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Game #307

Aston Villa

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Monday, 22 March 1897

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Won

1st

WWDWW

Division One

Bolton Wanderers

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Wellington Road, Perry Barr

Attendance: 8,000

🟩 22 Mar 1897, Villa 6-2 Bolton, Wellington Road

Aston Villa (Champions)

6-2

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Bolton Wanderers

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🟩 22 Mar 1897, Villa 6-2 Bolton, Wellington Road

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MATCH TIMELINE

Monday, 22 March 1897

[Exact timings not recorded]
17’ Goal, 0-1, (Bolton Wanderers)
Goal, 0-2, (Bolton Wanderers)
HT Aston Villa 0-2 Bolton Wanderers
62’ Goal, 1-2, Charlie Athersmith
67’ Goal, 2-2, Jack Reynolds
Goal, 3-2, Johnny Campbell, Assist by Steve Smith
72’ Goal, 4-2, Fred Wheldon
Goal, 5-2, Fred Wheldon
Goal, 6-2, Jack Devey
FT Aston Villa 6-2 Bolton Wanderers

Match Statistics

Not recorded

🟩 22 Mar 1897, Villa 6-2 Bolton, Wellington Road

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ON THIS DAY

Monday, 22 March 1897

Reigning Champions Villa's second half performance puts Bolton to the sword and extend their lead at the top of the First Division table to 7 points and a game in hand over second placed Sheffield United. Jeremiah Griffiths made his final appearance for Villa aged 24 before moving on to Bilston Town. Griffiths had made only 3 appearances but each of those appearances came in a competition that Villa went on to win: the 1895-96 Football League season, the 1896-97 FA Cup and the 1896-97 Football League season.

🟩 22 Mar 1897, Villa 6-2 Bolton, Wellington Road

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DEBUT APPEARANCES

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FINAL APPEARANCES

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Aston Villa

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

Bolton Wanderers

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

Aston Villa

Bolton Wanderers

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FIXTURE HISTORY

Villa v

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Bolton Wanderers

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

Bolton Wanderers

PREVIOUS MATCH

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Bolton Wanderers

SUBSEQUENT MATCH

🟩 22 Mar 1897, Villa 6-2 Bolton, Wellington Road

FIXTURE DETAILS

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Season | 1896-97 |
Matchday | #32 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #281 |
Monday, 22 March 1897

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🟩 22 Mar 1897, Villa 6-2 Bolton, Wellington Road

MATCH SUMMARY

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Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 6-2 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WWDWW |

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

🕒 281 | 🟩 159 🟨 44 🟥 78 | 1.85

Villa Career Form:

Top 4

ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:

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George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1899

🟩 22 Mar 1897, Villa 6-2 Bolton, Wellington Road

MATCH OFFICIALS

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ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:

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CARDS

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🟩 22 Mar 1897, Villa 6-2 Bolton, Wellington Road

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TEAM NEWS

TEAM STATS

Villa make two changes to the team that qualified for the FA Cup final last time out with Harry Wilkes retuning in goal for Jimmy Whitehouse and Steve Smith replacing Jack Cowan.

Starting XI Average Age
| 25.43 |

Oldest Player |
F Jack Devey | 30.26 |

Youngest Player |
FB Howard Spencer | 21.59 |

Referee
Manager

🟩 22 Mar 1897, Villa 6-2 Bolton, Wellington Road

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 Jeremiah Griffiths |
W Steve Smith |
W Charlie Athersmith |
F Fred Wheldon |
F Johnny Campbell |
F Jack Devey |

MANAGER

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Bolton Wanderers

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Line Ups

🟩 22 Mar 1897, Villa 6-2 Bolton, Wellington Road

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Substitutes

🟩 22 Mar 1897, Villa 6-2 Bolton, Wellington Road

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Player Positions:

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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

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Match Symbols:

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⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution

🟨 | Booking

🟥 | Sending off

🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game

🟩 22 Mar 1897, Villa 6-2 Bolton, Wellington Road

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MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES

STARTING XI

* This Game

Game
Start
Goal
Assist
Win
Draw
Loss
Goal Conceded
Clean Sheet
Yellow
Red
GK Harry Wilkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

SUBSTITUTES

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

UNUSED

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Squad Bios

🟩 22 Mar 1897, Villa 6-2 Bolton, Wellington Road

SQUAD STATS

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SQUAD STATS

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🟩 22 Mar 1897, Villa 6-2 Bolton, Wellington Road

MATCHDAY SQUAD

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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🟩 22 Mar 1897, Villa 6-2 Bolton, Wellington Road

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

🟩 22 Mar 1897, Villa 6-2 Bolton, Wellington Road

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MATCH QUOTES

"Amidst great cheering the pressure was maintained, and from a centre by Smith, Campbell shot the third goal and put Villa ahead. Then Wheldon added another, four goals having been scored in ten minutes Wheldon got a fifth, and the Villa won as below. Result; ASTON VILLA 6 goals. BOLTON WANDERERS 2 goals."
Quotes

🟩 22 Mar 1897, Villa 6-2 Bolton, Wellington Road

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MATCH REPORTS

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*The Sheffield Independent*
Tuesday, 23 March 1897

LEAGUE. DIVISION I. VILLA v. BOLTON WANDERERS. This League match was played yesterday at Perry Barr before 7,000 persons. Neither side was fully represented. Bolton played downhill in the first half, but Villa had the most of the game. Seventeen minutes from the start Spencer missed his kick and Jack scored for Bolton. The game was subsequently well contested, and Sutcliffe gave a good display in goal. Jack scored for Bolton, and the interval score was Bolton Wanderers 2 goals, Aston Villa 0 goal. Play was resumed in wind and rain, and the Villa pressed heavily. After 17 minutes Athersmith scored, five minutes later Reynolds equalised. Amidst great cheering the pressure was maintained, and from a centre by Smith, Campbell shot the third goal and put Villa ahead. Then Wheldon added another, four goals having been scored in ten minutes Wheldon got a fifth, and the Villa won as below. Result; ASTON VILLA 6 goals. BOLTON WANDERERS 2 goals.
Reports

🟩 22 Mar 1897, Villa 6-2 Bolton, Wellington Road

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