Game #277
Aston Villa
Saturday, 5 September 1896
West Brom
3-1
Aston Villa (Champions)
Division One
West Bromwich Albion
Stoney Lane
Attendance: 12,000
Lost
n/a
LWWWL
Assists(s) | Fred Wheldon
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Jack Devey, scored the first goal but to no avail, Saturday, 5 September 1896.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 5 September 1896
[Exact timings not recorded]
Goal, 1-0, Jack Devey, Assist by Fred Wheldon
HT West Bromwich Albion 0-1 Aston Villa
Goal, 1-1, West Bromwich Albion
Goal, 1-2, West Bromwich Albion (pen)
Goal, 1-3, West Bromwich Albion
FT West Bromwich Albion 3-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Reigning Champions Villa suffer a surprise defeat in the second game of their title defence as, Albion, who finished bottom of the League in 1895-96 score three second half goals to beat Villa.
Goalkeeper Jimmy Whitehouse made his debut appearance for Villa aged 23 after joining from Grimsby Town for a fee of £200 - a record fee for a goalkeeper at the time.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1895-96
West Bromwich Albion
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1891-92
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_65c08f3cdec4426cae862d210be37e9b~mv2.gif)
Season | 1896-97 |
Matchday | #2 |
League Match | #2 |
Manager Game | #251 |
Saturday, 5 September 1896
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 1-3 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | LWWWL |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
George Ramsay led Management Committee
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 251 | 🟩 139 🟨 37 🟥 75 | 1.81
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
MATCH OFFICIALS
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_65c08f3cdec4426cae862d210be37e9b~mv2.gif)
TEAM NEWS
Villa make one change from the team that beat Stoke on the opening day of the season with Jimmy Whitehouse coming in for his debut to replace Harry Wilkes in goal.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.80 |
Oldest Player |
F Jack Devey | 29.72 |
Youngest Player |
FB Howard Spencer | 21.05 |
MANAGER
George Ramsay led Management Committee
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Whitehouse |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Howard Spencer |
FB Jimmy Welford |
M Jack Reynolds |
M Jimmy Crabtree |
W Jack Cowan |
W Charlie Athersmith |
F Johnny Campbell |
F Fred Wheldon |
F Jack Devey |
MANAGER
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_65c08f3cdec4426cae862d210be37e9b~mv2.gif)
West Bromwich Albion
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_65c08f3cdec4426cae862d210be37e9b~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_65c08f3cdec4426cae862d210be37e9b~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
SQUAD STATS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
SQUAD STATS
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_65c08f3cdec4426cae862d210be37e9b~mv2.gif)
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_65c08f3cdec4426cae862d210be37e9b~mv2.gif)
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_65c08f3cdec4426cae862d210be37e9b~mv2.gif)
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
*The Sporting Life*
Monday, 7 September 1896
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