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Game #271

Aston Villa

Saturday, 7 March 1896

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Drew

1st

WLDWD

Division One

Bolton Wanderers

Pike's Lane

Attendance: 14,364

🟨 7 Mar 1896, Villa 2-2 Bolton, Pike's Lane

Bolton Wanderers

2-2

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Aston Villa

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Assists(s) | Not recorded

🟨 7 Mar 1896, Villa 2-2 Bolton, Pike's Lane

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MATCH TIMELINE

Saturday, 7 March 1896

[Exact timings not recorded]
Goal, 0-1, (Bolton Wanderers)
HT Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Aston Villa
Goal, 0-2, (Bolton Wanderers)
Goal, 1-2, Jack Devey
Goal, 2-2, Jack Devey
FT Bolton Wanderers 2-2 Aston Villa

Match Statistics

Not recorded

🟨 7 Mar 1896, Villa 2-2 Bolton, Pike's Lane

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ON THIS DAY

Saturday, 7 March 1896

Villa can only draw with 5th place Bolton but they retain their 4 point lead at the top of the First Division table with four games to play.

🟨 7 Mar 1896, Villa 2-2 Bolton, Pike's Lane

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DEBUT APPEARANCES

FINAL APPEARANCES

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Aston Villa

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

Bolton Wanderers

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

Aston Villa

Bolton Wanderers

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FIXTURE HISTORY

Villa v

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Bolton Wanderers

Previous 5 vs. Bolton: | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟩 |

🟨 7 Mar 1896, Villa 2-2 Bolton, Pike's Lane

FIXTURE DETAILS

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Season | 1895-96 |
Matchday | #27 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #245 |
Saturday, 7 March 1896

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🟨 7 Mar 1896, Villa 2-2 Bolton, Pike's Lane

MATCH SUMMARY

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Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 2-2 |
FT Result | Drew |
Last 5 Games | WLDWD |

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

🕒 245 | 🟩 135 🟨 37 🟥 73 | 1.80

Villa Career Form:

Top 4

ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:

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George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1899

🟨 7 Mar 1896, Villa 2-2 Bolton, Pike's Lane

MATCH OFFICIALS

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ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:

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CARDS

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🟨 7 Mar 1896, Villa 2-2 Bolton, Pike's Lane

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TEAM NEWS

TEAM STATS

In one change from the side that beat Stoke Jimmy Crabtree drops out for Jack Reynolds.

Starting XI Average Age
| 25.45 |

Oldest Player |
F Jack Devey | 29.22 |

Youngest Player |
FB Howard Spencer | 20.55 |

Referee
Manager

🟨 7 Mar 1896, Villa 2-2 Bolton, Pike's Lane

MANAGER

George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1899

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Aston Villa

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

MANAGER

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Bolton Wanderers

Line Ups

🟨 7 Mar 1896, Villa 2-2 Bolton, Pike's Lane

SUBSTITUTES

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SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Substitutes

🟨 7 Mar 1896, Villa 2-2 Bolton, Pike's Lane

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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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

🟨 7 Mar 1896, Villa 2-2 Bolton, Pike's Lane

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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

🟨 7 Mar 1896, Villa 2-2 Bolton, Pike's Lane

SQUAD STATS

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SQUAD STATS

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🟨 7 Mar 1896, Villa 2-2 Bolton, Pike's Lane

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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🟨 7 Mar 1896, Villa 2-2 Bolton, Pike's Lane

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

🟨 7 Mar 1896, Villa 2-2 Bolton, Pike's Lane

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MATCH QUOTES

"Afterwards Bolton had the best of game, but Cowan was safe."
Quotes

🟨 7 Mar 1896, Villa 2-2 Bolton, Pike's Lane

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MATCH REPORTS

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*The Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser*
Monday, 9 March 1896

Bolton Wanderers v. Aston Villa Played at Bolton. In the first half the Wanderers made several good attempts, and at length Wright scored after a brilliant shot by M'Geachan. Afterwards Bolton had the best of game, but Cowan was safe. The Wanderers, with a lead of a goal, commenced the second haIf well Cassidy scoring. Jones was badly hurt, but the Villa scored twice through Devey. Final Score: Bolton Wanderers 2 Aston Villa 2.
Reports

🟨 7 Mar 1896, Villa 2-2 Bolton, Pike's Lane

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MATCH VIDEO

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