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Game #293
Aston Villa
Saturday, 2 January 1897
Lost
1st
WWDWL
Division One
Burnley
Wellington Road, Perry Barr
Attendance: 12,000
Aston Villa (Champions)
0-3
Burnley
Assists(s) | Not recorded
MANAGER
George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1899
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Whitehouse |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Howard Spencer |
FB Albert Evans |
M Jack Reynolds |
W Steve Smith |
W Charlie Athersmith |
F Fred Wheldon |
F Jack Devey |
F Johnny Campbell |
F Bob Chatt |
MANAGER
Harry Bradshaw | 🏴 |
Burnley
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟥 2 Jan 1897, Villa 0-3 Burnley, Wellington Road
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 2 January 1897
Reigning Champions Villa were beaten for the first time in 13 games and failed to score only the second time in 18 games but remained top of the league by 2 points and four games in hand over second placed Liverpool.
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