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1904–05 Aston Villa F.C. season

The 1904–05 English football season was Aston Villa's 17th 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] Aston Villa won the FA Cup competition for the fourth time, beating Newcastle United 2–0 in the final at Crystal Palace, through two goals scored by Harry Hampton. The man of the match was Aston Villa's prolific scorer Billy Garraty.

Aston Villa
1904–05 season
Harry Hampton scores one of his two goals in the 1905 FA Cup Final where Aston Villa defeated Newcastle United
ChairmanFrederick Rinder
ManagerGeorge Ramsay
First Division4th
FA Cupwinners
Second City Derby
9--0--4

During the season Howard Spencer and Joe Bache shared the captaincy of the club.[2] Also known as "The Wellington Whirlwind," Harry Hampton (339) debuted as a centre forward for Aston Villa from 1904 to 1920.,[3][4] He scored both goals against Newcastle United in the 1905 FA Cup Final. Hampton was a prolific goalscorer.[4] There were also debuts for Josiah Gray,[5] Walter Brown,[6] Jimmy Cantrell[7] and Watty Corbett.[8][9]

Villa won both matches in the Second City derby, 2–1 at Villa Park[10] and 3–0 away.[11] Events surrounding the February 1905 match away to Small Heath highlighted their Coventry Road ground's inadequacies. The official attendance was given as 28,000,[12] though with the gates closed before kick-off, thousands scaled walls or forced entrances in order to gain admission, and the actual attendance was estimated at anything up to 35,000.[13][14]

First Division

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
2 Everton 34 21 5 8 63 36 1.750 47
3 Manchester City 34 20 6 8 66 37 1.784 46
4 Aston Villa 34 19 4 11 63 43 1.465 42
5 Sunderland 34 16 8 10 60 44 1.364 40
6 Sheffield United 34 19 2 13 64 56 1.143 40
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Matches

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DateOpponentVenueResultNotesScorers
1 Sep 1904PrestonVilla Park1–2—Billy Brawn (pen) [15]
3 Sep 1904StokeVilla Park3–0—Albert Hall; Joe Bache; (3-0) [16]
10 Sep 1904BlackburnEwood0–4—— [17]
12 Sep 1904EvertonVilla Park1–0—Billy Brawn [18]
17 Sep 1904ForestVilla Park2–0—Billy Brawn; Billy Matthews [19]
24 Sep 1904WednesdayOwlerton2–3—Billy Matthews; Joe Bache [20]
1 Oct 1904SunderlandVilla Park2–2—Joe Bache; Alf Wood [21]
8 Oct 1904ArsenalManor Ground0–1—— [22]
15 Oct 1904DerbyVilla Park0–2—— [23]
22 Oct 1904EvertonGoodison2–3—Billy Garraty; George Johnson [24]
29 Oct 1904Small HeathVilla Park2–1—Billy Garraty; Billy Brawn (pen) [25]
9 Nov 1904Manchester CityHyde Road1–2—Arthur Lockett [26]
12 Nov 1904Notts CountyVilla Park4–2—Arthur Lockett; Jimmy Cantrell; Harry Hampton; Billy Brawn [27]
19 Nov 1904Sheffield UnitedBramall Lane3–0—Joe Bache; Harry Hampton; Billy Brawn (pen) [28]
26 Nov 1904NewcastleVilla Park0–1—— [29]
3 Dec 1904PrestonDeepdale3–2—Joe Bache; Harry Hampton; Billy Garraty [30]
10 Dec 1904BoroVilla Park0–0—— [31]
17 Dec 1904WolvesMolineux1–1—Harry Hampton [32]
24 Dec 1904BuryVilla Park2–0—Harry Hampton (2) [33]
26 Dec 1904ArsenalVilla Park3–1—Alex Leake; Harry Hampton; Albert Hall [34]
31 Dec 1904StokeVictoria Ground4–1—Harry Hampton (2); Joe Bache; Billy Garraty [35]
7 Jan 1905BlackburnVilla Park3–0—Alex Leake; Billy Matthews; Joe Bache [36]
14 Jan 1905ForestCity Ground1–1—Billy Garraty [37]
21 Jan 1905WednesdayVilla Park0–2—— [38]
28 Jan 1905SunderlandRoker3–2—Billy Brawn; Albert Hall; Joe Bache [39]
11 Feb 1905DerbyBaseball Ground2–0—Joe Bache; Alex Leake [40]
25 Feb 1905Small HeathMuntz Street3–0—Joe Pearson; Jack Windmill; Harry Hampton [41]
11 Mar 1905Notts CountyTrent Bridge2–1—Joe Pearson; Billy Garraty [42]
18 Mar 1905Sheffield UnitedVilla Park3–0—Albert Hall; Joe Bache; Harry Hampton [43]
5 Apr 1905NewcastleSt James'0–2—— [44]
8 Apr 1905BoroAyresome1–3—Albert Hall [45]
22 Apr 1905BuryGigg Lane3–2—Harry Hampton (2); Billy Brawn [46]
27 Apr 1905WolvesVilla Park3–0—Arthur Lockett; Billy Garraty; Harry Hampton [47]
29 Apr 1905Manchester CityVilla Park3–2 [47]Alex Leake found himself unwittingly at the centre of one of the great scandals of English football. In the last League game of the 1904–05 season, Manchester City needed to beat Aston Villa to win the title. It was a spiteful game, and he had been involved in confrontations, both physical and verbal, with opponents. Afterwards Leake, who had captained the side, claimed that City's Billy Meredith had offered him a bribe of £10 for his team to throw the match. Meredith was found guilty by the Football Association, fined, and suspended from all football for 18 months. Because his club refused to help him financially, Meredith made public the illegal payments Manchester City were making to their players. An FA investigation resulted in life bans for directors, long suspensions for players, and the club being forced to sell its playing staff.[48]Albert Hall; Billy Garraty; Harry Hampton

Source: avfchistory.co.uk

FA Cup

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First team squad

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Notes

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  1. ↑ 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.

References

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  1. ↑ "Aston Villa Club History 1900 – 1939". AVFC.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 August 2006. Retrieved 28 October 2007.
  2. 1 2 AVFC History: 1904-05 season
  3. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/harry-hampton
  4. 1 2 "Harry Hampton, Aston Villa and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  5. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/josiah-gray
  6. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/walter-brown
  7. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/jimmy-cantrell
  8. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/watty-corbett
  9. ↑ "Aston Villa's Seasons". AVFC History.
  10. ↑ "Aston Villa 2-1 Small Heath, 1904-05 Division One, 29 Oct 1904". AVFC History. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "Small Heath 0-3 Aston Villa, 1904-05 Division One, 25 Feb 1905". AVFC History. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  12. ↑ This Day's Matches. Birmingham Daily Mail. 25 February 1905. p. 4.
  13. ↑ Matthews (1995), Complete Record. p. 57.
  14. ↑ Inglis, Simon (1996). Football Grounds of Britain (3rd ed.) London: CollinsWillow. p. 44. ISBN 0-00-218426-5.
  15. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/573
  16. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/574
  17. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/575
  18. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/576
  19. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/577
  20. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/578
  21. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/579
  22. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/580
  23. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/581
  24. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/582
  25. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/583
  26. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/584
  27. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/585
  28. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/586
  29. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/587
  30. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/588
  31. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/589
  32. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/590
  33. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/591
  34. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/592
  35. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/593
  36. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/594
  37. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/595
  38. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/596
  39. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/597
  40. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/599
  41. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/601
  42. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/603
  43. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/604
  44. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/607
  45. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/608
  46. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/610
  47. 1 2 https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/611
  48. ↑ "Football and Trade Unionism". The Encyclopedia of British Football. Spartacus Educational. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 24 August 2007.
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