Game #275
Aston Villa
Monday, 6 April 1896
Won
1st
DWLWW
Division One
Attendance: 15,000
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wellington Road, Perry Barr
Johnny Campbell scored a brace to make it 25 goals for the season as League Champions Villa win their final home game of the season to win the League by 4 points from Derby in the final standings. Villa had now won the League, FA Cup and League in consecutive seasons under George Ramsay.
Aston Villa (Champions)
4-1
Wolves
Assists(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Johnny Campbell, scored a brace to make it 25 goals for the season, Monday, 6 April 1896
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MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 6 April 1896
[Exact timings not recorded]
30’ Goal, 1-0, Jack Cowan
HT Aston Villa 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Goal, 2-0, Johnny Campbell
Goal, 2-1, (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
Goal, 3-1, Jimmy Crabtree
Goal, 4-1, Johnny Campbell
FT Aston Villa 4-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
ON THIS DAY
League Champions Villa win their final home game of the season to win the League by 4 points from Derby in the final standings. Villa had now won the League, FA Cup and League in consecutive seasons under George Ramsay.
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 | #31 |
League Match | #30 |
Manager Game | #249 |
Monday, 6 April 1896
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 4-1 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | DWLWW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
George Ramsay led Management Committee
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 249 | 🟩 138 🟨 37 🟥 74 | 1.81
Career Form:
Top 4
George Ramsay led Management Committee
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Wolverhampton Wanderers
TEAM NEWS
League Champions Villa name an unchanged side from the team that secured the title last time out.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.40 |
Oldest Player |
F Jack Devey | 29.30 |
Youngest Player |
FB Howard Spencer | 20.64 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
George Ramsay led Management Committee
Jack Addenbrooke | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Harry Wilkes |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Howard Spencer |
FB Jimmy Welford |
M Fred Burton |
M Jimmy Crabtree |
M Jack Reynolds |
W Charlie Athersmith |
W Jack Cowan |
F Jack Devey |
F Johnny Campbell |
Wolverhampton Wanderers
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
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"After half an hour's play Tonks headed a goal for the Wanderers. Crabtree and Campbell, however, scored again for the Villa."
*The Sheffield Independent*
Tuesday, 7 April 1896
ASTON VILLA v. WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS.
This, the Villa's last League match, was played at Perry Barr before 15,000 persons. Both sides were fully representative. The Villa had the best of the opening play, showing better combination than their opponents, whose defence was, however, excellent.
Half an hour passed without scoring, but then John Cowan put one past Tennant.
Interval — Villa 1, Wanderers nil.
The feature of the play in the second half was the brilliant custodianship of Tennant, who saved a great many difficult shots.
Campbell at length beat him with a beauty.
After half an hour's play Tonks headed a goal for the Wanderers. Crabtree and Campbell, however, scored again for the Villa.
Result: — ASTON VILLA 4 goals. WOLVERHAMPTON 1 goal.
Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Trinity Mirror. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk)
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