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F Billy Dorrell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #106 |

Forward

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1894-95 🕒 11 | ⚽ 7 | 🔥 - | #106 |

Aston Villa player image

F Billy Dorrell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Aston Villa 1894-95 |
Football League First Division |
🕒 11 | ⚽ 7 | 🔥 - | #106 |

Seasons Active | In Fee
Active in League
🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
🟩 Won | 🟨 Drew | 🟥 Lost |
Cards 🟨 Booking | 🟥 Sending Off |
Goalkeepers Only 🥅 Goals Conceded | ⛔ Clean Sheets |

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William Dorrell

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Personal Profile

Birth Date
Birthplace
Birth Country
Citizenship
Height
Foot
1872
Aston, Birmingham
England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Personal

F Billy Dorrell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #106 |

Villa Youth Record

Youth Record

n/a

Youth

F Billy Dorrell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #106 |

Previous Clubs

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Previous Clubs

Hopkins and Sewell Works FC
1889-92 Singers FC
1892-94 Leicester Fosse

Previous Clubs
Transfer In

F Billy Dorrell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #106 |

Transfer In

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Season
Joined Date
Aged
Fee
From
From
Signed Under
1894-95 (DEBUT)
1894
22
£250
Leicester Fosse 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
George Ramsay
Played Under

F Billy Dorrell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #106 |

Played Under

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Managers

George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥

F Billy Dorrell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #106 |

Honours

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Villa Honours

1894-95 FA Cup Winners |
1895-96 League Champions |

Honours
Debut

F Billy Dorrell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #106 |

Debut

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Season
First Squad
Manager
1894-95
8 September 1894
George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Season
Debut
Manager
1894-95
8 September 1894
George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Goals & Assists

F Billy Dorrell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #106 |

Final

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Final Game
Manager
1895-96
16 November 1895
George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Season
Final Squad
Manager
1895-96
16 November 1895
George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Final

F Billy Dorrell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #106 |

Career Summary

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Seasons
Games
Starts
Substitute
Unused
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
2
11
11
0
0
7
1.57
7
Games
Points per Game
Won
Drew
Lost
Win %
Draw %
Loss %
Yellow Card
Red Card
11
0
-
Career Summary

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Cup Record

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0
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0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
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0
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0
0.00
0
0
0.00
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0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
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0
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F Billy Dorrell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #106 |

League Record

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Premier League
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0.00
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Championship
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Competition Record by Season

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All Comps
Games
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
1895-96
2
2
0
1
0
1
1894-95
9
9
0
6
0
6
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League Cup
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Europe
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Starts
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Assists
Involvements
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All European statistics exclude Intertoto Cup games

Season Record
Season Performance

F Billy Dorrell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #106 |

Season Performance

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Division
Position
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Win %
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Unbeaten
Booking
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1894-95
D1
22
9
-
-
Season
Division
Position
Age
Games
Won
Drew
Lost
Points per Game
Win %
Draw %
Loss %
Unbeaten
Booking
Sending off
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1895-96
D1
23
2
-
-
Season
Division
Position
Age
Games
Won
Drew
Lost
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Loans

F Billy Dorrell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #106 |

Loans Out

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Loans

None

Transfer Out

F Billy Dorrell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #106 |

Transfer Out

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Season
Date
Aged
Fee
To
To
Left Under
1895-96
1896
23
Free
Leicester Fosse 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

F Billy Dorrell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #106 |

Subsequent Clubs

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Subsequent Clubs

1896-99 Leicester Fosse
1899-05 Belper FC
1905-06 Burslem Port Vale
Retired

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Quotes

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Quotes

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Biography

F Billy Dorrell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #106 |

Biography

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Player #106 for Aston Villa, William Dorrell, known as Billy Dorrell, played as a forward for the club.

Billy represented Villa in 1894-95 and 1895-96.

Billy was born in Aston, Birmingham in 1872 and made his debut as a 22 year old on 8th September 1894.

Villa had signed Billy from Leicester Fosse for a then club record of £250 and he went on to represent the club 11 times across his 2 seasons at the club.

In his short time with the Villa Billy contributed to the 1894-95 FA Cup win and the 1895-96 League Championship victory.

Billy scored twice in the 7-1 demolition of Newcastle United in the 2nd Round at Wellington Road helping set Villa on the road to the 1894-95 FA Cup final hosted at Crystal Palace, London where Villa once again beat West Bromwich Albion, this time 1-0.

In the following season Billy appeared in 2 league games in the 1895-96 Championship winning season scoring once in the 3-1 over Blackburn Rovers at Wellington Road.

Billy’s final game for Villa came on the 16th November 1895 aged 23 following which he rejoined Leicester Fosse.

Billy had played his Villa career under the George Ramsay led Management Committee.

Billy’s contribution to Villa however did not end on his departure as Billy’s son Arthur was to play for the Villa throughout the 1920’s

Billy passed away in 1937 aged 67.

Died

1939, Aged 67

Starts

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Starts

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Game
Matchday Summary
Line Up
Game #211
🟩 8 Sep 1894, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Anfield
GK Harry Wilkes | CB Jimmy Cowan | FB Jim Elliott | FB Jimmy Welford | M Jack Reynolds | M George Russell | W Steve Smith | W Charlie Athersmith | F Bob Chatt | F Jack Devey | F Billy Dorrell |
Game #213
🟩 22 Sep 1984, Villa 2-0 Derby, Racecourse Ground
GK Harry Wilkes | CB Jimmy Cowan | D John Baird | FB Jimmy Welford | M Jack Reynolds | M George Russell | W Steve Smith | W Charlie Athersmith | F Bob Chatt | F Jack Devey | F Billy Dorrell |
Game #215
🟥 6 Oct 1894, Villa 1-2 Forest, New Town Ground
GK Bill Dunning | CB Jimmy Cowan | D John Baird | FB Jimmy Welford | M Jack Reynolds | M George Kinsey | W Steve Smith | W Charlie Athersmith | F Jack Devey | F Charlie Hare | F Billy Dorrell |
Game #218
🟥 22 Oct 1894, Villa 1-2 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
GK Bill Dunning | CB Jimmy Cowan | FB Howard Spencer | FB Jimmy Welford | M Fred Burton | M George Russell | W Charlie Athersmith | F Dennis Hodgetts | F Billy Dorrell | F Bob Chatt | CF Bob Gordon |
Game #219
🟩 27 Oct 1894, Villa 5-0 Liverpool, Wellington Road
GK Harry Wilkes | CB Jimmy Cowan | FB Howard Spencer | FB Jimmy Welford | M George Russell | M Jack Reynolds | W Steve Smith | W Charlie Athersmith | F Dennis Hodgetts | F Billy Dorrell | F Bob Chatt |
Game #220
🟥 3 Nov 1894, Villa 0-1 Wednesday, Olive Grove
GK Harry Wilkes | CB Jimmy Cowan | FB Howard Spencer | FB Jimmy Welford | M George Russell | M Jack Reynolds | W Steve Smith | W Charlie Athersmith | F Dennis Hodgetts | F Billy Dorrell | F Bob Chatt |
Game #233
🟥 17 Jan 1895, Villa 2-4 Everton, Goodison
GK Bill Dunning | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🔴 | CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | FB Howard Spencer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | FB Jimmy Welford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | M Jack Reynolds | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | M George Russell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | W Steve Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | ⚽ | F Billy Dorrell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | F Dennis Hodgetts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | F Jack Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Game #236
🟩 16 Feb 1895, Villa 7-1 Newcastle, Wellington Road
GK Harry Wilkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | FB Jimmy Welford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | FB Howard Spencer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | M Jack Reynolds | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | M George Russell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ | W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ | W Steve Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | F Dennis Hodgetts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | F Jack Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | ⚽ | ⚽ | 🔥 | F Billy Dorrell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | 🔥 | ⚽ |
Game #241
🟩 6 Apr 1895, Villa 5-0 Burnley, Wellington Road
GK Harry Wilkes | CB Jimmy Cowan | FB Jimmy Welford | FB Howard Spencer | M George Russell | M Fred Burton | W Charlie Athersmith | F Dennis Hodgetts | F Billy Dorrell | F Bob Chatt | F Jack Devey |
Game #253
🟩 19 Oct 1895, Villa 3-1 Blackburn, Wellington Road
GK Harry Wilkes | FB Jimmy Welford | FB Howard Spencer | M Jack Reynolds | M Jimmy Crabtree | W Charlie Athersmith | W Jack Cowan | F Jack Devey | F Dennis Hodgetts | F Bob Chatt | F Billy Dorrell |
Game #257
🟨 16 Nov 1895, Villa 2-2 Sheffield United, Wellington Road
GK Edward Harris | CB Jimmy Cowan | FB Howard Spencer | FB Jimmy Welford | M Jimmy Crabtree | M Fred Burton | W Jack Cowan | F Jack Devey | F Billy Dorrell | F Dennis Hodgetts | F Bob Chatt |
Subs

F Billy Dorrell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #106 |

Substitute Appearances

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Unused Substitute Appearances

0

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Cards Received

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🟥

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Villa Cards
International

F Billy Dorrell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #106 |

International Record

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International Career
Caps with Villa
Matches

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Matches
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Matches

Game #211

🟩 8 Sep 1894, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Anfield

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Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 2-1 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | DWWWW |

Season | 1894-95 |
Matchday | #2 |
League Match | #2 |
Manager Game | #185 |
Saturday, 8 September 1894

Division One

Scorer(s) | Steve Smith | Charlie Athersmith |

Assist(s) | None

Teams
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GK Harry Wilkes |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Jim Elliott |
FB Jimmy Welford |
M Jack Reynolds |
M George Russell |
W Steve Smith |
W Charlie Athersmith |
F Bob Chatt |
F Jack Devey |
F Billy Dorrell |

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Starting XI
Substitutes

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Unused Substitutes

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Unused Substitutes

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Match Timeline

[Exact timings not recorded]
1’ Debut, Billy Dorrell
Goal, 0-1, (Liverpool)
HT Liverpool 1-0 Aston Villa
Goal, 1-1, Steve Smith
Goal, 2-1, Charlie Athersmith
FT Liverpool 1-2 Aston Villa

On This Day
  • Villa face Liverpool for the first time in competitive football, Liverpool become the 36th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football and the first new opponent Villa have faced since playing Sheffield United 29 games previously.

  • Reigning Champions Villa won their second match in succession against League new boys. Forward Billy Dorrell made his Villa debut aged 22 after joining from Leicester Fosse for a fee of £250.

F Billy Dorrell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #106 |

Matches

Game #213

🟩 22 Sep 1984, Villa 2-0 Derby, Racecourse Ground

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Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 2-0 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WWWLW |

Season | 1894-95 |
Matchday | #4 |
League Match | #4 |
Manager Game | #187 |
Saturday, 22 September 1894

Division One

Scorer(s) | Bob Chatt | Jack Devey |

Assist(s) | None

Teams
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GK Harry Wilkes |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
D John Baird |
FB Jimmy Welford |
M Jack Reynolds |
M George Russell |
W Steve Smith |
W Charlie Athersmith |
F Bob Chatt |
F Jack Devey |
F Billy Dorrell |

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Starting XI
Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

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Unused Substitutes

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Unused Substitutes

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Match Timeline

[Exact timings not recorded]
25’ Goal, 1-0, Bob Chatt
HT Derby County 0-1 Aston Villa
Goal, 2-0, Jack Devey
FT Derby County 0-2 Aston Villa

On This Day
Reigning Champions Villa bounce back from the Sunderland defeat with their third win in four games.

F Billy Dorrell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #106 |

Matches

Game #215

🟥 6 Oct 1894, Villa 1-2 Forest, New Town Ground

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Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 1-2 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | WLWLL |

Season | 1894-95 |
Matchday | #6 |
League Match | #6 |
Manager Game | #189 |
Saturday, 6 October 1894

Division One

Scorer(s) | Jack Devey |

Assist(s) | None

Teams
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GK Bill Dunning |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
D John Baird |
FB Jimmy Welford |
M Jack Reynolds |
M George Kinsey |
W Steve Smith |
W Charlie Athersmith |
F Jack Devey |
F Charlie Hare |
F Billy Dorrell |

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Starting XI
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Unused Substitutes

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Unused Substitutes

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Match Timeline

[Exact timings not recorded]
1’ Debut, George Kinsey
3’ Goal, 0-1, (Nottingham Forest)
Goal, 1-1, Jack Devey
HT Nottingham Forest 1-1 Aston Villa
Goal, 1-2, (Nottingham Forest)
FT Nottingham Forest 2-1 Aston Villa

On This Day
Reigning Champions Villa’s title defence looks flimsy as they sit in 8th after a third defeat in 6 games. Midfielder George Kinsey made his Villa debut aged 28 after joining from Wolverhampton Wanderers for a fee of £500.

F Billy Dorrell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #106 |

Matches

Game #218

🟥 22 Oct 1894, Villa 1-2 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

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Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 1-2 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | LLWDL |

Season | 1894-95 |
Matchday | #9 |
League Match | #9 |
Manager Game | #192 |
Monday, 22 October 1894

Division One

Scorer(s) | Bob Gordon |

Assist(s) | None

Teams
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GK Bill Dunning |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Howard Spencer |
FB Jimmy Welford |
M Fred Burton |
M George Russell |
W Charlie Athersmith |
F Dennis Hodgetts |
F Billy Dorrell |
F Bob Chatt |
CF Bob Gordon |

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25’ Goal, 0-1, (Sheffield United)
35’ Goal, 1-1, Bob Gordon
HT Sheffield United 1-1 Aston Villa
83’ Goal, 1-2, (Sheffield United)
FT Sheffield United 2-1 Aston Villa

On This Day
Reigning Champions Villa lost their 4th game of the campaign and sat in 7th position as centre forward Bob Gordon made his final appearance for Villa aged 24 before moving on to Leicester Fosse.

F Billy Dorrell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #106 |

Matches

Game #219

🟩 27 Oct 1894, Villa 5-0 Liverpool, Wellington Road

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Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 5-0 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | LWDLW |

Season | 1894-95 |
Matchday | #10 |
League Match | #10 |
Manager Game | #193 |
Saturday, 27 October 1894

Division One

Scorer(s) | Jimmy Cowan | Jack Reynolds | Jack Reynolds (pen) | Billy Dorrell | Dennis Hodgetts |

Assist(s) | None

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GK Harry Wilkes |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Howard Spencer |
FB Jimmy Welford |
M George Russell |
M Jack Reynolds |
W Steve Smith |
W Charlie Athersmith |
F Dennis Hodgetts |
F Billy Dorrell |
F Bob Chatt |

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Goal, 1-0, Jimmy Cowan
Goal, 2-0, Jack Reynolds
HT Aston Villa 2-0 Liverpool
Goal, 3-0, Jack Reynolds (pen)
Goal, 4-0, Billy Dorrell
Goal, 5-0, Dennis Hodgetts
FT Aston Villa 5-0 Liverpool

On This Day
Reigning Champions Villa put League new boys Liverpool to the sword as they returned to winning ways to secure their 5th win in 10 games.

F Billy Dorrell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #106 |

Matches

Game #220

🟥 3 Nov 1894, Villa 0-1 Wednesday, Olive Grove

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Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 0-1 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | WDLWL |

Season | 1894-95 |
Matchday | #11 |
League Match | #11 |
Manager Game | #194 |
Saturday, 3 November 1894

Division One

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

Teams
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GK Harry Wilkes |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Howard Spencer |
FB Jimmy Welford |
M George Russell |
M Jack Reynolds |
W Steve Smith |
W Charlie Athersmith |
F Dennis Hodgetts |
F Billy Dorrell |
F Bob Chatt |

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HT Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 Aston Villa
Goal, 0-1, (Sheffield Wednesday)
FT Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Aston Villa

On This Day
Reigning Champions Villa suffer yet another fruitless trip to Sheffield as Villa fail to score for the first time this season.

F Billy Dorrell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #106 |

Matches

Game #233

🟥 17 Jan 1895, Villa 2-4 Everton, Goodison

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Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Gilbert | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Nottingham
HT Score: 🟥 0-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-4
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥

Season | 1894-95 |
Matchday | #24 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #207 |
Thursday, 17 January 1895

Division One

Scorer(s) | Billy Dorrell | 1-4 | Steve Smith | 2-4 |

Assist(s) | Steve Smith | 1-4 | Charlie Athersmith | 2-4 |

Teams
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GK Bill Dunning | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🔴 |
CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB Howard Spencer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Jimmy Welford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Jack Reynolds | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M George Russell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
W Steve Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
F Billy Dorrell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Dennis Hodgetts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Jack Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Williams
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Parry
Boyle
Holt
Stewart
Milward
McInnes
Geary
Chadwick
Bell

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🥅 | 1’ Goal, 0-1, (Everton), Geary
🥅 | 9' Goal, 0-2, (Everton), Millward
🥅 | Goal, 0-3, (Everton)
❌ | Referee Gilbert fails to disallow Everton's 3rd goal for offside
🕒 | HT Everton 3-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | Goal, 0-4, (Everton), Bell
❌ | Referee Gilbert fails to disallow Everton's 4th goal for offside
⚽ | Goal, 1-4, Billy Dorrell, Assist by Steve Smith
⚽ | Goal, 2-4, Steve Smith, Assist by Charlie Athersmith
❌ | Referee Gilbert incorrectly disallows a Steve Smith goal for offside
🕒 | FT Everton 4-2 Aston Villa

On This Day
  • A really poor refereeing performance allows Everton to build a four goal lead with two illegitimate goals and then compounds Villa's misfortune by disallowing their second half strike.

  • Reigning Champions Villa's lose their first game in 10 and as a result Everton are gifted two points to go level with Villa and Sunderland at the top of the table.

  • League title winning goalkeeper Bill Dunning played his final game for Villa. Bill conceded 124 goals in 69 appearances at a rate of 1.80 goals per game.

F Billy Dorrell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #106 |

Matches

Game #236

🟩 16 Feb 1895, Villa 7-1 Newcastle, Wellington Road

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Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Arthur Kingscott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Derby
HT Score:
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 7-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩

Season | 1894-95 |
Matchday | #27 |
Manager Game | #210 |
Saturday, 16 February 1895

FA Cup

Scorer(s) | Billy Dorrell | 6' | 7-1 | Charlie Athersmith | 2-1 | 3-1 | Jack Devey | 4-1 | 5-1 | George Russell | 6-1 |

Assist(s) | Jack Devey | 6' | 50' | Billy Dorrell | 3-1 |

Teams
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GK Harry Wilkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Jimmy Welford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Howard Spencer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Jack Reynolds | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M George Russell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |
W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
W Steve Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Dennis Hodgetts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Jack Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | ⚽ | ⚽ | 🔥 |
F Billy Dorrell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | 🔥 | ⚽ |

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W. A. Ward
P. O'Brien
R. McDermid
R. Crelly
W. Graham
T. Rendell
J. Smith
R. Willis
W. Thompson
J. McNee
C. Dickson

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⚽ | 6’ Goal, 1-0, Billy Dorrell, Assist by Jack Devey
🥅 | Goal, 1-1, (Newcastle United), Thompson
⚽ | Goal, 2-1, Charlie Athersmith
⚽ | Goal, 3-1, Charlie Athersmith, Assist by Billy Dorrell
⚽ | Goal, 4-1, Jack Devey
⚽ | Goal, 5-1, Jack Devey
⚽ | Goal, 6-1, George Russell
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 6-1 Newcastle United
⚽ | 50’ Goal, 7-1, Billy Dorrell, Assist by Jack Devey
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 7-1 Newcastle United

On This Day
  • Jack Devey scores two and contributes two assists as Villa progress to the third round of the FA Cup as Newcastle United are swept aside at Wellington Road.

  • Villa are 6-1 up at the break and "could have had 20 if they had so chosen."

  • Villa face Newcastle United for the first time in competitive football, Newcastle become the 37th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football and the first new opponent Villa have faced since playing Liverpool 25 games previously.

  • Villa progress to the third round of the FA Cup as Newcastle United are swept aside at Wellington Road.

F Billy Dorrell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #106 |

Matches

Game #241

🟩 6 Apr 1895, Villa 5-0 Burnley, Wellington Road

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Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 5-0 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | DWWLW |

Season | 1894-95 |
Matchday | #32 |
League Match | #28 |
Manager Game | #215 |
Saturday, 6 April 1895

Division One

Scorer(s) | Billy Dorrell | Billy Dorrell | Dennis Hodgetts | Charlie Athersmith | Bob Chatt |

Assist(s) | None

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GK Harry Wilkes |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Jimmy Welford |
FB Howard Spencer |
M George Russell |
M Fred Burton |
W Charlie Athersmith |
F Dennis Hodgetts |
F Billy Dorrell |
F Bob Chatt |
F Jack Devey |

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Goal, 1-0, Billy Dorrell, Assist by Bob Chatt
HT Aston Villa 1-0 Burnley
Goal, 2-0, Billy Dorrell
Goal, 3-0, Dennis Hodgetts
Goal, 4-0, Charlie Athersmith
Goal, 5-0, Bob Chatt
FT Aston Villa 5-0 Burnley

On This Day
Reigning Champions Villa’s hammer Burnley but their defence of the title is over with Sunderland six points clear at the top of the standings and just 4 points to play for. Villa sit third in the table with Everton in second place.

F Billy Dorrell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #106 |

Matches

Game #253

🟩 19 Oct 1895, Villa 3-1 Blackburn, Wellington Road

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Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 3-1 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | DWWDW |

Season | 1895-96 |
Matchday | #9 |
League Match | #9 |
Manager Game | #227 |
Saturday, 19 October 1895

Division One

Scorer(s) | Jimmy Crabtree | Dennis Hodgetts | Billy Dorrell |

Assist(s) | None

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GK Harry Wilkes |
FB Jimmy Welford |
FB Howard Spencer |
M Jack Reynolds |
M Jimmy Crabtree |
W Charlie Athersmith |
W Jack Cowan |
F Jack Devey |
F Dennis Hodgetts |
F Bob Chatt |
F Billy Dorrell |

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Goal, 1-0, Jimmy Crabtree
Goal, 1-1, (Blackburn Rovers)
HT Aston Villa 1-1 Blackburn Rovers
Goal, 2-1, Dennis Hodgetts
Goal, 3-1, Billy Dorrell
FT Aston Villa 3-1 Blackburn Rovers

On This Day
Villa win for the sixth time in 9 games to retain top spot in the League table.

F Billy Dorrell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #106 |

Matches

Game #257

🟨 16 Nov 1895, Villa 2-2 Sheffield United, Wellington Road

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Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 2-2 |
FT Result | Drew |
Last 5 Games | WWWLD |

Season | 1895-96 |
Matchday | #13 |
League Match | #13 |
Manager Game | #231 |
Saturday, 16 November 1895

Division One

Scorer(s) | Jack Cowan | Bob Chatt |

Assist(s) | None

Teams
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GK Edward Harris |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Howard Spencer |
FB Jimmy Welford |
M Jimmy Crabtree |
M Fred Burton |
W Jack Cowan |
F Jack Devey |
F Billy Dorrell |
F Dennis Hodgetts |
F Bob Chatt |

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1’ Debut, Edward Harris
Goal, 0-1, (Sheffield United)
Goal, 0-2, (Sheffield United)
Player leaves the field injured, Edward Harris,
Bob Chatt takes on goalkeeping duties
HT Aston Villa 0-2 Sheffield United
46’ Villa return to full complement
Goal, 1-2, Jack Cowan
Goal, 2-2, Bob Chatt
FT Aston Villa 2-2 Sheffield United

On This Day
Villa's mini wobble continues as they can only draw against their Sheffield bogey, having lost debutant 'keeper Edward Harris to injury for much of the first half and having 5 first team regulars absent meant the result, in context, was a positive one for the club that still sat top of the table. Goalkeeper Edward Harris made his one and only appearance for Villa aged 20 after joining from Redditch Excelsior. Harris would later move on to Wolverhampton Wanderers. Forward Billy Dorrell made his final appearance for Villa aged 23 before moving on to Leicester Fosse.
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