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Game #311

Aston Villa

Monday, 19 April 1897

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Won

1st

WWWWW

Division One

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Villa Park

Attendance: 45,000

🟩 19 Apr 1897, Villa 5-0 Wolves, Villa Park

Aston Villa (Champions)

5-0

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Wolves

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🟩 19 Apr 1897, Villa 5-0 Wolves, Villa Park

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MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 19 April 1897

[Exact timings not recorded]
Goal, 1-0, Jimmy Cowan
HT Aston Villa 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
47’ Goal, 2-0, Jack Devey
Goal, 3-0, Jack Cowan
Goal, 4-0, Johnny Campbell
Goal, 5-0, Johnny Campbell
FT Aston Villa 5-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

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 Apr 1897, Villa 5-0 Wolves, Villa Park

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ON THIS DAY
Monday, 19 April 1897
Double winners Villa won for the fourteenth time in 17 unbeaten games, playing in front of their highest league crowd to date, 45,000, and scored 5 goals to make it 8 without reply on their new ground.

🟩 19 Apr 1897, Villa 5-0 Wolves, Villa Park

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DEBUT APPEARANCES

FINAL APPEARANCES

Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |

Aston Villa

League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1895-96

Wolverhampton Wanderers

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League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1892-93

FIXTURE HISTORY
Wolverhampton Wanderers
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Previous 5 vs. Wolves: | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 |

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅

Wolverhampton Wanderers

PREVIOUS MATCH
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Wolverhampton Wanderers

SUBSEQUENT MATCH

🟩 19 Apr 1897, Villa 5-0 Wolves, Villa Park

FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 1896-97 |
Matchday | #36 |
League Match | #29 |
Manager Game | #285 |
Monday, 19 April 1897

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🟩 19 Apr 1897, Villa 5-0 Wolves, Villa Park

MATCH SUMMARY
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Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 5-0 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WWWWW |

Scorers
Timeline
On This Day
Trophies
Fixture
Manager
MANAGERIAL RECORD
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George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1926

🕒 285 | 🟩 163 🟨 44 🟥 78 | 1.87

Villa Career Form:

Top 4

George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1926

Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game

🟩 19 Apr 1897, Villa 5-0 Wolves, Villa Park

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MATCH OFFICIALS

REFEREE PROFILE

VAR PROFILE (from 2021)

CARDS
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CARDS
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Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed

🟩 19 Apr 1897, Villa 5-0 Wolves, Villa Park

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TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS

Villa make one change from the team that beat Blackburn last time out with Jimmy Crabtree being replaced by Fred Burton.

Starting XI Average Age
| 26.29 |

Oldest Player |
F Jack Devey | 30.33 |

Youngest Player |
FB Howard Spencer | 21.67 |

Referee

🟩 19 Apr 1897, Villa 5-0 Wolves, Villa Park

MANAGER

George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1926

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Aston Villa

GK Jimmy Whitehouse |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Howard Spencer |
FB Albert Evans |
M Jack Reynolds |
M Fred Burton |
W Jack Cowan |
W Charlie Athersmith |
F Fred Wheldon |
F Johnny Campbell |
F Jack Devey |

MANAGER

Jack Addenbrooke | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Wolverhampton Wanderers

Line Ups

🟩 19 Apr 1897, Villa 5-0 Wolves, Villa Park

SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Substitutes

🟩 19 Apr 1897, Villa 5-0 Wolves, Villa Park

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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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

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🟩 19 Apr 1897, Villa 5-0 Wolves, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
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🟥
🥅
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Red
GK Jimmy Whitehouse | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
SUBSTITUTES
Player
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🟨
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Red
UNUSED
Player
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Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺

Squad Bios

🟩 19 Apr 1897, Villa 5-0 Wolves, Villa Park

SQUAD STATS
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SQUAD STATS
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🟩 19 Apr 1897, Villa 5-0 Wolves, Villa Park

MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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LEAGUE TABLE
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Tables & Programmes
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MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
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🟩 19 Apr 1897, Villa 5-0 Wolves, Villa Park

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MATCH QUOTES
"The game continued fast and exciting the finish, but no further points were registered. Result: Villa, five goals; Wanderers, nil."
Quotes

🟩 19 Apr 1897, Villa 5-0 Wolves, Villa Park

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MATCH REPORTS

*The Sporting Life*
Tuesday, 20 April 1897
ASTON VILLA v. WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS. These teams met on the Aston Villa’s now ground after the athletic sports yesterday, taking the field at five o’clock. There was a crowd of fully 45,000 spectators present, and the weather, although cold, was fine. Each team was fully represented, and the Wanderers winning the toss Campbell kicked for the Villa against a slight breeze. The home forwards were quickly away, and Cowan missed a very soft chance in the first minute. Then, after a brief incursion by the Wanderers, the League Champions were again to the front. After some superb passing, James Cowan shot a brilliant goal. The Wolves got away quickly from the centre kick, and were twice given a good sight of goal, but nothing came of it either. After a multitude of fouls the Villa forced the work, and James Cowan getting possession, raced the length of the field, beating Tonks at the distance and centring beautifully, but Campbell shot wide. The Villa were still pressing when half-time arrived, and the scores stood - Villa, one goal Wanderers, nil. Upon resuming the homesters had the benefit of slight wind, and getting away quickly, Villa forced a corner, and Devey netted the ball after two minutes’ play. Villa continued to keep the play in the Wolves’ territory, and, after some smart attacks Cowan, sent in a long shot which struck the upright and bounced into the net, registering a third goal for the homesters. The visitors made two good attempts on goal shortly afterwards, but Whitehouse proved equal to all emergencies, and cleared in style. After some superb passing Athersmith shot for goal, but the ball was cleared, when Campbell came up and netted the ball a fourth time. From the kick-on Villa again raced away, and Athersmith seemed certain to score, but Tennant managed to clear. The Wanderers gained four fruitless corners, and then the homesters got away again with with a rush, and Campbell registered another goal. The game continued fast and exciting the finish, but no further points were registered. Result: Villa, five goals; Wanderers, nil.
Reports

🟩 19 Apr 1897, Villa 5-0 Wolves, Villa Park

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