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CB Les Dennington | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #311 |

Centre Back

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1925 ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” (-) | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ - | #311 |

Aston Villa player image

CB Les Dennington | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Aston Villa 1925 | Youth |
๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” (-) | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ - | #311 |
๐ŸŸฉ 0 | ๐ŸŸจ 0 | ๐ŸŸฅ 1 |
Cards ๐ŸŸจ 0 | ๐ŸŸฅ 0 |

Seasons Active | In Fee
Active in League
๐Ÿ•’ Games | Starts (Subs) | โšฝ Goals | ๐Ÿ”ฅ Assists | ๐Ÿ‡บ Unused | Player Number |
๐ŸŸฉ Won | ๐ŸŸจ Drew | ๐ŸŸฅ Lost |
Cards ๐ŸŸจ Booking | ๐ŸŸฅ Sending Off |
Goalkeepers Only ๐Ÿฅ… Goals Conceded | โ›” Clean Sheets |

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CB Les Dennington | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #311 |

Leslie Arthur Dennington

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Personal Profile

Birth Date
Birthplace
Birth Country
Citizenship
Height
Foot
4 January 1903
West Bromwich ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Personal

CB Les Dennington | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #311 |

Villa Youth Record

Youth Record

Aston Villa Youth 1924-25

Youth

CB Les Dennington | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #311 |

Previous Clubs

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Previous Clubs

Dartmouth Council School ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

West Bromwich Sandwell ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Wellington St. Georgeโ€™s ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Wolseley Motors FC ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1924-25 Aston Villa Youth & Reserves ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League First Division

Previous Clubs
Transfer In

CB Les Dennington | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #311 |

Transfer In

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Season
Joined Date
Aged
Fee
From
From
Signed Under
1924-25
December 1924
21
Youth
Aston Villa Youth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
George Ramsay ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Played Under

CB Les Dennington | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #311 |

Played Under

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Managers

George Ramsay ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ 1925 ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” (-) | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0 | ๐ŸŸฉ 0 | ๐ŸŸจ 0 | ๐ŸŸฅ 1 |

Games ๐Ÿ•’, Starts โœ…, Substitute ๐Ÿ”, Won ๐ŸŸฉ, Drew ๐ŸŸจ, Lost ๐ŸŸฅ, Goals โšฝ, Assists ๐Ÿ”ฅ

CB Les Dennington | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #311 |

Honours

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Villa Honours

Played for the Villa

Honours
Debut

CB Les Dennington | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #311 |

Debut

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Season
First Squad
Manager
1924-25
๐ŸŸฅ 7 Feb 1925, Villa 1-4 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
George Ramsay ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Season
Debut
Manager
1924-25
๐ŸŸฅ 7 Feb 1925, Villa 1-4 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
George Ramsay ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

CB Les Dennington | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #311 |

Goals

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โšฝ Goals Scored
First Goal Game
0
Competition
Match
Scorer(s)

Assists

๐Ÿ”ฅ Assists
First Assist Game
0
Competition Summary
Matchday Summary
Assist(s)

Goalkeeping Statistics

Goalkeeper Page
Goals & Assists

CB Les Dennington | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #311 |

Final

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Season
Final Game
Manager
1924-25
๐ŸŸฅ 7 Feb 1925, Villa 1-4 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
George Ramsay ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Season
Final Squad
Manager
1924-25
๐ŸŸฅ 7 Feb 1925, Villa 1-4 Huddersfield, Leeds Road
George Ramsay ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Final

CB Les Dennington | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #311 |

Career Summary

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Seasons
Games
Starts
Substitute
Unused
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
1
1
1
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
Games
Points per Game
Won
Drew
Lost
Win %
Draw %
Loss %
Yellow Card
Red Card
1
0.00
0
0
1
0%
0%
100%
0
0
Career Summary

CB Les Dennington | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #311 |

Cup Record

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FA Cup
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
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FA Cup Matches
Round
League Cup
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
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League Cup Matches
Round
Europe
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
European Cup
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
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European Matches
Competition
Other
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
Other Matches
Competition
Cup Record

CB Les Dennington | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #311 |

League Record

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League
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
1
1
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
Premier League
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
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Premier League Matches
Competition
First Division
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
1
1
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
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Championship
Starts
Substitutes
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
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Championship Matches
Competition
Second Division
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvements
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
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Second Division Matches
Competition
Third Division
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
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Third Division Matches
Competition
League Record

CB Les Dennington | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #311 |

Competition Record by Season

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All Comps
Games
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
1924-25
1
1
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
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League
Games
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
1924-25
1
1
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
FA Cup
Games
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
1924-25
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
League Cup
Games
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
1924-25
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00
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Europe
Games
Starts
Substitute
Goals
Games per Goal
Assists
Involvements
Games per Involvement
1924-25
0
0
0
0
0.00
0
0
0.00

All European statistics exclude Intertoto Cup games

Season Record
Season Performance

CB Les Dennington | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #311 |

Season Performance

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Season
Division
Position
Age
Games
Won
Drew
Lost
Points per Game
Win %
Draw %
Loss %
Unbeaten
Booking
Sending off
Games per Card
1924-25
D1
15th
21
1
0
0
1
0.00
0%
0%
100%
0%
0
0
0
Season
Division
Position
Age
Games
Won
Drew
Lost
Points per Game
Win %
Draw %
Loss %
Unbeaten
Booking
Sending off
Games per Card
Season
Division
Position
Age
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Won
Drew
Lost
Points per Game
Win %
Draw %
Loss %
Unbeaten
Booking
Sending off
Games per Card
Season
Division
Position
Age
Games
Won
Drew
Lost
Points per Game
Win %
Draw %
Loss %
Unbeaten
Booking
Sending off
Games per Card
Season
Division
Position
Age
Games
Won
Drew
Lost
Points per Game
Win %
Draw %
Loss %
Unbeaten
Booking
Sending off
Games per Card
Season
Division
Position
Age
Games
Won
Drew
Lost
Points per Game
Win %
Draw %
Loss %
Unbeaten
Booking
Sending off
Games per Card
Season
Division
Position
Age
Games
Won
Drew
Lost
Points per Game
Win %
Draw %
Loss %
Unbeaten
Booking
Sending off
Games per Card
Season
Division
Position
Age
Games
Won
Drew
Lost
Points per Game
Win %
Draw %
Loss %
Unbeaten
Booking
Sending off
Games per Card
Season
Division
Position
Age
Games
Won
Drew
Lost
Points per Game
Win %
Draw %
Loss %
Unbeaten
Booking
Sending off
Games per Card
Season
Division
Position
Age
Games
Won
Drew
Lost
Points per Game
Win %
Draw %
Loss %
Unbeaten
Booking
Sending off
Games per Card
Season
Division
Position
Age
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Won
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Lost
Points per Game
Win %
Draw %
Loss %
Unbeaten
Booking
Sending off
Games per Card
Season
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Position
Age
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Won
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Lost
Points per Game
Win %
Draw %
Loss %
Unbeaten
Booking
Sending off
Games per Card
Season
Division
Position
Age
Games
Won
Drew
Lost
Points per Game
Win %
Draw %
Loss %
Unbeaten
Booking
Sending off
Games per Card
Season
Division
Position
Age
Games
Won
Drew
Lost
Points per Game
Win %
Draw %
Loss %
Unbeaten
Booking
Sending off
Games per Card
Season
Division
Position
Age
Games
Won
Drew
Lost
Points per Game
Win %
Draw %
Loss %
Unbeaten
Booking
Sending off
Games per Card
Season
Division
Position
Age
Games
Won
Drew
Lost
Points per Game
Win %
Draw %
Loss %
Unbeaten
Booking
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Games per Card
Season
Division
Position
Age
Games
Won
Drew
Loss
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Win %
Draw %
Loss %
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Booking
Sending off
Games per Card
Loans

CB Les Dennington | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #311 |

Loans Out

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Loans

None

Transfer Out

CB Les Dennington | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #311 |

Transfer Out

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Season
Date
Aged
Fee
To
To
Left Under
1925-26
July 1925
22
Free
Reading ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
George Ramsay ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

CB Les Dennington | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #311 |

Subsequent Clubs

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Subsequent Clubs

1925-29 Reading ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League Third Division South, Second Division

1928-31 Exeter City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League Third Division South

1931-32 Coventry City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League Third Division South

Retired aged 29

Subsequent Clubs
Quotes

CB Les Dennington | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #311 |

Quotes

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Biography

CB Les Dennington | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #311 |

Biography

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Player #311 for Aston Villa, Leslie Arthur Dennington, known as Les Dennington, played as a centre back for the club.

Les played for Villa in 1924-25 making just one appearance.

Les was born in West Bromwich, just 6 miles from Villa Park, on 4 January 1903 and he made his single appearance for Villa on 7 February 1925 aged 22.

Villa had signed Les from Wolseley Motors FC in December 1924 and he moved to Reading in July 1925 after just 8 months and 1 appearance with the club.

Les had played under the George Ramsay led Management Committee.

Les passed away in 1980 aged 77.

Died

1980, Aged 77

Starts
Subs

CB Les Dennington | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #311 |

Substitute Appearances

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Game
Matchday Summary
Substitutes
Unused

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Unused Substitute Appearances

0

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Unused Substitutes
Cards

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Cards Received

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๐ŸŸจ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

0

Game
Matchday Summary
Villa Cards
International

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International Record

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International Career
Caps with Villa
Matches

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Matches

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Game #1287

๐ŸŸฅ 7 Feb 1925, Villa 1-4 Huddersfield, Leeds Road

Manager: George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Jack Fowler | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Sunderland
HT Score: ๐ŸŸจ 1-1
FT Result: ๐ŸŸฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ŸŸฅ 1-4
Last 5: ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ

Season | 1924-25 |
Matchday | #29 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #1261 |
Saturday, 7 February 1925

Division One

Scorer(s) | Billy Walker | 2' |

Assist(s) | Dicky York | 2' |

Teams
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GK Cyril Spiers | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Les Dennington | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ŸŸข | ๐Ÿ”ด |
FB Teddy Bowen | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Tommy Smart | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Tommy Muldoon | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช |
W Arthur Dorrell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Dicky York | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ”ฅ |
F Billy Kirton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F George Stephenson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Jock Johnstone | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Billy Walker | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ |

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Mercer
Goodall
Shaw
Steel
Wilson
Watson
Walters
Brown
Wilson
Stephenson
Smith

Starting XI
Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Substitutes

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Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

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Match Timeline

๐ŸŸข | 1' Debut, Les Dennington
โšฝ | 2' Goal, 1-0, Billy Walker, Assist by Dicky York
๐Ÿฅ… | 12' Goal, 1-1, (Huddersfield Town), Brown
๐Ÿ•’ | HT Huddersfield Town 1-1 Aston Villa
๐Ÿฅ… | Goal, 1-2, (Huddersfield Town), Brown
๐Ÿฅ… | Goal, 1-3, (Huddersfield Town), Stevenson
๐Ÿฅ… | Goal, 1-4, (Huddersfield Town), Brown
๐Ÿ•’ | FT Huddersfield Town 4-1 Aston Villa

On This Day
  • Billy Walker scored his third goal in two as Villa take a 2' lead at league leaders and reigning champions Huddersfield but from there the contest ends as the home team dispatch Villa with ease.

  • Villa lose for the fifth time in seven League games winning once to make it seven wins, eleven draws and nine defeats in twenty seven division one games. 

  • Meanwhile, centre back Les Dennington made his sole appearance for Villa aged 22 after having joined from Wolseley Motors FC in December 1924 before moving on to Reading in July 1925.

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