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Game #273

Saturday, 21 March 1896

Attendance: 13,000

Lost

Division One

1st

Bury

DWDWL

Gigg Lane

Jack Devey scored Villa's first but they suffer a shock defeat at 12th placed Bury but remain on top of the First Division table with two games to play, Derby however in second have three games in hand and are only 5 points behind with two points for a win on offer.

Bury

5-3

Aston Villa

Assists(s) | Not recorded

KEY MAN

Jack Devey, scored Villa's first, Saturday, 21 March 1896

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MATCH TIMELINE

[Exact chronological timings not recorded]
6’ Goal, 0-1, (Bury)
11’ Goal, 0-1, (Bury)
22’ Goal, 0-1, (Bury)
Goal, 1-3, Jack Devey
HT Bury 3-1 Aston Villa
Goal, 1-4, (Bury)
83’ Goal, 2-4, Johnny Campbell, Assist by Charlie Athersmith
Goal, 3-4, Jack Cowan
Goal, 3-5, (Bury)
FT Bury 5-3 Aston Villa

ON THIS DAY

Villa suffer a shock defeat at 12th placed Bury but remain on top of the First Division table with two games to play, Derby however in second have three games in hand and are only 5 points behind with two points for a win on offer.

Aston Villa

Bury

FIXTURE HISTORY

Bury

Previous 5 vs. Bury: | - | - | - | 🟩 |

FIXTURE DETAILS

Season | 1895-96 |
Matchday | #29 |
League Match | #28 |
Manager Game | #247 |
Saturday, 21 March 1896

MATCH SUMMARY

Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 3-5 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | DWDWL |

MATCH OFFICIALS

CARDS

Villa

Bury

All the matches refereed by:

TEAM NEWS

In one change from the side that beat Wednesday, Fred Burton comes in for Jack Reynolds.

TEAM STATS

Starting XI Average Age
| 25.23 |

Oldest Player |
F Jack Devey | 29.25 |

Youngest Player |
FB Howard Spencer | 20.59 |

MANAGER

MANAGER

George Ramsay led Management Committee

Aston Villa

GK Harry Wilkes |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Howard Spencer |
FB Jimmy Welford |
M Fred Burton |
M Jimmy Crabtree |
W Charlie Athersmith |
W Jack Cowan |
F Jack Devey |
F Johnny Campbell |
F Bob Chatt |

Bury

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

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PROGRAMME

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MATCHDAY QUOTES

"Then Bury attacked strongly, Henderson, after some fine individual work, scoring Bury’s fourth goal. Wilkes saved a fine shot from Henderson, and Athersmith then dashed away, centring accurately to Devey, who scored seven minutes from the finish. Final Score : Bury 4, Aston Villa 3."

*The Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser*
Monday, 23 March 1896

Bury v. Villa.

Played at Bury before 11,000 spectators splendid weather. Both teams were fully represented. Bury started against a slight wind, but forced the pace, and opened the scoring six minutes from the start.

Bury still pressed, and Wyllie scored number two 11 minutes, and at the end of 22 minutes Wyllie notched number three with a magnificent effort.

Then Devey beat Montgomery. The Bury defence after this was severely taxed, but Montgomery rose to the occasion. Bury then worked up, and the Villa defence had a great deal of work. The Bury shooting, however, was a trifle off. The game was of the fastest character, and very much in Bury’s favour.

Bury continued to have the best of the exchanges in the second half, the Villa forwards getting up only occasionally, and seldom being dangerous.

Then Bury attacked strongly, Henderson, after some fine individual work, scoring Bury’s fourth goal. Wilkes saved a fine shot from Henderson, and Athersmith then dashed away, centring accurately to Devey, who scored seven minutes from the finish. Final Score : Bury 4, Aston Villa 3