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Game #1241

Aston Villa

Saturday, 2 February 1924

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Won

2nd Round

WWLWW

FA Cup

Swansea City

Vetch Field

Attendance: 19,036

Swansea Town

0-2

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Aston Villa

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MANAGER

George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1919-1926

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Aston Villa

GK Tommy Jackson |
CB Vic Milne |
CB Alec Talbot |
FB Tommy Smart |
LB Tommy Mort |
M Frank Moss |
W Dicky York |
W Arthur Dorrell |
F Billy Kirton |
F Len Capewell |
F Billy Walker |

MANAGER

Joe Bradshaw | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Swansea City

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟩 2 Feb 1924, Villa 2-0 Swansea, Vetch Field

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ON THIS DAY

Saturday, 2 February 1924

  • Villa face Swansea Town (City) for the first time in competitive football, Swansea become the 71st team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.

  • Villa beat third division Swansea Town at Vetch Field in their first ever League or Cup meeting to progress to the third round of the FA Cup. Meanwhile, centre back Alec Talbot made his Villa debut aged 21 following Teddy Bowen into the first team after both had arrived from Hednesford Town.

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