Billy Smith
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Season
Age
Division
Position
Games
Won
Drew
Lost
Win %
Lost %
Unbeaten %
Goals For
Goals Against
Goal difference
Goals per game
Conceded per game
Clean sheets
Points per game
1926-27 | 1927-28 | 1928-29 | 1929-30 | 1930-31 | 1931-32 | 1932-33 | 1933-34 |
33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 |
D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 |
10th | 8th | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 5th | 2nd | 13th |
43 | 45 | 48 | 46 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 48 |
18 | 19 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 24 | 18 |
7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 |
18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 17 |
42% | 42% | 56% | 52% | 57% | 44% | 53% | 38% |
42% | 38% | 33% | 37% | 20% | 36% | 27% | 35% |
58% | 62% | 67% | 63% | 80% | 64% | 73% | 65% |
82 | 84 | 115 | 105 | 131 | 107 | 96 | 93 |
85 | 77 | 85 | 88 | 83 | 75 | 73 | 86 |
-3 | 7 | 30 | 17 | 48 | 32 | 23 | 7 |
1.91 | 1.87 | 2.4 | 2.28 | 2.98 | 2.38 | 2.13 | 1.94 |
1.98 | 1.71 | 1.77 | 1.91 | 1.89 | 1.67 | 1.62 | 1.79 |
25.58% | 33% | 19% | 13% | 18% | 16% | 33% | 19% |
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
W.J. Smith
Birth Date
1893
Birth Place
Unknown
Birth Country
England
🏴
Playing Position
n/a
Playing Career
Billy Smith did not play professional football
Previous Coaching & Managerial Roles
Villa was Billy Smith's first 'managerial' post. Billy joined Villa in November 1910 as an office boy when George Ramsay was secretary and E. W. "Wally" Strange was his assistant. Tragically Wally was killed in an accident at Snow Hill station in 1925 which led to his great friend Billy succeeding him as assistant to Ramsay.
Although in the summer of 1926 Ramsay resigned his position, he remained in an advisory capacity until Billy was able to take over his role in October of that year, aged 33.
Billy would continue in his role through to 1955 when he retired from football and having handed over responsibility for team matters to Villa's first manager proper, Jimmy McMullan, in June 1934.
Trophies Won
None
Subsequent Coaching & Managerial Roles
None
🟩 Win Performance
10 Wins:
27
Games
15 Wins:
34
Games
20 Wins:
50
Games
30 Wins:
72
Games
40 Wins:
94
Games
50 Wins:
109
Games
60 Wins:
127
Games
70 Wins:
144
Games
80 Wins:
165
Games
90 Wins:
182
Games
100 Wins:
202
Games
125 Wins:
246
Games
150 Wins:
297
Games
175 Wins:
357
Games
200 Wins:
Games
250 Wins:
Games
300 Wins:
Games
400 Wins:
Games
500 Wins:
Games
600 Wins:
Games
⭐ Best performance of any Villa boss
‼️ Worst performance of any Villa boss
Joined
Aged
17
On
1910
From
Unattached
Appointed Manager
Aged
33
On
October 1926
Succeeding
George Ramsay | 🏴 | led Management Committee
From
Aston Villa Assistant Secretary
Villa Managerial Debut
🟥 28 August 1926, Villa 0-4 Newcastle, St James' Park
Villa Career
🕒 363 | 🟩 | 176 🟨 67 🟥 120 | 1.64
Games
364
Win Rate
48%
Loss Rate
34%
Unbeaten Rate
66%
Points per game
1.63
Honours
Managed the Villa
League finishes
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1926-27
Football League First Division
10th of 22
1927-28
Football League First Division
8th of 22
1928-29
Football League First Division
3rd of 22
1929-30
Football League First Division
4th of 22
1930-31
Football League First Division
2nd of 22
1931-32
Football League First Division
5th of 22
1932-33
Football League First Division
2nd of 22
1933-34
Football League First Division
13th of 22
FA Cup finishes
![Unai Emery.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_b2ec8c310a994bf0aa7e2c739040e034~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_45,h_75,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_3,enc_auto/Unai%20Emery.png)
1926-27
3rd Round
Lost to Cardiff City
1927-28
5th Round
Lost to Arsenal
1928-29
Semi Final
Lost to Portsmouth
1929-30
Quarter Final
Lost to Huddersfield Town
1930-31
3rd Round
Lost to Arsenal
1931-32
4th Round
Lost to Sunderland
1932-33
4th Round
Lost to Sunderland
1933-34
Semi Final
Lost to Manchester City
League Cup finishes
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n/a
European finishes
n/a
Notable 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
Final Villa Managerial Game
🟨 5 May 1934, Villa 2-2 Everton, Goodison Park
Left Position
Aged
May 1934
Due to
41
Restructure
Succeeded by
Jimmy McMullan | 🏴 |
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.