1911–12 Aston Villa F.C. season

Last updated

Aston Villa
1911–12 season
Chairman Flag of England.svg Frederick Rinder
Manager Flag of Scotland.svg George Ramsay
First Division 6th
FA Cup Round 2
←  1910–11
1912–13  →
"Happy" Harry Hampton, League top scorer Harryhampton.jpg
"Happy" Harry Hampton, League top scorer

The 1911-12 English football season was the 24th season in the Football League for Aston Villa.

Contents

"Happy" Harry Hampton was a prolific goalscorer and scored five goals when Aston Villa beat Sheffield Wednesday 10–0 in a First Division match in 1912. [1] Hampton was joint top goalscorer in the First Division this season. [2] "The Wellington Whirlwind," played as a centre forward for Aston Villa from 1904 to 1920. [1]

In March, Justice A.T. Lawrence established the legality of the football league's retain-and-transfer system with his judgement in the Kingaby case. [3] Former Aston Villa player Herbert Kingaby had brought legal proceedings against his old club for preventing him from playing. Erroneous strategy by Kingaby's counsel resulted in the suit being dismissed. [4]

There were debuts for Dicky Roose, Les Askew, Jimmy Birch, Harold Edgley, Bert Goode, Tommy Weston, Frank Mann, Albert Ralphs, Albert Lindon, Len Richards, Walter Watson, Bill Morris and Wilfred Littlewood. [5]

Final League table

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGAvPtsRelegation
1 Blackburn Rovers (C)38209960431.39549
2 Everton 382061246421.09546
3 Newcastle United 381881264501.28044
4 Bolton Wanderers 382031554431.25643
5 The Wednesday 381691369491.40841
6 Aston Villa 381771476631.20641
7 Middlesbrough 381681456451.24440
8 Sunderland 3814111358511.13739
9 West Bromwich Albion 381591443470.91539
10 Woolwich Arsenal 381581555590.93238
11 Bradford City 381581546500.92038
12 Tottenham Hotspur 381491553531.00037
13 Manchester United 3813111445600.75037
14 Sheffield United 3813101563561.12536
15 Manchester City 381391656580.96635
16 Notts County 381471746630.73035
17 Liverpool 3812101649550.89134
18 Oldham Athletic 3812101646540.85234
19 Preston North End (R)381371840570.70233Relegation to the Second Division
20 Bury (R)38692332590.54221
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away AST BLB BOL BRA BRY EVE LIV MCI MUN MID NEW NTC OLD PNE SHU SUN TOT WED WBA WOO
Aston Villa 0–30–10–05–23–05–03–16–02–12–05–16–11–01–01–32–22–30–34–1
Blackburn Rovers 3–1
Bolton Wanderers 3–0
Bradford City 2–1
Bury 1–1
Everton 1–1
Liverpool 1–2
Manchester City 2–6
Manchester United 3–1
Middlesbrough 1–2
Newcastle United 6–2
Notts County 2–0
Oldham Athletic 1–2
Preston North End 4–1
Sheffield United 0–1
Sunderland 2–2
Tottenham Hotspur 2–1
The Wednesday 3–0
West Bromwich Albion 2–2
Woolwich Arsenal 2–2
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Billy Walker (footballer, born 1897)</span> English footballer and manager

William Henry Walker was a prominent English footballer of the 1920s and 1930s. He is considered by many to be one of the greatest footballers to ever play for Aston Villa and England. As a manager he won the FA Cup with each of Sheffield Wednesday and Nottingham Forest, some 24 years apart, a record which stands to this day.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Harry Hampton (footballer, born 1885)</span> English footballer

Joseph Harry Hampton was an English footballer who was born in Wellington, Shropshire. To this day Hampton remains Aston Villa's all-time leading goalscorer in the League.

The 1935–36 season was the 61st season of competitive football in England. Sunderland won the league, and in doing so they remain the last team to win the English League while wearing striped jerseys. They also equalled the record of six titles won by Aston Villa. It remains the most recent season that Sunderland would win the title.

The 1909-10 English football season was the 22nd season in the Football League for Aston Villa, who finished the season as the league's champions for a then record sixth time.

The 1969–70 season was the 71st completed season of The Football League.

The 1972–73 season was the 74th completed season of The Football League.

The 1898–99 season was the 11th season of The Football League. Two teams were able to win the First Division title going into the final day of the season: Aston Villa and Liverpool; second-placed Liverpool travelled to Villa Park for the final match, needing a win to overtake Villa and win the title, but Villa won 5–0 to win their fourth First Division title.

The 1911–12 season was the 24th season of The Football League.

The 1914–15 season was the 27th season of The Football League. It was the final season before football was suspended at the outbreak of World War I.

The 1946–47 season was the 48th completed season of The Football League.

Aston Villa played the 1930–31 English football season in the Football League First Division. Villa scored 128 league goals in 42 matches, a First Division record. Villa's Pongo Waring finished as the leagues top scorer with 49 goals, overshadowing Eric Houghton who scored 30 goals. As of 2023, this remains the Villa record season for goals scored.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1904–05 Aston Villa F.C. season</span> 1904–05 season of Aston Villa

The 1904–05 Football League season was Aston Villa's 17th season in the First Division, the top flight of English football at the time. The season fell in what was to be called Villa's golden era.

The 1905–06 Football League season was Aston Villa's 18th season in the First Division, the top flight of English football at the time. The season fell in what was to be called Villa's golden era.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1912–13 Aston Villa F.C. season</span> 1912–13 season of Aston Villa

The 1912–13 English football season was the 25th season in the Football League for Aston Villa.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1914–15 Aston Villa F.C. season</span> 1913–14 season of Aston Villa

The 1914–15 English football season was the 27th season in the Football League for Aston Villa.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1918–19 Aston Villa F.C. season</span> Aston Villa 1918-19 football season

The 1918-19 English football season was Aston Villa's 4th season of wartime football in England. During the First World War, between 1915 and 1919, the Football League and FA Cup were suspended and in their place regional league competitions were set up. Appearances in war tournaments did not count in players' official records.

The 1915-16 English football season was Aston Villa's 1st season of wartime football in England. During the First World War, between 1915 and 1919, the Football League and FA Cup were suspended and in their place regional league competitions were set up.

References

  1. 1 2 "Harry Hampton, Aston Villa and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  2. ↑ Ross, James M (7 November 2008). "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF . Retrieved 25 November 2008.
  3. ↑ Matthew Taylor, ‘Sutcliffe, Charles Edward (1864–1939)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004
  4. ↑ David McArdle, LLB PhD, The Football League's player registration scheme and the Kingaby case Archived 2010-03-01 at the Wayback Machine , accessed 16 December 2012
  5. ↑ "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.