Aston Villa
1929–30 season
ManagerBilly Smith
First Division4th
FA CupSixth round
Second City Derby
17--10--10

The 1929–30 English football season was Aston Villa's 38th season in The Football League.

Dicky York hit seven goals in 32 games in 1929–30.[1]

The Second City derby commenced on the first day of the season. Villa beat Birmingham 2–1 with goals from Reg Chester and Dicky York.[2] They drew 1–1 in December at St Andrews.[3]

In October Villa beat Leicester City 3-0 before a 45,000 crowd at Villa Park.[4]

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
2 Derby County 42 21 8 13 90 82 1.098 50
3 Manchester City 42 19 9 14 91 81 1.123 47
4 Aston Villa 42 21 5 16 92 83 1.108 47
5 Leeds United 42 20 6 16 79 63 1.254 46
6 Blackburn Rovers 42 19 7 16 99 93 1.065 45
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Relegation
1 Blackpool (C, P) 42 27 4 11 98 67 1.463 58 Promotion to the First Division
2 Chelsea (P) 42 22 11 9 74 46 1.609 55
3 Oldham Athletic 42 21 11 10 90 51 1.765 53
4 Bradford Park Avenue 42 19 12 11 91 70 1.300 50
5 Bury 42 22 5 15 78 67 1.164 49
6 West Bromwich Albion 42 21 5 16 105 73 1.438 47
7 Southampton 42 17 11 14 77 76 1.013 45
8 Cardiff City 42 18 8 16 61 59 1.034 44
9 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 16 9 17 77 79 0.975 41
10 Nottingham Forest 42 13 15 14 55 69 0.797 41
11 Stoke City 42 16 8 18 74 72 1.028 40
12 Tottenham Hotspur 42 15 9 18 59 61 0.967 39
13 Charlton Athletic 42 14 11 17 59 63 0.937 39
14 Millwall 42 12 15 15 57 73 0.781 39
15 Swansea Town 42 14 9 19 57 61 0.934 37
16 Preston North End 42 13 11 18 65 80 0.813 37
17 Barnsley 42 14 8 20 56 71 0.789 36
18 Bradford City 42 12 12 18 60 77 0.779 36
19 Reading 42 12 11 19 54 67 0.806 35
20 Bristol City 42 13 9 20 61 83 0.735 35
21 Hull City (R) 42 14 7 21 51 78 0.654 35 Relegation to the Third Division North
22 Notts County (R) 42 9 15 18 54 70 0.771 33 Relegation to the Third Division South
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Detailed bio". Aston Villa Database. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
  2. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1487
  3. ↑ https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/1509
  4. ↑ Aston Villa Win, 21 October 1929, The Times
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