1921–22 Aston Villa F.C. season

Main article: History of Aston Villa

Aston Villa

1921–22 season
Manager	George Ramsay
Stadium	Villa Park
First Division	5th
FA Cup	Fourth round

Aston Villa played the 1921–22 English football season in the Football League First Division. Villa finished fifth below Burnley, and Cardiff City, just above Bolton Wanderers and Newcastle United.

Billy Walker remains the only player to have scored a hat-trick of penalty kicks in a Football League game, doing so against Bradford City in November 1921.

In the second match of the season, defender Bert Smith became the first-ever Cardiff player to score in the division with a consolation goal during a 2–1 defeat to Aston Villa.

Football League First Division.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Relegation
1	Liverpool (C)	42	22	13	7	63	36	1.750	57
2	Tottenham Hotspur	42	21	9	12	65	39	1.667	51
3	Burnley	42	22	5	15	72	54	1.333	49
4	Cardiff City	42	19	10	13	61	53	1.151	48
5	Aston Villa	42	22	3	17	74	55	1.345	47
6	Bolton Wanderers	42	20	7	15	68	59	1.153	47
7	Newcastle United	42	18	10	14	59	45	1.311	46
8	Middlesbrough	42	16	14	12	79	69	1.145	46
9	Chelsea	42	17	12	13	40	43	0.930	46
10	Manchester City	42	18	9	15	65	70	0.929	45
11	Sheffield United	42	15	10	17	59	54	1.093	40
12	Sunderland	42	16	8	18	60	62	0.968	40
13	West Bromwich Albion	42	15	10	17	51	63	0.810	40
14	Huddersfield Town	42	15	9	18	53	54	0.981	39
15	Blackburn Rovers	42	13	12	17	54	57	0.947	38
16	Preston North End	42	13	12	17	42	65	0.646	38
17	Arsenal	42	15	7	20	47	56	0.839	37
18	Birmingham	42	15	7	20	48	60	0.800	37
19	Oldham Athletic	42	13	11	18	38	50	0.760	37
20	Everton	42	12	12	18	57	55	1.036	36
21	Bradford City (R)	42	11	10	21	48	72	0.667	32	Relegation to the Second Division
22	Manchester United (R)	42	8	12	22	41	73	0.562	28

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

References

• AVFC History: 1921-22