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
PROGRAMME

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.