Game #857
Aston Villa
Saturday, 2 September 1911
Lost
WWDLL
Division One
Attendance: 30,000
Bradford City
Valley Parade
Harry Hampton, scored Villa's first of the season but they open the campaign with defeat at Valley Parade.
Bradford City
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Harry Hampton, scored Villa's first of the season but they open the campaign with defeat at Valley Parade, Saturday, 2 September 1911.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 2 September 1911
ON THIS DAY
Villa open the season with a disappointing defeat at Valley Parade as last season's runners fail to get their campaign started.
Meanwhile, goalkeeper Dicky Roose and midfielder Les Askew made their Villa debuts aged 33 and 25 after joining from Huddersfield Town and Norwich City in August 1911 and 1910 respectively.
Aston Villa
Bradford City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1910-11
FIXTURE HISTORY
Bradford City
Previous 5 vs. Bradford: | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1911-12 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #831 |
Saturday, 2 September 1911
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 1-2 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | WWDLL |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
George Ramsay led Management Committee
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 831 | 🟩 432 🟨 148 🟥 251 | 1.74
Career Form:
Top 6
George Ramsay led Management Committee
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Bradford City
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
MANAGER
George Ramsay led Management Committee
Aston Villa
GK Dicky Roose |
FB Tom Lyons |
FB Freddie Miles |
CB Chris Buckley |
M Les Askew |
M George Tranter |
W Charlie Wallace |
CF Harry Hampton |
F Horace Henshall |
F Joe Bache |
F Joe Walters |
Bradford City
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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