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Game #742

Aston Villa

3-3-1, 9 PTS

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Saturday, 10 October 1908

5th=

Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨

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Drew

1-1

🟨 10 Oct 1908, Villa 1-1 Bradford, Valley Parade

Division One

Bradford City

1-2-4, 4 PTS

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Valley Parade

Attendance: 30,000

On This Day
  • 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.

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

No Substitutions permitted in period

Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)

None

Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)

None

Trophy Record

Matchday Squad

Unavailable

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

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

Team News

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

Team Stats

Not recorded

Debut Appearances

🟢 F Sammy Whittaker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Final Appearances

🔴 W Joseph Wilcox | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Starting XI
GK Billy George | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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CB Chris Buckley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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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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Match Record
Game Record

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: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨

Officials

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

Previous 5 vs. Bradford: None

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Head to Head

Total 🕒 1 | 🟩 W0 (0% ) | 🟨 D1 | 🇺(100% ) | 🟥 L0 (0% ) | ⚽ 1 | 🥅 1 | GD 0

Match Stats

Not recorded

George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1926

🕒 716 | 🟩 373 🟨 127 🟥 216 | 1.74

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

What they Said

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

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

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

League Table
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1908-09
Playing Squad
GK Arthur Cartlidge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #214 |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

GK Bert Turner | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #198 |

Goalkeeper

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

GK Billy George | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #122 |

Goalkeeper

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

GK Len Skiller | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #212 |

Goalkeeper

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

CB Chris Buckley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #191 |

Centre Back

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

RB Arthur Layton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #210 |

Full Back

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

FB Freddie Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #170 |

Full Back

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

FB Jack Kearns | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #213 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

LB Jock Logan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #182 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

RB Jock McKenzie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #207 |

Full Back

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

FB Tom Lyons | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #201 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

LB Walter Kimberley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #202 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

M Frank Cornan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #209 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

M George Harris | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #155 |

Midfielder

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

M George Hunter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #204 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

M George Tranter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #195 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

M Jack Windmill | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #168 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

M Rowland Codling | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #189 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

W Albert Hall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #169 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

W Charlie Wallace | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #196 |

Winger

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

W Edmund Eyre | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #208 |

Winger

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

W Joseph Wilcox | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #199 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

CF Alec Logan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #194 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

F Alfred Gittins | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #206 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

F George Reeves | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #200 |

Forward

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

F George Travers | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #211 |

Forward

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

CF Harry Hampton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #175 |

Forward

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

CF Joe Bache | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #144 |

Forward

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

F Joe Walters | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #183 |

Forward

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

CF Peter Kyle | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #203 |

Forward

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

F Sammy Whittaker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #205 |

Forward

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

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The Trophy Cabinet

Domestic:

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League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 
FA Cup Winners: 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57

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League Cup Winners: 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96


Europe:
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European Cup Winners: 1981-82
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European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83


Other Domestic:

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Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60

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Third Division Champions: 1971-72


Other Europe:

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Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02

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Peace Cup Winners: 2009

Reserve League
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Premier Reserve League Champions: 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12

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Central League Champions: 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

Reserve Cup
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Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: 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 

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NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13

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Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

Youth League:
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u18s Premier League Champions: 2024-25
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u18s Premier League National Champions: 2024-25
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u18 Premier League Tier Two Champions 2016-17
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u18 Premier Academy League Academy Group B Champions: 2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11
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u18 Premier Academy League National Champions 2007-08
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u17 FA Premier Academy League Champions: 1999-00, 2003-04
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Midland Youth League Champions: 1994-95, 1995-96

Youth Cup:
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FA Youth Cup Winners: 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
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Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1994-95
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Midland Youth Cup Winners: 1995-96, 1997-98

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Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1993-94

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