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Game #264

Aston Villa

Saturday, 4 January 1896

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Won

3rd

WLWWW

Division One

Stoke

Victoria Ground

Attendance: 12,000

🟩 4 Jan 1896, Villa 2-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground

Stoke

1-2

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Aston Villa

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🟩 4 Jan 1896, Villa 2-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground

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MATCH TIMELINE

Saturday, 4 January 1896

[Exact timings not recorded]
Goal, 1-0, Johnny Campbell
Goal, 2-0, Johnny Campbell
HT Stoke 0-2 Aston Villa
Goal, 2-1, (Stoke)
FT Stoke 1-2 Aston Villa

Match Statistics

Not recorded

🟩 4 Jan 1896, Villa 2-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground

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ON THIS DAY

Saturday, 4 January 1896

Villa win a third successive game for the first time since early November and remained in third place in the League table and a point behind League leaders Derby.

🟩 4 Jan 1896, Villa 2-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground

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DEBUT APPEARANCES

FINAL APPEARANCES

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Aston Villa

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

Stoke

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

Aston Villa

Stoke

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FIXTURE HISTORY

Villa v

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Stoke

Previous 5 vs. Stoke: | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟩 |

🟩 4 Jan 1896, Villa 2-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground

FIXTURE DETAILS

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Season | 1895-96 |
Matchday | #20 |
League Match | #20 |
Manager Game | #238 |
Saturday, 4 January 1896

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🟩 4 Jan 1896, Villa 2-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground

MATCH SUMMARY

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Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 2-1 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WLWWW |

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
Trophies
Matches
Fixture

MANAGERIAL RECORD

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George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1899

GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME

🕒 238 | 🟩 131 🟨 35 🟥 72 | 1.80

Villa Career Form:

Top 4

ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:

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George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1899

🟩 4 Jan 1896, Villa 2-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground

MATCH OFFICIALS

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ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:

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CARDS

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🟩 4 Jan 1896, Villa 2-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground

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TEAM NEWS

TEAM STATS

In two changes to the team that beat Bury last time out, Jeremiah Griffiths and Steve Smith drop out with Fred Burton and Jack Cowan returning.

Starting XI Average Age
| 25.46 |

Oldest Player |
F Dennis Hodgetts | 32.12 |

Youngest Player |
FB Howard Spencer | 20.38 |

Referee
Manager

🟩 4 Jan 1896, Villa 2-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground

MANAGER

George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1899

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Aston Villa

GK Harry Wilkes |
FB Howard Spencer |
FB Jimmy Welford |
M Fred Burton |
M Jimmy Crabtree |
W Charlie Athersmith |
W Jack Cowan |
F Dennis Hodgetts |
F Jack Devey |
F Johnny Campbell |
F Bob Chatt |

MANAGER

Bill Rowley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Stoke

Line Ups

🟩 4 Jan 1896, Villa 2-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Substitutes

🟩 4 Jan 1896, Villa 2-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground

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

🟩 4 Jan 1896, Villa 2-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground

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MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES

STARTING XI

* This Game

Game
Start
Goal
Assist
Win
Draw
Loss
Goal Conceded
Clean Sheet
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Red
GK Harry Wilkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

SUBSTITUTES

Game
Sub
Goal
Assist
Win
Draw
Loss
Goal Conceded
Clean Sheet
Yellow
Red

UNUSED

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Squad Bios

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SQUAD STATS

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SQUAD STATS

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🟩 4 Jan 1896, Villa 2-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground

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

Unavailable

LEAGUE TABLE

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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME

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Tables & Programmes

🟩 4 Jan 1896, Villa 2-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground

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MATCH QUOTES

"This encouraged the Villans, and they swarmed round the home citadel, and the result of a long scrummage was a second goal for the Villa, who thus led at the interval two goals to none."
Quotes

🟩 4 Jan 1896, Villa 2-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground

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MATCH REPORTS

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*The Sporting Life*
Monday, 6 January 1896

STOKE v. ASTON VILLA. The first match of the season between these teams took place on the Victoria Ground, Stoke, on Saturday, and in consequence the recent performances of the elevens a lot of interest was attached and 10,000 spectators assembled. The teams were not by any means, representative, but Stoke suffered most in this direction. The home side at once took the lead in the matter of play, but they could not circumvent the tactics of the Villa halves, while Spencer, Wilford, and Wilkes were all there when the Potters did get into closer quarters. The home forwards lacked the sting which they generally show, and Dickson and the ex-Guardsman Hyslop, usually both such dead shots, missed chances of scoring. At the other end the Villa vanguard were led on by the ex-Celt Campbell, and Clare, Eccles, and Clawley gave a grand exposition. The game was fast approaching the Interval when Campbell determined to take the law into his own hand, on account of misses made by his comrades, rushed right through and wound up with one of the best goals seen on the Stoke ground for some time. This encouraged the Villans, and they swarmed round the home citadel, and the result of a long scrummage was a second goal for the Villa, who thus led at the interval two goals to none. In the second half the game was remarkably well contested. The Potters had the advantages with them, but they were some time before they could get at the Villa’s defence. Schofield time after time made rattling runs and shots, and Hyslop time after time called upon Wilkes, but for a long time he heId out. At length the crowd were cheered with a goal, and the remainder of the match was fought out with determination. Clawley had a hard time on several occasions, but was equal to them, and the game ended without further scoring. Result: Villa, two; Stoke, one.
Reports

🟩 4 Jan 1896, Villa 2-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground

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