Game #1073
Aston Villa
Saturday, 28 August 1920
Aston Villa
5-0
Arsenal
Division One
Arsenal
Villa Park
Attendance: 47,000
Won
WLWDW
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Billy Walker, opened the season with a four goal haul as Villa record a stunning opening day win over Arsenal at Villa Park, Saturday, 28 August 1920.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 28 August 1920
ON THIS DAY
Villa open the season with a hammering of an Arsenal side that had bribed its way into the top flight ahead of the resumption of League football in 1919. Meanwhile the League had readopted the short-lived format of 1919 where clubs were scheduled to play double header fixtures through the season.
Aston Villa
Arsenal
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1920-21 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #1047 |
Saturday, 28 August 1920
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 5-0 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WLWDW |
MANAGER
George Ramsay led Management Committee
Aston Villa
GK Sam Hardy |
LB Tommy Weston |
CB Jim Harrop |
CB Frank Barson |
FB Tommy Smart |
M Frank Moss |
W Arthur Dorrell |
W Charlie Wallace |
F Billy Kirton |
F Clem Stephenson |
F Billy Walker |
MANAGER
Arsenal
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
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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