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Game #1245

Aston Villa

Saturday, 23 February 1924

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Won

3rd Round

Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩

FA Cup

Leeds United

Villa Park

Attendance: 51,000

🟩 23 Feb 1924, Villa 3-0 Leeds, Villa Park

Aston Villa

3-0

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Leeds United

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Assist(s) | Dicky York | 4' | Billy Kirton | 2-0 |

🟩 23 Feb 1924, Villa 3-0 Leeds, Villa Park

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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 23 February 1924

⚽ | 4' Goal, 1-0, Len Capewell, Assist by Dicky York
⚽ | Goal, 2-0, Len Capewell, Assist by Billy Kirton
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Leeds United
⚽ | 87' Goal, 3-0, Billy Walker
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-0 Leeds United

Match Statistics

Not recorded

Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution

🟩 23 Feb 1924, Villa 3-0 Leeds, Villa Park

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ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 23 February 1924
  • Villa face off against second division high flyers Leeds United for the first time in League or Cup football and run out winners in the FA Cup third round thanks to a brace from Len Capewell - his thirteenth goal in seventeen - and a strike from Billy Walker

  • Villa face Leeds United for the first time in competitive football, Leeds become the 72nd team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.

  • Villa face off against second division high flyers Leeds United for the first time in League or Cup football and run out winners in the FA Cup third round.

🟩 23 Feb 1924, Villa 3-0 Leeds, Villa Park

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DEBUT APPEARANCES

None

FINAL APPEARANCES

None

Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |

Aston Villa

League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20

Leeds United

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League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌

FIXTURE HISTORY
Leeds United
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Previous 5 vs. Leeds: None

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅

Leeds United

PREVIOUS MATCH
None
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Leeds United

SUBSEQUENT MATCH

🟩 23 Feb 1924, Villa 3-0 Leeds, Villa Park

FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 1923-24 |
Matchday | #35 |
Manager Game | #1219 |
Saturday, 23 February 1924

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🟩 23 Feb 1924, Villa 3-0 Leeds, Villa Park

MATCH SUMMARY
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Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Jack Fowler | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Sunderland
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
Trophies
Fixture
Manager
MANAGERIAL RECORD
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George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1926

🕒 1219 | 🟩 615 🟨 225 🟥 379 | 1.70

Villa Career Form:

George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1926

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game

🟩 23 Feb 1924, Villa 3-0 Leeds, Villa Park

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Jack Fowler | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Sunderland, 1912-

VAR PROFILE (from 2021)

CARDS
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None

CARDS
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None

Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed

🟩 23 Feb 1924, Villa 3-0 Leeds, Villa Park

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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS

George Blackburn and Len Capewell replace Alex McClure and Percy Varco.

Not recorded

Referee

🟩 23 Feb 1924, Villa 3-0 Leeds, Villa Park

MANAGER

George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1926

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Aston Villa

GK Tommy Jackson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Vic Milne | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB Tommy Smart | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LB Tommy Mort | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M George Blackburn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Dicky York | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
W Arthur Dorrell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Billy Kirton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
F Jock Johnstone | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Billy Walker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Len Capewell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |

MANAGER

Arthur Fairclough | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Leeds United

Down
Duffield
Menzies
Sherwin
Hart
Baker
Coates
Whipp
Richmond
Swann
Harris

Line Ups

🟩 23 Feb 1924, Villa 3-0 Leeds, Villa Park

SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

🟩 23 Feb 1924, Villa 3-0 Leeds, Villa Park

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Player Positions:

GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half


M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward

Match Symbols:

⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution

🟨 | Booking

🟥 | Sending off

🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game

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🟩 23 Feb 1924, Villa 3-0 Leeds, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
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🟨
🟥
🥅
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Red
GK Tommy Jackson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
SUBSTITUTES
Player
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🟨
🟥
🥅
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Red
UNUSED
Player
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Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺

Squad Bios

🟩 23 Feb 1924, Villa 3-0 Leeds, Villa Park

SQUAD STATS
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SQUAD STATS
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
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Injury | 1 |
M Frank Moss | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

UNAVAILABLE
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Not Recorded

Unavailable
LEAGUE TABLE
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Tables & Programmes
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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
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MATCH QUOTES
Quotes

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MATCH REPORTS

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Reports

🟩 23 Feb 1924, Villa 3-0 Leeds, Villa Park

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MATCH VIDEO
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