Game #745
Aston Villa
4-4-2, 12 PTS

Saturday, 31 October 1908
6th
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨

Drew
1-1
🟨 31 Oct 1908, Villa 1-1 Leicester, Villa Park
Division One
Leicester City
2-6-2, 10 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 25,000
On This Day
Joe Bache scores for the sixth time in eight games as Villa bounce back from their first loss in eight but are held at home for the third time in five.
Villa make it four wins, four draws and two defeats in their ten division one games so far this season.
Meanwhile, forward Alfred Gittins made his one and only appearance for Villa 22 after joining from QPR earlier this month. Gittins would later move on to Croydon Common.
Villa fall back to 6th in the table.
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 Alfred Gittins | 🏴 | 🟢 | 🔴 |
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
Unavailable
Injury | 3 |
M George Hunter | 🏴 |
M Rowland Codling | 🏴 |
F Joe Walters | 🏴 |
Team News
Alfred Gittins makes his debut in place of George Reeves.
Team Stats
Not recorded
Debut Appearances
🟢 F Alfred Gittins | 🏴 |
Final Appearances
🔴 F Alfred Gittins | 🏴 |
Substitutes
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GK Sub
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Sub 1
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🕒
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⚽
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Sub 2
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🟨
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Sub 3
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Sub 4
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Sub 5
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Scorer(s) | Joe Bache | 60' |
Assist(s) | Harry Hampton | 60' |
Match Timeline
🟢 | 1' Debut, Alfred Gittins
🥅 | 12' Goal, 0-1, (Leicester Fosse), Hubbard
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Leicester Fosse
⚽ | 60' Goal, 1-1, Joe Bache, Assist by Harry Hampton
🚑 | Player injured on field of play, Harry Hampton
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Leicester Fosse
Season | 1908-09 |
Matchday | #10 |
League Matchweek | #10 |
Manager Game | #719 |
Saturday, 31 October 1908
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: John Ibbotson | 🏴 | Derby
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟨
Officials
Referee: John Ibbotson | 🏴 | Derby, 1906-
Match Stats
Not recorded
George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1926
🕒 719 | 🟩 374 🟨 128 🟥 217 | 1.74
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
What they Said
Starbuck
Pollock
Goldie
King
Randle
Hedley
>. E. Turner
Walker
Hubbard
Shinton
Durrant
Management Committee
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

1908-09
Playing Squad
Match Media



