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Aston Villa

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Monday, 27 September 1897

1897-98

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Lost

0-3

Sheffield Wednesday

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Division One

Olive Grove

Attendance: 12,000

🟥 27 Sep 1897, Villa 0-3 Wednesday, Olive Grove

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Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

Fixture List

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🟩 1 Sep 1897, Villa 5-2 Wednesday, Villa Park

Division One

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🟩 4 Sep 1897, Villa 4-3 Albion, Villa Park

Division One

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🟩 11 Sep 1897, Villa 3-2 Notts County, Trent Bridge

Division One

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🟩 18 Sep 1897, Villa 3-1 Bury, Villa Park

Division One

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🟥 25 Sep 1897, Villa 3-4 Blackburn, Ewood

Division One

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🟥 27 Sep 1897, Villa 0-3 Wednesday, Olive Grove

Division One

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🟩 2 Oct 1897, Villa 3-2 Bolton, Villa Park

Division One

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🟨 9 Oct 1897, Villa 1-1 Albion, Stoney Lane

Division One

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🟩 16 Oct 1897, Villa 4-2 Notts County, Villa Park

Division One

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🟨 23 Oct 1897, Villa 0-0 Sunderland, Newcastle Road

Division One

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🟩 30 Oct 1897, Villa 3-1 Liverpool, Villa Park

Division One

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🟥 6 Nov 1897, Villa 1-3 Preston, Deepdale

Division One

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🟩 13 Nov 1897, Villa 3-0 Everton, Villa Park

Division One

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🟥 20 Nov 1897, Villa 0-2 Bolton, Burnden

Division One

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🟩 27 Nov 1897, Villa 4-3 Sunderland, Villa Park

Division One

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🟩 11 Dec 1897, Villa 5-1 Blackburn, Villa Park

Division One

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🟨 18 Dec 1897, Villa 0-0 Stoke, Victoria Ground

Division One

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🟥 25 Dec 1897, Villa 1-2 Everton, Goodison

Division One

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🟨 27 Dec 1897, Villa 1-1 Wolves, Molineux

Division One

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🟥 8 Jan 1898, Villa 0-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

Division One

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🟥 15 Jan 1898, Villa 1-2 Sheffield United, Villa Park

Division One

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🟥 22 Jan 1898, Villa 1-3 Derby, Baseball Ground

Division One

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🟥 29 Jan 1898, Villa 0-1 Derby, Baseball Ground

FA Cup

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🟩 5 Feb 1898, Villa 4-0 Preston, Villa Park

Division One

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🟩 5 Mar 1898, Villa 4-1 Derby, Villa Park

Division One

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🟩 12 Mar 1898, Villa 2-1 Bury, Gigg Lane

Division One

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🟥 26 Mar 1898, Villa 1-3 Forest, Town Ground

Division One

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🟨 2 Apr 1898, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Villa Park

Division One

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🟥 11 Apr 1898, Villa 1-2 Wolves, Villa Park

Division One

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🟥 16 Apr 1898, Villa 0-4 Liverpool, Anfield

Division One

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🟩 30 Apr 1898, Villa 2-0 Forest, Villa Park

Division One

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On This Day

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Monday, 27 September 1897

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.
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WWWLL

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George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1926

🕒 292 | 🟩 168 🟨 44 🟥 80 | 1.88

Villa Career Form:

Top 4

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Game #318

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Match Record

Season | 1897-98 |
Matchday | #6 |
League Match | #6 |
Manager Game | #292 |
Monday, 27 September 1897

Game Record

Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 0-3 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | WWWLL |

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Head to Head

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Previous 5 vs. Wednesday: | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 |

Total 🕒 13 | 🟩 W8 (62% ) | 🟨 D1 | 🇺(69% ) | 🟥 L4 (31% ) | ⚽ 35 | 🥅 21 | GD 14

Trophy Cabinet

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Aston Villa

League Champions: 🏆 🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆 🏆 🏆
Last Trophy: 1896-97

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Sheffield Wednesday

League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1895–96

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Squad News

Debut Appearances

Final Appearances

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Match Timeline

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[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

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Officials

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Officials

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Referee Profile

VAR Profile (Post 2021)

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Officials

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Villa Bookings

None

Villa Sendings Off

None

Opposition Bookings

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Opposition Sendings Off

None

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Match Stats

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Not recorded

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Line Up & Subs

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Aston Villa
George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1926

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 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Sheffield Wednesday
Arthur Dickinson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Team News

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Aston Villa

Not recorded

Villa recall Bob Chatt with Fred Burton making way.

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Sheffield Wednesday

Not Recorded

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Matchday Squads

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Sheffield Wednesday

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Match Media

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What they Said

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"A second disaster to the famous Birmingham side has followed immediately on that of Saturday."

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.

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Match Highlights

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Team Selection

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Goalkeeper

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1897-98

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First Team Squad

GK Billy George | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #122 |

Goalkeeper

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #56 |

Centre Back

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Where are they now?

RB Charlie Aston | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #128 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

M Fred Burton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #89 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #73 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

W Steve Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #100 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

CF Fred Wheldon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #116 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

CF Jack Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #74 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

GK Harry Wilkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #105 |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

FB Albert Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #118 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

FB Howard Spencer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #108 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

M Jimmy Crabtree | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #112 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

W Jack Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #113 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

CF Billy Garraty | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #126 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

CF George Johnson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #129 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

F James Fisher | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #119 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

GK Jimmy Whitehouse | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #117 |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

FB Bert Sharp | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #120 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

M Edmund Strange | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #127 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

M Tommy Bowman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #123 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

W Jack Sharp | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #121 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

F Bob Chatt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #94 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

F Howard Harvey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #124 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

F Jimmy Suddick | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #125 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

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Matchday Programme

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League Table

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The Trophy Cabinet

Domestic:

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League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 
FA Cup Winners: 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57

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League Cup Winners: 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96


Europe:
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European Cup Winners: 1981-82
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European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83


Other Domestic:

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Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60

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Third Division Champions: 1971-72


Other Europe:

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Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02

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Peace Cup Winners: 2009

Reserve League
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Premier Reserve League Champions: 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12

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Central League Champions: 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

Reserve Cup
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Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24 

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NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13

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Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

Youth League:
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u18s Premier League Champions: 2024-25
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u18s Premier League National Champions: 2024-25
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u18 Premier League Tier Two Champions 2016-17
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u18 Premier Academy League Academy Group B Champions: 2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11
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u18 Premier Academy League National Champions 2007-08
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u17 FA Premier Academy League Champions: 1999-00, 2003-04
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Midland Youth League Champions: 1989-90, 1994-95, 1995-96

Youth Cup:
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FA Youth Cup Winners: 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
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Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1994-95
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Midland Youth Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98
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Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1972-73, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1993-94

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