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Notes: The first season of the Football League. Thomas Green scored Villa's first-ever League goal.


For more stats from this season (matches, appearances, goalscorers, reserves, tables etc), click on the Excel icon below.





The following players were included in the 1888-89 season.
Click on any name for further information.


1888-89
Allen, Albert

Ashmore, Walter

Brown, Albert Arthur

Burton, John

Coulton, Frank

Cox, Gershom

Dawson, Frederick

Devey, Harry

Dixon, Arthur

Garvey, Batty

Garvey, William

Goodall, Archie

Green, Thomas

Harrison, Thomas

Hodgetts, Dennis

Hunter, Archibald

Simmonds, Henry

Thomas, Robert

Warner, Jimmy

Wollaston, Arthur

Yates, Harry








First team


Name            League  FA Cup

Albert Allen    21 - 17 3 - 1
Walter Ashmore  1 - 0   0
Albert Brown    22 - 8  3 - 1
John Burton     16 - 0  3 - 0
Frank Coulton   19 - 0  2 - 0
Gershom Cox     22 - 0  3 - 0
Frederick Dawson        3 - 0   0
Harry Devey     21 - 0  3 - 0
Arthur Dixon    3 - 1   0
Batty Garvey    2 - 0   0
Archie Goodall  14 - 7  0
Thomas Green    21 - 13 3 - 1
Thomas Harrison 2 - 0   0
Dennis Hodgetts 17 - 8  3 - 3
Archibald Hunter        19 - 7  3 - 3
Robert Thomas   0       1 - 0
Jimmy Warner    21 - 0  3 - 0
Arthur Wollaston        4 - 0   1 - 0
Harry Yates     13 - 0  2 - 0



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