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Game #312

Aston Villa

Monday, 26 April 1897

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Won

1st

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Division One

Preston North End

Deepdale

Attendance: 3,000

Preston North End

0-1

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Aston Villa (Champions)

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Assists(s) | Not recorded

MANAGER

George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1899

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Aston Villa

GK Jimmy Whitehouse |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Howard Spencer |
FB Albert Evans |
M Jack Reynolds |
M Fred Burton |
W Jack Cowan |
W Charlie Athersmith |
F Fred Wheldon |
F Johnny Campbell |
F Jack Devey |

MANAGER

E.H. Bahr | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Preston North End

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟩 26 Apr 1897, Villa 1-0 Preston, Deepdale

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ON THIS DAY

Monday, 26 April 1897

Double winners Villa won for the fifteenth time in 18 unbeaten games to finish 11 points clear of their nearest rivals Sheffield United in the First Division table. Midfielder Jack Reynolds made his final appearance for Villa aged 28 before moving on to Glasgow Celtic. Reynolds arrived from neighbours West Bromwich Albion and went on to win three League Championships and Two FA Cups including the famed ‘Double’. Johnny Campbell, Villa’s superstar Forward, played his final game for the club aged 25 before returning to Glasgow Celtic, much to the disappointment of the Villa faithful. Johnny had made 63 appearances scoring a remarkable 47 times winning the League Championship in both his seasons with the club as well as the FA Cup to complete the famed ‘Double’.

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