Aston Villa
9-12-13, 30 PTS
Wednesday, 1 April 1925
1924-25
16th
Won
4-0
Arsenal
12-4-19, 28 PTS
Division One
Villa Park
Attendance: 10,000
๐ฉ 1 Apr 1925, Villa 4-0 Arsenal, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Dicky York | 33' | 70' | Billy Walker | 65' | Arthur Dorrell | 75' |
Assist(s) | Billy Dinsdale | 33' | Albert Surtees | 70' |
Fixture List
On This Day
Wednesday, 1 April 1925
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
Villa beat fellow strugglers Arsenal to make it nine wins, twelve draws and thirteen defeats in thirty four division one games.
Villa climb to 16th, 9 points clear of relegation with 8 games of 1924-25 left to play.
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.
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
George Ramsay | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
๐ 1270 | ๐ฉ 634 ๐จ 240 ๐ฅ 396 | 1.69
Villa Career Form:
Game #1296
Match Record
Season | 1924-25 |
Matchday | #38 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #1270 |
Wednesday, 1 April 1925
Game Record
Manager: George Ramsay | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Alf Scholey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Sheffield, 1919-1927
HT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 4-0
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Arsenal: ๐ฅ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ
Total ๐ 30 | ๐ฉ W18 (60% ) | ๐จ D5 | ๐บ(77% ) | ๐ฅ L7 (23% ) | โฝ 55 | ๐ฅ 27 | GD 28
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
Last Trophy: 1919โ20
Arsenal
League Champions: โ
FA Cup Winners: โ
Last Trophy: โ
Squad News
Debut Appearances
๐ข M Tom Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #314 | Youth team promotion
๐ข CF Billy Dinsdale | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #315 | Free signing from Crook Town
Final Appearances
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Match Timeline
๐ข | 1' Debut, Tom Jones, Billy Dinsdale
โฝ | 33' Goal, 1-0, Dicky York, Assist by Billy Dinsdale
๐ | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Arsenal
โฝ | 65' Goal, 2-0, Billy Walker
โฝ | 70' Goal, 3-0, Dicky York, Assist by Albert Surtees
โฝ | 75' Goal, 4-0, Arthur Dorrell
๐ | FT Aston Villa 4-0 Arsenal
Officials
Referee: Alf Scholey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Sheffield, 1919-1927
Officials
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VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
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Match Stats
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Line Up & Subs
Aston Villa
George Ramsay | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
GK Cyril Spiers | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Alec Talbot | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Tommy Smart | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Tommy Mort | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Tom Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
W Arthur Dorrell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
W Dicky York | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |
F Jock Johnstone | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
F Albert Surtees | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
CF Billy Dinsdale | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข | ๐ฅ |
CF Billy Walker | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Arsenal
Leslie Knighton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Robson
Mackie
Kennedy
Foker
Butler
John
Hoar
Brain
Woods
Blyth
Haden
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
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No Substitutions permitted in period
Team News
Aston Villa
Injury | 6 |
M George Blackburn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Len Capewell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Frank Moss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Vic Milne | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Tommy Muldoon | ๐ฎ๐ช |
F Billy Kirton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Tom Jones and Billy Dinsdale make their debuts in place of Tommy Muldoon and Billy Kirton.
Arsenal
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