Game #343
Aston Villa
Saturday, 30 April 1898


Won
6th
LDLLW
Division One
Nottingham Forest
Villa Park
Attendance: 4,000
🟩 30 Apr 1898, Villa 2-0 Forest, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-0

Nottingham Forest

Assists(s) | Not recorded
🟩 30 Apr 1898, Villa 2-0 Forest, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 30 April 1898
[Exact timings not recorded]
1’ Debut, Charlie Aston, George Johnson
Goal, 1-0, Steve Smith, Assist by Charlie Athersmith
Goal, 2-0, George Johnson
HT Aston Villa 2-0 Nottingham Forest
FT Aston Villa 2-0 Nottingham Forest
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
🟩 30 Apr 1898, Villa 2-0 Forest, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 30 April 1898
🟩 30 Apr 1898, Villa 2-0 Forest, Villa Park

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


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 30 Apr 1898, Villa 2-0 Forest, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1897-98 |
Matchday | #31 |
League Match | #30 |
Manager Game | #317 |
Saturday, 30 April 1898
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🟩 30 Apr 1898, Villa 2-0 Forest, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Alfred Barker | 🏴 | Hanley
FT Score | 2-0 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | LDLLW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD

George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1899
🕒 317 | 🟩 178 🟨 49 🟥 90 | 1.84
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 30 Apr 1898, Villa 2-0 Forest, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Alfred Barker | 🏴 | Hanley
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
🟩 30 Apr 1898, Villa 2-0 Forest, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Villa make 7 changes for the final game of what had proved to be a disappointing season with Tommy Bowman, Bert Sharp, Edmund Strange, Jack Sharp, Jack Cowan, Howard Harvey and Billy Garraty dropping out.
Jimmy Cowan, Fred Burton, Charlie Athersmith, Steve Smith, Fred Wheldon, Charlie Aston and George Johnson come in with the latter two making their debuts for the club.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.04 |
Oldest Player |
M Fred Burton | 29.93 |
Youngest Player |
F James Fisher | 21.36 |
🟩 30 Apr 1898, Villa 2-0 Forest, Villa Park
MANAGER
George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1899

Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Whitehouse |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Charlie Aston |
FB Albert Evans |
M Fred Burton |
W Charlie Athersmith |
W Steve Smith |
F George Johnson |
F Fred Wheldon |
F Bob Chatt |
F James Fisher |
MANAGER
Harry Hallam | 🏴 |

Nottingham Forest
🟩 30 Apr 1898, Villa 2-0 Forest, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period

🟩 30 Apr 1898, Villa 2-0 Forest, 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
🟩 30 Apr 1898, Villa 2-0 Forest, 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 🇺
🟩 30 Apr 1898, Villa 2-0 Forest, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟩 30 Apr 1898, Villa 2-0 Forest, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 30 Apr 1898, Villa 2-0 Forest, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟩 30 Apr 1898, Villa 2-0 Forest, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 30 Apr 1898, Villa 2-0 Forest, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS









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Monday, 2 May 1898
🟩 30 Apr 1898, Villa 2-0 Forest, Villa Park

