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Game #272

Aston Villa

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Saturday, 14 March 1896

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Won

1st

LDWDW

Division One

Sheffield Wednesday

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Wellington Road, Perry Barr

Attendance: 10,000

🟩 14 Mar 1896, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Wellington Road

Aston Villa

2-1

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Wednesday

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Scorer(s) | Jack Cowan | Jack Devey |

Assists(s) | Not recorded

🟩 14 Mar 1896, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Wellington Road

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MATCH TIMELINE

Saturday, 14 March 1896

[Exact timings not recorded]
Goal, 0-1, (Sheffield Wednesday)
Goal, 1-1, Jack Cowan, Assist by Jack Devey
HT Aston Villa 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday
Goal, 2-1, Jack Devey
FT Aston Villa 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Match Statistics

Not recorded

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ON THIS DAY

Saturday, 14 March 1896

Villa's win puts them 5 clear over Derby at the top of the First Division table with three games to play.

🟩 14 Mar 1896, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Wellington Road

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DEBUT APPEARANCES

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FINAL APPEARANCES

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Aston Villa

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

Sheffield Wednesday

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

Aston Villa

Sheffield Wednesday

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FIXTURE HISTORY

Villa v

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Sheffield Wednesday

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

Sheffield Wednesday

PREVIOUS MATCH

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Sheffield Wednesday

SUBSEQUENT MATCH

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FIXTURE DETAILS

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Season | 1895-96 |
Matchday | #28 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #246 |
Saturday, 14 March 1896

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🟩 14 Mar 1896, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Wellington Road

MATCH SUMMARY

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

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

🕒 246 | 🟩 136 🟨 37 🟥 73 | 1.81

Villa Career Form:

Top 4

ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:

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George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1899

🟩 14 Mar 1896, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Wellington Road

MATCH OFFICIALS

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ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:

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CARDS

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🟩 14 Mar 1896, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Wellington Road

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TEAM NEWS

TEAM STATS

In one change from the side that drew with Bolton Jimmy Crabtree replaces Fred Burton.

Starting XI Average Age
| 25.14 |

Oldest Player |
F Jack Devey | 29.24 |

Youngest Player |
FB Howard Spencer | 20.57 |

Referee
Manager

🟩 14 Mar 1896, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Wellington Road

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 Jimmy Crabtree |
W Charlie Athersmith |
W Jack Cowan |
F Jack Devey |
F Johnny Campbell |
F Bob Chatt |

MANAGER

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Sheffield Wednesday

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Line Ups

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SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Substitutes

🟩 14 Mar 1896, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Wellington Road

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Player Positions:

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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

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Match Symbols:

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⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution

🟨 | Booking

🟥 | Sending off

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

🟩 14 Mar 1896, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Wellington Road

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MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES

STARTING XI

* This Game

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

SUBSTITUTES

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

UNUSED

Unused
Squad Bios

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SQUAD STATS

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SQUAD STATS

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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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With thanks to

Ignition Sports Media https://www.ignitionsportsmedia.com/collections/aston-villa

Darren Hunt for the kind permission to use his collection of historic Villa programme covers. https://www.flickr.com/photos/astonvillaprogrammes/

Tables & Programmes

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MATCH QUOTES

"The Villa forced then a brace of corners, and Devey notched another point for his side. Until the finish game was continued in visitors' quarters, the Villa having several narrow shaves. Final Score : Aston Villa ... 2, Sheffield Wednesday … 1."
Quotes

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MATCH REPORTS

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*The Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser*
Monday, 16 March 1896

Aston Villa v. Sheffield Wednesday. At Perry Barr, before 7,000 spectators. After a period of considerable pressure on the home lines Spikesley got through and scored with a splendid shot. Shortly after John Cowan did likewise, Devey providing him a with good opening. Score at half time : Aston Villa, one goal; Sheffield Wednesday, one goal. On resuming, the visitors pressed, but could not score. The Villa forced then a brace of corners, and Devey notched another point for his side. Until the finish game was continued in visitors' quarters, the Villa having several narrow shaves. Final Score : Aston Villa ... 2, Sheffield Wednesday … 1.
Reports

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