Game #1025
Aston Villa
Saturday, 30 August 1919
Lost
DWLLL
Division One
Attendance: 35,000
Sunderland
Roker Park
Sunderland
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
Clem Stephenson scored Villa's first League goal in 1,586 days but Villa lose at Roker Park.
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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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 30 August 1919
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
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1912-13
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 |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
George Ramsay led Management Committee
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 999 | 🟩 512 🟨 185 🟥 302 | 1.72
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
George Ramsay led Management Committee
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
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 |
MANAGER
Sunderland
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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