Manager George Ramsay FA Cup Round 3 | Football League 2nd | |
Top goalscorer League:
All: Albert Allen (19) | ||
The 1888-89 season was the first season of the Football League. Aston Villa were one of the new league's 12 founding members and finished as runners-up of the Football League, behind double winners Preston North End. The 'Invincibles' from Lancashire also ended Villa's bid to win every single home game, with a 2–0 win at Wellington Road in Villa's last home fixture.
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Villa's cup season ended with an 8–1 defeat by Blackburn Rovers that remained a club record until 2012.
Final league table
Key: P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points
Results
Aston Villa's score comes first
References
1888–89 Aston Villa F.C. season Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA