Game #389
Aston Villa
Saturday, 28 October 1899
Sheffield United
2-1
Aston Villa (Champions)
Division One
Sheffield United
Bramall Lane
Attendance: 28,000
Lost
2nd
LWWWL
Assists(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Jack Devey, opened the scoring on 23' but to no avail, Saturday, 28 October 1899.
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 28 October 1899
[Exact timings not recorded]
23’ Goal, 1-0, Jack Devey
HT Sheffield United 0-1 Aston Villa
74’ Goal, 1-1, (Sheffield United)
78’ Goal, 1-2, (Sheffield United)
FT Sheffield United 2-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Reigning Champions Villa lose out to title rivals Sheffield United despite taking a first half lead through Jack Devey. As a result Villa remain second in the table but are now four points adrift of their rivals with 10 games played.
Aston Villa
Sheffield United
League Champions: 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1898-99
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
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Season | 1899-00 |
Matchday | #10 |
League Match | #10 |
Manager Game | #363 |
Saturday, 28 October 1899
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
Referee | Aaron Scragg, Crewe |
FT Score | 1-2 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | LWWWL |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
George Ramsay led Management Committee
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 363 | 🟩 204 🟨 57 🟥 102 | 1.84
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Aaron Scragg
TEAM NEWS
Villa make two changes for the crucial title match with early leaders Sheffield United as Charlie Athersmith and Jimmy Crabtree return in place of Albert Wilkes and Bobby Templeton.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age | 27.03 |
Oldest Player |
F Jack Devey | 32.86 |
Youngest Player |
F Billy Garraty | 21.07 |
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 Howard Spencer |
FB Albert Evans |
M Jimmy Crabtree |
M Tommy Bowman |
W Charlie Athersmith |
W Steve Smith |
F Fred Wheldon |
F Jack Devey |
CF Billy Garraty |
MANAGER
John Nicholson | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_5c2a01f247ea41199468bfa3262988e3~mv2.gif)
Sheffield United
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_5c2a01f247ea41199468bfa3262988e3~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_5c2a01f247ea41199468bfa3262988e3~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_5c2a01f247ea41199468bfa3262988e3~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, 30 October 1899
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