Game #288
Aston Villa
Saturday, 21 November 1896
Won
2nd
WWDWW
Division One
Attendance: 12,000
Sheffield Wednesday
Wellington Road, Perry Barr
Fred Wheldon scored his sixth goal in 7 matches as reigning Champions Villa put Sheffield Wednesday to the sword for the second successive week as they make it six wins in eight games unbeaten but they still share top spot of the First Division with Bolton Wanderers who remain ahead on goal ratio.
Aston Villa (Champions)
4-0
Wednesday
Assists(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Fred Wheldon, scored his sixth goal in 7 matches, Saturday, 21 November 1896.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 21 November 1896
[Exact chronological timings not recorded]
HT Aston Villa 0-0 Sheffield Wednesday
Goal, 1-0, Steve Smith
Goal, 2-0, Charlie Athersmith
Goal, 3-0, Jack Devey
Goal, 4-0, Fred Wheldon
FT Aston Villa 4-0 Sheffield Wednesday
ON THIS DAY
Reigning Champions Villa put Sheffield Wednesday to the sword for the second successive week as they make it six wins in eight games unbeaten but they still share top spot of the First Division with Bolton Wanderers who remain ahead on goal ratio.
Full back Jimmy Welford played his final game for Villa aged 27 before moving on to Glasgow Celtic.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1895-96
Sheffield Wednesday
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1895–96
FIXTURE HISTORY
Sheffield Wednesday
Previous 5 vs. Wednesday: | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1896-97 |
Matchday | #13 |
League Match | #13 |
Manager Game | #262 |
Saturday, 21 November 1896
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 4-0 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WWWDW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
George Ramsay led Management Committee
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 262 | 🟩 146 🟨 40 🟥 76 | 1.82
Career Form:
Top 4
George Ramsay led Management Committee
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Sheffield Wednesday
TEAM NEWS
Villa name an unchanged line up from the team that beat this opposition on the previous Saturday,
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.60 |
Oldest Player |
F Jack Devey | 29.93 |
Youngest Player |
FB Howard Spencer | 21.26 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
George Ramsay led Management Committee
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Whitehouse |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Howard Spencer |
FB Jimmy Welford |
M Jimmy Crabtree |
W Steve Smith |
W Charlie Athersmith |
F Johnny Campbell |
F Fred Wheldon |
F Jack Devey |
F Bob Chatt |
Sheffield Wednesday
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
"Before ‘’Time’' Devey and Wheldon each managed to add a point to the League champion’s score, while the Sheffield were unable to penetrate the home defence, and the game ended—Aston Villa, four goals; Sheffield Wednesday, nil."
*The Sporting Life*
Monday, 23 November 1896
ASTON VILLA v. SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY.
The cutlery team journeyed to Perry Barr on Saturday to keep this return fixture. Ideal football weather prevailed, and fully 10,000 spectators were present. Last week’s match Olive Grove proved an easy win for the Villa by three goals to one, and the home supporters felt very confident that their team would be successful. Both teams lined up representing last week's field, and Villa, winning the toss, chose to play first half with the slope.
Davis started the game, and the homesters were soon busy. Athersmith raced down the wing and sent in a beautiful centre, which Earp managed to clear with a clever kick. Athersmith was quickly to the front again, being fed with a smart pass from Devey, which he manipulated in his usual good style, centring right in front of goal. Wheldon reached the ball, and had the goal at his mercy, but did not steady the ball, and shot high over the cross-bar.
Villa kept up the pressure, and found the Sheffield defence plenty to do ; but they always seemed to lose the ball after working it down the field. Sheffield had one or two innings before the interval, but at half-time neither team had managed to score.
Upon resuming play the Villa, who had missed several opportunities in the first half, went to work to make amends, and, forcing the play from the start, they commenced a long series of bombardments on the visitors’ goal.
The defence stood out for some time but finally fell to a smart shot from Smith. after Wheldon had caused the visitors’ custodian to handle.
Continuing the pressure, the Villa forwards were conspicuous, but the Sheffielders eventually broke away, and for a time Iooked dangerous, but the homesters cleared, and then Devey and Athersmith got possession, the latter eventually scoring after a brilliant run.
Before ‘’Time’' Devey and Wheldon each managed to add a point to the League champion’s score, while the Sheffield were unable to penetrate the home defence, and the game ended—Aston Villa, four goals; Sheffield Wednesday, nil.
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