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Game #325

Saturday, 13 November 1897

Attendance: 14,000

Won

Division One

2nd

Everton

WDWLW

Villa Park

Fred Wheldon scored a brace as reigning Champions Villa bounce back from defeat to Preston with their 8th win in 13 games.

Aston Villa (Champions)

3-0

Everton

Assists(s) | Not recorded

KEY MAN

Fred Wheldon, scored a brace to see off Everton, Saturday, 13 November 1897.

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MATCH TIMELINE

[Exact timings not recorded]
Player retired injured, Jack Sharp
Goal, 1-0, Fred Wheldon (pen)
Goal, 2-0, Fred Wheldon
Villa return to full complement
HT Aston Villa 2-0 Everton
60’ Goal, 3-0, Jack Sharp
FT Aston Villa 3-0 Everton

ON THIS DAY

Reigning Champions Villa bounce back from defeat to Preston with their 8th win in 13 games.

Aston Villa

Everton

FIXTURE HISTORY

Everton

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FIXTURE DETAILS

Season | 1897-98 |
Matchday | #13 |
League Match | #13 |
Manager Game | #299 |
Saturday, 13 November 1897

MATCH SUMMARY

Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
Referee | Arthur Kingscott, Derby |
FT Score | 3-0 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WDWLW |

MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Arthur Kingscott

CARDS

Villa

Everton

Arthur Kingscott

TEAM NEWS

In two changes from the team that lost to Preston last time out Bob Chatt and Fred Wheldon return with Fred Burton and James Fisher dropping out.

TEAM STATS

Starting XI Average Age
| 25.67 |

Oldest Player |
F Jack Devey | 30.90 |

Youngest Player |
W Jack Sharp | 19.76 |

MANAGER

MANAGER

George Ramsay led Management Committee

Aston Villa

GK Billy George |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Albert Evans |
RB Bert Sharp |
M Jimmy Crabtree |
W Charlie Athersmith |
W Jack Sharp |
W Jack Cowan |
F Jack Devey |
F Fred Wheldon |
F Bob Chatt |

Everton

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

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PROGRAMME

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MATCHDAY QUOTES

"The play of the champions at this point was very fine, and their success was all the more remarkable, as only ten men were on the field when both points were registered."

*The Sporting Life*
Monday, 15 November 1897

ASTON VILLA v. EVERTON.

More miserable weather could not be imagined than that which prevailed in Birmingham, Saturday, rain falling in pitiless drizzle all the morning, it was still coming down heavily at the start of the match. Everton was looked upon as best gate drawing club that visits the Midlands, and the miserable atmospheric conditions had a marked effect upon the attendance. All things considered, the crowd of 14,000 must be pronounced as satisfactory.

The Villa placed their most powerful eleven on field, while the strangers again brought Barker, J. Bell, and Cameron into their team.

Losing the toss. the Villa faced the wind and rain in the first half, Wheldon at once attacking the Everton goal, which was saved mainly through some dashing work by Storrier.

Williams and Taylor broke away, and a combined attack by the Liverpool front one was terminated by the ball whizzing over tho cross-bar.

In an attack on the strangers’ citadel J. Sharp was accidentally kicked on the ankle by Storrier, and left the field.

With only ten men opposed them, Everton put on pressure, J. Bell missing an open goal, with nobody to beat.

Devey and Athersmith led the homesters to the other end, and the former beating Muir, Storrier rushed and punched the ball out with his fist. The referee gave a penalty, and from this Wheldon scored amid applause.

The Villa were now fairly on the go. and when Freddy Wheldon netted the second goal, the excitement was intense.

The play of the champions at this point was very fine, and their success was all the more remarkable, as only ten men were on the field when both points were registered.

J. Sharp shortly afterwards returned, amid a rousing cheer.

The game was very even until the interval, when the score stood — Aston Villa, two goals ; Everton, nil.

The visitors attacked on the restart. until Evans gave them the right about, and in a twinkling Barker cleared at the other end. Everton became dangerous, and weak play by Chatt all but let them through, Crabtree clearing when all seemed over.

Even play followed until fifteen minutes from the restart, when J. Sharp put the issue practically out of doubt scoring the Villa’s third goal with shot, which Muir made a plucky attempt to stop.

Everton played with great dash. Bell doing any amount of hard work, but they could not beat the home defence.

The Villa forwards pressed hard towards the finish, but nothing further was registered, the result being - Aston Villa, three goals; Everton, nil.