1923–24 Aston Villa F.C. season

Aston Villa 1923–24 football season

Aston Villa
1923–24 season
Chairman	Frederick Rinder
Manager	George Ramsay
Stadium	Villa Park
First Division	6th
FA Cup	Finalists
← 1922–23 1924–25 →

Second City Derby Football team season

Second City Derby
12--7--6
← 1922–23 1924–25 →

The 1923–24 English football season was Aston Villa's 32nd season in The Football League.

On 11 November 1923, Aston Villa centre-half Tommy Ball was shot dead by his neighbour, thus becoming the only Football League player to have been murdered.^[1]

By December, consecutive victories over Nottingham Forest enhanced Cardiff's lead in the table. However, the form of rivals Aston Villa, Huddersfield Town and Everton meant that Cardiff were unable to extend their lead by more than two points.^[2]

Villa's 1–3 victory over Huddersfield Town A.F.C. on 17 April 1924 was the biggest loss for the Yorkshire club that season.

Dicky York scored five goals in 43 games in 1923–24.^[3] He also appeared at Wembley in the 1924 FA Cup Final.^[3]

There were debuts for Alec Talbot (264),^[4] Teddy Bowen (203),^[5] Vic Milne (156), Billy Armfield (12), Albert Surtees (11), Percy Varco (10), Alex McClure (7), Joe Corbett (8), Archie Campbell (4), Bert Singleton (2), and Norman Mackay (2).^[6]

Second City derby

Aston Villa's visit to Small Heath on 25 August 1923 produced the Highest home attendance that season for the local rivals. Villa lost the away fixture 3-0.^[7] The 59,147 crowd watched a goalless draw at Villa Park.^[8]

Aston Villa in the league at home

Date	Venue	Score	Competition	Attendance
1 September 1923	Villa Park	0–0	First Division	59,157

Birmingham in the league at home

Date	Venue	Score	Competition	Attendance
15 August 1923	St Andrew's	3–0	First Division	41,306

Football League First Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
4	Bolton Wanderers	42	18	14	10	68	34	2.000	50
5	Sheffield United	42	19	12	11	69	49	1.408	50
6	Aston Villa	42	18	13	11	52	37	1.405	49
7	Everton	42	18	13	11	62	53	1.170	49
8	Blackburn Rovers	42	17	11	14	54	50	1.080	45

Source: ^[9]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

FA Cup

Football match

1924 FA Cup final

Illustrated programme

Event

1923–24 FA Cup

Newcastle United	Aston Villa

2	0

Date

26 April 1924

Venue

Wembley Stadium, London

Referee

W. E. Russell

Attendance

91,695

Weather

Rain

Villa contested the 1924 FA Cup final against Newcastle United at Wembley. Newcastle won 2–0, with the goals scored by Neil Harris and Stan Seymour. The referee was Swindon-born William E. Russell.

The match has become commonly known as the "Rainy Day Final" due to the weather that day, a consequence of which has led to there being very few good condition programmes left for the game (many fans used their match programmes as makeshift umbrellas). The value of the programme is the highest for any Wembley final with recent sales attaining over £6,000 at auction.

Road to the Final

Round 1	Ashington	1–5	Aston Villa
Round 2	Swansea Town	0–2	Aston Villa
Round 3	Aston Villa	3–0	Leeds United
Quarter-final	West Bromwich Albion	0–2	Aston Villa
Semi-final	Aston Villa	3–0	Burnley
	(at Bramall Lane)

Match details

26 April 1924

15:00 BST

Newcastle United	2–0	Aston Villa
Harris 83' Seymour 85'	(Report)

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 91,695

Referee: W. E. Russell

Newcastle United

Aston Villa


GK		Bill Bradley
DF		Billy Hampson
DF		Frank Hudspeth (c)
MF		Peter Mooney
MF		Charlie Spencer
MF		Willie Gibson
FW		James Low
FW		Billy Cowan
FW		Neil Harris
FW		Tommy McDonald
FW		Stan Seymour
Manager:
Selection Committee


GK		Tommy Jackson
DF		Tommy Smart
DF		Tommy Mort
MF		Frank Moss
MF		Vic Milne
MF		George Blackburn
FW		Dicky York
FW		Billy Kirton
FW		Len Capewell
FW		Billy Walker (c)
FW		Arthur Dorrell
Secretary-Manager:
George Ramsay

References

^ Cowan, Mark (6 May 2010). "The star Villa player shot dead by neighbour". From the archives. Birmingham Mail. Archived from the original on 8 May 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
^ "Association Football". The Times. London. 10 December 1923. p. 5. Retrieved 8 May 2019 – via The Times Digital Archive.
^ ^a ^b "Dicky York Detailed bio". Aston Villa Database. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/alec-talbot
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/teddy-bowen
^ "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1211
^ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1213
^ "1923–24 Football League". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 23 July 2020.

External links

Match report at www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk
FA Cup Final lineups

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