1911–12 Aston Villa F.C. season
1911–12 season | ||
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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]
Final League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
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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
References
- ^ 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
External links
- AVFC History: 1911-12 season