1911–12 Aston Villa F.C. season

Aston Villa
1911–12 season
ChairmanFrederick Rinder
ManagerGeorge Ramsay
First Division6th
FA CupRound 2
First Division
Season1911–12
ChampionsBlackburn Rovers
1st English title
RelegatedPreston North End
Bury
Top goalscorerHarry Hampton
David McLean
George Holley
(25 goals each)[1]
Biggest home winThe Wednesday 8–0 Sunderland
(26 December 1911)
Biggest away winSheffield United 0–5 Bolton
(9 September 1911)
Highest scoringSheffield United 7–3 Bradford City
(4 March 1912)
"Happy" Harry Hampton, League top scorer

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

"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.[2] Hampton was joint top goalscorer in the First Division this season.[3] "The Wellington Whirlwind," played as a centre forward for Aston Villa from 1904 to 1920.[2]

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.[4] 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.[5]

There were also debuts for Dicky Roose,[6] Les Askew,[7] Jimmy Birch,[8] Harold Edgley,[9] Bert Goode,[10] Tommy Weston,[11] Frank Mann,[12] Albert Ralphs,[13] Albert Lindon,[14] Len Richards,[15] Walter Watson,[16] Bill Morris[17] and Wilfred Littlewood.[18][19]

Final League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
4 Bolton Wanderers 38 20 3 15 54 43 1.256 43
5 The Wednesday 38 16 9 13 69 49 1.408 41
6 Aston Villa 38 17 7 14 76 63 1.206 41
7 Middlesbrough 38 16 8 14 56 45 1.244 40
8 Sunderland 38 14 11 13 58 51 1.137 39
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Matches

DateOpponentVenueResultNotesScorers
2 Sep 1911BradfordValley Parade1–2—Harry Hampton (24') [20]
4 Sep 1911AlbionVilla Park0–3—— [21]
9 Sep 1911ArsenalVilla Park4–1—Joe Walters (17'); Harry Hampton (37', 56'); Charlie Wallace (77' pen) [22]
16 Sep 1911Manchester CityHyde Road6–2—Joe Walters (33'); Joe Bache (2–1, 3–1, 4–2); Harry Hampton (5–2, 6–2) [23]
23 Sep 1911EvertonVilla Park3–0—Harry Hampton (1'); Charlie Wallace (68' pen); Joe Walters (89') [24]
30 Sep 1911AlbionHawthorns2–2—Harry Hampton (8'); Horace Henshall (50') [25]
7 Oct 1911SunderlandVilla Park1–3Alfred Edwards made his debut - he would be killed in action during WWI [26]Charlie Wallace (20' pen) [27]
14 Oct 1911BlackburnEwood1–3—Charlie Wallace (59' pen) [28]
21 Oct 1911WednesdayVilla Park2–3—Jimmy Birch (34', 89') [29]
23 Oct 1911Sheffield UnitedBramall Lane1–0—Joe Walters (61') [30]
28 Oct 1911BuryGigg Lane1–1—Joe Walters (60') [31]
4 Nov 1911BoroVilla Park2–1—Charlie Wallace (24'); Joe Walters (50') [32]
18 Nov 1911SpursVilla Park2–2—Harry Hampton (37', 68') [33]
25 Nov 1911UnitedOld Trafford1–3—Sammy Whittaker (1–2) [34]
2 Dec 1911LiverpoolVilla Park5–0—Charlie Wallace (37' pen, 83'); Joe Bache (71'); Bert Goode (58', 73') [35]
9 Dec 1911PrestonVilla Park1–0—Joe Bache (23') [36]
16 Dec 1911NewcastleSt James'2–6—Harry Hampton (38'); Joe Bache (42') [37]
23 Dec 1911Sheffield UnitedVilla Park1–0—Charlie Wallace (64') [38]
26 Dec 1911OldhamVilla Park6–1—Harry Hampton (12', 40', 80', 89'); Clem Stephenson (37', 81') [39]
30 Dec 1911BradfordVilla Park0–0—— [40]
1 Jan 1912BoltonBurnden0–3—— [41]
6 Jan 1912ArsenalManor Ground2–2—Joe Walters (12'); Charlie Wallace (80') [42]
20 Jan 1912Manchester CityVilla Park3–1—Charlie Wallace (8', 52'); Clem Stephenson (62') [43]
27 Jan 1912EvertonGoodison1–1—Harry Hampton (23') [44]
10 Feb 1912SunderlandRoker2–2—Clem Stephenson (24'); Horace Henshall (70')
17 Feb 1912BlackburnVilla Park0–3——
24 Feb 1912WednesdayOwlerton0–3——
2 Mar 1912BuryVilla Park5–2—Harry Hampton (6', 12', 25', 82'); Charlie Wallace (66')
9 Mar 1912BoroAyresome2–1—Charlie Wallace (23'); Joe Bache (76')
13 Mar 1912Notts CountyMeadow Lane0–2——
16 Mar 1912Notts CountyVilla Park5–1—Harry Hampton Hampton (14', 30'); Clem Stephenson (15'); Bert Goode (23'); Charlie Wallace 70' [45]
23 Mar 1912SpursWhite Hart Lane1–2—Harold Edgley (2')
30 Mar 1912UnitedVilla Park6–0—Clem Stephenson (14', 51', 52'); Charlie Wallace (59', 66'); Harry Hampton (68')
5 Apr 1912BoltonVilla Park0–1——
6 Apr 1912LiverpoolAnfield2–1—Harry Hampton (9'); Clem Stephenson (51')
8 Apr 1912OldhamBoundary Park2–1—Joe Walters (1–0); Clem Stephenson (2–1)
13 Apr 1912PrestonDeepdale1–4—Harry Hampton (67')
20 Apr 1912NewcastleVilla Park2–0—Harry Hampton (86'); Albert Hall (89')

Source: avfchistory.co.uk

FA Cup

References

  1. ↑ "English League Leading Goalscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Harry Hampton, Aston Villa and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  3. ↑ Ross, James M (7 November 2008). "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 November 2008.
  4. ↑ Matthew Taylor, ‘Sutcliffe, Charles Edward (1864–1939)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004
  5. ↑ 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
  6. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/dicky-roose
  7. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/les-askew
  8. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/jimmy-birch
  9. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/harold-edgley
  10. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/bert-goode
  11. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/tommy-weston
  12. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/frank-mann
  13. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/albert-ralphs
  14. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/albert-lindon
  15. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/len-richards
  16. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/walter-watson
  17. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/bill-morris
  18. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/wilfred-littlewood
  19. ↑ "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.
  20. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/857
  21. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/858
  22. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/859
  23. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/860
  24. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/861
  25. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/862
  26. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/alfred-edwards
  27. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/863
  28. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/864
  29. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/865
  30. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/866
  31. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/867
  32. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/868
  33. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/869
  34. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/870
  35. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/871
  36. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/872
  37. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/873
  38. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/874
  39. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/875
  40. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/876
  41. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/877
  42. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/878
  43. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/880
  44. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/881
  45. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/890
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