Game #262
Aston Villa
Thursday, 26 December 1895
Won
3rd
WLWLW
Division One
Attendance: 22,200
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Molineux
Wolves
1-2
Aston Villa
Assists(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
Steve Smith opened the scoring as Villa win for only the third time in seven, via the referee's leg, and remain in third place in the table but are now only two points behind leaders Everton with a game in hand.
KEY MAN
Steve Smith, opened the scoring for Villa, Thursday, 26 December 1895
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MATCH TIMELINE
Thursday, 26 December 1895
[Exact timings not recorded]
20’ Goal, 0-1 (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
HT Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Aston Villa
Goal, 1-1, Steve Smith
Goal, 2-1, Unknown, referee’s leg
FT Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Villa win for only the third time in seven, via the referee's leg, and remain in third place in the table but are now only two points behind leaders Everton with a game in hand.
Aston Villa
Wolverhampton Wanderers
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1892-93
FIXTURE HISTORY
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Previous 5 vs. Wolves: | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟨 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1895-96 |
Matchday | #18 |
League Match | #18 |
Manager Game | #236 |
Thursday, 26 December 1895
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 2-1 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | DWLWL |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
George Ramsay led Management Committee
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 236 | 🟩 129 🟨 35 🟥 72 | 1.79
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
George Ramsay led Management Committee
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Wolverhampton Wanderers
TEAM NEWS
Villa named an unchanged line up for the second successive game.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.09 |
Oldest Player |
F Dennis Hodgetts | 32.10 |
Youngest Player |
FB Howard Spencer | 20.36 |
MANAGER
George Ramsay led Management Committee
Aston Villa
GK Harry Wilkes |
FB Howard Spencer |
FB Jimmy Welford |
M Jack Reynolds |
M Jimmy Crabtree |
W Charlie Athersmith |
W Steve Smith |
F Dennis Hodgetts |
F Jack Devey |
F Johnny Campbell |
F Bob Chatt |
MANAGER
Jack Addenbrooke | 🏴 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers
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
“The Wanderers’ back division was again soon troubled, as the Villa ran down in a determined manner. Rose saved a couple of hot shots, but a minute later the ball glanced off the referee’s leg into the net, and the Villa were placed in front.
The decision of the referee appeared to create much surprises even among the Villa players who were quite overjoyed at their good fortune.”
*The Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser*
Friday, 27 December 1895
Wolverhampton Wanderers v. Aston Villa.
Played at Wolverhampton, in frosty weather, before 15,000 spectators. Both sides were fully represented. The Wanderers played Topham on the right wing.
The ground was hard and foothold difficult.
The Wanderers scored through Owen in 20 minutes. Villa pressed for a long time after this reverse, but could not break through.
Half-time score : Wanderers, one goal; Villa, nil
The second half play was of an even character. Wilkes saved a shot from Wood, and Rose fisted twice in rapid succession, but could not stop from one from Smith, and then the Villa scored again soon after.
Out of a scrummage later the Wanderers made several efforts to get on level terms, but failed, and Aston could not increase the score.
Final Score : Villa 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1
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