1895–96 Aston Villa F.C. season

Aston Villa
1895–96 season
Manager	George Ramsay
Ground	Wellington Road
First Division	Champions (2)
FA Cup	Round 1
← 1894–95 1896–97 →

Second City Derby
4--0--1
← 1894-95 1900-01 →

The 1895–96 English Football season fell in what was to be called Aston Villa's golden era.^[1] Under George Ramsay's management committee Villa were League champions for the second time in their history.^[2]

The 1895–96 Division 1 season was the second season of the elite level Second City Derby against local rivals Small Heath.

There were debuts for Jimmy Crabtree (176), Johnny Campbell, Jack Cowan, Edward Harris and Jeremiah Griffiths.^[3]

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Season Highlights

Derby County won all 10 home games and led the table at the end of December, with Villa in third. Six consecutive wins took Villa to the top in January and they finished with a four-point margin over Derby, taking the title when Derby dropped a point on 4 April.

Villa paid Burnley £250 for international back James Crabtree in the summer of 1895. Crabtree, Reynolds and Jimmy Cowan formed an outstanding line of half-backs.

John Campbell was a Scot from Celtic where he had won the Scottish championship twice, and later returned to the club. He had developed an outstanding reputation in Scotland, and emphasized his skill by scoring his 26 goals in just 26 games. 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) tall but nearly 12 stone (170 lb; 76 kg) in weight, he was said to be difficult to stop when running at the opposition's defence.

This was the season Villa lost the FA Cup – literally. Following their FA Cup win in 1894/95, it was on display in a shop window in Birmingham. In the night of 11–12 September 1895 it was stolen and never seen again. A replica had to be made to the same design. Villa were fined £25. Luckily they had it insured for £200!

James Cowan missed the new year fixture due to his attending (and winning) the illustrious 100 yard New Year Sprint event held at Powderhall, Scotland. The club fined him but he still made a healthy profit due to the prize money!

In a season of the elite level Second City Derby, against local rivals Small Heath. According to the Birmingham Daily Post, [Jim Roach] should take no blame for any of the five goals conceded before half-time, due in part to the sun in his eyes and with the half-backs "little more than landmarks on the field".^[4] On change of ends, the balance of play tilted towards the visitors, but the match still finished 7–3.^[4] Villa's scorers were Johnny Campbell (3), Steve Smith, Jack Devey (2) and Jimmy Cowan.^[5] When Villa visited Coventry Road Muntz Street they won the fixture 4-1. Villa scorers were Jack Devey (2), Jack Reynolds and Johnny Campbell.^[6]

Final league position

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
1	Aston Villa (C)	30	20	5	5	78	45	1.733	45
2	Derby County	30	17	7	6	68	35	1.943	41
3	Everton	30	16	7	7	66	43	1.535	39
4	Bolton Wanderers	30	16	5	9	49	37	1.324	37
5	Sunderland	30	15	7	8	52	41	1.268	37

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

Ever-present: Jack Devey

First at top: 30 September

Players used: 18

References

^ "Aston Villa Club History 1900 – 1939". AVFC.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 August 2006. Retrieved 28 October 2007.
^ AVFC History:1894–95 season
^ "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.
^ ^a ^b "Notes on Sport". Birmingham Daily Post. 9 September 1895. p. 5.
^ "Aston Villa 7-3 Small Heath, 1895-96 Division One, 7 Sep 1895". AVFC History. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
^ "Small Heath 1-4 Aston Villa, 1895-96 Division One, 26 Oct 1895". AVFC History. Retrieved 6 August 2023.

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