Aston Villa
2-5-2, 9 PTS
Saturday, 22 September 1923
1923-24
5th=
Drew
2-2
Preston North End
0-2-5, 2 PTS
Division One
Deepdale
Attendance: 21,000
๐จ 22 Sep 1923, Villa 2-2 Preston, Deepdale
Scorer(s) | Billy Walker | 7' | Len Capewell | 52' |
Assist(s) | Arthur Dorrell | 7' | 52' |
Fixture List
On This Day
Saturday, 22 September 1923
Villa without a win in five can only draw with winless bottom club Preston at Villa Park.
Len Capewell and Billy Walker become the first Villa players to score for five games
Villa draw for the fifth time in 9 games.
Villa have now scored seven goals in nine games.
Despite the number of draws Villa sit joint 5th in the table.
Full back Percy Jones made his fifteenth and final appearance for Villa aged 24 before moving on to Cradley Heath.
Last 5: ๐จ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐จ
George Ramsay | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
๐ 1193 | ๐ฉ 602 ๐จ 219 ๐ฅ 372 | 1.70
Villa Career Form:
Game #1219
Match Record
Season | 1923-24 |
Matchday | #9 |
League Match | #9 |
Manager Game | #1193 |
Saturday, 22 September 1923
Game Record
Manager: George Ramsay | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: John Hickling | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Mansfield, 1923-1925
HT Score: ๐จ 1-1
FT Result: ๐จ Drew
FT Score: ๐จ 2-2
Last 5: ๐จ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐จ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Preston: ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Total ๐ 57 | ๐ฉ W28 (49% ) | ๐จ D4 | ๐บ(56% ) | ๐ฅ L25 (44% ) | โฝ 101 | ๐ฅ 90 | GD 11
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Preston North End
League Champions: ๐๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐
Last Trophy: 1889โ90
Squad News
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
๐ด FB Percy Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1922-23 ๐ 15 | โ 15 | ๐ (-) | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | ๐บ - | #288 |
Match Timeline
โฝ | 7' Goal, 1-0, Billy Walker, Assist by Arthur Dorrell
๐ฅ
| 41' Goal, 1-1, (Preston North End), Roberts
๐ | HT Preston North End 1-1 Aston Villa
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| 49' Goal, 1-2, (Preston North End), Roberts
โฝ | 52' Goal, 2-2, Billy Walker, Assist by Arthur Dorrell
๐ | FT Preston North End 2-2 Aston Villa
Officials
Referee: John Hickling | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Mansfield, 1923-1925
Officials
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Officials
Villa Bookings
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Match Stats
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Line Up & Subs
Aston Villa
George Ramsay | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
GK Tommy Jackson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Tommy Ball | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Percy Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ด |
LB Tommy Mort | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M George Blackburn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Frank J Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Arthur Dorrell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | ๐ฅ |
F Billy Kirton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F George Stephenson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Len Capewell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Preston North End
Tommy Muirhead | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Branston N. E.
Hamilton
Yates
Duxbury
McCall
Crawford
Rawlings
Laird
Roberts
Sapsford
Quantrill
Substitutes
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No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Team News
Aston Villa
Injury | 5 |
GK Cyril Spiers | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Dicky York | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Jock Johnstone | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
FB Tommy Smart | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Vic Milne | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Tommy Ball and Percy Jones replace Tommy Smart and Vic Milne.
Preston North End
Not Recorded
Matchday Squads
Aston Villa
Preston North End
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