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Villa Matches Refereed by

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

🟥 13 Feb 1904, Villa 0-1 Manchester City, Villa Park

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

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

Game #562

Division One

4th=

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: John Lewis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Blackburn, 1889-
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥

Villa Cards

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Manchester City

None

Referee Record

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

Starting XI

GK Billy George | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Freddie Miles | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M George Harris | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Albert Wilkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Alf Wood | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Alex Leake | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Billy Brawn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Arthur Lockett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Mart Watkins | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
CF Billy Garraty | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Tommy Niblo | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Manchester City
🥅 | 50’ Goal, 0-1, (Manchester City), Gillespie
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-1 Manchester City

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

🟩 6 Feb 1904, Villa 3-2 Stoke, Victoria Road

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

Scorer(s) | Billy Brawn | 26' | Alex Leake | 31' | Joe Bache | 57' |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

Game #561

FA Cup

1st Round

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

Villa Cards

None

Stoke

None

Referee Record

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

Starting XI

GK Billy George | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Alf Wood | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Albert Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🚑 | ❌ |
FB Howard Spencer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Albert Wilkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Alex Leake | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | 🚑 |
W Billy Brawn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
W Albert Hall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Joe Bache | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | 🚑 |
CF Billy Garraty | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Tommy Niblo | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🚑 |

Match Timeline

⚽ | 26' Goal, 1-0, Billy Brawn, pen
⚽ | 31' Goal, 2-0, Alex Leake
🚑 | 36' Player retires from field of play with injury, Tommy Niblo
🚑 | 39' Player returns to field of play, Tommy Niblo
🥅 | 42’ Goal, 2-1, (Stoke), Baddeley
🕒 | HT Stoke 1-2 Aston Villa
💥 | 46' Villa commence the second half with just 8 players
💥 | 48' Villa return to a full complement
⚽ | 57' Goal, 3-1, Joe Bache
🚑 | 66' Player retires from field of play with injury, Albert Evans
🚑 | 67' Player injured on field of play, Joe Bache
🥅 | 73’ Goal, 3-2, (Stoke), Higginson
🚑 | Player injured on field of play, Alex Leake
🕒 | FT Stoke 2-3 Aston Villa

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

🟩 9 Jan 1904, Villa 3-1 Albion, The Hawthorns

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

Scorer(s) | Joe Bache | 1-1 | Alf Wood | 2-1 | Billy Brawn (pen) | 3-1 |

Assist(s) | Alf Wood | 1-1 |

Game #557

Division One

2nd=

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

Villa Cards

West Bromwich Albion

Referee Record

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

Starting XI

GK Billy George | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Howard Spencer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Albert Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
D Alf Wood | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
M Joe Pearson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Alex Leake | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Arthur Lockett | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Billy Brawn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
F George Johnson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Joe Bache | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Tommy Niblo | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🚑 | 15' Player retired from field of play with injury, George Johnson
🥅 | Goal, 0-1, (West Bromwich Albion), Simmons
⚽ | Goal, 1-1, Joe Bache, Assist by Alf Wood
⚽ | Goal, 2-1, Alf Wood
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 West Bromwich Albion
🚑 | 46' Player returns to field of play with injury, George Johnson
⚽ | Goal, 3-1, Billy Brawn, pen
❌ | 85' Missed Penalty, (West Bromwich Albion), Kifford
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 West Bromwich Albion

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

🟥 13 Dec 1902, Villa 1-2 Liverpool, Villa Park

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

Scorer(s) | Joe Bache | 8' |

Assist(s) | None

Game #512

Division One

15th

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

Villa Cards

Liverpool

Referee Record

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

Starting XI

GK Billy George | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Albert Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
D Alf Wood | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Howard Spencer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Albert Wilkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Alex Leake | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Billy Brawn | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🚑 |
W Bobby Templeton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Joe Bache | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Tommy Niblo | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CF Billy Garraty | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

⚽ | 8' Goal, 1-0, Joe Bache
🥅 | 35' Goal, 1-1, (Liverpool), Goddard
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Liverpool
🚑 | Player retires from field of play with injury, Billy Brawn
🥅 | Goal, 1-2, (Liverpool), Raybould
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-2 Liverpool

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

🟩 26 Dec 1901, Villa 1-0 Birmingham, Villa Park

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

Scorer(s) | Jasper McLuckie | 30' |

Assist(s) | None

Game #480

Division One

3rd

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: John Lewis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Blackburn, 1889-
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 1-0
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩

Villa Cards

Birmingham City

Referee Record

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

Starting XI

GK Billy George | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
D Alf Wood | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB George Shutt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Tom Perry | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Jimmy Crabtree | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Albert Wilkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Billy Marriott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔴 |
W Willie Clarke | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Jasper McLuckie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Joe Bache | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Billy Garraty | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

⚽ | 30' Goal, 1-0, Jasper McLuckie
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Birmingham
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-0 Birmingham

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

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

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

Scorer(s) | George Johnson | 80' |

Assists(s) | Not recorded

Game #413

FA Cup

3rd Round

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

Villa Cards

Millwall

Referee Record

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

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

Scorer(s) | None |

Assists(s) | Not recorded

Game #411

FA Cup

3rd Round

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: John Lewis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Blackburn, 1889-
FT Score | 0-0 |
FT Result | Drew |
Last 5 Games | WWWDD |

Villa Cards

Millwall

Referee Record

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

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

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, 1889-
FT Score | 1-1 |
FT Result | Drew |
Last 5 Games | WWWWD |

Villa Cards

Millwall

Referee Record

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

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

Scorer(s) | Fred Wheldon | 7' |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

Game #366

FA Cup

1st Round

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

Villa Cards

None

Nottingham Forest

None

Referee Record

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

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

🥅 | 5’ Goal, 0-1, (Nottingham Forest), Capes
⚽ | 7’ Goal, 1-1, Fred Wheldon
🥅 | 9’ Goal, 1-2, (Nottingham Forest), Fred Forman
🕒 | 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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Referee: John Lewis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Blackburn, 1889-

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, 1889-
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨

Villa Cards

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Referee Record

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

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

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, 1889-
FT Score | 1-0 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WWWWW |

Villa Cards

West Bromwich Albion

Referee Record

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

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

Scorer(s) | Fred Wheldon | 55' |

Assist(s) | None

Game #333

Division One

3rd=

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: John Lewis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Blackburn, 1889-
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥

Villa Cards

None

Sheffield United

None

Referee Record

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

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

🚑 | Player retired from field of play with injury (Sheffield United), Gaudie
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Sheffield United
⚽ | 55' Goal, 1-0, Fred Wheldon (pen)
🚑 | Player returned to field of play (Sheffield United), Gaudie
🥅 | 80’ Goal, 1-1, (Sheffield United), Cunningham
🥅 | 89’ Goal, 1-2, (Sheffield United), Cunningham
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-2 Sheffield United

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

🟥 8 Jan 1898, Villa 0-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

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

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

Game #332

Division One

2nd

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: John Lewis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Blackburn, 1889-
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟨 🟥

Villa Cards

None

Sheffield United

None

Referee Record

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

Starting XI

GK Jimmy Whitehouse | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB Bert Sharp | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Albert Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Jimmy Crabtree | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Tommy Bowman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Jack Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Howard Harvey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Jack Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Fred Wheldon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🥅 | 23’ Goal, 0-1, (Sheffield United), Bennett
🕒 | HT Sheffield United 1-0 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Sheffield United 1-0 Aston Villa

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

🟨 27 Dec 1897, Villa 1-1 Wolves, Molineux

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

Scorer(s) | Charlie Athersmith | 15' |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

Game #331

Division One

1st

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: John Lewis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Blackburn, 1889-
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟨

Villa Cards

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Referee Record

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

Starting XI

GK Jimmy Whitehouse | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB Bert Sharp | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Albert Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Tommy Bowman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Jimmy Crabtree | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
W Jack Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Howard Harvey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Jack Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Fred Wheldon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

⚽ | 15’ Goal, 1-0, Charlie Athersmith
🕒 | HT Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 55' Goal, 1-1, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Beats
🕒 | FT Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Aston Villa

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

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

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

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, 1889-
FT Score | 4-3 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WWWWW |

Villa Cards

West Bromwich Albion

Referee Record

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

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

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, 1889-
FT Score | 3-2 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | DWWWW |

Villa Cards

Everton

Referee Record

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

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

🟥 1 Feb 1896, Villa 2-4 Derby, Baseball Ground

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

Scorer(s) | Dennis Hodgetts | 65' | Jack Devey | 70' |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

Game #268

FA Cup

1st Round

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: John Lewis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Blackburn, 1889-
HT Score: 🟥 0-4
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-4
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥

Villa Cards

None

Derby County

None

Referee Record

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

Starting XI

GK Harry Wilkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB Howard Spencer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Fred Burton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Jimmy Crabtree | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Jack Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Dennis Hodgetts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | 🔴 |
F Jack Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Bob Chatt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Johnny Campbell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Match Timeline

🥅 | 5’ Goal, 0-1, (Derby County), Bloomer
🥅 | Goal, 0-2, (Derby County), Miller
🥅 | Goal, 0-3, (Derby County)
🥅 | Goal, 0-4, (Derby County), Miller
🕒 | HT Derby County 4-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 65' Goal, 1-4, Dennis Hodgetts
⚽ | 70' Goal, 2-4, Jack Devey
🕒 | FT Derby County 4-2 Aston Villa

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

🟩 27 Jan 1894, Villa 4-2 Wolves, Wellington Road

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

Scorer(s) | Jimmy Cowan | 5' | Jack Devey | 17' | 4-2 | Bob Chatt | 33' |

Assist(s) | Willie Groves | 17' |

Game #200

FA Cup

1st Round

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: John Lewis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Blackburn, 1889-
HT Score: 🟩 3-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩

Villa Cards

None

Wolverhampton Wanderers

None

Referee Record

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

Starting XI

GK Bill Dunning | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB John Baird | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |
FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Jack Reynolds | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Willie Groves | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Jack Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Dennis Hodgetts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Bob Chatt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

Match Timeline

⚽ | 5’ Goal, 1-0, Jimmy Cowan
⚽ | 17’ Goal, 2-0, Jack Devey, Assist by Willie Groves
⚽ | 33’ Goal, 3-0, Bob Chatt
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 3-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
🥅 | 49’ Goal, 3-1, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Griffin
🥅 | 54’ Goal, 3-2, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Wood
⚽ | Goal, 4-2, Jack Devey
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

🟥 17 Dec 1892, Villa 1-2 Derby, Racecourse Ground

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

Scorer(s) | Jimmy Logan |

Assists(s) | Dennis Hodgetts

Game #163

Division One

3rd=

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: John Lewis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Blackburn, 1889-
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥

Villa Cards

None

Derby County

None

Referee Record

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

Starting XI

GK Bill Dunning | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
D Gershom Cox | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Walter Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M James Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Peter Dowds | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Dennis Hodgetts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
F Jack Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Albert Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🚑 |
CF Jimmy Logan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |

Match Timeline

💥 | Gershom Cox handles in the box, penalty awarded
❌ | Archie Goodall scores penalty but it is disallowed by referee Lewis as the kick was taken before the whistle
💥 | Missed penalty, (Derby County), Archie Goodall
🚑 | Player injured on field of play, Albert Brown
⚽ | Goal, 1-0, Jimmy Logan, Assist by Dennis Hodgetts
🚑 | Player leaves field of play with injury, Albert Brown
🚑 | Player returns to field of play with injury, Albert Brown
🕒 | HT Derby County 0-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | 75' Goal, 1-1, (Derby County), Roulstone
🥅 | 77' Goal, 1-2, (Derby County), Bloomer
🕒 | FT Derby County 2-1 Aston Villa

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

🟥 3 Dec 1892, Villa 3-5 Wednesday, Olive Grove

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

Scorer(s) | Peter Dowds | 15' | Jack Devey (brace) |

Assists(s) | Not recorded

Game #161

Division One

4th

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

Villa Cards

Sheffield Wednesday

Referee Record

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

Starting XI

GK Bill Dunning | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
D Gershom Cox | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Walter Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
M George Campbell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M James Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Peter Dowds | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |
W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Dennis Hodgetts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Jack Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Albert Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Match Timeline

⚽ | 15’ Goal, 1-0, Peter Dowds
🚑 | Charlie Athersmith leaves field of play with eye injury before returning
🥅 | 25’ Goal, 1-1, (Sheffield Wednesday), Spikesley
🥅 | Goal, 1-2, (Sheffield Wednesday), Rowan
🥅 | Goal, 1-3, (Sheffield Wednesday), Davis
🕒 | HT Sheffield Wednesday 3-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | Goal, 1-4, (Sheffield Wednesday), Woolhouse
🥅 | Goal, 1-5, (Sheffield Wednesday), Mumford
⚽ | Goal, 2-5, Jack Devey
⚽ | Goal, 3-5, Jack Devey
🕒 | FT Sheffield Wednesday 5-3 Aston Villa

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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