Game #323
Saturday, 30 October 1897
Attendance: 25,000
Won
Division One
2nd
Liverpool
WDWDW
Villa Park
Fred Wheldon scored the opener as reigning Champions Villa are unbeaten in five games, and now have seven wins in 11 League games but are now 3 points behind leaders Sheffield United.
Aston Villa (Champions)
3-1
Liverpool
Assists(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Fred Wheldon, scored the opener, Saturday, 30 October 1897.
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MATCH TIMELINE
[Exact timings not recorded]
25’ Goal, 1-0, Fred Wheldon
Goal, 2-0, Charlie Athersmith
HT Aston Villa 2-0 Liverpool
75’ Goal, 2-1, (Liverpool)
Goal, 3-1, Jack Devey
FT Aston Villa 3-1 Liverpool
ON THIS DAY
Reigning Champions Villa are unbeaten in five games, and now have seven wins in 11 League games but are now 3 points behind leaders Sheffield United.
Aston Villa
Liverpool
FIXTURE HISTORY
Liverpool
Previous 5 vs. Liverpool: | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1897-98 |
Matchday | #11 |
League Match | #11 |
Manager Game | #297 |
Saturday, 30 October 1897
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 3-1 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WDWDW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Liverpool
TEAM NEWS
Villa make one change from the team that drew with Sunderland as Jack Cowan returns in place of Steve Smith.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.83 |
Oldest Player |
F Jack Devey | 30.87 |
Youngest Player |
W Jack Sharp | 19.72 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
George Ramsay led Management Committee
Aston Villa
GK Billy George |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Albert Evans |
RB Bert Sharp |
M Jimmy Crabtree |
M Fred Burton |
W Charlie Athersmith |
W Jack Sharp |
W Jack Cowan |
F Jack Devey |
F Fred Wheldon |
Liverpool
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
"Generally speaking Villa had the better of the game, but half an hour from the start Bradshaw scored from a free kick and some exciting play followed."
*Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser*
Monday, 1 November 1897
ASTON VILLA v. LIVERPOOL.
Played at Aston, before 20,000 persons.
Villa again played John Cowan, but Liverpool were without Goldie and Beckton. Villa kicked off, and even and interesting play was witnessed, but the Villa attacks were the more dangerous, and Wheldon scored 25 minutes from the start.
Villa though had the better of the game, but Storer kept goal excellently. Athersmith scored a second before the interval.
Half time score : Villa, two ; Liverpool, nil.
Villa pressed on restating, and Storer saved cleverly several times. Then Liverpool attacked, and George was responsible for some effective work.
Generally speaking Villa had the better of the game, but half an hour from the start Bradshaw scored from a free kick and some exciting play followed.
Devey scored a third for the Villa with a splendid shot.