Game #331
Aston Villa
10-4-5, 24 PTS
Monday, 27 December 1897


Drew
1st
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟨
Division One
Wolverhampton Wanderers
8-5-5, 21 PTS
Molineux
Attendance: 20,000
🟨 27 Dec 1897, Villa 1-1 Wolves, Molineux
Wolves
1-1

Aston Villa (Champions)

Assist(s) | Not recorded
🟨 27 Dec 1897, Villa 1-1 Wolves, Molineux


MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 27 December 1897
⚽ | 15’ Goal, 1-0, Charlie Athersmith
🕒 | HT Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 55' Goal, 1-1, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Beats
🕒 | FT Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Aston Villa
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 Dec 1897, Villa 1-1 Wolves, Molineux

ON THIS DAY
Monday, 27 December 1897
Charlie Athersmith opens the scoring but reigning Champions Villa can only draw at 3rd placed Wolves but remain top of the table by a single point.
🟨 27 Dec 1897, Villa 1-1 Wolves, Molineux

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1896–97
Wolverhampton Wanderers


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1892-93
🟨 27 Dec 1897, Villa 1-1 Wolves, Molineux
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1897-98 |
Matchday | #19 |
League Match | #19 |
Manager Game | #305 |
Monday, 27 December 1897
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🟨 27 Dec 1897, Villa 1-1 Wolves, Molineux
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: John Lewis | 🏴 | Blackburn, 1889-
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1899
🕒 305 | 🟩 174 🟨 48 🟥 83 | 1.87
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 27 Dec 1897, Villa 1-1 Wolves, Molineux

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: John Lewis | 🏴 | Blackburn, 1889-
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟨 27 Dec 1897, Villa 1-1 Wolves, Molineux

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Villa name an unchanged line up from the team that lost to Everton on Christmas Day.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.87 |
Oldest Player |
F Jack Devey | 31.02 |
Youngest Player |
RB Bert Sharp | 21.98 |
🟨 27 Dec 1897, Villa 1-1 Wolves, Molineux
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 Jack Devey | 🏴 |
F Fred Wheldon | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Jack Addenbrooke | 🏴 |

Wolverhampton Wanderers
Baddeley, Eccles, Blackett, Malpass, Owen, Fleming, Tonks, Wood, Beats, W Smith, Miller.
🟨 27 Dec 1897, Villa 1-1 Wolves, Molineux
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟨 27 Dec 1897, Villa 1-1 Wolves, Molineux
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 Dec 1897, Villa 1-1 Wolves, Molineux

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
🕒 | ✅ | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Jimmy Whitehouse | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 27 Dec 1897, Villa 1-1 Wolves, Molineux
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟨 27 Dec 1897, Villa 1-1 Wolves, Molineux
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 27 Dec 1897, Villa 1-1 Wolves, Molineux
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟨 27 Dec 1897, Villa 1-1 Wolves, Molineux


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 27 Dec 1897, Villa 1-1 Wolves, Molineux


MATCH REPORTS









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Tuesday, 28 December 1897
🟨 27 Dec 1897, Villa 1-1 Wolves, Molineux

