WELLINGTON ROAD
League Record
- First Match
- 5–1 v Stoke (2,000) (September 15th, 1888)
- Last Match
- 5–0 v Wolverhampton Wanderers (-) (April 19th, 1897)
- Highest Attendance
- 20,000 v Everton (1–2) (September 26th, 1896)
- Lowest Attendance
- 600 v Accrington (4–3) (October 27th, 1888)
- Biggest Home Win
- 12–2 v Accrington (8,000) (March 12th, 1892)
- Biggest Home Defeat
- 1–6 v Sunderland (16,000) (September 17th, 1892)
121 League games played at Wellington Road by Aston Villa
The club was a founder member of the Football League in 1888 and, as its popularity increased, found that the ground with its poor spectator facilities and an uneven pitch was rapidly becoming unsuitable and moved to Villa Park in 1897.
