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F George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #12 |

1880 🕒 1 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | #12 |

Forward

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F George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #12 |

George Burrell Ramsay

Personal Profile

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Birth Date
Birthplace
Birth Country
Citizenship
Height
Foot
4 March 1855
Glasgow 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Personal

F George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #12 |

Villa Youth Record

Youth Record

n/a

F George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #12 |

Previous Clubs

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Previous Clubs

Cathcart School
Oxford FC Glasgow

Transfer In

F George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #12 |

Transfer In

Season
Joined Date
Aged
Fee
From
From
Signed Under
1879-80
1879
24
Free
Unattached
Management Committee
Career

F George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #12 |

Villa Career

Villa Career

F George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
Aston Villa 1880 | Free | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FA Cup |
🕒 1 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | #12 |

Seasons Active | In Fee
Active in League
🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
🟩 Won | 🟨 Drew | 🟥 Lost |
Cards 🟨 Booking | 🟥 Sending Off |
Goalkeepers Only 🥅 Goals Conceded | ⛔ Clean Sheets |

F George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #12 |

Played Under

Managers

Management Committee 1880

Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥

F George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #12 |

Career Summary

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🗓️
🕒
🔁
🇺
PPG
🟩
🟨
🟥
🟩 %
🟨 %
🟥 %
🔥
Yellow
Red
GI
GPG
GPGi
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
-
0
0.00

Seasons 🗓️, Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Unused 🇺, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Goals per Game GPG, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi

F George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #12 |

Competition Record

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🕒 League
🕒 FA Cup
🕒 League Cup
🕒 Europe
🕒 European Cup
0
0
0
⚽ League
⚽ FA Cup
⚽ League Cup
⚽ Europe
⚽ European Cup
0
0
0
0
0
🔥 League
🔥 FA Cup
🔥 League Cup
🔥 Europe
🔥 European Cup
0
0
0
0
0
League Gi
FA Cup Gi
League Cup Gi
Europe Gi
European Cup Gi
0
0
0
0
0
League GPG
FA Cup GPG
League Cup GPG
Europe GPG
European Cup GPG
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
League GPGi
FA Cup GPGi
League Cup GPGi
Europe GPGi
European Cup GPGi
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

Games 🕒, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Goals per Game GPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi

Seasons

F George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #12 |

Season by Season Record

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🗓️
🎂
〽️
🏆
🕒
🔁
🇺
PPG
🟩
🟩 %
🟨
🟨 %
🟥
🟥 %
🔥
Yellow
Red
GI
GPG
GPGi
1879-80
24
FAC
1
1
0
0
0
0
-
-
0
0.00

Seasons 🗓️, Age 🎂, League 〽️, Position 🏆, Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Unused 🇺, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅, Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Goal Difference GD, Clean Sheets ⛔, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi

F George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #12 |

Goalkeeping Record

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GK #
🕒
🥅
CPG
⛔ %
Season
🕒
🥅
CPG
⛔ %

Seasons 🗓️, Games 🕒, Goals Conceded 🥅, Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Clean Sheets ⛔

F George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #12 |

Honours

Villa Honours

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Played for the Villa

F George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #12 |

Debuts & Dates

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Season
First Squad
Manager
1879-80
24 January 1880
Management Committee
Season
Debut
Manager
Aged
1879-80
24 January 1880
Management Committee
24
Game #
First Goal
Scorer(s)
Game #
First Assist
Game #
First Clean Sheet
Season
Final Game
Aged
Manager
1879-80
24 January 1880
24
Management Committee
Season
Final Squad
Manager
1879-80
24 January 1880
Management Committee
Debut
Loans

F George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #12 |

Loans Out

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Loans

None

Transfer Out

F George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #12 |

Transfer Out

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Season
Date
Aged
Fee
To
To
Left Under
1879-80
1880
24
Released
Retired
Management Committee

F George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #12 |

Subsequent Clubs

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Subsequent Clubs

Retired

Quotes

F George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #12 |

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Quotes

Biography

F George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #12 |

Biography

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Player #12 for Aston Villa, George Burrell Ramsay played as a forward for the club. George made his debut in the 1879-80 FA Cup campaign - Villa’s first entry into the competition.

George was born in Glasgow on 3rd March 1855 and made his single appearance for Villa as a 24 year old on the 24th January 1880. Despite making just one FA Cup appearance Ramsay’s contribution to the club had already been massive in local competitions.

William McGregor recalled of Ramsay’s talents: “I can see now the little dapper, well-built laddie, with a black-and-red striped cap, red-and-blue hooped jersey, and the same coloured stockings, getting hold of the ball on the extreme wing, well within his own territory, and going off like streaked lightning, wiggling, waggling past opponents one after another and finally landing the ball between the sticks.”

Although injury led to George’s early retirement from the field aged 24 his contribution to Villa had only just begun.

Following his premature retirement, Ramsay became Secretary of Villa in 1884 and remained in post until 1926.

In that era Villa’s secretary was a de facto manager who led a committee in charge of team selection. This combination delivered the outstanding success that marked Villa’s early years and set in motion the great foundation, traditions and confidence of the club.

George passed away on 7th October 1935 aged 80 in Llandrindod Wells.

Died

7 October 1935, Aged 80

Appearances

F George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #12 |

Appearances

1

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Game
Matchday Summary
Match Squad
Game #2
🟩 24 Jan 1880, Villa 3-1 Stafford Road, Wellington Road
Villa XI: GK John Ball | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | B Harry Simmonds | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | B Ted Lee | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | HB Tommy Pank | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | HB Sammy Law | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | IL Eli Davis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | IF Billy Mason | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | IF George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | IR Andy Hunter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | CF Archie Hunter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | CF William Crossland | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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Starts

1

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Game
Matchday Summary
Line Up
Game #2
🟩 24 Jan 1880, Villa 3-1 Stafford Road, Wellington Road
GK John Ball | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔴 | B Harry Simmonds | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | B Ted Lee | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | HB Tommy Pank | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | HB Sammy Law | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | IL Eli Davis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | IF Billy Mason | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ | 🔴 | IF George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🟢 | 🔴 | IR Andy Hunter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🔥 | CF Archie Hunter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | CF William Crossland | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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Starts
Subs

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Substitute Appearances

0

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Game
Matchday Summary
Substitutes
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Unused

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Unused Substitute Appearances

0

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Game
Matchday Summary
Unused Substitutes
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Goals

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Goals Scored

0

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Game
Matchday Summary
Scorer(s)
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Assists

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Assists Made

0

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Game
Matchday Summary
Assist(s)
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Cards

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Cards Received

🟨

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0

🟥

-

Game
Matchday Summary
Villa Cards
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International

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International Record

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International Career
Caps with Villa
Matches

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Matches

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F George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #12 |

🟩 24 Jan 1880, Villa 3-1 Stafford Road, Wellington Road

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Game #2

Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
Referee: L. H. Cofield | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1880-
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩

Season | 1879-80 |
Matchday | #2 |
Manager Game | #2 |
Saturday, 24 January 1880

FA Cup

Scorer(s) | Billy Mason | 1-0 | 2-0 | Sammy Law | 3-0 |

Assist(s) | Eli Davis | 1-0 | Andy Hunter | 2-0 |

Teams

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Starting XI

GK John Ball | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔴 |
B Harry Simmonds | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
B Ted Lee | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
HB Tommy Pank | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
HB Sammy Law | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
IL Eli Davis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
IF Billy Mason | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ | 🔴 |
IF George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🟢 | 🔴 |
IR Andy Hunter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🔥 |
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CF William Crossland | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

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Starting XI

GK E. Ray
B G. Selman
HB Muir
HB Grant
HB A. Nicholls
F C. Davies
F Reeves
F Holden
F H. Crane
F J. W. Whitehead
F Charles Crump ⚽

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Match Timeline

🟢 | 1’ Debut, George Ramsay
⚽ | Goal, 1-0, Billy Mason, Assist by Eli Davis
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Stafford Road
⚽ | Goal, 2-0, Billy Mason, Assist by Andy Hunter
⚽ | Goal, 3-0, Sammy Law
🥅 | Goal, 3-1, (Stafford Road), Charles Crump
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Stafford Road

On This Day

  • Villa play their first ever home FA Cup tie and comprehensively beat Stafford Road yet it would still prove to be their final FA Cup outing of the season. 

  • Having secured a draw in the original tie at the Wolverhampton ground of the Stafford Road Railway Works Football Club, 

  • Villa sweep aside their opponents in the replay at Wellington Road. 

  • Villa however, still an amateur and pecuniary disadvantaged club, had lost the toss for home status in the third round tie with Oxford University and withdrew from the competition being unable to formulate a side capable of fulfilling the fixture. 

  • Meanwhile, forward and future Villa leader George Ramsay made his sole appearance for Villa in the FA Cup whilst goalkeeper John Ball and forward Billy Mason made their final appearances for Villa.

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