Game #334
Saturday, 22 January 1898
Attendance: 12,000
Lost
Division One
5th
Derby County
LDLLL
Baseball Ground
George Ramsay's reigning Champions' title defence really comes off the rails as they suffer a third consecutive defeat - for the first time since October 1892 - make it no wins in 6 games, and fall back to 5th in the table 7 points behind leaders Sheffield United, having played a game more and with just 8 League games remaining.
Derby County
3-1
Aston Villa (Champions)
Assists(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
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MATCH TIMELINE
[Exact timings not recorded]
Goal, 0-1, (Derby County)
Goal, 1-1, Bert Sharp
Goal, 1-2, (Derby County)
HT Derby County 2-1 Aston Villa
Goal, 1-3, (Derby County)
FT Derby County 3-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Reigning Champions Villa's title defence really comes off the rails as they suffer a third consecutive defeat - for the first time since October 1892 - make it no wins in 6 games, and fall back to 5th in the table 7 points behind leaders Sheffield United, having played a game more and with just 8 League games remaining.
Aston Villa
Derby County
FIXTURE HISTORY
Derby County
Previous 5 vs. Derby County: | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1897-98 |
Matchday | #22 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #308 |
Saturday, 22 January 1898
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 1-3 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | LDLLL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Derby County
TEAM NEWS
In one change the team that lost a second consecutive match to Sheffield United, Jack Sharp comes in for Jack Devey.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.65 |
Oldest Player |
CB Jimmy Cowan | 29.28 |
Youngest Player |
W Jack Sharp | 19.95 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
George Ramsay led Management Committee
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Whitehouse |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
RB Bert Sharp |
FB Albert Evans |
M Tommy Bowman |
M Jimmy Crabtree |
W Charlie Athersmith |
W Jack Sharp |
W Steve Smith |
F Howard Harvey |
F Fred Wheldon |
Derby County
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
"Afterwards Villa tried hard to recover lost ground, but failed, and in the last minute Maconnochie nearly got through, heading the ball against the crossbar."
*The Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser*
Monday, 24 January 1898
DERBY COUNTY v. ASTON VILLA.
At Derby, before 12,000 spectators. Derby, who had the sun in their eyes, had the worst of the play at starting. Notwithstanding this their scored the first through Maconnochie.
The Villa, however, equalised from a long shot by B. Sharp.
Just before the interval M’Queen placed Derby ahead. Halt time: Derby, two goals: Aston Villa, one goal.
The second half was productive of some very fine fast football, and after Derby had made many attacks Maconnochie gave them a third goal with a fine shot.
Afterwards Villa tried hard to recover lost ground, but failed, and in the last minute Maconnochie nearly got through, heading the ball against the crossbar.
Derby County 3; Aston Villa 1