Villa face Forest for the second successive game, losing once again, this time to exit the FA Cup at the 1st Round stage.

Scorer(s) | None |

Assist(s) | None

GK Len Skiller |
CB Chris Buckley |
RB Arthur Layton |
LB Jock Logan |
FB Freddie Miles |
M George Hunter |
W Charlie Wallace |
W Edmund Eyre |
F George Reeves |
F Joe Bache |
CF Harry Hampton |

THE SQUAD

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ON THIS DAY

Villa face Forest for the second successive game, losing once again, this time to exit the FA Cup at the 1st Round stage. Meanwhile, goalkeeper Len Skiller, 25, made his second and final appearance for Villa both of which had come against Forest, both of which had been losses, before moving on to Swindon Town in July 1909.

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