Game #695
Aston Villa
Monday, 2 September 1907
Aston Villa
1-4
Manchester United
Division One
Manchester United
Villa Park
Attendance: 20,000
Lost
WDDLL
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Harry Hampton, scored from the spot but couldn't prevent a disappointing opening day defeat at Villa Park, Monday, 2 September 1907.
MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 2 September 1907
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.
Aston Villa
Manchester United
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE DETAILS
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 |
MANAGER
George Ramsay led Management Committee
Aston Villa
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 |
MANAGER
Manchester United
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT