Game #1317
Aston Villa
6-5-2, 17 PTS
Saturday, 31 October 1925


Lost
2nd=
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥
Division One
Cardiff City
4-1-9, 9 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 33,161
🟥 31 Oct 1925, Villa 0-2 Cardiff, Villa Park
Aston Villa
0-2

Cardiff City

Assist(s) | None
🟥 31 Oct 1925, Villa 0-2 Cardiff, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 31 October 1925
🥅 | 40' Goal, 0-1, (Cardiff City), Nicholson
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Cardiff City
🥅 | 50' Goal, 0-2, (Cardiff City), Smith
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-2 Cardiff City
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟥 31 Oct 1925, Villa 0-2 Cardiff, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 31 October 1925
Goals, five minutes either side of half time, see Villa's ten game unbeaten run comes to an end.
Villa fail to score for the first time in 11 games.
Villa lose for only the second time in 1925-26.
Villa make it six wins, five draws and two defeats in their thirteen division one matches.
Villa remain joint second but are now four points behind leaders Sunderland.
Up next are another struggling side Sheffield United.
🟥 31 Oct 1925, Villa 0-2 Cardiff, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Cardiff City


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟥 31 Oct 1925, Villa 0-2 Cardiff, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1925-26 |
Matchday | #13 |
League Match | #13 |
Manager Game | #1291 |
Saturday, 31 October 1925
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🟥 31 Oct 1925, Villa 0-2 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Albert Prince-Cox | 🏴 | London, 1925-1929
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1926
🕒 1291 | 🟩 644 🟨 246 🟥 401 | 1.69
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 31 Oct 1925, Villa 0-2 Cardiff, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Albert Prince-Cox | 🏴 | London, 1925-1929
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟥 31 Oct 1925, Villa 0-2 Cardiff, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Tommy Smart, Arthur Dorrell and Billy Walker replace Teddy Bowen, Billy Dinsdale and George Stephenson.
Not recorded
🟥 31 Oct 1925, Villa 0-2 Cardiff, Villa Park
MANAGER
George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1926

Aston Villa
GK Cyril Spiers | 🏴 |
FB Tommy Smart | 🏴 |
M Tommy Mort | 🏴 |
CB Alec Talbot | 🏴 |
M Frank J Moss | 🏴 |
W Dicky York | 🏴 |
W Arthur Dorrell | 🏴 |
F Billy Kirton | 🏴 |
F Jock Johnstone | 🏴 |
CF Billy Walker | 🏴 |
CF Len Capewell | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Fred Stewart | 🏴 |

Cardiff City
Farquharson
Nelson
Watson
Hardy
Sloan
Read
Dawson
Smith
Nicholson
Cassidy
Davies L.
🟥 31 Oct 1925, Villa 0-2 Cardiff, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟥 31 Oct 1925, Villa 0-2 Cardiff, Villa Park
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period
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

🟥 31 Oct 1925, Villa 0-2 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
🕒 | ✅ | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Cyril Spiers | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 31 Oct 1925, Villa 0-2 Cardiff, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟥 31 Oct 1925, Villa 0-2 Cardiff, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 31 Oct 1925, Villa 0-2 Cardiff, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 1 |
CB Vic Milne | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟥 31 Oct 1925, Villa 0-2 Cardiff, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 31 Oct 1925, Villa 0-2 Cardiff, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS









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🟥 31 Oct 1925, Villa 0-2 Cardiff, Villa Park

