Game #270
Aston Villa
17-4-4, 38 PTS
Saturday, 22 February 1896


Won
1st
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
Division One
Stoke
12-0-11, 24 PTS
Wellington Road, Perry Barr
Attendance: 15,000
🟩 22 Feb 1896, Villa 5-2 Stoke, Wellington Road
Aston Villa
5-2

Stoke

Assist(s) | Charlie Athersmith | 2-0 |
🟩 22 Feb 1896, Villa 5-2 Stoke, Wellington Road


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 22 February 1896
⚽ | 20' Goal, 1-0, Bob Chatt
⚽ | Goal, 2-0, Johnny Campbell, Assist by Charlie Athersmith
🥅 | Goal, 2-1, (Stoke), Dickson
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Stoke
⚽ | Goal, 3-1, Jack Devey
⚽ | Goal, 4-1, Johnny Campbell
⚽ | Goal, 5-1, Johnny Campbell
🥅 | Goal, 5-2, (Stoke), W. Maxwell
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 5-2 Stoke
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
🟩 22 Feb 1896, Villa 5-2 Stoke, Wellington Road

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 22 February 1896
Johnny Campbell hits a hat-trick as Villa's win keeps them four clear at the top of the First Division table with five games left to play.
Villa's win keeps them four clear at the top of the First Division table with five games left to play.
🟩 22 Feb 1896, Villa 5-2 Stoke, Wellington Road

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1894–95
Stoke


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 22 Feb 1896, Villa 5-2 Stoke, Wellington Road
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1895-96 |
Matchday | #26 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #244 |
Saturday, 22 February 1896
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🟩 22 Feb 1896, Villa 5-2 Stoke, Wellington Road
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Aaron Scragg | 🏴 | Crewe
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1899
🕒 244 | 🟩 135 🟨 36 🟥 73 | 1.81
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 22 Feb 1896, Villa 5-2 Stoke, Wellington Road

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Aaron Scragg | 🏴 | Crewe
REFEREE PROFILE
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
CARDS

None
CARDS

None
🟩 22 Feb 1896, Villa 5-2 Stoke, Wellington Road

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
In one change from the side that drew with Derby Jimmy Crabtree replaces Jack Reynolds.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.15 |
Oldest Player |
F Jack Devey | 29.18 |
Youngest Player |
FB Howard Spencer | 20.52 |
🟩 22 Feb 1896, Villa 5-2 Stoke, Wellington Road
MANAGER
George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1899

Aston Villa
GK Harry Wilkes | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴 |
FB Howard Spencer | 🏴 |
FB Jimmy Welford | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Crabtree | 🏴 |
M Fred Burton | 🏴 |
W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Jack Cowan | 🏴 |
F Jack Devey | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Johnny Campbell | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Bob Chatt | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Bill Rowley | 🏴 |

Stoke
Clawley
Eccles
Clare
Robertson
Grewer
Turner
Johnson
Dickson
A. Maxwell
W. Maxwell
Schofield
🟩 22 Feb 1896, Villa 5-2 Stoke, Wellington Road
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟩 22 Feb 1896, Villa 5-2 Stoke, Wellington Road
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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
🟩 22 Feb 1896, Villa 5-2 Stoke, Wellington Road

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
🕒 | ✅ | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Harry Wilkes | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 22 Feb 1896, Villa 5-2 Stoke, Wellington Road
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟩 22 Feb 1896, Villa 5-2 Stoke, Wellington Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 22 Feb 1896, Villa 5-2 Stoke, Wellington Road
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟩 22 Feb 1896, Villa 5-2 Stoke, Wellington Road


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 22 Feb 1896, Villa 5-2 Stoke, Wellington Road


MATCH REPORTS









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🟩 22 Feb 1896, Villa 5-2 Stoke, Wellington Road

