Game #342
Aston Villa
Saturday, 16 April 1898
Lost
7th
WLDLL
Division One
Attendance: 20,000
Liverpool
Anfield
Liverpool
4-0
Aston Villa
Assists(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
George Ramsay's Villa see their season take a further downturn with a heavy defeat to a club in the lower half of the table, as a result Villa remain in seventh with a game to play.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 16 April 1898
[Exact timings not recorded]
Goal, 0-1, (Liverpool)
Goal, 0-2, (Liverpool)
Goal, 0-3, (Liverpool)
HT Liverpool 3-0 Aston Villa
Goal, 0-4, (Liverpool)
FT Liverpool 4-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Villa’s season takes a further down turn with a heavy defeat to a club in the lower half of the table, as a result Villa remain in seventh with a game to play.
Midfielder Edmund Strange made his final appearance for Villa aged 27 before moving on to Langley St. Michael’s FC.
Forward Howard Harvey made his final appearance for Villa aged 23 before moving on to Burslem Port Vale for a fee of £50.
Aston Villa
Liverpool
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Liverpool
Previous 5 vs. Liverpool: | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1897-98 |
Matchday | #30 |
League Match | #29 |
Manager Game | #316 |
Saturday, 16 April 1898
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 0-4 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | WLDLL |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
George Ramsay led Management Committee
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 316 | 🟩 177 🟨 49 🟥 90 | 1.84
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
George Ramsay led Management Committee
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Liverpool
TEAM NEWS
Having conceded the title Villa make five changes from the team that lost to Wolves with Bert Sharp, Edmund Strange, Jack Cowan, Howard Harvey and Billy Garraty returning and Jimmy Cowan, Charlie Athersmith, Steve Smith and Fred Wheldon dropping out.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.84 |
Oldest Player |
F Bob Chatt | 27.73 |
Youngest Player |
CF Billy Garraty | 19.54 |
MANAGER
George Ramsay led Management Committee
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Whitehouse |
FB Albert Evans |
RB Bert Sharp |
M Tommy Bowman |
M Edmund Strange |
W Jack Sharp |
W Jack Cowan |
F Howard Harvey |
F Bob Chatt |
F James Fisher |
CF Billy Garraty |
MANAGER
Tom Watson | 🏴 |
Liverpool
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
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
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"The game became, very slow, Becton, however scored again from Robertson’s centre."
*The Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser*
Monday, 18 April 1898
LIVERPOOL V. ASTON VILLA
At Anfield, before nearly 20,000 spectators. Liverpool had the best of the play at the start. Cleghorn passed nicely to Robertson who made off, and, though tackled by Evans, he eventually scored a fine goal.
Although playing against the wind and sun the home team had much the better of maters, for play was all in the visitors’ half.
Clever play by the home right led to Becton shooting grandly, but Whitehouse saved marvellously, and then Robertson centring in fine style, Walker headed a second goal.
The Liverpool forwards were in great style, and M’Cowie centred, and Morgan headed a third goal.
Liverpool led at the interval by three goals to none.
In the second half, smart work by M’Cowie and Walker enabled the latter to work well down, but offside spoiled at the finish.
The game became, very slow, Becton, however scored again from Robertson’s centre.
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