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Game #169
1892-93
Position:
Division One
Blackburn Rovers
Ewood Park
Attendance: 4,000
Saturday, 11 February 1893
Charlie Athersmith scored both Villa's goals as Villa draw for the second time in six having not previously drawn since the 1890-91 season.
Blackburn Rovers
2-2
Aston Villa
Scorer(s) | Charlie Athersmith | 7' | Charlie Athersmith |
Assists(s) | Not recorded
AT A GLANCE
Game #169
Season | 1892-93 |
Matchday | #25 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #143 |
Saturday, 11 February 1893
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 2-2 |
FT Result | Drew |
Last 5 Games | WWLLD |
MATCH OFFICIALS
MATCH INCIDENTS
Villa
Blackburn Rovers
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
💥+ | Incidents e.g. penalty awarded
💥- | Incidents e.g. penalty conceded, goal disallowed
💥 | Incidents e.g. refused clear pen
🆘 | Notably poor refereeing performance
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.81 |
Oldest Player |
GK Bob Roberts | 33.82 |
Youngest Player |
W Charlie Athersmith | 20.77 |
TEAM NEWS
Villa make five changes from the side that suffered the club’s earliest ever exit from the FA Cup with Bob Roberts, John Baird, Fred Burton, Lewis Campbell and William Devey coming in and Bill Dunning, James Brown, Dennis Hodgetts, Jimmy Logan and Arthur Stokes dropping out.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
George Ramsay led Management Committee
STAFF
STARTING LINE UP
GK Bob Roberts |
D John Baird |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
D Gershom Cox |
M Peter Dowds |
M Fred Burton |
W Charlie Athersmith |
W Lewis Campbell |
F William Devey |
F Albert Brown |
F Jack Devey |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
THE OPPOSITION
ex: Also played for the Villa
g: Scored
s/o: Sent off
s-: Sub off; s+: Sub on
ON THIS DAY
Villa draw for the second time in six.
Charlie Athersmith, scored both Villa's goals, Saturday, 11 February 1893
MATCH TIMELINE
[Exact timings not recorded]
7’ Goal, 1-0, Charlie Athersmith
HT Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Aston Villa
Goal, 1-1, (Blackburn Rovers)
Goal, 2-1, Charlie Athersmith
Goal, 2-2, (Blackburn Rovers)
FT Blackburn Rovers 2-2 Aston Villa
MANAGER WATCH
POSITION
MATCH PROGRAMME
MATCH PROGRAMME
QUOTES
*The Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 13 February 1893
BLACKBURN ROVERS v. ASTON VILLA.
The company at Blackburn to see the match between these clubs was estimated at only 3,000. Aston Villa had their best team, but the Rovers were without Bowlder, who, by permission, was playing for Shrewsbury in a cup tie.
There was a strong wind blowing across the ground. At the end of seven minutes Athersmith kicked a goal for Aston Villa. The subsequent play up to half-time was ineffective, but on the whole Aston Villa had the advantage.
The second half started very evenly, but at length the Rovers scored, sending the ball past Roberts, while an appeal was being made by Aston Villa for hands.
Athersmith kicked a second goal for the Villa, but the Rovers again made the score equal putting the ball through out of a scrimmage, and so the game ended in a draw - 2 goals each.
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