Game #743
Aston Villa
4-3-1, 11 PTS
Saturday, 17 October 1908
4th=
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩
Won
3-1
🟩 17 Oct 1908, Villa 3-1 United, Villa Park
Division One
Manchester United
6-1-1, 13 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 42,000
On This Day
George Reeves scores a brace to help Villa to a fourth win in six games as George Ramsay's men swat aside third placed Manchester United to climb back to joint fourth in the table.
Villa extend their unbeaten run to seven matches.
Villa make it four wins, three draws and a defeat in their eight division one games so far this season.
Up next are leaders Everton at Goodison.
GK Billy George | 🏴 |
CB Chris Buckley | 🏴 |
FB Tom Lyons | 🏴 |
FB Freddie Miles | 🏴 |
LB Jock Logan | 🏴 |
M George Tranter | 🏴 |
W Albert Hall | 🏴 |
W Charlie Wallace | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F George Reeves | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Joe Bache | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Harry Hampton | 🏴 | ⚽ |
George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1926
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
Goalkeepers
GK Billy George | 🏴 |
Defenders
CB Chris Buckley | 🏴 |
Full Backs
FB Tom Lyons | 🏴 |
FB Freddie Miles | 🏴 |
LB Jock Logan | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M George Tranter | 🏴 |
Wingers
W Albert Hall | 🏴 |
W Charlie Wallace | 🏴 |
Forwards
F George Reeves | 🏴 |
CF Joe Bache | 🏴 |
CF Harry Hampton | 🏴 |
Unavailable
Injury | 3 |
M George Hunter | 🏴 |
M Rowland Codling | 🏴 |
F Joe Walters | 🏴 |
Team News
Albert Hall and Charlie Wallace replace Joseph Wilcox and Sammy Whittaker.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Substitutes
🕒
🔁
⚽
🔥
GK Sub
🟩
🟨
🟥
⛔
🥅
🕒
🔁
⚽
🔥
Sub 1
🟩
🟨
🟥
🕒
🔁
⚽
🔥
Sub 2
🟩
🟨
🟥
🕒
🔁
⚽
🔥
Sub 3
🟩
🟨
🟥
🕒
🔁
⚽
🔥
Sub 4
🟩
🟨
🟥
🕒
🔁
⚽
🔥
Sub 5
🟩
🟨
🟥
Scorer(s) | George Reeves | 8' | 65' | Harry Hampton | 35' |
Assist(s) | Charlie Wallace | 8' | Joe Bache | 35' |
Match Timeline
⚽ | 8' Goal, 1-0, George Reeves, Assist by Charlie Wallace
⚽ | 35' Goal, 2-0, Harry Hampton, Assist by Joe Bache
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Manchester United
⚽ | 65' Goal, 3-0, George Reeves
🥅 | 85' Goal, 3-1, (Manchester United), Jimmy Bannister
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Manchester United
Season | 1908-09 |
Matchday | #8 |
League Match | #8 |
Manager Game | #717 |
Saturday, 17 October 1908
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Tom Kirkham | 🏴 | Burslem
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩
Officials
Referee: Tom Kirkham | 🏴 | Burslem, 1901-
Linesmen: J. T. Hornby; A. W. Dunton
Previous 5 vs. United: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩
Head to Head
Total 🕒 11 | 🟩 6 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 5 | ⚽ 19 | 🥅 18 |
League 🕒 9 | 🟩 6 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 3 | ⚽ 18 | 🥅 11 |
FA Cup 🕒 2 | 🟩 0 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 2 | ⚽ 1 | 🥅 7 |
Home 🕒 6 | 🟩 4 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 2 | ⚽ 13 | 🥅 8 |
Away 🕒 5 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 0 | 🟥 3 | ⚽ 6 | 🥅 10 |
Match Stats
Not recorded
George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1926
🕒 717 | 🟩 374 🟨 127 🟥 216 | 1.74
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
What they Said
GK George Moger | 🏴 |
D George Stacey | 🏴 |
D Aaron Hume | 🏴 |
M Alex Bell | 🏴 |
M Charlie Roberts | 🏴 |
M Dick Duckworth | 🏴 |
M George Wall | 🏴 |
F Alexander Turnbull | 🏴 |
F Harold Halse (ft) | 🏴 |
F Jimmy Bannister | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Billy Meredith | 🏴 |
Ernest Mangall | 🏴 |
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: 1907-08
Opposition Matchday Squad
Goalkeepers
GK George Moger | 🏴 |
Defenders
D George Stacey | 🏴 |
D Aaron Hume | 🏴 |
Midfielders
M Alex Bell | 🏴 |
M Charlie Roberts | 🏴 |
M Dick Duckworth | 🏴 |
M George Wall | 🏴 |
Forwards
F Alexander Turnbull | 🏴 |
F Harold Halse (ft) | 🏴 |
F Jimmy Bannister | 🏴 |
F Billy Meredith | 🏴 |
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
1908-09
Playing Squad
GK Arthur Cartlidge | 🏴 | #214 |
GK Bert Turner | 🏴 | #198 |
GK Billy George | 🏴 | #122 |
GK Len Skiller | 🏴 | #212 |
CB Chris Buckley | 🏴 | #191 |
RB Arthur Layton | 🏴 | #210 |
FB Freddie Miles | 🏴 | #170 |
FB Jack Kearns | 🏴 | #213 |
LB Jock Logan | 🏴 | #182 |
RB Jock McKenzie | 🏴 | #207 |
FB Tom Lyons | 🏴 | #201 |
LB Walter Kimberley | 🏴 | #202 |
M Frank Cornan | 🏴 | #209 |
M George Harris | 🏴 | #155 |
M George Hunter | 🏴 | #204 |
M George Tranter | 🏴 | #195 |
M Jack Windmill | 🏴 | #168 |
M Rowland Codling | 🏴 | #189 |
W Albert Hall | 🏴 | #169 |
W Charlie Wallace | 🏴 | #196 |
W Edmund Eyre | 🏴 | #208 |
W Joseph Wilcox | 🏴 | #199 |
CF Alec Logan | 🏴 | #194 |
F Alfred Gittins | 🏴 | #206 |
F George Reeves | 🏴 | #200 |
F George Travers | 🏴 | #211 |
CF Harry Hampton | 🏴 | #175 |
CF Joe Bache | 🏴 | #144 |
F Joe Walters | 🏴 | #183 |
CF Peter Kyle | 🏴 | #203 |
F Sammy Whittaker | 🏴 | #205 |
