Game #290
Aston Villa
10-3-2, 23 PTS
Saturday, 19 December 1896


Won
1st
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Division One
Nottingham Forest
5-5-6, 15 PTS
Wellington Road, Perry Barr
Attendance: 5,000
🟩 19 Dec 1896, Villa 3-2 Forest, Wellington Road
Aston Villa (Champions)
3-2

Nottingham Forest

Assist(s) | Jimmy Crabtree | 5' | Albert Evans | 15' |
🟩 19 Dec 1896, Villa 3-2 Forest, Wellington Road


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 19 December 1896
⚽ | 5' Goal, 1-0, Jack Reynolds, Assist by Jimmy Crabtree
🥅 | 6' Goal, 1-1, (Nottingham Forest), Arthur Capes
⚽ | 15’ Goal, 2-1, Jack Devey, Assist by Albert Evans
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Nottingham Forest
⚽ | Goal, 3-1, Charlie Athersmith
🥅 | Goal, 3-2, (Nottingham Forest), Stewart
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-2 Nottingham Forest
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟩 19 Dec 1896, Villa 3-2 Forest, Wellington Road

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 19 December 1896
Jack Reynolds opens the scoring on his return to the side as reigning Champions Villa make it eight wins in ten games unbeaten to record their best ever League run, as a result they sat one point clear of second placed Bolton in the First Division table at the halfway point of their title defence.
🟩 19 Dec 1896, Villa 3-2 Forest, Wellington Road

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1895-96
Nottingham Forest


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 19 Dec 1896, Villa 3-2 Forest, Wellington Road
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1896-97 |
Matchday | #15 |
League Match | #15 |
Manager Game | #264 |
Saturday, 19 December 1896
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🟩 19 Dec 1896, Villa 3-2 Forest, Wellington Road
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Fred Bye | 🏴 | Sheffield
HT Score:
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1926
🕒 264 | 🟩 148 🟨 40 🟥 76 | 1.83
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 19 Dec 1896, Villa 3-2 Forest, Wellington Road

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Fred Bye | 🏴 | Sheffield, 1896-
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS

None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 19 Dec 1896, Villa 3-2 Forest, Wellington Road

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
In one change from the team that beat Blackburn last time out, Jack Reynolds returns after a 3 game absence in place of Johnny Campbell.
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.45 |
Oldest Player |
F Jack Devey | 30.00 |
Youngest Player |
FB Howard Spencer | 21.34 |
🟩 19 Dec 1896, Villa 3-2 Forest, Wellington Road
MANAGER
George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1926

Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Whitehouse | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴 |
FB Howard Spencer | 🏴 |
FB Albert Evans | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M Jack Reynolds | 🏴 | ⚽ |
M Jimmy Crabtree | 🏴 | 🔥 |
W Steve Smith | 🏴 |
W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Fred Wheldon | 🏴 |
F Jack Devey | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Bob Chatt | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Harry Radford | 🏴 |

Nottingham Forest
Allsopp
Ritchie
Iremonger
Frank Forman
McPherson
Stewart
Fred Forman
Adrian Capes
Richards
McInees
Arthur Capes
🟩 19 Dec 1896, Villa 3-2 Forest, Wellington Road
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period

🟩 19 Dec 1896, Villa 3-2 Forest, Wellington Road
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
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

🟩 19 Dec 1896, Villa 3-2 Forest, Wellington Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
🕒 | ✅ | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Jimmy Whitehouse | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 19 Dec 1896, Villa 3-2 Forest, Wellington Road
SQUAD STATS

SQUAD STATS

🟩 19 Dec 1896, Villa 3-2 Forest, Wellington Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 19 Dec 1896, Villa 3-2 Forest, Wellington Road
UNAVAILABLE

Campbell
Welford
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟩 19 Dec 1896, Villa 3-2 Forest, Wellington Road


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 19 Dec 1896, Villa 3-2 Forest, Wellington Road


MATCH REPORTS









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🟩 19 Dec 1896, Villa 3-2 Forest, Wellington Road

