Game #1241
Saturday, 2 February 1924
Attendance: 19,036
Won
FA Cup 2nd Round
Swansea City
WWLWW
Vetch Field
Len Capewell (pictured) scored his eleventh goal in thirteen games as Villa beat third division Swansea Town at Vetch Field in their first ever League or Cup meeting to progress to the third round of the FA Cup.
Swansea Town
0-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Len Capewell scored his eleventh goal in thirteen games as Villa beat third division Swansea Town at Vetch Field in their first ever League or Cup meeting to progress to the third round of the FA Cup, Saturday, 2 February 1924.
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MATCH TIMELINE
ON THIS DAY
Villa beat third division Swansea Town at Vetch Field in their first ever League or Cup meeting to progress to the third round of the FA Cup. Meanwhile, centre back Alec Talbot made his Villa debut aged 21 following Teddy Bowen into the first team after both had arrived from Hednesford Town.
Aston Villa
Swansea City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Swansea City
Previous 5 vs. Swansea: | - | - | - | - | - |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1923-24 |
Matchday | #31 |
Manager Game | #1215 |
Saturday, 2 February 1924
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 2-0 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WWLWW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Swansea City
TEAM NEWS
Alec Talbot is handed his debut in place of George Blackburn.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
MANAGER
George Ramsay led Management Committee
Aston Villa
GK Tommy Jackson |
CB Vic Milne |
CB Alec Talbot |
FB Tommy Smart |
LB Tommy Mort |
M Frank Moss |
W Dicky York |
W Arthur Dorrell |
F Billy Kirton |
F Len Capewell |
F Billy Walker |
Swansea City
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 Reported
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
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