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Game #210
Aston Villa
Saturday, 1 September 1894
Won
WDWWW
Division One
Birmingham City
Wellington Road, Perry Barr
Attendance: 20,000
Aston Villa (Champions)
2-1
Small Heath
Assists(s) | Not recorded
MANAGER
George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1899
Aston Villa
GK Harry Wilkes |
D John Baird |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Jimmy Welford |
M Jack Reynolds |
M George Russell |
W Steve Smith |
W Charlie Athersmith |
F Bob Chatt |
F Dennis Hodgetts |
CF Bob Gordon |
MANAGER
Alf Jones | 🏴 |
Birmingham City
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 1 Sep 1894, Villa 2-1 Birmingham, Wellington Road
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 1 September 1894
Reigning Champions Villa play their first ever League game against neighbours Small Heath to start the campaign with a victory.
Goalkeeper Harry Wilkes made his Villa debut aged 20 after joining from Redditch Town.
Centre forward Bob Gordon made a goalscoring Villa debut aged 24 after joining from Heart of Midlothian.
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