Aston Villa
11-3-7, 25 PTS
Thursday, 26 December 1895
1895-96
3rd
Won
2-1
Wolverhampton Wanderers
6-1-10 13 PTS
Division One
Molineux
Attendance: 22,200
🟩 26 Dec 1895, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Molineux
Scorer(s) | Steve Smith | 1-1 | Howard Spencer | 2-1 |
Assist(s) | Charlie Athersmith | 1-1 | Referee Rourke | 2-1 |
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1926
🕒 236 | 🟩 129 🟨 35 🟥 72 | 1.79
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Game #262
Match Record
Season | 1895-96 |
Matchday | #18 |
League Match | #18 |
Manager Game | #236 |
Thursday, 26 December 1895
Game Record
Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Arthur Roston Bourke | 🏴 | London
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟥 🟩
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Wolves: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟨
Total 🕒 21 | 🟩 W9 (43% ) | 🟨 D7 | 🇺(76% ) | 🟥 L5 (24% ) | ⚽ 46 | 🥅 34 | GD 12
Villa Trophy Cabinet
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1894–95
Head to Head
Opposition Trophy Cabinet
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1892-93
Team News
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Opposition Unavailable
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Villa named an unchanged line up for the second successive game.
Squad News
Debut Appearances
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Final Appearances
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Match Timeline
🥅 | 20’ Goal, 0-1 (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Owen
🕒 | HT Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | Goal, 1-1, Steve Smith, Assist by Charlie Athersmith
⚽ | Goal, 2-1, Howard Spencer, referee Rourke's leg
🕒 | FT Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 Aston Villa
Line Up & Subs
George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1926
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 | 🏴 |
Substitutes
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Jack Addenbrooke | 🏴 |
Rose
Dunn
Baugh
Owen
Malpass
Nurse
Black
Wood
Bests
Henderson
R. Topham
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Officials
Referee: Arthur Roston Bourke | 🏴 | London, 1895-
Officials
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VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Villa Bookings
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Villa Sendings Off
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Officials
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Opposition Sendings Off
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On This Day
Thursday, 26 December 1895
Matchday Squads
Match Stats
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Match Media
What they Said
“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.”
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
Match Highlights
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1895-96
First Team Squad
GK Edward Harris | 🏴 | #114 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
FB Howard Spencer | 🏴 | #108 |
Full Back
Where are they now?
M Fred Burton | 🏴 | #89 |
Midfielder
Where are they now?
M Jimmy Crabtree | 🏴 | #112 |
Midfielder
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W Steve Smith | 🏴 | #100 |
Winger
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F Dennis Hodgetts | 🏴 | #38 |
Forward
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GK Harry Wilkes | 🏴 | #105 |
Goalkeeper
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FB Jim Elliott | 🏴 | #95 |
Full Back
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M Jack Reynolds | 🏴 | #96 |
Midfielder
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W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴 | #73 |
Winger
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F Billy Dorrell | 🏴 | #106 |
Forward
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CF Jack Devey | 🏴 | #74 |
Forward
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CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴 | #56 |
Centre Back
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FB Jimmy Welford | 🏴 | #98 |
Full Back
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M Jeremiah Griffiths | 🏴 | #115 |
Midfielder
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W Jack Cowan | 🏴 | #113 |
Winger
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F Bob Chatt | 🏴 | #94 |
Forward
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F Johnny Campbell | 🏴 | #111 |
Forward
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Matchday Programme
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