Game #249
Saturday, 28 September 1895
Attendance: 15,000
Drew
Division One
3rd
Blackburn Rovers
WWLWD
Ewood Park
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.
Blackburn Rovers
1-1
Aston Villa
Assists(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Johnny Campbell, hit the opener, Saturday, 28 September 1895
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
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
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Blackburn: | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
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 |
MATCH OFFICIALS
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
MANAGER
George Ramsay led Management Committee
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 |
Blackburn Rovers
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
"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