Game #414
Saturday, 10 March 1900
Attendance: 19,549
Lost
Division One
1st
Newcastle United
DDDLL
St James' Park
Jack Devey equalised but reigning Champions Villa lose their first League game in seven but title rivals Sheffield United are also defeated leaving Villa top of the table by one point but having played two more games than their challengers.
Newcastle United
3-2
Aston Villa (Champions)
Assists(s) | Steve Smith | Charlie Athersmith |
KEY MAN
Jack Devey, equalised but Villa couldn't hold on, Saturday, 10 March 1900.
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MATCH TIMELINE
[Exact timings not recorded]
8’ Goal, 0-1, (Newcastle United)
Goal, 1-1, Jack Devey, Assist by Steve Smith
Goal, 1-2, (Newcastle United)
HT Newcastle United 2-1 Aston Villa
52’ Goal, 1-3, (Newcastle United)
Goal, 2-3, Billy Garraty, Assist by Charlie Athersmith
FT Newcastle United 3-2 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Reigning Champions Villa lose their first League game in seven but title rivals Sheffield United are also defeated leaving Villa top of the table by one point but having played two more games than their challengers.
Aston Villa
Newcastle United
FIXTURE HISTORY
Newcastle United
Previous 5 vs. Newcastle: | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟩 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1899-00 |
Matchday | #35 |
League Match | #28 |
Manager Game | #388 |
Saturday, 10 March 1900
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 2-3 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | DDDLL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Newcastle United
TEAM NEWS
Villa revert to the side that last appeared in the League with Jimmy Cowan, Steve Smith and Fred Wheldon returning.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age | 26.99 |
Oldest Player |
F Jack Devey | 33.22 |
Youngest Player |
CF Billy Garraty | 21.44 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
George Ramsay led Management Committee
Aston Villa
GK Billy George |
D Jimmy Cowan |
D Michael Noon |
FB Albert Evans |
FB Howard Spencer |
M Tommy Bowman |
W Charlie Athersmith |
W Steve Smith |
F Fred Wheldon |
F Jack Devey |
CF Billy Garraty |
Newcastle United
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME

MATCHDAY QUOTES
"The game was still of a give-and-take nature, and the play was most exciting. Garraty eventually scored from a pass by Athersmith. Newcastle United, 3; Aston Villa 2."
*Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser*
Monday, 12 March 1900
NEWCASTLE UNITED v. ASTON VILLA.
At Newcastle, before 21,000 spectators. Garraty started for the Villa. Athersmith shot wide. The United forwards showed clever form, and George cleared from Gardiner. Peddie scored after eight minutes for the United. Rodgers giving him a nice pass, but Devey equalised from a pass by Smith.
Wardrope shot in, George saving smartly, and then the United got a corner. George saved again cleverly from the United's front rank.
Aston got their first corner after thirty-five minutes. The United forced another corner, which resulted fruitlessly. Off-side spoiled both teams. The Villa twice shot over the United's goal. Peddie scored from a foul.
Half-time:—United, 2 goals; Villa 1.
On resuming Peddie immediately tested George, who threw away. A free, kick for the Villa looked dangerous., but the United rushed the ball away, and Peddie fell when doing a solo run.
The United got another corner, Gardiner then scoring from close in, after seven minutes' play.
The game was still of a give-and-take nature, and the play was most exciting. Garraty eventually scored from a pass by Athersmith. Newcastle United, 3; Aston Villa 2.