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Game #1351

Saturday, 28 August 1926

Attendance: 36,057

Lost

Division One

Newcastle United

LWLDL

St James' Park

After 1,324 games Villa with George Ramsay (pictured) have a new Secretary Manager - Billy Smith - and his reign gets off to the worst possible start.

Newcastle United

4-0

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None

KEY MAN

After 1,324 games Villa have a new Secretary Manager - Billy Smith - and his reign gets off to the worst possible start, Saturday, 28 August 1926.

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After 1,324 games Villa (pictured) have a new Secretary Manager - Billy Smith - and his reign gets off to the worst possible start. Meanwhile, centre forward Joe Nicholson made his sole appearance for Villa aged 28 after joining from Cardiff City in June 1926 before moving on to Bangor City in August 1927.

Aston Villa

Newcastle United

FIXTURE HISTORY

Newcastle United

Previous 5 vs. Newcastle: | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟨 |

FIXTURE DETAILS

Season | 1926-27 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #1 |
Saturday, 28 August 1926

MATCH SUMMARY

Manager | Billy Smith led Management Committee |
FT Score | 0-4 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | LWLDL |

MATCH OFFICIALS

CARDS

Villa

Newcastle United

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TEAM NEWS

Joe Nicholson is handed his debut.

TEAM STATS

Not recorded

MANAGER

MANAGER

Billy Smith led Management Committee

Aston Villa

GK Cyril Spiers |
CB Alec Talbot |
FB Tommy Smart |
LB Tommy Mort |
M Tommy Muldoon |
W Arthur Dorrell |
W Dicky York |
F Len Capewell |
F Fred Norris |
F Jock Johnstone |
CF Joe Nicholson |

Newcastle United

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

DEBUT APPEARANCES

FINAL APPEARANCES

MATCH STATS

Not recorded

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