1914–15 Aston Villa F.C. season

Main article: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961)
Aston Villa
1914–15 season
ChairmanFrederick Rinder
ManagerGeorge Ramsay
First Division14th
FA CupSecond round

The 1914–15 English football season was Aston Villa's 27th season in the Football League.

In September, Villa lost the Birmingham Charity Cup 2-3 to West Brom.[1] In October Villa beat Newcastle. The teams had met 33 times in the league with 13 wins each and 7 draws.[2]

Frank Moss joined First Division club Villa for a £250 fee in February 1914 and made two appearances during the following season,[3] but he had to wait until after the First World War before he could resume his career.[3] During the war, Moss guested for Bellis and Morcom, Aston Park Rangers, Smethwick Carriage Works and Bradford City.[4] Other debuts included Jimmy Stephenson (31), Howard Humphries (20), George Hampton,[5] and Harry Nash (12).[6]

"The Wellington Whirlwind," played as a centre forward for Aston Villa from 1904 to 1920.[3] Richard York had started his career with Handsworth Royal, Birchfield Rangers and the Royal Air Force, In March 1915 he joined Aston Villa as an amateur, signing professional forms in August 1919.[7]

League

Main article: 1914–15 Football League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
12 Middlesbrough 38 13 12 13 62 74 0.838 38
13 Liverpool 38 14 9 15 65 75 0.867 37
14 Aston Villa 38 13 11 14 62 72 0.861 37
15 Newcastle United 38 11 10 17 46 48 0.958 32
16 Notts County 38 9 13 16 41 57 0.719 31
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Matches

Date Opponent Venue Result Competition Scorers
2 Sep 1914 Notts County Villa Park 2–1 — Harry Hampton (35', 50' pen)
5 Sep 1914 Sunderland Villa Park 1–3 — Harry Hampton (37')
12 Sep 1914 Wednesday Hillsborough 2–5 — Harold Edgley (60'); Howard Humphries (89')
19 Sep 1914 Albion Villa Park 2–1 — Clem Stephenson (4'); Jimmy Harrop (25')
26 Sep 1914 Everton Goodison 0–0 — —
3 Oct 1914 Chelsea Villa Park 2–1 — Harry Hampton (16' pen); Clem Stephenson (18')
10 Oct 1914 Bradford Valley Parade 0–3 — —
17 Oct 1914 Burnley Villa Park 3–3 — Andy Ducat (44' pen); Tommy Barber (66', 67')
24 Oct 1914 Spurs White Hart Lane 2–0 — Clem Stephenson (63'); Harold Edgley
31 Oct 1914 Newcastle Villa Park 2–1 — Sammy Whittaker (46'); Charlie Wallace (66')
7 Nov 1914 Boro Ayresome 1–1 — Joe Bache (30')
14 Nov 1914 Sheffield United Villa Park 1–0 — Andy Ducat (63')
25 Nov 1914 Manchester City Hyde Road 0–1 — —
28 Nov 1914 Liverpool Anfield 6–3 — Clem Stephenson (2'); Harry Hampton (7'); Tommy Barber (18'); Joe Bache (28'); Harold Edgley (40', 84')
5 Dec 1914 BPA Villa Park 1–2 — Clem Stephenson (48')
12 Dec 1914 Oldham Boundary Park 3–3 — Harold Edgley (39'); Joe Bache (58'); Harry Hampton (87') [8]
19 Dec 1914 United Villa Park 3–3 — Harold Edgley (28'); Harry Hampton (53', 70') [9]
25 Dec 1914 Blackburn Ewood 2–1 — Harold Edgley (36'); Jimmy Leach (80') [10]
26 Dec 1914 Bolton Villa Park 1–7 — Clem Stephenson (7') [11]
1 Jan 1915 Bolton Burnden 2–2 — Harry Hampton (1'); Harold Edgley (2') [12]
2 Jan 1915 Sunderland Roker 0–4 — — [13]
16 Jan 1915 Wednesday Villa Park 0–0 — — [14]
23 Jan 1915 Albion Hawthorns 0–2 — — [15]
6 Feb 1915 Chelsea Stamford Bridge 1–3 — Clem Stephenson (22') [16]
10 Feb 1915 Everton Villa Park 1–5 — Harry Hampton (25') [17]
13 Feb 1915 Bradford Villa Park 0–0 — — [18]
22 Feb 1915 Burnley Turf Moor 1–2 — Jimmy Leach (78') [19]
27 Feb 1915 Spurs Villa Park 3–1 — Harry Hampton (50', 86'); Clem Stephenson (72') [20]
13 Mar 1915 Boro Villa Park 5–0 — Harry Hampton (25', 26'); Jimmy Harrop (50'); Clem Stephenson (55', 77') [21]
20 Mar 1915 Sheffield United Bramall Lane 0–3 — — [22]
2 Apr 1915 Blackburn Villa Park 2–1 — Harold Edgley (3'); Clem Stephenson (88') [23]
3 Apr 1915 Liverpool Villa Park 6–2 — Harry Hampton (5', 26', 39'); Harry Nash (16', 32', 76') [24]
5 Apr 1915 Notts County Meadow Lane 1–1 — Joe Bache (13') [25]
10 Apr 1915 BPA Park Avenue 2–2 — Andy Ducat (34' pen); Jimmy Stephenson (83') [26]
17 Apr 1915 Oldham Villa Park 0–0 — — [27]
21 Apr 1915 Manchester City Villa Park 4–1 — Harry Nash (30', 57'); Harry Hampton (50' pen, 4–0) [28]
26 Apr 1915 United Old Trafford 0–1 — — [29]
28 Apr 1915 Newcastle St James' 0–3 — — [30]

Source: avfchistory.co.uk

FA Cup

Main article: 1914–15 FA Cup

See also

References

  1. ^ Sports in Brief, The Times, 24 September 1914
  2. ^ League Football. 2 November 1914, The Times
  3. ^ a b c "Frank Moss Aston Villa". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Moss, Frank (Senior) "Snowy"". Aston Villa Player Database. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  5. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/george-hampton
  6. ^ "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.
  7. ^ "Detailed bio". Aston Villa Database. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
  8. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1000
  9. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1001
  10. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1002
  11. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1003
  12. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1004
  13. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1005
  14. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1007
  15. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1008
  16. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1010
  17. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1011
  18. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1012
  19. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1013
  20. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1014
  21. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1015
  22. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1016
  23. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1017
  24. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1018
  25. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1019
  26. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1020
  27. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1021
  28. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1022
  29. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1023
  30. ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1024


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