1917–18 Aston Villa F.C. season

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The 1917-18 English football season was Aston Villa's 3rd season of wartime football in England during the First World War.

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Between 1915 and 1919 competitive football was suspended in England. Many footballers signed up to fight in the war and as a result many teams were depleted, and fielded guest players instead. The Football League and FA Cup were suspended and in their place regional league competitions were set up; appearances in these tournaments do not count in players' official records.

There were four regional leagues. The Football League Lancashire and Midland sections were split into a principal tournament, consisting of a single league, and then a subsidiary tournament of four groups.

Jack Windmill saw active service in World War I in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment. [1] He rose to the rank of Regimental Sergeant Major and gained the Military Cross and the Distinguished Conduct Medal for bravery. [1]

Tommy Jackson served with the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers during World War I [2] Sam Hardy served as an ordinary seaman in the Royal Navy during the First World War. [3] Tommy Jackson served with the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers during World War I [2]

In March 1918, Joe Bache's Royal Garrison Artillery side beat a team of convalescing soldiers at Home Park, Plymouth in front of 4,000 spectators. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Jack Windmill – Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  2. 1 2 Jackson Tommy Image 1 Aston Villa 1921, Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Samuel Hardy | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  4. ↑ "Joe Bache Aston Villa".
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