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 still stands.
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.
Andrew Nesbit Wilson was a Scottish footballer who played for Middlesbrough, Heart of Midlothian, Dunfermline Athletic, Chelsea, Queens Park Rangers, Sporting Club Nîmois and the Scotland national team.
Sam Hardy was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Clement Stephenson was an English footballer whose 20-year career at Aston Villa and Huddersfield Town included success in both the FA Cup and League Championship. Stephenson's place in history as an inside forward was assured when Herbert Chapman targeted him as the man to lead Huddersfield Town's challenge for three consecutive Football League titles in the 1920s, he also made a single appearance for England in that period.
The 1915–16 season was the first season of special wartime football in England during the First World War.
The 1917–18 season was the third season of special wartime football in England during the First World War.
The 1918–19 season was the fourth and final season of special wartime football in England during the First World War.
George Wilfred Cummings was a Scottish footballer of the 1930s and 1940s, who played as a left back.
Walter Watson was an English footballer who played as a winger for Worksop Town, Aston Villa, Rotherham Town, Kilmarnock, and Chesterfield Town.
The 1893–94 season was the sixth season of The Football League.
The 1945–46 FA Cup was the 65th season of the world's oldest football cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, generally known as the FA Cup, and the first to be held after the Second World War. Derby County were the winners, beating Charlton Athletic 4–1 after extra time in the final at Wembley, London. The tournament witnessed a disaster in the sixth round when, during the second leg of the Bolton–Stoke City tie, 33 people were crushed to death in the Burnden Park disaster.
The 1904–05 FA Cup was the 34th season of the world's oldest association football competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup. Aston Villa won the competition for the fourth time, beating Newcastle United 2–0 in the final at Crystal Palace, through two goals scored by Harry Hampton. The man of the match was Aston Villa's prolific scorer Billy Garraty, who was born only a few miles from the now Villa Park.
During the 1919–20 English football season, Brentford competed in the Southern League First Division. In the first season of competitive football since the end of the First World War in November 1918, Brentford consolidated with a mid-table finish. It was the club's final Southern League season, as 21 of the 22 First Division clubs were voted into the new Football League Third Division in May 1920.
Hannah Alice Hampton is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Women's Super League club Chelsea and the England national team. She has previously played for Aston Villa. Hampton is a product of the Stoke City and Birmingham City academies and also spent five years as a child in the Villarreal CF youth team.
The 1912–13 English football season was the 25th season in the Football League for Aston Villa.
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. Appearances in war tournaments did not count in players' official records. Many footballers signed up to fight in the war and as a result many teams were depleted, and fielded guest players instead. The club donated upwards of £30,000 to the War effort including supplying an ambulance in club colours. The 45hp 6-cylinder Napier chassis vehicle frequently drove 600-800 miles a week transporting wounded soldiers around England.
The 1916-17 English football season was Aston Villa's 2nd 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 these tournaments do not count in players' official records. Many footballers signed up to fight in the war and as a result many teams were depleted, and fielded guest players instead.
The 1917-18 English football season was Aston Villa's 3rd season of wartime football in England during the First World War.
