1911–12 Aston Villa F.C. season
| 1911–12 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chairman |  Frederick Rinder | |
| Manager |  George Ramsay | |
| First Division | 6th | |
| FA Cup | Round 2 | |
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The 1911-12 English football season was the 24th season in the Football League for Aston Villa.
"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, Les Askew, Jimmy Birch, Harold Edgley, Bert Goode, Tommy Weston, Frank Mann, Albert Ralphs, Albert Lindon, Len Richards, Walter Watson, Bill Morris and Wilfred Littlewood.[5]
Final League table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackburn Rovers (C) | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 60 | 43 | 1.395 | 49 | |
| 2 | Everton | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 46 | 42 | 1.095 | 46 | |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 64 | 50 | 1.280 | 44 | |
| 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 | |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 43 | 47 | 0.915 | 39 | |
| 10 | Woolwich Arsenal | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 55 | 59 | 0.932 | 38 | |
| 11 | Bradford City | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 46 | 50 | 0.920 | 38 | |
| 12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 53 | 53 | 1.000 | 37 | |
| 13 | Manchester United | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 45 | 60 | 0.750 | 37 | |
| 14 | Sheffield United | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 63 | 56 | 1.125 | 36 | |
| 15 | Manchester City | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 56 | 58 | 0.966 | 35 | |
| 16 | Notts County | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 46 | 63 | 0.730 | 35 | |
| 17 | Liverpool | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 49 | 55 | 0.891 | 34 | |
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 46 | 54 | 0.852 | 34 | |
| 19 | Preston North End (R) | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 40 | 57 | 0.702 | 33 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 20 | Bury (R) | 38 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 59 | 0.542 | 21 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Harry Hampton, Aston Villa and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ Ross, James M (7 November 2008). "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 November 2008.
- ^ Matthew Taylor, ‘Sutcliffe, Charles Edward (1864–1939)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004
- ^ 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
- ^ "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.