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1910–11 Aston Villa F.C. season
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English football club season
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Aston Villa
1910–11
George Ramsay
President Joseph Ansell
Frederick Rinder
First Division
2nd
FA Cup
Second Round
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History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) Aston Villa F.C. records
The 1910-11 English football season was Aston Villa's 23rd 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 top flight of English football at the time.
Aston Villa featured in the plot of Arnold Bennett's 1911 comic novel The Card, a Story of Adventure in the Five Towns, putting in an offer for the fictional player, Callear.Bennett, Arnold, Card, a Story of Adventure in the Five Towns.
Charity Shield
Aston Villa F.C. started the 1910–11 season as champions,Association Football. Publication: The Times London, England, Monday, 2 May 1910 so opened the season in the Charity Shield game against Southern League champions Brighton & Hove Albion. Brighton are the only club to win just the Shield but never the FA Cup or the League. In the five years that the Charity Shield was contested by the winners of the Football League and Southern League between 1908 and 1912, this was the only occasion on which the Southern League champions prevailed. The victory remains Brighton's only national honour to date and they, not Aston Villa, were crowned the 'Champions of all England'. http://wearebrighton.com/albiondatabase/when-brighton-won-the-charity-shield-to-become-champions-of-england When Brighton won the Charity Shield to become champions of England 15 January 2020
First Division
1910–11 Football League
First Division y AVL
Matches
3 September 1910 Aston Villa 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/816 Oldham Athletic Billy Gerrish (87') Villa Park D
10 September 1910 Sunderland 3–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/818 Aston Villa Jock Logan (56'); Joe Bache (75') Roker Park L Football. The Times London, England, Monday, 12 September 1910
17 September 1910 Aston Villa 3–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/819 Arsenal Billy Gerrish (10'); Bill Renneville (66'); Jock Logan (67') Villa Park W First win, and first clean sheet before a crowd of 20,000
24 September 1910 Bradford City 1–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/820 Aston Villa Jimmy Jones (18'); Joe Walters (89') Valley Parade W
1 October 1910 Aston Villa 2–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/821 Blackburn Rovers Edmund Eyre (16'); Joe Bache (25') Villa Park D
8 October 1910 Nottingham Forest 3–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/822 Aston Villa Harry Hampton (8') City Ground L
15 October 1910 Aston Villa 2–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/823 Manchester City Joe Bache (38'); Joe Walters Villa Park W
22 October 1910 Everton 0–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/824 Aston Villa Joe Walters (63') Goodison Park W
29 October 1910 Aston Villa 2–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/825 Sheffield Wednesday Charlie Wallace (20'); Joe Bache (82') Villa Park W
5 November 1910 Bristol City 1–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/826 Aston Villa Joe Bache (12'); Joe Walters (14') Ashton Gate W
12 November 1910 Aston Villa 3–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/827 Newcastle United Harry Hampton (7', 30'); Joe Walters (32') Villa Park W
19 November 1910 Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/828 Aston Villa Harry Hampton (60'); Joe Walters (70') White Hart Lane W
26 November 1910 Aston Villa 5–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/829 Middlesbrough Joe Bache (18', 28', 67'); Harry Hampton (57', 85') Villa Park W
3 December 1910 Preston North End 0–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/830 Aston Villa Charlie Wallace (10' pen) Deepdale W
10 December 1910 Aston Villa 3–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/831 Notts County Joe Bache (18', 39'); Harry Hampton (75') Villa Park W
17 December 1910 Manchester United 2–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/832 Aston Villa Old Trafford L
24 December 1910 Aston Villa 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/833 Liverpool Harry Hampton (76') Villa Park D
26 December 1910 Aston Villa 4–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/834 Bury Harry Hampton (25'); Horace Henshall; Joe Bache; Joe Walters (84') Villa Park W
28 December 1910 Sheffield United 2–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/835 Aston Villa Joe Walters (62') Bramall Lane L
31 December 1910 Oldham Athletic 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/836 Aston Villa Edmund Eyre (38') Boundary Park D
2 January 1911 Bury 1–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/837 Aston Villa Gigg Lane L
7 January 1911 Aston Villa 2–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/838 Sunderland Joe Bache (11') Villa Park W
28 January 1911 Aston Villa 4–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/840 Bradford City Joe Walters (23'); Horace Henshall (41'); Harry Hampton (69') Villa Park W
11 February 1911 Aston Villa 3–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/842 Nottingham Forest Harry Hampton (35'); Horace Henshall (55'); Joe Walters (60') Villa Park W
18 February 1911 Manchester City 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/843 Aston Villa Harry Hampton (5') Hyde Road D
25 February 1911 Aston Villa 4–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/844 Tottenham Hotspur Charlie Wallace (16'); Joe Bache (32'); Clem Stephenson (52'); Harry Hampton (73') Villa Park W
4 March 1911 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/845 Aston Villa Owlerton L
11 March 1911 Aston Villa 2–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/846 Bristol City Clem Stephenson (16'); Charlie Wallace (26') Villa Park W
15 March 1911 Arsenal 1–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/847 Aston Villa Clem Stephenson (20') Manor Ground D
18 March 1911 Newcastle United 1–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/848 Aston Villa St James' Park L
27 March 1911 Aston Villa 2–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/849 Everton Harry Hampton (60'); Joe Walters (62') Villa Park W
1 April 1911 Middlesbrough 0–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/850 Aston Villa Horace Henshall (12') Ayresome Park W
8 April 1911 Aston Villa 0–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/851 Preston North End Villa Park L
14 April 1911 Aston Villa 3–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/852 Sheffield United Charlie Wallace (35' pen); Harry Hampton (38'); Billy Gerrish Villa Park W
15 April 1911 Notts County 1–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/853 Aston Villa Harry Hampton (37') Trent Bridge W
22 April 1911 Aston Villa 4–2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/854 Manchester United Joe Bache (25'); Harry Hampton (35'); Horace Henshall (62'); Charlie Wallace (41' pen) Villa Park W
24 April 1911 Blackburn Rovers 0–0 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/855 Aston Villa Ewood Park D
29 April 1911 Liverpool 3–1 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/856 Aston Villa Joe Walters (43') Anfield L https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/league/1910-11
Source: avfchistory.co.uk
FA Cup
1910–11 FA Cup
In the First round, 36 of the 40 clubs from the First and Second divisions joined the 12 clubs who came through the qualifying rounds. The remaining sides, Stockport County, Lincoln City, Huddersfield Town and Gainsborough Trinity were entered in the fourth qualifying round. Huddersfield lost to Lincoln City and Stockport County lost to Rochdale in that round, while Lincoln City then lost to Stoke in the fifth qualifying round.
Sixteen non-league sides were given byes to the first round to bring the total number of teams up to 64. These were:
SouthamptonMillwall AthleticQueens Park RangersCrystal PalaceSwindon TownPlymouth ArgyleLeytonPortsmouthNorthampton TownBristol RoversNorwich CityGrimsby TownWest Ham UnitedBrighton & Hove AlbionCoventry CityBrentford
Grimsby Town had been voted out of the Football League during the 1910 close-season and were competing in the Midland League, while the others were all from the Southern League First Division.
32 matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 14 January 1911.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate24Portsmouth1–4Aston Villa14 January 1911
Second round
The sixteen second-round matches were played on Saturday, 4 February 1911. Four matches were drawn, with the replays taking place in the following midweek fixture.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate13Manchester United2–1Aston Villa4 February 1911
Birmingham Cup
Birmingham Senior Cup
Players
Cocky Hunter, the first Villa player to be ever sent off, was sent off for a second time.https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/players/cards/red/season
There were debuts for Bill Renneville,https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/bill-renneville Jimmy Jones,https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/jimmy-jones Horace Henshall,https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/horace-henshall Clem Stephensonhttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/clem-stephenson and Brendel Anstey.https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/brendel-ansteyhttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/villa-seasons Aston Villa's Seasons AVFC History
Footnotes
References
External links
Aston Villa official website
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