Game #349
Aston Villa
Saturday, 8 October 1898


Won
4th
LWDDW
Division One
Preston North End
Villa Park
Attendance: 20,000
🟩 8 Oct 1898, Villa 4-2 Preston, Villa Park
Aston Villa
4-2

Preston North End

Assists(s) | Not recorded
🟩 8 Oct 1898, Villa 4-2 Preston, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 8 October 1898
[Exact timings not recorded]
Goal, 0-1, (Preston North End)
Goal, 1-1, Jack Devey
Goal, 2-1, Jack Devey
Goal, 3-1, Jimmy Cowan
Goal, 3-2, (Preston North End)
HT Aston Villa 3-2 Preston North End)
Goal, 4-2, George Johnson
FT Aston Villa 4-2 Preston North End)
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
🟩 8 Oct 1898, Villa 4-2 Preston, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 8 October 1898
🟩 8 Oct 1898, Villa 4-2 Preston, Villa Park

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


League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1889–90
FIXTURE HISTORY
Preston North End


Previous 5 vs. Preston: | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟩 |
League 🕒 21 | 🟩 13 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 7 | ⚽ 46 | 🥅 32 |
FA Cup 🕒 4 | 🟩 1 | 🟨 2 | 🟥 1 | ⚽ 5 | 🥅 6 |
For the 15th time in 25 games one or other of the sides has scored 3 or more goals. ⚽ Villa 10 Preston 7. Both have done so on 2 occasions.
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅
🟩 8 Oct 1898, Villa 4-2 Preston, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1898-99 |
Matchday | #6 |
League Match | #6 |
Manager Game | #323 |
Saturday, 8 October 1898
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🟩 8 Oct 1898, Villa 4-2 Preston, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
Referee: Harry Shelton | 🏴 | Nottingham
FT Score | 4-2 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | LWDDW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD

George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1899
🕒 323 | 🟩 181 🟨 51 🟥 91 | 1.84
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 8 Oct 1898, Villa 4-2 Preston, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Harry Shelton | 🏴 | Nottingham
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
🟩 8 Oct 1898, Villa 4-2 Preston, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
In one change from the team that drew with Newcastle last time out, Charlie Aston comes in to replace Ralph Gaudie.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.66 |
Oldest Player |
F Jack Devey | 31.81 |
Youngest Player |
FB Charlie Aston | 23.78 |
🟩 8 Oct 1898, Villa 4-2 Preston, Villa Park
MANAGER
George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1899

Aston Villa
GK Billy George |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Albert Evans |
FB Charlie Aston |
M Tommy Bowman |
M Jimmy Crabtree |
W Charlie Athersmith |
W Steve Smith |
F Jack Devey |
F George Johnson |
F Fred Wheldon |
MANAGER
E.H. Bahr | 🏴 |

Preston North End
🟩 8 Oct 1898, Villa 4-2 Preston, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟩 8 Oct 1898, Villa 4-2 Preston, 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
🟩 8 Oct 1898, Villa 4-2 Preston, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
🕒 | ✅ | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Billy George | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 8 Oct 1898, Villa 4-2 Preston, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟩 8 Oct 1898, Villa 4-2 Preston, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 8 Oct 1898, Villa 4-2 Preston, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟩 8 Oct 1898, Villa 4-2 Preston, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 8 Oct 1898, Villa 4-2 Preston, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS









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