Game #303
Aston Villa
Saturday, 6 March 1897
Nottingham Forest
2-4
Aston Villa (Champions)
Division One
Nottingham Forest
Town Ground
Attendance: 10,000
Won
1st
WWDDW
Assists(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Jack Devey, opened the scoring, Saturday, 6 March 1897.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 6 March 1897
[Exact timings not recorded]
12’ Goal, 1-0, Jack Devey, Assist by Jimmy Crabtree
HT Nottingham Forest 0-1 Aston Villa
Goal, 1-1, Nottingham Forest
Goal, 2-1, Jack Cowan
Goal, 2-2, Nottingham Forest
Goal, 3-2, Johnny Campbell
Goal, 4-2, Own Goal, Stuart
FT Nottingham Forest 2-4 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Reigning Champions Villa were now unbeaten in nine League and Cup games to head the First division by five points over nearest rivals Derby County.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1895-96
Nottingham Forest
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE DETAILS
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![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_f8a2ae7d56be414bb877b2d3061600b0~mv2.gif)
Season | 1896-97 |
Matchday | #28 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #277 |
Saturday, 6 March 1897
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 4-2 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WWDDW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
George Ramsay led Management Committee
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 277 | 🟩 156 🟨 43 🟥 78 | 1.84
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_f8a2ae7d56be414bb877b2d3061600b0~mv2.gif)
TEAM NEWS
Villa make one change from the team that had yet to beat Preston in the third round of the FA Cup, with Jack Cowan replacing Steve Smith.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.74 |
Oldest Player |
F Jack Devey | 30.21 |
Youngest Player |
FB Howard Spencer | 21.55 |
MANAGER
George Ramsay led Management Committee
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Harry Wilkes |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Howard Spencer |
FB Albert Evans |
M Jack Reynolds |
M Jimmy Crabtree |
W Jack Cowan |
W Charlie Athersmith |
F Fred Wheldon |
F Johnny Campbell |
F Jack Devey |
MANAGER
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_f8a2ae7d56be414bb877b2d3061600b0~mv2.gif)
Nottingham Forest
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
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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_f8a2ae7d56be414bb877b2d3061600b0~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions permitted in period
SQUAD STATS
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SQUAD STATS
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
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Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_f8a2ae7d56be414bb877b2d3061600b0~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, 8 March 1897
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