1921–22 Aston Villa F.C. season

Aston Villa
1921–22 season
ChairmanFrederick Rinder
ManagerGeorge Ramsay
StadiumVilla Park
First Division5th
FA CupFourth round
A one-club man, Billy Walker scored 244 goals in 531 appearances for Villa between 1920 and 1934. He is Aston Villa's all-time top goalscorer.
Second City Derby
11—5—5


The 1921-22 English football season was Aston Villa's 30th season in The Football League. Villa played the 1921–22 English football season in the Football League First Division. Villa finished fifth below Burnley, and Cardiff City, just above Bolton Wanderers and Newcastle United.

In the first Second City derby in fifteen years, Villa were held to a draw at home [1] and lost the away fixture.[2] In the second match of the season, defender Bert Smith became the first-ever Cardiff player to score in the division with a consolation goal during a 2–1 defeat to Aston Villa.

Billy Walker remains the only player to have scored a hat-trick of penalty kicks in a Football League game, doing so against Bradford City in November 1921.[3] Richard York went on to make 47 appearances in the 1921–22 campaign, as the "Villans" finished fifth in the First Division.[4] There were debuts for Tommy Mort (337), Len Capewell (157),[5] Jock Johnstone (106), George Stephenson (93), Percy Jones (15),[6] George Harkus (4) and Martin Taylor (1).[7][8]

Football League First Division.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
3 Burnley 42 22 5 15 72 54 1.333 49
4 Cardiff City 42 19 10 13 61 53 1.151 48
5 Aston Villa 42 22 3 17 74 55 1.345 47
6 Bolton Wanderers 42 20 7 15 68 59 1.153 47
7 Newcastle United 42 18 10 14 59 45 1.311 46
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Matches

Date Opponent Venue Result Competition Scorers
27 Aug 1921 Manchester City Hyde Road 1–2 Billy Walker (35')
29 Aug 1921 Cardiff City Villa Park 2–1 Billy Kirton; Andy Young
3 Sep 1921 Manchester City Villa Park 4–0 Andy Young (2); Billy Kirton; Frank Moss
5 Sep 1921 Cardiff City Ninian Park 4–0 Frank Barson (pen); Frank Moss; Ian Dickson
10 Sep 1921 Preston North End Deepdale 0–1
12 Sep 1921 Blackburn Rovers Villa Park 1–1 Billy Walker (pen)
17 Sep 1921 Preston North End Villa Park 2–0 Billy Walker (2)
24 Sep 1921 Tottenham Hotspur White Hart Lane 1–3 Ian Dickson
1 Oct 1921 Tottenham Hotspur Villa Park 2–1 Billy Kirton; Ian Dickson
8 Oct 1921 West Bromwich Albion The Hawthorns 1–0 Andy Young
15 Oct 1921 West Bromwich Albion Villa Park 0–1
22 Oct 1921 Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 0–5
29 Oct 1921 Middlesbrough Villa Park 6–2 Arthur Dorrell; Ian Dickson (2); Billy Walker; Billy Kirton; Dicky York
5 Nov 1921 Bradford City Valley Parade 2–3 Billy Walker (2)
12 Nov 1921 Bradford City Villa Park 7–1 Billy Walker (3); Arthur Dorrell (2); Ian Dickson (2)
19 Nov 1921 Manchester United Villa Park 3–1 Billy Walker; Frank Barson; Ian Dickson
26 Nov 1921 Manchester United Old Trafford 0–1
3 Dec 1921 Liverpool Villa Park 1–1 Ian Dickson
10 Dec 1921 Liverpool Anfield 0–2
17 Dec 1921 Newcastle United St James’ Park 2–1 Billy Walker; Ian Dickson
24 Dec 1921 Newcastle United Villa Park 1–0 Arthur Dorrell [9]
26 Dec 1921 Sheffield United Bramall Lane 3–2 Ian Dickson; Dicky York; Frank Barson [10]
27 Dec 1921 Sheffield United Villa Park 5–3 Ian Dickson (3); Billy Kirton; Billy Walker[11]
31 Dec 1921 Burnley Turf Moor 1–2 Frank Moss [12]
14 Jan 1922 Burnley Villa Park 2–0 Billy Kirton; Billy Walker
21 Jan 1922 Everton Goodison Park 2–3 Billy Kirton (2)
4 Feb 1922 Sunderland Roker Park 4–1 Ian Dickson (2); Billy Walker; Billy Kirton
8 Feb 1922 Everton Villa Park 2–1 Billy Kirton; Ian Dickson
11 Feb 1922 Sunderland Roker Park 2–0 Billy Walker; Ian Dickson [13]
25 Feb 1922 Huddersfield Town Villa Park 2–0 Billy Kirton; Billy Walker
11 Mar 1922 Birmingham City Villa Park 1–1 Ian Dickson
15 Mar 1922 Birmingham City St Andrew’s 0–1
18 Mar 1922 Arsenal Villa Park 2–0 Ian Dickson; Billy Walker (pen)
25 Mar 1922 Arsenal Highbury 0–2
1 Apr 1922 Blackburn Rovers Ewood Park 2–1 Len Capewell; Arthur Dorrell [14]
5 Apr 1922 Huddersfield Town Leeds Road 0–1
14 Apr 1922 Chelsea Stamford Bridge 0–1
15 Apr 1922 Bolton Wanderers Villa Park 2–1 Billy Walker (2)
17 Apr 1922 Chelsea Villa Park 1–4 Billy Walker
22 Apr 1922 Bolton Wanderers Burnden Park 0–1
29 Apr 1922 Oldham Athletic Villa Park 2–0 Billy Walker; Len Capewell
6 May 1922 Oldham Athletic Boundary Park 1–3 Len Capewell

FA Cup

See also

References