Game #339
Aston Villa
Saturday, 26 March 1898
Nottingham Forest
3-1
Aston Villa (Champions)
Division One
Nottingham Forest
Town Ground
Attendance: 7,000
Lost
4th
LWWWL
Assists(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 26 March 1898
[Exact timings not recorded]
20’ Goal, 0-1, (Nottingham Forest)
Goal, 0-2, (Nottingham Forest)
Goal, 0-3, (Nottingham Forest)
Missed penalty, James Fisher
HT Nottingham Forest 3-0 Aston Villa
Goal, 1-3, James Fisher
FT Nottingham Forest 3-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Reigning Champions Villa lose for the first time in four but so do the League leaders Sheffield United who remain 6 points ahead of Villa with 8 points available.
Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_f8a2ae7d56be414bb877b2d3061600b0~mv2.gif)
Season | 1897-98 |
Matchday | #27 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #313 |
Saturday, 26 March 1898
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
Referee | T. Armitt, Leek |
FT Score | 1-3 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | LWWWL |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
George Ramsay led Management Committee
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 313 | 🟩 177 🟨 48 🟥 88 | 1.85
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: T. Armitt
TEAM NEWS
Villa name an unchanged line up from the team that beat Bury last time out.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.16 |
Oldest Player |
CB Jimmy Cowan | 29.46 |
Youngest Player |
W Jack Sharp | 20.12 |
MANAGER
George Ramsay led Management Committee
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Whitehouse |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Albert Evans |
M Jimmy Crabtree |
M Tommy Bowman |
W Jack Sharp |
W Steve Smith |
W Charlie Athersmith |
F Bob Chatt |
F James Fisher |
F Fred Wheldon |
MANAGER
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_f8a2ae7d56be414bb877b2d3061600b0~mv2.gif)
Nottingham Forest
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_f8a2ae7d56be414bb877b2d3061600b0~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_f8a2ae7d56be414bb877b2d3061600b0~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions permitted in period
SQUAD STATS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
SQUAD STATS
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_f8a2ae7d56be414bb877b2d3061600b0~mv2.gif)
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_f8a2ae7d56be414bb877b2d3061600b0~mv2.gif)
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_f8a2ae7d56be414bb877b2d3061600b0~mv2.gif)
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, 28 March 1898
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