Game #372
Aston Villa
Saturday, 25 March 1899
Aston Villa
3-1
Wednesday
Division One
Sheffield Wednesday
Villa Park
Attendance: 15,000
Won
1st
LDDDW
Assists(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Billy Garraty, opened the scoring, Saturday, 25 March 1899.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 25 March 1899
[Exact timings not recorded]
Goal, 1-0, Fred Wheldon, Assist by George Johnson
HT Aston Villa 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday
Goal, 2-0, Billy Garraty, Assist by Charlie Athersmith
Goal, 3-0, George Johnson
Goal, 3-1, (Sheffield Wednesday)
FT Aston Villa 3-1 Sheffield Wednesday
ON THIS DAY
Villa won for the first time in 7 games and opened up a two point lead at the top of Division One with a game in hand over nearest rivals Liverpool with 7 games to play.
Aston Villa
Sheffield Wednesday
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1895–96
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_cdc13101812c407eafcffdc4cce3bf95~mv2.gif)
Season | 1898-99 |
Matchday | #29 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #346 |
Saturday, 18 March 1899
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
Referee | Arthur Kingscott, Derby |
FT Score | 3-1 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | LDDDW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
George Ramsay led Management Committee
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 346 | 🟩 194 🟨 55 🟥 97 | 1.84
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Arthur Kingscott
TEAM NEWS
Villa make one change from the team that drew at Blackburn last time out with Albert Evans returning in place of Charlie Aston.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.99 |
Oldest Player |
CB Jimmy Cowan | 30.45 |
Youngest Player |
CF Billy Garraty | 20.48 |
MANAGER
George Ramsay led Management Committee
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Billy George |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Albert Evans |
FB Howard Spencer |
M Tommy Bowman |
M Jimmy Crabtree |
W Charlie Athersmith |
W Steve Smith |
F Fred Wheldon |
F George Johnson |
CF Billy Garraty |
MANAGER
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_cdc13101812c407eafcffdc4cce3bf95~mv2.gif)
Sheffield Wednesday
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_cdc13101812c407eafcffdc4cce3bf95~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_cdc13101812c407eafcffdc4cce3bf95~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
SQUAD STATS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
SQUAD STATS
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MATCHDAY SQUAD
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_cdc13101812c407eafcffdc4cce3bf95~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, 27 March 1899
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