Game #363
Aston Villa
Saturday, 7 January 1899
Won
1st
WLWLW
Division One
Bury
Attendance: 18,000
Villa Park
Aston Villa
3-2
Bury
Assists(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Jack Devey, scored a brace, Saturday, 7 January 1899.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 7 January 1899
[Exact timings not recorded]
Goal, 1-0, Fred Wheldon
Goal, 2-0, Jack Devey
Goal, 3-0, Jack Devey
Goal, 3-1, (Bury)
HT Aston Villa 3-1 Bury
Goal, 3-2, (Bury)
FT Aston Villa 3-2 Bury
ON THIS DAY
Villa return to winning ways and open up a two point gap at the top of the table with two games in hand over nearest rivals Everton.
Aston Villa
Bury
FIXTURE HISTORY
Bury
Previous 5 vs. Bury: | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1898-99 |
Matchday | #20 |
League Match | #20 |
Manager Game | #337 |
Saturday, 7 January 1899
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
Referee | Arthur Kingscott, Derby |
FT Score | 3-2 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WLWLW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
George Ramsay led Management Committee
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 337 | 🟩 191 🟨 52 🟥 94 | 1.85
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Arthur Kingscott
TEAM NEWS
Villa make two changes from the team that were well beaten by Stoke in the previous game with Albert Wilkes and Jack Devey returning with brothers Bert Sharp and Jack Sharp dropping out.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 26.93 |
Oldest Player |
F Jack Devey | 32.05 |
Youngest Player |
M Albert Wilkes | 24.28 |
MANAGER
George Ramsay led Management Committee
Aston Villa
GK Billy George |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Albert Evans |
M Tommy Bowman |
M Jimmy Crabtree |
M Albert Wilkes |
W Charlie Athersmith |
W Steve Smith |
F Fred Wheldon |
F Jack Devey |
F George Johnson |
MANAGER
Bury
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
*The Sporting Life*
Monday, 9 January 1899