1905–06 Aston Villa F.C. season explained
See main article: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961).
| Season: | 1905–06 |
| League Result: | 8th |
| Cup1 Result: | third round |
| Nextseason: | 1906–07 |
| League Result: | 9--2--4 |
| Nextseason: | 1906–07 |
The 1905–06 Football League season was Aston Villa's 18th season in the First Division, the top flight of English football at the time. The season fell in what was to be called Villa's golden era.[1]
Aston Villa started the new year having been defeated by Blackburn Rovers meaning that they had a record of DWL in the three post-Christmas fixtures.[2] January's bad weather meant the trip to Sunderland was postponed until the end of January[3] Villa lost both matches in the Second City derby, 0–2 away,[4] and 1–3 at home.[5]
During the season Howard Spencer was captain of the club.[6]
In February 1905, after 167 league games, Harry Hadley left West Brom to join Aston Villa for a fee of £250, but played just 11 times before joining Nottingham Forest in April 1906.[7]
There were debut appearances for Charlie Millington, Barney Allen, Harry Hadley, George Garratt, Jock Logan, Joe Walters, Samuel Greenhalgh, John Boden, Joe Hisbent, Arthur Elston, Bert Kingaby, Rowland Codling, and Tom Riley (16).[8]
First team squad
- Billy Garraty, 37 appearances
- Howard Spencer, 37 appearances
- Billy George, 36 appearances, conceded 53
- Harry Hampton, 35 appearances
- Albert Hall, 34 appearances
- Joe Bache, 34 appearances
- Joe Pearson, 30 appearances
- Alex Leake, 26 appearances
- Jack Windmill, 16 appearances
- Billy Brawn, 15 appearances
- Albert Evans, 15 appearances
- Albert Wilkes, 8 appearances
- George Harris, 8 appearances
- Jimmy Cantrell, 8 appearances
- Billy Matthews, 7 appearances
- Freddie Miles, 7 appearances
- Harry Cooch, 6 appearances, conceded 9
- Micky Noon, 5 appearances
- Watty Corbett, 4 appearances
- Walter Brown, 1 appearance[6]
Arrivals
- George Garratt, 17 appearances
- Samuel Greenhalgh, 12 appearances
- Harry Hadley, 11 appearances
- Jock Logan, 11 appearances
- John Boden, 10 appearances
- Joey Walters, 8 appearances
- Charlie Millington, 7 appearances
- Bert Kingaby, 4 appearances
- Tom Riley, 4 appearances
- Barney Allen, 3 appearances
- Rowland Codling, 3 appearances
- Joe Hisbent, 2 appearances, served in the Worcestershire Regiment during the First World War.[9]
- Arthur Elston, 1 appearance
Exits
See also
External links
Notes and References
- News: Aston Villa Club History 1900 – 1939 . AVFC.co.uk . 2007-10-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060824144935/http://www.avfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ClubHistory/0%2C%2C10265~423103%2C00.html . 24 August 2006 . dead.
- Football, 1 January 1906, The Times
- Football, The Times, 8 January 1906
- Web site: Birmingham 2-0 Aston Villa, 1905-06 Division One, 16 Sep 1905. AVFC History. 6 August 2023.
- Web site: Aston Villa 1-3 Birmingham, 1905-06 Division One, 20 Jan 1906. AVFC History. 6 August 2023.
- AVFC History: 1905-06 season
- Book: Duncan Holley & Gary Chalk . The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing . 1992. 0-9514862-3-3. 152.
- Web site: Aston Villa's Seasons. AVFC History.
- Book: Menzies, Paul. Great War Britain Middlesbrough: Remembering 1914–18. The History Press. 2014. 0752499718.
- http://www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com/1455.html Aston Villa profile
- Web site: Celebrating 106 Years of Black Footballers at Valley Parade. 6 July 2011. Dave Pendleton. Boy From Brazil.
- Web site: Football's Black Pioneers on Radio Leeds . Football's Black Pioneers . 9 September 2020.
- Book: Murray . Scott . The Title: The Story of the First Division . September 2017 . . 9781472936622 . 1st . 9 September 2020.
- Web site: Sunderland 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday. The Stat Cat. 4 September 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080706224105/http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Imatchdets/IMD4175.asp. 6 July 2008. dead.
