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F Sammy Gray | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #58 |

1889 ๐Ÿ•’ 2 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0 | #58 |

Forward

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F Sammy Gray | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #58 |

Franklin James Samuel Gray

Personal Profile

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Birth Date
Birthplace
Birth Country
Citizenship
Height
Foot
September 1868
Oldbury
England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Personal

F Sammy Gray | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #58 |

Villa Youth Record

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n/a

F Sammy Gray | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #58 |

Previous Clubs

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Oldbury Richmond
Hockley Belmont
West Bromwich United

Transfer In

F Sammy Gray | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #58 |

Transfer In

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Season
Joined Date
Aged
Fee
From
From
Signed Under
1889-90
1889
20
Free
West Bromwich United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
George Ramsay ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Career

F Sammy Gray | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #58 |

Villa Career

F Sammy Gray | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Aston Villa 1889 | Free |
Football League |
๐Ÿ•’ 2 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0 | #58 |

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Seasons Active | In Fee
Active in League
๐Ÿ•’ Games | Starts (Subs) | โšฝ Goals | ๐Ÿ”ฅ Assists | ๐Ÿ‡บ Unused | Player Number |
๐ŸŸฉ Won | ๐ŸŸจ Drew | ๐ŸŸฅ Lost |
Cards ๐ŸŸจ Booking | ๐ŸŸฅ Sending Off |
Goalkeepers Only ๐Ÿฅ… Goals Conceded | โ›” Clean Sheets |

F Sammy Gray | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #58 |

Played Under

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George Ramsay ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ 1889

F Sammy Gray | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #58 |

Career Summary

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๐Ÿ—“๏ธ
๐Ÿ•’
โœ…
๐Ÿ”
๐Ÿ‡บ
PPG
๐ŸŸฉ
๐ŸŸจ
๐ŸŸฅ
๐ŸŸฉ %
๐ŸŸจ %
๐ŸŸฅ %
โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ
Yellow
Red
GI
GPG
GPGi
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
-
-
0
0.00

Seasons ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ, Games ๐Ÿ•’, Starts โœ…, Substitute ๐Ÿ”, Won ๐ŸŸฉ, Drew ๐ŸŸจ, Lost ๐ŸŸฅ, Unused ๐Ÿ‡บ, Goals Scored โšฝ, Goals Conceded ๐Ÿฅ…, Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Goal Difference GD, Clean Sheets โ›”, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi

F Sammy Gray | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #58 |

Competition Record

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๐Ÿ•’ League
๐Ÿ•’ FA Cup
๐Ÿ•’ League Cup
๐Ÿ•’ Europe
๐Ÿ•’ European Cup
โšฝ League
โšฝ FA Cup
โšฝ League Cup
โšฝ Europe
โšฝ European Cup
0
0
0
0
0
๐Ÿ”ฅ League
๐Ÿ”ฅ FA Cup
๐Ÿ”ฅ League Cup
๐Ÿ”ฅ Europe
๐Ÿ”ฅ 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

Seasons ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ, Games ๐Ÿ•’, Starts โœ…, Substitute ๐Ÿ”, Won ๐ŸŸฉ, Drew ๐ŸŸจ, Lost ๐ŸŸฅ, Unused ๐Ÿ‡บ, Goals Scored โšฝ, Goals Conceded ๐Ÿฅ…, Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Goal Difference GD, Clean Sheets โ›”, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi

Seasons

F Sammy Gray | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #58 |

Season by Season Record

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๐Ÿ—“๏ธ
๐ŸŽ‚
ใ€ฝ๏ธ
๐Ÿ†
๐Ÿ•’
โœ…
๐Ÿ”
๐Ÿ‡บ
PPG
๐ŸŸฉ
๐ŸŸฉ %
๐ŸŸจ
๐ŸŸจ %
๐ŸŸฅ
๐ŸŸฅ %
โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ
Yellow
Red
GI
GPG
GPGi
1889-90
21
FL
2
2
0
0
0
0
-
-
0
0.00
0

Seasons ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ, Age ๐ŸŽ‚, League ใ€ฝ๏ธ, Position ๐Ÿ†, Games ๐Ÿ•’, Starts โœ…, Substitute ๐Ÿ”, Won ๐ŸŸฉ, Drew ๐ŸŸจ, Lost ๐ŸŸฅ, Unused ๐Ÿ‡บ, Goals Scored โšฝ, Goals Conceded ๐Ÿฅ…, Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Goal Difference GD, Clean Sheets โ›”, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi

F Sammy Gray | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #58 |

Goalkeeping Record

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๐Ÿ—“๏ธ
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿฅ…
CPG
โ›”
โ›” %
1889-90

Seasons ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ, Games ๐Ÿ•’, Goals Conceded ๐Ÿฅ…, Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Clean Sheets โ›”

F Sammy Gray | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #58 |

Honours

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Played for the Villa

F Sammy Gray | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #58 |

Debuts & Dates

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Season
First Squad
Manager
1889-90
21 September 1889
George Ramsay ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Season
Debut
Aged
Manager
1889-90
21 September 1889
20
George Ramsay ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Game #
First Goal
Scorer(s)
Season
Final Game
Aged
Manager
1889-90
28 September 1889
21
George Ramsay ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Season
Final Squad
Manager
1889-90
28 September 1889
George Ramsay ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Debut
Loans

F Sammy Gray | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #58 |

Loans Out

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None

Transfer Out

F Sammy Gray | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #58 |

Transfer Out

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Season
Date
Aged
Fee
To
To
Left Under
1889-90
1889
21
Free
Birmingham St. George's ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
George Ramsay ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

F Sammy Gray | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #58 |

Subsequent Clubs

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Birmingham St. George's
Retired

Quotes

F Sammy Gray | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #58 |

Quotes

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Biography

F Sammy Gray | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #58 |

Biography

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Player #58 for Aston Villa, Franklin James Samuel Gray, known as Sammy Gray and Frank Gray, played as a forward for the club. Sammy represented Villa twice during the 1889-90 season.

Sammy was born in Oldbury, just seven miles from Villaโ€™s current ground, in September 1868 and made his debut as a 21 year old on 21st September 1889.

Villa had signed Sammy from West Bromwich United.

Sammyโ€™s final game came just 7 days after his debut before moving on to Birmingham St. Georgeโ€™s.

Sammy played under the George Ramsay led Management Committee.

Sammy passed away in Birmingham in 1925 aged 57.

Died

1925, Aged 56

Appearances

F Sammy Gray | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #58 |

Appearances

2

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Game
Matchday Summary
Match Squad
Game #68
๐ŸŸฉ 21 Sep 1889, Villa 5-3 Preston, Wellington Road
Villa XI: GK Jimmy Warner | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | B Frank Coulton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | B Albert Aldridge | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | HB Jimmy Cowan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | HB Harry Devey | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | HB Tom Clarkson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | IR Albert Brown | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | IR Albert Allen | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | IL Billy Dickson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | IL Sammy Gray | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | CF Archie Hunter | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Game #69
๐ŸŸฅ 28 Sep 1889, Villa 0-3 Albion, Stoney Lane
Villa XI: GK Jimmy Warner | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | B Frank Coulton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | B Albert Aldridge | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | HB Jimmy Cowan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | HB Harry Devey | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | HB Tom Clarkson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | IR Albert Brown | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | IR Albert Allen | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | IL Dennis Hodgetts | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | IL Sammy Gray | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ”ด | CF Billy Dickson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
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F Sammy Gray | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #58 |

Starts

2

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Game
Matchday Summary
Line Up
Game #68
๐ŸŸฉ 21 Sep 1889, Villa 5-3 Preston, Wellington Road
GK Jimmy Warner | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | B Frank Coulton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | B Albert Aldridge | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | HB Jimmy Cowan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โšฝ | โšฝ | HB Harry Devey | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | HB Tom Clarkson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | IR Albert Brown | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ | IR Albert Allen | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ”ฅ | โšฝ | IL Billy Dickson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โšฝ | ๐Ÿ”ฅ | IL Sammy Gray | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ŸŸข | CF Archie Hunter | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Game #69
๐ŸŸฅ 28 Sep 1889, Villa 0-3 Albion, Stoney Lane
GK Jimmy Warner | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | B Frank Coulton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿš‘ | โŒ | B Albert Aldridge | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | HB Jimmy Cowan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | HB Harry Devey | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | HB Tom Clarkson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | IR Albert Brown | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | IR Albert Allen | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | IL Dennis Hodgetts | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | IL Sammy Gray | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | CF Billy Dickson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
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Starts
Subs

F Sammy Gray | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #58 |

Substitute Appearances

0

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Substitutes
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Unused

F Sammy Gray | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #58 |

Unused Substitute Appearances

0

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Unused Substitutes
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Goals

F Sammy Gray | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #58 |

Goals Scored

0

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Scorer(s)
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Assists

F Sammy Gray | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #58 |

Assists Made

0

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Assist(s)
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Cards

F Sammy Gray | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #58 |

Cards Received

๐ŸŸจ

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-

๐ŸŸฅ

-

Game
Matchday Summary
Villa Cards
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International

International Record

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International Career
Caps with Villa
FA
Caps with Villa
Scorers
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FA
International Goals with Villa
Scorers
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Matches

F Sammy Gray | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #58 |

Matches

F Sammy Gray | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #58 |

๐ŸŸฉ 21 Sep 1889, Villa 5-3 Preston, Wellington Road

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Game #68

Manager: George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: ๐ŸŸฉ 3-1
FT Result: ๐ŸŸฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ŸŸฉ 5-3
Last 5: ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฉ

Season | 1889-90 |
Matchday | #3 |
League Match | #3 |
Manager Game | #42 |
Saturday, 21 September 1889

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Football League

Scorer(s) | Jimmy Cowan | 1-0 | 5-1 | Billy Dickson | 2-1 | Albert Brown | 3-1 | Albert Allen | 4-1 |

Assist(s) | Albert Allen | 1-0 | Billy Dickson | 4-1 |

Teams

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Starting XI

GK Jimmy Warner | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
B Frank Coulton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
B Albert Aldridge | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Jimmy Cowan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โšฝ | โšฝ |
HB Harry Devey | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Tom Clarkson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
IR Albert Brown | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ |
IR Albert Allen | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ”ฅ | โšฝ |
IL Billy Dickson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โšฝ | ๐Ÿ”ฅ |
IL Sammy Gray | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ŸŸข |
CF Archie Hunter | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

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Starting XI

GK James Trainer | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
B Bob Howarth | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
B Bob Holmes | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Bob Kelso | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
HB David Russell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
HB Johnny Graham | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
F Jimmy Ross | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โšฝ |
F Jack Gordon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
F Nick Ross | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โšฝ |
F Sammy Thomson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
F George Drummond | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โšฝ |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Match Timeline

๐ŸŸข | 1โ€™ Debut, Sammy Gray
โšฝ | Goal, 1-0, Jimmy Cowan, Assist by Albert Allen
๐Ÿฅ… | Goal, 1-1, (Preston North End), Drummond
โšฝ | Goal, 2-1, Billy Dickson
โšฝ | Goal, 3-1, Albert Brown
๐Ÿ•’ | HT Aston Villa 3-1 Preston North End
โšฝ | Goal, 4-1, Albert Allen, Assist by Billy Dickson
โšฝ | Goal, 5-1, Jimmy Cowan
๐Ÿฅ… | Goal, 5-2, (Preston North End), Ross jr
๐Ÿฅ… | Goal, 5-3, (Preston North End), Ross sr
๐Ÿ•’ | FT Aston Villa 5-3 Preston North End

On This Day

Villa record their first league win of the season at the expense of the reigning champions Preston and in doing so become the first team to beat the 'invincibles' in the Football League. Forward Sammy Gray made his Villa debut aged 21 after joining from West Bromwich United.

F Sammy Gray | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #58 |

๐ŸŸฅ 28 Sep 1889, Villa 0-3 Albion, Stoney Lane

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Game #69

Manager: George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: ๐ŸŸฅ 0-2
FT Result: ๐ŸŸฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ŸŸฅ 0-3
Last 5: ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸฅ

Season | 1889-90 |
Matchday | #4 |
League Match | #4 |
Manager Game | #43 |
Saturday, 28 September 1889

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Football League

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

Teams

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Starting XI

GK Jimmy Warner | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
B Frank Coulton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿš‘ | โŒ |
B Albert Aldridge | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Jimmy Cowan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
HB Harry Devey | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Tom Clarkson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
IR Albert Brown | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
IR Albert Allen | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
IL Dennis Hodgetts | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
IL Sammy Gray | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Billy Dickson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

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Starting XI

GK Bob Roberts | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
B Harry Green | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
B Jack Horton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Ezra Horton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Charlie Perry | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB George Timmins | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โŒ |
RW George Woodhall | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ |
RW Billy Bassett | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ |
LF Joe Wilson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โšฝ |
CF Jem Bayliss | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LF Tom Pearson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Match Timeline

๐Ÿฅ… | 30' Goal, 0-1, (West Bromwich Albion), Woodall
๐Ÿฅ… | Goal, 0-2, (West Bromwich Albion), Wilson
๐Ÿ•’ | HT West Bromwich Albion 2-0 Aston Villa
๐Ÿš‘ | 46' Player does not take the field due to injury, (West Bromwich Albion), Timmins
๐Ÿš‘ | Player injured on field of play, Frank Coulton
๐Ÿš‘ | Player retired from field of play with injury, Frank Coulton
๐Ÿฅ… | Goal, 0-3, (West Bromwich Albion), Bayliss
๐Ÿ•’ | FT West Bromwich Albion 3-0 Aston Villa

On This Day

Villa suffer their first defeat of the season. Forward Sammy Gray made his final appearance for Villa aged 21 before moving on to Birmingham St. Georgeโ€™s
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