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Game #304

Aston Villa

Wednesday, 10 March 1897

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Won

3rd Round 2nd Replay

WDDWW

FA Cup

Preston North End

Bramall Lane

Attendance: 22,000

🟩 10 Mar 1897, Villa 3-2 Preston, Bramall Lane

Aston Villa

3-2

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Preston North End

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🟩 10 Mar 1897, Villa 3-2 Preston, Bramall Lane

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MATCH TIMELINE

Wednesday, 10 March 1897

[Exact timings not recorded]
39’ Goal, 1-0, Charlie Athersmith, Assist by Jack Cowan
HT Aston Villa 1-0 Preston North End
52’ Goal, 2-0, Johnny Campbell, Assist by Jack Devey
Goal, 2-1, (Preston North End)
77’ Goal, 3-1, Charlie Athersmith
Goal, 3-2, (Preston North End)
FT Aston Villa 3-2 Preston North End

Match Statistics

Not recorded

🟩 10 Mar 1897, Villa 3-2 Preston, Bramall Lane

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ON THIS DAY

Wednesday, 10 March 1897

Villa finally disposed with Preston to set up a second FA Cup semi final in three seasons and now were 10 games unbeaten for the second time this campaign.

🟩 10 Mar 1897, Villa 3-2 Preston, Bramall Lane

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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: | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟨 |

Preston North End

PREVIOUS MATCH

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Preston North End

SUBSEQUENT MATCH

🟩 10 Mar 1897, Villa 3-2 Preston, Bramall Lane

FIXTURE DETAILS

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Season | 1896-97 |
Matchday | #29 |
Manager Game | #278 |
Wednesday, 10 March 1897

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🟩 10 Mar 1897, Villa 3-2 Preston, Bramall Lane

MATCH SUMMARY

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Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 3-2 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WDDWW |

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
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MANAGERIAL RECORD

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George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1899

GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME

🕒 278 | 🟩 157 🟨 43 🟥 78 | 1.85

Villa Career Form:

Top 4

ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:

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George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1899

🟩 10 Mar 1897, Villa 3-2 Preston, Bramall Lane

MATCH OFFICIALS

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ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:

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CARDS

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🟩 10 Mar 1897, Villa 3-2 Preston, Bramall Lane

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TEAM NEWS

TEAM STATS

Villa name an unchanged line up from the team that beat Forest last time out in an attempt to finally settle this tie.

Starting XI Average Age
| 25.75 |

Oldest Player |
F Jack Devey | 30.22 |

Youngest Player |
FB Howard Spencer | 21.56 |

Referee
Manager

🟩 10 Mar 1897, Villa 3-2 Preston, Bramall Lane

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 Jack Cowan |
W Charlie Athersmith |
F Fred Wheldon |
F Johnny Campbell |
F Jack Devey |

MANAGER

E.H. Bahr | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Preston North End

Line Ups

🟩 10 Mar 1897, Villa 3-2 Preston, Bramall Lane

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Substitutes

🟩 10 Mar 1897, Villa 3-2 Preston, Bramall 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

🟩 10 Mar 1897, Villa 3-2 Preston, Bramall 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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GK Harry Wilkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

SUBSTITUTES

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

UNUSED

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Squad Bios

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SQUAD STATS

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SQUAD STATS

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🟩 10 Mar 1897, Villa 3-2 Preston, Bramall Lane

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

🟩 10 Mar 1897, Villa 3-2 Preston, Bramall Lane

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MATCH QUOTES

"Play ruled very fast and was much more exciting than in the first half, and with only thirteen minutes to play Athersmith scored the third point for the Villa."
Quotes

🟩 10 Mar 1897, Villa 3-2 Preston, Bramall Lane

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MATCH REPORTS

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*The Sporting Life*
Thursday, 11 March 1897

FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION CHALLENGE CUP. THIRD ROUND. REPLAYED TIE. PRESTON NORTH END v. ASTON VILLA. After having had two severe struggles for supremacy, and played two drawn games, it was only natural that a lot interest was evinced in their third meeting, which took place yesterday afternoon at Bramall Grounds, Sheffield. The weather was of the most delightful character, and the large local crowd was considerably augmented by the large influx of excursionists from Birmingham and the districts adjacent to Sheffield. With the single exception that Holmes took the place of Tait at right full back, the teams were exactly the same as played a drawn game at Birmingham Saturday last. The Villans at once went away with rare dash and resolution, and the North End backs and goal keeper were quickly busy. On the other hand the North End forward division played a weak game, and seldom penetrated beyond the Villa half back division, with the result that during the first twenty-six minutes Wilkes had really nothing to do. Trainer had a lot of work to get through, but he managed it well, as within one minute of the game he had saved no less than four times. When play had progressed thirty nine minutes John Cowan, on the extreme left, banged the ball across to Athersmith, who headed the first goal for the Villa, who at the interval led by one goal to nil. Crossing over, the Villa were at once the aggressors, and after seven minutes' play Athersmith passed to Devey, who in turn gave Campbell possession, and the latter put the ball past Trainer. From the kick-off the ball was taken to the Villa end, and a corner accrued to North End which was well directed Saunders, and in the scrummage which ensued in front of the Villa goal the ball was headed through. Play ruled very fast and was much more exciting than in the first half, and with only thirteen minutes to play Athersmith scored the third point for the Villa, and after Wilkes had with great difficulty tipped one over the bar from Pratt. The corner was taken by Smith, who placed the ball near to Stevenson, and he put on the second goal for North End, the Villains thus qualifying for the semi final with the score—Aston Villa, three-goals; Preston North-End, two goals.
Reports

🟩 10 Mar 1897, Villa 3-2 Preston, Bramall Lane

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MATCH VIDEO

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