Preston North End v Aston Villa (1905)

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[@MrAnglorom]

The last player out for Aston Villa is my great grandfather BILLY GARRATY. If you google his name you see info on him and his career with England,Villa,WBA,Leiceser and Lincoln Billy was man of the match in the 1905 final Villa v Newcastle and capped only once in 1903 v wales. I know for a fact he was picked to play in at least one other game for England but he was injured. In 1899-1900 he scored 27 league goals earning him a place in golden boot records. His 27 goals is still the second highest number of league goals for Villa wit only the great pongo waring ahead of him.

[@CWillis-sw1pq]

Joe B how did he die?

[@robles1196]

Cian Willis he got shot

[@silvioaw]

Is Jack Grealish your brother or cousin? www.theguardian.com/football/2015/apr/20/jack-grealish-aston-villa-fa-cup-final

[@ljetzzl3255]

So you’re family to Jack Grealish?

[@bunnyvalentinehistory]

Preston north end goalkeeper Peter McBride was my great, great, great Grandad.

[@mendo3939]

Wow

[@Mediumal]

Wonderful images of a bygone era. A reminder that football began way before Sky TV.

[@klashman69]

One thing which i love and still stands in football is the tradition with the shirts!

[@ts944]

I like how the crowd all wave when the camera is on them- we don't change much in 100 years...

[@beniteztheconman]

This was my first ever game

[@JoseWaCyber]

I remember this day like yesterday. We really celebrated.

[@Strevo]

Villa won the FA cup that year!

[@bidoofus2029]

Are u dead

[@jaflischannel]

@@bidoofus2029 are you dead writing back to a 12 year old comment? You clearly asked a question and expected a reply. Whoever it was was probably just a kid back then, chill

[@williamcorrea8023]

​@@jaflischannel wut

[@rhannay39]

In the days when the 11th of November was just another date.

[@emre2k20]

You mean September

[@rhannay39]

@@emre2k20 No, I don't. 11th of November, Armistice Day. Why would I mean September when the game filmed was played on the 11th of November 1905?

[@pr9062]

Preston's domination of the game was even a thing of the past then.....by about 16 years.

[@karamazovii]

ah, the good times

[@beniteztheconman]

VAR needed on the hole in the net!!!

[@franssullivan9103]

I was in there, i remember...

[@user-fz7fb6ws4g]

I remember that game 😌

[@thestork2210]

Only few years after the Jack the ripper era.

[@danielwilkins4748]

17

[@johnhawkins6506]

Referee didn't check net before game started??

[@lex13vs]

We go on about goal line technology today but imagine what it was like in them days, holes in the net, the goalmouth like a swamp and very little assistance for the referee. They should remind people just how lucky they are today. Managers and players complain about goals not given and offsides all the time but they make as many mistakes as referees. The teams settle games of football, not the officials. You win, you lose and managers especially should take responsibility a lot more.

[@khair0226]

2 of big clubs then, now both is just average clubs. but Aston Villa is more a bit big than PNE because Aston Villa have plays in epl while PNE never had to play in epl

[@sungkarcityzens5555]

I was wondering if VAR was exist on that era ??!!!

[@itzoccor]

Have you noticed that the players did not have numbers on the shirts or shorts? I think at the time players could be identified by their caps (they used different ones) or by their socks.

[@LordZontar]

Numbers wouldn't be added to the uniforms in European association football until 1928, although they did make their first appearances on Australian sides as early as 1911.

[@hinduskigaandchodo336]

@@LordZontar Leave him alone man. His comment is from 2009. He isn't there anymore 😂😜

[@LordZontar]

@@hinduskigaandchodo336 Well, that may as be. But the question was still hanging there and others would be curious as to when numbers were added to football kits.

[@hinduskigaandchodo336]

@@LordZontar BTW imagine where is this guy right now after 11 years

[@LordZontar]

@@hinduskigaandchodo336 I couldn't begin to guess.

[@yellowfolder]

they all have huge beer guts

[@youngsteph1]

Lukaku would have fitted in well.

[@VascoGrungeFellow]

what a goalkeeper... xD

[@mrmods7912]

Has the goalkeeper got the same shirt as the outfield players?

[@Spaconace99-fd6ko]

Golaço.

[@Rentaghost76]

lol, wonder how much Dickie Bond would be worth today? 20million?

[@hinduskigaandchodo336]

80 Million as of 2020

[@danielwilkins4748]

Preston won this game 2-0

[@dennisesplin3285]

North End hold the record FA Cup score at 36 nil. Apparently lt could have been more but the goals had no nets. Probably had only one football. Was this Deepdale.

[@eric934]

26-0. Against Hyde. Just to keep the record accurate 👍. Highest scoring final is 6-0 which has happened twice, 1903 and 2019.

[@dennisesplin3285]

@@eric934 I agree. I think the 36 nil was Arbroath v Bon Accord. Once a big following for North End in Scotland. Ref The Sunday Post which my dad read. I read the comic pages.

[@eric934]

@@dennisesplin3285 That's interesting. I read about the record and Preston. Quite an achievement. I live in Scotland myself now but come from Birmingham, and support Aston Villa, a club with very strong Scottish connections also, hence the badge being a lion of course. Like Preston also a founder of the football league. I didn't know about the Preston FA Cup record. I just googled it to find out a bit more and found it was 26 -0 so thought I'd post the correction, no offence intended in any way ⚽. Cheers!

[@dennisesplin3285]

@@eric934 Facts matter. No problem. Deadly Doug Ellis attended Tom Finney funeral. Nice guy. Built Villa. Came in his Rolls Royce. My sister got on with him really well. Villa in Champions League. Tough ask. Respect. Scottish football is a different world. Rangers and Celtic should play in Caraboa Cup. No real competition in Scotland.

[@heinzer69]

Dumpdale still looks pretty much the same now.

[@Josho922]

yeah really does it i was 11 once too

[@rainbowthegod]

VAR 1905

[@ayubbapu33]

I thought World War was on ?? 1914-1918.

[@jaywalker4395]

And this was in 1905. What's your point?

[@br2501]

ahahahaahaha have a look in the shorts!!!