Game #898
Aston Villa
Monday, 2 September 1912
Won
WWLWW
Division One
Attendance: 28,000
Chelsea
Villa Park
Aston Villa
1-0
Chelsea
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
Clem Stephenson, scored Villa's first of the season to secure an opening day win over Chelsea.
KEY MAN
Clem Stephenson, scored Villa's first of the season to secure an opening day win over Chelsea, Monday, 2 September 1912.
PREVIOUS MATCH
NEXT MATCH
%20Aston%20Villa%20Kit_gif.png)
Copyright Historical Football Kits and reproduced by kind permission.
MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 2 September 1912
ON THIS DAY
Villa open the season with a win over Chelsea as goalkeeper Sam Hardy, 29, centre back Jim Harrop, 27, midfielder Andy Ducat, 26 and foward Harold Halse, 26 made their debuts after going from Liverpool, Liverpool, Woolwich Arsenal and Manchester United for fees of £600, £600, £1,000, and £1,200 in June and July 1912.
Making their final appearance however was centre back Chris Buckley, 25, who moved on to Woolwich Arsenal in January 1913. Buckley made 144 appearances for Villa over seven seasons and scored three goals as well as winning the 1909-10 League title and would return to Villa once his playing career was over to sit on the board and help guide Villa for decades to come.
Aston Villa
Chelsea
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Chelsea
Previous 5 vs. Chelsea: | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟨 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1912-13 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #872 |
Monday, 2 September 1912
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 1-0 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WWLWW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
George Ramsay led Management Committee
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 872 | 🟩 451 🟨 156 🟥 265 | 1.73
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
Chelsea
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
George Ramsay led Management Committee
Aston Villa
GK Sam Hardy |
CB Jim Harrop |
CB Chris Buckley |
FB Freddie Miles |
LB Tommy Weston |
M Andy Ducat |
W Albert Hall |
W Charlie Wallace |
F Harold Halse |
F Clem Stephenson |
CF Harry Hampton |
MANAGER
David Calderhead | 🏴 |
Chelsea
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
All Videos
All Videos
🥶 Three points against the Cherries 🍒 | Aston Villa 3-1 Bournemouth | HIGHLIGHTS
FULL PENALTY SHOOTOUT | Aston Villa beat Lille on pens to reach Europa Conference League Semi-Finals
Martinez The Hero 🧤 | Lille 2-1 Aston Villa (3-4 penalties) | Europa Conference League Quarter-Final
