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Game #301

Aston Villa

Saturday, 27 February 1897

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Drew

3rd Round

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FA Cup

Preston North End

Deepdale

Attendance: 14,000

🟨 27 Feb 1897, Villa 1-1 Preston, Deepdale

Preston North End

1-1

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Aston Villa

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Assists(s) | Not recorded

🟨 27 Feb 1897, Villa 1-1 Preston, Deepdale

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MATCH TIMELINE

Saturday, 27 February 1897

[Exact timings not recorded]
Goal, 0-1, (Preston North End)
HT Preston North End 1-0 Aston Villa
50’ Goal, 1-1, Johnny Campbell
FT Preston North End 1-1 Aston Villa

Match Statistics

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🟨 27 Feb 1897, Villa 1-1 Preston, Deepdale

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ON THIS DAY

Saturday, 27 February 1897

Villa's second successive game against North End finishes in a draw with an FA Cup semi final spot at stake.

🟨 27 Feb 1897, Villa 1-1 Preston, Deepdale

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DEBUT APPEARANCES

FINAL APPEARANCES

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Aston Villa

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

Preston North End

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League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1889–90

Aston Villa

Preston North End

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FIXTURE HISTORY

Villa v

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Preston North End

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

🟨 27 Feb 1897, Villa 1-1 Preston, Deepdale

FIXTURE DETAILS

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Season | 1896-97 |
Matchday | #26 |
Manager Game | #275 |
Saturday, 27 February 1897

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🟨 27 Feb 1897, Villa 1-1 Preston, Deepdale

MATCH SUMMARY

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Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
Referee | Captain Simpson (London) |
FT Score | 1-1 |
FT Result | Drew |
Last 5 Games | WWWWD |

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MANAGERIAL RECORD

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George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1899

GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME

🕒 275 | 🟩 155 🟨 42 🟥 78 | 1.84

Villa Career Form:

Top 4

ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:

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George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1899

🟨 27 Feb 1897, Villa 1-1 Preston, Deepdale

MATCH OFFICIALS

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ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:

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CARDS

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🟨 27 Feb 1897, Villa 1-1 Preston, Deepdale

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TEAM NEWS

TEAM STATS

Villa name an unchanged line up from the team that beat this side in the FA Cup on the previous Monday.

Starting XI Average Age
| 25.44 |

Oldest Player |
F Jack Devey | 30.19 |

Youngest Player |
FB Howard Spencer | 21.53 |

Referee
Manager

🟨 27 Feb 1897, Villa 1-1 Preston, Deepdale

MANAGER

George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1899

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Aston Villa

GK Harry Wilkes |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Howard Spencer |
FB Albert Evans |
M Jack Reynolds |
M Jimmy Crabtree |
W Steve Smith |
W Charlie Athersmith |
F Jack Devey |
F Fred Wheldon |
F Johnny Campbell |

MANAGER

E.H. Bahr | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Preston North End

Line Ups

🟨 27 Feb 1897, Villa 1-1 Preston, Deepdale

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Substitutes

🟨 27 Feb 1897, Villa 1-1 Preston, Deepdale

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

🟨 27 Feb 1897, Villa 1-1 Preston, Deepdale

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MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES

STARTING XI

* This Game

Game
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Assist
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Draw
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Goal Conceded
Clean Sheet
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GK Harry Wilkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

SUBSTITUTES

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

UNUSED

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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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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

🟨 27 Feb 1897, Villa 1-1 Preston, Deepdale

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MATCH QUOTES

“The crowd, which taxed the ground to its utmost capacity, was very orderly, but when each in turn ran up and came near scoring the motion of the crowd caused the barriers to give way. The men were, however, very orderly and kept outside the touch line very well.”
Quotes

🟨 27 Feb 1897, Villa 1-1 Preston, Deepdale

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MATCH REPORTS

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*The Sporting Life*
Monday, 1 March 1897

PRESTON NORTH END V. ASTON VILLA. These teams, which are undoubtedly going about the strongest of any two in the League in the matter of the championship, came together on the ground of the former, at Deepdale, Preston, on Saturday in beautiful Spring like weather, before 15,000 spectators. The Villa arrives in Preston just before the time for the kick off, from Blackpool, where they had been training since Monday, while the N.E. took the field as the home trained article. The sides were thoroughly representative, and Captain Simpson was not long in getting the men under way. The Villa started but the play at once went in favour the North End, whose right wing sent away a chance right at the start. The Villa centre, Campbell, now started his men on a grand rush, and a beautiful piece of work was seen but the home defence was quite equal to the situation. Time after time the home side, who were playing a really grand game in the field, got to the front of the goal, but they seemed to lose themselves, and Pratt, Stevenson, and Henderson each made really miserable attempts at scoring. At the other end Devey was within an ace notching one for his side with a fast turn round shot. Pratt sent in a stiff shot, which completely floored Crabtree, and then the same man all but broke the upright with a stinger. Still, though North End were penning the Villans’ back, they could not score until the game was half an hour old, when Stevenson crashed the ball past Wilkes with a shot no man breathing could have stopped. The Villans looked a bit glum at this, but earnestness was written on their faces. They had, however, only two shots which were dangerous before the interval, and each of these Trainor saved finely. The North End, on the other hand, were almost continually shooting at goal, and nothing but the really brilliant play of Wilkes in goal prevented them from getting further ahead, and the North End led at the interval by a goal to niI. The game was resumed after a very short interval, both sides coming in for a big demonstration, the Villa's supporters having been conveyed to the town in seven special L. and N. W. trains. The North End were quickly put on the defensive, and Holmes and Dunn had each to clear, a feat which Wilkes and Spencer performed at the other end. The Villa were now showing better than in the initial half, and matters began to look gloomy for the home lot. They could not get at the Villa forwards properly and at the end of five minutes’ play, after a free kick, Campbell met Holmes’ return and scored with a low shot, which Trainer could not possibly get near. This disheartened the home supporters, but their players went their work in the most manful manner. The crowd, which taxed the ground to its utmost capacity, was very orderly, but when each in turn ran up and came near scoring the motion of the crowd caused the barriers to give way. The men were, however, very orderly and kept outside the touch line very well. Stevenson. the home centre, was all alive with a shot which struck Wilkes in the chest, the ball rebounding into his hands as if asking to be thrown out. Trainor’s charge was descended upon by Devey, Athersmith and Campbell, and shot after shot was rained in. As time approached and no scoring was done, excitement became intense. However, further scoring was done, and the game was a draw. Result:—N.E. one goal Villa, one goal.
Reports

🟨 27 Feb 1897, Villa 1-1 Preston, Deepdale

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