Billy Smith
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Seasons
1926-27 | 1927-28 | 1928-29 | 1929-30 | 1930-31 | 1931-32 | 1932-33 | 1933-34 |
Age*
33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 |
Division
D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 |
Position
10th | 8th | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 5th | 2nd | 13th |
Games
364 |
43 | 45 | 48 | 46 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 48 |
Won
175 |
18 | 19 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 24 | 18 |
Drew
67 |
7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 |
Lost
122 |
18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 17 |
Win %
48% |
42% | 42% | 56% | 52% | 57% | 44% | 53% | 38% |
Lost %
34% |
42% | 38% | 33% | 37% | 20% | 36% | 27% | 35% |
Unbeaten %
66% |
58% | 62% | 67% | 63% | 80% | 64% | 73% | 65% |
Goals For
813 |
82 | 84 | 115 | 105 | 131 | 107 | 96 | 93 |
Goals Vs.
652 |
85 | 77 | 85 | 88 | 83 | 75 | 73 | 86 |
Goal diff
161 |
-3 | 7 | 30 | 17 | 48 | 32 | 23 | 7 |
Goals / game
2.23 |
1.91 | 1.87 | 2.4 | 2.28 | 2.98 | 2.38 | 2.13 | 1.94 |
Conc / game
1.79 |
1.98 | 1.71 | 1.77 | 1.91 | 1.89 | 1.67 | 1.62 | 1.79 |
Clean sheets
21.98% |
25.58% | 33.33% | 18.75% | 13.04% | 18.18% | 15.56% | 33.33% | 18.75% |
Points / game
1.63 |
1.42 | 1.47 | 1.79 | 1.67 | 1.93 | 1.53 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
*Age on opening day of the season
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
Billy Smith
Full Name
W.J. Smith
Birth Date
1893
Birth Place
Unknown
Birth Country
England
Joined Club
1910
Appointed Manager
August 1926
Joined From
Management Committee
Aged
17
In
1910
Succeeded
George Ramsay led Management Committee
Left Position
May 1934
Aged
41
Due to
Restructure
Succeeded by
Jimmy McMullan
Key Players
1914-29 Frank Moss |
1919-31 Dicky York |
1919-30 Arthur Dorrell |
1919-27 Billy Kirton |
1919-34 Billy Walker |
1919-33 Tommy Smart |
1921-29 Len Capewell |
1921-35 Tommy Mort |
1923-29 Vic Milne |
1923-33 Teddy Bowen |
1923-35 Alec Talbot |
1926-36 Billy Kingdon |
1926-36 Jimmy Gibson |
1927-36 Joe Beresford |
1927-34 Joe Tate |
1927-36 Pongo Waring |
1929-35 George Brown |
1929-47 Eric Houghton |
1931-37 Dai Astley |
1931-36 Danny Blair |
1931-37 Harry Morton |
1932-47 Ernie Callaghan |
Supported by
1926-34 Harry Cooch |
Served under
1926-34
Chairman, J. E. Jones
Died
Billy passed away in 1957 aged 64, a somewhat forgotten and unsung hero of a dynamic period in Villa's history.
Previous Clubs Managed
Villa was Billy Smith's first 'managerial' post
Trophies Won
Villa Management Career
Games
364
Win Rate
48.08%
Loss Rate
33.52%
Unbeaten Rate
66.48%
Points per game
1.63
Honours
Managed the Villa
Runners Up
1930-31 Division One Runners Up
1932-33 Division One Runners Up
Villa Managerial Debut
28 August 1926, Villa 0-4 Newcastle, St James' Park
Final Villa Managerial Game
5 May 1934, Villa 2-2 Everton, Goodison Park
League finishes
1926-27 | 10th Division One |
1927-28 | 8th Division One |
1928-29 | 3rd Division One |
1929-30 | 4th Division One |
1930-31 | Runners Up Division One |
1931-32 | 5th Division One |
1932-33 | Runners Up Division One |
1933-34 | 13th Division One |
FA Cup finishes
1926-27 | 3rd Round |
1927-28 | 5th Round |
1928-29 | Semi Final |
1929-30 | Quarter Final |
1930-31 | 3rd Round |
1931-32 | 4th Round |
1932-33 | 4th Round |
1933-34 | Semi Final |
League Cup finishes
n/a
European finishes
n/a
Subsequent Clubs
Trophies Won
Billy Smith
Manager #2 for Aston Villa, W.J, Smith, known as Billy Smith was appointed Secretary of the club in 1926 to replace long term and highly successful secretary George Ramsay and took on the duties of leading the management committee from the 1926-27 season. Billy 'managed' Villa between 1926-27 and 1933-34 taking charge of 364 games.