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Game #556

Aston Villa

11-4-5, 26 PTS

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Saturday, 2 January 1904

2nd=

Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩

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Won

2-0

🟩 2 Jan 1904, Villa 2-0 Sunderland, Villa Park

Division One

Sunderland

10-3-7, 23 PTS

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Villa Park

Attendance: 28,000

On This Day
  • Arthur Lockett scores as Villa beat Sunderland to make it three wins in four unbeaten games.

  • Villa gain revenge for their heavy defeat early this campaign to beat Sunderland at Villa Park and make it eleven wins, four draws and five losses in twenty Division one games so far this season.

GK Billy George | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Howard Spencer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Freddie Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
D Alf Wood | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Joe Pearson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Alex Leake | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Arthur Lockett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
W Billy Brawn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Albert Hall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
F Joe Bache | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Tommy Niblo | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |

George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1926
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Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)

None

Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)

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Trophy Record

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

Matchday Squad

Unavailable

Not recorded

Team News

Howard Spencer replaces Albert Evans.

Team Stats

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Debut Appearances

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Final Appearances

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Starting XI
GK Billy George | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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Scorer(s) | Tommy Niblo | 14' | Arthur Lockett | 52' |

Assist(s) | Albert Hall | 52' |

Match Timeline

⚽ | 14' Goal, 1-0, Tommy Niblo
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Sunderland
⚽ | 52' Goal, 2-0, Arthur Lockett, Assist by Albert Hall
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Sunderland

Season | 1903-04 |
Matchday | #20 |
League Match | #20 |
Manager Game | #530 |
Saturday, 2 January 1904

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Match Record
Game Record

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Tom Campbell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Blackburn
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩

Officials

Referee: Tom Campbell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Blackburn, 1901-

Previous 5 vs. Sunderland: 🟥.🟥.🟥.🟩 🟥

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Head to Head

Total 🕒 33 | 🟩 W13 (39% ) | 🟨 D7 | 🇺(61% ) | 🟥 L13 (39% ) | ⚽ 56 | 🥅 65 | GD -9

Match Stats

Not recorded

George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1926

🕒 530 | 🟩 281 🟨 94 🟥 155 | 1.77

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

What they Said

Doig
Watson
McCotabie
Jackson
McAllister
Farquhar
Buckie
Gemmil
Hogg
Bridgett
Craggs

Alex Mackie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
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Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)

None

Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)

None

Opposition Trophy Record

League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1901-02

Opposition Matchday Squad

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

League Table
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1903-04
Playing Squad
GK Billy George | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #122 |
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GK Harry Cooch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #162 |
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D Alf Wood | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #146 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
FB Albert Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #118 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
FB Freddie Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #170 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
FB George Shutt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #156 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
FB Howard Spencer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #108 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
FB Michael Noon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #138 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
M Albert Wilkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #131 |
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M Alex Leake | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #163 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
M George Harris | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #155 |
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M Jack Windmill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #168 |
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M Joe Pearson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #142 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
W Albert Hall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #169 |
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W Arthur Lockett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #167 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
W Billy Brawn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #160 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
W Willie Clarke | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #153 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
CF Billy Garraty | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #126 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
CF Billy Matthews | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #172 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
CF George Johnson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #129 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
CF Jasper McLuckie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #159 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
CF Joe Bache | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #144 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
F Mart Watkins | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | #171 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
F Tommy Niblo | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #161 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
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Trophies


🏆 European Cup Winners: (1) 1981-82

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 League Champions: (7) 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆  FA Cup Winners: (7) 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 League Cup Winners: (5) 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96

🏆 🏆 Second Division Champions: (2) 1937-38, 1959-60

🏆 Third Division Champions: (1) 1971-72

🏆 European Super Cup Winners: (1) 1982-83

🏆 Intertoto Cup Winners: (1) 2001-02

🏆 Peace Cup Winners: (1) 2009 (Friendly)

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 FA Youth Cup Winners: (5) 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
🏆 NextGen Series Winners: (1) 2012-13
🏆 Premier League Cup Winners: (1) 2017-18
🏆 u18s Premier League Champions (3): 2024-25, 2007-08, 2003-04
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: (20) 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
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 Premier Reserve League Champions: (5) 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12
🏆 🏆 🏆 Central League Champions: (3) 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

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