1912–13 Aston Villa F.C. season

Aston Villa
1912–13 season
PresidentJoseph Ansell
ChairmanFrederick Rinder
ManagerGeorge Ramsay
First Division2nd
FA CupWinners
1913 FA Cup Final
Programme cover
Event1912–13 FA Cup
Aston Villa Sunderland
1 0
Date19 April 1913
VenueCrystal Palace, London
RefereeA. Adams
Attendance121,919
"Happy" Harry Hampton, scored five in 10-0 victory.

The 1912–13 English football season was Aston Villa's 25th season in the Football League. Villa won the FA Cup competition for the fifth time matching the record jointly held with Wanderers F.C. and Blackburn Rovers.

Andy Ducat's ability and success with England brought attention from bigger clubs than Woolwich Arsenal. His then current club was, at the time, going through a financial crisis. Ducat was finally sold for £1,000 to England's most successful club Aston Villa in 1912, having played 188 matches and scored 21 goals for Arsenal. After suffering a broken leg in his first season at Villa, he recovered to become a stalwart in the side, captaining Villa to their sixth FA Cup win in 1919–20,

"Happy" Harry Hampton was a prolific goalscorer and scored five goals when Aston Villa beat Wednesday 10–0 in a First Division match in 1912. "The Wellington Whirlwind," played as a centre forward for Aston Villa from 1904 to 1920.

Tommy Barber scored the winning goal for Aston Villa in the 1913 FA Cup Final.

Sam Hardy became one of the best goalkeepers of his generation while at Liverpool. By the time he was allowed to join Villa in 1912 he had earned himself the nickname 'Safe and Steady Sam'. He had made 239 appearances between the sticks for the Reds before he arrived for £1500. He would go on to win two FA Cups in 1913 and 1920 with Aston Villa. There were also debuts for Harold Halse, Jimmy Harrop, Andy Ducat, Andy McLachlan, Jimmy Leach, Tommy Barber, Arthur Dobson and Stuart Doncaster.

Final League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
1 Sunderland (C) 38 25 4 9 86 43 2.000 54
2 Aston Villa 38 19 12 7 86 52 1.654 50
3 The Wednesday 38 21 7 10 75 55 1.364 49
4 Manchester United 38 19 8 11 69 43 1.605 46
5 Blackburn Rovers 38 16 13 9 79 43 1.837 45
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

Matches

16 September 1912 Arsenal 0–3 Aston Villa Manor Ground
Report Clem Stephenson (8'); Hampton (63', 67')
5 October 1912 Aston Villa 10–0 Sheffield Wednesday Villa Park
Harold Halse (3'); Hampton (14', 28', 36', 47', 60'); Clem Stephenson (30', 38'); Joe Bache (57', 77') Report
19 October 1912 Aston Villa 5–1 Derby County Villa Park
Harold Halse (6', 8', 61', 81', 87') Report
26 December 1912 Aston Villa 7–1 Oldham Athletic Villa Park
Hampton (8', 44', 61'); Harold Halse (30', 65'); Clem Stephenson (50', 60')
28 December 1912 Bradford 1–1 Aston Villa Valley Parade
Clem Stephenson (62')
Note: Tommy Barber made his Villa debut.
25 January 1913 Aston Villa 1–1 Everton Villa Park
Hampton (31')
21 March 1913 Chelsea 1–2 Aston Villa Stamford Bridge
Hampton (1–0); Jimmy Leach (2–0)
24 March 1913 Aston Villa 4–1 Arsenal Villa Park
Harold Halse (1', 6'); Joe Bache (80'); Albert Hall (90')

Source: avfchistory.co.uk

FA Cup

First round

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
13Derby County1–3Aston Villa15 January 1913

Second round

15 of the 16 second-round matches were played on Saturday 1 February 1913. Four matches were drawn, with the replays taking place in the following midweek . One of these went to a second replay the following week.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
3Aston Villa5–0West Ham United1 February 1913

Third round

The eight third-round matches were played on Saturday 22 February 1913. There were two replays, played in the following midweek.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
4Aston Villa5–0Crystal Palace22 February 1913

Fourth round

The four fourth-round (quarter-final) matches were played on 8 March 1913. There was one replay, the Tyne-Wear derby between Newcastle United and Sunderland, played on 12 March. This went to a second replay, which Sunderland won.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
4Bradford Park Avenue0–5Aston Villa8 March 1913

Semi-finals

Aston Villa1–0Oldham Athletic
Ewood Park, Blackburn (Blackburn Rovers' ground)

Final

Aston Villa1–0Sunderland
Barber 78' Report
Crystal Palace, London
Attendance: 121,919
Referee: Mr. A. Adams (Nottingham)
Aston Villa
Sunderland
GKEngland Sam Hardy
DFEngland Tom Lyons
DFEngland Tommy Weston
MFEngland Tommy Barber
MFEngland Jimmy Harrop
MFEngland Jimmy Leach
FWEngland Charlie Wallace
FWEngland Clem Stephenson
FWEngland Harry Hampton
FWEngland Harold Halse
FWEngland Joe Bache (c)
Secretary-Manager:
Scotland George Ramsay
GKEngland Joe Butler
DFEngland Charlie Gladwin
DFEngland Harry Ness
MFEngland Francis Cuggy
MFScotland Charlie Thomson (c)
MFScotland Harry Low
FWEngland Jackie Mordue
FWEngland Charlie Buchan
FWScotland James Richardson
FWEngland George Holley
FWEngland Henry Martin
Manager:
Northern Ireland Bob Kyle

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Replay if scores still level.

Reserves

Aston Villa reserves won the Staffordshire Senior Cup.

References

  1. 1 2 "Harry Hampton, Aston Villa and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  2. ↑ Ross, James M (7 November 2008). "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 November 2008.
  3. ↑ "Great games: Aston Villa 1 Sunderland 0 – April 19, 1913". Birmingham Mail. 15 March 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  4. ↑ Williams, John (1 April 2011). Reds: Liverpool Football Club – The Biography. Random House. ISBN 9781845969578.
  5. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/andy-mclachlan
  6. ↑ "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.
  7. ↑ https://www.avdb.co.uk/player/tommy-barber
  8. 1 2 "FA Cup 1912/13". Soccerbase. Century Comm. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  9. ↑ Macario Reyes Padilla (27 January 2001). "England FA Challenge Cup 1912-1913". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  10. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=23909941688697441&set=pcb.4216547175248683