1913–14 Aston Villa F.C. season

Main article: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961)
Aston Villa
1913–14 season
ChairmanFrederick Rinder
ManagerGeorge Ramsay
First Division2nd
FA CupSemi finals
"Happy" Harry Hampton

The 1913–14 English football season was the 26th season in the Football League for Aston Villa.

"The Wellington Whirlwind," played as a centre forward for Aston Villa from 1904 to 1920.[1]

Villa started the season with a goal-less draw at Bradford City[2] before losing 3-0 away to Sunderland.[3]

There were debuts for Bill Williams, John Laidlaw, Jack McLaverty, Bob Chandler, Reg Boyne, Bert McLachlan, Archie Dyke, Herby Smart and Charlie Slade (3).[4]

Table

Main article: 1913–14 Football League

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
1 Blackburn Rovers (C) 38 20 11 7 78 42 1.857 51
2 Aston Villa 38 19 6 13 65 50 1.300 44
3 Middlesbrough 38 19 5 14 77 60 1.283 43
4 Oldham Athletic 38 17 9 12 55 45 1.222 43
5 West Bromwich Albion 38 15 13 10 46 42 1.095 43
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

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 0–3 0–1 0–0 5–2 3–0 5–0 3–1 6–0 2–1 2–0 5–1 6–1 1–0 1–0 1–3 2–2 2–3 0–3 4–1
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: [1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Harry Hampton, Aston Villa and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  2. ^ Association Football. 8 September 1913, The Times
  3. ^ Association Football. 22 September 1913, The Times
  4. ^ "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.