Game #277
Aston Villa
Saturday, 5 September 1896
Lost
n/a
LWWWL
Division One
West Bromwich Albion
Stoney Lane
Attendance: 12,000
🟥 5 Sep 1896, Villa 1-3 Albion, Stoney Lane
West Brom
3-1
Aston Villa (Champions)
Assists(s) | Fred Wheldon
🟥 5 Sep 1896, Villa 1-3 Albion, Stoney Lane
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 5 September 1896
[Exact timings not recorded]
Goal, 1-0, Jack Devey, Assist by Fred Wheldon
HT West Bromwich Albion 0-1 Aston Villa
Goal, 1-1, West Bromwich Albion
Goal, 1-2, West Bromwich Albion (pen)
Goal, 1-3, West Bromwich Albion
FT West Bromwich Albion 3-1 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
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ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 5 September 1896
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1895-96
West Bromwich Albion
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1891-92
Aston Villa
West Bromwich Albion
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FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1896-97 |
Matchday | #2 |
League Match | #2 |
Manager Game | #251 |
Saturday, 5 September 1896
🟥 5 Sep 1896, Villa 1-3 Albion, Stoney Lane
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 1-3 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | LWWWL |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1899
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 251 | 🟩 139 🟨 37 🟥 75 | 1.81
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
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MATCH OFFICIALS
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Villa make one change from the team that beat Stoke on the opening day of the season with Jimmy Whitehouse coming in for his debut to replace Harry Wilkes in goal.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.80 |
Oldest Player |
F Jack Devey | 29.72 |
Youngest Player |
FB Howard Spencer | 21.05 |
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MANAGER
George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1899
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Whitehouse |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Howard Spencer |
FB Jimmy Welford |
M Jack Reynolds |
M Jimmy Crabtree |
W Jack Cowan |
W Charlie Athersmith |
F Johnny Campbell |
F Fred Wheldon |
F Jack Devey |
MANAGER
West Bromwich Albion
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SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
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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
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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 Jimmy Whitehouse | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
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SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
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/
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MATCH QUOTES
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MATCH REPORTS
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