Aston Villa, now known exclusively as a football club, won the only professional baseball championship in 1890.

The competition was hindered by poor weather and disappointing crowds and made a loss for its investors.

[2] For much of the season Derby Baseball Club did lead the championship, however, pressure from other teams in the league over the number of American players on the Derby team and low attendances led to Derby being expelled before the end of the season, though at the time the club insisted they had ‘retired’ as champions,[3] despite evidence to the contrary.

There were debuts for Walter Evans, Fred Marshall, Tom McKnight, Charles Harley, George Campbell, James Brown and Charlie Athersmith.

[4] The table below lists all the results of Aston Villa in the Football League for the 1890–91 season