Villa finished fifth below Burnley, and Cardiff City, just above Bolton Wanderers and Newcastle United.

In the first Second City derby in fifteen years, Villa were held to a draw at home [1] and lost the away fixture.

[2] In the second match of the season, defender Bert Smith became the first-ever Cardiff player to score in the division with a consolation goal during a 2–1 defeat to Aston Villa.

Billy Walker remains the only player to have scored a hat-trick of penalty kicks in a Football League game, doing so against Bradford City in November 1921.

[3] Richard York went on to make 47 appearances in the 1921–22 campaign, as the "Villans" finished fifth in the First Division.