Game #1281
Aston Villa
7-10-6, 24 PTS

Saturday, 3 January 1925
11th=
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
GK Cyril Spiers | 🏴 |
CB Vic Milne | 🏴 |
FB Cecil Harris | 🏴 |
FB Teddy Bowen | 🏴 |
M Tommy Muldoon | 🇮🇪 |
W Arthur Dorrell | 🏴 |
W Joe Eccles | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Billy Kirton | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Jock Johnstone | 🏴 |
CF Arthur Phoenix | 🏴 |
CF Billy Walker | 🏴 |
George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1926

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 | 🏴 |
CF Percy Varco | 🏴 |
F Albert Surtees | 🏴 |
M George Blackburn | 🏴 |
CB Alec Talbot | 🏴 |
M Frank Moss | 🏴 |
Team News
Cyril Spiers replaces Tommy Jackson.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None

Lost
1-4
🟥 3 Jan 1925, Villa 1-4 Newcastle, St James'
Scorer(s) | Billy Kirton | 73' |
Assist(s) | Joe Eccles | 73' |
Match Timeline
🕒 | HT Newcastle United 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 63' Goal, 0-1, (Newcastle United), McDonald
🥅 | 66' Goal, 0-2, (Newcastle United), Cowan
⚽ | 73' Goal, 1-2, Billy Kirton, Assist by Joe Eccles
🥅 | 74' Goal, 1-3, (Newcastle United), Cowan
🥅 | 75' Goal, 1-4, (Newcastle United), Cowan
🕒 | FT Newcastle United 4-1 Aston Villa
Season | 1924-25 |
Matchday | #23 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #1255 |
Saturday, 3 January 1925

Match Record
Game Record
Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Robert Kelso | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1923-1927
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-4
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥
Officials
Referee: Robert Kelso | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1923-1927
Match Stats
Not recorded
George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1926
🕒 1255 | 🟩 630 🟨 237 🟥 388 | 1.69
Villa Career Form:
Division One
Newcastle United
8-13-5, 29 PTS

St James' Park
Attendance: 28,000
Bradley
Hampson
Hudspeth
McKenzie
Spencer
Curry
Urwin
Clark
Cowan
McDonald
Seymour
Frank Watt | 🏴 |

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: 1923-24
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded

Starting XI
Match Media
On This Day
Billy Kirton scores Villa's first goal of 1925 but they suffer a second heavy defeat in three as they are beaten at St James' by a series of quick fire second half goals to make it seven wins, ten draws and six defeats in twenty three division one games.
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