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
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
PROGRAMME

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.