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Game #1337

Aston Villa

12-8-9, 32 PTS

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Saturday, 27 February 1926

7th

Last 5: ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ

GK Cyril Spiers | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Tommy Smart | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Tommy Mort | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Vic Milne | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M George Blackburn | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ”ด |
M Joe Corbett | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Dicky York | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Arthur Dorrell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Billy Kirton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F George Stephenson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Billy Walker | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿš‘ | โšฝ |

George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 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: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Last Trophy: 1919โ€“20

Matchday Squad

Unavailable

Injury | 3 |
CB Alec Talbot | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Frank Moss | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Len Capewell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Team News

George Blackburn, George Stephenson and Joe Corbett replace Frank Moss, Len Capewell and Jock Johnstone.

Team Stats

Not recorded

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

๐Ÿ”ด M George Blackburn | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1921-26 ๐Ÿ•’ 145 | โœ… 145 | ๐Ÿ” (-) | โšฝ 2 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 2 | ๐Ÿ‡บ - | #283 |

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Lost

1-2

๐ŸŸฅ 27 Feb 1926, Villa 1-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's
Scorer(s) | Billy Walker | 85' |

Assist(s) | None

Match Timeline

๐Ÿฅ… | 17' Goal, 0-1, (Birmingham), Briggs
๐Ÿš‘ | Player retires from field of play with injury, Billy Walker
๐Ÿ•’ | HT Birmingham 1-0 Aston Villa
๐Ÿš‘ | Player returns to field of play with injury, Billy Walker
๐Ÿฅ… | Goal, 0-2, (Birmingham), Briggs
โšฝ | 85' Goal, 1-2, Billy Walker
๐Ÿ•’ | FT Birmingham 2-1 Aston Villa

Season | 1925-26 |
Matchday | #33 |
League Match | #29 |
Manager Game | #1311 |
Saturday, 27 February 1926

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Match Record
Game Record

Manager: George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: J. V. Pennington | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Bury, 1925-1926
HT Score: ๐ŸŸฅ 0-1
FT Result: ๐ŸŸฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ŸŸฅ 1-2
Last 5: ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ

Officials

Referee: J. V. Pennington | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Bury, 1925-1926

Previous 5 vs. Birmingham: ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸจ

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Head to Head

Total ๐Ÿ•’ 29 | ๐ŸŸฉ 13 | ๐ŸŸจ 7 | ๐ŸŸฅ 9 | โšฝ 52 | ๐Ÿฅ… 37 |
League ๐Ÿ•’ 26 | ๐ŸŸฉ 11 | ๐ŸŸจ 6 | ๐ŸŸฅ 9 | โšฝ 47 | ๐Ÿฅ… 37 |
FA Cup ๐Ÿ•’ 3 | ๐ŸŸฉ 2 | ๐ŸŸจ 1 | ๐ŸŸฅ 0 | โšฝ 5 | ๐Ÿฅ… 0 |
Home ๐Ÿ•’ 14 | ๐ŸŸฉ 8 | ๐ŸŸจ 4 | ๐ŸŸฅ 2 | โšฝ 29 | ๐Ÿฅ… 17 |
Away ๐Ÿ•’ 15 | ๐ŸŸฉ 5 | ๐ŸŸจ 3 | ๐ŸŸฅ 7 | โšฝ 23 | ๐Ÿฅ… 20 |

Match Stats

Not recorded

George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926

๐Ÿ•’ 1311 | ๐ŸŸฉ 652 ๐ŸŸจ 250 ๐ŸŸฅ 409 | 1.68

Villa Career Form:

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Division One

Birmingham City

13-5-14, 31 PTS

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St Andrew's

Attendance: 38,231

Tremelling
Womack
Jones
Liddell
Hunter
Dale
Harris
Crosbie
Briggs
Linley
Russell

Billy Beer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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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: โŒ
FA Cup Winners: โŒ
Last Trophy: โŒ

Opposition Matchday Squad

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

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Starting XI
GK Cyril Spiers | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

โ›”

๐Ÿฅ…

LB Tommy Mort | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

131

โœ…

131

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

52

๐ŸŸจ

33

๐ŸŸฅ

46

CB Vic Milne | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

72

โœ…

72

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

0

๐ŸŸฉ

34

๐ŸŸจ

16

๐ŸŸฅ

22

FB Tommy Smart | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

248

โœ…

248

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

1

๐ŸŸฉ

114

๐ŸŸจ

50

๐ŸŸฅ

84

M George Blackburn | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

145

โœ…

145

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

2

2

๐ŸŸฉ

69

๐ŸŸจ

32

๐ŸŸฅ

44

M Joe Corbett | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

7

โœ…

7

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

0

๐ŸŸฉ

3

๐ŸŸจ

2

๐ŸŸฅ

2

W Arthur Dorrell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

269

โœ…

269

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

34

76

๐ŸŸฉ

115

๐ŸŸจ

59

๐ŸŸฅ

95

W Dicky York | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

222

โœ…

222

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

39

65

๐ŸŸฉ

98

๐ŸŸจ

49

๐ŸŸฅ

75

F Billy Kirton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

244

โœ…

244

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

57

22

๐ŸŸฉ

112

๐ŸŸจ

52

๐ŸŸฅ

80

F George Stephenson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

49

โœ…

49

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

8

6

๐ŸŸฉ

21

๐ŸŸจ

10

๐ŸŸฅ

18

CF Billy Walker | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐Ÿ•’

257

โœ…

257

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

154

31

๐ŸŸฉ

114

๐ŸŸจ

60

๐ŸŸฅ

83

Substitutes
๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

GK Sub

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

โ›”

๐Ÿฅ…

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 1

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 2

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 3

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 4

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

Sub 5

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

Match Media
On This Day
  • Villa lose at the team with three names for the fifth consecutive season. 

  • Although injured and forced to leave the field midway through the first half, Billy Walker returns, incapacitated but manages his eighteen goal of the campaign 

  • Villa make it thirteen wins, eight draws and eight defeats in their twenty nine division one matches. 

  • Meanwhile, midfielder George Blackburn made his final appearance of 145 aged 26 before moving on to Cardiff City in July. 

  • Villa lose at the team with three names for the fifth consecutive season to make it thirteen wins, eight draws and eight defeats in their twenty nine division one matches.

What they Said

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