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Manager #1

Seasons:

1886-26

Games Managed:

1324

Points per Game:

1.68

Win Rate:

49.55%

George Ramsay

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From:

Saturday, 30 October 1886

To:

Monday, 26 April 1926

Seasons:

36

George Ramsay

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Seasons

1886-87
1887-88
1888-89
1889-90
1890-91
1891-92
1892-93
1893-94
1894-95
1895-96
1896-97
1897-98
1898-99
1899-00
1900-01
1901-02
1902-03
1903-04
1904-05
1905-06
1906-07
1907-08
1908-09
1909-10
1910-11
1911-12
1912-13
1913-14
1914-15
1919-20
1920-21
1921-22
1922-23
1923-24
1924-25
1925-26

Age*

35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70

Division

n/a
n/a
FL
FL
D1
FL
FL
D1
D1
D1
D1
D1
D1
D1
D1
D1
D1
D1
D1
D1
D1
D1
D1
D1
D1
D1
D1
D1
D1
D1
D1
D1
D1
D1
D1
D1

Position

n/a
n/a
2nd
8th
9th
4th
4th
1st
3rd
1st
1st
6th
1st
1st
8th
8th
2nd
5th
4th
8th
5th
2nd
7th
1st
2nd
6th
2nd
2nd
14th
9th
10th
5th
6th
6th
15th
6th

Games

1324
10
4
25
24
24
31
31
34
35
31
37
31
36
41
42
36
38
36
40
42
40
41
39
41
41
41
44
43
40
48
47
48
43
48
46
46

Won

656
7
3
14
8
8
19
16
21
22
20
26
14
19
24
14
13
22
18
24
19
20
19
14
25
23
18
25
23
14
24
21
25
18
23
15
18

Drew

255
3
0
5
5
4
0
3
7
5
5
7
5
8
9
13
9
3
7
5
7
6
9
10
7
7
8
12
6
11
6
8
5
10
13
14
13

Lost

413
0
1
6
11
12
12
12
6
8
6
4
12
9
8
15
14
13
11
11
16
14
13
15
9
11
15
7
14
15
18
18
18
15
12
17
15

Win %

50%
70%
75%
56%
33%
33%
61%
52%
62%
63%
65%
70%
45%
53%
59%
33%
36%
58%
50%
60%
45%
50%
46%
36%
61%
56%
44%
57%
53%
35%
50%
45%
52%
42%
48%
33%
39%

Lost %

31%
0%
25%
24%
46%
50%
39%
39%
18%
23%
19%
11%
39%
25%
20%
36%
39%
34%
31%
28%
38%
35%
32%
38%
22%
27%
37%
16%
33%
38%
38%
38%
38%
35%
25%
37%
33%

Unbeaten %

69%
100%
75%
76%
54%
50%
61%
61%
82%
77%
81%
89%
61
75%
80%
64%
61%
66%
69%
73%
62%
65%
68%
62%
78%
73%
63%
84%
67%
63%
62%
62%
62%
65%
75%
63%
67%

Goals For

2674
40
18
70
48
58
102
77
95
100
80
90
61
77
89
57
45
72
73
81
89
81
83
58
94
74
83
106
74
64
85
68
90
64
67
70
92

Goals Vs.

1921
11
3
56
57
62
62
67
50
48
49
44
53
42
42
57
44
47
51
48
62
55
61
58
46
45
65
52
54
73
76
71
62
52
40
76
80

Goal diff

753
29
15
14
-9
-4
40
10
45
52
31
46
8
35
47
0
1
25
22
33
27
26
22
0
47
29
18
54
20
-9
9
-3
28
12
27
-6
12

Goals / game

2.02
4
4.5
2.8
2
2.42
3.29
2.48
2.79
2.86
2.58
2.43
1.97
2.14
2.17
1.36
1.25
1.89
2.03
2.03
2.12
2.03
2.02
1.49
2.27
1.8
2.02
2.41
1.72
1.6
1.77
1.45
1.88
1.49
1.4
1.52
2

Conc / game

1.45
1.1
0.75
2.24
2.3
2.58
2
2.16
1.47
1.37
1.58
1.19
1.71
1.17
1.02
1.36
1.22
1.24
1.42
1.2
1.48
1.38
1.49
1.49
1.12
1.1
1.59
1.18
1.26
1.83
1.58
1.51
1.29
1.21
0.83
1.65
1.74

Clean sheets

26.59%
30%
50%
4.00%
8.33%
16.67%
16.13%
16.13%
20.59%
28.57%
16.13%
32.43%
16.13%
30.56%
31.71%
38.10%
30.56%
28.95%
16.67%
32.50%
23.81
27.50%
31.71%
25.64%
24.39%
21.95%
21.95%
29.55%
41.86%
20.00%
25.00%
42.55%
27.08%
34.88%
45.83%
21.74%
15.22%

Points / game

1.68
2.4
2.25
1.88
1.21
1.17
1.84
1.65
2.06
2.03
2.1
2.3
1.52
1.81
1.98
1.31
1.33
1.82
1.69
1.93
1.52
1.65
1.61
1.33
2
1.85
1.51
1.98
1.74
1.33
1.63
1.51
1.67
1.49
1.71
1.28
1.46

*Age on opening day of the season

FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship

George Ramsay

Full Name

George Burrell Ramsay

Birth Date

1 March 1855

Birth Place

Glasgow

Birth Country

Scotland

Joined Club

1876

Appointed Manager

October 1886

Joined From

Management Committee

Aged

31

In

1876

Succeeded

Management Committee

Left Position

April 1926

Aged

71

Due to

Retired

Succeeded by

Billy Smith led Management Committee

Key Players

1879-90 Archie Hunter |
1884-94 Albert A Brown |
1886-96 Dennis Hodgetts |
1889-1902 Jimmy Cowan |
1890-1901 Charlie Athersmith |
1891-1902 Jack Devey |
1893-1901 Steve Smith |
1894-1908 Howard Spencer |
1895-1902 Jimmy Crabtree |
1896-1906 Albert Evans |
1897-1911 Billy George |
1897-1908 Billy Garraty |
1898-1907 Albert Wilkes |
1900-15 Joe Bache |
1902-08 Alex Leake |
1903-14 Freddie Miles |
1904-20 Harry Hampton |
1907-21 Charlie Wallace |
1910-21 Clem Stephenson |
1912-21 Sam Hardy |
1914-29 Frank Moss |
1919-31 Dicky York |
1919-30 Arthur Dorrell |
1919-27 Billy Kirton |
1919-34 Billy Walker |
1919-33 Tommy Smart |
1919-24 Tommy Ball |
1921-29 Len Capewell |
1921-35 Tommy Mort |
1923-29 Vic Milne |
1923-33 Teddy Bowen |
1923-35 Alec Talbot |

Supported by

1886-92 Will Gorman |
1892-93 Dick Oxenbould |
1893-1915 Joe Grierson |
1901-1915 Jack Devey (asst) |
1919-26 Freddie Miles |
1919-26 Harry Cooch (asst) |

Served under

1886-88
Chairman, William McGregor

1888-92
Chairman, Philip Clamp

1892-97
Chairman, Joshua Margoschis

1897-25
Chairman, Fred Rinder

1925-26
Chairman, J. E. Jones

Died

Ramsay passed away in Llandrindod Wells, Wales on the 7 October 1935 aged 80 but was buried at St Mary's Church, Handsworth where the dedication on his headstone reads "Founder of Aston Villa".

Previous Clubs Managed

Villa was George Ramsay's first 'managerial' post

Trophies Won

Villa Management Career

Games

1324

Win Rate

49.55%

Loss Rate

31.19%

Unbeaten Rate

68.81%

Points per game

1.68

Honours

1886-87 FA Cup
1893-94 Champions Football League Division One
1894-95 FA Cup
1895-96 Champions Football League Division One
1896-97 Champions Football League Division One (Double)
1896-97 FA Cup (Double)
1898-99 Champions Football League Division One
1899-00 Champions Football League Division One
1904-05 FA Cup
1909-10 Champions Football League Division One
1912-13 FA Cup
1919-20 FA Cup

Runners Up

1888-89 Football League Runners Up
1891-92 FA Cup Runners Up
1902-03 Football League Division One Runners Up
1907-08 Football League Division One Runners Up
1910-11 Football League Division One Runners Up
1912-13 Football League Division One Runners Up
1913-14 Football League Division One Runners Up
1923-24 FA Cup Runners Up

Villa Managerial Debut

30 October 1886, Villa 13-0 Wednesbury Old Athletic, Wellington Road

Final Villa Managerial Game

26 April 1926, Villa 2-2 Bolton, Villa Park

League finishes

1888-89 | Runners Up Football League |
1889-90 | 8th Football League |
1890-91 | 9th Football League |
1891-92 | 4th Football League |
1892-93 | 4th Football League |
1893-94 | Champions Division One |
1894-95 | 3rd Division One |
1895-96 | Champions Division One |
1896-97 | Champions Division One |
1897-98 | 6th Division One |
1898-99 | Champions Division One |
1899-00 | Champions Division One |
1900-01 | 15th Division One |
1901-02 | 8th Division One |
1902-03 | Runners Up Division One |
1903-04 | 5th Division One |
1904-05 | 4th Division One |
1905-06 | 8th Division One |
1906-07 | 5th Division One |
1907-08 | Runners Up Division One |
1908-09 | 7th Division One |
1909-10 | Champions Division One |
1910-11 | Runners Up Division One |
1911-12 | 6th Division One |
1912-13 | Runners Up Division One |
1913-14 | Runners Up Division One |
1914-15 | 14th Division One |
1919-20 | 9th Division One |
1920-21 | 10th Division One |
1921-22 | 5th Division One |
1922-23 | 6th Division One |
1923-24 | 6th Division One |
1924-25 | 15th Division One |
1925-26 | 6th Division One |

FA Cup finishes

1886-87 | Winners |
1887-88 | 5th Round |
1888-89 | 5th Round |
1889-90 | 2nd Round |
1890-91 | 2nd Round |
1891-92 | Runners Up |
1892-93 | 1st Round |
1893-94 | 4th Round |
1894-95 | Winners |
1895-96 | 1st Round |
1896-97 | Winners |
1897-98 | 1st Round |
1898-99 | 1st Round |
1899-00 | 3rd Round |
1900-01 | Semi Final |
1901-02 | 1st Round |
1902-03 | Semi Final |
1903-04 | 2nd Round |
1904-05 | Winners |
1905-06 | 3rd Round |
1906-07 | 2nd Round |
1907-08 | 3rd Round |
1908-09 | 1st Round |
1909-10 | 3rd Round |
1910-11 | 2nd Round |
1911-12 | 2nd Round |
1912-13 | Winners |
1913-14 | Semi Final |
1914-15 | 2nd Round |
1919-20 | Winners |
1920-21 | 4th Round |
1921-22 | 4th Round |
1922-23 | 1st Round |
1923-24 | Runners Up |
1924-25 | 3rd Round |
1925-26 | 3rd Round |

League Cup finishes

n/a

European finishes

n/a

Subsequent Clubs

Trophies Won

George Ramsay

Manager #1 for Aston Villa, George Burrell Ramsay, known as George Ramsay was appointed Secretary of the club in 1884 and took on the duties of leading the management committee in 1886-87. George 'managed' Villa between 1886-87 and 1925-26 taking charge of 1,324 games.

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