1922–23 Aston Villa F.C. season
English football club season
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The 1922–23 English football season was Aston Villa's 31st season in The Football League.
| 1922–23 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Frederick Rinder |
| Manager | George Ramsay |
| First Division | 6th |
| FA Cup | First round |
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]
| 12--6--5 | |
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 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Matches
| 26 August 1922 | Aston Villa | 2–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Villa Park |
 (Billy Kirton) (Billy Walker) |
Report |
| 28 August 1922 | Cardiff City | 3–0 | Aston Villa | Ninian Park |
| Report |
| 2 September 1922 | Blackburn Rovers | 4–2 | Aston Villa | Ewood Park |
| Report | (Dicky York) (Billy Kirton) |
| 4 September 1922 | Aston Villa | 1–3 | Cardiff City | Villa Park |
| (William Barnie-Adshead) |
Report |
| 9 September 1922 | Aston Villa | 2–0 | West Bromwich Albion | Villa Park |
| (Frank Moss) (Len Capewell) |
Report |
| 16 September 1922 | West Bromwich Albion | 3–0 | Aston Villa | The Hawthorns |
| Report |
| 23 September 1922 | Aston Villa | 2–2 | Middlesbrough | Villa Park |
| (Ian Dickson) (Arthur Dorrell) |
Report |
| 30 September 1922 | Middlesbrough | 2–2 | Aston Villa | Ayresome Park |
| Report | (Billy Kirton) (Billy Walker) |
| 7 October 1922 | Aston Villa | 2–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Villa Park |
| (Arthur Dorrell) (Arthur Dorrell) |
Report |
| 14 October 1922 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2 | Aston Villa | White Hart Lane |
| Report | (Ian Dickson) (Billy Walker) |
| 21 October 1922 | Aston Villa | 2–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Villa Park |
| (Billy Walker) (Dicky York) |
Report |
| 28 October 1922 | Bolton Wanderers | 3–0 | Aston Villa | Burnden Park |
| Report |
| 4 November 1922 | Oldham Athletic | 0–2 | Aston Villa | Boundary Park |
| Report | (Billy Kirton) (Billy Walker) |
| 11 November 1922 | Aston Villa | 3–0 | Oldham Athletic | Villa Park |
| (Dicky York) (Billy Kirton) (Billy Kirton) |
Report |
| 18 November 1922 | Liverpool | 3–0 | Aston Villa | Anfield |
| Report |
| 25 November 1922 | Aston Villa | 0–1 | Liverpool | Villa Park |
| Report |
| 2 December 1922 | Sheffield United | 1–1 | Aston Villa | Bramall Lane |
| Report | (Billy Walker) |
| 9 December 1922 | Aston Villa | 0–1 | Sheffield United | Villa Park |
| Report |
| 16 December 1922 | Aston Villa | 1–1 | Newcastle United | Villa Park |
| (Dicky York) |
Report |
| 23 December 1922 | Newcastle United | 0–0 | Aston Villa | St James’ Park |
| Report |
| 25 December 1922 | Burnley | 1–1 | Aston Villa | Turf Moor |
| Report | (Dicky York) |
| 26 December 1922 | Aston Villa | 3–1 | Burnley | Villa Park |
| (Dicky York) (Dicky York) (Dicky York) |
Report |
| 30 December 1922 | Aston Villa | 1–0 | Preston North End | Villa Park |
| (Billy Walker) |
Report |
| 6 January 1923 | Preston North End | 3–2 | Aston Villa | Deepdale |
| (Billy Dickson) (Own goal) |
Report |
| 20 January 1923 | Nottingham Forest | 3–1 | Aston Villa | City Ground |
| Report | (Arthur Dorrell) |
| 27 January 1923 | Aston Villa | 4–0 | Nottingham Forest | Villa Park |
| Report | (Arthur Dorrell) (Ian Dickson) (Ian Dickson) (Billy Walker) |
| 3 February 1923 | Aston Villa | 2–0 | Manchester City | Villa Park |
| (Dicky York) (Billy Walker) |
Report |
| 10 February 1923 | Manchester City | 1–1 | Aston Villa | Hyde Road |
| Report | (Len Capewell) |
| 17 February 1923 | Aston Villa | 6–0 | Stoke City | Villa Park |
| (Ian Dickson) (Ian Dickson) (John Roxborough) (John Roxborough) (Billy Walker) |
Report |
| 24 February 1923 | Stoke City | 1–1 | Aston Villa | Victoria Ground |
| Report | (Billy Walker) |
| 3 March 1923 | Aston Villa | 2–1 | Huddersfield Town | Villa Park |
| (Frank Moss) (John Roxborough) |
Report |
| 10 March 1923 | Huddersfield Town | 3–5 | Aston Villa | Leeds Road |
| Report | (Billy Walker) (Billy Walker) (Billy Walker) (Len Capewell) (Arthur Dorrell) |
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| Note: [6] | ||||
| 17 March 1923 | Birmingham City | 1–0 | Aston Villa | St Andrew’s |
| Report | ||||
| Note: In the Second City Derby, both teams won their home fixtures.[7] | ||||
| 24 March 1923 | Aston Villa | 3–0 | Birmingham City | Villa Park |
| (Len Capewell) (Billy Walker) (Billy Walker) |
Report | |||
| Note: In the Second City Derby, both teams won their home fixtures.[7] Billy Walker converted two penalties.[8] | ||||
| 30 March 1923 | Aston Villa | 1–0 | Chelsea | Villa Park |
| (Billy Walker) |
Report |
| 31 March 1923 | Arsenal | 2–0 | Aston Villa | Highbury |
| Report |
| 2 April 1923 | Chelsea | 1–1 | Aston Villa | Stamford Bridge |
| Report | (Billy Walker) |
| 7 April 1923 | Aston Villa | 1–1 | Arsenal | Villa Park |
| (Billy Walker) |
Report |
| 14 April 1923 | Everton | 2–1 | Aston Villa | Goodison Park |
| Report | (Len Capewell) |
| 21 April 1923 | Aston Villa | 3–0 | Everton | Villa Park |
| (Billy Walker) (Billy Walker) (Billy Kirton) |
Report |
| 28 April 1923 | Sunderland | 2–0 | Aston Villa | Roker Park |
| Report |
| 5 May 1923 | Aston Villa | 1–0 | Sunderland | Villa Park |
| (Len Capewell) |
Report |
Source: avfchistory.co.uk
FA Cup
First round
41 of 44 clubs from the Football League First and Second Divisions joined the 12 lower-league clubs who came through the qualifying rounds. To bring the number of teams up to 64, nine Third Division South sides and one Third Division North side were given byes to this round.
The Football Association also began the custom of awarding leading London amateur club Corinthian a bye to the same stage of the tournament as the Football League First Division sides. Corinthian would receive these byes for a further ten seasons, but the club's members had to ratify a special constitutional amendment for it to do so as its founding document initially prevented it from competing for "any challenge cup or any prize of any description"!
32 matches were scheduled to be played on Saturday, 13 January 1923. Twelve matches were drawn and went to replays in the following midweek fixture, of which three went to another replay, and one match went to a third.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Aston Villa | 0–1 | Blackburn Rovers | 13 January 1923 |