The season fell in what was to be called Villa's golden era.

[1] First-class cricketer[2] and England football international, Jack Devey was Captain.

[3] Frederick Rinder had become the club's financial secretary in 1892, and set about installing turnstiles at Villa's Perry Barr ground.

It was his idea to make Aston Villa a limited company.

There were debut appearances for Bill Dunning (64), Bob Chatt, Jack Ramsay, Peter Dowds, Jock Fleming, George A Davis, Jimmy Logan, Fred Burton, Bob Roberts, David Skea, William Devey, Albert Woolley and Arthur Stokes (13).