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Game #1003

Aston Villa

8-5-6, 21 PTS

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Saturday, 26 December 1914

8th

Last 5: ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ

GK Sam Hardy | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Jimmy Harrop | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Wilfred Littlewood | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Jimmy Leach | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Andy Ducat | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Charlie Wallace | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Harold Edgley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Clem Stephenson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ |
F Andy McLachlan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿš‘ | โŒ | ๐Ÿ”ด |
CF Joe Bache | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Harry Hampton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)

None

Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)

None

Trophy Record

League Champions: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
Last Trophy: 1912โ€“13

Matchday Squad

Unavailable

Injury | 3 |
F Howard Humphries | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Tommy Weston | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Tom Lyons | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Team News

Andy McLachlan replaces Tom Lyons.

Team Stats

Not recorded

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

๐Ÿ”ด CF Andy McLachlan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1912-14 ๐Ÿ•’ 17 | โœ… 17 | ๐Ÿ” (-) | โšฝ 3 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 2 | ๐Ÿ‡บ - | #240 |

On This Day
  • Clem Stephenson scores but Villa are beaten at home in the final game of 1914 as they are forced to play for 85 minutes with 10 men after Andy McLachlan's early injury in what also proves to be his final game for Villa.

  • It's Villa's biggest loss since 1890.

  • Villa make it eight wins, five draws and six defeats in nineteen division one games. 

  • Forward Andy McLachlan makes his final appearance for Villa aged 26 before moving on to Dundee in August 1915. Andy played for Villa between 1912-13 and 1914-15 making 17 appearances and scoring 3 goals.

Starting XI
GK Sam Hardy | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

92

โœ…

92

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

46

๐ŸŸจ

22

๐ŸŸฅ

24

โ›”

30

๐Ÿฅ…

125

FB Wilfred Littlewood | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

33

โœ…

33

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

19

๐ŸŸจ

4

๐ŸŸฅ

10

CB Jimmy Harrop | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

93

โœ…

93

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

3

4

๐ŸŸฉ

48

๐ŸŸจ

21

๐ŸŸฅ

24

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

M Andy Ducat | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

19

โœ…

19

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

2

0

๐ŸŸฉ

8

๐ŸŸจ

6

๐ŸŸฅ

5

M Jimmy Leach | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

63

โœ…

63

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

2

2

๐ŸŸฉ

37

๐ŸŸจ

10

๐ŸŸฅ

16

W Harold Edgley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

45

โœ…

45

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

15

10

๐ŸŸฉ

25

๐ŸŸจ

7

๐ŸŸฅ

13

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

F Clem Stephenson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

126

โœ…

126

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

52

21

๐ŸŸฉ

66

๐ŸŸจ

25

๐ŸŸฅ

35

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

CF Andy McLachlan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

17

โœ…

17

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

3

2

๐ŸŸฉ

7

๐ŸŸจ

4

๐ŸŸฅ

6

Substitutes
None
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

GK Sub

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

โ›”

๐Ÿฅ…

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 1

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 2

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 3

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 4

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 5

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

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Lost

1-7

๐ŸŸฅ 26 Dec 1914, Villa 1-7 Bolton, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Clem Stephenson | 7' |

Assist(s) | None

Match Timeline

๐Ÿš‘ | 5' Player retires from field of play with injury, Andy McLachlan
โšฝ | 7' Goal, 1-0, Clem Stephenson
๐Ÿฅ… | 15' Goal, 1-1, (Bolton Wanderers), Smith
๐Ÿฅ… | 21' Goal, 1-2, (Bolton Wanderers), Roberts
๐Ÿฅ… | 27' Goal, 1-3, (Bolton Wanderers), Smith
๐Ÿฅ… | 32' Goal, 1-4, (Bolton Wanderers), Hilton
๐Ÿ•’ | HT Aston Villa 1-4 Bolton Wanderers
๐Ÿฅ… | 69' Goal, 1-5, (Bolton Wanderers), Roberts
๐Ÿฅ… | 70' Goal, 1-6, (Bolton Wanderers, pen), Smith
๐Ÿฅ… | 84' Goal, 1-7, (Bolton Wanderers), Smith
๐Ÿ•’ | FT Aston Villa 1-7 Bolton Wanderers

Season | 1914-15 |
Matchday | #19 |
League Match | #19 |
Manager Game | #977 |
Saturday, 26 December 1914

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Match Record
Game Record

Manager: George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Jack Fowler | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Sunderland
HT Score: ๐ŸŸฅ 1-4
FT Result: ๐ŸŸฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ŸŸฅ 1-7
Last 5: ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ

Officials

Referee: Jack Fowler | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Sunderland, 1911-

Previous 5 vs. Bolton: ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ

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Head to Head

Total ๐Ÿ•’ 44 | ๐ŸŸฉ W21 (48% ) | ๐ŸŸจ D6 | ๐Ÿ‡บ(61% ) | ๐ŸŸฅ L17 (39% ) | โšฝ 73 | ๐Ÿฅ… 76 | GD -3

Match Stats

Not recorded

George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926

๐Ÿ•’ 977 | ๐ŸŸฉ 506 ๐ŸŸจ 179 ๐ŸŸฅ 292 | 1.74

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

What they Said

Division One

Bolton Wanderers

7-2-12, 16 PTS

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Villa Park

Attendance: 27,000

Sidlow
Feebury
Wilson
Thomas
Rowley
Glendinning
Vizard
Smith
Roberts
Hilton
Stokes

Will Settle | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)

None

Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)

None

Opposition Trophy Record

League Champions: โŒ
FA Cup Winners: โŒ
Last Trophy: โŒ

Opposition Matchday Squad

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

League Table
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1914-15
Playing Squad
GK Brendel Anstey | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #221 |
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GK Sam Hardy | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #238 |
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CB Bill Morris | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #235 |
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CB Frank Moss | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #258 |
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CB Jimmy Harrop | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #239 |
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FB George Hampton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #256 |
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FB Tom Lyons | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #201 |
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LB Tommy Weston | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #228 |
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FB Wilfred Littlewood | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #234 |
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M Andy Ducat | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #236 |
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M Arthur Dobson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #243 |
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M George Tranter | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #195 |
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M Jimmy Leach | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #241 |
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M Tommy Barber | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #242 |
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W Archie Dyke | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #251 |
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W Charlie Wallace | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #196 |
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W Harold Edgley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #226 |
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W Jimmy Stephenson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #255 |
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CF Andy McLachlan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #240 |
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F Clem Stephenson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #220 |
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CF Harry Hampton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #175 |
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F Harry Nash | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #257 |
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F Howard Humphries | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #254 |
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CF Joe Bache | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #144 |
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F Reg Boyne | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #249 |
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F Sammy Whittaker | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #205 |
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Trophiesโ€จ

๐Ÿ† European Cup Winners: (1) 1981-82โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† League Champions: (7) 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†  FA Cup Winners: (7) 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† League Cup Winners: (5) 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Second Division Champions: (2) 1937-38, 1959-60โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Third Division Champions: (1) 1971-72โ€จ
๐Ÿ† European Super Cup Winners: (1) 1982-83โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Intertoto Cup Winners: (1) 2001-02โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Peace Cup Winners: (1) 2009 (Friendly)โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† FA Youth Cup Winners: (5) 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
๐Ÿ† NextGen Series Winners: (1) 2012-13
๐Ÿ† Premier League Cup Winners: (1) 2017-18
๐Ÿ† u18s Premier League Champions (3): 2024-25, 2007-08, 2003-04
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: (20) 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Premier Reserve League Champions: (5) 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Central League Champions: (3) 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

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