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Game #1095

Aston Villa

8-8-6, 24 PTS

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Saturday, 1 January 1921

8th=

Last 5: ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ

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Lost

0-2

๐ŸŸฅ 1 Jan 1921, Villa 0-2 Liverpool, Villa Park

Division One

Liverpool

11-6-5, 28 PTS

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Villa Park

Attendance: 30,000

On This Day
  • Sam Hardy returns in goal for the first time in twelve games to taste defeat against his former club as Villa are beaten for the sixth time in nine.

  • Villa play their fourth different 'keeper in four games as Hardy finally returns from his injury to replace Ed Wright, who replaced Cyril Spiers (four goals conceded in one game), who replaced Jim Lee (eight goals conceded in two games).

  • Villa fail to score and also lose for the 9th time in 12 New Years Day fixtures

  • Villa play a home match on New Years Day for the first time in history having previously played 11 successive away fixtures on 1st January.

  • Villa make it ten wins, four draws and nine defeats in twenty three division one games.

  • Villa had played their first New Years Day fixture in January 1891 and have had to wait 30 years for a home game.

  • Villa remain joint 8th in the table.

GK Sam Hardy | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Frank Barson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Jimmy Harrop | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Tommy Smart | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Tommy Weston | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Frank Moss | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Arthur Dorrell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Charlie Wallace | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Clem Stephenson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Andy Young | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Billy Walker | 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† ๐Ÿ†
Last Trophy: 1919โ€“20

Matchday Squad

Unavailable

Injury | 2 |
M Andy Ducat | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Billy Kirton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Team News

Sam Hardy and Andy Young replace Ed Wright and Billy Kirton.

Team Stats

Not recorded

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

None

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

164

โœ…

164

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

81

๐ŸŸจ

33

๐ŸŸฅ

50

โ›”

51

๐Ÿฅ…

231

FB Tommy Smart | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

36

โœ…

36

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

16

๐ŸŸจ

4

๐ŸŸฅ

16

CB Frank Barson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

49

โœ…

49

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

5

0

๐ŸŸฉ

28

๐ŸŸจ

7

๐ŸŸฅ

14

CB Frank Moss | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

36

โœ…

36

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

13

๐ŸŸจ

6

๐ŸŸฅ

17

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

162

โœ…

162

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

4

6

๐ŸŸฉ

78

๐ŸŸจ

32

๐ŸŸฅ

52

LB Tommy Weston | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

152

โœ…

152

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

76

๐ŸŸจ

30

๐ŸŸฅ

46

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

W Arthur Dorrell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

42

โœ…

42

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

7

11

๐ŸŸฉ

17

๐ŸŸจ

7

๐ŸŸฅ

18

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

208

โœ…

208

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

95

28

๐ŸŸฉ

101

๐ŸŸจ

38

๐ŸŸฅ

69

CF Andy Young | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

12

โœ…

12

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

2

0

๐ŸŸฉ

8

๐ŸŸจ

1

๐ŸŸฅ

3

CF Billy Walker | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

42

โœ…

42

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

33

4

๐ŸŸฉ

19

๐ŸŸจ

7

๐ŸŸฅ

16

Substitutes
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

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

Match Timeline

๐Ÿฅ… | 30' Goal, 0-1, (Liverpool), Johnson
๐Ÿฅ… | 34' Goal, 0-2, (Liverpool), Chambers
๐Ÿ•’ | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Liverpool
๐Ÿ•’ | FT Aston Villa 0-2 Liverpool

Season | 1920-21 |
Matchday | #23 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #1069 |
Saturday, 1 January 1921

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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: Unknown
HT Score: ๐ŸŸฅ 0-2
FT Result: ๐ŸŸฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ŸŸฅ 0-2
Last 5: ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ

Officials

Referee: Unknown

Previous 5 vs. Liverpool: ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ

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Head to Head

Total ๐Ÿ•’ 44 | ๐ŸŸฉ W18 (41% ) | ๐ŸŸจ D6 | ๐Ÿ‡บ(55% ) | ๐ŸŸฅ L20 (45% ) | โšฝ 83 | ๐Ÿฅ… 75 | GD 8

Match Stats

Not recorded

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

๐Ÿ•’ 1069 | ๐ŸŸฉ 546 ๐ŸŸจ 195 ๐ŸŸฅ 328 | 1.71

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

What they Said

Scott
Lucas
McKinlay
Bamber
Wadsworth
Bromilow
Sheldon
Chambers
Johnson
Lewis
Pearson

David Ashworth | 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: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
FA Cup Winners: โŒ
Last Trophy: 1905-06

Opposition Matchday Squad

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

League Table
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1920-21
Playing Squad
GK Cyril Spiers | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #280 |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

GK Ed Wright | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #281 |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

GK Jim Lee | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #262 |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

GK Sam Hardy | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #238 |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

GK Tommy Jackson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #282 |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

CB Frank Barson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #272 |

Centre Back

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Where are they now?

CB Frank Moss | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #258 |

Centre Back

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Where are they now?

CB Jimmy Harrop | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #239 |

Centre Back

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Where are they now?

CB Tommy Ball | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #279 |

Centre Back

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Where are they now?

FB Ernie Blackburn | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #259 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

RB Jack Thompson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #274 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

FB Tommy Smart | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #278 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

LB Tommy Weston | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #228 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

M Andy Ducat | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #236 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

M George Blackburn | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #283 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

M Jack Hampson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #271 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

M Jimmy Leach | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #241 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

W Arthur Dorrell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #263 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

W Charlie Wallace | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #196 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

W Dicky York | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #260 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

W Jimmy Stephenson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #255 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

W Lew Price | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #285 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

CF Andy Young | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #275 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

F Arthur Davis | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #265 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

F Billy Kirton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #273 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

CF Billy Walker | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #276 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

F Clem Stephenson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #220 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

F Howard Humphries | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #254 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

F Hubert Bourne | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #261 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

CF Ian Dickson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #284 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

F Walter Boyman | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #270 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

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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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