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Game #1277

Aston Villa

5-10-4, 20 PTS

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Saturday, 13 December 1924

9th=

Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥

GK Cyril Spiers | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Archie Campbell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Cecil Harris | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Teddy Bowen | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Tommy Muldoon | 🇮🇪 | 🟢 |
W Arthur Dorrell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
W Joe Eccles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Billy Walker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
F Billy Kirton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
F Albert Surtees | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Jock Johnstone | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 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: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20

Matchday Squad

Unavailable

Injury | 10 |
LB Tommy Mort | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Tommy Smart | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Dicky York | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Len Capewell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Vic Milne | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Frank Moss | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Billy Walker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Percy Varco | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Alec Talbot | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M George Blackburn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Team News

Archie Campbell, Jock Johnstone, Tommy Muldoon (debut) and Albert Surtees replace Vic Milne, Frank Moss, George Blackburn and Percy Varco.

Team Stats

Not recorded

Debut Appearances

🟢 M Tommy Muldoon | 🇮🇪 | #309 | Free signing from Athlone Town

Final Appearances

None

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Lost

2-3

🟥 13 Dec 1924, Villa 2-3 Preston, Deepdale
Scorer(s) | Arthur Dorrell | 17' | Billy Walker | 86' |

Assist(s) | Billy Kirton | 17' | Billy Waker | 86' |

Match Timeline

🟢 | 1' Debut, Tommy Muldoon
🥅 | 11' Goal, 0-1, (Preston North End), Aitkin
⚽ | 17' Goal, 1-0, Billy Walker, Assist by Billy Kirton
🕒 | HT Preston North End 1-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 65' Goal, 1-2, (Preston North End), Woodhouse
🥅 | Goal, 1-3, (Preston North End), Williamson
⚽ | 86' Goal, 2-3, Arthur Dorrell, Assist by Billy Waker
🕒 | FT Preston North End 3-2 Aston Villa

Season | 1924-25 |
Matchday | #19 |
League Match | #19 |
Manager Game | #1251 |
Saturday, 13 December 1924

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Match Record
Game Record

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Jack Howcroft | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bolton
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-3
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥

Officials

Referee: Jack Howcroft | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Bolton, 1904-

Previous 5 vs. Preston: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩

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Head to Head

Total 🕒 59 | 🟩 W29 (49% ) | 🟨 D4 | 🇺(56% ) | 🟥 L26 (44% ) | ⚽ 108 | 🥅 94 | GD 14

Match Stats

Not recorded

George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1926

🕒 1251 | 🟩 628 🟨 237 🟥 386 | 1.70

Villa Career Form:

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Division One

Preston North End

3-2-14, 8 PTS

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Deepdale

Attendance: 8,000

Brampton
Wade
Cook
Forrest
McCall
Williamson
Aitkin
Patterson
Woodhouse
Barnes
Sapsford

Tommy Muirhead | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
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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: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1889–90

Opposition Matchday Squad

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

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On This Day
  • Villa are forced to play 7 non-regulars as an injury crisis robs them of their entire half back line.

  • Billy Walker scores for the 13th time in nineteen games but Villa lose consecutive games for the first time this season to make it five wins, ten draws and four defeats in their opening nineteen division one games. 

  • Villa lose consecutive games for the first time this season to make it five wins, ten draws and four defeats in their opening nineteen division one games. 

  • Meanwhile, midfielder Tommy Muldoon made his Villa debut aged 23 after joining from Athlone Town in October 1924.

Starting XI
GK Cyril Spiers | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

🔥

🟩

🟨

🟥

🥅

FB Teddy Bowen | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

9

9

🔥

0

0

🟩

3

🟨

4

🟥

2

CB Archie Campbell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

3

3

🔥

0

0

🟩

0

🟨

2

🟥

1

FB Cecil Harris | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

15

15

🔥

0

0

🟩

6

🟨

7

🟥

2

M Tommy Muldoon | 🇮🇪 |
🕒

1

1

🔥

0

0

🟩

0

🟨

0

🟥

1

W Joe Eccles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

5

5

🔥

0

3

🟩

1

🟨

2

🟥

2

W Arthur Dorrell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

212

212

🔥

28

51

🟩

92

🟨

47

🟥

73

F Billy Kirton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

210

210

🔥

53

18

🟩

101

🟨

43

🟥

66

F Jock Johnstone | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
🕒

40

40

🔥

0

1

🟩

12

🟨

13

🟥

15

F Albert Surtees | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

3

3

🔥

0

0

🟩

1

🟨

1

🟥

1

CF Billy Walker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

206

206

🔥

124

19

🟩

91

🟨

47

🟥

68

Substitutes
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GK Sub

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Sub 1

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Sub 2

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Sub 3

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Sub 4

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Sub 5

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Match Media
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