1923–24 Aston Villa F.C. season

The 1923–24 English football season was Aston Villa's 32nd season in The Football League. In November 1923, Aston Villa centre-half Tommy Ball was shot dead by his neighbour, thus becoming the only Football League player to have been murdered, although in November 2019, one police officer was charged with murder in connection with Dalian Atkinson's death. There were debuts for Alec Talbot (264), Teddy Bowen (203), Vic Milne (156), Billy Armfield (12), Albert Surtees (11), Percy Varco (10), Alex McClure (7), Joe Corbett (8), Archie Campbell (4), Bert Singleton (2), and Norman Mackay (2). Dicky York scored five goals in 43 games in 1923–24. He also appeared at Wembley in the 1924 FA Cup Final. == Football League First Division == === Matches === Source: avfchistory.co.uk == FA Cup == Villa contested the 1924 FA Cup final against Newcastle United at Wembley. Newcastle won 2–0, with the goals scored by Neil Harris and Stan Seymour. The referee was Swindon-born William E. Russell. The match has become commonly known as the "Rainy Day Final" due to the weather that day, a consequence of which has led to there being very few good condition programmes left for the game (many fans used their match programmes as makeshift umbrellas). The value of the programme is the highest for any Wembley final with recent sales attaining over £6,000 at auction. === Road to the Final === === Match details === == See also == List of Aston Villa F.C. records and statistics == References == == External links == Match report at www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk FA Cup Final lineups