1901–02 Aston Villa F.C. season

The 1901–02 Football League season was Aston Villa's 14th 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
1901–02 season
Chairman Frederick Rinder
Manager George Ramsay
First Division8th
FA Cupfirst round

During the season Jimmy Crabtree, and Joe Bache shared the captaincy of the club.[2] Howard Spencer took the 1901–02 season off in order to rest his knee and ankle for twelve months in the hope of recovering from an injury.[3]

On Wedneday 25 December 1901, Villa won 3–2 away to Everton in front of a crowd of 18,000 at Goodison Park.[2] Villa scorer, Willie Clarke became the first non-white player to score in the English First Division.[4][5][6]

Football League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Derby County 34 13 9 12 39 41 0.951 35
7 Bury 34 13 8 13 44 38 1.158 34
8 Aston Villa 34 13 8 13 42 40 1.050 34
9 The Wednesday 34 13 8 13 48 52 0.923 34
10 Sheffield United 34 13 7 14 53 48 1.104 33 FA Cup Winners
Source:

First team squad

References

  1. "Aston Villa Club History 1900 – 1939". AVFC.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 August 2006. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
  2. AVFC History: 1901–02 season
  3. "Twelve months rest for Howard Spencer". Dundee Evening Post. 3 July 1901. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  4. Dave Pendleton (6 July 2011). "Celebrating 106 Years of Black Footballers at Valley Parade". Boy From Brazil.
  5. "Football's Black Pioneers on Radio Leeds". Football's Black Pioneers. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  6. Murray, Scott (September 2017). The Title: The Story of the First Division (1st ed.). Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781472936622. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
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