Game #327
Aston Villa
Saturday, 27 November 1897
Aston Villa (Champions)
4-3
Sunderland
Division One
Sunderland
Villa Park
Attendance: 15,000
Won
2nd
WLWLW
Assists(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Fred Wheldon, scored a second brace in three games to see off Sunderland in a tight game, Saturday, 27 November 1897.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 27 November 1897
[Exact timings not recorded]
1’ Debut, Tommy Bowman, Howard Harvey, Jimmy Suddick
4’ Goal, 1-0, Howard Harvey
7’ Goal, 1-1, (Sunderland)
Goal, 1-2, (Sunderland)
HT Aston Villa 1-2 Sunderland
52’ Goal, 2-2, Fred Wheldon (pen)
53’ Goal, 2-3, (Sunderland)
Goal, 3-3, Howard Harvey
81’ Goal, 4-3, Fred Wheldon
FT Aston Villa 4-3 Sunderland
ON THIS DAY
Reigning Champions Villa bounce back from defeat to Bolton with a tight win over Sunderland to leave them second in the table and only a point behind leaders Sheffield United, although the Blades have two games in hand over Villa.
Midfielder Tommy Bowman made his Villa debut aged 24 after joining from Blackpool.
Forward Howard Harvey made his Villa debut aged 22 after joining from Small Heath.
Forward Jimmy Suddick made his Villa debut aged 22 after joining from Middlesbrough junior football.
Aston Villa
Sunderland
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1894-95
FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 1897-98 |
Matchday | #15 |
League Match | #15 |
Manager Game | #301 |
Saturday, 27 November 1897
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 4-3 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WLWLW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
George Ramsay led Management Committee
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 301 | 🟩 173 🟨 46 🟥 82 | 1.88
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
MATCH OFFICIALS
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
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TEAM NEWS
Tommy Bowman, Howard Harvey and Jimmy Suddick come in for their Villa debuts with Bob Chatt, James Fisher and Jack Devey making way.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.89 |
Oldest Player |
CB Jimmy Cowan | 29.13 |
Youngest Player |
RB Bert Sharp | 21.90 |
MANAGER
George Ramsay led Management Committee
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Billy George |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
RB Bert Sharp |
FB Albert Evans |
M Jimmy Crabtree |
M Tommy Bowman |
W Charlie Athersmith |
W Jack Cowan |
F Howard Harvey |
F Jimmy Suddick |
F Fred Wheldon |
MANAGER
Robert Campbell | 🏴 |
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Sunderland
SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions Permitted in Period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions Permitted in Period
SQUAD STATS
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SQUAD STATS
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
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Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
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Not Recorded
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
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
*The Sporting Life*
Monday, 29 November 1897
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