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Game #537
1903-04
Position:
Division One
Newcastle United
St James' Park
Attendance: 8,000
Wednesday, 2 September 1903
Joe Bache scored Villa's opening goal of the season to earn a draw at St James'.
Newcastle United
1-1
Aston Villa
Scorer(s) | Joe Bache |
Assist(s) | Not recorded
AT A GLANCE
Game #537
Season | 1903-04 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #511 |
Wednesday, 2 September 1903
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 1-1 |
FT Result | Drew |
Last 5 Games | WWWWD |
MATCH OFFICIALS
MATCH INCIDENTS
Villa
Newcastle United
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
💥+ | Incidents e.g. penalty awarded
💥- | Incidents e.g. penalty conceded, goal disallowed
💥 | Incidents e.g. refused clear pen
🆘 | Notably poor refereeing performance
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
TEAM NEWS
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
Management Committee | Club Secretary | George Ramsay
STAFF
STARTING LINE UP
GK Billy George |
FB Michael Noon |
D Alf Wood |
FB Howard Spencer |
M Alex Leake |
M Albert Wilkes |
W Billy Brawn |
F Jasper McLuckie |
F Tommy Niblo |
F Joe Bache |
F George Johnson |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
THE OPPOSITION
ex: Also played for the Villa
g: Scored
s/o: Sent off
s-: Sub off; s+: Sub on
ON THIS DAY
Villa open the season with a draw at St James's Park.
Joe Bache, scored Villa's opening goal of the season to earn a draw at St James'.
MATCH TIMELINE
MANAGER WATCH
POSITION
MATCH PROGRAMME
MATCH PROGRAMME

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