Game #303
Aston Villa
Saturday, 6 March 1897
Won
1st
WWDDW
Division One
Nottingham Forest
Town Ground
Attendance: 10,000
🟩 6 Mar 1897, Villa 4-2 Forest, Town Ground
Nottingham Forest
2-4
Aston Villa (Champions)
Assists(s) | Not recorded
🟩 6 Mar 1897, Villa 4-2 Forest, Town Ground
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 6 March 1897
[Exact timings not recorded]
12’ Goal, 1-0, Jack Devey, Assist by Jimmy Crabtree
HT Nottingham Forest 0-1 Aston Villa
Goal, 1-1, Nottingham Forest
Goal, 2-1, Jack Cowan
Goal, 2-2, Nottingham Forest
Goal, 3-2, Johnny Campbell
Goal, 4-2, Own Goal, Stuart
FT Nottingham Forest 2-4 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 6 Mar 1897, Villa 4-2 Forest, Town Ground
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 6 March 1897
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1895-96
Nottingham Forest
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest
🟩 6 Mar 1897, Villa 4-2 Forest, Town Ground
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1896-97 |
Matchday | #28 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #277 |
Saturday, 6 March 1897
🟩 6 Mar 1897, Villa 4-2 Forest, Town Ground
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 4-2 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WWDDW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1899
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 277 | 🟩 156 🟨 43 🟥 78 | 1.84
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
🟩 6 Mar 1897, Villa 4-2 Forest, Town Ground
MATCH OFFICIALS
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
🟩 6 Mar 1897, Villa 4-2 Forest, Town Ground
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Villa make one change from the team that had yet to beat Preston in the third round of the FA Cup, with Jack Cowan replacing Steve Smith.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.74 |
Oldest Player |
F Jack Devey | 30.21 |
Youngest Player |
FB Howard Spencer | 21.55 |
🟩 6 Mar 1897, Villa 4-2 Forest, Town Ground
MANAGER
George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1899
Aston Villa
GK Harry Wilkes |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Howard Spencer |
FB Albert Evans |
M Jack Reynolds |
M Jimmy Crabtree |
W Jack Cowan |
W Charlie Athersmith |
F Fred Wheldon |
F Johnny Campbell |
F Jack Devey |
MANAGER
Nottingham Forest
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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
🟩 6 Mar 1897, Villa 4-2 Forest, Town Ground
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
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GK Harry Wilkes | 🏴 | |
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
🟩 6 Mar 1897, Villa 4-2 Forest, Town Ground
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 6 Mar 1897, Villa 4-2 Forest, Town Ground
MATCH REPORTS
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