Game #882
Aston Villa

Saturday, 3 February 1912
2nd Round
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
GK Brendel Anstey | 🏴 |
FB Freddie Miles | 🏴 |
LB Tommy Weston | 🏴 |
LB Jock Logan | 🏴 |
M Alfred Edwards | 🏴 | 🔴 |
W Charlie Wallace | 🏴 |
F Horace Henshall | 🏴 |
F Joe Walters | 🏴 |
F Sammy Whittaker | 🏴 |
CF Joe Bache | 🏴 |
CF Harry Hampton | 🏴 | ⚽ |
George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1926

Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
None
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1909–10
Matchday Squad:
Injury | 3 |
FB Tom Lyons | 🏴 |
CB Chris Buckley | 🏴 |
M George Tranter | 🏴 |
Jock Logan replaces George Tranter.
Not recorded
Reading put on an ultra-defensive performance at Villa Park to successfuly stymie Villa and equalise immediately after the restart with a rare foray into Villa territory.
Villa face Reading for the first time in competitive football, Reading become the 61st team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.
Villa face non-league side Reading for the first time in their history and are held to a draw at home in the second round of the FA Cup.
Modfielder Alfred Edwards made his eighth and final Villa appearances aged 21 before moving on to Dudley Town in August 1912.

Drew
1-1
🟨 3 Feb 1912, Villa 1-1 Reading, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Harry Hampton | 25' |
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline:
⚽ | 25' Goal, 1-0, Harry Hampton
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Reading
🥅 | 46’ Goal, 1-1, (Reading), Green
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Reading
Season | 1911-12 |
Matchday | #26 |
Manager Game | #856 |
Saturday, 3 February 1912

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: J. Kenny | 🏴 | Preston
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟨
Referee: J. Kenny | 🏴 | Preston, 1912-
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
🔴 M Alfred Edwards | 🏴 | 1911-12 🕒 8 | ✅ 8 | 🔁 (-) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 1 | 🇺 - | #224 |
George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1926
🕒 856 | 🟩 443 🟨 155 🟥 258 | 1.73
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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FA Cup
Reading

Villa Park
Attendance: 25,000
Caldwell
Bartholomew
Smith
Bradley
E. Hanney
Smart
Greer
Andrews
Foster
G. W. Bailey
Lee
Management Committee

Substitutes:
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes:
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None
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Matchday Squad:
Not Recorded