1908–09 Aston Villa F.C. season

Aston Villa
1908–09 season
Chairman	Frederick Rinder
Manager	George Ramsay
First Division	7th
FA Cup	1st round
	Home colours
	Home colours

The 1908–09 English football season was Aston Villa's 21st season in the Football League. Villa entered the 1908–09 Football League season in the First Division, the top flight of English football at the time. The season fell in what was to be called Villa's golden era.^[1]

There were debut appearances for George Hunter,^[2] Sammy Whittaker,^[3] Alfred Gittins,^[4] Jock McKenzie,^[5] Edmund Eyre,^[6] Arthur Layton,^[7] Frank Cornan,^[8] George Travers,^[9] Len Skiller,^[10] Jack Kearns ^[11] and Arthur Cartlidge.^[12]^[13]

Players making their final appearance included Peter Kyle, Jack Windmill, Joseph Wilcox, Alfred Gittins, Rowland Codling, Len Skiller, Alec Logan, Jock McKenzie, George Reeves, Walter Kimberley, George Travers and Frank Cornan.^[14]

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
5	The Wednesday	38	17	6	15	67	61	1.098	40
6	Woolwich Arsenal	38	14	10	14	52	49	1.061	38
7	Aston Villa	38	14	10	14	58	56	1.036	38
8	Bristol City	38	13	12	13	45	58	0.776	38
9	Middlesbrough	38	14	9	15	59	53	1.113	37

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Matches

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Competition	Scorers
1 Sep 1908	Liverpool	Anfield	2–3	—	Jock Logan (2'); Alec Logan (80')
5 Sep 1908	Wednesday	Villa Park	1–1	—	Joe Walters (74')
12 Sep 1908	Forest	City Ground	2–1	—	Joe Bache (44'); Harry Hampton (55')
19 Sep 1908	Sunderland	Villa Park	2–0	—	Harry Hampton (35'); Joe Bache (80')
26 Sep 1908	Chelsea	Stamford Bridge	2–0	—	Joe Bache (34'); George Reeves (64')
3 Oct 1908	Blackburn	Villa Park	1–1	—	Joe Bache (17')
10 Oct 1908	Bradford	Valley Parade	1–1	—	Joe Bache (40')
17 Oct 1908	United	Villa Park	3–1	—	George Reeves (8', 65'); Harry Hampton (35')
24 Oct 1908	Everton	Goodison	1–3	—	George Reeves (53')
31 Oct 1908	Leicester	Villa Park	1–1	—	Joe Bache (60')
7 Nov 1908	Arsenal	Manor Ground	1–0	—	Joe Bache (84')
14 Nov 1908	Notts County	Villa Park	1–1	—	Albert Hall (1–1)
21 Nov 1908	Newcastle	St James'	2–0	—	Charlie Wallace (1–0); George Reeves (68')
28 Nov 1908	Bristol City	Villa Park	1–1	—	Joe Bache (68')
5 Dec 1908	Preston	Deepdale	2–3	—	Charlie Wallace (18'); Joe Bache (90')
12 Dec 1908	Boro	Villa Park	0–3	—	—
19 Dec 1908	Manchester City	Hyde Road	0–2	—	—
25 Dec 1908	Liverpool	Villa Park	1–1	—	Alec Logan (60')
26 Dec 1908	Bury	Villa Park	3–0	—	George Travers (4', 17', 25')
1 Jan 1909	Bury	Gigg Lane	2–1	—	George Reeves (41'); Edmund Eyre (70')
2 Jan 1909	Wednesday	Owlerton	2–4	—	Chris Buckley (77'); George Reeves (88')
9 Jan 1909	Forest	Villa Park	1–2	—	Harry Hampton (12')
23 Jan 1909	Sunderland	Roker	3–4	—	Edmund Eyre (43'); Jock Logan (62'); Alec Logan (85')
30 Jan 1909	Chelsea	Villa Park	0–0	—	—
6 Feb 1909	Sheffield United	Bramall Lane	1–3	—	Harry Hampton (20')
13 Feb 1909	Bradford	Valley Parade	1–3	—	Charlie Wallace (86')
15 Feb 1909	Blackburn	Ewood	1–3	—	Harry Hampton (1')
27 Feb 1909	Everton	Villa Park	3–1	—	Harry Hampton (30', 39'); Joe Walters (43')
13 Mar 1909	Arsenal	Villa Park	2–1	—	Edmund Eyre (26'); Charlie Wallace (75' pen)
20 Mar 1909	Notts County	Trent Bridge	1–1	—	Albert Hall (23')
27 Mar 1909	Leicester	Filbert Street	2–4	—	Joe Walters (53', 80')
31 Mar 1909	United	Bank Street	2–0	—	Joe Walters (54'); Harry Hampton (68')
3 Apr 1909	Bristol City	Ashton Gate	0–0	—	—
9 Apr 1909	Sheffield United	Villa Park	3–0	—	Joe Walters (14'); Edmund Eyre (35'); Joe Bache (52')
10 Apr 1909	Preston	Villa Park	2–4	—	George Travers (36'); Charlie Wallace (52' pen)
17 Apr 1909	Boro	Ayresome	0–1	—	—
24 Apr 1909	Manchester City	Villa Park	2–1	—	Charlie Wallace (36' pen); Joe Walters (84')
26 Apr 1909	Newcastle	Villa Park	3–0	—	Joe Bache (44'); Charlie Wallace (47', 52' pen)

Source: avfchistory.co.uk

FA Cup

References

External links

Aston Villa official website

[OffHist0039-1] "Aston Villa Club History 1900 – 1939". AVFC.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 August 2006. Retrieved 28 October 2007.

[2] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/george-hunter

[3] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/sammy-whittaker

[4] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/alfred-gittins

[5] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/jock-mckenzie

[6] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/edmund-eyre

[7] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/arthur-layton

[8] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/frank-cornan

[9] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/george-travers

[10] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/len-skiller

[11] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/Jack-kearns

[12] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/arthur-cartlidge

[13] "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.

[14] vfchistory.co.uk 1908–09 season

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Aston Villa F.C. seasons
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1900s	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10
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1960s	1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70
1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80
1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90
1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000
2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
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League table

Matches

FA Cup

See also

References

External links