Game #258
Aston Villa
Saturday, 23 November 1895
Won
1st
WWLDW
Division One
Attendance: 6,000
Burnley
Turf Moor
Burnley
3-4
Aston Villa
Assists(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
Charlie Athersmith hit a late winner as Villa sneak a win against 10 man Burnley to retain their place, two points clear at the top of the table.
KEY MAN
Charlie Athersmith, hit a late winner, Saturday, 23 November 1895
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 23 November 1895
[Exact timings not recorded]
Goal, 1-0, Unknown
Goal, 1-1, (Burnley)
Goal, 2-1, Jimmy Crabtree
Goal, 2-2, (Burnley)
Goal, 2-3, (Burnley)
Goal, 3-3, Jack Reynolds
HT Burnley 3-3 Aston Villa
Player retired injured (Burnley)
Goal, 4-3, Charlie Athersmith
FT Burnley 3-4 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Villa sneak a late win against 10 man Burnley to retain their place, two points clear at the top of the table.
Aston Villa
Burnley
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Burnley
Previous 5 vs. Burnley: | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1895-96 |
Matchday | #14 |
League Match | #14 |
Manager Game | #232 |
Saturday, 23 November 1895
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 4-3 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WWLDW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
George Ramsay led Management Committee
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 232 | 🟩 127 🟨 35 🟥 70 | 1.79
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
Burnley
TEAM NEWS
Villa make four changes from the team that drew last time out as regular ‘keeper Harry Wilkes returns alongside Jack Reynolds, Charlie Athersmith, Steve Smith with Edward Harris, Fred Burton, Billy Dorrell and Dennis Hodgetts dropping out.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.62 |
Oldest Player |
F Jack Devey | 28.93 |
Youngest Player |
FB Howard Spencer | 20.27 |
MANAGER
George Ramsay led Management Committee
Aston Villa
GK Harry Wilkes |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Howard Spencer |
FB Jimmy Welford |
M Jack Reynolds |
M Jimmy Crabtree |
W Charlie Athersmith |
W Steve Smith |
W Jack Cowan |
F Jack Devey |
F Bob Chatt |
MANAGER
Burnley
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
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
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"In the second portion play was of an exciting and even character, and time was fast approaching when Tatham leaving his goal to save from Reynolds, and Athersmith beating him got the ball and had no difficulty in scoring. Result—Villa, four; Burnley, three."
*The Sporting Life*
Monday, 25 November 1895
BURNLEY v. ASTON VILLA.
HEAVY SCORING.
This game, the return between these teams, was played on the Turf Moor ground, Burnley, before 8,000 spectators. Neither side was fully represented. The scoring was heavy, but in the end Aston Villa were the winners four goals to three, thus bagging a double win over tho Lancastrians.
The home sides were at once pressed back and the Villa scored from a corner.
In the next minute Place, junior, dropped the ball in and the attention Wilkes knocked him and the ball through the goal.
Taylor was injured and the game was stopped. The Villa got ahead again through Crabtree, and Nichol again made the score equal.
Burnley got to the front through Place, junior, but Reynolds for the Villa scored from a free kick and at the game stood three all.
In the second portion play was of an exciting and even character, and time was fast approaching when Tatham leaving his goal to save from Reynolds, and Athersmith beating him got the ball and had no difficulty in scoring. Result—Villa, four; Burnley, three.
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