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Aston Villa

7-3-6, 17 PTS

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Friday, 26 December 1902

1902-03

12th=

Won

1-0

Sheffield Wednesday

10-1-7, 21 PTS

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Division One

Villa Park

Attendance: 40,000

🟩 26 Dec 1902, Villa 1-0 Wednesday, Villa Park

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Scorer(s) | Billy Garraty | 15' (pen) |

Assist(s) | None

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Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩

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George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1926

🕒 488 | 🟩 255 🟨 89 🟥 144 | 1.75

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

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Game #514

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Match Record

Season | 1902-03 |
Matchday | #16 |
League Match | #16 |
Manager Game | #488 |
Friday, 26 December 1902

Game Record

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩

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Head to Head

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Previous 5 vs. Wednesday: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥

Total 🕒 20 | 🟩 W12 (60% ) | 🟨 D1 | 🇺(65% ) | 🟥 L7 (35% ) | ⚽ 48 | 🥅 31 | GD 17

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Villa Trophy Cabinet

League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1899–00

Head to Head

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Opposition Trophy Cabinet

League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1895–96

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Team News

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Unavailable

Not recorded

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

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Squad News

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Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

None

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Match Timeline

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🚑 | Player retires from field of play with injury, Alex Leake
🚑 | Player returns to field of play, Alex Leake
⚽ | 15' Goal, 1-0, Billy Garraty, pen
🚑 | Player retires from field of play with injury, Alf Wood
🚑 | Player returns to field of play, Alf Wood
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday

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Line Up & Subs

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George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1926

GK Billy George | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Michael Noon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
D Alf Wood | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Howard Spencer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Albert Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Alex Leake | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Willie Clarke | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Bobby Templeton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Joe Bache | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F George Johnson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Billy Garraty | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Arthur Dickinson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Lyall
Layton
Langley
Ferrier
Crawshaw
Ruddlesdin
Davis
Chapman
Wilson
Mallock
Spikesley

Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Officials

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Referee: Unknown

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Officials

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Referee Profile

VAR Profile (Post 2021)

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Villa Bookings

None

Villa Sendings Off

None

Officials

Opposition Bookings

None

Opposition Sendings Off

None

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On This Day

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How can we do better next time?

Friday, 26 December 1902

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Matchday Squads

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Match Stats

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Not recorded

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Match Media

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What they Said

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Match Highlights

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Team Selection

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Goalkeeper

GK Billy George | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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FB Michael Noon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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1902-03

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First Team Squad

GK Billy George | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #122 |

Goalkeeper

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

FB Albert Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #118 |

Full Back

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

FB Michael Noon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #138 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

M George Harris | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #155 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

W Arthur Lockett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #167 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

F Albert Fisher | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #165 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

CF George Johnson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #129 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

CF Joe Bache | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #144 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

GK Harry Cooch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #162 |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

FB George Shutt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #156 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

M Albert Wilkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #131 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

M Joe Pearson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #142 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

W Billy Brawn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #160 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

CF Billy Garraty | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #126 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

F Harry Griffin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #164 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

F Oscar Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #166 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

D Alf Wood | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #146 |

Defender

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Where are they now?

FB Howard Spencer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #108 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

M Alex Leake | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #163 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

M Tom Perry | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #157 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

W Willie Clarke | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #153 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

F Bobby Templeton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #134 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

CF Jasper McLuckie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #159 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

F Tommy Niblo | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #161 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

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Matchday Programme

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League Table

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The Trophy Cabinet

Domestic:

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 
League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 
FA Cup Winners: 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96


Europe:
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European Cup Winners: 1981-82
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European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83


Other Domestic:

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Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60

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Third Division Champions: 1971-72


Other Europe:

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Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02

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Peace Cup Winners: 2009

Reserve League
:
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
Premier Reserve League Champions: 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12

🏆 🏆 🏆
Central League Champions: 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

Reserve Cup
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24 

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NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13

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Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

Youth League:
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u18s Premier League Champions: 2024-25
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u18s Premier League National Champions: 2024-25
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u18 Premier League Tier Two Champions 2016-17
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u18 Premier Academy League Academy Group B Champions: 2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11
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u18 Premier Academy League National Champions 2007-08
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u17 FA Premier Academy League Champions: 1999-00, 2003-04
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Midland Youth League Champions: 1989-90, 1994-95, 1995-96

Youth Cup:
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
FA Youth Cup Winners: 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
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Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1994-95
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Midland Youth Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98
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Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1974-75, 1975-76, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1993-94

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