Game #399
Aston Villa
Saturday, 23 December 1899
Won
2nd
WWDLW
Division One
Attendance: 6,000
Stoke
Villa Park
Aston Villa (Champions)
4-1
Stoke
Assists(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
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.
KEY MAN
Fred Wheldon, scored a brace to see off Stoke, Saturday, 23 December 1899.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 23 December 1899
[Exact timings not recorded]
Goal, 1-0, Steve Smith
Goal, 2-0, Billy Garraty
HT Aston Villa 2-0 Stoke
47’ Goal, 3-0, Fred Wheldon
Goal, 3-1, (Stoke, pen)
Goal, 4-1, Fred Wheldon
FT Aston Villa 4-1 Stoke
ON THIS DAY
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.
Aston Villa
Stoke
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Stoke
Previous 5 vs. Stoke: | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1899-00 |
Matchday | #20 |
League Match | #19 |
Manager Game | #373 |
Saturday, 23 December 1899
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 4-1 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WWDLW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
George Ramsay led Management Committee
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 373 | 🟩 209 🟨 60 🟥 104 | 1.84
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
George Ramsay led Management Committee
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Stoke
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 |
MANAGER
George Ramsay led Management Committee
Aston Villa
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 |
MANAGER
Horace Austerberry | 🏴 |
Stoke
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
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"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."
*The Reading Observer*
Saturday, 23 December 1899
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.
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