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Aston Villa

17-4-4, 38 PTS

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Saturday, 22 February 1896

1895-96

1st

Won

5-2

Stoke

12-0-11, 24 PTS

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Division One

Wellington Road, Perry Barr

Attendance: 15,000

🟩 22 Feb 1896, Villa 5-2 Stoke, Wellington Road

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Scorer(s) | Bob Chatt | 20' | Johnny Campbell | 2-0 | 4-1 | 5-1 | Jack Devey | 3-1 |

Assist(s) | Charlie Athersmith | 2-0 |

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Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩

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George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1926

🕒 244 | 🟩 135 🟨 36 🟥 73 | 1.81

Villa Career Form:

Top 4

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Game #270

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Match Record

Season | 1895-96 |
Matchday | #26 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #244 |
Saturday, 22 February 1896

Game Record

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Aaron Scragg | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Crewe
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨 🟩

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Head to Head

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Previous 5 vs. Stoke: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩

Total 🕒 15 | 🟩 W10 (67% ) | 🟨 D3 | 🇺(87% ) | 🟥 L2 (13% ) | ⚽ 44 | 🥅 23 | GD 21

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Villa Trophy Cabinet

League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1894–95

Head to Head

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Opposition Trophy Cabinet

League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌

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Team News

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Unavailable

Not recorded

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

In one change from the side that drew with Derby Jimmy Crabtree replaces Jack Reynolds.

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Squad News

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Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

None

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Match Timeline

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⚽ | 20' Goal, 1-0, Bob Chatt
⚽ | Goal, 2-0, Johnny Campbell, Assist by Charlie Athersmith
🥅 | Goal, 2-1, (Stoke), Dickson
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Stoke
⚽ | Goal, 3-1, Jack Devey
⚽ | Goal, 4-1, Johnny Campbell
⚽ | Goal, 5-1, Johnny Campbell
🥅 | Goal, 5-2, (Stoke), W. Maxwell
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 5-2 Stoke

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Line Up & Subs

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George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1926

GK Harry Wilkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB Howard Spencer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Jimmy Welford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Jimmy Crabtree | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Fred Burton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
W Jack Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Jack Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Johnny Campbell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Bob Chatt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Bill Rowley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Clawley
Eccles
Clare
Robertson
Grewer
Turner
Johnson
Dickson
A. Maxwell
W. Maxwell
Schofield

Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Officials

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Referee: Aaron Scragg | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Crewe, 1895-

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Officials

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Referee Profile

VAR Profile (Post 2021)

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Villa Bookings

None

Villa Sendings Off

None

Officials

Opposition Bookings

None

Opposition Sendings Off

None

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On This Day

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How can we do better next time?

Saturday, 22 February 1896

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Matchday Squads

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Match Stats

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Not recorded

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Match Media

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What they Said

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"The home team was now having all the best of matters, and Campbell again beat Crawley. The Villa pressed to the finish but Maxwell broke away, and scored for Stoke. Final Score : Aston Villa 5, Stoke 2."

Aston Villa v. Stoke

The Villa won the toss, and Maxwell started for the visitors before. 14,000 spectators. Fast, but even play followed the kick off, and at length, from good pass by Burton, Chatt scored a beauty, and ere a minute had passed Campbell scored again from judicious centre from Athersmith. Shortly afterwards Schofield was injured, and retired, just upon half-time Dixon scored for Stoke.

Half-time score: Aston Villa, two goals; Stoke, one goal.

On resuming, John Cowan made a good run, his final shot hitting Robertson, who had fallen back into goal, and the ball rebounded into the nat.

Campbell shortly after received a nice pass, and added another for the Villa.

The home team was now having all the best of matters, and Campbell again beat Crawley. The Villa pressed to the finish but Maxwell broke away, and scored for Stoke. Final Score : Aston Villa 5, Stoke 2.

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Match Highlights

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Team Selection

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Goalkeeper

GK Harry Wilkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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1895-96

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First Team Squad

GK Edward Harris | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #114 |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

FB Howard Spencer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #108 |

Full Back

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

M Fred Burton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #89 |

Midfielder

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

M Jimmy Crabtree | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #112 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

W Steve Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #100 |

Winger

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

F Dennis Hodgetts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #38 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

GK Harry Wilkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #105 |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #95 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

M Jack Reynolds | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #96 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #73 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

F Billy Dorrell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #106 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

CF Jack Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #74 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #56 |

Centre Back

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Where are they now?

FB Jimmy Welford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #98 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

M Jeremiah Griffiths | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #115 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

W Jack Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #113 |

Winger

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

F Bob Chatt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #94 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

F Johnny Campbell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #111 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

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Matchday Programme

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League Table

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The Trophy Cabinet

Domestic:

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 
League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 
FA Cup Winners: 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96


Europe:
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European Cup Winners: 1981-82
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European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83


Other Domestic:

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Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60

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Third Division Champions: 1971-72


Other Europe:

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Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02

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Peace Cup Winners: 2009

Reserve League
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🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
Premier Reserve League Champions: 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12

🏆 🏆 🏆
Central League Champions: 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

Reserve Cup
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24 

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NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13

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Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

Youth League:
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u18s Premier League Champions: 2024-25
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u18s Premier League National Champions: 2024-25
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u18 Premier League Tier Two Champions 2016-17
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u18 Premier Academy League Academy Group B Champions: 2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11
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u18 Premier Academy League National Champions 2007-08
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u17 FA Premier Academy League Champions: 1999-00, 2003-04
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Midland Youth League Champions: 1989-90, 1994-95, 1995-96

Youth Cup:
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
FA Youth Cup Winners: 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
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Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1994-95
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Midland Youth Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98
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Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1974-75, 1975-76, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1993-94

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