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Game #723

Aston Villa

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Saturday, 22 February 1908

3rd Round

Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥

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Lost

0-2

🟥 22 Feb 1908, Villa 0-2 United, Villa Park

FA Cup

Manchester United

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Villa Park

Attendance: 45,000

On This Day
  • Villa lose in the FA Cup third round as centre forward Jimmy Cantrell made his final appearance for Villa aged 25 before moving on to Notts County this month having scored 23 goals in 50 appearances for Villa.

GK Billy George | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Jock Logan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB Freddie Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Tom Lyons | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Rowland Codling | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M George Tranter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Albert Hall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Charlie Wallace | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Joe Bache | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Jimmy Cantrell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔴 |
CF Billy Garraty | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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)

None

Trophy Record

League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1904-05

Matchday Squad

Goalkeepers
GK Billy George | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Full Backs
LB Jock Logan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB Freddie Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Tom Lyons | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Midfielders
M Rowland Codling | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M George Tranter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Wingers
W Albert Hall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Charlie Wallace | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Forwards
F Joe Bache | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Jimmy Cantrell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Billy Garraty | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Unavailable

Injury | 2 |
CB Chris Buckley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Harry Hampton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Team News

Freddie Miles and Billy Garraty replace Walter Kimberley and Harry Hampton.

Team Stats

Not recorded

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

🔴 CF Jimmy Cantrell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Starting XI
GK Billy George | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

Match Timeline

🥅 | 29' Goal, 0-1, (Manchester United), George Wall
🥅 | 36' Goal, 0-2, (Manchester United), Alexander Turnbull
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-2 Manchester United
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-2 Manchester United

Season | 1907-08 |
Matchday | #29 |
Manager Game | #697 |
Saturday, 22 February 1908

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Match Record
Game Record

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: S. H. Dennis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Middlesbrough
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥

Officials

Referee: S. H. Dennis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Middlesbrough, 1905-
Linesmen: W. Chadwick (Blackburn); W. E. Russell (Swindon)

Previous 5 vs. United: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟥

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Head to Head

Total 🕒 9 | 🟩 4 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 5 | ⚽ 14 | 🥅 16 |
League 🕒 7 | 🟩 4 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 3 | ⚽ 13 | 🥅 9 |
FA Cup 🕒 2 | 🟩 0 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 2 | ⚽ 1 | 🥅 7 |
Home 🕒 5 | 🟩 3 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 2 | ⚽ 10 | 🥅 7 |
Away 🕒 4 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 3 | ⚽ 4 | 🥅 9 |

Match Stats

Not recorded

George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1926

🕒 697 | 🟩 362 🟨 123 🟥 212 | 1.73

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

What they Said

GK George Moger | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
D Herbert Burgess | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
D George Stacey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Alex Bell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Charlie Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Dick Duckworth | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M George Wall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Alexander Turnbull | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Jimmy Turnbull | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Jimmy Bannister | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Billy Meredith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |

Ernest Mangall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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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: ❌

Opposition Matchday Squad

Goalkeepers
GK George Moger | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Defenders
D Herbert Burgess | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
D George Stacey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Midfielders
M Alex Bell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Charlie Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Dick Duckworth | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M George Wall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Forwards
F Alexander Turnbull | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Jimmy Turnbull | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Jimmy Bannister | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Billy Meredith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

League Table
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1907-08
Playing Squad
GK Bert Turner | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #198 |
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GK Billy George | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #122 |
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GK Harry Cooch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #162 |
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CB Chris Buckley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #191 |
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FB Freddie Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #170 |
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FB Howard Spencer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #108 |
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LB Jock Logan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #182 |
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FB Tom Lyons | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #201 |
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LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |
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LB Walter Kimberley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #202 |
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M Alex Leake | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #163 |
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M George Harris | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #155 |
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M George Tranter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #195 |
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M Jack Windmill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #168 |
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M Rowland Codling | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #189 |
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M Samuel Greenhalgh | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #184 |
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W Albert Hall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #169 |
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W Bobby Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | #192 |
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W Charlie Millington | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #178 |
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W Charlie Wallace | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #196 |
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W Joseph Wilcox | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #199 |
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W Roly Harper | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #197 |
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CF Alec Logan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #194 |
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CF Billy Garraty | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #126 |
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F Frederick Chapple | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #193 |
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F George Reeves | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #200 |
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CF Harry Hampton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #175 |
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F Jimmy Cantrell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #176 |
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CF Joe Bache | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #144 |
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F Joe Walters | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #183 |
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CF Peter Kyle | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #203 |
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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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