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Game #796

Aston Villa

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Saturday, 15 January 1910

1st Round

Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩

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Won

2-1

🟩 15 Jan 1910, Villa 2-1 Oldham, Boundary Park

FA Cup

Oldham Athletic

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Boundary Park

Attendance: 17,000

On This Day
  • Joe Bache scores for the sixth time in as many games to help Villa see off high-flying second division side Oldham in the first round of the FA Cup as Oldham's Cook is sent off in the second half for repeated kicking offences.

  • Villa extend their winning run to six in all competitions as they win at Boundary Park to progress to the FA Cup second round.

  • Villa face Oldham Athletic for the first time in competitive football, Oldham become the 57th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football. 

GK Billy George | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Tom Lyons | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Freddie Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Chris Buckley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M George Tranter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M George Hunter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Albert Hall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
W Charlie Wallace | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Billy Gerrish | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
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

League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1904–05

Matchday Squad

Unavailable

Injury | 2 |
LB Jock Logan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
GK Arthur Cartlidge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Team News

Freddie Miles replaces Arthur Layton.

Team Stats

Not recorded

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

None

Starting XI
GK Billy George | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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FB Tom Lyons | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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CF Billy Gerrish | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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22

22

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10

3

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14

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3

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5

Substitutes
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Sub 2

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Sub 3

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Scorer(s) | Joe Bache | 47' | Albert Hall | 75' |

Assist(s) | Billy Gerrish | 47' |

Match Timeline

🕒 | HT Oldham Athletic 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 47' Goal, 1-0, Joe Bache, Assist by Billy Gerrish
🟥 | Sending off, (Oldham Athletic), Cook
⚽ | 75' Goal, 2-0, Albert Hall
🥅 | 85' Goal, 2-1, (Oldham Athletic), Broad
🕒 | FT Oldham Athletic 1-2 Aston Villa

Season | 1909-10 |
Matchday | #22 |
Manager Game | #770 |
Saturday, 15 January 1910

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Match Record
Game Record

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Tom Kirkham | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Burslem
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩

Officials

Referee: Tom Kirkham | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Burslem, 1901-

Previous 5 vs. Oldham: None

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Head to Head

Total 🕒 1 | 🟩 W1 (100% ) | 🟨 D0 | 🇺(100% ) | 🟥 L0 (0% ) | ⚽ 2 | 🥅 1 | GD 1

Match Stats

Not recorded

George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1926

🕒 770 | 🟩 398 🟨 137 🟥 235 | 1.73

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

What they Said

Matthews
Cook 🟥
Hamilton
Downie
Walders
Wilson
Broad
Montgomery
Toward
Fay
Miller

David Ashworth | 🇬🇧 |
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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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1909-10
Playing Squad
GK Arthur Cartlidge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #214 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
GK Bert Turner | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #198 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
GK Billy George | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #122 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
CB Chris Buckley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #191 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
RB Arthur Layton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #210 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
FB Freddie Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #170 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
FB Jack Kearns | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #213 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
LB Jock Logan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #182 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
FB Tom Lyons | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #201 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
M Arthur Moss | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #216 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
M George Hunter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #204 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
M George Tranter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #195 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
W Albert Hall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #169 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
W Charlie Wallace | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #196 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
W Edmund Eyre | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #208 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
CF Billy Gerrish | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #215 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
CF Harry Hampton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #175 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
CF Joe Bache | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #144 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
F Joe Walters | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #183 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
F Sammy Whittaker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #205 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
Match Media
Matchday Programme
Match Highlights
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Trophies


🏆 European Cup Winners: (1) 1981-82

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 League Champions: (7) 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆  FA Cup Winners: (7) 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 League Cup Winners: (5) 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96

🏆 🏆 Second Division Champions: (2) 1937-38, 1959-60

🏆 Third Division Champions: (1) 1971-72

🏆 European Super Cup Winners: (1) 1982-83

🏆 Intertoto Cup Winners: (1) 2001-02

🏆 Peace Cup Winners: (1) 2009 (Friendly)

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 FA Youth Cup Winners: (5) 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
🏆 NextGen Series Winners: (1) 2012-13
🏆 Premier League Cup Winners: (1) 2017-18
🏆 u18s Premier League Champions (3): 2024-25, 2007-08, 2003-04
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: (20) 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
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 Premier Reserve League Champions: (5) 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12
🏆 🏆 🏆 Central League Champions: (3) 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

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