Game #357
Aston Villa
10-2-2, 22 PTS
Saturday, 3 December 1898


Won
1st
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
Division One
Sunderland
7-2-5, 16 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 22,000
🟩 3 Dec 1898, Villa 2-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
Aston Villa
2-0

Sunderland

Assists(s) | Fred Wheldon (brace)
🟩 3 Dec 1898, Villa 2-0 Sunderland, Villa Park


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 3 December 1898
💥 | Missed Penalty, Fred Wheldon
⚽ | Goal, 1-0, Jack Sharp, Assist by Fred Wheldon
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Sunderland
⚽ | Goal, 2-0, Jack Sharp, Assist by Fred Wheldon
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 Sunderland
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
🟩 3 Dec 1898, Villa 2-0 Sunderland, Villa Park

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 3 December 1898
Villa bounce back from their (unfinished) defeat to Wednesday with their 8th win in 9 games as they hold on to top spot in the table by two points.
Jack Sharp scores a brace from a brace of assists from Fred Wheldon who also missed a penalty with the scores 0-0.
🟩 3 Dec 1898, Villa 2-0 Sunderland, Villa Park

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
Sunderland


League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1894-95
🟩 3 Dec 1898, Villa 2-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1898-99 |
Matchday | #14 |
League Match | #14 |
Manager Game | #331 |
Saturday, 3 December 1898
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🟩 3 Dec 1898, Villa 2-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Aaron Scragg | 🏴 | Crewe
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1899
🕒 331 | 🟩 188 🟨 51 🟥 92 | 1.86
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 3 Dec 1898, Villa 2-0 Sunderland, Villa Park

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Aaron Scragg | 🏴 | Crewe
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
🟩 3 Dec 1898, Villa 2-0 Sunderland, Villa Park

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Villa make one change from the abandoned game last time out with Jack Sharp replacing Frank Bedingfield.
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.25 |
Oldest Player |
F Jack Devey | 31.96 |
Youngest Player |
W Jack Sharp | 20.81 |
🟩 3 Dec 1898, Villa 2-0 Sunderland, 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 | 🏴 |
W Jack Sharp | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Fred Wheldon | 🏴 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
F Jack Devey | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Robert Campbell | 🏴 |

Sunderland
GK Doig
D Bach
D McNeill
HB Ferguson
HB McAllister
HB Dunlop
F Crawford
F Leslie
F Morgan
F Wilson
F McLatchie
🟩 3 Dec 1898, Villa 2-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟩 3 Dec 1898, Villa 2-0 Sunderland, 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
🟩 3 Dec 1898, Villa 2-0 Sunderland, 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 🇺
🟩 3 Dec 1898, Villa 2-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟩 3 Dec 1898, Villa 2-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 3 Dec 1898, Villa 2-0 Sunderland, Villa Park
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟩 3 Dec 1898, Villa 2-0 Sunderland, Villa Park


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 3 Dec 1898, Villa 2-0 Sunderland, Villa Park


MATCH REPORTS









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Monday, 5 December 1898
🟩 3 Dec 1898, Villa 2-0 Sunderland, Villa Park

