1906–07 Aston Villa F.C. season
English football club season
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The 1906–07 English football season was Aston Villa's 19th season in the Football League competing in the First Division,[a] the top flight of English football at the time. The season fell in what was to be called Villa's golden era.[1] Club crests did not always hold their current importance. In the case of Aston Villa Football Club, while the rampant lion was associated with the club from near its inception in 1874, the earliest known crest, the Lion Rampant To dexter (facing left) on a shield with motto "Prepared", was first documented in the club program of 1 September 1906.[2]
| 1906–07 season | |
|---|---|
| President | Joseph Ansell |
| Chairman | Frederick Rinder |
| Manager | George Ramsay |
| First Division | 5th |
| FA Cup | Second round |
| 10--3--4 | |
Villa signed Bobby Evans in the summer of 1906 for a fee of £30 from Wrexham-the Welsh club then playing in the Birmingham and District League. While at Villa Evans continued to add to his tally of Welsh caps.[3] In the Second City Derby, both teams won their home fixtures.[4][5]
Aston Villa started the new year with a 0–1 defeat to Manchester United.[6] The following month they recorded their biggest victory of the season beating Sheffield Wednesday 8–1.[7]
There debuts for Chris Buckley,[8] Bobby Evans (16),[9] Frederick Chapple,[10] Alec Logan[11] and George Tranter.[12][13]
Football League
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Everton | 38 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 70 | 46 | 1.522 | 45 |
| 4 | Sheffield United | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 57 | 55 | 1.036 | 45 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 78 | 52 | 1.500 | 44 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 59 | 47 | 1.255 | 44 |
| 7 | Woolwich Arsenal | 38 | 20 | 4 | 14 | 66 | 59 | 1.119 | 44 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Matches
| 1 September 1906 | Aston Villa | 4–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Villa Park |
| Joe Bache (9'); Harry Hampton (69'); Joe Walters (73'); Jimmy Cantrell (80') |
| 3 September 1906 | Stoke | 0–2 | Aston Villa | Victoria Ground |
| Harry Hampton (20' pen) |
| 8 September 1906 | Sunderland | 2–1 | Aston Villa | Roker Park |
| Joe Bache (10') |
| 10 September 1906 | Aston Villa | 1–0 | Stoke | Villa Park |
| Albert Hall (75') |
| 15 September 1906 | Aston Villa | 4–1 | Birmingham | Villa Park |
| Samuel Greenhalgh (41'); Albert Hall (2–0); Joe Walters (71'); Harry Hampton (83' pen) |
| 22 September 1906 | Everton | 1–2 | Aston Villa | Goodison Park |
| Harry Hampton (30'); Billy Garraty (57') |
| 29 September 1906 | Aston Villa | 2–2 | Arsenal | Villa Park |
| Harry Hampton (10'); Joe Bache (60') |
| 6 October 1906 | Wednesday | 2–1 | Aston Villa | Owlerton Stadium |
| Harry Hampton (67') |
| 13 October 1906 | Aston Villa | 3–1 | Bury | Villa Park |
| Charlie Millington (2'); Billy Matthews (5'); Joe Walters (81') |
| 20 October 1906 | Manchester City | 4–2 | Aston Villa | Hyde Road |
| Joe Bache (13'); Albert Hall (62') |
| 27 October 1906 | Aston Villa | 2–3 | Middlesbrough | Villa Park |
| Harry Hampton (49', 55') |
| 3 November 1906 | Preston North End | 2–0 | Aston Villa | Deepdale |
| 10 November 1906 | Aston Villa | 0–0 | Newcastle United | Villa Park |
| 17 November 1906 | Derby County | 0–1 | Aston Villa | Baseball Ground |
| Billy Garraty (0–1) |
| 24 November 1906 | Liverpool | 5–2 | Aston Villa | Anfield |
| Joe Walters (1'); Albert Hall (5–2) |
| 1 December 1906 | Aston Villa | 3–2 | Bristol City | Villa Park |
| Jimmy Cantrell (29'); Charlie Millington (45'); Joe Bache (3–0) |
| 8 December 1906 | Notts County | 1–1 | Aston Villa | Trent Bridge |
| Chris Buckley (1–1) |
| 15 December 1906 | Aston Villa | 5–1 | Sheffield United | Villa Park |
| Albert Hall (19' pen); Jimmy Cantrell (22', 85', 86'); Charlie Millington (3–1) |
| 22 December 1906 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–2 | Aston Villa | Burnden Park |
| Charlie Millington (9'); Joe Walters (90') |
| 24 December 1906 | Aston Villa | 3–0 | Preston North End | Villa Park |
| Bobby Evans (26', 50'); Charlie Millington (60') |
| 26 December 1906 | Aston Villa | 2–0 | Manchester United | Villa Park |
| Jimmy Cantrell (1–0); Frederick Chapple (2–0) |
| 29 December 1906 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–1 | Aston Villa | Ewood Park |
| Jimmy Cantrell (1–2) |
| 1 January 1907 | Manchester United | 1–0 | Aston Villa | Bank Street |
| 5 January 1907 | Aston Villa | 2–2 | Sunderland | Villa Park |
| Joe Bache (5'); Bobby Evans (26') |
| 19 January 1907 | Birmingham | 3–2 | Aston Villa | St Andrew's |
| Frederick Chapple (6'); Joe Walters (29') |
| 26 January 1907 | Aston Villa | 2–1 | Everton | Villa Park |
| Jimmy Cantrell (32'); Harry Hampton (73') |
| 9 February 1907 | Aston Villa | 8–1 | Wednesday | Villa Park |
| Joe Bache (2', 78'); Charlie Millington (23'); Harry Hampton (38', 69'); Jimmy Cantrell (80', 86', 89') |
| 16 February 1907 | Bury | 0–3 | Aston Villa | Gigg Lane |
| Jimmy Cantrell (10'); Harry Hampton (0–2, 0–3) |
| 23 February 1907 | Aston Villa | 4–1 | Manchester City | Villa Park |
| Harry Hampton (36', 41', 67'); Albert Hall (55') |
| 2 March 1907 | Middlesbrough | 1–0 | Aston Villa | Ayresome Park |
| 16 March 1907 | Newcastle United | 3–2 | Aston Villa | St James' Park |
| Albert Hall (12' pen); Jimmy Cantrell (60') |
| 23 March 1907 | Aston Villa | 2–0 | Derby County | Villa Park |
| Charlie Millington (61'); Alec Logan (87') |
| 30 March 1907 | Aston Villa | 4–0 | Liverpool | Villa Park |
| Harry Hampton (13'); Frederick Chapple (34'); Albert Hall (75', 87') |
| 1 April 1907 | Arsenal | 3–1 | Aston Villa | Manor Ground |
| Albert Hall (30') |
| 6 April 1907 | Bristol City | 2–4 | Aston Villa | Ashton Gate |
| Harry Hampton (30', 2–0, 4–2); Albert Hall (3–1) |
| 13 April 1907 | Aston Villa | 0–0 | Notts County | Villa Park |
| 20 April 1907 | Sheffield United | 0–0 | Aston Villa | Bramall Lane |
| 27 April 1907 | Aston Villa | 0–2 | Bolton Wanderers | Villa Park |
Source: avfchistory.co.uk
FA Cup
Birmingham Senior Cup
Reserves
The Aston Villa Reserves won the Birmingham & District League for the fifth year in succession.[14]
Notes
- Up until 1992, the top division of English football was the Football League First Division. The Premier League took over from the First Division as the top tier of the English football league system upon its formation in 1992. The First Division then became the second tier of English football, the Second Division became the third tier and so on. The First Division is now known as the Football League Championship, while the Second Division is now known as Football League One.
