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1898–99 Aston Villa F.C. season
English football club season
English football club season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Aston Villa |
| season | 1898–99 |
| manager | George Ramsay |
| chairman | Frederick Rinder |
| league | First Division |
| league result | 1st (champions, 4th title) |
| cup1 | FA Cup |
| cup1 result | First round |
| league topscorer | Fred Wheldon (16) |
| prevseason | 1897–98 |
| nextseason | 1899–1900 |
4th English title The Wednesday (23 goals) (21 January 1899) (15 October 1898) Nottingham Forest 0–3 Liverpool (26 November 1898) The Wednesday 0–3 Liverpool (31 December 1898) (15 October 1898) Aston Villa Liverpool Everton Sheffield United Sunderland The Wednesday Wolverhampton Wanderers Aston Villa 5–0 Liverpool (29 April 1899) Bury 1–1 Newcastle United (22 October 1898) West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Nottingham Forest (24 December 1898) West Bromwich Albion 6–2 Blackburn Rovers (21 January 1899) The 1898–99 English football season was Aston Villa's 11th season in the Football League, the top flight of English football. Villa were champions for an unequalled fourth time.
There were debuts for Walter Leigh, Albert Wilkes, Billy Haggart, Frank Bedingfield, Bobby Templeton and Ralph Gaudie (5).
Three of Villa’s 1897 double-winning team joined Celtic in the summer of 1897, so the previous season had proved to be a rebuilding period for the club. By the mid-point of 1898/99, Villa had a narrow lead over Everton and Burnley but a late season run by Liverpool dropped them to second place. It came down to ‘last-game decider’, with Villa at home to Liverpool. 41,000 spectators shoe-horned themselves into Villa Park to see an emphatic win by the home team, 5–0.
The season was notable for one of those one-off, never repeated events that enliven League history. The referee was late arriving for the match at Sheffield Wednesday. After some deliberation, it was decided to start without him. Though he took over at half-time, the delay meant that darkness fell with 10 minutes left to play. Wednesday were the better team on the day and led 3–1 at the time. The League consulted the rule-book and decided that the last 10 minutes would have to be played at a later date. The first suggestion was that perhaps the 10 minutes could be played before the return game at Villa Park. In the end, Villa agreed to play Wednesday in a benefit match for one of their players, and the missing minutes were duly played out before the friendly game. Villa made one change for the second game, Garraty replacing Bedingfield.
Villa competed in the 1899 Sheriff of London Charity Shield.
League
Main article: 1898–99 Football League
Ever-present: Tommy Bowman
First at top: 29 October
Date won league: 29 April (last game)
Players used: 23
Matches
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Notes | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Sep 1898 | Stoke | Wellington Road | 3–1 | — | Charlie Athersmith, Jack Devey, Ralph Gaudie |
| 10 Sep 1898 | Bury | Gigg Lane | 1–2 | — | Fred Wheldon |
| 17 Sep 1898 | Burnley | Turf Moor | 4–2 | — | Steve Smith (2), George Johnson, Charlie Athersmith |
| 24 Sep 1898 | Sheffield United | Wellington Road | 1–1 | — | Jack Devey |
| 1 Oct 1898 | Newcastle United | St James' Park | 1–1 | — | Jack Devey |
| 8 Oct 1898 | Preston North End | Wellington Road | 4–2 | — | Jack Devey (2), Jimmy Cowan, George Johnson |
| 15 Oct 1898 | Liverpool | Anfield | 3–0 | — | George Johnson, Jack Devey, Fred Wheldon |
| 22 Oct 1898 | Nottingham Forest | Wellington Road | 3–0 | — | Jack Sharp (2), Jack Devey |
| 29 Oct 1898 | Bolton Wanderers | Wellington Road | 2–1 | — | Fred Wheldon, Jack Devey |
| 5 Nov 1898 | Derby County | Wellington Road | 7–1 | — | Jack Devey (2), George Johnson (2), Fred Wheldon (2), Jack Cowan |
| 12 Nov 1898 | West Bromwich Albion | Stoney Lane | 1–0 | — | George Johnson |
| 19 Nov 1898 | Blackburn Rovers | Wellington Road | 3–1 | — | Jack Devey, Fred Wheldon (2) |
| 26 Nov 1898 | Sheffield Wednesday | Olive Grove | 1–3 | — | Steve Smith |
| 3 Dec 1898 | Sunderland | Wellington Road | 2–0 | — | Jack Sharp (2) |
| 10 Dec 1898 | Wolves | Wellington Road | 1–1 | — | Jimmy Crabtree |
| 17 Dec 1898 | Everton | Wellington Road | 3–0 | — | Fred Wheldon, Jack Devey, George Johnson |
| 24 Dec 1898 | Notts County | Trent Bridge | 0–1 | — | — |
| 26 Dec 1898 | Newcastle United | Wellington Road | 1–0 | — | Charlie Athersmith |
| 31 Dec 1898 | Stoke | Victoria Ground | 0–3 | — | — |
| 7 Jan 1899 | Bury | Wellington Road | 3–2 | — | Fred Wheldon, Jack Devey (2) |
| 14 Jan 1899 | Burnley | Wellington Road | 4–0 | — | Fred Wheldon, Charlie Athersmith, Own goal, Tommy Bowman |
| 21 Jan 1899 | Sheffield United | Bramall Lane | 3–1 | — | Albert Wilkes, George Johnson, Jack Cowan |
| 4 Feb 1899 | Preston North End | Deepdale | 0–2 | — | — |
| 18 Feb 1899 | Nottingham Forest | City Ground | 0–1 | — | — |
| 4 Mar 1899 | Derby County | Baseball Ground | 1–1 | — | George Johnson |
| 18 Mar 1899 | Blackburn Rovers | Ewood Park | 0–0 | — | — |
| 25 Mar 1899 | Sheffield Wednesday | Wellington Road | 3–1 | — | Fred Wheldon, Billy Garraty, George Johnson |
| 1 Apr 1899 | Sunderland | Roker Park | 2–4 | — | Jack Devey, Jimmy Cowan |
| 3 Apr 1899 | Wolves | Molineux | 0–4 | — | — |
| 15 Apr 1899 | Everton | Goodison Park | 1–1 | — | Steve Smith |
| 17 Apr 1899 | Bolton Wanderers | Burnden Park | 0–0 | — | — |
| 22 Apr 1899 | Notts County | Wellington Road | 6–1 | — | Jack Devey (3), Fred Wheldon, Billy Garraty (2) |
| 24 Apr 1899 | West Bromwich Albion | Wellington Road | 7–1 | — | Tommy Bowman, Fred Wheldon (2), Billy Garraty (3), Jimmy Cowan |
| 29 Apr 1899 | Liverpool | Wellington Road | 5–0 | — | Jack Devey (2), Billy Garraty, Jimmy Crabtree, Fred Wheldon |
Source: avfchistory.co.uk
FA Cup
Main article: 1898–99 FA Cup
References
References
- https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/walter-leigh
- https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/albert-wilkes
- https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/billy-haggart
- https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/frank-bedingfield
- https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/bobby-templeton
- https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/ralph-gaudie
- "Aston Villa's Seasons".
- https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/league/1898-99
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