Game #1025
Saturday, 30 August 1919
Attendance: 35,000
Lost
Division One
Sunderland
DWLLL
Roker Park
Clem Stephenson scored Villa's first League goal in 1,586 days but Villa lose at Roker Park.
Sunderland
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Clem Stephenson, scored Villa's first goal in 1,586 days but Villa lose at Roker Park, Saturday, 30 August 1919.
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ON THIS DAY
Following the end of hostilities the Football League is reformed post WWI with Villa’s 1,025th League and FA Cup match coming 1,586 days or 4 years, 4 months and 3 days) since game 1,024.
The Football League itself looks different as it is expanded to twenty two teams and for the first four months sees home and away fixtures being played on a head to head basis before games and opposition become more spread out from December onwards.
Meanwhile, Villa open the season with defeat as full back Ernie Blackburn made his debut aged 27 despite having joined Villa from youth football whilst winger Dicky York also made his first appearance aged 20 having joined from Birchfield Rangers in March 1915 aged 15.
Aston Villa
Sunderland
FIXTURE HISTORY
Sunderland
Previous 5 vs. Sunderland: | 🟨 | 🟥.| 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1919-20 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #999 |
Saturday, 30 August 1919
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 1-2 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | DWLLL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Sunderland
TEAM NEWS
Despite a gap of four years since Villa's last League fixture George Ramsay makes only five changes with Ernie Blackburn (debut), Frank Moss, Harold Edgley, Howard Humphries and Dicky York (debut) replacing Bill Morris, William Littlewood, Tommy Barber, Harry Nash and Joe Bache.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
MANAGER
George Ramsay led Management Committee
Aston Villa
GK Sam Hardy |
CB Jim Harrop |
FB Ernie Blackburn |
LB Tommy Weston |
M Frank Moss |
W Harold Edgley |
W Charlie Wallace |
W Dicky York |
CF Harry Hampton |
F Clem Stephenson |
F Howard Humphries |
Sunderland
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
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