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Game #331

Aston Villa

10-4-5, 24 PTS

Monday, 27 December 1897

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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

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Aston Villa (Champions)

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

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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

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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

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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

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League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1892-93

FIXTURE HISTORY

Wolverhampton Wanderers

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Previous 5 vs. Wolves: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅

Wolverhampton Wanderers

PREVIOUS MATCH

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Wolverhampton Wanderers

SUBSEQUENT MATCH

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

FIXTURE DETAILS

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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

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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: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟨

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
Trophies
Fixture
Manager

MANAGERIAL RECORD

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George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1899

🕒 305 | 🟩 174 🟨 48 🟥 83 | 1.87

Villa Career Form:

Top 4

George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1899

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game

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

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: John Lewis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Blackburn, 1889-

VAR PROFILE (from 2021)

CARDS

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None

CARDS

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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

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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 |

Referee

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

MANAGER

George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1899

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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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Wolverhampton Wanderers

Baddeley, Eccles, Blackett, Malpass, Owen, Fleming, Tonks, Wood, Beats, W Smith, Miller.

Line Ups

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

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

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

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

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

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MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES

STARTING XI

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🟥
🥅
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Red
GK Jimmy Whitehouse | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

SUBSTITUTES

Player
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🟨
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Red

UNUSED

Player
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Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺

Squad Bios

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

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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Not recorded

UNAVAILABLE

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LEAGUE TABLE

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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME

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Tables & Programmes

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

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MATCH QUOTES

"The Wanderers' forwards were smaller than those of the Villa, but they were checked time after time by the Villa backs and the goalkeeper (Whitehouse), who played a fine game. A splendid match ended in a draw—one goal each."
Quotes

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

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MATCH REPORTS

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*The Sporting Life*
Tuesday, 28 December 1897

WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS V. ASTON VILLA These teams played their first match this season at Wolverhampton yesterday, in threatening weather, and before nearly 30,000 spectators. Notwithstanding the recent thaw, the ground was in good order, though slightly greasy. Each club put their best team on the ground, and a most exciting game was witnessed. Both sides worked hard from first to last to win, and there was not only a fine display of individual efforts but the combination on both sides was most effective. The Villa won the toss and played with a stiff breeze. Play was very even for a time, but ultimately, after three of the Villa men had got off-side, a corner was obtained, and a foul followed close in goal, with the result that the visitors scored within a quarter of hour. The Wanderers tried hard to equalise, but the point they wanted was not gained until the second half had been opened for some time, when Smith made a grand run and Beats put the ball into the net. Both sides played hard to get the winning point, and some exciting scrummages were witnessed in both goals, but the defence at each end was very sound. The Wanderers' forwards were smaller than those of the Villa, but they were checked time after time by the Villa backs and the goalkeeper (Whitehouse), who played a fine game. A splendid match ended in a draw—one goal each.
Reports

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

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