1900–01 Aston Villa F.C. season

{{Short description|1900–01 season of Aston Villa}}

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{{main|History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961)}}

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| season = 1900–01

| manager = {{flagicon|Scotland}} George Ramsay

| chairman = {{flagicon|England}} Frederick Rinder

| league = First Division

| league result = 15th

| cup1 = FA Cup

| cup1 result = Semi-finals

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| prevseason = 1898–1900

| nextseason = 1901–02

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{{Infobox football club season

| club = Second City Derby

| league result = 5--0--2

| prevseason = 1895-96

| nextseason = 1901-02

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The 1900–01 Football League season was Aston Villa's 13th season in the Football League First Division,{{efn|name=Topdivision|Up until 1992, the top division of English football was the Football League First Division. The Premier League took over from the First Division as the top tier of the English football league system upon its formation in 1992. The First Division then became the second tier of English football, the Second Division became the third tier and so on. The First Division is now known as the Football League Championship, while the Second Division is now known as Football League One.}} the top flight of English football at the time. The season fell in what was to be called Villa's golden era.{{cite news|url=http://www.avfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ClubHistory/0,,10265~423103,00.html |title=Aston Villa Club History 1900 – 1939 |publisher=AVFC.co.uk |accessdate=2007-10-28 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060824144935/http://www.avfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ClubHistory/0%2C%2C10265~423103%2C00.html |archivedate=24 August 2006 |url-status=dead}} During the season Jimmy Crabtree, Jack Devey, and Howard Spencer shared the captaincy of the club.AVFC History: [https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/1900-01-season 1900-01 season] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622080323/https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/1900-01-season |date=22 June 2021 }} Billy Garraty, great-great-grandfather of Jack Grealish, made the most appearances during the season.{{cite news |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-v-arsenal-1905-9067929 |title=Aston Villa v Arsenal: This 1905 FA Cup winner is related to a current Villa star – find out who |first=Mat |last=Kendrick |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=26 May 2015 |accessdate=15 August 2018}}{{cite web |url=http://englandstats.com/players.php?pid=380 |title=Player info: William Garraty |website=Englandstats.com |publisher=Davey Naylor |accessdate=15 August 2018}} Goalkeeper & first-class cricketer, Billy George was next with 39 appearances.

Second Division Small Heath F.C. took part in the 1900–01 FA Cup, entering at the first round proper and losing in the third round to Aston Villa after a replay, Villa's Billy Garraty being the sole scorer over the two fixtures. Small Heath also lost to Villa in the semi-final of the Lord Mayor of Birmingham's Charity Cup."Birmingham Charity Cup. Semi-Final Ties". Birmingham Daily Post. 18 September 1900. p. 8.

On 1 December 1900, Villa recorded the biggest home win in the League that season, 7–1 against Manchester City in front of a crowd of 12,000. When Aston Villa played away at Stoke on 29 December 1900, the home club registered its biggest home attendance of the season.

There were debuts for Arthur Millar, Joe Pearson, Albert Brown, Joe Bache, Frank Lloyd, Alf Wood, Jimmy Murray, Tom Gilson, Jack Whitley, Tommy Wilson and Willie McAulay (4).{{Cite web|url=https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/villa-seasons|title=Aston Villa's Seasons|website=AVFC History}}