Game #478
Aston Villa
Saturday, 14 December 1901
Won
WWLDW
Division One
Grimsby Town
Villa Park
Attendance: 10,000
Aston Villa
4-1
Grimsby Town
Assists(s) | Not recorded
MANAGER
George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1899-1907
Aston Villa
GK Billy George |
D Alf Wood |
FB George Shutt |
M Jimmy Crabtree |
M Albert Wilkes |
M Tom Perry |
W Billy Marriott |
F Jack Devey |
F Jasper McLuckie |
F Joe Bache |
CF Billy Garraty |
MANAGER
Grimsby Town
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
🟩 14 Dec 1901, Villa 4-1 Grimsby, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 14 December 1901
Villa face Grimsby Town for the first time in competitive football, Grimsby become the 44th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football and the first new opponent Villa have faced since playing Milwall 68 games previously.
Villa beat Grimsby to win for the first time in three and make it seven wins, four draws and five defeats in sixteen division one games.
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