Game #343
Aston Villa
Saturday, 30 April 1898
Aston Villa
2-0
Nottingham Forest
Division One
Nottingham Forest
Villa Park
Attendance: 4,000
Won
6th
LDLLW
Assists(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Steve Smith, opened the scoring, Saturday, 30 April 1898.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 30 April 1898
[Exact timings not recorded]
1’ Debut, Charlie Aston, George Johnson
Goal, 1-0, Steve Smith, Assist by Charlie Athersmith
Goal, 2-0, George Johnson
HT Aston Villa 2-0 Nottingham Forest
FT Aston Villa 2-0 Nottingham Forest
ON THIS DAY
Villa end their title defence in sixth place, nine points off champions Sheffield United.
Forward George Johnson made a goalscoring debut for Villa aged 26 after joining from Walsall for a fee of £300.
Full back Charlie Aston made his Villa debut aged 23 after joining from Walsall for a fee of £300.
Goalkeeper Jimmy Whitehouse made his final appearance for Villa aged 25 before moving on to Bedminster FC. Whitehouse had won the 1896-97 League and Cup double with Villa just a season before.
Forward Bob Chatt made his final appearance for Villa aged 27 before moving on to Stockton FC. During his time with Villa Chatt had won the 1893-94 League, 1894-95 FA Cup, 1895-96 League and the 1896-97 League and Cup double.
Midfielder Fred Burton made his final appearance for Villa aged 29 before moving on to Bristol Eastville Rovers. During his time with Villa Burton had won the 1893-94 League, 1894-95 FA Cup, 1895-96 League and the 1896-97 League.
Forward James Fisher made his final appearance for Villa aged 21 before moving on to Glasgow Celtic.
Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE DETAILS
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Season | 1897-98 |
Matchday | #31 |
League Match | #30 |
Manager Game | #317 |
Saturday, 30 April 1898
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Alfred Barker | 🏴 | Hanley
FT Score | 2-0 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | LDLLW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
George Ramsay led Management Committee
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 317 | 🟩 178 🟨 49 🟥 90 | 1.84
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Alfred Barker | 🏴 | Hanley
TEAM NEWS
Villa make 7 changes for the final game of what had proved to be a disappointing season with Tommy Bowman, Bert Sharp, Edmund Strange, Jack Sharp, Jack Cowan, Howard Harvey and Billy Garraty dropping out.
Jimmy Cowan, Fred Burton, Charlie Athersmith, Steve Smith, Fred Wheldon, Charlie Aston and George Johnson come in with the latter two making their debuts for the club.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.04 |
Oldest Player |
M Fred Burton | 29.93 |
Youngest Player |
F James Fisher | 21.36 |
MANAGER
George Ramsay led Management Committee
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Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Whitehouse |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Charlie Aston |
FB Albert Evans |
M Fred Burton |
W Charlie Athersmith |
W Steve Smith |
F George Johnson |
F Fred Wheldon |
F Bob Chatt |
F James Fisher |
MANAGER
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Nottingham Forest
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
*Sporting Life*
Monday, 2 May 1898
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