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Game #297

Aston Villa

13-4-4, 30 PTS

Saturday, 6 February 1897

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Won

1st

Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩

Division One

Bury

4-7-8, 15 PTS

Gigg Lane

Attendance: 10,000

🟩 6 Feb 1897, Villa 2-0 Bury, Gigg Lane

Bury

0-2

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Aston Villa (Champions)

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🟩 6 Feb 1897, Villa 2-0 Bury, Gigg Lane

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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 6 February 1897

⚽ | Goal, 1-0, Johnny Campbell
⚽ | Goal, 2-0, Johnny Campbell
🕒 | HT Bury 0-2 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Bury 0-2 Aston Villa

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

🟩 6 Feb 1897, Villa 2-0 Bury, Gigg Lane

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ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 6 February 1897
  • Johnny Campbell scores a brace as reigning Champions Villa, after a difficult start to the year, now have two consecutive League wins to leave them a point clear at the top of the table with two games in hand on nearest rivals Derby.

🟩 6 Feb 1897, Villa 2-0 Bury, Gigg Lane

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DEBUT APPEARANCES

None

FINAL APPEARANCES

None

Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |

Aston Villa

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

Bury

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

FIXTURE HISTORY
Bury
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Previous 5 vs. Bury: 🟩 🟥 🟨

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅

🟩 6 Feb 1897, Villa 2-0 Bury, Gigg Lane

FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 1896-97 |
Matchday | #22 |
League Match | #21 |
Manager Game | #271 |
Saturday, 6 February 1897

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🟩 6 Feb 1897, Villa 2-0 Bury, Gigg Lane

MATCH SUMMARY
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Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
Trophies
Fixture
Manager
MANAGERIAL RECORD
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George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1926

🕒 271 | 🟩 152 🟨 41 🟥 78 | 1.83

Villa Career Form:

Top 4

George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1926

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game

🟩 6 Feb 1897, Villa 2-0 Bury, Gigg Lane

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Unknown

REFEREE PROFILE

VAR PROFILE (from 2021)

CARDS
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None

CARDS
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None

Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed

🟩 6 Feb 1897, Villa 2-0 Bury, Gigg Lane

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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS

Villa name an unchanged line up from the team that hammered Newcastle in the FA Cup last time out.

Starting XI Average Age
| 25.25 |

Oldest Player |
F Jack Devey | 30.14 |

Youngest Player |
FB Howard Spencer | 21.47 |

Referee

🟩 6 Feb 1897, Villa 2-0 Bury, Gigg Lane

MANAGER

George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1926

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Aston Villa

GK Harry Wilkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB Howard Spencer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Albert Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Jimmy Crabtree | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Steve Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Jack Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Fred Wheldon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Johnny Campbell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Bob Chatt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

MANAGER

Management Committee

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Bury

Not Recorded

Line Ups

🟩 6 Feb 1897, Villa 2-0 Bury, Gigg Lane

SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

🟩 6 Feb 1897, Villa 2-0 Bury, Gigg Lane

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

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

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🟩 6 Feb 1897, Villa 2-0 Bury, Gigg Lane

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
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🔥
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🟨
🟥
🥅
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Red
GK Harry Wilkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
SUBSTITUTES
Player
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🔥
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🟨
🟥
🥅
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Red
UNUSED
Player
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Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺

Squad Bios

🟩 6 Feb 1897, Villa 2-0 Bury, Gigg Lane

SQUAD STATS
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SQUAD STATS
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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Not recorded

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Not Recorded

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LEAGUE TABLE
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Tables & Programmes
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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
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🟩 6 Feb 1897, Villa 2-0 Bury, Gigg Lane

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MATCH QUOTES
"Cowan and Crabtree were in brilliant form in the Villa ranks and could not be beaten, while if by chance the ball was got behind them, Wilkes was ever ready."
Quotes

🟩 6 Feb 1897, Villa 2-0 Bury, Gigg Lane

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MATCH REPORTS

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*The Sporting Life*
Monday, 8 February 1897
BURY v. ASTON VILLA. THE VILLA IN FORM AGAIN. This return engagement was played on the Bury Ground, before 9,000 spectators, in capital weather and on ground which appeared perfect, but cut up a little before the close. The home side began hostilities by pressing slightly, but they soon found out that their opponents were in capital form. Campbell, Wheldon, and Smith early on prominent for stylish play, which taxed the energies of Darrach, Barbour, and Montgomery to the utmost. The custodian, however, was in capital order, and repelled half a dozen shots in just as many seconds. From a centre by Athersmith, Wheldon missed a grand opening, and then from a Bury attack and shot by Plant, Wilkes was lucky to get rid of the ball. The Villa attack worked up the field in their inimitable style, and secured a corner, but “Monty” got the ball away cleverly. Half time was fast approaching before Campbell, after a plucky run. broke through all opposition and scored a beautiful goal. This was only the signal for the ex-Celt to show his ability, for in the next three minutes he put in two capital shots, and completely non-plussed Montgomery, who was beaten all over. The Bury men might have scored by Millar, but the chance was missed and at half time the Villa were leading by two nil. In the second half the home lot were expected to show a lot better form, but they proved disappointing. Cowan and Crabtree were in brilliant form in the Villa ranks and could not be beaten, while if by chance the ball was got behind them, Wilkes was ever ready. Bury played nicely but were overmatched. Villa, two; Bury, nil.
Reports

🟩 6 Feb 1897, Villa 2-0 Bury, Gigg Lane

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