Game #775
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 1 September 1909
Won
LLWWW
Division One
Attendance: 12,000
Arsenal
Villa Park
Aston Villa
5-1
Woolwich Arsenal
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
Joe Bache, scored a brace on the opening day to help Villa to a convincing win over Arsenal.
KEY MAN
Joe Bache, scored a brace on the opening day to help Villa to a convincing win over Arsenal, Wednesday, 1 September 1909.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 1 September 1909
ON THIS DAY
Villa open the season with a resounding victory over Arsenal as forward Billy Gerrish made a goalscoring debut aged 24 after joining from Bristol Rovers.
Aston Villa
Arsenal
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Arsenal
Previous 5 vs. Arsenal: | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1909-10 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #749 |
Wednesday, 1 September 1909
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 5-1 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | LLWWW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
George Ramsay led Management Committee
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 749 | 🟩 385 🟨 134 🟥 230 | 1.72
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
Arsenal
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
George Ramsay led Management Committee
Aston Villa
GK Arthur Cartlidge |
LB Jock Logan |
FB Tom Lyons |
FB Freddie Miles |
CB Chris Buckley |
M George Hunter |
W Albert Hall |
W Charlie Wallace |
F Billy Gerrish |
F Joe Bache |
F Joe Walters |
MANAGER
Arsenal
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES