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Game #1211

Aston Villa

0-0-1, 0 PTS

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Saturday, 25 August 1923

Last 5: ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ

GK Cyril Spiers | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Tommy Smart | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Tommy Ball | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Tommy Mort | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Frank J Moss | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M George Blackburn | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Arthur Dorrell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Dicky York | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Billy Kirton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Billy Walker | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Ian Dickson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ 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

None

Team News

Team Stats

Not recorded

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

None

On This Day
  • Villa open 1923-24 with their annual defeat at neighbours Birmingham.

  • Villa lose at the team with three names for the third successive season.

  • Before this current run Villa had not previously played their neighbours - variously known as Small Heath and Small Heath Alliance - since 1907.

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

โœ…

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

โ›”

๐Ÿฅ…

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

40

โœ…

40

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

16

๐ŸŸจ

7

๐ŸŸฅ

17

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

145

โœ…

145

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

68

๐ŸŸจ

22

๐ŸŸฅ

55

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

129

โœ…

129

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

6

4

๐ŸŸฉ

59

๐ŸŸจ

18

๐ŸŸฅ

52

CB Tommy Ball | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

64

โœ…

64

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

1

๐ŸŸฉ

27

๐ŸŸจ

12

๐ŸŸฅ

25

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

84

โœ…

84

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

40

๐ŸŸจ

14

๐ŸŸฅ

30

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

114

โœ…

114

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

13

33

๐ŸŸฉ

51

๐ŸŸจ

20

๐ŸŸฅ

43

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

149

โœ…

149

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

19

38

๐ŸŸฉ

64

๐ŸŸจ

26

๐ŸŸฅ

59

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

147

โœ…

147

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

42

12

๐ŸŸฉ

74

๐ŸŸจ

21

๐ŸŸฅ

52

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

82

โœ…

82

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

38

5

๐ŸŸฉ

41

๐ŸŸจ

14

๐ŸŸฅ

27

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

146

โœ…

146

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

93

11

๐ŸŸฉ

67

๐ŸŸจ

25

๐ŸŸฅ

54

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

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Lost

0-3

๐ŸŸฅ 25 Aug 1923, Villa 0-3 Birmingham, St Andrew's
Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

Match Timeline

๐Ÿฅ… | 2' Goal, 0-1, (Birmingham), Bradford
๐Ÿฅ… | 25' Goal, 0-2, (Birmingham), Lane
๐Ÿ•’ | HT Birmingham 2-0 Aston Villa
๐Ÿฅ… | 46' Goal, 0-3, (Birmingham), Bradford
๐Ÿ•’ | FT Birmingham 3-0 Aston Villa

Season | 1923-24 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #1185 |
Saturday, 25 August 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: George Watson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | West Bridgford, 1920-1929
HT Score: ๐ŸŸฅ 0-2
FT Result: ๐ŸŸฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ŸŸฅ 0-3
Last 5: ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ

Officials

Referee: George Watson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | West Bridgford, 1920-1929

Previous 5 vs. Birmingham: ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ

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Head to Head

Total ๐Ÿ•’ 24 | ๐ŸŸฉ 12 | ๐ŸŸจ 5 | ๐ŸŸฅ 7 | โšฝ 47 | ๐Ÿฅ… 31 |
League ๐Ÿ•’ 21 | ๐ŸŸฉ 10 | ๐ŸŸจ 4 | ๐ŸŸฅ 7 | โšฝ 42 | ๐Ÿฅ… 31 |
FA Cup ๐Ÿ•’ 3 | ๐ŸŸฉ 2 | ๐ŸŸจ 1 | ๐ŸŸฅ 0 | โšฝ 5 | ๐Ÿฅ… 0 |
Home ๐Ÿ•’ 11 | ๐ŸŸฉ 7 | ๐ŸŸจ 2 | ๐ŸŸฅ 2 | โšฝ 25 | ๐Ÿฅ… 14 |
Away ๐Ÿ•’ 13 | ๐ŸŸฉ 5 | ๐ŸŸจ 3 | ๐ŸŸฅ 5 | โšฝ 22 | ๐Ÿฅ… 17 |

Match Stats

Not recorded

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

๐Ÿ•’ 1185 | ๐ŸŸฉ 600 ๐ŸŸจ 214 ๐ŸŸฅ 371 | 1.70

Villa Career Form:

What they Said

Division One

Birmingham City

1-0-0, 2 PTS

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St Andrew's

Attendance: 41,300

Tremelling
Ashurst
Jones
Dale
McClure
Barton
Harvey
Crosbie
Bradford
Lane
Clark

Billy Beer | 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: โŒ
Last Trophy: โŒ

Opposition Matchday Squad

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

League Table
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1923-24
Playing Squad
GK Bert Singleton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #302 |
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GK Cyril Spiers | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #280 |
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GK Tommy Jackson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #282 |
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CB Alec Talbot | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #299 |
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CB Alex McClure | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #300 |
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CB Archie Campbell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #304 |
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CB Frank Moss | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #258 |
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CB Tommy Ball | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #279 |
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CB Vic Milne | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #296 |
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FB Cecil Harris | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #294 |
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FB Percy Jones | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #288 |
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FB Teddy Bowen | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #298 |
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LB Tommy Mort | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #292 |
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FB Tommy Smart | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #278 |
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M George Blackburn | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #283 |
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M Joe Corbett | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #306 |
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W Arthur Dorrell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #263 |
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W Billy Armfield | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #303 |
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W Dicky York | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #260 |
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F Albert Surtees | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #305 |
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F Billy Kirton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #273 |
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CF Billy Walker | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #276 |
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F George Stephenson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #287 |
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CF Ian Dickson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #284 |
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F Jock Johnstone | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #289 |
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CF Len Capewell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #290 |
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CF Norman Mackay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #297 |
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CF Percy Varco | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #301 |
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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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