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Game #1168

Saturday, 26 August 1922

Attendance: 40,000

Won

Division One

Blackburn Rovers

LLWLW

Villa Park

Billy Walker scored on the opening day for the third successive season to set Villa up for a first home win.

Aston Villa

2-0

Blackburn Rovers

Assist(s) | Not recorded

KEY MAN

Billy Walker, scored on the opening day for the third successive season to set Villa up for a first home win, Saturday, 26 August 1922.

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Villa beat Blackburn for a first win of the season on the opening day.

Aston Villa

Blackburn Rovers

FIXTURE HISTORY

Blackburn Rovers

Previous 5 vs. Blackburn: | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟩 |

FIXTURE DETAILS

Season | 1922-23 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #1142 |
Saturday, 26 August 1922

MATCH SUMMARY

Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 2-0 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | LLWLW |

MATCH OFFICIALS

CARDS

Villa

Blackburn Rovers

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TEAM NEWS

TEAM STATS

Not recorded

MANAGER

MANAGER

George Ramsay led Management Committee

Aston Villa

GK Tommy Jackson |
LB Tommy Mort |
FB Tommy Smart |
M Frank Moss |
M George Blackburn |
M George Harkus |
W Arthur Dorrell |
W Dicky York |
F Billy Kirton |
F Billy Walker |
CF Ian Dickson |

Blackburn Rovers

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

TABLE

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PROGRAMME

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