1919–20 Aston Villa F.C. season

Main article: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961)

Aston Villa
1919–20 season
ChairmanFrederick Rinder
ManagerGeorge Ramsay
First division9th
FA CupWinners

The 1919-20 English football season was Aston Villa's 28th season in The Football League and the first following the end of World War I. George Ramsay was rebuilding Villa after the First World War.[1] Villa won FA Cup beating Huddersfield Town 1–0 at Stamford Bridge It was Villa's sixth FA Cup win surpassing the previous record, Blackburn and Wanderers' total of five.

Players

In October 1919, after a very public fall out with the Barnsley directors over travelling expenses, George Ramsay persuaded Frank Barson (92) to join Villa [1] for a fee of £2,850 – "more than the average Sheffield worker earned in a year".[2]

Billy Walker (478) made his senior debut in January 1920 in the FA Cup, scoring twice as Villa won 2-1 in the first round against non-league side Queens Park Rangers. He played in five more FA Cup games, scoring another three, helping Aston Villa reach the FA Cup Final. An extra time winner at Stamford Bridge by Billy Kirton saw Walker become an FA Cup winner in his debut season.[3] Walker also scored 8 league goals in 15 matches at the back end of the 1919-20 season, including a hat-trick against Newcastle United, as Villa ended the first season after the first world war in ninth place.[4]

Tommy Smart (405) played for Halesowen Town before signing for Aston Villa in January 1920 for a £300.00 fee.[5] Richard York (356) scored one goal in 17 games in 1919–20, but did not feature in the 1920 FA Cup Final, which ended in a 1–0 victory over Huddersfield Town at Stamford Bridge.[6] Arthur Dorrell (355) played for Carey Hall and R.A.S.C., before joining Aston Villa in May 1919.[7] Billy Kirton (261) was born in Newcastle upon Tyne. Kirton was a member of the Temperance Society and played for Pandon Temperance before joining Leeds City in May 1919. After Kirton had played only one game for the club, City went out of business and he was transferred to Aston Villa for £500 in October 1919. He played 261 matches for Aston Villa.[8]

Other debuts included:

Tommy Ball (74) (shot dead on 11 November 1923) joined from Newcastle in January 1920. Ball was seen as cover for Frank Barson.[24] and first-team appearances were limited until Barson left in August 1922. Ball then became the first-choice centre-half, making 36 appearances in the 1922–23 season.[25] In the following season, he continued to perform well at the heart of Villa's defence and he was forecast to be called up to play for England.[26]

League

Main article: 1919–20 Football League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
7 Manchester City 42 18 9 15 71 62 1.145 45
8 Newcastle United 42 17 9 16 44 39 1.128 43
9 Aston Villa 42 18 6 18 75 73 1.027 42
10 Arsenal 42 15 12 15 56 58 0.966 42
11 Bradford (Park Avenue) 42 15 12 15 60 63 0.952 42
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Matches

Date Opponent Venue Result Notes Scorers
30 Aug 1919 Sunderland Roker 1–2 — Clem Stephenson (55') [27]
1 Sep 1919 Derby Villa Park 2–2 — Hubert Bourne (51'); Clem Stephenson (53') [28]
6 Sep 1919 Sunderland Villa Park 0–3 — — [29]
8 Sep 1919 Derby Baseball Ground 0–1 — — [30]
13 Sep 1919 Liverpool Anfield 1–2 — Hubert Bourne (35') [31]
20 Sep 1919 Liverpool Villa Park 0–1 — — [32]
27 Sep 1919 BPA Park Avenue 1–6 — Clem Stephenson (70' pen) [33]
4 Oct 1919 BPA Villa Park 1–0 — Clem Stephenson (67') [34]
11 Oct 1919 Preston Deepdale 0–3 — — [35]
18 Oct 1919 Preston Villa Park 2–4 — Clem Stephenson (23'); Arthur Dorrell (67') [36]
25 Oct 1919 Boro Ayresome 4–1 — Walter Boyman (49', 75', 81'); Arthur Dorrell (82') [37]
1 Nov 1919 Boro Villa Park 5–3 — Clem Stephenson (8', 31', 76'); Arthur Dorrell (48'); Walter Boyman (70') [38]
10 Nov 1919 Albion Hawthorns 2–1 — Clem Stephenson (1–0); Walter Boyman (2–1) [39]
15 Nov 1919 Albion Villa Park 2–4 — Walter Boyman (22'); Billy Kirton (80') [40]
22 Nov 1919 Sheffield United Bramall Lane 2–1 — Billy Kirton (25', 33') [41]
29 Nov 1919 Sheffield United Villa Park 4–0 — Clem Stephenson (6', 55', 62'); 4–0 [42]
6 Dec 1919 United Villa Park 2–0 — Billy Kirton (23'); Walter Boyman (76') [43]
13 Dec 1919 United Old Trafford 2–1 — Clem Stephenson (17', 81') [44]
20 Dec 1919 Oldham Villa Park 3–0 — Billy Kirton (15'); Harold Edgley (49'); Clem Stephenson (52') [45]
25 Dec 1919 Chelsea Villa Park 5–2 — Frank Barson (13'); Billy Kirton (2–1); Clem Stephenson (3–2, 4–2); Andy Ducat (5–2) [46]
27 Dec 1919 Oldham Boundary Park 3–0 — Andy Young (17', 85'); Billy Kirton (35') [47]
1 Jan 1920 Newcastle St James' 0–2 — —
3 Jan 1920 Burnley Villa Park 2–2 — Clem Stephenson (1–0, 2–1)
17 Jan 1920 Burnley Turf Moor 0–0 — —
24 Jan 1920 Arsenal Highbury 1–0 — Clem Stephenson (19')
7 Feb 1920 Everton Goodison 1–1 — Billy Walker (15')
11 Feb 1920 Arsenal Villa Park 2–1 — Clem Stephenson (50', 80')
14 Feb 1920 Everton Villa Park 2–2 — Billy Walker (14'); Billy Kirton (82')
28 Feb 1920 Bradford Villa Park 3–1 — Billy Walker (46'); Clem Stephenson (60'); Own Goal (78')
13 Mar 1920 Bolton Burnden 1–2 — Billy Kirton (50')
17 Mar 1920 Bradford Valley Parade 1–3 — Frank Barson (53' pen)
20 Mar 1920 Blackburn Villa Park 1–2 — Billy Walker (5') [48]
2 Apr 1920 Chelsea Stamford Bridge 1–2 — Billy Kirton (1–0)
3 Apr 1920 Notts County Villa Park 3–1 — Walter Boyman (5'); Billy Kirton (14'); Frank Barson (75' pen)
5 Apr 1920 Newcastle Villa Park 4–0 — Charlie Wallace (17'); Billy Walker (21', 22', 81')
7 Apr 1920 Bolton Villa Park 3–6 — Clem Stephenson (1–1); Billy Walker (30'); Frank Barson (3–6 pen)
10 Apr 1920 Notts County Meadow Lane 1–2 — Arthur Davis (76')
15 Apr 1920 Blackburn Ewood 1–5 — Dicky York (1–4)
17 Apr 1920 Wednesday Villa Park 3–1 — Billy Kirton (35'); Clem Stephenson (58'); Arthur Dorrell (83')
26 Apr 1920 Manchester City Villa Park 0–1 — —
29 Apr 1920 Wednesday Hillsborough 1–0 — Clem Stephenson (1–0)
1 May 1920 Manchester City Hyde Road 2–2 — Billy Kirton (19', 51')

FA Cup

Main article: 1919–20 FA Cup
1920 FA Cup Final
Stanford Bridge hosted the match
Event1919–20 FA Cup
Aston Villa Huddersfield Town
1 0
After extra time
Date24 April 1920
VenueStamford Bridge, London
RefereeJ.T. Howcroft (Bolton)
Attendance50,018

The 1920 FA Cup final, the first since the end of the First World War, was contested by Aston Villa and Huddersfield at Stamford Bridge. Aston Villa won 1–0, with the goal coming in extra time from Billy Kirton, to clinch the trophy for a record sixth time.[49] This was the first ever FA Cup Final to require extra time to be played.[50][51] Huddersfield had secured promotion from the Second Division this season and were appearing in their first final.

Aston Villa captain, Andy Ducat, had represented England at both football and cricket.[52] The Villa team had four surviving members of the club's last victory in the 1913 F.A. Cup final; Tommy Weston, Sam Hardy, Clem Stephenson and Charlie Wallace.[53] Those four Villa players and Frank Moss had all served in the Armed Forces during World War I.[54] Frank Barson, known for his tough style of play, was warned before the kick-off by the referee against using his normal tactics.[55]

The trophy was presented by Prince Henry, the fourth son of King George V.[56][57] This was Villa manager George Ramsay's sixth FA Cup Final win, a record for a manager, and one that was only equalled in 2015 by Arsène Wenger – against Aston Villa.[54]

Road to the Final

Round 1 Aston Villa 2–1 Queens Park Rangers QPR were a non-league club at this time.[58]
Round 2 Manchester United 1–2 Aston Villa
Round 3 Aston Villa 1–0 Sunderland
Quarter-final Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 Aston Villa Tottenham Hotspur were in the Second Division at this time.[58]
Semi-final Aston Villa 3–1 Chelsea played at Bramall Lane, Sheffield

Match details

Aston Villa1–0 (a.e.t.)Huddersfield Town
Kirton 100' Report
Attendance: 50,018
Referee: J.T. Howcroft (Bolton)
Aston Villa
Huddersfield Town
GK Sam Hardy
RB Tommy Smart
LB Tommy Weston
RH Andy Ducat (c)
CH Frank Barson
LH Frank Moss
OR Charlie Wallace
IR Billy Kirton
CF Billy Walker
IL Clem Stephenson
OL Arthur Dorrell
Secretary-Manager:
George Ramsay
GK Sandy Mutch
RB James Wood
LB Fred Bullock (c)
RH Charlie Slade
CH Tom Wilson
LH Billy Watson
OR George Richardson
IR Frank Mann
CF Sam Taylor
IL Jack Swann
OL Ernie Islip
Manager:
Ambrose Langley

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