Game #263
Aston Villa
Saturday, 28 December 1895
Won
3rd
LWLWW
Division One
Bury
Wellington Road, Perry Barr
Attendance: 5,000
Aston Villa
2-0
Bury
Assists(s) | Not recorded
MANAGER
George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1899
Aston Villa
GK Harry Wilkes |
FB Howard Spencer |
FB Jimmy Welford |
M Jeremiah Griffiths |
M Jimmy Crabtree |
W Charlie Athersmith |
W Steve Smith |
F Dennis Hodgetts |
F Jack Devey |
F Johnny Campbell |
F Bob Chatt |
MANAGER
Bury
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 28 Dec 1895, Villa 2-0 Bury, Wellington Road
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 28 December 1895
Villa face Bury for the first time in competitive football, Bury become the 38th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football and the first new opponent Villa have faced since playing Newcastle United 27 games previously.
Villa win a second successive game for the first time since early November and remained in third place in the League table but were now just a point behind new League leaders Derby.
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