1922–23 Aston Villa F.C. season

Second City Derby
	12--6--5
	← 1921–22 1923–24 →

Aston Villa
1922–23 season
Chairman	Frederick Rinder
Manager	George Ramsay
First Division	6th
FA Cup	First round
	← 1921–22 1923–24 →

The 1922–23 English football season was Aston Villa's 31st season in The Football League.

Dicky York scored nine goals in 37 games in 1922–23.

Aston Villa started the season with a 2–0 victory over Blackburn Rovers,^[1] with Billy Walker and Billy Kirton scoring.^[2] Cardiff recorded its first win of the season by defeating Aston Villa 3–0 at Ninian Park after a brace from Clennell and one goal from Billy Grimshaw.^[3] Huddersfield recorded their biggest loss 3–5 vs Aston Villa on 10 March 1923.

There were debuts for Cecil Harris (26), John Roxborough (12), and William Adshead (2).^[4]^[5]

Second City derby

In the Second City Derby, both teams won their home fixtures.^[6] In the 3–0 victory at Villa Park, Len Capewell scored one and Billy Walker converted two penalties.^[7]

Aston Villa in the league at home

Date	Venue	Score	Competition	Attendance
24 March 1923	Villa Park	3–0	First Division	40,000

Birmingham City in the league at home

Date	Venue	Score	Competition	Attendance
17 March 1923	St Andrew's	1–0	First Division	50,000

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
4	Newcastle United	42	18	12	12	45	37	1.216	48
5	Everton	42	20	7	15	63	59	1.068	47
6	Aston Villa	42	18	10	14	64	51	1.255	46
7	West Bromwich Albion	42	17	11	14	58	49	1.184	45
8	Manchester City	42	17	11	14	50	49	1.020	45

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Matches

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Competition	Scorers
26 Aug 1922	Blackburn Rovers	Villa Park	2–0	—	Billy Kirton; Billy Walker
28 Aug 1922	Cardiff City	Ninian Park	0–3	—	—
2 Sep 1922	Blackburn Rovers	Ewood Park	2–4	—	Dicky York; Billy Kirton ^[8]
4 Sep 1922	Cardiff City	Villa Park	1–3	—	William Barnie-Adshead
9 Sep 1922	West Bromwich Albion	Villa Park	2–0	—	Frank Moss; Len Capewell
16 Sep 1922	West Bromwich Albion	The Hawthorns	0–3	—	—
23 Sep 1922	Middlesbrough	Villa Park	2–2	—	Ian Dickson; Arthur Dorrell
30 Sep 1922	Middlesbrough	Ayresome Park	2–2	—	Billy Kirton; Billy Walker
7 Oct 1922	Tottenham Hotspur	Villa Park	2–0	—	Arthur Dorrell (2)
14 Oct 1922	Tottenham Hotspur	White Hart Lane	2–1	—	Ian Dickson; Billy Walker
21 Oct 1922	Bolton Wanderers	Villa Park	2–0	—	Billy Walker (pen); Dicky York
28 Oct 1922	Bolton Wanderers	Burnden Park	0–3	—	—
4 Nov 1922	Oldham Athletic	Boundary Park	2–0	—	Billy Kirton; Billy Walker
11 Nov 1922	Oldham Athletic	Villa Park	3–0	—	Dicky York; Billy Kirton (2)
18 Nov 1922	Liverpool	Anfield	0–3	—	—
25 Nov 1922	Liverpool	Villa Park	0–1	—	—
2 Dec 1922	Sheffield United	Bramall Lane	1–1	—	Billy Walker
9 Dec 1922	Sheffield United	Villa Park	0–1	—	—
16 Dec 1922	Newcastle United	Villa Park	1–1	—	Dicky York
23 Dec 1922	Newcastle United	St James’ Park	0–0	—	—
25 Dec 1922	Burnley	Turf Moor	1–1	—	Dicky York
26 Dec 1922	Burnley	Villa Park	3–1	—	Dicky York (3)
30 Dec 1922	Preston North End	Villa Park	1–0	—	Billy Walker
6 Jan 1923	Preston North End	Deepdale	2–3	—	Billy Dickson; Own goal
20 Jan 1923	Nottingham Forest	City Ground	1–3	—	Arthur Dorrell
27 Jan 1923	Nottingham Forest	City Ground	4–0	—	Arthur Dorrell; Ian Dickson (2); Billy Walker
3 Feb 1923	Manchester City	Villa Park	2–0	—	Dicky York; Billy Walker
10 Feb 1923	Manchester City	Hyde Road	1–1	—	Len Capewell
17 Feb 1923	Stoke City	Villa Park	6–0	—	Ian Dickson (2); John Roxborough (2); Billy Walker
24 Feb 1923	Stoke City	Victoria Ground	1–1	—	Billy Walker
3 Mar 1923	Huddersfield Town	Villa Park	2–1	—	Frank Moss; John Roxborough
10 Mar 1923	Huddersfield Town	Leeds Road	5–3	—	Billy Walker (3); Len Capewell; Arthur Dorrell ^[9]
17 Mar 1923	Birmingham City	St Andrew’s	0–1	—	—
24 Mar 1923	Birmingham City	Villa Park	3–0	—	Len Capewell; Billy Walker (2 pen)
30 Mar 1923	Chelsea	Villa Park	1–0	—	Billy Walker (pen)
31 Mar 1923	Arsenal	Highbury	0–2	—	—
2 Apr 1923	Chelsea	Stamford Bridge	1–1	—	Billy Walker
7 Apr 1923	Arsenal	Villa Park	1–1	—	Billy Walker
14 Apr 1923	Everton	Goodison Park	1–2	—	Len Capewell
21 Apr 1923	Everton	Villa Park	3–0	—	Billy Walker (2); Billy Kirton
28 Apr 1923	Sunderland	Roker Park	0–2	—	—
5 May 1923	Sunderland	Villa Park	1–0	—	Len Capewell

Source: avfchistory.co.uk

FA Cup

References

^ League Football. The Times, London, Monday 28 August 1922
^ "Aston Villa 2-0 Blackburn Rovers, 1922-23 Division One, 26 Aug 1922".
^ Shepherd 2002, p. 24
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/william-adshead
^ "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.
^ "Birmingham 1-0 Aston Villa, 1922-23 Division One, 17 Mar 1923".
^ "Aston Villa 3-0 Birmingham, 1922-23 Division One, 24 Mar 1923".
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1170
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1200

Sources

Shepherd, Richard (2002). The Definitive: Cardiff City F.C. Nottingham: SoccerData Publications. ISBN 978-1-899468-17-1.

External links

Aston Villa official website
avfchistory.co.uk The Matches

[rdp-we-cite_note-1] League Football. The Times, London, Monday 28 August 1922

[rdp-we-cite_note-2] "Aston Villa 2-0 Blackburn Rovers, 1922-23 Division One, 26 Aug 1922".

[rdp-we-cite_note-Shepherd24-3] Shepherd 2002, p. 24

[rdp-we-cite_note-4] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/william-adshead

[rdp-we-cite_note-5] "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.

[rdp-we-cite_note-6] "Birmingham 1-0 Aston Villa, 1922-23 Division One, 17 Mar 1923".

[rdp-we-cite_note-7] "Aston Villa 3-0 Birmingham, 1922-23 Division One, 24 Mar 1923".

[rdp-we-cite_note-8] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1170

[rdp-we-cite_note-9] ttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1200

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