Game #347
Saturday, 24 September 1898
Attendance: 24,521
Drew
Division One
8th
Sheffield United
WWLWD
Villa Park
Jack Devey equalised to earn a draw against the Champions.
Aston Villa
1-1
Sheffield United
Assists(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Jack Devey, equalised to earn a draw against the Champions, Saturday, 24 September 1898.
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
[Exact timings not recorded]
Goal, 0-1, (Sheffield United)
HT Aston Villa 0-1 Sheffield United
Goal, 1-1, Jack Devey
FT Aston Villa 1-1 Sheffield United
ON THIS DAY
Goalkeeper Harry Wilkes made his final appearance for Villa aged 24 before moving on to Stoke as Villa could only draw with last season's Champions at home. That result left Villa in 8th place but with a game in hand on the leaders just two points ahead.
Aston Villa
Sheffield United
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Sheffield United: | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1898-99 |
Matchday | #4 |
League Match | #4 |
Manager Game | #321 |
Saturday, 24 September 1898
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 1-1 |
FT Result | Drew |
Last 5 Games | WWLWD |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Sheffield United
TEAM NEWS
Villa name an unchanged line up for the second successive game.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.48 |
Oldest Player |
F Jack Devey | 31.77 |
Youngest Player |
M Ralph Gaudie | 22.66 |
MANAGER
George Ramsay led Management Committee
MANAGER
Aston Villa
GK Harry Wilkes |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
M Tommy Bowman |
M Jimmy Crabtree |
M Albert Wilkes |
M Ralph Gaudie |
W Charlie Athersmith |
W Steve Smith |
F Jack Devey |
F George Johnson |
F Fred Wheldon |
Sheffield United
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
"Devey at length made the scores level with a header, and the game ended in draw one goal each."
*The Sporting Life*
Monday, 26 September 1898
ASTON VILLA v. SHEFFIELD UNITED.
The tie between these teams at Birmingham on Saturday created a vast amount of interest. Aston Villa had the best of the opening exchanges, Foulkes being called on several times, while Wheldon and Devey only missed scoring by inches.
For all that, however, the Sheffield were the first achieve success, Field scoring for them late in the half, and at the interval they led one goal to nil.
On the play being resumed the Villa men showed very poor combination, and there was very little in their attack. Subsequently, however, they improved, and Foulkes was several times called upon to save. He was in splendid form, however, and kept out a number of good shots in admirable style.
Devey at length made the scores level with a header, and the game ended in draw one goal each.