Game #365
Aston Villa
15-3-4, 33 PTS
Saturday, 21 January 1899
Won
1st
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
Sheffield United
Bramall Lane
Attendance: 10,000
🟩 21 Jan 1899, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
Sheffield United
1-3
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
🟩 21 Jan 1899, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 21 January 1899
⚽ | 15’ Goal, 1-0, Albert Wilkes
🥅 | 40’ Goal, 1-1, (Sheffield United), Needham
🕒 | HT Sheffield United 1-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 60’ Goal, 2-1, George Johnson
⚽ | 85' Goal, 3-1, Jack Cowan
🕒 | FT Sheffield United 1-3 Aston Villa
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
🟩 21 Jan 1899, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 21 January 1899
Albert Wilkes scores as Villa win a third game in succession to open up a four point lead at the top of the table after 22 of 34 games and with three games in hand over new nearest rivals Liverpool.
Villa win a third game in succession to open up a four point lead at the top of the table after 22 of 34 games and with three games in hand over new nearest rivals Liverpool.
The League table however took on a strange constitution as the Wednesday v Villa, Bolton v Villa and Burnley v Stoke had been ordered to be replayed.
🟩 21 Jan 1899, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
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
Sheffield United
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1897-98
🟩 21 Jan 1899, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1898-99 |
Matchday | #22 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #339 |
Saturday, 21 January 1899
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🟩 21 Jan 1899, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Aaron Scragg | 🏴 | Crewe
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1926
🕒 339 | 🟩 193 🟨 52 🟥 94 | 1.86
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 21 Jan 1899, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Aaron Scragg | 🏴 | Crewe, 1895-
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
🟩 21 Jan 1899, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Villa name an unchanged line up from the team that beat Burnley last time out.
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.25 |
Oldest Player |
F Jack Devey | 32.09 |
Youngest Player |
M Albert Wilkes | 24.32 |
🟩 21 Jan 1899, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
MANAGER
George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1926
Aston Villa
GK Billy George | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴 |
FB Albert Evans | 🏴 |
M Tommy Bowman | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Crabtree | 🏴 |
M Albert Wilkes | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Jack Cowan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴 |
F Fred Wheldon | 🏴 |
F George Johnson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Jack Devey | 🏴 |
MANAGER
J. B. Wostinholm | 🏴 |
Sheffield United
Foulkes
Thickett
Boyle
H. Johnson
Morron
Needham
Bennett
Whelan
Almond
Field
Priest
🟩 21 Jan 1899, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 21 Jan 1899, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
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
🟩 21 Jan 1899, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
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 🇺
🟩 21 Jan 1899, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
🟩 21 Jan 1899, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 21 Jan 1899, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
UNAVAILABLE
F Steve Smith | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 21 Jan 1899, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 21 Jan 1899, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 21 Jan 1899, Villa 3-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane