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Game #417

Aston Villa

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Saturday, 31 March 1900

1st

LLWWW

GK Billy George |
D Michael Noon |
FB Charlie Aston |
FB Howard Spencer |
M Tommy Bowman |
M Albert Wilkes |
W Bobby Templeton |
F Alf Watkins |
F Fred Wheldon |
F Jack Devey |
CF Billy Garraty |

George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1926
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Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

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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

Villa make five changes to the team that beat Liverpool last time out with Michael Noon, Charlie Aston, Albert Wilkes, Bobby Templeton and Alf Watkins (debut) coming in as
Jimmy Cowan, Jimmy Crabtree, Albert Evans, Steve Smith and Charlie Athersmith drop out.

Team Stats

Starting XI Average Age | 25.38 |

Oldest Player |
F Jack Devey | 33.28 |

Youngest Player |
W Bobby Templeton | 20.79 |

Debut Appearances

Final Appearances

On This Day
Forward Alf Watkins made his sole appearance for Villa aged 21 after joining from Leicester Fosse. Watkins would later moved on to Grimsby Town but had helped Villa to a third consecutive League victory to maintain their 3 point lead at the top of the Division One table. Meanwhile Sheffield United now had two games in hand.
Starting XI
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Won

2-1

🟩 31 Mar 1900, Villa 2-1 Burnley, Turf Moor
Scorer(s) | Fred Wheldon | Jack Devey |

Assist(s) | None

Match Timeline

[Exact timings not recorded]
1’ Debut, Alf Watkins
Goal, 0-1, (Burnley)
Goal, 1-1, Fred Wheldon
HT Burnley 1-1 Aston Villa
Goal, 2-1, Jack Devey
FT Burnley 1-1 Aston Villa

Season | 1899-00 |
Matchday | #38 |
League Match | #31 |
Manager Game | #391 |
Saturday, 31 March 1900

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Match Record
Game Record

Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 2-1 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | LLWWW |

Officials

Previous 5 vs. Burnley: | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟩 |

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Head to Head

Total 🕒 22 | 🟩 W14 (64% ) | 🟨 D3 | 🇺(77% ) | 🟥 L5 (23% ) | ⚽ 70 | 🥅 43 | GD 27

Match Stats

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George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1926

🕒 391 | 🟩 219 🟨 65 🟥 107 | 1.85

Villa Career Form:

Top 4

What they Said

"Then when many were fancying the result a draw Jack Devey got in one of his patent screwing shots and beat Hillman, and the Villa won a good and even game two goals to one."

BURNLEY V. ASTON VILLA.

The visit of the League Champions to Turf Moor on Saturday, where this game was played, created a lot of interest, and there would be 10,000 people present.

The ground was in capital order, and the play through the game was of high class.

The home team for a while at first were the better lot, but they could not score until George, in saving a hot shot from Chadwick, was brought to his knees. Before he could clear, the ball was landed into the net by Davies.

The home lot went at it merrily after this, but time after time were pushed back, and at the second attempt Wheldon beat Hillman and the scores were equal.

Tho game progressed merrily, and just on half time the Villa had a foul given them, but Wheldon put the ball high over the bar.

Half-time: Burnley, one; Villa, one.

In the second half the game opened finely, both sides attacking in turn, but failing to gain any material advantage for a long time.

Then when many were fancying the result a draw Jack Devey got in one of his patent screwing shots and beat Hillman, and the Villa won a good and even game two goals to one.

Division One

Burnley

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Turf Moor

Attendance: 6,000

Ernest Mangnall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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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
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1899-00
Playing Squad
GK Billy George | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #122 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
CB Chris Mann | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #136 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #56 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
FB Albert Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #118 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
LB Billy Haggart | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #132 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
RB Charlie Aston | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #128 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
FB Howard Spencer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #108 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
FB Michael Noon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #138 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
M Albert Wilkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #131 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
M Charlie McEleny | 🇮🇪 | #139 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
M Jimmy Crabtree | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #112 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
M Tommy Bowman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #123 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #73 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
W Jim Garfield | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #137 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
W Steve Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #100 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
F Alf Watkins | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | #140 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
CF Billy Garraty | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #126 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
F Bobby Templeton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #134 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
CF Fred Wheldon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #116 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
CF George Johnson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #129 |
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CF Jack Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #74 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
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Trophies


🏆 European Cup Winners: (1) 1981-82

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 League Champions: (7) 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆  FA Cup Winners: (7) 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 League Cup Winners: (5) 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96

🏆 🏆 Second Division Champions: (2) 1937-38, 1959-60

🏆 Third Division Champions: (1) 1971-72

🏆 European Super Cup Winners: (1) 1982-83

🏆 Intertoto Cup Winners: (1) 2001-02

🏆 Peace Cup Winners: (1) 2009 (Friendly)

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 FA Youth Cup Winners: (5) 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
🏆 NextGen Series Winners: (1) 2012-13
🏆 Premier League Cup Winners: (1) 2017-18
🏆 u18s Premier League Champions (3): 2024-25, 2007-08, 2003-04
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: (20) 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 Premier Reserve League Champions: (5) 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12
🏆 🏆 🏆 Central League Champions: (3) 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

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