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Game #419

Saturday, 14 April 1900

Attendance: 12,000

Drew

Division One

1st

Nottingham Forest

WWWWD

Town Ground

George Ramsay's reigning Champions Villa can only draw but so do title challengers Sheffield United, as a result Villa are two points clear at the top of the table with one to play meaning a win in their final game - against Wolverhampton Wanderers - would secure Villa the title regardless of the results from Sheffield United's final two games.

Nottingham Forest

1-1

Aston Villa (Champions)

Assists(s) | Not recorded

KEY MAN

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MATCH TIMELINE

[Exact timings not recorded]
20’ Goal, 0-1, (Nottingham Forest)
Goal, 1-1, Bobby Templeton
HT Nottingham Forest 1-1 Aston Villa
FT Nottingham Forest 1-1 Aston Villa

ON THIS DAY

Reigning Champions Villa can only draw but so do title challengers Sheffield United, as a result Villa are two points clear at the top of the table with one to play meaning a win in their final game - against Wolverhampton Wanderers - would secure Villa the title regardless of the results from Sheffield United's final two games.

Aston Villa

Nottingham Forest

FIXTURE HISTORY

Nottingham Forest

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

FIXTURE DETAILS

Season | 1899-00 |
Matchday | #40 |
League Match | #33 |
Manager Game | #393 |
Saturday, 14 April 1900

MATCH SUMMARY

Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 1-1 |
FT Result | Drew |
Last 5 Games | WWWWD |

MATCH OFFICIALS

CARDS

Villa

Nottingham Forest

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TEAM NEWS

Villa make two changes from the side that secured a fourth successive victory last time out with Howard Spencer and Charlie Athersmith replacing Michael Noon and Steve Smith.

TEAM STATS

Starting XI Average Age | 26.74 |

Oldest Player |
F Jack Devey | 33.32 |

Youngest Player |
W Bobby Templeton | 20.82 |

MANAGER

MANAGER

George Ramsay led Management Committee

Aston Villa

GK Billy George |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Albert Evans |
FB Howard Spencer |
M Albert Wilkes |
M Tommy Bowman |
W Bobby Templeton |
W Charlie Athersmith |
F Fred Wheldon |
F Jack Devey |
CF Billy Garraty |

Nottingham Forest

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

"The football, indeed, was dull in the extreme. Until within a few minutes of the close the Forest had rather the better of matters, but then the Villa roused themselves and very nearly snatched victory. However, when the end came the score remained result was a draw."

*The Sheffield Independent*
Monday, 16 April 1900

NOTTS FOREST V. ASTON VILLA.

With the struggle for the League Championship now rapidly approaching its termination, and Sheffield United making such a close fight for first honours with Aston Villa, great importance attached the result of the Birmingham cub's match with Notts Forest at Nottingham.

Despite some boisterous weather, a crowd of about 19,000 people assembled to witness the contest.

Smith and Crabtree were both absent from the Villa team, and the Forest had to take to the field without either of the brothers Forman.

Playing with the wind in their favour, the Villa pressed a good deal in the early stages of the game, but the first point fell to the share the home team, Calvey putting the hall through rather less than 20 minutes after the kick-off.

The Forest did not long maintain their lead. Templeton equalising for the Villa. Vigorous work at each end ensued, but when half-time arrived the score stood one goal each.

With the change of ends came a great deterioration in the play of both sides, the forwards quite losing their combination, and the backs thus easily repelling any attacks.

The football, indeed, was dull in the extreme. Until within a few minutes of the close the Forest had rather the better of matters, but then the Villa roused themselves and very nearly snatched victory. However, when the end came the score remained result was a draw. Result : NOTTS FOREST 1 goal; ASTON VILLA 1 goal.