1925–26 Aston Villa F.C. season

Aston Villa
1925–26 season
ChairmanFrederick Rinder
ManagerGeorge Ramsay
StadiumVilla Park
First Division6th
FA CupFifth round
Second City Derby
13--9--7

The 1925–26 English football season was Aston Villa's 34th season in The Football League and was George Ramsay's last season and he retired in April 1926 His trophy haul of six League Championships and six FA Cups established Aston Villa as the most successful club in England. He has been described as the world's first paid football manager. To this day, Ramsay remains one of the most successful managers in the history of English football.

In the opening match of the season Villa beat Burnley 10–0 with goals by Len Capewell (5), George Stephenson, Billy Walker (3) and Dicky York. Dicky York hit 20 goals in 44 appearances in 1925–26. In the Second City derby Villa could only manage a draw at home before losing to Birmingham away.

There were debuts for Reg Chester and Fred Norris. Chester would make 97 appearances in ten years at Villa. Norris made nine Football League appearances at Aston Villa, scoring twice.

The team sailed North to Sweden on their first foreign tour in May. Örgryte celebrated a major success when beating Villa 5–2, Billy Kirton scoring a consolation minutes from time. Villa lost to Gothenburg-combined (Kombinerol Gotesburgslag). After a golf & fishing break the tourers won 11 - 2 over the select Oslo-combined Lyn og Frig including FK Lyn & Frigg Oslo players. Len Capewell scored four, Billy Walker a hat-trick, Arthur Dorrell a brace, and Tommy Muldoon scored the goal of the game while George Stephenson scored the other.