Game #318
Monday, 27 September 1897
Attendance: 12,000
Lost
Division One
n/a
Sheffield Wednesday
WWWLL
Olive Grove
George Ramsay's reigning Champions suffer a second successive defeat having not lost in the previous 22 matches. As a result Villa were beaten in consecutive games for the first time since January and had failed to score for the first time in 12 games.
Wednesday
3-0
Aston Villa (Champions)
Assists(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
[Exact timings not recorded]
40’ Goal, 0-1, (Sheffield Wednesday)
HT Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Aston Villa
Goal, 0-2, (Sheffield Wednesday)
Goal, 0-3, (Sheffield Wednesday)
FT Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Reigning Champions Villa suffer a second successive defeat having not lost in the previous 22 matches. As a result Villa were beaten in consecutive games for the first time since January and had failed to score for the first time in 12 games.
Aston Villa
Sheffield Wednesday
FIXTURE HISTORY
Sheffield Wednesday
Previous 5 vs. Wednesday: | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1897-98 |
Matchday | #6 |
League Match | #6 |
Manager Game | #292 |
Monday, 27 September 1897
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 0-3 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | WWWLL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
TEAM NEWS
Villa recall Bob Chatt with Fred Burton making way.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.69 |
Oldest Player |
F Jack Devey | 30.78 |
Youngest Player |
F James Fisher | 20.78 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
George Ramsay led Management Committee
Aston Villa
GK Harry Wilkes |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Albert Evans |
FB Howard Spencer |
M Jimmy Crabtree |
W Charlie Athersmith |
W Jack Cowan |
F James Fisher |
F Jack Devey |
F Fred Wheldon |
F Bob Chatt |
Sheffield Wednesday
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"A second disaster to the famous Birmingham side has followed immediately on that of Saturday."
*The Morning Post*
Tuesday, 28 September 1897
FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION.
The League Championship.
Another Defeat for Aston Villa.
A second disaster to the famous Birmingham side has followed immediately on that of Saturday, for yesterday at Olive Grove, Sheffield, Sheffield Wednesday vanquished Aston Villa by three goals to none. The match aroused widespread interest around Sheffield, and there was a crowd of 10,000 people. By the aid of a fine defence Sheffield Wednesday made the play fairly even in the first half, in addition to which they were able to score the only goal of the first period at the end of some 40 minutes, Ferrier being the kicker. Sheffield played in great form in the second half. Spikesley scored a couple more goals, and Aston Villa were beaten by three to none. It is curious that two of the clubs who had done badly this season should be the first to inflict defeat on the Villa.