Season #2 | 1880-81 | Games #3 - #6
133 Seasons, 33 Managers, 983 Players, 5,671 Matches, Only One Aston Villa
100% Oligarch and Human Rights Abuse free
Manager #2
Games Managed:
From:
To:
Win Rate:
Points per Game:
Seasons:
364
1926-27
1933-34
48%
1.63
8
Billy Smith
From
Saturday, 28 August 1926
To
Saturday, 5 May 1934
Billy Smith
Seasons Quick-View
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
W.J. Smith
Full Name
W.J. Smith
Birth Date
1893
Birth Place
Unknown
Birth Country
Unknown
Arrival
From
Administration Staff
Aged
17
In
1910
Replaced
George Ramsay led Management Committee
Departure
Restructure
Aged
41
In
May 1934
Replaced 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 |
Game from
#1351
Game to
#1714
First Game
Saturday, 28 August 1926
Division One
Newcastle United
St James' Park
Lost
0-4
Supported by
1926-34 Harry Cooch |
Final Game
Saturday, 5 May 1934
Division One
Everton
Goodison Park
Drew
2-2
Served under
1926-34 Chairman, J. E. Jones |
Honours
Managed the Villa
Runners Up
1930-31 | Runners Up Division One |
1932-33 | Runners Up Division One |
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
Playing Career
Unknown
Unknown
Villa Career
Games
364
Win Rate
48%
Loss Rate
34%
Unbeaten Rate
66%
Points per game
1.63
Subsequent Clubs
Retired
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
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.