Game #328
Aston Villa
10-2-4, 22 PTS
Saturday, 11 December 1897
Won
1st=
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Division One
Blackburn Rovers
3-4-7, 10 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 22,000
🟩 11 Dec 1897, Villa 5-1 Blackburn, Villa Park
Aston Villa (Champions)
5-1
Blackburn Rovers
Assists(s) | Charlie Athersmith | 2-1 |
🟩 11 Dec 1897, Villa 5-1 Blackburn, Villa Park
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 11 December 1897
🥅 | 15’ Goal, 0-1, (Blackburn Rovers), Wilkie
⚽ | 35’ Goal, 1-1, Jimmy Crabtree
⚽ | Goal, 2-1, Fred Wheldon, Assist by Charlie Athersmith
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Blackburn Rovers
⚽ | 60' Goal, 3-1, Charlie Athersmith
⚽ | 70' Goal, 4-1, Jimmy Cowan
⚽ | Goal, 5-1, Jack Cowan
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 5-1 Blackburn Rovers
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 11 Dec 1897, Villa 5-1 Blackburn, Villa Park
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 11 December 1897
Jimmy Crabtree equalises the scoring as reigning Champions Villa secure a second consecutive, and much more convincing, victory over lowly Blackburn - the team that had surprisingly beaten the Champions earlier in the campaign. As a result Villa go level on points at the top of the table having played a game more than fellow leaders Sheffield United.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1896–97
Blackburn Rovers
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1890–91
Aston Villa
Blackburn Rovers
🟩 11 Dec 1897, Villa 5-1 Blackburn, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1897-98 |
Matchday | #16 |
League Match | #16 |
Manager Game | #302 |
Saturday, 11 December 1897
🟩 11 Dec 1897, Villa 5-1 Blackburn, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: T. Armitt | 🏴 | Leek
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1899
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 302 | 🟩 174 🟨 46 🟥 82 | 1.88
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
🟩 11 Dec 1897, Villa 5-1 Blackburn, Villa Park
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: T. Armitt | 🏴 | Leek
🟩 11 Dec 1897, Villa 5-1 Blackburn, Villa Park
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
After a 12 game absence, Jimmy Whitehouse replaces Billy George whilst Jimmy Suddick drops out with James Fisher returning.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.92 |
Oldest Player |
CB Jimmy Cowan | 29.17 |
Youngest Player |
F James Fisher | 20.98 |
🟩 11 Dec 1897, Villa 5-1 Blackburn, Villa Park
MANAGER
George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1899
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Whitehouse | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
RB Bert Sharp | 🏴 |
FB Albert Evans | 🏴 |
M Tommy Bowman | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Crabtree | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
W Jack Cowan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Howard Harvey | 🏴 |
F James Fisher | 🏴 |
F Fred Wheldon | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Blackburn Rovers
🟩 11 Dec 1897, Villa 5-1 Blackburn, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 11 Dec 1897, Villa 5-1 Blackburn, 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
🟩 11 Dec 1897, Villa 5-1 Blackburn, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Jimmy Whitehouse | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
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🟩 11 Dec 1897, Villa 5-1 Blackburn, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 11 Dec 1897, Villa 5-1 Blackburn, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 11 Dec 1897, Villa 5-1 Blackburn, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 11 Dec 1897, Villa 5-1 Blackburn, Villa Park
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 11 Dec 1897, Villa 5-1 Blackburn, Villa Park
MATCH REPORTS
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