1925–26 Aston Villa F.C. season

English football club season Early history of Aston Villa Aston Villa records and statistics Aston Villa 1925–26 George Ramsay President Patrick Hannon Aston Villa Meeting, Birmingham Evening Mail, 5 July 1941, p3 Frederick Rinder Villa Park First Division 6th FA Cup Fifth round 1924–25 1926–27 Second City Derby 13--9--7 1924–25 1926–27 The 1925–26 English football season was Aston Villa's 34th season in The Football League and was George Ramsay's last season and he retired in April 1926https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/manager/https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/manager/george-ramsay His trophy haul of six League Championships and six FA Cups established Aston Villa as the most successful club in England. He has been described as the world's first paid football manager.https://scottishfootballmuseum.org.uk/george-ramsay-the-worlds-first-football-manager/#:~:text=The%20world's%20first%20ever%20appointed,formidable%20force%20in%20English%20football. George Ramsay – The World's First Football Manager Scottish Football Museum 17 February 2021 22 January 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210122090945/https://scottishfootballmuseum.org.uk/george-ramsay-the-worlds-first-football-manager/#:~:text=The%20world's%20first%20ever%20appointed,formidable%20force%20in%20English%20football. dead To this day, Ramsay remains one of the most successful managers in the history of English football. In the opening match of the season Villa beat Burnley 10–0 with goals by Len Capewell (5), George Stephenson, Billy Walker (3) and Dicky York.https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1305 Aston Villa 10-0 Burnley, 1925-26 Division One, 29 Aug 1925 Dicky York hit 20 goals in 44 appearances in 1925–26.http://www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com/1474.html Detailed bio Aston Villa Database 4 June 2009 In the Second City derby Villa could only manage a draw at home https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1315 Aston Villa 3-3 Birmingham, 1925-26 Division One, 17 Oct 1925 before losing to Birmingham away.https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1337 Birmingham 2-1 Aston Villa, 1925-26 Division One, 27 Feb 1926 There were debuts for Reg Chester and Fred Norris.https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/villa-seasons Aston Villa's Seasons AVFC History Chester would make 97 appearances in ten years at Villa. Norris made nine Football League appearances at Aston Villa, scoring twice.http://www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com/1010.html Name: Norris, Frederick Harold (Fred) 13 April 2021 Aston Villa Player Database The team sailed North to Sweden on their first foreign tour in May. Örgryte celebrated a major success when beating Villa 5–2, Billy Kirton scoring a consolation minutes from time. Villa lost to Gothenburg-combined (Kombinerol Gotesburgslag). After a golf & fishing break the tourers won 11 - 2 over the select Oslo-combined Lyn og Frig including FK Lyn & Frigg Oslo players. Len Capewell scored four, Billy Walker a hat-trick, Arthur Dorrell a brace, and Tommy Muldoon scored the goal of the game while George Stephenson scored the other.https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780956984876/page/24/mode/2up?q=johnstone Table 1925–26 Football League First Division y AVL Matches 29 August 1925 Aston Villa Burnley 10–0 W Len Capewell (5); Billy Walker (3); Dicky York; George Stephenson Villa Park 2 September 1925 Manchester United Aston Villa 3–0 L Old Trafford 5 September 1925 Leeds United Aston Villa 2–2 D Arthur Dorrell; Billy Walker Elland Road 7 September 1925 Aston Villa Manchester United 2–2 D Len Capewell; Dicky York Villa Park 12 September 1925 Aston Villa Newcastle United 2–2 D Len Capewell; Billy Walker (pen) Villa Park 19 September 1925 Bolton Wanderers Aston Villa 1–3 W Len Capewell; Dicky York (2) Burnden Park 26 September 1925 Aston Villa Notts County 2–1 W Len Capewell; Vic Milne Villa Park 3 October 1925 West Bromwich Albion Aston Villa 1–1 D Len Capewell The Hawthorns 5 October 1925 Aston Villa Sunderland 4–2 W Len Capewell (2); Billy Walker (2) Villa Park 10 October 1925 Leicester City Aston Villa 1–2 W Len Capewell; Billy Walker Filbert Street 17 October 1925 Aston Villa Birmingham City 3–3 D Billy Walker (2); Len Capewell Villa Park 24 October 1925 Bury Aston Villa 2–3 W Dicky York (3) Gigg Lane 31 October 1925 Aston Villa Cardiff City 0–2 L Villa Park 7 November 1925 Sheffield United Aston Villa 4–1 L Len Capewell Bramall Lane 14 November 1925 Aston Villa Huddersfield Town 3–0 W Len Capewell (3) Villa Park 21 November 1925 Everton Aston Villa 1–1 D Len Capewell Goodison Park 28 November 1925 Aston Villa Manchester City 3–1 W Billy Walker; Len Capewell (2) Villa Park 5 December 1925 Tottenham Hotspur Aston Villa 2–2 D Dicky York (2) White Hart Lane 12 December 1925 Aston Villa Blackburn Rovers 1–2 L Billy Walker (pen) Villa Park 19 December 1925 Sunderland Aston Villa 3–2 L Billy Walker; Len Capewell Roker Park 25 December 1925 West Ham United Aston Villa 5–2 L Billy Walker (pen); Dicky York Upton Park 26 December 1925 Aston Villa West Ham United 2–0 W Len Capewell; Arthur Dorrell Villa Park 1 January 1926 Liverpool Aston Villa 3–1 L Len Capewell Anfield 2 January 1926 Burnley Aston Villa 2–3 W Len Capewell; Dicky York (2) Turf Moor 23 January 1926 Newcastle United Aston Villa 2–2 D Dicky York; Billy Walker St James' Park 3 February 1926 Aston Villa Leeds United 3–1 W Arthur Dorrell; Len Capewell (2) Villa Park 6 February 1926 Notts County Aston Villa 1–0 L Meadow Lane 13 February 1926 Aston Villa West Bromwich Albion 2–1 W Billy Walker; Len Capewell Villa Park 27 February 1926 Birmingham City Aston Villa 2–1 L Billy Walker St Andrew's 6 March 1926 Aston Villa Bury 1–1 D Tommy Mort Villa Park 10 March 1926 Aston Villa Leicester City 2–2 D Dicky York Villa Park 13 March 1926 Cardiff City Aston Villa 2–0 L Ninian Park 20 March 1926 Aston Villa Sheffield United 2–2 D Len Capewell; Arthur Dorrell Villa Park 27 March 1926 Huddersfield Town Aston Villa 5–1 L Dicky York Leeds Road 2 April 1926 Aston Villa Arsenal 3–0 W Dicky York; George Stephenson; Billy Walker Villa Park 3 April 1926 Aston Villa Everton 3–1 W Dicky York; Billy Walker (pen) Villa Park 5 April 1926 Arsenal Aston Villa 2–0 L Highbury 6 April 1926 Aston Villa Liverpool 3–0 W Fred Norris (2); Reg Chester Villa Park 10 April 1926 Manchester City Aston Villa 4–2 L Arthur Dorrell; Billy Walker Maine Road 17 April 1926 Aston Villa Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 W Len Capewell (2); George Stephenson Villa Park 24 April 1926 Blackburn Rovers Aston Villa 3–1 L Billy Walker (pen) Ewood Park 26 April 1926 Aston Villa Bolton Wanderers 2–2 D Len Capewell; Tommy Smart (pen) Villa Park Source: avfchistory.co.uk FA Cup 1925–26 FA Cup References Category:1925–26 in English football Category:Aston Villa F.C. seasons