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Game #552
1903-04
Position:
Division One
Blackburn Rovers
Villa Park
Attendance: 18,000
Saturday, 12 December 1903
Joe Bache scored his third in two games but can't prevent a first home defeat of the season.
Aston Villa
2-3
Blackburn Rovers
Scorer(s) | Jasper McLuckie | Joe Bache |
Assist(s) | Not recorded
AT A GLANCE
Game #552
Season | 1903-04 |
Matchday | #16 |
League Match | #16 |
Manager Game | #526 |
Saturday, 12 December 1903
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 2-3 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | WLWDL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
MATCH INCIDENTS
Villa
Blackburn Rovers
🟨 | 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
Billy George and Jasper McLuckie replace Harry Cooch and George Johnson.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
Management Committee | Club Secretary | George Ramsay
STAFF
STARTING LINE UP
GK Billy George |
FB Howard Spencer |
FB Albert Evans |
D Alf Wood |
M Joe Pearson |
M Alex Leake |
W Arthur Lockett |
W Billy Brawn |
CF Billy Garraty |
F Joe Bache |
F Jasper McLuckie |
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 lose at home for the first time this season to make it eight wins, three draws and five losses in sixteen Division one games so far this season.
Joe Bache, scored his third in two games but can't prevent a first home defeat of the season, Saturday, 12 December 1903.
MATCH TIMELINE
MANAGER WATCH
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MATCH PROGRAMME
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