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Game #935

Aston Villa

16-10-7, 42 PTS

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Saturday, 5 April 1913

4th=

Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥

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Lost

1-3

🟥 5 Apr 1913, Villa 1-3 Liverpool, Villa Park

Division One

Liverpool

15-5-16, 35 PTS

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Villa Park

Attendance: 25,000

On This Day
  • Villa are robbed of key players by international call ups to the England side and are forced to play a crucial game in their title chase without their 'keeper and centre forward.

  • The ridiculous situation is not new but it's effect is bafflingly unfair in the destination of the title.

  • Villa lose for the second time in twenty matches.

  • Villa make it sixteen wins, ten draws and seven defeats in thirty three division one games so far this season.

  • Villa drop to joint 4th in the table, level on points with Bolton and four behind new leaders Wednesday but with a game in hand.

  • Centre forward Stuart Doncaster scores on his second and final Villa appearance aged 22 before moving on to Glossop North End in December 1913.

GK Brendel Anstey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Tom Lyons | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Tommy Weston | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Harrop | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Tommy Barber | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Clem Stephenson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Sammy Whittaker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
CF Andy McLachlan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CF Stuart Doncaster | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | 🔴 |
CF Joe Bache | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Harold Halse | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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

International Duty | 3 |
GK Sam Hardy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Charlie Wallace | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | (Left due to bereavement)
CF Harry Hampton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

League Suspension | 1 |
CB Chris Buckley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Injury | 3 |
M Andy Ducat | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M George Tranter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Jimmy Leach | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Team News

Brendel Anstey, Andy McLachlan, Stuart Doncaster and Sammy Whittaker replace Sam Hardy, Jimmy Leach, Charlie Wallace and Harry Hampton.

Team Stats

Not recorded

Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

🔴 CF Stuart Doncaster | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1913 🕒 2 | ✅ 2 | 🔁 (-) | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 - | #244 |

Starting XI
GK Brendel Anstey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

35

35

🔥

0

0

🟩

16

🟨

8

🟥

11

8

🥅

51

LB Tommy Weston | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

48

48

🔥

0

0

🟩

24

🟨

12

🟥

12

CB Jimmy Harrop | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

33

33

🔥

1

2

🟩

18

🟨

8

🟥

7

🕒

🔥

🟩

🟨

🟥

M Tommy Barber | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

15

15

🔥

1

0

🟩

8

🟨

5

🟥

2

🕒

🔥

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔥

🟩

🟨

🟥

F Clem Stephenson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

60

60

🔥

30

14

🟩

32

🟨

12

🟥

16

CF Andy McLachlan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
🕒

4

4

🔥

1

0

🟩

2

🟨

1

🟥

1

CF Stuart Doncaster | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

2

2

🔥

1

0

🟩

0

🟨

1

🟥

1

CF Harold Halse | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🕒

34

34

🔥

27

5

🟩

19

🟨

9

🟥

6

Substitutes
🕒

🔁

🔥

GK Sub

🟩

🟨

🟥

🥅

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 1

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 2

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 3

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 4

🟩

🟨

🟥

🕒

🔁

🔥

Sub 5

🟩

🟨

🟥

Scorer(s) | Stuart Doncaster | 89' |

Assist(s) | Sammy Whittaker | 89' |

Match Timeline

🥅 | 3' Goal, 0-1, (Liverpool), Goddard
🥅 | 17' Goal, 0-2, (Liverpool), Parkinson
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-2 Liverpool
🥅 | 87' Goal, 0-3, (Liverpool), Metcalf
⚽ | 89' Goal, 1-3, Stuart Doncaster, Assist by Sammy Whittaker
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-3 Liverpool

Season | 1912-13 |
Matchday | #38 |
League Match | #33 |
Manager Game | #909 |
Saturday, 5 April 1913

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Match Record
Game Record

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Arthur Adams | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Nottingham
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥

Officials

Referee: Arthur Adams | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Nottingham, 1908-

Previous 5 vs. Liverpool: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥

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Head to Head

Total 🕒 35 | 🟩 W14 (40% ) | 🟨 D6 | 🇺(57% ) | 🟥 L15 (43% ) | ⚽ 66 | 🥅 58 | GD 8

Match Stats

Not recorded

George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1926

🕒 909 | 🟩 471 🟨 166 🟥 272 | 1.74

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

What they Said

Campbell
Pursell
Longworth
Ferguson
Peake
Tosswill
Lacey
Gracie
Parkinson
Metcalf
Goddard

Tom Watson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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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: 1905-06

Opposition Matchday Squad

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

League Table
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1912-13
Playing Squad
GK Brendel Anstey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #221 |

Goalkeeper

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

GK Len Richards | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #232 |

Goalkeeper

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

GK Sam Hardy | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #238 |

Goalkeeper

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

CB Bill Morris | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #235 |

Centre Back

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

CB Chris Buckley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #191 |

Centre Back

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

CB Jimmy Harrop | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #239 |

Centre Back

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

FB Freddie Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #170 |

Full Back

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

LB Jock Logan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #182 |

Full Back

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

FB Tom Lyons | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #201 |

Full Back

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

LB Tommy Weston | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #228 |

Full Back

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

FB Wilfred Littlewood | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #234 |

Full Back

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

M Andy Ducat | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #236 |

Midfielder

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

M Arthur Dobson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #243 |

Midfielder

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

M George Tranter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #195 |

Midfielder

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

M Jimmy Leach | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #241 |

Midfielder

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

M Tommy Barber | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #242 |

Midfielder

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

W Albert Hall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #169 |

Winger

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

W Charlie Wallace | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #196 |

Winger

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

W Harold Edgley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #226 |

Winger

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

CF Andy McLachlan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #240 |

Forward

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

F Clem Stephenson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #220 |

Forward

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

CF Harold Halse | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #237 |

Forward

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

CF Harry Hampton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #175 |

Forward

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

CF Joe Bache | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #144 |

Forward

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

F Sammy Whittaker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #205 |

Forward

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

CF Stuart Doncaster | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #244 |

Forward

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

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Domestic:

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League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 
FA Cup Winners: 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57

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Europe:
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Other Europe:

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Reserve League
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🏆 🏆 🏆
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Reserve Cup
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Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

Youth League:
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u18s Premier League Champions: 2024-25
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u18 Premier Academy League Academy Group B Champions: 2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11
🏆
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🏆 🏆 
u17 FA Premier Academy League Champions: 1999-00, 2003-04
🏆 🏆🏆
Midland Youth League Champions: 1989-90, 1994-95, 1995-96

Youth Cup:
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
FA Youth Cup Winners: 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
🏆 🏆
Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1994-95
🏆 🏆 🏆
Midland Youth Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98
🏆
1993-94 Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1993-94

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