Game #306
Aston Villa
Saturday, 20 March 1897
Aston Villa
3-0
Liverpool
FA Cup
Liverpool
Bramall Lane
Attendance: 30,000
Won
Semi Final
DWWDW
Assists(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Charlie Athersmith, scored Villa's third, Saturday, 20 March 1897.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 20 March 1897
[Exact timings not recorded]
37’ Goal, 1-0, Jack Cowan
HT Aston Villa 1-0 Liverpool
56’ Goal, 2-0, Jack Cowan
75’ Goal, 3-0, Charlie Athersmith
FT Aston Villa 1-0 Liverpool
ON THIS DAY
Villa cruise to victory against Liverpool to set up a second FA Cup final appearance in three seasons to keep hopes of achieving the famed 'Double' alive.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1895-96
Liverpool
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_2fb25bded0134f2d975eddd73aa44dcb~mv2.gif)
Season | 1896-97 |
Matchday | #31 |
Manager Game | #280 |
Saturday, 20 March 1897
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
Referee | Aaron Scragg, Crewe |
FT Score | 3-0 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | DWWDW
MANAGERIAL RECORD
George Ramsay led Management Committee
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 280 | 🟩 158 🟨 44 🟥 78 | 1.85
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Aaron Scragg
TEAM NEWS
Villa make one change from the team that could only draw with Liverpool last time out as Jeremiah Griffiths comes in for his first appearance of the season - and only his second appearance for the club - in place of Jimmy Crabtree.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.82 |
Oldest Player |
F Jack Devey | 30.25 |
Youngest Player |
FB Howard Spencer | 21.59 |
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 Albert Evans |
M Jack Reynolds |
M Jeremiah Griffiths |
W Charlie Athersmith |
W Jack Cowan |
F Jack Devey |
F Fred Wheldon |
F Johnny Campbell |
MANAGER
Tom Watson | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_2fb25bded0134f2d975eddd73aa44dcb~mv2.gif)
Liverpool
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_2fb25bded0134f2d975eddd73aa44dcb~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_2fb25bded0134f2d975eddd73aa44dcb~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_2fb25bded0134f2d975eddd73aa44dcb~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_2fb25bded0134f2d975eddd73aa44dcb~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_2fb25bded0134f2d975eddd73aa44dcb~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, 22 March 1897
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