The 1913–14 English football season was Aston Villa's 26th season in the Football League.

"The Wellington Whirlwind," played as a centre forward for Aston Villa from 1904 to 1920. There were debuts for Bill Williams,https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/bill-williams John Laidlaw,https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/john-laidlaw Jack McLaverty,https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/jack-mclaverty Bob Chandler,https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/bob-chandler Reg Boyne,https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/reg-boyne Bert McLachlan,https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/bert-mclachlan Archie Dyke,https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/archie-dyke Herby Smarthttps://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/herby-smart and Charlie Slade (3).https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/charlie-slade

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Matches

Source: avfchistory.co.uk

FA Cup

First round 38 of the 40 clubs from the First and Second divisions joined the 12 clubs who came through the qualifying rounds. Fourteen Southern League sides were given byes to the first round to bring the total number of teams up to 64. The meeting of Merthyr Town and Swansea Town at Vetch Field was the first all-Welsh tie in the main draw of the English Cup competition since Druids faced off against Chirk in the third round of the 1884–85 tournament. Their meeting meant that this was the first season since the introduction of FA Cup qualifying rounds that two teams from Wales featured in the first round proper.

Tie noHomeScore AwayDateNotes7Aston Villa4–0Stoke10 January [1/11]

The cupholders started the defence of their title on a grim January Saturday in Birmingham.https://www.avdb.co.uk/game/964 Clem Stephenson's opening goal came after 15 minutes with Harry Hampton doubling the score a minute later. Hampton got his second half-hour into the second-half and Stephenson completed his brace a minute later. The victory over Stoke would be the first of eleven consecutive victories.

Second round The 16 second-round matches were played on 31 January 1914. One match was drawn, with the replay taking place the following weekend.

Tie noHome teamScoreAwayDateNotes15Exeter City1–2Aston Villa31 January [4/11]

Third round The eight third-round matches were scheduled for 21 February 1914. There was one replay, played in the following midweek fixture. Queens Park Rangers beat Birmingham City to qualify for the quarter-finals: the last non-league team to achieve such a feat until Lincoln City in the 2016–17 FA Cup.

Tie noHomeScoreAwayDateNotes4Aston Villa2–1West Bromwich Albion21 February 1914[7/11]

Fourth round The four fourth-round matches were scheduled for 7 March 1914. There were two replays, played in the following midweek. One of these, between Manchester City and Sheffield United, went to a second replay, which Sheffield United won.

Tie noHomeScoreAwayDateNotes2The Wednesday0–1Aston Villa7 March [10/11]

Semi finals

The semi-final matches were played on 28 March 1914. The Burnley–Sheffield United match went to a replay, which Burnley won, going on to meet Liverpool in the final.

References

External links Aston Villa official website