Season #2 | 1880-81 | Games #3 - #6
133 Seasons, 33 Managers, 980 Players, 5,654 Matches, Only One Aston Villa
Game #695
1907-08
Position:
Division One
Manchester United
Villa Park
Attendance: 20,000
Monday, 2 September 1907
Harry Hampton scored from the spot but couldn't prevent a disappointing opening day defeat at Villa Park.
Aston Villa
1-4
Manchester United
Scorer(s) | Harry Hampton (pen) |
Assist(s) | None
AT A GLANCE
Game #695
Season | 1907-08 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #669 |
Monday, 2 September 1907
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 1-4 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | WDDLL |
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
TEAM NEWS
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH PROGRAMME
LEAGUE TABLE
STARTING LINE UP
GK Harry Cooch |
LB Jock Logan |
CB Chris Buckley |
FB Freddie Miles |
LB Tom Riley |
M Rowland Codling |
W Albert Hall |
W Charlie Wallace |
F Joe Bache |
F Frederick Chapple |
CF Harry Hampton |
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
Harry Hampton, scored from the spot but couldn't prevent a disappointing opening day defeat at Villa Park, Monday, 2 September 1907.
MATCH TIMELINE
ON THIS DAY
Villa open the season with a chastening home defeat to Manchester United - a team only promoted from the second tier for the first time for the previous season and who would go on to be crowned champions of the current campaign.
Meanwhile, winger Charlie Wallace made his Villa debut aged 22 after moving from Crystal Palace in May 1907 for a fee of £500.
Whilst, goalkeeper Harry Cooch made his final appearance for Villa aged 28 after making 25 appearances across his seven seasons with the club. Cooch had the relative misfortune to play for Villa during the same period as legendary ‘keeper Billy George which led to a custodian of quite some quality being selected far less than his talent allowed, Cooch would however cement his legacy with the club with his behind the scenes and coaching work across the coming decades.
Also appearing for the final time was forward Frederick Chapple who made his eleventh and final Villa appearance aged 23 before moving on to Birmingham in December 1907.
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