1911–12 Aston Villa F.C. season

Aston Villa
1911–12 season
ChairmanFrederick Rinder
ManagerGeorge Ramsay
First Division6th
FA CupRound 2
"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.[1] Hampton was joint top goalscorer in the First Division this season.[2] "The Wellington Whirlwind," played as a centre forward for Aston Villa from 1904 to 1920.[1]

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.[3] 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.[4]

There were debuts for Dicky Roose,[5] Les Askew,[6] Jimmy Birch,[7] Harold Edgley,[8] Bert Goode,[9] Tommy Weston,[10] Frank Mann,[11] Albert Ralphs,[12] Albert Lindon,[13] Len Richards,[14] Walter Watson,[15] Bill Morris [16] and Wilfred Littlewood.[17][18]

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

Date Opponent Venue Result Notes Scorers
2 Sep 1911 Bradford Valley Parade 1–2 Harry Hampton (24') [19]
4 Sep 1911 Albion Villa Park 0–3 [20]
9 Sep 1911 Arsenal Villa Park 4–1 Joe Walters (17'); Harry Hampton (37', 56'); Charlie Wallace (77' pen) [21]
16 Sep 1911 Manchester City Hyde Road 6–2 Joe Walters (33'); Joe Bache (2–1, 3–1, 4–2); Harry Hampton (5–2, 6–2) [22]
23 Sep 1911 Everton Villa Park 3–0 Harry Hampton (1'); Charlie Wallace (68' pen); Joe Walters (89') [23]
30 Sep 1911 Albion Hawthorns 2–2 Harry Hampton (8'); Horace Henshall (50') [24]
7 Oct 1911 Sunderland Villa Park 1–3 Charlie Wallace (20' pen) [25]
14 Oct 1911 Blackburn Ewood 1–3 Charlie Wallace (59' pen) [26]
21 Oct 1911 Wednesday Villa Park 2–3 Jimmy Birch (34', 89') [27]
23 Oct 1911 Sheffield United Bramall Lane 1–0 Joe Walters (61') [28]
28 Oct 1911 Bury Gigg Lane 1–1 Joe Walters (60') [29]
4 Nov 1911 Boro Villa Park 2–1 Charlie Wallace (24'); Joe Walters (50') [30]
18 Nov 1911 Spurs Villa Park 2–2 Harry Hampton (37', 68') [31]
25 Nov 1911 United Old Trafford 1–3 Sammy Whittaker (1–2) [32]
2 Dec 1911 Liverpool Villa Park 5–0 Charlie Wallace (37' pen, 83'); Joe Bache (71'); Bert Goode (58', 73') [33]
9 Dec 1911 Preston Villa Park 1–0 Joe Bache (23') [34]
16 Dec 1911 Newcastle St James' 2–6 Harry Hampton (38'); Joe Bache (42') [35]
23 Dec 1911 Sheffield United Villa Park 1–0 Charlie Wallace (64') [36]
26 Dec 1911 Oldham Villa Park 6–1 Harry Hampton (12', 40', 80', 89'); Clem Stephenson (37', 81') [37]
30 Dec 1911 Bradford Villa Park 0–0 [38]
1 Jan 1912 Bolton Burnden 0–3 [39]
6 Jan 1912 Arsenal Manor Ground 2–2 Joe Walters (12'); Charlie Wallace (80') [40]
20 Jan 1912 Manchester City Villa Park 3–1 Charlie Wallace (8', 52'); Clem Stephenson (62') [41]
27 Jan 1912 Everton Goodison 1–1 Harry Hampton (23') [42]
10 Feb 1912 Sunderland Roker 2–2 Clem Stephenson (24'); Horace Henshall (70')
17 Feb 1912 Blackburn Villa Park 0–3
24 Feb 1912 Wednesday Owlerton 0–3
2 Mar 1912 Bury Villa Park 5–2 Harry Hampton (6', 12', 25', 82'); Charlie Wallace (66')
9 Mar 1912 Boro Ayresome 2–1 Charlie Wallace (23'); Joe Bache (76')
13 Mar 1912 Notts County Meadow Lane 0–2
16 Mar 1912 Notts County Villa Park 5–1 Harry Hampton Hampton (14', 30'); Clem Stephenson (15'); Bert Goode (23'); Charlie Wallace 70' [43]
23 Mar 1912 Spurs White Hart Lane 1–2 Harold Edgley (2')
30 Mar 1912 United Villa Park 6–0 Clem Stephenson (14', 51', 52'); Charlie Wallace (59', 66'); Harry Hampton (68')
5 Apr 1912 Bolton Villa Park 0–1
6 Apr 1912 Liverpool Anfield 2–1 Harry Hampton (9'); Clem Stephenson (51')
8 Apr 1912 Oldham Boundary Park 2–1 Joe Walters (1–0); Clem Stephenson (2–1)
13 Apr 1912 Preston Deepdale 1–4 Harry Hampton (67')
20 Apr 1912 Newcastle Villa Park 2–0 Harry Hampton (86'); Albert Hall (89')

Source: avfchistory.co.uk

FA Cup

See also

References

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  2. ^ Ross, James M (7 November 2008). "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 November 2008.
  3. ^ Matthew Taylor, ‘Sutcliffe, Charles Edward (1864–1939)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/dicky-roose
  6. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/les-askew
  7. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/jimmy-birch
  8. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/harold-edgley
  9. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/bert-goode
  10. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/tommy-weston
  11. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/frank-mann
  12. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/albert-ralphs
  13. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/albert-lindon
  14. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/len-richards
  15. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/walter-watson
  16. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/bill-morris
  17. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/wilfred-littlewood
  18. ^ "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.
  19. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/857
  20. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/858
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  27. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/865
  28. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/866
  29. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/867
  30. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/868
  31. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/869
  32. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/870
  33. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/871
  34. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/872
  35. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/873
  36. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/874
  37. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/875
  38. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/876
  39. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/877
  40. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/878
  41. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/880
  42. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/881
  43. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/890