The 1884–85 English football season was Aston Villa's 6th season in Football Association Cup, the top-level football competition at the time.
There were debut appearances for Dick Robertson and Albert A Brown.
FA Cup details
Birmingham Senior Cup Aston Villa won the Birmingham Senior Cup for the 5th time.
Staveley had the club's best run coming in 1884–85. The club reached the quarter-final, and almost pulled off an almighty shock, drawing 1–1 with holders and eventual winners Aston Villa at the Aston Lower Grounds, but, with the replay taking place at the same venue, and Staveley being forced to do without Wilshaw in the replay, it could not repeat the feat.
Friendlies In addition to the various cup competitions, the club's fixtures included testimonials and friendlies. On 13 August 1884 Villa played Blackburn Rovers "in beautiful red jerseys and white knickers The Preston Herald, 13 August 1884 reported by historicalkits.co.uk As late as 1901, in the warm weather months, Villa would forgo their heavier woollen club colours in favour of thin cotton red shirts .Aston Villa, Sports Argus, 14 September 1901
On 27 September, Aston Villa fielded two teams. The stronger team played Aston Unity at home while the weaker team travelled to Shrewsbury to play the infamous Castle Blues. The match was abandoned 1–1 after both match balls were burst possibly on purpose by the home team players and home supporters.Aston Villa Friendlies, Fours & Testimonials, Bryan Sheppard, 2012, Yore Publications
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