Game #327
Aston Villa
Saturday, 27 November 1897


Won
2nd
WLWLW
Division One
Sunderland
Villa Park
Attendance: 15,000
🟩 27 Nov 1897, Villa 4-3 Sunderland, Villa Park
Aston Villa (Champions)
4-3

Sunderland

Assists(s) | Not recorded
🟩 27 Nov 1897, Villa 4-3 Sunderland, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 27 November 1897
[Exact timings not recorded]
1’ Debut, Tommy Bowman, Howard Harvey, Jimmy Suddick
4’ Goal, 1-0, Howard Harvey
7’ Goal, 1-1, (Sunderland)
Goal, 1-2, (Sunderland)
HT Aston Villa 1-2 Sunderland
52’ Goal, 2-2, Fred Wheldon (pen)
53’ Goal, 2-3, (Sunderland)
Goal, 3-3, Howard Harvey
81’ Goal, 4-3, Fred Wheldon
FT Aston Villa 4-3 Sunderland
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟩 27 Nov 1897, Villa 4-3 Sunderland, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 27 November 1897
Reigning Champions Villa bounce back from defeat to Bolton with a tight win over Sunderland to leave them second in the table and only a point behind leaders Sheffield United, although the Blades have two games in hand over Villa. Midfielder Tommy Bowman made his Villa debut aged 24 after joining from Blackpool. Forward Howard Harvey made his Villa debut aged 22 after joining from Small Heath. Forward Jimmy Suddick made his Villa debut aged 22 after joining from Middlesbrough junior football.
🟩 27 Nov 1897, Villa 4-3 Sunderland, Villa Park

DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
Sunderland


League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1894-95
🟩 27 Nov 1897, Villa 4-3 Sunderland, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1897-98 |
Matchday | #15 |
League Match | #15 |
Manager Game | #301 |
Saturday, 27 November 1897
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🟩 27 Nov 1897, Villa 4-3 Sunderland, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 4-3 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WLWLW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD

George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1899
🕒 301 | 🟩 173 🟨 46 🟥 82 | 1.88
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 27 Nov 1897, Villa 4-3 Sunderland, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
REFEREE PROFILE
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

CARDS

Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 27 Nov 1897, Villa 4-3 Sunderland, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Tommy Bowman, Howard Harvey and Jimmy Suddick come in for their Villa debuts with Bob Chatt, James Fisher and Jack Devey making way.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.89 |
Oldest Player |
CB Jimmy Cowan | 29.13 |
Youngest Player |
RB Bert Sharp | 21.90 |
🟩 27 Nov 1897, Villa 4-3 Sunderland, Villa Park
MANAGER
George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1899

Aston Villa
GK Billy George |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
RB Bert Sharp |
FB Albert Evans |
M Jimmy Crabtree |
M Tommy Bowman |
W Charlie Athersmith |
W Jack Cowan |
F Howard Harvey |
F Jimmy Suddick |
F Fred Wheldon |
MANAGER
Robert Campbell | 🏴 |

Sunderland
🟩 27 Nov 1897, Villa 4-3 Sunderland, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟩 27 Nov 1897, Villa 4-3 Sunderland, Villa Park
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
🟩 27 Nov 1897, Villa 4-3 Sunderland, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
🕒 | ✅ | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Billy George | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 27 Nov 1897, Villa 4-3 Sunderland, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟩 27 Nov 1897, Villa 4-3 Sunderland, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 27 Nov 1897, Villa 4-3 Sunderland, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟩 27 Nov 1897, Villa 4-3 Sunderland, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 27 Nov 1897, Villa 4-3 Sunderland, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS









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🟩 27 Nov 1897, Villa 4-3 Sunderland, Villa Park

