Game #420
Aston Villa
Monday, 16 April 1900
Won
1st
WWWDW
Division One
Attendance: 18,000
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Molineux
Wolves
0-1
Aston Villa (Champions)
Assists(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
Fred Wheldon scored the winner on 25' in his final game for the club to clinch the League championship for a second successive season.
KEY MAN
Fred Wheldon, scored the winner on 25' in his final game for the club to clinch the League championship for a second successive season, Monday, 16 April 1900.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 16 April 1900
25’ Goal, 1-0, Fred Wheldon
HT Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-1 Aston Villa
FT Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Reigning Champions Villa finished the season unbeaten in 6 with 5 wins to retain the League Title - their 5th in total. It would be another week however before the title was confirmed as Sheffield United had yet to complete their games however only a remarkable set of goalscoring feats could have prevented Villa claiming the title for the second season in succession.
Forward Fred Wheldon made his final Villa appearance aged 30. Wheldon moved to West Bromwich Albion for a fee of £100.
Aston Villa
Wolverhampton Wanderers
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1892-93
FIXTURE HISTORY
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Previous 5 vs. Wolves: | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟨 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1899-00 |
Matchday | #41 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #394 |
Monday, 16 April 1900
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 1-0 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WWWDW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
George Ramsay led Management Committee
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 394 | 🟩 221 🟨 66 🟥 107 | 1.85
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
George Ramsay led Management Committee
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Wolverhampton Wanderers
TEAM NEWS
Villa make one change for the final title defining game of the season as George Johnson returns after a 6 game absence in place of Jack Devey.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age | 26.31 |
Oldest Player |
CB Jimmy Cowan | 31.52 |
Youngest Player |
W Bobby Templeton | 20.83 |
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 George Johnson |
CF Billy Garraty |
MANAGER
Jack Addenbrooke | 🏴 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"It has been a remarkably fine fight, and Aston Villa are to be congratulated on their success."
*The Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser*
Tuesday, 17 April 1900
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS v. ASTON VILLA.
This important League match, upon which practically the chances of Villa gaining the championship depended, was played at Molineux Grounds, before a holiday crowd of 15,000 spectators. Neither team was fully representative. After 25 minutes Wheldon scored with a cross shot. The heavy wind favoured Villa, but the home forwards gave the Villa backs plenty of work.
Half-time: Aston Villa, 1; Wolverhampton Wanderers, 0.
In the second half the game was evenly contested. Although carried on at a hard and fast pace, nothing brilliant, on either side was shown, except it was the fine kicking of the two sets of backs.
Aston Villa 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0
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*The Sporting Life*
Wednesday 18 April 1900
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS v. ASTON VILLA.
THE VILLA SECURE THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
By their narrow victory over the Wolverhampton Wanderers on Monday at Molineux, the Villa practically take possession of the League Championship.
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*The Morning Post*
Tuesday 24 April 1900
ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.
THE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP.
Aston Villa Retain the Title.
With yesterday's match at Burnley, in which Burnley beat Sheffield United, the question of the championship was settled.
Sheffield United were beaten, and the Championship - as last year - belongs to Aston Villa.
It has been a splendid fight for the chief honours in the competition right to the last moment ; but Sheffield yesterday would not only have had to win, but would have had to secure a remarkable goal average to have ousted Aston Villa from their place at the head of the League.
It has been a remarkably fine fight, and Aston Villa are to be congratulated on their success. Sheffield United did much better than last year, but their large proportion of drawn games ruined their chances of securing a prize that ranks only second in importance to the English Cup.
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