Game #230
Aston Villa
13-2-6, 28 PTS

Wednesday, 2 January 1895
2nd
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
GK Bill Dunning | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴 |
FB Howard Spencer | 🏴 |
FB Jimmy Welford | 🏴 |
M George Russell | 🏴 |
M Jack Reynolds | 🏴 | ⚽ |
W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Steve Smith | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Jack Devey | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Bob Chatt | 🏴 |
F Dennis Hodgetts | 🏴 | ⚽ |
George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1926

Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes:
No Substitutions permitted in period
None
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1893–94
Matchday Squad:
Not recorded
Villa name an unchanged line up from the team that put 6 past Stoke without reply last time out.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.45 |
Oldest Player |
F Dennis Hodgetts | 31.12 |
Youngest Player |
FB Howard Spencer | 19.38 |
Reigning Champions Villa's six game winning run comes to an end with a high scoring draw as second met first in the table.
THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE.
DIVISION I.
SUNDERLAND V. ASTON VILLA.
This important League match was decided on the Newcastle Road Grounds, Sunderland, yesterday, in the presence of fully 11,000 spectators.
The teams were the best the clubs could put in the field and great interest was centred in the match as the teams held the top and second places in the League table.
Villa kicked off against the wind, and the smart passing of their forwards baffled the home defence.
At length, from a pass Athersmith, Hodgetts opened the scoring account for the Villa.
This roused the home team, and the best combined run of the game resulted in Gillespie putting on a fine goal and making matters even.
The Villans were not to be denied, and some grand work on their left wing was followed by another point from the foot of Smith.
This was the signal for more rushing from the home forwards, but they could not get through before Devey had put the Villa, still further ahead.
Just before the interval Sunderland scored through Campbell, and at half-time Villa led three goals to two.
The second portion of match was desperately fought out. The Sunderland men realised their position, and after about a quarter of hour’s play they came down in a body, and Scott passed to Hannah, who made the record three all.
Almost directly the crowd were driven nearly frantic Hannah securing a leading point.
The Villa all this time were doing grand work, and just before time they equalised, a hard, fast, and exciting game ending Sunderland, four goals; Villa, four goals.

Drew
4-4
🟨 2 Jan 1895, Villa 4-4 Sunderland, Newcastle Road
Scorer(s) | Dennis Hodgetts | 15' | Steve Smith | 2-1 | Jack Reynolds | 3-1 | Jack Devey | 80' |
Assist(s) | Charlie Athersmith | 15' |
Match Timeline:
⚽ | 15' Goal, 1-0, Dennis Hodgetts, Assist by Charlie Athersmith
🥅 | 30' Goal, 1-1, (Sunderland), Gillespie
⚽ | Goal, 2-1, Steve Smith
⚽ | Goal, 3-1, Jack Reynolds, pen
🥅 | Goal, 3-2, (Sunderland), Hannah
🕒 | HT Sunderland 2-3 Aston Villa
🥅 | 60’ Goal, 3-3, (Sunderland), Miller
🥅 | 70' Goal, 3-4, (Sunderland), Gillespie
⚽ | 80' Goal, 4-4, Jack Devey
🕒 | FT Sunderland 4-4 Aston Villa
Season | 1894-95 |
Matchday | #21 |
League Match | #21 |
Manager Game | #204 |
Wednesday, 2 January 1895

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Herbert Dale | 🏴 | Newton Heath
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 4-4
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨
Referee: Herbert Dale | 🏴 | Newton Heath, 1895-
Not recorded
Debut Appearances:
None
Final Appearances:
None
George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1926
🕒 204 | 🟩 109 🟨 29 🟥 66 | 1.75
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Referee:
VAR (from 2021)