The 1897–98 English football season was Aston Villa's 10th season in the Football League. Villa, the reigning champions, played in the First Division, the top flight of English football. The season fell in what was to be called Villa's golden era.
First-class cricketer and England football international Jack Devey was Captain. Jimmy Crabtree also captained the team.AVFC History: 1897–98 season "Diamond" Freddie Wheldon was League top scorer with 21. Billy Garraty, great-great grandfather of future-player Jack Grealish, made his league debut for Aston Villa during the season but made just one other appearance that year. Other debuts were James Fisher,https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/james-fisher Jack Sharp,https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/jack-sharp Bert Sharp,https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/bert-sharp Billy George,https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/billy-george Howard Harvey,https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/howard-harvey Jimmy Suddick,https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/jimmy-suddick Tommy Bowman,https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/tommy-bowman Edmund Strange,https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/edmund-strange George Johnsonhttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/george-johnson and Charlie Aston.https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/charlie-aston
George Ramsay would continue in charge of the team picked by the Management Committee. First Division
FA Cup
The first round proper contained sixteen ties between 32 teams. The matches were played on Saturday, 29 January 1898. One match was drawn, with the replay taking place in the following midweek fixture.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate11Derby County1–0Aston Villa29 January 1898
Birmingham Senior Cup
Staffordshire Cup Matches played by Aston Villa included a 6–1 victory over West Bromwich Albion.
References
External links Aston Villa official website https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/league/1897-98