1901–02 Aston Villa F.C. season
English football club season
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The 1901–02 English football season was Aston Villa's 14th season in the Football League, competing in the First Division,[a] the top flight in English football at the time. The season fell in what was to be called Villa's golden era.[1]
| 1901–02 season | |
|---|---|
| President | Joseph Ansell |
| Chairman | Frederick Rinder |
| Manager | George Ramsay |
| First Division | 8th |
| FA Cup | first round |
| 7--0--2 | |
On Wednesday 25 December 1901, Villa won 3–2 away to Everton in front of a crowd of 18,000 at Goodison Park.[2] Villa scorer, Willie Clarke (41) became the first non-white player to score in the English First Division.[3][4][5]
During the season Joe Bache (431), and Jimmy Crabtree (176) shared the captaincy of the club.[2] Knee and ankle injuries induced Howard Spencer (258) to take the season off for twelve months rest.[6]
The previous season Small Heath had finished runners-up in Second Division, so were promoted to the First Division for 1901–02.[7] Villa won 2–0 at Coventry Road Muntz Street with goals by Bache and Jack Devey (268).[8] In the 1901 Boxing Day fixture, Villa's Jasper McLuckie (57) was the only scorer.[9] At the end of the season Small Heath were relegated back to the Second Division. In locally organised competition, Small Heath lost to Villa in the first round of the Birmingham Senior Cup.[10]
There were debuts for Willie Clarke,[11] George Smith,[12] George Harris,[13] George Shutt,[14] Tom Perry,[15] Billy Marriott,[16] Jasper McLuckie,[17] Billy Brawn,[18] Tommy Niblo,[19] Bert Banks (5)[20] and Harry Cooch.[21][22]
League
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Derby County | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 39 | 41 | 0.951 | 35 |
| 7 | Bury | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 38 | 1.158 | 34 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 42 | 40 | 1.050 | 34 |
| 9 | The Wednesday | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 48 | 52 | 0.923 | 34 |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 53 | 48 | 1.104 | 33 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Matches
| 7 September 1901 | Bury | 0–0 | Aston Villa | Gigg Lane |
| Report | ||||
| Note: https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/league/1901-02 | ||||
| 9 September 1901 | Aston Villa | 2–0 | Notts County | Villa Park |
| Joe Bache; Billy Garraty | Report | |||
| Note: As in the last match Villa play in thin cotton red shirts due to the warm weather.[23] | ||||
| 14 September 1901 | Aston Villa | 1–1 | Blackburn | Villa Park |
| Joe Bache | Report |
| 16 September 1901 | Aston Villa | 1–2 | Sheffield United | Villa Park |
| Albert Wilkes | Report |
| 21 September 1901 | Stoke | 1–0 | Aston Villa | Victoria Ground |
| Report |
| 28 September 1901 | Aston Villa | 1–1 | Everton | Villa Park |
| Joe Bache | Report |
| 5 October 1901 | Sunderland | 1–0 | Aston Villa | Roker Park |
| Report |
| 12 October 1901 | Small Heath | 0–2 | Aston Villa | Muntz Street |
| Report | Jack Devey; Joe Bache |
| 19 October 1901 | Derby County | 1–0 | Aston Villa | Baseball Ground |
| Report |
| 26 October 1901 | Aston Villa | 4–1 | The Wednesday | Villa Park |
| Jasper McLuckie (2); Joe Bache; Bobby Templeton | Report |
| 2 November 1901 | Notts County | 0–3 | Aston Villa | Trent Bridge |
| Report | Jasper McLuckie (2); Billy Garraty |
| 9 November 1901 | Aston Villa | 1–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Villa Park |
| Jasper McLuckie | Report |
| 23 November 1901 | Aston Villa | 2–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Villa Park |
| Jasper McLuckie (2) | Report |
| 30 November 1901 | Liverpool | 1–0 | Aston Villa | Anfield |
| Report |
| 7 December 1901 | Aston Villa | 0–0 | Newcastle United | Villa Park |
| Report |
| 14 December 1901 | Aston Villa | 4–1 | Grimsby | Villa Park |
| Jack Devey; Jasper McLuckie (2) | Report |
| 25 December 1901 | Everton | 2–3 | Aston Villa | Goodison Park |
| Report | Billy Garraty; Alf Wood; Willie Clarke | |||
| Note: Willie Clarke became the first black player to score in the English First Division.[3][4][24] | ||||
| 26 December 1901 | Aston Villa | 1–0 | Small Heath | Villa Park |
| Jasper McLuckie | Report |
| 28 December 1901 | Aston Villa | 3–0 | Nottingham Forest | Villa Park |
| Billy Garraty; Willie Clarke; Jasper McLuckie | Report |
| 1 January 1902 | Sheffield United | 6–0 | Aston Villa | Bramall Lane |
| Report |
| 4 January 1902 | Aston Villa | 2–0 | Bury | Villa Park |
| Jasper McLuckie; Willie Clarke | Report |
| 11 January 1902 | Blackburn | 4–0 | Aston Villa | Ewood Park |
| Report |
| 18 January 1902 | Aston Villa | 0–0 | Stoke | Villa Park |
| Report |
| 1 February 1902 | Aston Villa | 0–1 | Sunderland | Villa Park |
| Report |
| 15 February 1902 | Aston Villa | 3–2 | Derby County | Villa Park |
| Tom Perry; Joe Bache; Alf Wood | Report |
| 17 February 1902 | Manchester City | 1–0 | Aston Villa | Hyde Road |
| Report |
| 22 February 1902 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–0 | Aston Villa | Owlerton |
| Report |
| 8 March 1902 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–2 | Aston Villa | Burnden Park |
| Report | Jasper McLuckie; George Johnson |
| 22 March 1902 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–2 | Aston Villa | Molineux |
| Report | Jasper McLuckie; Joe Bache |
| 29 March 1902 | Aston Villa | 0–1 | Liverpool | Villa Park |
| Report |
| 31 March 1902 | Aston Villa | 2–2 | Manchester City | Villa Park |
| Jasper McLuckie; George Johnson | Report |
| 1 April 1902 | Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Aston Villa | City Ground |
| Report | Tommy Niblo |
| 5 April 1902 | Newcastle United | 2–1 | Aston Villa | St James' Park |
| Report | Tommy Niblo |
| 12 April 1902 | Grimsby | 4–1 | Aston Villa | Blundell Park |
| Report | Joe Bache | |||
| Note: https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/matches/league/1901-02 | ||||
Source: avfchistory.co.uk
FA Cup
The first round proper contained sixteen ties between 32 teams. 17 of the 18 First Division sides were exempt to this round, as were West Bromwich Albion, Middlesbrough and Preston North End from the Second Division, and Southern League sides Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur, finalists in the two previous seasons. They joined the ten teams who won in the intermediate round.
The matches were played on Saturday 25 January 1902. Seven matches were drawn, with the replays taking place in the following midweek. Two of these then went to a second replay the following week.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Stoke | 2–2 | Aston Villa | 25 January 1902 |
| Replay | Aston Villa | 1–2 | Stoke | 29 January 1902 |
Birmingham Senior Cup
Players
Joe Bache, 35 appearances- Alf Wood, 35 appearances
- Jimmy Crabtree, 31 appearances
- Albert Wilkes, 31 appearances
- Billy Garraty, 28 appearances
- Billy George, 27 appearances, conceded 30
Bobby Templeton, 26 appearances- Jack Shutt, 26 appearances
- Tom Perry, 25 appearances
- Jasper McLuckie, 23 appearances
- Willie Clarke, 16 appearances
- Tommy Niblo, 14 appearances
- Micky Noon, 10 appearances
- Arthur Millar, 9 appearances
- George Johnson, 8 appearances
- Jack Whitley, 8 appearances, conceded 12
- Billy Marriott, 8 appearances
- Bert Banks, 5 appearances
- Joe Pearson, 5 appearances
- George Smith, 5 appearances
- Jack Devey, 4 appearances
- Albert Evans, 4 appearances
- Tommy Wilson, 4 appearances
- Frank Lloyd, 3 appearances
- George Harris, 3 appearances
- Billy Brawn, 1 appearance
- Harry Cooch, 1 appearance, conceded 2
- Jimmy Cowan, 1 appearance
- Jimmy Murray, 1 appearance [2]
