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League

1896-97

Division One

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Champions
1st of 16
3rd Title

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1896-97
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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n/a

๐ŸŸฉ 2 Sep 1896, Villa 2-1 Stoke, Wellington Road

Scorer(s) | Jack Cowan | 20' | Jack Devey |

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1896-97
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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n/a

๐ŸŸฅ 5 Sep 1896, Villa 1-3 Albion, Stoney Lane

Scorer(s) | Jack Devey |

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1896-97
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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10th

๐ŸŸจ 12 Sep 1896, Villa 2-2 Sheffield United, Wellington Road

Scorer(s) | Fred Burton | Fred Wheldon |

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1896-97
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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6th

๐ŸŸฉ 19 Sep 1896, Villa 3-2 Everton, Goodison

Scorer(s) | Johnny Campbell | Johnny Campbell | Johnny Campbell |

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1896-97
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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10th

๐ŸŸฅ 26 Sep 1896, Villa 1-2 Everton, Wellington Road

Scorer(s) | Jack Devey |

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1896-97
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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10th

๐ŸŸจ 3 Oct 1896, Villa 0-0 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

Scorer(s) | None

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1896-97
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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7th

๐ŸŸฉ 10 Oct 1896, Villa 2-0 Albion, Wellington Road

Scorer(s) | Fred Wheldon | Johnny Campbell |

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1896-97
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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4th

๐ŸŸฉ 17 Oct 1896, Villa 3-1 Derby, Baseball Ground

Scorer(s) | Fred Wheldon | Johnny Campbell | Jack Cowan |

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1896-97
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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3rd

๐ŸŸฉ 24 Oct 1896, Villa 2-1 Derby, Wellington Road

Scorer(s) | Jack Cowan | Fred Wheldon |

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1896-97
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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2nd

๐ŸŸฉ 31 Oct 1896, Villa 2-0 Stoke, Victoria Ground

Scorer(s) | Fred Wheldon | Steve Smith |

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1896-97
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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4th

๐ŸŸจ 7 Nov 1896, Villa 1-1 Bury, Wellington Road

Scorer(s) | Charlie Athersmith |

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1896-97
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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3rd

๐ŸŸฉ 14 Nov 1896, Villa 3-1 Wednesday, Olive Grove

Scorer(s) Fred Wheldon | Johnny Campbell | Charlie Athersmith |

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1896-97
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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2nd

๐ŸŸฉ 21 Nov 1896, Villa 4-0 Wednesday, Wellington Road

Scorer(s) | Steve Smith | Charlie Athersmith | Jack Devey | Fred Wheldon |

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1896-97
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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1st

๐ŸŸฉ 28 Nov 1896, Villa 5-1 Blackburn, Ewood

Scorer(s) | Jack Devey | Johnny Campbell | Charlie Athersmith | Steve Smith | Unknown |

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1896-97
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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1st

๐ŸŸฉ 19 Dec 1896, Villa 3-2 Forest, Wellington Road

Scorer(s) | Jack Reynolds | 5' | Jack Devey | 15' | Charlie Athersmith | 3-1 |

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1896-97
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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1st

๐ŸŸจ 25 Dec 1896, Villa 3-3 Liverpool, Anfield

Scorer(s) | Jimmy Cowan | 1-2 | Fred Wheldon | 2-2 | Charlie Athersmith | 3-3 |

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1896-97
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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1st

๐ŸŸฉ 26 Dec 1896, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux

Scorer(s) | Bob Chatt | 1-0 | Charlie Athersmith | 2-0 |

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1896-97
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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1st

๐ŸŸฅ 2 Jan 1897, Villa 0-3 Burnley, Wellington Road

Scorer(s) | None

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1896-97
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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1st

๐ŸŸฅ 9 Jan 1897, Villa 2-4 Sunderland, Newcastle Road

Scorer(s) | Own Goal | 35' | Johnny Campbell | 46' |

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1896-97
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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1st

๐ŸŸฉ 16 Jan 1897, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Wellington Road

Scorer(s) | Fred Wheldon | 46' | Unknown | 75' |

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1896-97
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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1st

๐ŸŸฉ 6 Feb 1897, Villa 2-0 Bury, Gigg Lane

Scorer(s) | Johnny Campbell | 1-0 | 2-0 |

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1896-97
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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1st

๐ŸŸฉ 8 Feb 1897, Villa 4-3 Burnley, Turf Moor

Scorer(s) | Johnny Campbell | 1-0 | Jack Devey | 2-0 | 3-0 | 4-2 |

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1896-97
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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1st

๐ŸŸฉ 22 Feb 1897, Villa 3-1 Preston, Wellington Road

Scorer(s) | Jack Devey | 13' | 2-0 | Charlie Athersmith | 70' |

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1896-97
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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1st

๐ŸŸฉ 6 Mar 1897, Villa 4-2 Forest, Town Ground

Scorer(s) | Jack Devey | 12โ€™ | Jack Cowan | 2-1 | Johnny Campbell | 3-2 | Fred Wheldon | 85' |

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1896-97
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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1st

๐ŸŸจ 13 Mar 1897, Villa 0-0 Liverpool, Wellington Road

Scorer(s) | None

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1896-97
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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1st

๐ŸŸฉ 22 Mar 1897, Villa 6-2 Bolton, Wellington Road

Scorer(s) | Charlie Athersmith | 62โ€™ | Jack Reynolds | 67โ€™ | Johnny Campbell | Fred Wheldon | 72โ€™ | Fred Wheldon | Jack Devey |

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1896-97
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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1st

๐ŸŸฉ 27 Mar 1897, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Pike's Lane

Scorer(s) | Johnny Campbell | Fred Wheldon |

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1896-97
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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1st

๐ŸŸฉ 17 Apr 1897, Villa 3-0 Blackburn, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Johnny Campbell | Fred Wheldon | Own Goal |

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1896-97
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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1st

๐ŸŸฉ 19 Apr 1897, Villa 5-0 Wolves, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Jimmy Cowan | Jack Devey | 47โ€™ | Jack Cowan | Johnny Campbell | Johnny Campbell |

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1896-97
George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 1886-1926
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1st

๐ŸŸฉ 26 Apr 1897, Villa 1-0 Preston, Deepdale

Scorer(s) | Fred Wheldon |

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