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Game #557

Aston Villa

12-4-5, 28 PTS

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Saturday, 9 January 1904

2nd=

Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩

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Won

3-1

🟩 9 Jan 1904, Villa 3-1 Albion, Hawthorns

Division One

West Bromwich Albion

4-6-11, 14 PTS

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The Hawthorns

Attendance: 31,418

On This Day
  • Despite playing 30' of the first half with 10-men following George Johnson's injury Villa take a 2-1 lead before Johnson returns incapacitated but Villa wrap up the result with a second half pen to defeat Albion on their own patch.

  • Villa extend their unbeaten run to five and make it twelve wins, four draws and five defeats in twenty one Division one games so far this season.

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

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

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

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Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)

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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

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Team News

Albert Evans and George Johnson replace Freddie Miles and Albert Hall.

Team Stats

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Debut Appearances

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Final Appearances

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Starting XI
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Scorer(s) | Joe Bache | 1-1 | Alf Wood | 2-1 | Billy Brawn | (pen) 3-1 |

Assist(s) | Alf Wood | 1-1 |

Match Timeline

🚑 | 15' Player retires from field of play with injury, George Johnson
🥅 | Goal, 0-1, (West Bromwich Albion), Simmons
⚽ | Goal, 1-1, Joe Bache, Assist by Alf Wood
⚽ | Goal, 2-1, Alf Wood
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 West Bromwich Albion
🚑 | 46' Player returns to field of play with injury, George Johnson
⚽ | Goal, 3-1, Billy Brawn, pen
❌ | 85' Missed Penalty, (West Bromwich Albion), Kifford
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 West Bromwich Albion

Season | 1903-04 |
Matchday | #21 |
League Match | #21 |
Manager Game | #531 |
Saturday, 9 January 1904

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Match Record
Game Record

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: John Lewis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Blackburn, 1889-
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩

Officials

Referee: John Lewis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Blackburn, 1889-

Previous 5 vs. Albion: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩

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Head to Head

Total 🕒 35 | 🟩 W21 (60% ) | 🟨 D4 | 🇺(71% ) | 🟥 L10 (29% ) | ⚽ 70 | 🥅 49 | GD 21

Match Stats

Not recorded

George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1926

🕒 531 | 🟩 282 🟨 94 🟥 155 | 1.77

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

What they Said

Webb
Kifford
Pennington
Randle
Stevenson
Hadley
A. Smith
Simmons
Hobson
Brown
Dorsett

Fred Everiss | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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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: 1891-92

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