1902–03 Aston Villa F.C. season

English football club season April 2022 Aston Villa 1902–03 George Ramsay Frederick Rinder President Joseph Ansell First Division 2nd FA Cup Semi-finals 1901–02 1903–04 Early history of Aston Villa Villa records The 1902–03 English football season was Aston Villa's 15th season in the Football League competing in the First Division,Topdivision Up until 1992, the top division of English football was the Football League First Division. The Premier League took over from the First Division as the top tier of the English football league system upon its formation in 1992. The First Division then became the second tier of English football, the Second Division became the third tier and so on. The First Division is now known as the Football League Championship, while the Second Division is now known as Football League One. the then top flight of English football. The season fell in what was to be called Villa's golden era.http://www.avfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ClubHistory/0,,10265~423103,00.html Aston Villa Club History 1900 – 1939 AVFC.co.uk 2007-10-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20060824144935/http://www.avfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ClubHistory/0%2C%2C10265~423103%2C00.html 24 August 2006 dead The Club had nine consecutive home wins to end the season: In Villa's first home game of 1903 they beat Forest 3–1. Two weeks later they beat Blackburn 5–0 at home. The next home tie was in the FA Cup with Villa beating Sunderland 4–1. In February Villa beat Barnsley 4–1, also a home tie in the FA Cup. April 1903 saw five home fixtures for Villa.All the Matches https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/all-the-matches www.avfchistory.co.uk They won all five.4 April 1903 Villa 3-1 Wolves13 April Villa 2-0 Stoke15 Apr Villa 2-1 Notts County18 Apr Villa 4-2 Sheffield United27 Apr Villa 5-0 Middlesbrough Aston Villa Reserves won the Walsall Senior Cup in 1903.19 April 1899 Walsall Cup - Final Tie - Aston Villa Reserves vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers Reserves Birmingham Daily Mail24 March 1903 Walsall Cup - Final Tie - West Bromwich Albion Reserves vs. Aston Villa Reserves Birmingham Daily Gazette League First Division AVL Matches 6 September 1902 Aston Villa 0–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/499 Derby County Villa Park D 13 September 1902 Nottingham Forest 2–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/500 Aston Villa City Ground L 20 September 1902 Aston Villa 2–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/501 Bury Joe Bache; George Johnson Villa Park D 27 September 1902 Blackburn 0–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/502 Aston Villa Joe Bache; George Johnson Ewood Park W 4 October 1902 Aston Villa 0–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/503 Sunderland Villa Park L 11 October 1902 Stoke 1–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/504 Aston Villa Victoria Ground L 18 October 1902 Aston Villa 2–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/505 Everton Billy Garraty; Michael Noon Villa Park W 1 November 1902 Aston Villa 0–3 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/506 West Bromwich Albion Villa Park L 8 November 1902 Notts County 2–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/507 Aston Villa Billy Garraty Trent Bridge L 15 November 1902 Aston Villa 4–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/508 Bolton Wanderers Joe Bache; Albert Wilkes; Billy Garraty (2) Villa Park W 22 November 1902 Middlesbrough 1–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/509 Aston Villa Willie Clarke; Own Goal Linthorpe Road W 29 November 1902 Aston Villa 7–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/510 Newcastle United Joe Bache (2); Alex Leake; Bobby Templeton; George Johnson (2); Own Goal Villa Park W 6 December 1902 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/511 Aston Villa Joe Bache Molineux L 13 December 1902 Aston Villa 1–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/512 Liverpool Joe Bache Villa Park L 20 December 1902 Sheffield United 2–4 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/513 Aston Villa Jasper McLuckie; Bobby Templeton; Billy Garraty; 4–1 Bramall Lane W 26 December 1902 Aston Villa 1–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/514 The Wednesday Billy Garraty (pen) Villa Park W 27 December 1902 Aston Villa 2–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/515 Grimsby Billy Garraty (1–1, 2–2) Villa Park D 1 January 1903 Sheffield Wednesday 4–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/516 Aston Villa Owlerton L 3 January 1903 Derby County 2–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/517 Aston Villa Baseball Ground L 10 January 1903 Aston Villa 3–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/518 Nottingham Forest Billy Garraty (2); Jasper McLuckie Villa Park W 17 January 1903 Bury 0–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/519 Aston Villa Jasper McLuckie Gigg Lane W 24 January 1903 Aston Villa 5–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/520 Blackburn Billy Brawn; Tommy Niblo; Jasper McLuckie; Billy Garraty Villa Park W 31 January 1903 Sunderland 1–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/521 Aston Villa Roker Park L 14 February 1903 Everton 0–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/523 Aston Villa Joe Bache Goodison Park W 28 February 1903 West Bromwich Albion 1–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/525 Aston Villa Jasper McLuckie; Alf Wood The Hawthorns W 14 March 1903 Bolton Wanderers 0–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/527 Aston Villa George Johnson Burnden Park W 28 March 1903 Newcastle United 2–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/529 Aston Villa St James' Park L 4 April 1903 Aston Villa 3–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/530 Wolverhampton Wanderers Jasper McLuckie; Billy Garraty; George Johnson Villa Park W 11 April 1903 Liverpool 2–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/531 Aston Villa Billy Garraty (pen) Anfield L 13 April 1903 Aston Villa 2–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/532 Stoke Willie Clarke; Alex Leake Villa Park W 15 April 1903 Aston Villa 2–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/533 Notts County Jasper McLuckie; Billy Brawn (pen) Villa Park W 18 April 1903 Aston Villa 4–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/534 Sheffield United Jasper McLuckie (3); Billy Garraty Villa Park W 25 April 1903 Grimsby 0–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/535 Aston Villa Jasper McLuckie (2) Blundell Park W 27 April 1903 Aston Villa 5–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/536 Middlesbrough Willie Clarke; Jasper McLuckie; Alex Leake; Alf Wood; George Johnson Villa Park W Source: avfchistory.co.uk FA Cup 1902–03 FA Cup First round The first round proper contained 16 ties between 32 teams. 17 of the 18 First Division sides were given a bye to this round, as were Manchester City and Small Heath from the Second Division, and Southern League teams Southampton, Portsmouth, and Tottenham Hotspur. They joined the ten teams who won in the intermediate round. The matches were played on Saturday, 7 February 1903. Four matches were drawn, with the replays taking place in the following midweek. One of these, the Notts County v Southampton match, went to a second replay, which Notts County won at Small Heath's St Andrew's ground. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate6Aston Villa4–1Sunderland7 February 1903 Second round The eight Second Round matches were played on Saturday, 21 February 1903. There was one replay, between Nottingham Forest and Stoke City, played in the following midweek. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate2Aston Villa4–1Barnsley21 February 1903 Third round The four Third Round matches were played on Saturday 7 March 1903. There were no replays. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate4Tottenham Hotspur2–3Aston Villa7 March 1903 Semi-finals The semi-final matches were played at neutral venues on Saturday 21 March 1903. Bury and Derby County won and went on to meet each other in the final. 21 March 1903 15:00 Bury 3–0 Aston Villa Goodison Park, Liverpool Birmingham Cup Birmingham Senior Cup Aston Villa beat West Bromwich Albion 3–0 in the final to lift the Cup for the twelfth time. Players During the season Howard Spencer and Albert Evans shared the captaincy of the club.AVFC History: 1902-03 season Spencer returned, having taken the 1901–02 season off in order to rest his knee and ankle for twelve months in the hope of recovering from an injury.https://playupliverpool.com/1901/07/03/twelve-months-rest-for-howard-spencer/ Twelve months rest for Howard Spencer Dundee Evening Post 3 July 1901 17 December 2017 Billy Garraty, great-great-grandfather of Jack Grealish, made 30 appearances during the season.https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-v-arsenal-1905-9067929 Aston Villa v Arsenal: This 1905 FA Cup winner is related to a current Villa star – find out who Mat Kendrick Birmingham Mail 26 May 2015 15 August 2018http://englandstats.com/players.php?pid=380 Player info: William Garraty Englandstats.com Davey Naylor 15 August 2018 15 August 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190815012337/https://englandstats.com/players.php?pid=380 dead Alex Leake joined Aston Villa from Small Heath in July 1902, when he was 31, and stayed five years. In a 1901 profile in the Daily Express, C.B. Fry wrote:Fry C.B. C.B. Fry Football Gossip. The Small Heath Club and its members. How they play Daily Express 26 October 1901 8Leake is one of the best half-backs of the day; he is a character, and very popular. Fast, with exceptional stamina, he is on the go all the game through; yet never tires. Other debuts were Arthur Lockett,https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/arthur-lockett Albert Fisher,https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/albert-fisher Oscar Evans,https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/oscar-evans and Harry Griffin.https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/harry-griffinhttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/villa-seasons Aston Villa's Seasons AVFC History ENG Alf Wood, 35 appearances ENG Billy George, 33 appearances, conceded 35 ENG Alex Leake, 32 appearances ENG Howard Spencer, 31 appearances ENG Billy Garraty, 30 appearances ENG Joe Bache, 28 appearances SCO Jasper McLuckie, 24 appearances ENG George Johnson, 24 appearances SCO Tommy Niblo, 21 appearances ENG Albert Wilkes, 21 appearances ENG Billy Brawn, 20 appearances SCO Willie Clarke, 20 appearances ENG Micky Noon, 20 appearances ENG Albert Evans, 18 appearances ENG Joe Pearson, 17 appearances ENG Jack Shutt, 15 appearances SCO Bobby Templeton, 11 appearances Harry Cooch, 5 appearances, conceded 12 ENG George Harris, 4 appearances ENG Tom Perry, 4 appearances NEW Harry Griffin, 1 appearance NEW Albert Fisher, 1 appearance Oscar Evans, 2 appearances NEW Arthur Lockett, 1 appearances Reserves The Aston Villa Reserves were champions of the Birmingham & District League.Aston Villa Football Club, The Birmingham Post, 14 June 1907, p10 References External links Aston Villa official website Category:Aston Villa F.C. seasons Aston Villa