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9-3-5, 21 PTS

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Saturday, 19 December 1903

1903-04

4th

Won

7-3

Nottingham Forest

6-4-7, 16 PTS

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Division One

City Ground

Attendance: 8,000

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On This Day

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How can we do better next time?

Saturday, 19 December 1903

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๐ŸŸฉ 19 Dec 1903, Villa 7-3 Forest, City Ground

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Scorer(s) | Albert Hall | 47' | Joe Bache | 28' | 50' | 7-3 | Tommy Niblo | 16' | 19' | 6-3 |

Assist(s) | Joe Pearson | 16' | Alf Wood | 28' | Arthur Lockett | 47' | Billy Brawn | 7-3 |

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Last 5: ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ

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

๐Ÿ•’ 527 | ๐ŸŸฉ 279 ๐ŸŸจ 93 ๐ŸŸฅ 155 | 1.76

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

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Game #553

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Match Record

Season | 1903-04 |
Matchday | #17 |
League Match | #17 |
Manager Game | #527 |
Saturday, 19 December 1903

Game Record

Manager: George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Tom Kirkham | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Burslem
HT Score: ๐ŸŸฉ 3-2
FT Result: ๐ŸŸฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ŸŸฉ 7-3
Last 5: ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ

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Head to Head

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

Total ๐Ÿ•’ 29 | ๐ŸŸฉ W19 (66% ) | ๐ŸŸจ D4 | ๐Ÿ‡บ(79% ) | ๐ŸŸฅ L6 (21% ) | โšฝ 70 | ๐Ÿฅ… 39 | GD 31

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Villa Trophy Cabinet

League Champions: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
Last Trophy: 1899โ€“00

Head to Head

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Opposition Trophy Cabinet

League Champions: โŒ
FA Cup Winners: ๐Ÿ†
Last Trophy: 1897-98

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Team News

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Unavailable

Johnson
McLuckie
Evans
Garratty

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

Freddie Miles (debut), Albert Hall (debut) and Tommy Niblo replace Albert Evans, Billy Garraty and Jasper McLuckie.

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Squad News

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Debut Appearances

๐ŸŸข FB Freddie Miles | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐ŸŸข W Albert Hall | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Final Appearances

None

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Match Timeline

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๐ŸŸข | 1' Debut, Freddie Miles, Albert Hall
๐Ÿฅ… | 7' Goal, 0-1, (Nottingham Forest), Morris
โšฝ | 16' Goal, 1-1, Tommy Niblo, Assist by Joe Pearson
โšฝ | 19' Goal, 2-1, Tommy Niblo
โšฝ | 28' Goal, 3-1, Joe Bache, Assist by Alf Wood
๐Ÿฅ… | 33' Goal, 3-2, (Nottingham Forest), Morris
๐Ÿ’ฅ | Referee Kirkham fails to see Craig (Nottingham Forest) handle in the area
๐Ÿ•’ | HT Nottingham Forest 2-3 Aston Villa
โšฝ | 47' Goal, 4-2, Albert Hall, Assist by Arthur Lockett
โšฝ | 50' Goal, 5-2, Joe Bache
๐Ÿฅ… | 50' Goal, 5-3, (Nottingham Forest), Shearman
โšฝ | Goal, 6-3, Tommy Niblo
โšฝ | Goal, 7-3, Joe Bache, Assist by Billy Brawn
๐Ÿ•’ | FT Nottingham Forest 7-3 Aston Villa

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Line Up & Subs

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

GK Billy George | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Howard Spencer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Freddie Miles | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ŸŸข |
D Alf Wood | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ”ฅ |
M Joe Pearson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ”ฅ |
M Alex Leake | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Arthur Lockett | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ”ฅ |
W Billy Brawn | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ”ฅ |
W Albert Hall | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ŸŸข | โšฝ |
F Joe Bache | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ | โšฝ | โšฝ |
F Tommy Niblo | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โšฝ | โšฝ | โšฝ |

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Harry Hallam | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Linacre
Iremonger
Craig
Norris
Warren
Timmins
Spouncer
Morris
Shearman
Calvey
Davies

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

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Officials

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Referee: Tom Kirkham | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Burslem, 1901-

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Officials

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Referee Profile

VAR Profile (Post 2021)

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Officials

Villa Bookings

None

Opposition Bookings

None

Villa Sendings Off

None

Opposition Sendings Off

None

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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 | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

โ›”

๐Ÿฅ…

Defenders

FB Howard Spencer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

Midfielders

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

Forwards

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

๐Ÿ•’

โœ…

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

Substitutes

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ

GK Sub

๐ŸŸฉ

๐ŸŸจ

๐ŸŸฅ

โ›”

๐Ÿฅ…

๐Ÿ•’

๐Ÿ”

โšฝ

Sub 1

๐Ÿ”ฅ

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

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1903-04

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First Team Squad

GK Billy George | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #122 |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

FB Albert Evans | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #118 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

FB Howard Spencer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #108 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

M Alex Leake | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #163 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

M Joe Pearson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #142 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

W Billy Brawn | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #160 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

CF Billy Matthews | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #172 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

CF Joe Bache | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #144 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

GK Harry Cooch | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #162 |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

FB Freddie Miles | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #170 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

FB Michael Noon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #138 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

M George Harris | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #155 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

W Albert Hall | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #169 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

W Willie Clarke | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #153 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

CF George Johnson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #129 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

F Mart Watkins | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | #171 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

D Alf Wood | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #146 |

Defender

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Where are they now?

FB George Shutt | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #156 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

M Albert Wilkes | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #131 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

M Jack Windmill | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #168 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

W Arthur Lockett | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #167 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

CF Billy Garraty | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #126 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

CF Jasper McLuckie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #159 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

F Tommy Niblo | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #161 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

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The Trophy Cabinet

Domestic:โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
FA Cup Winners: 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
โ€จ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
League Cup Winners: 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ

Europe:
๐Ÿ†
European Cup Winners: 1981-82
๐Ÿ†
European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83โ€จ

Other Domestic:โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60
โ€จ๐Ÿ†
Third Division Champions: 1971-72โ€จ

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Other Europe:

๐Ÿ†
Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02โ€จ
๐Ÿ†
Peace Cup Winners: 2009

Reserve Leagueโ€จ:
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Premier Reserve League Champions: 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Central League Champions: 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

Reserve Cup
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
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 โ€จ
๐Ÿ†
NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13โ€จ
๐Ÿ†
Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

Youth League:
๐Ÿ†
u18s Premier League Champions: 2024-25
๐Ÿ†
u18s Premier League National Champions: 2024-25
๐Ÿ†
u18 Premier League Tier Two Champions 2016-17
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
u18 Premier Academy League Academy Group B Champions: 2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11
๐Ÿ†
u18 Premier Academy League National Champions 2007-08
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
u17 FA Premier Academy League Champions: 1999-00, 2003-04
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth League Champions: 1989-90, 1994-95, 1995-96

Youth Cup:
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
FA Youth Cup Winners: 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1994-95
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1972-73, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1993-94

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