Game #399
Aston Villa
12-3-4, 27 PTS
Saturday, 23 December 1899
2nd
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩
Won
4-1
🟩 23 Dec 1899, Villa 4-1 Stoke, Villa Park
Division One
Stoke
8-3-7, 19 PTS
Villa Park
Attendance: 6,000
On This Day
"The midnight gloom which overhung the neighbourhood" began the match report.
Fred Wheldon scored a brace as reigning Champions Villa return to winning ways with a crucial Christmas win over Stoke as leaders Sheffield United drop a point to leave Villa four points behind in second place.
Reigning Champions Villa return to winning ways with a crucial Christmas win over Stoke as leaders Sheffield United drop a point to leave Villa four points behind in second place.
GK Billy George | 🏴 |
D Michael Noon | 🏴 |
CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴 |
FB Howard Spencer | 🏴 |
M Albert Wilkes | 🏴 |
M Jimmy Crabtree | 🏴 |
W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴 |
W Steve Smith | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Fred Wheldon | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F George Johnson | 🏴 |
CF Billy Garraty | 🏴 | ⚽ |
George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1926
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Trophy Record
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1896–97
Matchday Squad
Unavailable
Not recorded
Team News
Following their defeat Glossop, Villa bring back Jimmy Cowan and Jimmy Crabtree after 8 game absences and George Johnson after 11 games out of the team with Chris Mann, Tommy Bowman and Jack Devey making way.
Team Stats
Starting XI Average Age | 26.46 |
Oldest Player |
CB Jimmy Cowan | 31.20 |
Youngest Player |
CF Billy Garraty | 21.23 |
Debut Appearances
None
Final Appearances
None
Substitutes
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Sub 1
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Sub 2
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Sub 3
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Sub 4
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Sub 5
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Scorer(s) | Steve Smith | 15' | Billy Garraty | 22' | Fred Wheldon | 47' | 79' |
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline
⚽ | 15' Goal, 1-0, Steve Smith
⚽ | 22' Goal, 2-0, Billy Garraty
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Stoke
⚽ | 47’ Goal, 3-0, Fred Wheldon
🥅 | Goal, 3-1, (Stoke, pen), Robertson
⚽ | 79' Goal, 4-1, Fred Wheldon
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-1 Stoke
Season | 1899-00 |
Matchday | #20 |
League Match | #19 |
Manager Game | #373 |
Saturday, 23 December 1899
Match Record
Game Record
Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: S. Black | 🏴 | Burton
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟩
Officials
Referee: S. Black | 🏴 | Burton, 1899-
Previous 5 vs. Stoke: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
Head to Head
Total 🕒 23 | 🟩 W15 (65% ) | 🟨 D5 | 🇺(87% ) | 🟥 L3 (13% ) | ⚽ 58 | 🥅 30 | GD 28
Match Stats
Not recorded
George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1926
🕒 373 | 🟩 209 🟨 60 🟥 104 | 1.84
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
What they Said
"From a penalty kick Robertson scored the first point for Stoke. The game continued to be fast and exciting, but the home term held their own and Wheldon scored again. Result: Villa 4, Stoke 1."
ASTON VILLA v. STOKE.
Played at Aston. The visitors won the toss, but the Villa, who were well represented, attacked in fine form, and after Garratty had just missed with his head, Smith shot through from a rebound off Capewell's legs.
Soon afterwards Garratty hit the post, but he got possession again and added the second point. Stoke pressed, but failed to score.
Half-time : Aston Villa 2, Stoke 0.
The Villa were the first to show up the in the second half, and within two minutes Wheldon put the ball into the net.
From a penalty kick Robertson scored the first point for Stoke. The game continued to be fast and exciting, but the home term held their own and Wheldon scored again. Result: Villa 4, Stoke 1.
Wilkes
Capewell
Robertson
Headley
Wood
Parsons
Turner
Maxwell
Higginson
Jones
Johnston
Horace Austerberry | 🏴 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)
None
Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)
None
Opposition Trophy Record
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Opposition Matchday Squad
Opposition Unavailable
Not Recorded
League Table
1899-00
Playing Squad
GK Billy George | 🏴 | #122 |
CB Chris Mann | 🏴 | #136 |
CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴 | #56 |
FB Albert Evans | 🏴 | #118 |
LB Billy Haggart | 🏴 | #132 |
RB Charlie Aston | 🏴 | #128 |
FB Howard Spencer | 🏴 | #108 |
FB Michael Noon | 🏴 | #138 |
M Albert Wilkes | 🏴 | #131 |
M Charlie McEleny | 🇮🇪 | #139 |
M Jimmy Crabtree | 🏴 | #112 |
M Tommy Bowman | 🏴 | #123 |
W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴 | #73 |
W Jim Garfield | 🏴 | #137 |
W Steve Smith | 🏴 | #100 |
F Alf Watkins | 🏴 | #140 |
CF Billy Garraty | 🏴 | #126 |
F Bobby Templeton | 🏴 | #134 |
CF Fred Wheldon | 🏴 | #116 |
CF George Johnson | 🏴 | #129 |
CF Jack Devey | 🏴 | #74 |
