The 1900–01 Football League season was Aston Villa's 13th season in the Football League First Division, the top flight of English football at the time. The season fell in what was to be called Villa's golden era.[1] During the season Jimmy Crabtree, Jack Devey, and Howard Spencer shared the captaincy of the club.[2] Billy Garraty, great-great-grandfather of Jack Grealish, made the most appearances during the season.[3][4] Goalkeeper & first-class cricketer, Billy George was next with 39 appearances.
| 1900–01 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman |  Frederick Rinder | ||
| Manager |  George Ramsay | ||
| First Division | 15th | ||
| FA Cup | Semi-finals | ||
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| 5--0--2 | |
Second Division Small Heath F.C. took part in the 1900–01 FA Cup, entering at the first round proper and losing in the third round to Aston Villa after a replay, Villa's Billy Garraty being the sole scorer over the two fixtures. Small Heath also lost to Villa in the semi-final of the Lord Mayor of Birmingham's Charity Cup.[5]
On 1 December 1900, Villa recorded the biggest home win in the League that season, 7–1 against Manchester City in front of a crowd of 12,000. When Aston Villa played away at Stoke on 29 December 1900, the home club registered its biggest home attendance of the season.
There were debuts for Arthur Millar, Joe Pearson, Albert Brown, Joe Bache, Frank Lloyd, Alf Wood, Jimmy Murray, Tom Gilson, Jack Whitley, Tommy Wilson and Willie McAulay (4).[6]
Football League
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 39 | 55 | 0.709 | 31 | |
| 14 | Sheffield United | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 52 | 0.673 | 31 | |
| 15 | Aston Villa | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 45 | 51 | 0.882 | 30 | |
| 16 | Stoke | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 46 | 57 | 0.807 | 27 | |
| 17 | Preston North End (R) | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 49 | 75 | 0.653 | 25 | Relegation to the Second Division |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
First team squad
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Billy Garraty, 41 appearances- Billy George, 39 appearances, conceded 27
- Steve Smith, 36 appearances
- Jack Devey, 33 appearances
- Albert Evans, 33 appearances
Jimmy Cowan, 30 appearances- Charlie Athersmith, 32 appearances
- Howard Spencer, 21 appearances
- Jimmy Crabtree, 32 appearances
- Tommy Bowman, 31 appearances
- George Johnson, 25 appearances
- Charlie Aston, 6 appearances
- Albert Wilkes, 31 appearances
- Bobby Templeton, 20 appearances
- Chris Mann, 3 appearances
- Micky Noon, 13 appearances
- Willie McAuley, 6 appearances
- Joe Pearson, 6 appearances
- Albert Brown, 2 appearances
- Joe Bache, 7 appearances
- Frank Lloyd, 3 appearances
- Alf Wood, 4 appearances
- Jimmy Murray, 1 appearance
- Tom Gilson, 2 appearances
- Jack Whitley, 3 appearances, conceded 10
- Tommy Wilson, 1 appearance
- Arthur Millar, 1 appearance [2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Aston Villa Club History 1900 – 1939". AVFC.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 August 2006. Retrieved 28 October 2007.
- ^ a b AVFC History: 1900-01 season Archived 22 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Kendrick, Mat (26 May 2015). "Aston Villa v Arsenal: This 1905 FA Cup winner is related to a current Villa star – find out who". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "Player info: William Garraty". Englandstats.com. Davey Naylor. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ^ "Birmingham Charity Cup. Semi-Final Ties". Birmingham Daily Post. 18 September 1900. p. 8.
- ^ "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.
External links
edit- Aston Villa official website
- avfchistory.co.uk The Matches