1916–17 Aston Villa F.C. season

English football club season History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) Association football during World War I Aston Villa 1916-17 WW1 X FA Cup WW1 1915–16 1917–18 The 1916-17 English football season was Aston Villa's 2nd season of wartime football in England during the First World War. In August 1916, former player, Billy Gerrish was killed in action. In February 1915, six months into the First World War, Gerrish had enlisted in the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment.Club Remembers its Somme Casualties en-gb https://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/news/2016/july/club-remembers-its-somme-casualties/ dead 10 September 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170910172957/https://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/news/2016/july/club-remembers-its-somme-casualties/ 10 September 2017 He was severely wounded in both legs by a shell blast at Delville Wood on 8 August 1916 and died later that day. Gerrish has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.14 December 2015 748114 Walter Kimberley was captured by the Germans at Maubeuge during the First Battle of the Marne and spent two years as a prisoner of war in camps at Döberitz, Dyrotz and Cottbus.Walter Kimberley Gets Taken Prisoner in World War One https://www.ourwarwickshire.org.uk/content/article/walter-kimberley-gets-taken-prisoner 12 March 2019 Our Warwickshire enWalter Kimberley's World War One Prisoner Experience, and Beyond https://www.ourwarwickshire.org.uk/content/article/walter-kimberleys-prisoner-experience-and-beyond 12 March 2019 Our Warwickshire en Beginning with a six-month stay in hospital with laryngitis and bronchitis, Kimberley's health declined during his internment and he was repatriated to Britain in August 1916 with pulmonary tuberculosis. He was immediately discharged from the army and fell into severe ill heath, permanently losing his voice and dying at home in Aston on 22 April 1917.Walter Kimberley – Aston Villa and Coventry City http://www.footballandthefirstworldwar.org/walter-kimberley/ 12 January 2016 Football and the First World War Kimberley was buried in Witton Cemetery, Birmingham.11 January 2016 75228351 He was married and had two children, one of whom died in infancy.Coventry City Footballer Walter Kimberley, and World War One https://www.ourwarwickshire.org.uk/content/article/coventry-city-footballer-walter-kimberley-and-world-war-one 12 March 2019 Our Warwickshire en Between 1915 and 1919 the Football League and FA Cup were suspended and in their place regional league competitions were set up; appearances in these tournaments do not count in players' official records. Many footballers signed up to fight in the war and as a result many teams were depleted, and fielded guest players instead. There were three regional leagues; the South-West Combination played in 1915–16 was discontinued. Each league, except the London Combination, was split into a principal tournament, consisting of a single league, and then a subsidiary tournament of four groups. Jack Windmill saw active service in World War I in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment. He rose to the rank of Regimental Sergeant Major and gained the Military Cross and the Distinguished Conduct Medal for bravery.http://www.footballandthefirstworldwar.org/jack-windmill-aston-villa/ Jack Windmill – Football and the First World War Football and the First World War 26 June 2018 en-US In May 1917, nearly three years after the outbreak of the First World War, Jimmy Stephenson enlisted in the Royal Field Artillery and saw action on the Western Front and later served as part of the British Army of the Rhine.Jimmy Stephenson Aston Villa en-US Football and the First World War http://www.footballandthefirstworldwar.org/jimmy-stephenson/ 24 November 2017 Tommy Jackson served with the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers during World War IJackson Tommy Image 1 Aston Villa 1921, Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 1 January 2022. Sam Hardy served as an ordinary seaman in the Royal Navy during the First World War.https://www.footballandthefirstworldwar.org/samuel-hardy-service-record/ Samuel Hardy Service Record Football and the First World War en 6 December 2018 In May 1917, nearly three years since the outbreak of the First World War, Jimmy Stephenson enlisted in the Royal Field Artillery and saw action on the Western Front and later served as part of the British Army of the Rhine.Jimmy Stephenson Aston Villa en-US Football and the First World War http://www.footballandthefirstworldwar.org/jimmy-stephenson/ 24 November 2017 Aston Trench was the front line before Villa Trench in the rear in the North Western trench formation at the Battle of Bazentin Ridge.https://www.avfc.co.uk/News/2018/10/31/remembrance-day-aston-villa-name-used Aston Villa Football Club | the official club website See also List of Aston Villa F.C. records and statistics References External links Aston Villa official website Aston Villa football club match record: 1917 Category:Aston Villa F.C. seasons Aston Villa F.C.