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League

1895-96

Division One

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Champions
1st of 16
2nd Title

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1895-96
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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n/a

๐ŸŸฉ 2 Sep 1895, Villa 1-0 Albion, Wellington Road

Scorer(s) | Jack Devey | 10' |

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1895-96
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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n/a

๐ŸŸฉ 7 Sep 1895, Villa 7-3 Small Heath, Wellington Road

Scorer(s) | Johnny Campbell | Steve Smith | Jack Devey | Jack Devey | Johnny Campbell | Jimmy Cowan | Johnny Campbell |

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1895-96
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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8th

๐ŸŸฅ 14 Sep 1895, Villa 1-2 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

Scorer(s) | Dennis Hodgetts |

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1895-96
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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3rd

๐ŸŸฉ 21 Sep 1895, Villa 4-1 Derby, Wellington Road

Scorer(s) | Jack Cowan | 15' | Jack Devey | 23' | Johnny Campbell | Jimmy Cowan |

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1895-96
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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3rd

๐ŸŸจ 28 Sep 1895, Villa 1-1 Blackburn, Ewood

Scorer(s) | Johnny Campbell | 23' |

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1895-96
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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1st

๐ŸŸฉ 30 Sep 1895, Villa 4-3 Everton, Wellington Road

Scorer(s) | Jack Cowan | Charlie Athersmith | Jack Devey | Johnny Campbell |

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1895-96
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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1st

๐ŸŸฉ 5 Oct 1895, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Wellington Road

Scorer(s) | Johnny Campbell | Jack Cowan |

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1895-96
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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1st

๐ŸŸจ 12 Oct 1895, Villa 1-1 Albion, Stoney Lane

Scorer(s) | Johnny Campbell |

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1895-96
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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1st

๐ŸŸฉ 19 Oct 1895, Villa 3-1 Blackburn, Wellington Road

Scorer(s) | Jimmy Crabtree | Dennis Hodgetts | Billy Dorrell |

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1895-96
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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1st

๐ŸŸฉ 26 Oct 1895, Villa 4-1 Small Heath, Muntz Street

Scorer(s) | Jack Devey | Jack Reynolds | Jack Devey | Johnny Campbell |

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1895-96
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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1st

๐ŸŸฉ 2 Nov 1895, Villa 5-1 Burnley, Wellington Road

Scorer(s) | Charlie Athersmith | Jack Devey | Charlie Athersmith | Jack Devey | Unknown |

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1895-96
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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1st

๐ŸŸฅ 9 Nov 1895, Villa 1-2 Sunderland, Newcastle Road

Scorer(s) | Johnny Campbell |

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1895-96
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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1st

๐ŸŸจ 16 Nov 1895, Villa 2-2 Sheffield United, Wellington Road

Scorer(s) | Jack Cowan | Bob Chatt |

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1895-96
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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1st

๐ŸŸฉ 23 Nov 1895, Villa 4-3 Burnley, Turf Moor

Scorer(s) | Unknown | Jimmy Crabtree | Jack Reynolds | Charlie Athersmith |

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1895-96
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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3rd

๐ŸŸฅ 7 Dec 1895, Villa 3-4 Preston, Deepdale

Scorer(s) | Unknown | 44' | Johnny Campbell | 2-4 | 3-4 |

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1895-96
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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2nd=

๐ŸŸฉ 14 Dec 1895, Villa 2-0 Bolton, Wellington Road

Scorer(s) | Jimmy Welford | 65' | Johnny Campbell | 75' |

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1895-96
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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3rd

๐ŸŸฅ 21 Dec 1895, Villa 0-2 Everton, Goodison

Scorer(s) | None

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1895-96
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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3rd

๐ŸŸฉ 26 Dec 1895, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux

Scorer(s) | Steve Smith | 1-1 | Howard Spencer | 2-1 |

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1895-96
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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3rd

๐ŸŸฉ 28 Dec 1895, Villa 2-0 Bury, Wellington Road

Scorer(s) | Johnny Campbell | 40' | 2-0 |

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1895-96
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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2nd=

๐ŸŸฉ 4 Jan 1896, Villa 2-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground

Scorer(s) | Johnny Campbell | 30' | 44' |

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1895-96
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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1st

๐ŸŸฉ 11 Jan 1896, Villa 1-0 Preston, Wellington Road

Scorer(s) | Jack Cowan | 60' |

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1895-96
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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1st

๐ŸŸฉ 18 Jan 1896, Villa 3-1 Wednesday, Olive Grove

Scorer(s) | Jack Cowan | 1' | Johnny Campbell | 60' | Jimmy Crabtree | 87' |

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1895-96
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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1st

๐ŸŸฉ 25 Jan 1896, Villa 3-1 Forest, Wellington Road

Scorer(s) | Jack Cowan | 15โ€™ | Bob Chatt | 17โ€™ | Jack Devey | 3-1 |

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1895-96
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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1st

๐ŸŸจ 8 Feb 1896, Villa 2-2 Derby, Baseball Ground

Scorer(s) | Jack Devey | 45' | Charlie Athersmith | 85' |

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1895-96
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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1st

๐ŸŸฉ 22 Feb 1896, Villa 5-2 Stoke, Wellington Road

Scorer(s) | Bob Chatt | 20' | Johnny Campbell | 2-0 | 4-1 | 5-1 | Jack Devey | 3-1 |

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1895-96
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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1st

๐ŸŸจ 7 Mar 1896, Villa 2-2 Bolton, Pike's Lane

Scorer(s) | Jack Devey | 2-1 | 2-2 |

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1895-96
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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1st

๐ŸŸฉ 14 Mar 1896, Villa 2-1 Wednesday, Wellington Road

Scorer(s) | Jack Cowan | Jack Devey |

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1895-96
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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1st

๐ŸŸฅ 21 Mar 1896, Villa 3-5 Bury, Gigg Lane

Scorer(s) | Jack Devey | Johnny Campbell | 83' | Jack Cowan |

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1895-96
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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1st

๐ŸŸฉ 3 Apr 1896, Villa 2-0 Forest, Town Ground

Scorer(s) | Fred Burton | 74' | Johnny Campbell | 90' |

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1895-96
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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1st

๐ŸŸฉ 6 Apr 1896, Villa 4-1 Wolves, Wellington Road

Scorer(s) | Jack Cowan | 30โ€™ | Johnny Campbell | Jimmy Crabtree | Johnny Campbell |

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