Game #915
Aston Villa
8-5-5, 21 PTS
Saturday, 14 December 1912


Lost
5th
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟥
Division One
Sheffield United
5-3-8, 13 PTS
Bramall Lane
Attendance: 15,000
🟥 14 Dec 1912, Villa 2-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
Sheffield United
3-2

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | Clem Stephenson | 1-0 | 35' |
🟥 14 Dec 1912, Villa 2-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 14 December 1912
⚽ | Goal, 1-0, Harold Halse, Assist by Clem Stephenson
⚽ | 35' Goal, 2-0, Harold Halse, Assist by Clem Stephenson
🥅 | 43' Goal, 2-1, (Sheffield United), Lease
🕒 | HT Sheffield United 1-2 Aston Villa
🥅 | Goal, 2-2, (Sheffield United), Lease
🥅 | Goal, 2-3, (Sheffield United), Lease
🕒 | FT Sheffield United 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
🟥 14 Dec 1912, Villa 2-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 14 December 1912
Harold Halse, scores a brace but Villa lose for the third time in four games despite taking a two goal lead at Bramall Lane.
Villa suffer a third loss in four matches as their early season form seems to have disappeared to make it eight wins, five draws and five defeats in eighteen division one games so far this season.
Meanwhile, midfielder Jimmy Leach made his Villa debut aged 22 after moving from Black & White’s FC in August 1912.
🟥 14 Dec 1912, Villa 2-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1909–10
Sheffield United


League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1901-02
🟥 14 Dec 1912, Villa 2-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1912-13 |
Matchday | #18 |
League Match | #18 |
Manager Game | #889 |
Saturday, 14 December 1912
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🟥 14 Dec 1912, Villa 2-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
MATCH SUMMARY


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

George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1926
🕒 889 | 🟩 458 🟨 161 🟥 270 | 1.73
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 14 Dec 1912, Villa 2-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Herbert Bamlett | 🏴 | Gateshead, 1907-
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
🟥 14 Dec 1912, Villa 2-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
William Littlewood, Tommy Weston and Jimmy Leach (debut) replace Tom Lyons, Freddie Miles and George Tranter.
Not recorded
🟥 14 Dec 1912, Villa 2-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
MANAGER
George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1926

Aston Villa
GK Sam Hardy | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Harrop | 🏴 |
CB Bill Morris | 🏴 |
FB William Littlewood | 🏴 |
LB Tommy Weston | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Leach | 🏴 |
W Charlie Wallace | 🏴 |
F Clem Stephenson | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
F Harold Halse | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Joe Bache | 🏴 |
CF Harry Hampton | 🏴 |
MANAGER
John Nicholson | 🏴 |

Sheffield United
Mitchell
Cooks
Benson
Sturgess
Brelsford
Trueman
Kitchen
Lease
Gillespie
Hardings
Evans
🟥 14 Dec 1912, Villa 2-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟥 14 Dec 1912, Villa 2-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
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

🟥 14 Dec 1912, Villa 2-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
🕒 | ✅ | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Sam Hardy | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 14 Dec 1912, Villa 2-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟥 14 Dec 1912, Villa 2-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 14 Dec 1912, Villa 2-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟥 14 Dec 1912, Villa 2-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 14 Dec 1912, Villa 2-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane


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🟥 14 Dec 1912, Villa 2-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

