Game #254
Aston Villa
Saturday, 26 October 1895
Small Heath
1-4
Aston Villa
Division One
Birmingham City
Coventry Road Muntz Street
Attendance: 10,000
Won
1st
WWDWW
Assists(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Jack Devey, scored a brace to see off Small Heath, Saturday, 26 October 1895
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 26 October 1895
[Exact timings not recorded]
HT Small Heath 0-0 Aston Villa
Goal, 1-0, Jack Devey
49’ Goal, 1-1, (Small Heath)
60’ Goal, 2-1, Jack Reynolds
Goal, 3-1, Jack Devey
Goal, 4-1, Johnny Campbell
FT Small Heath 1-4 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Villa had now put 11 past bottom club Small Heath to record seven wins in 10 games and remain two points clear at the top of the table.
Full back Jim Elliott made his final appearance for Villa aged 26 before retiring from football due to ill-health.
Aston Villa
Birmingham City
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1895-96 |
Matchday | #10 |
League Match | #10 |
Manager Game | #228 |
Saturday, 26 October 1895
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 4-1 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WWDWW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
George Ramsay led Management Committee
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 228 | 🟩 125 🟨 34 🟥 69 | 1.79
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Villa make four changes from the team that beat Blackburn last time out with Jimmy Welford, Bob Chatt, Jack Cowan and Billy Dorrell dropping out and are replaced by Jimmy Cowan, Jim Elliott, Steve Smith and Johnny Campbell.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.03 |
Oldest Player |
F Dennis Hodgetts | 31.93 |
Youngest Player |
FB Howard Spencer | 20.19 |
MANAGER
George Ramsay led Management Committee
Aston Villa
GK Harry Wilkes |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Howard Spencer |
FB Jim Elliott |
M Jack Reynolds |
M Jimmy Crabtree |
W Charlie Athersmith |
W Steve Smith |
F Jack Devey |
F Dennis Hodgetts |
F Johnny Campbell |
MANAGER
Alf Jones | 🏴 |
Birmingham City
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
SQUAD STATS
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT