Aston Villa F.C. season 1909-10

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Manager: George Ramsay (sec)

Leading scorer: Harry Hampton, 26

Ever-present: Charlie Wallace

First at top: Jan 29

Date won league: Apr 16

Players used: 18

This season saw a straight fight between Villa and Liverpool and they finished well clear of the rest. Villa’s record included a 15-match run without defeat. They built on this to finish five points ahead of Liverpool. The Villa team included centre-forward Harry Hampton and inside-forward Joe Bache. In their Villa careers, Hampton scored 213 goals in 338 appearances and Bache 167 in 431. Hampton was just 5ft 8in tall and was a fearless, fast moving player on the field. The ever-present outside-right Charlie Wallace also enjoyed a long career at the club, scoring 54 goals in 314 League games.