1917–18 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 1917–18 WW1 X FA Cup WW1 1916–17 1918–19 The 1917-18 English football season was Aston Villa's 3rd season of wartime football in England during the First World War. In March 1918 Arthur Dobson was killed in action. In December 1915, with the First World War underway, Dobson had attested under the Derby Scheme and spent over a year in the Army Reserve. He was transferred into the North Staffordshire Regiment in February 1918.Henry Dobson Aston Villa http://www.footballandthefirstworldwar.org/henry-dobson-aston-villa/ 21 September 2016 en-US Dobson was wounded during a retreat from Saint-Quentin in the early days of the German spring offensive and died on 29 March 1918. He was buried in Prémont British Cemetery.555541 Dobson, A 1 May 2020 Between 1915 and 1919 competitive football was suspended in England. Many footballers signed up to fight in the war and as a result many teams were depleted, and fielded guest players instead. 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. There were four regional leagues. The Football League Lancashire and Midland sections were 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 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 Tommy Jackson served with the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers during World War I In March 1918, Joe Bache's Royal Garrison Artillery side beat a team of convalescing soldiers at Home Park, Plymouth in front of 4,000 spectators.https://www.footballandthefirstworldwar.org/joe-bache/ Joe Bache Aston Villa See also List of Aston Villa F.C. records and statistics References External links Aston Villa official website Aston Villa football club match record: 1918 Category:Aston Villa F.C. seasons Aston Villa F.C.