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Game #866

Aston Villa

4-1-5, 9 PTS

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Monday, 23 October 1911

10th=

Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩

GK Dicky Roose | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | 🔴 |
FB Freddie Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Tom Lyons | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Chris Buckley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M George Tranter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M George Hunter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Charlie Wallace | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Harold Edgley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 | 🔥 |
F Billy Gerrish | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Joe Walters | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
CF Joe Bache | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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: 1909–10

Matchday Squad

Unavailable

Injury | 2 |
F Sammy Whittaker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Harry Hampton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Team News

Tom Lyons, Billy Gerrish and Harold Edgley (debut) replace Jack Kearns, Horace Henshall and Jimmy Birch.

Team Stats

Not recorded

Debut Appearances

🟢 W Harold Edgley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #226 | £50 signing from Crewe

Final Appearances

🔴 GK Dicky Roose | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | 1911 🕒 10 | ✅ 10 | 🔁 (-) | 🔥 2 | 🥅 19 | 1.90 | ⛔ 2 | 20% 🇺 - | #222 |

On This Day
  • Villa stop a run of three successive defeats to win for the first time in five.

  • Villa keep their second clean sheet in 10 games.

  • Villa make it four wins, a draw and five defeats in their ten division one games so far this season. 

  • Villa climb back to joint 10th,

  • Winger Harold Edgley makes his Villa debut aged 19 after joining from Crewe Alexandra in June 1911 for a fee of £50. 

  • Goalkeeper Dicky Roose makes his final appearance for Villa aged 33 before moving on to Woolwich Arsenal in November 1911. Roose had been an ever present so far in the 1911-12 season making 10 appearances and conceding 19 goals as Villa struggled for form.

Starting XI
GK Dicky Roose | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
🕒

10

10

🔥

0

2

🟩

4

🟨

1

🟥

5

2

🥅

19

FB Freddie Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

🔥

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔥

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔥

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔥

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔥

🟩

🟨

🟥

W Harold Edgley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

1

1

🔥

0

1

🟩

1

🟨

0

🟥

0

🕒

🔥

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔥

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔥

🟩

🟨

🟥

CF Billy Gerrish | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

56

56

🔥

18

3

🟩

32

🟨

9

🟥

15

Substitutes
🕒

🔁

🔥

GK Sub

🟩

🟨

🟥

🥅

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 1

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 2

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 3

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 4

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 5

🟩

🟨

🟥

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Won

1-0

🟩 23 Oct 1911, Villa 1-0 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
Scorer(s) | Joe Walters | 61' |

Assist(s) | Harold Edgley | 61' |

Match Timeline

🟢 | 1' Debut, Harold Edgley
🕒 | HT Sheffield United 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 61' Goal, 1-0, Joe Walters, Assist by Harold Edgley
🕒 | FT Sheffield United 0-1 Aston Villa

Season | 1911-12 |
Matchday | #10 |
League Match | #10 |
Manager Game | #840 |
Monday, 23 October 1911

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Match Record
Game Record

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

Officials

Referee: Fred Kirkham | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Ben Rhydding, 1899-

Previous 5 vs. Sheffield United: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩

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Head to Head

Total 🕒 39 | 🟩 W17 (44% ) | 🟨 D11 | 🇺(72% ) | 🟥 L11 (28% ) | ⚽ 73 | 🥅 50 | GD 23

Match Stats

Not recorded

George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1926

🕒 840 | 🟩 436 🟨 149 🟥 255 | 1.73

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

What they Said

Division One

Sheffield United

4-1-4, 9 PTS

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Bramall Lane

Attendance: 12,000

Lievesley
Benson
Brooks
Brelsford
Wilkinson
Trueman
Revill
Hardinge
Kitchen
Simmonds
Evans

John Nicholson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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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: 1901-02

Opposition Matchday Squad

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

League Table
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1911-12
Playing Squad
GK Albert Lindon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #231 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
GK Brendel Anstey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #221 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
GK Dicky Roose | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | #223 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
GK Len Richards | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #232 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
CB Bill Morris | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #235 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
CB Chris Buckley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #191 |
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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 |
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FB Tom Lyons | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #201 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
LB Tommy Weston | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #228 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
FB Wilfred Littlewood | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #234 |
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M Alfred Edwards | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #224 |
🟩 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
M Les Askew | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #222 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
W Albert Hall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #169 |
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W Albert Ralphs | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #230 |
🟩 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 Frank Mann | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #229 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
W Harold Edgley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #226 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
W Walter Watson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #233 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
F Bert Goode | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #227 |
🟩 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
F Clem Stephenson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #220 |
🟩 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
F Horace Henshall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #219 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
CF Jimmy Birch | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #225 |
🟩 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
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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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