1920–21 Aston Villa F.C. season

Main article: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961)
Aston Villa
1920-21 season
ManagerGeorge Ramsay
First Division10th
FA CupFourth round

The 1920-21 English football season was Aston Villa's 29th season in The Football League.

Dicky York appeared just 11 times in 1920–21.

The debuts included goalkeeper Tommy Jackson (172),[1][2] taking over from Sam Hardy when the veteran English international moved to Nottingham Forest. George Blackburn (133), Cyril Spiers (104), Ian Dickson (76), Lew Price (10) and Ed Wright (2).[3] Jackson was generally preferred to rival Spiers for a first team place but was eventually replaced by Ben Olney.

Table

Cyril Spiers
Main article: 1920-21 Football League

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
8 Middlesbrough 42 17 12 13 53 53 1.000 46
9 Arsenal 42 15 14 13 59 63 0.937 44
10 Aston Villa 42 18 7 17 63 70 0.900 43
11 Blackburn Rovers 42 13 15 14 57 59 0.966 41
12 Sunderland 42 14 13 15 57 60 0.950 41
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

See also

References

  1. ^ Tommy Jackson, Aston Villa Player Database. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  2. ^ Tommy Jackson, 11v11.com. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.