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Game #742

Aston Villa

3-3-1, 9 PTS

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Saturday, 10 October 1908

5th=

Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨

GK Billy George | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Chris Buckley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
FB Tom Lyons | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Freddie Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Jock Logan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M George Tranter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Joseph Wilcox | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔴 |
F Sammy Whittaker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 |
F George Reeves | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Joe Bache | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
CF Harry Hampton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes:

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None

Matchday Squad:

International Duty | 1 |
W Charlie Wallace | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Injury | 4 |
M George Hunter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Albert Hall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Rowland Codling | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Joe Walters | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Jock Logan, Joseph Wilcox and Sammy Whittaker (debut) replace Rowland Codling, Charlie Wallace and Joe Walters.

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  • Joe Bache scores for the fifth time in as many games but Villa are held for the second siccessive game, this time by a goal that only referee Horrocks believed was over the line after Billy George gathers the ball well away from danger.

  • Villa face Bradford City for the first time in competitive football, Bradford become the 56th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.

  • Villa extend their unbeaten run to six matches but are held for the second successive game to make it three wins, three draws and a defeat in their seven division one games so far this season. 

  • Villa drop to joint 5th.

  • Forward Sammy Whittaker makes his Villa debut aged 20 after moving from Bloxwich Strollers in April 1908. 

  • Winger Joseph Wilcox makes his sixth and final appearance for Villa aged 21 before moving on to Birmingham in November 1908.

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Drew

1-1

🟨 10 Oct 1908, Villa 1-1 Bradford, Valley Parade
Scorer(s) | Joe Bache | 40' |

Assist(s) | Chris Buckley | 40' |

Match Timeline:

⚽ | 40' Goal, 1-0, Joe Bache, Assist by Chris Buckley
🕒 | HT Bradford City 0-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 84' Goal, 1-1, (Bradford City), Gould
🕒 | FT Bradford City 1-1 Aston Villa

Season | 1908-09 |
Matchday | #7 |
League Match | #7 |
Manager Game | #716 |
Saturday, 10 October 1908

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Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Robert Horrocks | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Farnworth
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨

Referee: Robert Horrocks | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Farnworth, 1898-

Previous 5 vs. Bradford: None

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Debut Appearances:

🟢 F Sammy Whittaker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Final Appearances:

🔴 W Joseph Wilcox | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1926

🕒 716 | 🟩 373 🟨 127 🟥 216 | 1.74

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

Referee:

VAR (from 2021)

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Division One

Bradford City

1-2-4, 4 PTS

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Valley Parade

Attendance: 30,000

Splendiff
MacLean
Campbell
Hanger
Williams
Robinson
>ould
McDonald
O'Rourke
Smith
Clarke

Peter O'Rourke | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
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Substitutes:

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes:

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None

League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌

Matchday Squad:

Not Recorded

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