Game #898
Aston Villa
1-0-0, 2 PTS

Monday, 2 September 1912
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
GK Sam Hardy | 🏴 | 🟢 |
CB Jimmy Harrop | 🏴 | 🟢 |
CB Chris Buckley | 🏴 | 🔴 |
FB Freddie Miles | 🏴 |
LB Tommy Weston | 🏴 |
M Andy Ducat | 🏴 | 🟢 |
W Albert Hall | 🏴 |
W Charlie Wallace | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Clem Stephenson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Harry Hampton | 🏴 |
CF Harold Halse | 🏴 | 🟢 |
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:
None
Not recorded
Clem Stephenson scores Villa's first goal of the season to secure an opening day win over Chelsea at Villa Park.
Goalkeeper Sam Hardy, 29, makes his debut appearance in a Villa shirt after joining from Liverpool for a fee of £600
Centre back Jimmy Harrop, 27, makes his debut appearance in a Villa shirt after joining from Liverpool for a fee of £600
Midfielder Andy Ducat, 26, makes his debut appearance in a Villa shirt after joining from Woolwich Arsenal for a fee of £1,000
Foward Harold Halse, 26, makes his debut appearance in a Villa shirt after joining from Manchester United for a fee of £1,200
Centre back Chris Buckley, 25, makes his final appearance in a Villa shirt before joining 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.

Won
1-0
🟩 2 Sep 1912, Villa 1-0 Chelsea, Villa Park
Scorer(s) | Clem Stephenson | 1-0 |
Assist(s) | Charlie Wallace | 1-0 |
Match Timeline:
🟢 | 1' Debut, Sam Hardy, Jimmy Harrop, Andy Ducat, Howard Halse
⚽ | Goal, 1-0, Clem Stephenson, Assist by Charlie Wallace
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Chelsea
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Chelsea
Season | 1912-13 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #872 |
Monday, 2 September 1912

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Referee: Unknown
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
🟢 CF Harold Halse | 🏴 | #236 | £1,200 signing from Manchester United
🟢 GK Sam Hardy | 🏴 | #237 | £600 signing from Liverpool
🟢 CB Jimmy Harrop | 🏴 | #238 | £600 signing from Liverpool
🟢 M Andy Ducat | 🏴 | #239 | £1,000 signing from Woolwich Arsenal
Final Appearances:
🔴 CB Chris Buckley | 🏴 |
George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1926
🕒 872 | 🟩 451 🟨 156 🟥 265 | 1.73
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)
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Division One
Chelsea
0-0-1, 0 PTS

Villa Park
Attendance: 28,000
Not recorded
David Calderhead | 🏴 |

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