Game #1277
Aston Villa
5-10-4, 20 PTS
Saturday, 13 December 1924


Lost
9th=
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥
Division One
Preston North End
3-2-14, 8 PTS
Deepdale
Attendance: 8,000
🟥 13 Dec 1924, Villa 2-3 Preston, Deepdale
Preston North End
3-2

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Billy Kirton | 17' | Billy Waker | 86' |
🟥 13 Dec 1924, Villa 2-3 Preston, Deepdale


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 13 December 1924
🟢 | 1' Debut, Tommy Muldoon
🥅 | 11' Goal, 0-1, (Preston North End), Aitkin
⚽ | 17' Goal, 1-0, Billy Walker, Assist by Billy Kirton
🕒 | HT Preston North End 1-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 65' Goal, 1-2, (Preston North End), Woodhouse
🥅 | Goal, 1-3, (Preston North End), Williamson
⚽ | 86' Goal, 2-3, Arthur Dorrell, Assist by Billy Waker
🕒 | FT Preston North End 3-2 Aston Villa
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
🟥 13 Dec 1924, Villa 2-3 Preston, Deepdale

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 13 December 1924
Villa are forced to play 7 non-regulars as an injury crisis robs them of their entire half back line.
Billy Walker scores for the 13th time in nineteen games but Villa lose consecutive games for the first time this season to make it five wins, ten draws and four defeats in their opening nineteen division one games.
Villa lose consecutive games for the first time this season to make it five wins, ten draws and four defeats in their opening nineteen division one games.
Meanwhile, midfielder Tommy Muldoon made his Villa debut aged 23 after joining from Athlone Town in October 1924.
🟥 13 Dec 1924, Villa 2-3 Preston, Deepdale

DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 M Tommy Muldoon | 🇮🇪 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1919–20
Preston North End


League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1889–90
FIXTURE HISTORY
Preston North End


Previous 5 vs. Preston: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
League 🕒 55 | 🟩 28 | 🟨 2 | 🟥 25 | ⚽ 101 | 🥅 87 |
FA Cup 🕒 4 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 2 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 5 | 🥅 6 |
For the 34th time in 59 games one or other of the sides has scored 3 or more goals. ⚽ Villa 19 Preston 17. Both have done so on 2 occasions.
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅
🟥 13 Dec 1924, Villa 2-3 Preston, Deepdale
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1924-25 |
Matchday | #19 |
League Match | #19 |
Manager Game | #1251 |
Saturday, 13 December 1924
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🟥 13 Dec 1924, Villa 2-3 Preston, Deepdale
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Jack Howcroft | 🏴 | Bolton
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-3
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1919-1926
🕒 1251 | 🟩 628 🟨 237 🟥 386 | 1.70
Villa Career Form:
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 13 Dec 1924, Villa 2-3 Preston, Deepdale

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Jack Howcroft | 🏴 | Bolton
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
🟥 13 Dec 1924, Villa 2-3 Preston, Deepdale

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Archie Campbell, Jock Johnstone, Tommy Muldoon (debut) and Albert Surtees replace Vic Milne, Frank Moss, George Blackburn and Percy Varco.
Not recorded
🟥 13 Dec 1924, Villa 2-3 Preston, Deepdale
MANAGER
George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1919-1926

Aston Villa
GK Cyril Spiers | 🏴 |
CB Archie Campbell | 🏴 |
FB Cecil Harris | 🏴 |
FB Teddy Bowen | 🏴 |
M Tommy Muldoon | 🇮🇪 | 🟢 |
W Arthur Dorrell | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Joe Eccles | 🏴 |
F Billy Walker | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
F Billy Kirton | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Albert Surtees | 🏴 |
F Jock Johnstone | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Tommy Muirhead | 🏴 |

Preston North End
Brampton
Wade
Cook
Forrest
McCall
Williamson
Aitkin
Patterson
Woodhouse
Barnes
Sapsford
🟥 13 Dec 1924, Villa 2-3 Preston, Deepdale
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟥 13 Dec 1924, Villa 2-3 Preston, Deepdale
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
🟥 13 Dec 1924, Villa 2-3 Preston, Deepdale

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
🕒 | ✅ | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Cyril Spiers | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 13 Dec 1924, Villa 2-3 Preston, Deepdale
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟥 13 Dec 1924, Villa 2-3 Preston, Deepdale
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 13 Dec 1924, Villa 2-3 Preston, Deepdale
UNAVAILABLE

Tommy Smart
Tommy Mort
All Half Backs
Percy Varco
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟥 13 Dec 1924, Villa 2-3 Preston, Deepdale


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 13 Dec 1924, Villa 2-3 Preston, Deepdale


MATCH REPORTS









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