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
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
PROGRAMME
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