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Game #573

Aston Villa

0-0-1, 0 PTS

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Thursday, 1 September 1904

Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟥

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Lost

1-2

🟥 1 Sep 1904, Villa 1-2 Preston, Villa Park

Division One

Preston North End

1-0-0, 2 PTS

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Villa Park

Attendance: 15,000

On This Day
  • Billy Brawn scores Villa's first of the season from the spot only for Villa to lose at home on the opening day.

GK Billy George | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
D Alf Wood | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Albert Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Howard Spencer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Alex Leake | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Joe Pearson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Billy Brawn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
W Albert Hall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Arthur Lockett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Joe Bache | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Billy Garraty | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1926
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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

Team Stats

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Debut Appearances

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Starting XI
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Scorer(s) | Billy Brawn | 1-2 (pen) |

Assist(s) | None

Match Timeline

🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Preston North End
🥅 | 55' Goal 0-1, (Preston North End), Brown
🥅 | Goal 0-2, (Preston North End), Bell
⚽ | Goal, 1-2, Billy Brawn (pen)
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-2 Preston North End

Season | 1904-05 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #547 |
Thursday, 1 September 1904

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Match Record
Game Record

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

Officials

Referee: Tom Armitt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Leek, 1892-

Previous 5 vs. Preston: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩

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Head to Head

Total 🕒 31 | 🟩 W18 (58% ) | 🟨 D3 | 🇺(68% ) | 🟥 L10 (32% ) | ⚽ 66 | 🥅 44 | GD 22

Match Stats

Not recorded

George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1926

🕒 547 | 🟩 288 🟨 97 🟥 162 | 1.76

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

What they Said

McBride
Derbyshire
Rodway
McLean
Hunter
Lyon
Bell
Smith
Brown
Wilson
Bourne

E.H. Bahr | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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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: 1889–90

Opposition Matchday Squad

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

League Table
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1904-05
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 Howard Spencer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #108 |
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FB Michael Noon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #138 |
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FB Walter Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #174 |
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F Watty Corbett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #177 |
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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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M Josiah Gray | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #173 |
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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 Harry Hampton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #175 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
F Jimmy Cantrell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #176 |
🟩 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 |
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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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