | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 45 | 51 | -6 | 29 |
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 37 | 51 | -14 | 25 |
| 18 | Sheffield Wednesday | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 61 | -29 | 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.