Game #1252
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 2 April 1924
Won
WDWWW
Division One
Attendance: 20,000
Blackburn Rovers
Villa Park
Villa win for the seventh time in nine games thanks to George Stephenson's (pictured) strike to make it fifteen wins, twelve draws and ten defeats in thirty seven division one games.
Aston Villa
1-0
Blackburn Rovers
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Villa win for the seventh time in nine games thanks to George Stephenson's strike, Wednesday, 2 April 1924.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 2 April 1924
ON THIS DAY
Villa win for the seventh time in nine games thanks to make it fifteen wins, twelve draws and ten defeats in thirty seven division one games. Meanwhile, forward Albert Surtees made his Villa debut aged 22 after joining from Durham City in July 1922.
Aston Villa
Blackburn Rovers
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1913–14
FIXTURE HISTORY
Blackburn Rovers
Previous 5 vs. Blackburn: | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1923-24 |
Matchday | #42 |
League Match | #37 |
Manager Game | #1226 |
Wednesday, 2 April 1924
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 1-0 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WDWWW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
George Ramsay led Management Committee
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 1226 | 🟩 620 🟨 226 🟥 380 | 1.70
Career Form:
George Ramsay led Management Committee
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Blackburn Rovers
TEAM NEWS
Alex McClure, Cecil Harris, Jock Johnstone, Albert Surtees (debut) and George Stephenson replace Vic Milne, Tommy Smart, George Blackburn, Billy Kirton and Billy Walker.
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
MANAGER
George Ramsay led Management Committee
Aston Villa
GK Tommy Jackson |
CB Alex McClure |
FB Cecil Harris |
LB Tommy Mort |
M Frank Moss |
W Dicky York |
W Arthur Dorrell |
F Albert Surtees |
F George Stephenson |
F Len Capewell |
F Jock Johnstone |
Blackburn Rovers
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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