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Season 57 | 1945-46
The Story of 1945-46
Season Summary
Division | Final League Position | FA Cup Progress | Biggest Win |
---|---|---|---|
Football League South | 2nd | Quarter Final | 9-1 vs. Millwall (h), FA Cup |
The 1945-46 League season took place as an interim arrangement ahead of the full commencement of League football proper in 1946-47.
For 1945-46 the top two divisions as decided at the end of the 1938-39 campaign - including relevant promotions and relegations - were split into broadly regional leagues to enable the transition back to football. This included the use of guest players as had become the norm during wartime football.
The Football League South division was made up of eight top tier clubs, including Villa, and fourteen second tier sides including one, Newport County, who had spent 1938-39 in the third tier before earning promotion at the end of the campaign.
For the purposes of statistical records, whilst the League games of 1945-46 are recorded in AVFC History as official games involving the Villa first team, individual player appearances or goals are not accumulated under the interim format given the disparity in competitiveness within the League.
As a result, any players who made their sole appearances for Villa in the interim League competition are recognised as players but their appearances are not.
However, where any appearances and goals were accumulated under the double header FA Cup - an officially sanctioned and competitive competition - these are recognised in their entirety as if the season were an entirely normal one.
Top Scorer | Most Appearances | ||
---|---|---|---|
43 | George Edwards | 50 | George Cummings |
Manager Summary
P: Games Played; W: Games Won; D: Games Drawn; L: Games Lost; PPG: Points per Game (3 Points for a win, 1 Point for a draw); CS%: Clean Sheet percentage; W%: Win Rate; L%: Loss Rate; U: Games Unbeaten; U% Unbeaten Rate.
From | To | Manager | P | W | D | L | U | W% | L% | U% | CS% | PPG | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25 Aug 1945 | Ongoing | Alex Massie | 50 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 42 | 60% | 16% | 84% | 30% | 2.04 |
Manager | Chairman | Club Secretary | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Alex Massie | Fred Normansell | Fred Archer |
Season Statistics
Pos: Final League Position; P: Games Played; W: Games Won; D: Games Drawn; L: Games Lost; F: Goals Scored; A: Goals Conceded; Pts: Final League Points; GD: Goal Difference (A-F); PPG: Points per Game (3 Points for a win, 1 Point for a draw); GR: Goal Ratio (F/A); GPG: Goals Scored per Game; CPG: Goals Conceded per Game; CS: Clean Sheets; CS%: Clean Sheet percentage; W%: Win Rate; L%: Loss Rate; U: Games Unbeaten; U% Unbeaten Rate.
Results - All Competitions
P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | GR | GPG | CPG | CS | CS% | W% | L% | U | U% | PPG | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1945-46 | 50 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 128 | 67 | 61 | 1.91 | 2.56 | 1.34 | 15 | 30% | 60% | 16% | 42 | 84% | 2.04 |
Results - League
Pos | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GD | GPG | CPG | GR | CS | CS% | W% | L% | U% | PPG | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1945-46 | 2nd | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 106 | 58 | 61 | 48 | 2.52 | 1.38 | 1.83 | 12 | 29% | 60% | 14% | 84% | 2.05 |
Sequences
Season | Wins in a Row | League Wins in a Row | Games Unbeaten | Games without a Win | Losing Run |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1945-46 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 1 |
League Table
Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Birmingham City (Div 2) | 42 | 28 | 5 | 9 | 96 | 45 | 51 | 61 |
2 | Aston Villa (Div 1) | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 106 | 58 | 48 | 61 |
3 | Charlton Athletic (Div 1) | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 92 | 45 | 47 | 60 |
4 | Derby County (Div 1) | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 101 | 62 | 39 | 55 |
5 | West Bromwich Albion (Div 2) | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 104 | 69 | 35 | 52 |
6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (Div 1) | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 75 | 48 | 27 | 51 |
7 | West Ham United (Div 2) | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 94 | 76 | 18 | 51 |
8 | Fulham (Div 2) | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 93 | 73 | 20 | 50 |
9 | Tottenham Hotspur (Div 2) | 42 | 23 | 2 | 17 | 78 | 81 | -3 | 48 |
10 | Chelsea (Div 1) | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 92 | 80 | 12 | 44 |
11 | Arsenal (Div 1) | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 76 | 73 | 3 | 43 |
12 | Millwall (Div 2) | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 79 | 105 | -26 | 42 |
13 | Coventry City (Div 2) | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 70 | 69 | 1 | 40 |
14 | Brentford (Div 1) | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 82 | 72 | 10 | 38 |
15 | Nottingham Forest (Div 2) | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 72 | 73 | -1 | 37 |
16 | Southampton (Div 2) | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 97 | 105 | -8 | 37 |
17 | Swansea Town (Div 2) | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 90 | 112 | -22 | 37 |
18 | Luton Town (Div 2) | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 60 | 92 | -32 | 33 |
19 | Portsmouth (Div 1) | 42 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 66 | 87 | -21 | 28 |
20 | Leicester City (Div 2) | 42 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 57 | 101 | -44 | 23 |
21 | Newport County (Div 2) | 42 | 9 | 2 | 31 | 52 | 125 | -73 | 20 |
22 | Plymouth Argyle (Div 2) | 42 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 120 | -81 | 14 |
Matches
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