1919–20 Aston Villa F.C. season
The
Debuts
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After a very public fall out with the Barnsley directors over travelling expenses, Frank Barson (92) joined Aston Villa in October 1919.[7] Barson joined Villa for a fee of £2,850 – "more than the average Sheffield worker earned in a year", according to a Sheffield newspaper[8] – after persuasion from George Ramsay, who was rebuilding Villa after the First World War.[7] In October 1919, he made his debut in a 4–1 win at Middlesbrough. Barson played a large part in the Villa team during his three seasons at the club, but it is his run-ins with authority for which he is best known.[7]
Other debuts included:
- Ernie Blackburn(32)
- Jack Thompson (26)
- Andy Young (26)
- Walter Boyman (24)
- Jim Lee (18)
- Jack Hampson (14)
- Jimmy Lawrence (13)
- Hubert Bourne (7)
- Jack Pendleton (6)
- Arthur Davis (5)
- Joe Worrell (4)
- George Hadley (4)
- Dick Sloley(2)
- Walter Maiden (1) [12]
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
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7 | Manchester City | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 71 | 62 | 1.145 | 45 |
8 | Newcastle United | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 39 | 1.128 | 43 |
9 | Aston Villa | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 75 | 73 | 1.027 | 42 |
10 | Arsenal | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 56 | 58 | 0.966 | 42 |
11 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 60 | 63 | 0.952 | 42 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
FA Cup
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Event | 1919–20 FA Cup | ||||||
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Date | 24 April 1920 | ||||||
Venue | Stamford Bridge, London | ||||||
Referee | J.T. Howcroft (Bolton) | ||||||
Attendance | 50,018 |
The 1920 FA Cup final, the first since the end of the First World War, was contested by Aston Villa and Huddersfield at Stamford Bridge. Aston Villa won 1–0, with the goal coming in extra time from Billy Kirton, to clinch the trophy for a record sixth time.[13] This was the first ever FA Cup Final to require extra time to be played.[14][15] Huddersfield had secured promotion from the Second Division this season and were appearing in their first final.
Aston Villa captain,
The trophy was presented by Prince Henry, the fourth son of King George V.[20][21] This was Villa manager George Ramsay's sixth FA Cup Final win, a record for a manager, and one that was only equalled in 2015 by Arsène Wenger – against Aston Villa.[18]
Road to the Final
Round 1 | Aston Villa | 2–1 | Queens Park Rangers | QPR were a non-league club at this time.[22] |
Round 2 | Manchester United | 1–2 | Aston Villa | |
Round 3 | Aston Villa | 1–0 | Sunderland | |
Quarter-final | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–1 | Aston Villa | Tottenham Hotspur were in the Second Division at this time.[22] |
Semi-final | Aston Villa | 3–1 | Chelsea | played at Bramall Lane, Sheffield |
Match details
Aston Villa | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Huddersfield Town |
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References
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- ^ "1919-20 Season Final Football Tables". www.englishfootballleaguetables.co.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ Tommy Smart www.avfchistory.co.uk
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- ^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/billy-kirton
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- ^ "Soccer legend's medal for sale". The Star. UK. 2007. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2007.
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- ^ Tom Davis & Mat Kendrick (18 April 2015). "Aston Villa at Wembley: The 50 most memorable claret and blue moments in the FA Cup". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
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- ^ "Aston Villa's FA Cup Finals". Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Villa's WWI heroes". Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ Simon Brunton (16 December 2014). "The forgotten story of … Frank Barson's seven-month ban". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ "Aston Villa v Huddersfield FA Cup Final 1920". Archived from the original on 28 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ Rory Benson (15 August 2016). "Aston Villa vs Huddersfield Town: Pick your Terriers team to start at Villa Park". The Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ a b "1920 FA Cup Results". Retrieved 27 December 2016.