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Game #277

Aston Villa

Saturday, 5 September 1896

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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

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Aston Villa (Champions)

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Assists(s) | Fred Wheldon

🟥 5 Sep 1896, Villa 1-3 Albion, Stoney Lane

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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

Reigning Champions Villa suffer a surprise defeat in the second game of their title defence as, Albion, who finished bottom of the League in 1895-96 score three second half goals to beat Villa. Goalkeeper Jimmy Whitehouse made his debut appearance for Villa aged 23 after joining from Grimsby Town for a fee of £200 - a record fee for a goalkeeper at the time.

🟥 5 Sep 1896, Villa 1-3 Albion, Stoney Lane

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DEBUT APPEARANCES

FINAL APPEARANCES

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Aston Villa

League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1895-96

West Bromwich Albion

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League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1891-92

Aston Villa

West Bromwich Albion

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FIXTURE HISTORY

Villa v

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West Bromwich Albion

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

West Bromwich Albion

PREVIOUS MATCH

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West Bromwich Albion

SUBSEQUENT MATCH

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FIXTURE DETAILS

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Season | 1896-97 |
Matchday | #2 |
League Match | #2 |
Manager Game | #251 |
Saturday, 5 September 1896

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MATCH SUMMARY

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Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 1-3 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | LWWWL |

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

🕒 251 | 🟩 139 🟨 37 🟥 75 | 1.81

Villa Career Form:

Top 4

ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:

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George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1899

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MATCH OFFICIALS

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ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:

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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 |

Referee
Manager

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MANAGER

George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1899

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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

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West Bromwich Albion

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

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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

🟥 5 Sep 1896, Villa 1-3 Albion, Stoney 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 Jimmy Whitehouse | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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

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LEAGUE TABLE

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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME

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Tables & Programmes

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MATCH QUOTES

"The League champions continually bombarded the home goal, but the home defence left nothing to desired."
Quotes

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MATCH REPORTS

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*The Sporting Life*
Monday, 7 September 1896

WEST BROMWICH ALBION V. ASTON VILLA. These teams met Stoney Lane on Saturday, in their first League fixture. Notwithstanding the wretched weather, fully 12,000 spectators journeyed to the Albion grounds to witness the match. The ground was in very fair condition, and Devey elected to commence the game up hill. The visiting forwards quickly got away and an awkward miss from Williams nearly let in Athersmith, but the home forwards cleared and altered the venue of play, and Crabtree stopped the progress of Bassett and McLeod. Albion became dangerous from a foul awarded them in mid-field, but after smartly clearing, the Villains made a furious attack on the home goal, and after some very neat passing, Wheldon centred to Devey who was just in the right place, and netted the ball, leaving the score at half-time— Villa, one; Albion, none. Villa were the first to break away upon resuming play, but Devey kicked over the bar, and play was returned. The Throstles wore awarded a foul in the visitors' quarters, and Williams placed the ball through without anyone touching it. The home forwards now went to work most determinedly, and during scrimmage in the Villa goal, Garfield headed through, and equalised the score. Shortly after a penalty kick was awarded the homesters, and Williams cleverly registered the Throstles’ second point. The League champions continually bombarded the home goal, but the home defence left nothing to desired. Just before time the play was bit loose in the Villa Quarters, and Garfield rushing in registered third point for the Albion, and the game ended—West Bromwich Albion three goals; Aston Villa, one.
Reports

🟥 5 Sep 1896, Villa 1-3 Albion, Stoney Lane

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MATCH VIDEO

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