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Game #1296

Wednesday, 1 April 1925

Attendance: 10,000

Won

Division One

Arsenal

LLDLW

Villa Park

From nowhere a Villa side who had failed to score in four, lost nine of their last thirteen League games and who had won just once in 1925 hit four goals - as many as they had managed in their last eight League and Cup games - to beat Arsenal thanks to a brace from Dicky York (pictured) and goals from Billy Walker and Arthur Dorrell. As a result Villa make it nine wins, twelve draws and thirteen defeats in thirty four division one games.

Aston Villa

4-0

Arsenal

Assist(s) | Not recorded

KEY MAN

From nowhere a Villa side who had failed to score in four, lost nine of their last thirteen League games and who had won just once in 1925 hit four goals - as many as they had managed in their last eight League and Cup games - to beat Arsenal thanks to a brace from Dicky York and goals from Billy Walker and Arthur Dorrell, Wednesday, 1 April 1925.

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From nowhere a Villa side who had failed to score in four, lost nine of their last thirteen League games and who had won just once in 1925 hit four goals - as many as they had managed in their last eight League and Cup games - to beat Arsenal and make it nine wins, twelve draws and thirteen defeats in thirty four division one games. Meanwhile, forward Billy Dinsdale and midfielder Tom Jones made their Villa debuts aged 21 and 19 after joining from from Crook Town and Oakengates in March 1925 and July 1922 respectively.

Aston Villa

Arsenal

FIXTURE HISTORY

Arsenal

Previous 5 vs. Arsenal: | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 |

FIXTURE DETAILS

Season | 1924-25 |
Matchday | #38 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #1270 |
Wednesday, 1 April 1925

MATCH SUMMARY

Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 4-0 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | LLDLW |

MATCH OFFICIALS

CARDS

Villa

Arsenal

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TEAM NEWS

Tom Jones and Billy Dinsdale make their debuts in place of Tommy Muldoon and Billy Kirton.

TEAM STATS

Not recorded

MANAGER

MANAGER

George Ramsay led Management Committee

Aston Villa

GK Cyril Spiers |
CB Alec Talbot |
FB Tommy Smart |
LB Tommy Mort |
M Tom Jones |
W Arthur Dorrell |
W Dicky York |
F Albert Surtees |
F Billy Dinsdale |
F Billy Walker |
F Jock Johnstone |

Arsenal

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 Recorded

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

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FINAL APPEARANCES

MATCH STATS

Not recorded

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