Game #1245
Aston Villa
Saturday, 23 February 1924


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

Leeds United

Assist(s) | Dicky York | 4' | Billy Kirton | 2-0 |
🟩 23 Feb 1924, Villa 3-0 Leeds, Villa Park


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

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

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


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 23 Feb 1924, Villa 3-0 Leeds, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


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


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: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1919-1926
🕒 1219 | 🟩 615 🟨 225 🟥 379 | 1.70
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 23 Feb 1924, Villa 3-0 Leeds, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jack Fowler | 🏴 | Sunderland
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

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

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
George Blackburn and Len Capewell replace Alex McClure and Percy Varco.
Not recorded
🟩 23 Feb 1924, Villa 3-0 Leeds, Villa Park
MANAGER
George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1919-1926

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 | 🏴 |

Leeds United
Down
Duffield
Menzies
Sherwin
Hart
Baker
Coates
Whipp
Richmond
Swann
Harris
🟩 23 Feb 1924, Villa 3-0 Leeds, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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

No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
🕒 | ✅ | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Tommy Jackson | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 23 Feb 1924, Villa 3-0 Leeds, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

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

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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

Injury | 1 |
M Frank Moss | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


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


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


MATCH REPORTS









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

