English football club season
Aston Villa 1921–22 football season
A one-club man,Billy Walker scored 244 goals in 531 appearances for Villa between1920 and 1934. He is Aston Villa's all-time top goalscorer. Second City Derby Football team season
The1921-22 English football season wasAston Villa's 30th season in The Football League .Villa played the1921–22 English football season in theFootball League First Division . Villa finished fifth below Burnley, andCardiff City , just above Bolton Wanderers and Newcastle United.
In the firstSecond City derby in fifteen years, Villa were held to a draw at home[ 1] and lost the away fixture.[ 2] In the second match of the season, defenderBert Smith became the first-ever Cardiff player to score in the division with a consolation goal during a 2–1 defeat toAston Villa .
Billy Walker remains the only player to have scored a hat-trick of penalty kicks in aFootball League game, doing so againstBradford City in November 1921.[ 3] Richard York went on to make 47 appearances in the1921–22 campaign, as the "Villans" finished fifth in theFirst Division .[ 4] There were debuts forTommy Mort (337),Len Capewell (157),[ 5] Jock Johnstone (106),George Stephenson (93),Percy Jones (15),[ 6] George Harkus (4) andMartin Taylor (1).[ 7] [ 8]
Football League First Division. [ edit ]
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World Football Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Date Opponent Venue Result Competition Scorers 27 Aug 1921 Manchester City Hyde Road 1–2 — Billy Walker (35') 29 Aug 1921 Cardiff City Villa Park 2–1 — Billy Kirton; Andy Young 3 Sep 1921 Manchester City Villa Park 4–0 — Andy Young (2); Billy Kirton; Frank Moss 5 Sep 1921 Cardiff City Ninian Park 4–0 — Frank Barson (pen); Frank Moss; Ian Dickson 10 Sep 1921 Preston North End Deepdale 0–1 — — 12 Sep 1921 Blackburn Rovers Villa Park 1–1 — Billy Walker (pen) 17 Sep 1921 Preston North End Villa Park 2–0 — Billy Walker (2) 24 Sep 1921 Tottenham Hotspur White Hart Lane 1–3 — Ian Dickson 1 Oct 1921 Tottenham Hotspur Villa Park 2–1 — Billy Kirton; Ian Dickson 8 Oct 1921 West Bromwich Albion The Hawthorns 1–0 — Andy Young 15 Oct 1921 West Bromwich Albion Villa Park 0–1 — — 22 Oct 1921 Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 0–5 — — 29 Oct 1921 Middlesbrough Villa Park 6–2 — Arthur Dorrell; Ian Dickson (2); Billy Walker; Billy Kirton; Dicky York 5 Nov 1921 Bradford City Valley Parade 2–3 — Billy Walker (2) 12 Nov 1921 Bradford City Villa Park 7–1 — Billy Walker (3); Arthur Dorrell (2); Ian Dickson (2) 19 Nov 1921 Manchester United Villa Park 3–1 — Billy Walker; Frank Barson; Ian Dickson 26 Nov 1921 Manchester United Old Trafford 0–1 — — 3 Dec 1921 Liverpool Villa Park 1–1 — Ian Dickson 10 Dec 1921 Liverpool Anfield 0–2 — — 17 Dec 1921 Newcastle United St James’ Park 2–1 — Billy Walker; Ian Dickson 24 Dec 1921 Newcastle United Villa Park 1–0 — Arthur Dorrell[ 9] 26 Dec 1921 Sheffield United Bramall Lane 3–2 — Ian Dickson; Dicky York; Frank Barson[ 10] 27 Dec 1921 Sheffield United Villa Park 5–3 — Ian Dickson (3); Billy Kirton; Billy Walker[ 11] 31 Dec 1921 Burnley Turf Moor 1–2 — Frank Moss[ 12] 14 Jan 1922 Burnley Villa Park 2–0 — Billy Kirton; Billy Walker 21 Jan 1922 Everton Goodison Park 2–3 — Billy Kirton (2) 4 Feb 1922 Sunderland Roker Park 4–1 — Ian Dickson (2); Billy Walker; Billy Kirton 8 Feb 1922 Everton Villa Park 2–1 — Billy Kirton; Ian Dickson 11 Feb 1922 Sunderland Roker Park 2–0 — Billy Walker; Ian Dickson[ 13] 25 Feb 1922 Huddersfield Town Villa Park 2–0 — Billy Kirton; Billy Walker 11 Mar 1922 Birmingham City Villa Park 1–1 — Ian Dickson 15 Mar 1922 Birmingham City St Andrew’s 0–1 — — 18 Mar 1922 Arsenal Villa Park 2–0 — Ian Dickson; Billy Walker (pen) 25 Mar 1922 Arsenal Highbury 0–2 — — 1 Apr 1922 Blackburn Rovers Ewood Park 2–1 — Len Capewell; Arthur Dorrell[ 14] 5 Apr 1922 Huddersfield Town Leeds Road 0–1 — — 14 Apr 1922 Chelsea Stamford Bridge 0–1 — — 15 Apr 1922 Bolton Wanderers Villa Park 2–1 — Billy Walker (2) 17 Apr 1922 Chelsea Villa Park 1–4 — Billy Walker 22 Apr 1922 Bolton Wanderers Burnden Park 0–1 — — 29 Apr 1922 Oldham Athletic Villa Park 2–0 — Billy Walker; Len Capewell 6 May 1922 Oldham Athletic Boundary Park 1–3 — Len Capewell
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