Aston Villa F.C. season 1896-97
- Aston Villa F.C. season 1896-97
Infobox Football club season
club = Aston Villa
season = 1896 - 1897
manager = George Ramsay
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chairman =
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league = English league
league result = Winner
date of win = April 10,1897
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cup1 result =
cup2 = FA Cup
cup2 result = Winner
league topscorer = Fred Wheldon (18)
season topscorer =
highest attendance =
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eason highlights
If 1895/96 was good, this season was outstanding. It got off to a slow start, with Villa recording only two wins in the first six games. An unbeaten run of 12 games took them to the top, where they finished with a lead of 11 points. The title was won when Derby County failed to win on April 10; Villa had three games left to play, all of which were won.
For good measure, the FA Cup was also won, to make Villa the second team to complete “the double”.
John Campbell was not quite as productive as in the previous season, and the leading scorer honours went to Fred Wheldon. Fred had been signed in 1896 from local rivals Small Heath (today’s Birmingham City). He was a good dribbler with the ball and won four caps for England. He played first class cricket for Worcestershire.
Trivia
Ever-present: Charlie Athersmith, JimmyCowan, Fred Wheldon
First at top: Nov 28
Players used: 17
See also FA Cup Final 1897
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