Game #340
Aston Villa
Saturday, 2 April 1898


Drew
5th
WWWLD
Division One
Stoke
Villa Park
Attendance: 8,000
🟨 2 Apr 1898, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Villa Park
Aston Villa (Champions)
1-1

Stoke

Assists(s) | Not recorded
🟨 2 Apr 1898, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 2 April 1898
[Exact timings not recorded]
1’ Debut, Edmund Strange, Billy Garraty
HT Aston Villa 0-0 Stoke
Player retired injured (Stoke)
Goal, 1-0, Jack Sharp, Assist by Jack Cowan
Goal, 1-1, (Stoke)
Stoke return to full complement
FT Aston Villa 1-1 Stoke
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
🟨 2 Apr 1898, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 2 April 1898
🟨 2 Apr 1898, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Villa Park

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


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟨 2 Apr 1898, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1897-98 |
Matchday | #28 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #314 |
Saturday, 2 April 1898
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🟨 2 Apr 1898, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Charles Sutcliffe | 🏴 | Rawtenstall
FT Score | 1-1 |
FT Result | Drew |
Last 5 Games | WWWLD |
MANAGERIAL RECORD

George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1899
🕒 314 | 🟩 177 🟨 49 🟥 88 | 1.85
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 2 Apr 1898, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Charles Sutcliffe | 🏴 | Rawtenstall
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
🟨 2 Apr 1898, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Villa make changes all round and as a result field their youngest XI of the season with an average age of 23.80.
Jimmy Cowan drops out, as does Fred Wheldon, Jimmy Crabtree, Charlie Athersmith who are all on International duty whilst Steve Smith also misses out.
Bert Sharp, Jack Cowan and Howard Harvey return whilst Villa hand debuts to Edmund Strange and future great Billy Garraty.
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.80 |
Oldest Player |
F Bob Chatt | 27.69 |
Youngest Player |
CF Billy Garraty | 19.50 |
🟨 2 Apr 1898, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Villa Park
MANAGER
George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1899

Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Whitehouse |
RB Bert Sharp |
FB Albert Evans |
M Tommy Bowman |
M Edmund Strange |
W Jack Sharp |
W Jack Cowan |
F Howard Harvey |
F James Fisher |
F Bob Chatt |
CF Billy Garraty |
MANAGER
Horace Austerberry | 🏴 |

Stoke
🟨 2 Apr 1898, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟨 2 Apr 1898, Villa 1-1 Stoke, 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
🟨 2 Apr 1898, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Villa Park

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 🇺
🟨 2 Apr 1898, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟨 2 Apr 1898, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 2 Apr 1898, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟨 2 Apr 1898, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 2 Apr 1898, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS









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🟨 2 Apr 1898, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Villa Park

