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Game #249

Aston Villa

Saturday, 28 September 1895

Drew

3rd

WWLWD

Division One

Blackburn Rovers

Attendance: 15,000

Ewood Park

Blackburn Rovers

1-1

Aston Villa

Assists(s) | Not recorded

MATCH SUMMARY

Johnny Campbell hit the opener as Villa draw their first game of the season to sit 3rd in the early First Division table, a point behind leaders Stoke and Bolton with five games played.

KEY MAN

Johnny Campbell, hit the opener, Saturday, 28 September 1895

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MATCH TIMELINE

Saturday, 28 September 1895

23’ Goal, 1-0, Johnny Campbell
HT Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Aston Villa
70’ Goal, 1-1, (Blackburn Rovers)
FT Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Aston Villa

ON THIS DAY

Villa draw their first game of the season to sit 3rd in the early First Division table, a point behind leaders Stoke and Bolton with five games played.

Aston Villa

Blackburn Rovers

League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1890–91

FIXTURE HISTORY

Blackburn Rovers

Previous 5 vs. Blackburn: | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 |

FIXTURE DETAILS

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Season | 1895-96 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Match | #5 |
Manager Game | #223 |
Saturday, 28 September 1895

MATCH SUMMARY

Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 1-1 |
FT Result | Drew |
Last 5 Games | WWLWD |

MANAGERIAL RECORD

George Ramsay led Management Committee

GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME

🕒 223 | 🟩 121 🟨 33 🟥 69 | 1.78

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

MATCH OFFICIALS

ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:

CARDS

Villa

Blackburn Rovers

TEAM NEWS

Villa make one change from the team that defeated Derby last time out with Howard Spencer coming in for Fred Burton.

TEAM STATS

Starting XI Average Age
| 25.29 |

Oldest Player |
F Dennis Hodgetts | 31.85 |

Youngest Player |
FB Howard Spencer | 20.11 |

MANAGER

George Ramsay led Management Committee

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Aston Villa

GK Harry Wilkes |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Jimmy Welford |
FB Howard Spencer |
M Jack Reynolds |
M Jimmy Crabtree |
W Charlie Athersmith |
W Jack Cowan |
F Johnny Campbell |
F Jack Devey |
F Dennis Hodgetts |

MANAGER

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Blackburn Rovers

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SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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SQUAD STATS

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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SQUAD STATS

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MATCHDAY SQUAD

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UNAVAILABLE

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Not recorded

UNAVAILABLE

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Not Recorded

Player Positions:

GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half


M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward

Match Symbols:

⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution

🟨 | Booking

🟥 | Sending off

🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game

DEBUT APPEARANCES

FINAL APPEARANCES

MATCH STATS

Not recorded

LEAGUE TABLE

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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME

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MATCHDAY QUOTES

"For a time the Villa played Rovers almost to a standstill, their front rank being streets ahead in combination than that of their opponents."

*The Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser*
Monday, 30 September 1895

Blackburn Rovers v. Aston Villa.

At Blackburn, before 15,000 spectators. Despite the fact that the weather was terribly hot, the pace was fast from the start, and the game was most stubbornly contested.

The ball travelled rapidly from end to end, and both goalkeepers were often called upon, Ogilvie, however, having most to do.

After 23 minutes' play Campbell scored a grand goal for the Villa from a scrummage. Killean had a grand opening given him of equalising, but shot very tamely, and half time arrived with the score:—Aston Villa, one goal; Blackburn Rovers, none.

The second half was as strenuously fought as the previous one.

For a time the Villa played Rovers almost to a standstill, their front rank being streets ahead in combination than that of their opponents.

Ogilvie's brilliant goalkeeping, however, kept them from scoring, and after a while the Rovers' attack improved, but Spencer and Welford offered a stubborn resistance.

Twenty minutes from the end Chippendale equalised from a scrummage. The Rovers continued the pressure, and Wilkes saved with difficulty twice in quick succession. Final Score: Blackburn Rovers 1, Aston Villa 1

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