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Game #339

Aston Villa

Saturday, 26 March 1898

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Lost

4th

LWWWL

Division One

Nottingham Forest

Town Ground

Attendance: 7,000

🟥 26 Mar 1898, Villa 1-3 Forest, Town Ground

Nottingham Forest

3-1

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Aston Villa (Champions)

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Assists(s) | Not recorded

🟥 26 Mar 1898, Villa 1-3 Forest, Town Ground

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MATCH TIMELINE

Saturday, 26 March 1898

[Exact timings not recorded]
20’ Goal, 0-1, (Nottingham Forest)
Goal, 0-2, (Nottingham Forest)
Goal, 0-3, (Nottingham Forest)
Missed penalty, James Fisher
HT Nottingham Forest 3-0 Aston Villa
Goal, 1-3, James Fisher
FT Nottingham Forest 3-1 Aston Villa

Match Statistics

Not recorded

🟥 26 Mar 1898, Villa 1-3 Forest, Town Ground

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ON THIS DAY

Saturday, 26 March 1898

Reigning Champions Villa lose for the first time in four but so do the League leaders Sheffield United who remain 6 points ahead of Villa with 8 points available.

🟥 26 Mar 1898, Villa 1-3 Forest, Town Ground

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DEBUT APPEARANCES

FINAL APPEARANCES

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Aston Villa

Nottingham Forest

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

Aston Villa

Nottingham Forest

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FIXTURE HISTORY

Villa v

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Nottingham Forest

Previous 5 vs. Forest: | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 |

Nottingham Forest

PREVIOUS MATCH

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Nottingham Forest

SUBSEQUENT MATCH

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FIXTURE DETAILS

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Season | 1897-98 |
Matchday | #27 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #313 |
Saturday, 26 March 1898

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🟥 26 Mar 1898, Villa 1-3 Forest, Town Ground

MATCH SUMMARY

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Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
Referee | T. Armitt, Leek |
FT Score | 1-3 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | LWWWL |

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

🕒 313 | 🟩 177 🟨 48 🟥 88 | 1.85

Villa Career Form:

Top 4

ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:

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George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1899

🟥 26 Mar 1898, Villa 1-3 Forest, Town Ground

MATCH OFFICIALS

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Referee: T. Armitt

ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:

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CARDS

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🟥 26 Mar 1898, Villa 1-3 Forest, Town Ground

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TEAM NEWS

TEAM STATS

Villa name an unchanged line up from the team that beat Bury last time out.

Starting XI Average Age
| 25.16 |

Oldest Player |
CB Jimmy Cowan | 29.46 |

Youngest Player |
W Jack Sharp | 20.12 |

Referee
Manager

🟥 26 Mar 1898, Villa 1-3 Forest, Town Ground

MANAGER

George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1899

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Aston Villa

GK Jimmy Whitehouse |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Albert Evans |
M Jimmy Crabtree |
M Tommy Bowman |
W Jack Sharp |
W Steve Smith |
W Charlie Athersmith |
F Bob Chatt |
F James Fisher |
F Fred Wheldon |

MANAGER

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Nottingham Forest

Line Ups

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SUBSTITUTES

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SUBSTITUTES

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Substitutes

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UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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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

🟥 26 Mar 1898, Villa 1-3 Forest, Town Ground

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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 Jimmy Whitehouse | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

SUBSTITUTES

Game
Sub
Goal
Assist
Win
Draw
Loss
Goal Conceded
Clean Sheet
Yellow
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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Not recorded

UNAVAILABLE

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Not Recorded

Unavailable

LEAGUE TABLE

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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME

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Tables & Programmes

🟥 26 Mar 1898, Villa 1-3 Forest, Town Ground

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MATCH QUOTES

"The visitors were awarded a penalty kick, which was taken by Fisher. He, however, kicked over the barrier amid derisive laughter."
Quotes

🟥 26 Mar 1898, Villa 1-3 Forest, Town Ground

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MATCH REPORTS

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*The Sporting Life*
Monday, 28 March 1898

NOTTS FOREST V. ASTON VILLA. This match was played on the City Grounds, Nottingham on Saturday afternoon, in the presence something like 4,930 spectators. More would have assembled had the weather been of a more propitious character. As it was, the most tempestuous wind raged from the north-east, and at times rain and sleet fell in almost blinding fashion. Scientific football was out of the question. The Forest men, following their victory over Southampton St. Mary’s at the Crystal Palace Grounds on Thursday, met with a fine reception. Several alterations were made in the constitution of the local team. M’Innes, Allsop, and Wragg were given a rest, their places being filled by Bradshaw. Martin and Peter M'Cracken. Aston Villa had a strong eleven, and their support seemed unusually sanguine of success. The locals won the toss, and of course, had the benefit of the wind - and such a wind, too. The forwards early began to press, and when the game had been in progress about twenty minutes Penbow, from the centre, shot the first goal. This was succeeded by one from the foot of Capes, inside left, and before the cross-over a third was obtained Benbow. The visitors were awarded a penalty kick, which was taken by Fisher. He, however, kicked over the barrier amid derisive laughter. The interval was reached with the score standing at 3 to 0 in favour of the Reds. In the second half the visitors were seen to more advantage, the wind assisting their operation very considerably. Fisher, inside right, shot through the Forest goal after some short passing, and later on he was again dangerous. In the end the Forest men triumphed throe goals to one. The game throughout was of a most erratic description, in consequence of the violence the wind, combined with blizzard storms at frequent intervals.
Reports

🟥 26 Mar 1898, Villa 1-3 Forest, Town Ground

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