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Game #416

Saturday, 24 March 1900

Attendance: 12,000

Won

Division One

1st

Liverpool

DLLWW

Villa Park

Jack Devey scored the only goal to keep Villa three points clear at the top of the table with four to play.

Aston Villa (Champions)

1-0

Liverpool

Assists(s) | Not recorded

KEY MAN

Jack Devey, scored the only goal to keep Villa three points clear at the top of the table with four to play, Saturday, 24 March 1900.

RELATED MATCHES

MATCH TIMELINE

[Exact timings not recorded]
HT Aston Villa 0-0 Liverpool
Goal, 1-0, Jack Devey
FT Aston Villa 1-0 Liverpool

ON THIS DAY

Reigning Champions Villa beat Liverpool to maintain their three point lead at the top of the tables however challengers Sheffield United also win and retain 3 games in hand.

Aston Villa

Liverpool

FIXTURE HISTORY

Previous 5 vs. Liverpool: | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 |

FIXTURE DETAILS

Season | 1899-00 |
Matchday | #37 |
League Match | #30 |
Manager Game | #390 |
Saturday, 24 March 1900

MATCH SUMMARY

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Alfred Barker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Hanley
FT Score | 1-0 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | DLLWW |

MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Alfred Barker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Hanley

CARDS

Villa

Liverpool

TEAM NEWS

In one change from the team that beat Manchester City last time out Jimmy Crabtree returns for Albert Wilkes.

TEAM STATS

Starting XI Average Age | 27.43 |

Oldest Player |
F Jack Devey | 33.26 |

Youngest Player |
CF Billy Garraty | 21.48 |

MANAGER

George Ramsay led Management Committee

MANAGER

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 Jack Devey |
CF Billy Garraty |

Liverpool

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

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PROGRAMME

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MATCHDAY QUOTES

"Throughout the first half every inch of ground was stubbornly contested, but the defence of either side proved equal to all attacks."

*The Sporting Life*
Monday, 26 March 1900

ASTON VILLA V. LIVERPOOL

These teams met at Aston Lower Grounds, last Saturday. Both clubs were the best at the command of the club officials, and to specially fit them for the game, Liverpool had undergone a week’s training.

Throughout the first half every inch of ground was stubbornly contested, but the defence of either side proved equal to all attacks.

The interval arrived with no points registered.

The home forwards played with a greater amount of dash on the change of ends, and eventually Devey beat Perkins.

Liverpool strove hard to equalise, but failed to get on terms.

Result: Aston Villa, one goal; Liverpool, nil.