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Game #1195

Aston Villa

11-6-10, 28 PTS

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Saturday, 3 February 1923

8th=

Last 5: ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ

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Won

2-0

๐ŸŸฉ 3 Feb 1923, Villa 2-0 Manchester City, Villa Park

Division One

Manchester City

12-7-8, 31 PTS

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Villa Park

Attendance: 22,000

On This Day
  • Villa have to wait until the second half to score after a strong goalkeeping display but help themselves to successive wins.

  • Villa make it eleven wins, six draws and ten defeats in twenty seven division one games in total this season.

  • Villa climb back to joint 8th.

GK Tommy Jackson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Cecil Harris | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Tommy Smart | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M George Blackburn | 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 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ |
W Dicky York | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ |
F Billy Kirton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Jock Johnstone | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Ian Dickson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Billy Walker | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ |

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 |
GK Cyril Spiers | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Tommy Mort | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Team News

Tommy Jackson, Cecil Harris and Jock Johnstone replace Cyril Spiers, Tommy Mort and Len Capwell.

Team Stats

Not recorded

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

None

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

56

โœ…

56

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

30

๐ŸŸจ

6

๐ŸŸฅ

20

โ›”

17

๐Ÿฅ…

75

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

129

โœ…

129

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

61

๐ŸŸจ

18

๐ŸŸฅ

50

FB Cecil Harris | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

2

โœ…

2

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

1

๐ŸŸจ

1

๐ŸŸฅ

0

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

116

โœ…

116

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

5

3

๐ŸŸฉ

53

๐ŸŸจ

15

๐ŸŸฅ

48

M George Blackburn | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

70

โœ…

70

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

33

๐ŸŸจ

11

๐ŸŸฅ

26

W Dicky York | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

103

โœ…

103

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

13

26

๐ŸŸฉ

47

๐ŸŸจ

16

๐ŸŸฅ

40

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

133

โœ…

133

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

18

35

๐ŸŸฉ

57

๐ŸŸจ

22

๐ŸŸฅ

54

F Jock Johnstone | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

16

โœ…

16

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

1

๐ŸŸฉ

6

๐ŸŸจ

4

๐ŸŸฅ

6

F Billy Kirton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

140

โœ…

140

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

41

12

๐ŸŸฉ

71

๐ŸŸจ

21

๐ŸŸฅ

48

CF Ian Dickson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

72

โœ…

72

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

35

4

๐ŸŸฉ

38

๐ŸŸจ

11

๐ŸŸฅ

23

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

132

โœ…

132

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

81

10

๐ŸŸฉ

60

๐ŸŸจ

22

๐ŸŸฅ

50

Substitutes
None
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) | Dicky York | 46' | Billy Walker | 84' |

Assist(s) | Arthur Dorrell | 46' |

Match Timeline

๐Ÿ•’ | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Manchester City
โšฝ | 46' Goal, 1-0, Dicky York, Assist by Arthur Dorrell
โšฝ | 84' Goal, 2-0, Billy Walker
๐Ÿ•’ | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Manchester City

Season | 1922-23 |
Matchday | #28 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #1169 |
Saturday, 3 February 1923

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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: Ike Baker | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Nantwich
HT Score: ๐ŸŸจ 0-0
FT Result: ๐ŸŸฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ŸŸฉ 2-0
Last 5: ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฉ

Officials

Referee: Ike Baker | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Nantwich, 1911-

Previous 5 vs. Manchester City: ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ

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Head to Head

Total ๐Ÿ•’ 39 | ๐ŸŸฉ 17 | ๐ŸŸจ 6 | ๐ŸŸฅ 16 | โšฝ 73 | ๐Ÿฅ… 55 |
League ๐Ÿ•’ 35 | ๐ŸŸฉ 16 | ๐ŸŸจ 5 | ๐ŸŸฅ 14 | โšฝ 68 | ๐Ÿฅ… 51 |
FA Cup ๐Ÿ•’ 4 | ๐ŸŸฉ 1 | ๐ŸŸจ 1 | ๐ŸŸฅ 2 | โšฝ 5 | ๐Ÿฅ… 4 |
Home ๐Ÿ•’ 20 | ๐ŸŸฉ 14 | ๐ŸŸจ 3 | ๐ŸŸฅ 3 | โšฝ 49 | ๐Ÿฅ… 19 |
Away ๐Ÿ•’ 19 | ๐ŸŸฉ 3 | ๐ŸŸจ 3 | ๐ŸŸฅ 13 | โšฝ 24 | ๐Ÿฅ… 32 |

Match Stats

Not recorded

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

๐Ÿ•’ 1169 | ๐ŸŸฉ 593 ๐ŸŸจ 210 ๐ŸŸฅ 366 | 1.70

Villa Career Form:

What they Said

J. F. Mitchell
Thompson
Wilson
Sharp
Hamill
Pringle
Morris
Browell
Roberts
Johnson
Murphy

Ernest Mangnall | 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: โŒ
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†
Last Trophy: 1903-04

Opposition Matchday Squad

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

League Table
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1922-23
Playing Squad
GK Cyril Spiers | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #280 |

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

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?

CB William Barnie-Adshead | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #293 |

Centre Back

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Where are they now?

FB Cecil Harris | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #294 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

FB Percy Jones | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #288 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

LB Tommy Mort | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #292 |

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?

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

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

M George Harkus | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #291 |

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

Winger

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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 George Stephenson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #287 |

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 Jock Johnstone | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #289 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

F John Roxborough | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #295 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

CF Len Capewell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #290 |

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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