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Game #323

Aston Villa

Saturday, 30 October 1897

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Won

2nd

WDWDW

Division One

Liverpool

Villa Park

Attendance: 25,000

🟩 30 Oct 1897, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Villa Park

Aston Villa (Champions)

3-1

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Liverpool

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🟩 30 Oct 1897, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Villa Park

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MATCH TIMELINE

Saturday, 30 October 1897

[Exact timings not recorded]
25’ Goal, 1-0, Fred Wheldon
Goal, 2-0, Charlie Athersmith
HT Aston Villa 2-0 Liverpool
75’ Goal, 2-1, (Liverpool)
Goal, 3-1, Jack Devey
FT Aston Villa 3-1 Liverpool

Match Statistics

Not recorded

🟩 30 Oct 1897, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Villa Park

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ON THIS DAY

Saturday, 30 October 1897

Reigning Champions Villa are unbeaten in five games, and now have seven wins in 11 League games but are now 3 points behind leaders Sheffield United.

🟩 30 Oct 1897, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Villa Park

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DEBUT APPEARANCES

FINAL APPEARANCES

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Aston Villa

Liverpool

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

Aston Villa

Liverpool

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FIXTURE HISTORY

Villa v

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Liverpool

Previous 5 vs. Liverpool: | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟩 |

🟩 30 Oct 1897, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Villa Park

FIXTURE DETAILS

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Season | 1897-98 |
Matchday | #11 |
League Match | #11 |
Manager Game | #297 |
Saturday, 30 October 1897

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🟩 30 Oct 1897, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Villa Park

MATCH SUMMARY

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Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 3-1 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WDWDW |

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
Trophies
Matches
Fixture

MANAGERIAL RECORD

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George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1899

GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME

🕒 297 | 🟩 171 🟨 46 🟥 80 | 1.88

Villa Career Form:

Top 4

ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:

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George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1899

🟩 30 Oct 1897, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS

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ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:

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CARDS

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🟩 30 Oct 1897, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Villa Park

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TEAM NEWS

TEAM STATS

Villa make one change from the team that drew with Sunderland as Jack Cowan returns in place of Steve Smith.

Starting XI Average Age
| 25.83 |

Oldest Player |
F Jack Devey | 30.87 |

Youngest Player |
W Jack Sharp | 19.72 |

Referee
Manager

🟩 30 Oct 1897, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Villa Park

MANAGER

George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1899

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Aston Villa

GK Billy George |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Albert Evans |
RB Bert Sharp |
M Jimmy Crabtree |
M Fred Burton |
W Charlie Athersmith |
W Jack Sharp |
W Jack Cowan |
F Jack Devey |
F Fred Wheldon |

MANAGER

Tom Watson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Liverpool

Line Ups

🟩 30 Oct 1897, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Villa Park

SUBSTITUTES

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SUBSTITUTES

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Substitutes

🟩 30 Oct 1897, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Villa Park

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

🟩 30 Oct 1897, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Villa Park

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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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Red
GK Billy George | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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

🟩 30 Oct 1897, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Villa Park

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MATCH QUOTES

"Generally speaking Villa had the better of the game, but half an hour from the start Bradshaw scored from a free kick and some exciting play followed."
Quotes

🟩 30 Oct 1897, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Villa Park

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MATCH REPORTS

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*Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser*
Monday, 1 November 1897

ASTON VILLA v. LIVERPOOL. Played at Aston, before 20,000 persons. Villa again played John Cowan, but Liverpool were without Goldie and Beckton. Villa kicked off, and even and interesting play was witnessed, but the Villa attacks were the more dangerous, and Wheldon scored 25 minutes from the start. Villa though had the better of the game, but Storer kept goal excellently. Athersmith scored a second before the interval. Half time score : Villa, two ; Liverpool, nil. Villa pressed on restating, and Storer saved cleverly several times. Then Liverpool attacked, and George was responsible for some effective work. Generally speaking Villa had the better of the game, but half an hour from the start Bradshaw scored from a free kick and some exciting play followed. Devey scored a third for the Villa with a splendid shot.
Reports

🟩 30 Oct 1897, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Villa Park

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