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Villa Matches Refereed by

John Lewis

🟥 5 Mar 1900, Villa 1-2 Millwall, Elm Park, Reading

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John Lewis

Scorer(s) | George Johnson | 80' |

Assists(s) | Not recorded

Game #413

FA Cup

3rd Round 2nd Replay

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: John Lewis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Blackburn
FT Score | 1-2 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | WDDDL |

Villa Cards

Millwall

Referee Record

Referee: John Lewis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Blackburn

Starting XI

GK Billy George |
D Michael Noon |
FB Albert Evans |
FB Howard Spencer |
M Albert Wilkes |
M Tommy Bowman |
W Charlie Athersmith |
W Bobby Templeton |
F George Johnson |
F Jack Devey |
CF Billy Garraty |

Match Timeline

[Exact timings not recorded]
Goal, 0-1, (Millwall)
Goal, 0-2, (Millwall)
HT Aston Villa 0-2 Millwall
80’ Goal, 1-2, George Johnson
FT Aston Villa 1-2 Millwall

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

🟨 28 Feb 1900, Villa 0-0 Millwall, Villa Park

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John Lewis

Scorer(s) | None |

Assists(s) | Not recorded

Game #411

FA Cup

3rd Round Replay

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: John Lewis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Blackburn
FT Score | 0-0 |
FT Result | Drew |
Last 5 Games | WWWDD |

Villa Cards

Millwall

Referee Record

Referee: John Lewis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Blackburn

Starting XI

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

Match Timeline

HT Aston Villa 0-0 Millwall
FT Aston Villa 0-0 Millwall
AET Aston Villa 0-0 Millwall

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

🟨 24 Feb 1900, Villa 1-1 Millwall, The Athletic Grounds

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John Lewis

Scorer(s) | Steve Smith |

Assists(s) | Not recorded

Game #410

FA Cup

3rd Round

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: John Lewis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Blackburn
FT Score | 1-1 |
FT Result | Drew |
Last 5 Games | WWWWD |

Villa Cards

Millwall

Referee Record

Referee: John Lewis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Blackburn

Starting XI

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

Match Timeline

[Exact timings not recorded]
Goal, 1-0, Steve Smith, Assist by Charlie Athersmith
HT Millwall 0-1 Aston Villa
Goal, 1-1, (Millwall)
FT Millwall 1-1 Aston Villa

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

🟥 28 Jan 1899, Villa 1-2 Forest, City Ground

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John Lewis

Scorer(s) | Fred Wheldon | 7' |

Assists(s) | Not recorded

Game #366

FA Cup

1st Round

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: John Lewis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Blackburn
FT Score | 1-2 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | LWWWL |

Villa Cards

Nottingham Forest

Referee Record

Referee: John Lewis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Blackburn

Starting XI

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

Match Timeline

[Exact timings not recorded]
5’ Goal, 0-1, (Nottingham Forest)
7’ Goal, 1-1, Fred Wheldon
9’ Goal, 1-2, (Nottingham Forest)
HT Nottingham Forest 2-1 Aston Villa
FT Nottingham Forest 2-1 Aston Villa

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

🟨 10 Dec 1898, Villa 1-1 Wolves, Villa Park

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John Lewis

Scorer(s) | Jimmy Crabtree | 22' |

Assists(s) | Charlie Athersmith | 22' |

Game #358

Division One

1st

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: John Lewis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Blackburn
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨

Villa Cards

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Referee Record

Referee: John Lewis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Blackburn

Starting XI

GK Billy George | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB Albert Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Charlie Aston | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🚑 |
M Tommy Bowman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Jimmy Crabtree | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
W Steve Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
F Fred Wheldon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Jack Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F George Johnson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

⚽ | 22’ Goal, 1-0, Jimmy Crabtree, Assist by Charlie Athersmith
🚑 | Player leaves the field of play with injury, Charlie Aston
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
🥅 | 47’ Goal, 1-1, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), McMain
🚑 | Player re-enters field lame, Charlie Aston
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

🟩 12 Nov 1898, Villa 1-0 Albion, Stoney Lane

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John Lewis

Scorer(s) | George Johnson | 30' |

Assists(s) | Not recorded

Game #354

Division One

1st

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: John Lewis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Blackburn
FT Score | 1-0 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WWWWW |

Villa Cards

West Bromwich Albion

Referee Record

Referee: John Lewis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Blackburn

Starting XI

GK Billy George |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Albert Evans |
FB Charlie Aston |
M Tommy Bowman |
M Jimmy Crabtree |
W Jack Sharp |
W Jack Cowan |
F Jack Devey |
F George Johnson |
F Fred Wheldon |

Match Timeline

[Exact timings not recorded]
30’ Goal, 1-0, George Johnson
HT West Bromwich Albion 0-1 Aston Villa
FT West Bromwich Albion 0-1 Aston Villa

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

🟥 15 Jan 1898, Villa 1-2 Sheffield United, Villa Park

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John Lewis

Scorer(s) | Fred Wheldon (pen) |

Assists(s) | Not recorded

Game #333

Division One

4th

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: John Lewis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Blackburn
FT Score | 1-2 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | DLDLL |

Villa Cards

Sheffield United

Referee Record

Referee: John Lewis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Blackburn

Starting XI

GK Jimmy Whitehouse |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
RB Bert Sharp |
FB Albert Evans |
M Jimmy Crabtree |
M Tommy Bowman |
W Charlie Athersmith |
W Steve Smith |
F Howard Harvey |
F Jack Devey |
F Fred Wheldon |

Match Timeline

[Exact timings not recorded]
Player retired injured (Sheffield United)
HT Aston Villa 0-0 Sheffield United
Goal, 1-0, Fred Wheldon (pen)
Sheffield United return to full complement
80’ Goal, 1-1, (Sheffield United)
89’ Goal, 1-2, (Sheffield United)
FT Aston Villa 1-2 Sheffield United

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

🟩 4 Sep 1897, Villa 4-3 Albion, Villa Park

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John Lewis

Scorer(s) | Fred Wheldon | Fred Wheldon | Fred Wheldon | James Fisher |

Assists(s) | Not recorded

Game #314

Division One

n/a

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: John Lewis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Blackburn
FT Score | 4-3 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WWWWW |

Villa Cards

West Bromwich Albion

Referee Record

Referee: John Lewis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Blackburn

Starting XI

GK Jimmy Whitehouse |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Albert Evans |
FB Howard Spencer |
M Jimmy Crabtree |
W Charlie Athersmith |
W Jack Cowan |
F James Fisher |
F Jack Devey |
F Fred Wheldon |
F Bob Chatt |

Match Timeline

[Exact timings not recorded]
Goal, 1-0, Fred Wheldon, Assist by James Fisher
Goal, 1-1, (West Bromwich Albion)
Goal, 2-1, Fred Wheldon, Assist by James Fisher
HT Aston Villa 2-1 West Bromwich Albion
Goal, 3-1, Fred Wheldon, Assist by Charlie Athersmith
Goal, 3-2, (West Bromwich Albion)
Goal, 3-3, (West Bromwich Albion)
Goal, 4-3, James Fisher
FT Aston Villa 4-3 West Bromwich Albion

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

🟩 10 Apr 1897, Villa 3-2 Everton, Crystal Palace

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John Lewis

Scorer(s) | Johnny Campbell | Fred Wheldon | Jimmy Crabtree |

Assists(s) | Not recorded

Game #309

FA Cup

Final

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: John Lewis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Blackburn
FT Score | 3-2 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | DWWWW |

Villa Cards

Everton

Referee Record

Referee: John Lewis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Blackburn

Starting XI

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

Match Timeline

[Exact timings not recorded]
15’ Goal, 1-0, Johnny Campbell, Assist by Jack Devey
Goal, 1-1, (Everton)
30’ Goal, 1-2, (Everton)
32’ Goal, 2-2, Fred Wheldon
35’ Goal, 3-2, Jimmy Crabtree
HT Aston Villa 3-2 Everton
FT Aston Villa 3-2 Everton

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

🟥 25 Dec 1889, Villa 2-3 Preston, Deepdale

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Referee: John Lewis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Blackburn, 1889-

Scorer(s) | Ike Moore | 15’ | Billy Dickson | 2-1 |

Assist(s) | Billy Dickson | 15’ |

Game #81

Football League

5th (-)

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: John Lewis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Blackburn, 1889-
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥

Villa Cards

None

Preston North End

None

Referee Record

Referee: John Lewis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Blackburn, 1889-
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None

Starting XI

GK Jimmy Warner | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
B Albert Aldridge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
B Gershom Cox | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
HB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
HB Frank Coulton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
HB Harry Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
IR Albert Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
IL Batty Garvey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
IL Ike Moore | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
IL Billy Dickson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
CF Dennis Hodgetts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🥅 | 6’ Goal, 0-1, (Preston North End), Nick Ross
⚽ | 15’ Goal, 1-1, Ike Moore, Assist by Billy Dickson
⚽ | Goal, 2-1, Billy Dickson
🕒 | HT Preston North End 1-2 Aston Villa
🥅 | Goal, 2-2, (Preston North End), Nick Ross
⚽ | 65’ Goal, 3-2, (Preston North End), Jimmy Ross
🕒 | FT Preston North End 3-2 Aston Villa

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

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