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Game #258

Aston Villa

Saturday, 23 November 1895

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Won

1st

WWLDW

Division One

Burnley

Turf Moor

Attendance: 6,000

🟩 23 Nov 1895, Villa 4-3 Burnley, Turf Moor

Burnley

3-4

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Aston Villa

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🟩 23 Nov 1895, Villa 4-3 Burnley, Turf Moor

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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 23 November 1895

[Exact timings not recorded]
Goal, 1-0, Unknown
Goal, 1-1, (Burnley)
Goal, 2-1, Jimmy Crabtree
Goal, 2-2, (Burnley)
Goal, 2-3, (Burnley)
Goal, 3-3, Jack Reynolds
HT Burnley 3-3 Aston Villa
Player retired injured (Burnley)
Goal, 4-3, Charlie Athersmith
FT Burnley 3-4 Aston Villa

Match Statistics

Not recorded

Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution

🟩 23 Nov 1895, Villa 4-3 Burnley, Turf Moor

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ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 23 November 1895
Villa sneak a late win against 10 man Burnley to retain their place, two points clear at the top of the table.

🟩 23 Nov 1895, Villa 4-3 Burnley, Turf Moor

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DEBUT APPEARANCES

FINAL APPEARANCES

Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |

Aston Villa

League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1894–95

Burnley

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League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌

FIXTURE HISTORY
Burnley
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Previous 5 vs. Burnley: | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟩 |

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅

🟩 23 Nov 1895, Villa 4-3 Burnley, Turf Moor

FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 1895-96 |
Matchday | #14 |
League Match | #14 |
Manager Game | #232 |
Saturday, 23 November 1895

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🟩 23 Nov 1895, Villa 4-3 Burnley, Turf Moor

MATCH SUMMARY
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Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 4-3 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WWLDW |

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
Trophies
Fixture
Manager
MANAGERIAL RECORD
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George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1926

🕒 232 | 🟩 127 🟨 35 🟥 70 | 1.79

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1926

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game

🟩 23 Nov 1895, Villa 4-3 Burnley, Turf Moor

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MATCH OFFICIALS

REFEREE PROFILE

VAR PROFILE (from 2021)

CARDS
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CARDS
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Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed

🟩 23 Nov 1895, Villa 4-3 Burnley, Turf Moor

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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS

Villa make four changes from the team that drew last time out as regular ‘keeper Harry Wilkes returns alongside Jack Reynolds, Charlie Athersmith, Steve Smith with Edward Harris, Fred Burton, Billy Dorrell and Dennis Hodgetts dropping out.

Starting XI Average Age
| 24.62 |

Oldest Player |
F Jack Devey | 28.93 |

Youngest Player |
FB Howard Spencer | 20.27 |

Referee

🟩 23 Nov 1895, Villa 4-3 Burnley, Turf Moor

MANAGER

George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1926

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Aston Villa

GK Harry Wilkes |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Howard Spencer |
FB Jimmy Welford |
M Jack Reynolds |
M Jimmy Crabtree |
W Charlie Athersmith |
W Steve Smith |
W Jack Cowan |
F Jack Devey |
F Bob Chatt |

MANAGER

Harry Bradshaw | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Burnley

Line Ups

🟩 23 Nov 1895, Villa 4-3 Burnley, Turf Moor

SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

🟩 23 Nov 1895, Villa 4-3 Burnley, Turf Moor

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Player Positions:

GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half


M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward

Match Symbols:

⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution

🟨 | Booking

🟥 | Sending off

🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game

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🟩 23 Nov 1895, Villa 4-3 Burnley, Turf Moor

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
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Red
GK Harry Wilkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
SUBSTITUTES
Player
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UNUSED
Player
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Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺

Squad Bios

🟩 23 Nov 1895, Villa 4-3 Burnley, Turf Moor

SQUAD STATS
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SQUAD STATS
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🟩 23 Nov 1895, Villa 4-3 Burnley, Turf Moor

MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
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Not recorded

UNAVAILABLE
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Not Recorded

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LEAGUE TABLE
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Tables & Programmes
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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
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🟩 23 Nov 1895, Villa 4-3 Burnley, Turf Moor

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MATCH QUOTES
"In the second portion play was of an exciting and even character, and time was fast approaching when Tatham leaving his goal to save from Reynolds, and Athersmith beating him got the ball and had no difficulty in scoring. Result—Villa, four; Burnley, three."
Quotes

🟩 23 Nov 1895, Villa 4-3 Burnley, Turf Moor

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MATCH REPORTS

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*The Sporting Life*
Monday, 25 November 1895
BURNLEY v. ASTON VILLA. HEAVY SCORING. This game, the return between these teams, was played on the Turf Moor ground, Burnley, before 8,000 spectators. Neither side was fully represented. The scoring was heavy, but in the end Aston Villa were the winners four goals to three, thus bagging a double win over tho Lancastrians. The home sides were at once pressed back and the Villa scored from a corner. In the next minute Place, junior, dropped the ball in and the attention Wilkes knocked him and the ball through the goal. Taylor was injured and the game was stopped. The Villa got ahead again through Crabtree, and Nichol again made the score equal. Burnley got to the front through Place, junior, but Reynolds for the Villa scored from a free kick and at the game stood three all. In the second portion play was of an exciting and even character, and time was fast approaching when Tatham leaving his goal to save from Reynolds, and Athersmith beating him got the ball and had no difficulty in scoring. Result—Villa, four; Burnley, three.
Reports

🟩 23 Nov 1895, Villa 4-3 Burnley, Turf Moor

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