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ASTON VILLA 4 - 0 FOREST - Wed Dec 25, 1907 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Wed Dec 25, 1907 (7:45 PM)
Opponent:: Aston Villa
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Villa Park
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 0-4 LOST
: Half-time: 0-0

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: AVFCHistory.co.uk (Link)
: Enfa.co.uk

Season:: 1907-08
Referee:: AJ Barker
Attendance:: 20,000
League Week:: 18 of 38
Pos Before/After:: 17 18
Opp Before/After:: 8 7

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Aston Villa (League Tier 1)
Aston Villa:: Dec 26, 1907

GAME COUNT:
League:: 514 (of 5087)
League Tier 1:: 476 (of 2339)
Competitive:: 621 (of 5829)
Total:: 1296 (of 7634)
Played:: 118 years, 8 months, 23 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Harry Hallam
Prior form: LDLWLD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers

ASTON VILLA
Manager: George Ramsay
Prior form: LDDLWD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Joe Bache (48')
Joe Bache (49')
Joe Bache (59')
Joe Bache (80')

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	D	31	James Iremonger
2	M	19	Thomas Gibson	Debut
3	M	20	George Maltby
4	D	23	Fred Stanley (1907)	Only appearance
5	F		George Needham
6	F	23	Jack Armstrong
7	F	23	Bill Hooper
8	M	28	Billy Shearman
9	F	26	Arthur Green
10	F	21	Enoch West
11	F	30	Alf Spouncer

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	D	31	James Iremonger	289	3	25	4
2	M	19	Thomas Gibson	Debut
3	M	20	George Maltby	48		4	1
4	D	23	Fred Stanley (1907)	Debut
5	F		George Needham	41	1	4	1
6	F	23	Jack Armstrong	79	2	4	1
7	F	23	Bill Hooper	23	2	53	8
8	M	28	Billy Shearman	102	46	4	1
9	F	26	Arthur Green	26	11	11	2
10	F	21	Enoch West	91	48	4	1
11	F	30	Alf Spouncer	291	48	4	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Billy George
2	D	Jock Logan
3	D	Freddie Miles
4	D	Tom Lyons
5	D	Rowland Codling
6	M	Albert Hall
7	M	Charlie Wallace
8	M	Joe Bache
9	M	Alec Logan
10	F	Jimmy Cantrell
11	F	Billy Garraty

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Wed Dec 25, 1907)

Home	Score	Away
Aston Villa	4-0	Nottingham Forest
Birmingham City	2-1	Manchester City
Liverpool	1-4	Chelsea
Manchester United	2-1	Bury
Notts County	2-1	Everton
Preston North End	2-0	Bolton Wanderers
Sheffield United	0-0	Middlesbrough
Sunderland	3-3	Bristol City
Woolwich Arsenal	2-2	Newcastle United

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME

Table before:

FIRST DIVISION								Home					Away
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status
1	Manchester United	18	15	1	2	54	23	9	0	0	27	10	6	1	2	27	13	31	31	WWLWDW
2	The Wednesday	18	11	2	5	39	26	8	0	1	26	12	3	2	4	13	14	13	24	WDWLWL
3	Newcastle United	18	10	3	5	39	24	6	1	1	22	8	4	2	4	17	16	15	23	WWDWWW
4	Bury	19	9	5	5	35	30	5	1	2	15	10	4	4	3	20	20	5	23	WLDWWW
5	Bristol City	18	8	4	6	35	33	5	3	1	17	11	3	1	5	18	22	2	20	WLWLDW
6	Everton	17	8	3	6	36	29	5	2	1	21	12	3	1	5	15	17	7	19	LWLLWD
7	Manchester City	16	6	6	4	32	28	4	3	0	13	8	2	3	4	19	20	4	18	DDLDWL
8	Aston Villa	18	6	5	7	31	36	3	4	3	21	18	3	1	4	10	18	-5	17	LDDLWD
9	Woolwich Arsenal	18	6	5	7	24	28	5	3	1	16	10	1	2	6	8	18	-4	17	WLWLDD
10	Notts County	19	6	5	8	20	27	5	1	3	12	8	1	4	5	8	19	-7	17	WWWLDD
11	Liverpool	17	7	2	8	34	28	5	0	3	22	11	2	2	5	12	17	6	16	WDLWLL
12	Preston North End	18	6	4	8	27	31	4	3	2	19	12	2	1	6	8	19	-4	16	WWDLLD
13	Blackburn Rovers	18	7	2	9	24	32	7	1	1	16	8	0	1	8	8	24	-8	16	WLLWDD
14	Bolton Wanderers	16	7	1	8	25	31	4	1	3	15	15	3	0	5	10	16	-6	15	LWWWLL
14	Bolton Wanderers	16	7	1	8	25	31	4	1	3	15	15	3	0	5	10	16	-6	15	LWWWLL
15	Middlesbrough	18	6	3	9	19	26	4	1	4	8	9	2	2	5	11	17	-7	15	LWDLLW
16	Sheffield United	16	5	4	7	28	30	4	3	2	16	12	1	1	5	12	18	-2	14	LLLWLD
17	Nottingham Forest	17	5	4	8	28	33	5	3	1	23	12	0	1	7	5	21	-5	14	LDLWLD
18	Chelsea	18	6	2	10	26	40	5	1	4	20	20	1	1	6	6	20	-14	14	WLWDWL
19	Sunderland	18	5	2	11	30	36	4	1	5	21	19	1	1	6	9	17	-6	12	LLLWLL
20	Birmingham City	17	4	3	10	19	34	3	1	5	13	17	1	2	5	6	17	-15	11	LWLLDW

Table after:

	FIRST DIVISION								Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status	Result(s)
	1	Manchester United	19	16	1	2	56	24	10	0	0	29	11	6	1	2	27	13	32	33	WLWDWW		2-1
1	2	Newcastle United	19	10	4	5	41	26	6	1	1	22	8	4	3	4	19	18	15	24	WDWWWD		2-2
1	3	The Wednesday	18	11	2	5	39	26	8	0	1	26	12	3	2	4	13	14	13	24	WDWLWL
	4	Bury	20	9	5	6	36	32	5	1	2	15	10	4	4	4	21	22	4	23	LDWWWL		1-2
	5	Bristol City	19	8	5	6	38	36	5	3	1	17	11	3	2	5	21	25	2	21	LWLDWD		3-3
	6	Everton	18	8	3	7	37	31	5	2	1	21	12	3	1	6	16	19	6	19	WLLWDL		1-2
1	7	Aston Villa	19	7	5	7	35	36	4	4	3	25	18	3	1	4	10	18	-1	19	DDLWDW		4-0
2	8	Notts County	20	7	5	8	22	28	6	1	3	14	9	1	4	5	8	19	-6	19	WWLDDW		2-1
2	9	Manchester City	17	6	6	5	33	30	4	3	0	13	8	2	3	5	20	22	3	18	DLDWLL		1-2
2	10	Preston North End	19	7	4	8	29	31	5	3	2	21	12	2	1	6	8	19	-2	18	WDLLDW		2-0
2	11	Woolwich Arsenal	19	6	6	7	26	30	5	4	1	18	12	1	2	6	8	18	-4	18	LWLDDD		2-2
1	12	Liverpool	18	7	2	9	35	32	5	0	4	23	15	2	2	5	12	17	3	16	DLWLLL		1-4
	13	Blackburn Rovers	18	7	2	9	24	32	7	1	1	16	8	0	1	8	8	24	-8	16	WLLWDD
4	14	Chelsea	19	7	2	10	30	41	5	1	4	20	20	2	1	6	10	21	-11	16	LWDWLW		4-1
4	14	Chelsea	19	7	2	10	30	41	5	1	4	20	20	2	1	6	10	21	-11	16	LWDWLW		4-1
	15	Middlesbrough	19	6	4	9	19	26	4	1	4	8	9	2	3	5	11	17	-7	16	WDLLWD		0-0
	16	Sheffield United	17	5	5	7	28	30	4	4	2	16	12	1	1	5	12	18	-2	15	LLWLDD		0-0
3	17	Bolton Wanderers	17	7	1	9	25	33	4	1	3	15	15	3	0	6	10	18	-8	15	WWWLLL		0-2
1	18	Nottingham Forest	18	5	4	9	28	37	5	3	1	23	12	0	1	8	5	25	-9	14	DLWLDL		0-4
	19	Sunderland	19	5	3	11	33	39	4	2	5	24	22	1	1	6	9	17	-6	13	LLWLLD		3-3
	20	Birmingham City	18	5	3	10	21	35	4	1	5	15	18	1	2	5	6	17	-14	13	WLLDWW		2-1