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Game #379

Aston Villa

Saturday, 29 April 1899

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Won

1st

DDWWW

Division One

Liverpool

Villa Park

Attendance: 41,357

MANAGER

George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1899

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Aston Villa

GK Billy George |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Howard Spencer |
FB Albert Evans |
M Jimmy Crabtree |
M Tommy Bowman |
W Steve Smith |
W Charlie Athersmith |
F Fred Wheldon |
F Jack Devey |
CF Billy Garraty |

MANAGER

Tom Watson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Liverpool

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟩 29 Apr 1899, Villa 5-0 Liverpool, Villa Park

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ON THIS DAY

Saturday, 29 April 1899

Villa secure their fourth League title on the final day of the season in a head to head with their nearest rivals Liverpool. Having held the top spot from October through to April only to lose it with four games to play, the team bounced back to finish the season with 3 consecutive wins and 18 goals and thereby clinch the title courtesy of a blistering first half performance in the final match of the League season.

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