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Game #255

Saturday, 2 November 1895

Attendance: 6,000

Won

Division One

1st

Burnley

WDWWW

Wellington Road, Perry Barr

Jack Devey scored a second successive brace as Villa hammer Burnley and were now unbeaten in 8, winning 6 and opened a 3 point gap at the top of the table to second placed Bolton.

Aston Villa

5-1

Burnley

Assists(s) | Not recorded

KEY MAN

Jack Devey, scored a second successive brace, Saturday, 2 November 1895

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MATCH TIMELINE

[Exact timings not recorded]
35’ Goal, 1-0, Charlie Athersmith
HT Aston Villa 1-0, Burnley
Goal, 2-0, Jack Devey, Assist by Steve Smith
Goal, 3-0, Charlie Athersmith
Goal, 4-0, Jack Devey
Goal, 4-1, (Burnley)
Goal, 5-1, Unknown
FT Aston Villa 5-1, Burnley

ON THIS DAY

Villa were now unbeaten in 8, winning 6 and opened a 3 point gap at the top of the table to second placed Bolton.

Aston Villa

Burnley

FIXTURE HISTORY

Burnley

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

FIXTURE DETAILS

Season | 1895-96 |
Matchday | #11 |
League Match | #11 |
Manager Game | #229 |
Saturday, 2 November 1895

MATCH SUMMARY

Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 5-1 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WDWWW |

MATCH OFFICIALS

CARDS

Villa

Burnley

All the matches refereed by:

TEAM NEWS

Villa make two changes from the side that beat Small Heath last time out with Fred Burton and Jack Cowan returning in place of Jim Elliott and Johnny Campbell.

TEAM STATS

Starting XI Average Age
| 25.25 |

Oldest Player |
F Dennis Hodgetts | 31.95 |

Youngest Player |
FB Howard Spencer | 20.21 |

MANAGER

MANAGER

George Ramsay led Management Committee

Aston Villa

GK Harry Wilkes |
FB Howard Spencer |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
M Jack Reynolds |
M Jimmy Crabtree |
M Fred Burton |
W Steve Smith |
W Charlie Athersmith |
W Jack Cowan |
F Jack Devey |
F Dennis Hodgetts |

Burnley

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

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

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PROGRAMME

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MATCHDAY QUOTES

"The visits of the visitors into the home territory were never of long duration, while if Burnley secured a comer it invariably proved fruitless."

*The Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser*
Monday, 4 November 1895

Aston Villa v. Burnley.

At Perry Barr, before 5,000 spectators. The Villa, almost from the start, had the best of matters, although their shooting was somewhat faulty.

Athersmith roused the spectators ten minutes before the interval by dashing down the field with lightning speed and banging the ball through in brilliant fashion.

Half time score:—Aston one goal; Burnley, nil.

The second half found the Villa in much better form, Smith at once making attack, which Devey made certain of by rushing both the ball and the Burnley goalkeeper into the net.

Place, jun., got an opening, but his shot struck the bar, and before his side could rally, the ball was carried to the other end, where Smith shot, and Athersmith rushed it through.

Devey scored the fourth goal.

The visits of the visitors into the home territory were never of long duration, while if Burnley secured a comer it invariably proved fruitless.

Once Bowes had exceedingly hard lines, and was not until 15 minutes from the finish that Provan was able to break through the Villa defence and score with beauty. Burnley were playing grandly at the close. Final Score : Aston Villa 5, Burnley 1.