Game #248
Saturday, 21 September 1895
Attendance: 12.000
Won
Division One
3rd
Derby County
DWWLW
Wellington Road, Perry Barr
Jimmy Cowan scored Villa's fourth as Villa return to winning ways after their Sheffield set back to make it 3 wins in 4.
Aston Villa
4-1
Derby County
Assists(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Jimmy Cowan, scored Villa's fourth on his brother's debut, Saturday, 21 September 1895.
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MATCH TIMELINE
[Exact timings not recorded]
1’ Debut, Jack Cowan
15’ Goal, 1-0, Jack Cowan
23’ Goal, 2-0, Jack Devey
HT Aston Villa 2-0 Derby County
49’ Goal, 2-1, (Derby County)
Goal, 3-1, Johnny Campbell
Goal, 4-1, Jimmy Cowan
FT Aston Villa 4-1 Derby County
ON THIS DAY
Villa return to winning ways after their Sheffield set back to make it 3 wins in 4 as winger Jack Cowan made his Villa debut aged 24 after joining from Glasgow Rangers. Jack took the field alongside his celebrated brother Jimmy, with both scoring for good measure.
Aston Villa
Derby County
FIXTURE HISTORY
Derby County
Previous 5 vs. Derby County: | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1895-96 |
Matchday | #4 |
League Match | #4 |
Manager Game | #222 |
Saturday, 21 September 1895
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 4-1 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | DWWLW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Derby County
TEAM NEWS
Villa make two changes from the side defeated in Sheffield last time out with Jack Cowan coming in for his debut alongside Fred Burton and Steve Smith (injury) and Howard Spencer dropping out.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.93 |
Oldest Player |
F Dennis Hodgetts | 31.84 |
Youngest Player |
GK Harry Wilkes | 21.27 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
George Ramsay led Management Committee
Aston Villa
GK Harry Wilkes |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Jimmy Welford |
M Jack Reynolds |
M Fred Burton |
M Jimmy Crabtree |
W Charlie Athersmith |
W Jack Cowan |
F Johnny Campbell |
F Jack Devey |
F Dennis Hodgetts |
Derby County
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME

MATCHDAY QUOTES
"After this the game was very hotly contested, each goal being assailed in turn. A long run by Athersmith led to Campbell getting ball, and he scored a clever goal for the Villa."
*The Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser*
Monday, 23 September 1895
Aston Villa v. Derby County.
In pleasantly fine weather, and before large crowd of spectators these teams met at Perry Barr.
The County kicked off, the Villa having the advantage of the hill and sun their backs.
In the first half John Cowan scored for the Villa after fifteen minutes' play, and after a few sharp attacks by the Villa forwards a strong run by the Villa led to Devey shooting a second goal for his side eight minutes after the first had been obtained.
Derby had some very hard line, scoring an off-side goal and doing a great deal of pressing.
Half time score :— Aston Villa, two goals ; Derby County none.
In the second half Derby County, who had the advantage of the slope, pressed their opponents considerably, and out of a scrummage M'Millan scored for them four minutes after the restart.
After this the game was very hotly contested, each goal being assailed in turn. A long run by Athersmith led to Campbell getting ball, and he scored a clever goal for the Villa.
Cowan scored a fourth goal from a scrummage, thus giving the home players a good lead.
The Derby men played up pluckily, John Goodall doing a lot of good work, but he was not always well supported. The Villa maintained their supremacy, but could not score again. Final Score : Aston Villa 4, Derby County 1.