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FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #96 |

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1893-95 🕒 25 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 - | #96 |

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FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Aston Villa 1893-95 |
Football League First Division |
🕒 25 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 - | #96 |

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FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #96 |

James Alexander Ernest Elliott

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Personal Profile

Birth Date
Birthplace
Birth Country
Citizenship
Height
Foot
20 October 1869
Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Personal

FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #96 |

Villa Youth Record

Youth Record

n/a

Youth

FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #96 |

Previous Clubs

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Previous Clubs

Middlesbrough Ironopolis

Previous Clubs
Transfer In

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Transfer In

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1893-94 (DEBUT)
1893
23
Free
Middlesbrough Ironopolis 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
George Ramsay
Played Under

FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #96 |

Played Under

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George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥

FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #96 |

Honours

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Villa Honours

1893-94 League Champions |
1894-95 FA Cup Winners |
1895-96 League Champions |

Honours
Debut

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Debut

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1893-94
2 September 1893
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Manager
1893-94
2 September 1893
George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #96 |

Goals

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Assists

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FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #96 |

Final

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26 October 1895
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26 October 1895
George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Final

FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #96 |

Career Summary

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25
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Career Summary

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Cup Record

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League Record

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Competition Record by Season

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All European statistics exclude Intertoto Cup games

Season Record
Season Performance

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Season Performance

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16
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Loans

FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #96 |

Loans Out

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Loans

None

Transfer Out

FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #96 |

Transfer Out

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Date
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1895
26
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Retired
George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #96 |

Subsequent Clubs

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Retired

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Biography

FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #96 |

Biography

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Player #96 for Aston Villa, James Alexander Ernest Elliott, known as Jim Elliott played as a full back for the club.

Jim represented Villa between 1893-94 and 1895-96 making a total of 25 appearances.

Jim was born in Middlesbrough on 20th October 1869 and made his debut as a 23 year old on 2nd September 1893.

Villa had signed Jim from Middlesbrough Ironopolis and he went on to help Villa secure 2 League Championships in 1893-94 and 1895-96 as well as winning the FA Cup in 1894-95).

Although Jim wasn’t a regular starter for Villa although he contributed 13 league appearances across the 2 title winning seasons and 2 FA Cup appearances in the victorious 1894-95 campaign.

Jim’s final game for Villa came on 26th October 1895 at the age of 26 after which Jim retired from football through ill health.

Jim played under the George Ramsay led Management Committee.

Jim passed away in Middlesbrough in July 1899 aged just 29.

Died

1 July 1899, Aged 29

Starts

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Starts

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25

Game
Matchday Summary
Line Up
Game #176
🟩 2 Sep 1893, Villa 3-2 Albion, Wellington Road
GK Bill Dunning | D John Baird | CB Jimmy Cowan | FB Jim Elliott | M Jack Reynolds | W Albert Woolley | W Charlie Athersmith | F Bob Chatt | F Jack Devey | F Dennis Hodgetts | CF Jimmy Logan |
Game #177
🟨 9 Sep 1893, Villa 1-1 Sunderland, Newcastle Road
GK Bill Dunning | D John Baird | CB Jimmy Cowan | FB Jim Elliott | M Jack Reynolds | W Albert Woolley | W Charlie Athersmith | F Jack Devey | F Dennis Hodgetts | F Bob Chatt | CF Jimmy Logan |
Game #178
🟩 11 Sep 1893, Villa 5-1 Stoke, Wellington Road
GK Bill Dunning | D John Baird | CB Jimmy Cowan | FB Jim Elliott | M Jack Reynolds | W Albert Woolley | W Charlie Athersmith | F Jack Devey | F Dennis Hodgetts | F Bob Chatt | CF Jimmy Logan |
Game #179
🟥 16 Sep 1893, Villa 2-4 Everton, Goodison
GK Bill Dunning | D John Baird | CB Jimmy Cowan | FB Jim Elliott | M Jack Reynolds | W Albert Woolley | W Charlie Athersmith | F Jack Devey | F Dennis Hodgetts | F Bob Chatt | CF Jimmy Logan |
Game #185
🟨 16 Oct 1893, Villa 3-3 Stoke, Victoria Ground
GK Bill Dunning | FB Jim Elliott | CB Jimmy Cowan | FB Jimmy Welford | M Jack Reynolds | W Albert Woolley | W Charlie Athersmith | F Jack Devey | F Dennis Hodgetts | F Bob Chatt | F Charlie Hare |
Game #199
🟩 18 Jan 1894, Villa 5-2 Preston, Deepdale
GK Bill Dunning | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | D John Baird | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ | FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | M Jack Reynolds | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | M George Russell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | F Jack Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ | F Dennis Hodgetts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | ⚽ | 🔥 | F Bob Chatt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Game #200
🟩 27 Jan 1894, Villa 4-2 Wolves, Wellington Road
GK Bill Dunning | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | FB John Baird | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ | FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | M Jack Reynolds | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | M Willie Groves | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | F Jack Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ | F Dennis Hodgetts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | F Bob Chatt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
Game #201
🟩 3 Feb 1894, Villa 5-1 United, Wellington Road
GK Bill Dunning | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | FB John Baird | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | M Jack Reynolds | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | M Willie Groves | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | 🔥 | W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | F Jack Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ | F Dennis Hodgetts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | F Bob Chatt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Game #202
🟨 10 Feb 1894, Villa 2-2 Sunderland, Newcastle Road
GK Bill Dunning | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | D John Baird | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ | FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | M Jack Reynolds | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | M Willie Groves | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | F Jack Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | F Dennis Hodgetts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | F Bob Chatt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Game #203
🟩 21 Feb 1894, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Wellington Road
GK Bill Dunning | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | FB John Baird | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | M Jack Reynolds | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | M Willie Groves | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | 🔥 | W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | F Jack Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | F Dennis Hodgetts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | F Bob Chatt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
Game #204
🟥 24 Feb 1894, Villa 2-3 Wednesday, Olive Grove
GK Bill Dunning | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | D John Baird | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | M Jack Reynolds | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | M Willie Groves | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🚑 | F Jack Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | F Dennis Hodgetts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | F Bob Chatt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ | 🚑 |
Game #205
🟥 3 Mar 1894, Villa 2-3 Bolton, Wellington Road
GK Frank Coulton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔴 | FB John Baird | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | M George Russell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | M Willie Groves | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | M Fred Burton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | W Steve Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | F Bob Chatt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ | F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔴 |
Game #206
🟩 24 Mar 1894, Villa 2-1 Blackburn, Wellington Road
GK Bill Dunning | D John Baird | CB Jimmy Cowan | FB Jim Elliott | M Jack Reynolds | M Willie Groves | W Charlie Athersmith | W Steve Smith | F Bob Chatt | F Jack Devey | F Dennis Hodgetts |
Game #207
🟨 26 Mar 1894, Villa 1-1 Wolves, Wellington Road
GK Bill Dunning | D John Baird | CB Jimmy Cowan | FB Jim Elliott | M Jack Reynolds | M Willie Groves | W Charlie Athersmith | W Steve Smith | F Bob Chatt | F Jack Devey | F Dennis Hodgetts |
Game #208
🟩 7 Apr 1894, Villa 6-3 Burnley, Turf Moor
GK Bill Dunning | D John Baird | CB Jimmy Cowan | FB Jim Elliott | M George Russell | M Fred Burton | M Willie Groves | W Charlie Athersmith | W Steve Smith | F Jack Devey | F Dennis Hodgetts |
Game #209
🟩 14 Apr 1894, Villa 3-1 Forest, Wellington Road
GK Bill Dunning | D John Baird | CB Jimmy Cowan | FB Jim Elliott | M Jack Reynolds | M Willie Groves | W Charlie Athersmith | W Steve Smith | F Jack Devey | F Dennis Hodgetts | F Bob Chatt |
Game #211
🟩 8 Sep 1894, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Anfield
GK Harry Wilkes | CB Jimmy Cowan | FB Jim Elliott | FB Jimmy Welford | M Jack Reynolds | M George Russell | W Steve Smith | W Charlie Athersmith | F Bob Chatt | F Jack Devey | F Billy Dorrell |
Game #212
🟥 15 Sep 1894, Villa 1-2 Sunderland, Wellington Road
GK Harry Wilkes | CB Jimmy Cowan | FB Jim Elliott | FB Jimmy Welford | M Jack Reynolds | M George Russell | W Steve Smith | W Charlie Athersmith | F Bob Chatt | F Jack Devey | F Dennis Hodgetts |
Game #234
🟩 26 Jan 1895, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Wellington Road
GK Harry Wilkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | FB John Baird | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🔴 | CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | M George Kinsey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | M Fred Burton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | W Steve Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | F Dennis Hodgetts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | F Charlie Hare | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔴 | F Jack Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
Game #235
🟩 2 Feb 1895, Villa 2-1 Derby, Wellington Road
GK Harry Wilkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | FB Howard Spencer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | M Jack Reynolds | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | M George Russell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🔥 | W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | W Steve Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | F Dennis Hodgetts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | F Billy Podmore | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 | 🔴 | F Jack Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
Game #237
🟨 23 Feb 1895, Villa 3-3 Burnley, Turf Moor
GK Harry Wilkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | FB Howard Spencer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | M George Russell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | M Fred Burton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | W Steve Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | F Dennis Hodgetts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | F Jack Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | F Bob Chatt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
Game #238
🟩 2 Mar 1895, Villa 6-2 Forest, Wellington Road
GK Harry Wilkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🔥 | 🔥 | ⚽ | FB Jimmy Welford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | M Fred Burton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | M George Russell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ | W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | W Steve Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ | F Dennis Hodgetts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | F Bob Chatt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ | F Jack Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Game #240
🟥 23 Mar 1895, Villa 3-4 Bolton, Pike's Lane
GK Harry Wilkes | CB Jimmy Cowan | FB Jim Elliott | FB Howard Spencer | M Jack Reynolds | M George Kinsey | W Steve Smith | W Charlie Athersmith | F Dennis Hodgetts | F Bob Chatt | F Jack Devey |
Game #244
🟨 24 Apr 1895, Villa 2-2 Everton, Wellington Road
GK Harry Wilkes | CB Jimmy Cowan | FB Jim Elliott | FB Howard Spencer | M Jack Reynolds | M George Russell | W Steve Smith | W Charlie Athersmith | F Dennis Hodgetts | F Bob Chatt | F Jack Devey |
Game #254
🟩 26 Oct 1895, Villa 4-1 Small Heath, Muntz Street
GK Harry Wilkes | CB Jimmy Cowan | FB Howard Spencer | FB Jim Elliott | M Jack Reynolds | M Jimmy Crabtree | W Charlie Athersmith | W Steve Smith | F Jack Devey | F Dennis Hodgetts | F Johnny Campbell |
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FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #96 |

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FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #96 |

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FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #96 |

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FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #96 |

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Game #176

🟩 2 Sep 1893, Villa 3-2 Albion, Wellington Road

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
FT Score | 3-2 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WWLDW |

Season | 1893-94 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #150 |
Saturday, 2 September 1893

Division One

Scorer(s) | Jack Reynolds (pen) | Jack Devey | Albert Woolley |

Assist(s) | None

Teams
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GK Bill Dunning |
D John Baird |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Jim Elliott |
M Jack Reynolds |
W Albert Woolley |
W Charlie Athersmith |
F Bob Chatt |
F Jack Devey |
F Dennis Hodgetts |
CF Jimmy Logan |

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Match Timeline

[Exact timings not recorded]
1’ Debut, Jim Elliott, Jack Reynolds
Goal, 1-0, Jack Reynolds (pen)
Goal, 1-1, (West Bromwich Albion)
HT Aston Villa 1-1 West Bromwich Albion
Goal, 1-2, (West Bromwich Albion), Jimmy Cowan o.g.
Goal, 2-2, Jack Devey, Assist by Dennis Hodgetts
87’ Goal, 3-2, Albert Woolley
FT Aston Villa 3-2 West Bromwich Albion

On This Day
Midfielder Jack Reynolds made a goal scoring debut for Villa against his former club aged 24 after joining for a fee of £50. Full back Jim Elliott made his Villa debut aged 23 after joining from Middlesbrough Ironopolis.

FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #96 |

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Game #177

🟨 9 Sep 1893, Villa 1-1 Sunderland, Newcastle Road

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
FT Score | 1-1 |
FT Result | Drew |
Last 5 Games | WLDWD |

Season | 1893-94 |
Matchday | #2 |
League Match | #2 |
Manager Game | #151 |
Saturday, 9 September 1893

Division One

Scorer(s) | Dennis Hodgetts |

Assist(s) | None

Teams
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GK Bill Dunning |
D John Baird |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Jim Elliott |
M Jack Reynolds |
W Albert Woolley |
W Charlie Athersmith |
F Jack Devey |
F Dennis Hodgetts |
F Bob Chatt |
CF Jimmy Logan |

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Goal, 1-0, Dennis Hodgetts
HT Sunderland 0-1 Aston Villa
65’ Goal, 1-1, (Sunderland)
FT Sunderland 1-1 Aston Villa

On This Day
Villa remained unbeaten to leave the reigning champions Sunderland without a win.

FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #96 |

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Game #178

🟩 11 Sep 1893, Villa 5-1 Stoke, Wellington Road

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
FT Score | 5-1 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | LDWDW |

Season | 1893-94 |
Matchday | #3 |
League Match | #3 |
Manager Game | #152 |
Monday, 11 September 1893

Division One

Scorer(s) | Dennis Hodgetts | Jimmy Logan | Albert Woolley | Albert Woolley | Dennis Hodgetts |

Assist(s) | None

Teams
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GK Bill Dunning |
D John Baird |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Jim Elliott |
M Jack Reynolds |
W Albert Woolley |
W Charlie Athersmith |
F Jack Devey |
F Dennis Hodgetts |
F Bob Chatt |
CF Jimmy Logan |

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Match Timeline

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2’ Goal, 0-1, (Stoke)
Goal, 1-1, Dennis Hodgetts
Goal, 2-1, Jimmy Logan
Goal, 3-1, Albert Woolley
HT Aston Villa 3-1 Stoke
Goal, 4-1, Albert Woolley
Goal, 5-1, Dennis Hodgetts
FT Aston Villa 5-1 Stoke

On This Day
Villa record their second win in three games to keep up their unbeaten start to the campaign.

FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #96 |

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Game #179

🟥 16 Sep 1893, Villa 2-4 Everton, Goodison

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
FT Score | 2-4 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | DWDWL |

Season | 1893-94 |
Matchday | #4 |
League Match | #4 |
Manager Game | #153 |
Saturday, 16 September 1893

Division One

Scorer(s) | Albert Woolley | Charlie Athersmith |

Assist(s) | None

Teams
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GK Bill Dunning |
D John Baird |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Jim Elliott |
M Jack Reynolds |
W Albert Woolley |
W Charlie Athersmith |
F Jack Devey |
F Dennis Hodgetts |
F Bob Chatt |
CF Jimmy Logan |

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Match Timeline

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Goal, 0-1, (Everton)
Goal, 0-2, (Everton)
Goal, 0-3, (Everton)
HT Everton 3-0 Aston Villa
60’ Goal, 1-3, Albert Woolley
Goal, 1-4, (Everton)
Goal, 2-4, Charlie Athersmith
FT Everton 2-4 Aston Villa

On This Day
Villa lose their first game of the season.

FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #96 |

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Game #185

🟨 16 Oct 1893, Villa 3-3 Stoke, Victoria Ground

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Jeffries | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Derby
FT Score | 3-3 |
FT Result | Drew |
Last 5 Games | DLWDD |

Season | 1893-94 |
Matchday | #10 |
League Match | #10 |
Manager Game | #159 |
Monday, 16 October 1893

Division One

Scorer(s) | Own Goal | Charlie Athersmith | Charlie Athersmith |

Assist(s) | None

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GK Bill Dunning |
FB Jim Elliott |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Jimmy Welford |
M Jack Reynolds |
W Albert Woolley |
W Charlie Athersmith |
F Jack Devey |
F Dennis Hodgetts |
F Bob Chatt |
F Charlie Hare |

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25’ Goal, 0-1, (Stoke)
26’ Goal, 1-1, Own Goal, Clare
29’ Goal, 2-1, Charlie Athersmith, Assist by Albert Woolley
40’ Goal, 2-2, (Stoke)
HT Stoke 2-2 Aston Villa
75’ Goal, 3-2, Charlie Athersmith,
87’ Goal, 3-3, (Stoke)
FT Stoke 3-3 Aston Villa

On This Day
Villa drew for the second game in succession to leave them with four wins in 10 games and no clean sheets.

FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #96 |

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Game #199

🟩 18 Jan 1894, Villa 5-2 Preston, Deepdale

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: J. Fox | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Sheffield
HT Score: 🟩 3-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩

Season | 1893-94 |
Matchday | #24 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #173 |
Thursday, 18 January 1894

Division One

Scorer(s) | Jack Devey | 1-0 | 5-2 | Dennis Hodgetts | 26' | Jimmy Cowan | 39' | 4-2 |

Assist(s) | Dennis Hodgetts | 1-0 | 5-2 | Jack Reynolds | 26' |

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GK Bill Dunning | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
D John Baird | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Jack Reynolds | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
M George Russell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Jack Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Dennis Hodgetts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
F Bob Chatt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Connor
Saunders
Beckton
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Match Timeline

⚽ | Goal, 1-0, Jack Devey, Assist by Dennis Hodgetts
⚽ | 26’ Goal, 2-0, Dennis Hodgetts, Assist by Jack Reynolds
⚽ | 39’ Goal, 3-0, Jimmy Cowan
🥅 | 45' Goal, 3-1, (Preston North End), Beckton
❌ Referee Fox fails to disallow Beckon's offside goal
🕒 | HT Preston North End 1-3 Aston Villa
🥅 | Goal, 3-2, (Preston North End), John Cowan
❌ Referee Fox fails to disallow Cowan's offside goal
⚽ | Goal, 4-2, Jimmy Cowan
⚽ | Goal, 5-2, Jack Devey, Assist by Dennis Hodgetts
🕒 | FT Preston North End 2-5 Aston Villa

On This Day
  • Jimmy Cowan & Jack Devey score a brace apiece as Villa get back to winning ways to sit seven points clear at the top of the table but the performance of referee Fox leaves a lot to be desired as he awards the home side two clearly offside goals despite the valid protests of the Villa players.

FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #96 |

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Game #200

🟩 27 Jan 1894, Villa 4-2 Wolves, Wellington Road

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: John Lewis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Blackburn, 1889-
HT Score: 🟩 3-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩

Season | 1893-94 |
Matchday | #25 |
Manager Game | #174 |
Saturday, 27 January 1894

FA Cup

Scorer(s) | Jimmy Cowan | 5' | Jack Devey | 17' | 4-2 | Bob Chatt | 33' |

Assist(s) | Willie Groves | 17' |

Teams
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GK Bill Dunning | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB John Baird | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |
FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Jack Reynolds | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Willie Groves | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Jack Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Dennis Hodgetts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Bob Chatt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

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Rose
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Owen
Kinsey
Wykes
Griffin
Butcher
Wood
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Match Timeline

⚽ | 5’ Goal, 1-0, Jimmy Cowan
⚽ | 17’ Goal, 2-0, Jack Devey, Assist by Willie Groves
⚽ | 33’ Goal, 3-0, Bob Chatt
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 3-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
🥅 | 49’ Goal, 3-1, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Griffin
🥅 | 54’ Goal, 3-2, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Wood
⚽ | Goal, 4-2, Jack Devey
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

On This Day
  • Jimmy Cowan scored his third goal in two games as Villa's 200th game sees them vanquish Wolves in the FA Cup.

FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #96 |

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Game #201

🟩 3 Feb 1894, Villa 5-1 United, Wellington Road

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
HT Score: 🟩 3-0
FT Score: 🟩 5-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩

Season | 1893-94 |
Matchday | #26 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #175 |
Saturday, 3 February 1894

Division One

Scorer(s) | Jack Devey | 1-0 | 3-0 | 5-0 | Dennis Hodgetts | 2-0 | Jack Reynolds | 4-0 |

Assist(s) | Charlie Athersmith | 1-0 | 2-0 |

Teams
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GK Bill Dunning | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB John Baird | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Jack Reynolds | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
M Willie Groves | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | 🔥 |
W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Jack Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Dennis Hodgetts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Bob Chatt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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GK William Douglas | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB Andrew Mitchell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
LH Fredrick Erentz | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
LH William Davidson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RH George Perrins | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
IR William Stewart | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
OL William Mathieson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |
IF James McNaught | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F John Clarkin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Samuel Parker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Robert Donaldson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

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Match Timeline

⚽ | Goal, 1-0, Jack Devey, Assist by Charlie Athersmith
⚽ | Goal, 2-0, Dennis Hodgetts, Assist by Charlie Athersmith
⚽ | Goal, 3-0, Jack Devey
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 3-0 Newton Heath
🥅 | Goal, 3-1, (Newton Heath), William Mathieseon
⚽ | Goal, 4-1, Jack Reynolds
⚽ | Goal, 5-1, Jack Devey
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 5-1 Newton Heath

On This Day
  • Jack Devey scores a hat-trick to see off Newton Heath as Villa won their third successive game, 

  • Villa, unbeaten in five and having lost just one of the last twelve to leave them well clear at the top of the table P25, Pts 37 vs. second position Blackburn P23, Pts 30.

FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #96 |

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Game #202

🟨 10 Feb 1894, Villa 2-2 Sunderland, Newcastle Road

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Charles Hughes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Northwich, 1889-
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
AET Result: 🟨 Drew
AET Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨

Season | 1893-94 |
Matchday | #27 |
Manager Game | #176 |
Saturday, 10 February 1894

FA Cup

Scorer(s) | Dennis Hodgetts | 47’ | Jimmy Cowan | 82’ |

Assist(s) | None

Teams
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GK Bill Dunning | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
D John Baird | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |
FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Jack Reynolds | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Willie Groves | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Jack Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Dennis Hodgetts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Bob Chatt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Doig
Meehan
Gow
Dunlop
Auld
Wilson
Gillespie
Harvie
Campbell
Miller
J. Hannah

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Match Timeline

🥅 | 10’ Goal, 1-0, (Sunderland), Gillespie
🥅 | 30' Goal, 2-0, (Sunderland), Gillespie
🕒 | HT Sunderland 2-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 46’ Goal, 2-1, Dennis Hodgetts
⚽ | 85’ Goal, 2-2, Jimmy Cowan
🕒 | FT Sunderland 2-2 Aston Villa
🕒 | AET Sunderland 2-2 Aston Villa

On This Day
  • Jimmy Cowan hits a late equaliser to force extra time having been 2 behind at half time but 120 minutes of play couldn't separate the reigning Champions and Champions elect in the second round of the FA Cup.

FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #96 |

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Game #203

🟩 21 Feb 1894, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Wellington Road

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Tom Armitt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Leek
HT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩

Season | 1893-94 |
Matchday | #28 |
Manager Game | #177 |
Wednesday, 21 February 1894

FA Cup

Scorers | Charlie Athersmith | 1’ | Bob Chatt | 37’ | Dennis Hodgetts | 55’ |

Assist(s) | Charlie Athersmith | 37' |

Teams
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GK Bill Dunning | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB John Baird | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Jack Reynolds | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Willie Groves | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Jack Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Dennis Hodgetts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Bob Chatt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

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Gow
Meehan
Wilson
Auld
Dunlop
Harvie
Gillespie
Campbell
Miller
Hannah

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Match Timeline

⚽ | 1’ Goal, 1-0, Charlie Athersmith
⚽ | 37’ Goal, 2-0, Bob Chatt, Assist by Charlie Athersmith
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Sunderland
⚽ | 55’ Goal, 3-0, Dennis Hodgetts
🥅 | Goal, 3-1, (Sunderland), Hannah
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Sunderland

On This Day
  • Charlie Athersmith scores in the first minute and Villa never look back as they sweep aside Sunderland in the FA Cup replay.

  • The original replay match up between these two sides took place on Saturday, 17 February 1894 and ended in a 2-0 victory for Villa however due to the game being played in a heavy fall of rain and snow, at the conclusion of the game a meeting of the Emergency Committee was held, and it was decided to regard that match as a friendly one.

FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #96 |

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Game #204

🟥 24 Feb 1894, Villa 2-3 Wednesday, Olive Grove

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Charles Hughes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Northwich, 1889-
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
AET Result: 🟥 Lost
AET Score: 🟥 2-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥

Season | 1893-94 |
Matchday | #29 |
Manager Game | #178 |
Saturday, 24 February 1894

FA Cup

Scorer(s) | Bob Chatt | 40’ | 72’ |

Assist(s) | None

Teams
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GK Bill Dunning | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
D John Baird | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Jack Reynolds | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Willie Groves | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🚑 |
F Jack Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Dennis Hodgetts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Bob Chatt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ | 🚑 |

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Allan
Earp
Langley
H. Brandon
W. Betts
Jamieson
Webster
Davis
Woolhouse
Brady
Spikesley

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Match Timeline

🥅 | 10' Goal, 0-1, (Sheffield Wednesday), Woolhouse
⚽ | 40’ Goal, 1-1, Bob Chatt
🕒 | HT Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 72’ Goal, 2-1, Bob Chatt
🚑 | Player injured on field of play, Bob Chatt
🚑 | Player injured on field of play, Albert Woolley
🥅 | 87’ Goal, 2-2, (Sheffield Wednesday), Spikesley
🕒 | FT Sheffield Wednesday 2-2 Aston Villa
🥅 | 114’ Goal, 2-3, (Sheffield Wednesday), Woolhouse
🕒 | AET Sheffield Wednesday 3-2 Aston Villa

On This Day
  • Despite a Bob Chatt brace and leading with 3' remaining of regulation time Villa lose out to Wednesday after having to play extra time with just nine fit players. 

FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #96 |

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Game #205

🟥 3 Mar 1894, Villa 2-3 Bolton, Wellington Road

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Unknown
HT Score:
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟥

Season | 1893-94 |
Matchday | #30 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #179 |
Saturday, 3 March 1894

Division One

Scorer(s) | Bob Chatt | 22' | 50' |

Assist(s) | None

Teams
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GK Frank Coulton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔴 |
FB John Baird | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M George Russell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Willie Groves | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Fred Burton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Steve Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Bob Chatt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F William Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔴 |

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Match Timeline

🥅 | 15' Goal, 0-1, (Bolton Wanderers), Jimmy Cowan o.g.
⚽ | 22' Goal, 1-1, Bob Chatt
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Bolton Wanderers
⚽ | 50' Goal, 2-1, Bob Chatt
🥅 | Goal, 2-2, (Bolton Wanderers)
🥅 | Goal, 2-3, (Bolton Wanderers)
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-3 Bolton Wanderers

On This Day
  • Bob Chatt scores his fifth goal in three games but Villa are beaten as they are were forced to play this fixture without Jack Reynolds, Jack Devey and Dennis Hodgetts who were all instructed to join the national side or risk punishment. 

  • Villa were also without the injured Albert Woolley as well as both 'keepers Bill Dunning and Len Benwell.

  • As a result defender Frank Coulton, who last played for Villa in March 1892 is selected as goalkeeper in his final appearance for the club.

  • Forward William Devey made his final appearance for Villa aged 28 before moving on to Walsall Town Swifts.

FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #96 |

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Game #206

🟩 24 Mar 1894, Villa 2-1 Blackburn, Wellington Road

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
FT Score | 2-1 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | DWLLW |

Season | 1893-94 |
Matchday | #31 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #180 |
Saturday, 24 March 1894

Division One

Scorer(s) | Bob Chatt | Bob Chatt |

Assist(s) | None

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GK Bill Dunning |
D John Baird |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Jim Elliott |
M Jack Reynolds |
M Willie Groves |
W Charlie Athersmith |
W Steve Smith |
F Bob Chatt |
F Jack Devey |
F Dennis Hodgetts |

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Goal, 0-1, (Blackburn Rovers)
Goal, 1-1, Bob Chatt, Assist by Jack Devey
HT Aston Villa 1-1 Blackburn Rovers
Goal, 2-1, Bob Chatt, Assist by Steve Smith
FT Aston Villa 2-1 Blackburn Rovers

On This Day
Villa return to winning ways to put them one victory away from clinching the League title for the first time.

FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #96 |

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Game #207

🟨 26 Mar 1894, Villa 1-1 Wolves, Wellington Road

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
FT Score | 1-1 |
FT Result | Drew |
Last 5 Games | WLLWD |

Season | 1893-94 |
Matchday | #32 |
League Match | #28 |
Manager Game | #181 |
Monday, 26 March 1894

Division One

Scorer(s) | Charlie Athersmith |

Assist(s) | None

Teams
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GK Bill Dunning |
D John Baird |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Jim Elliott |
M Jack Reynolds |
M Willie Groves |
W Charlie Athersmith |
W Steve Smith |
F Bob Chatt |
F Jack Devey |
F Dennis Hodgetts |

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Goal, 1-0, Charlie Athersmith, Assist by Dennis Hodgetts
HT Aston Villa 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Goal, 1-1, (Wolverhampton Wanderers, pen)
FT Aston Villa 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

On This Day
Villa failed to win against local rivals Wolves but place themselves in an unassailable position at the top of the League with two games to play.

FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #96 |

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Game #208

🟩 7 Apr 1894, Villa 6-3 Burnley, Turf Moor

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
FT Score | 6-3 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | LLWDW |

Season | 1893-94 |
Matchday | #33 |
League Match | #29 |
Manager Game | #182 |
Saturday, 7 April 1894

Division One

Scorer(s) | Willie Groves | Jack Devey | Jack Devey | Dennis Hodgetts | Willie Groves | Jack Devey |

Assist(s) | None

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GK Bill Dunning |
D John Baird |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Jim Elliott |
M George Russell |
M Fred Burton |
M Willie Groves |
W Charlie Athersmith |
W Steve Smith |
F Jack Devey |
F Dennis Hodgetts |

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15’ Goal, 1-0, Willie Groves
Goal, 1-1, (Burnley)
HT Burnley 1-1 Aston Villa
Goal, 2-1, Jack Devey
Goal, 3-1, Jack Devey
Goal, 3-2, (Burnley)
Goal, 4-2, Dennis Hodgetts
Goal, 4-3, (Burnley)
Goal, 5-3, Willie Groves
Goal, 6-3, Jack Devey
FT Burnley 6-1 Aston Villa

On This Day
Villa win their first League title.

FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #96 |

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Game #209

🟩 14 Apr 1894, Villa 3-1 Forest, Wellington Road

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
FT Score | 3-1 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | LWDWW |

Season | 1893-94 |
Matchday | #34 |
League Match | #30 |
Manager Game | #183 |
Saturday, 14 April 1894

Division One

Scorer(s) | Charlie Athersmith | Bob Chatt | Jack Devey |

Assist(s) | None

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GK Bill Dunning |
D John Baird |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Jim Elliott |
M Jack Reynolds |
M Willie Groves |
W Charlie Athersmith |
W Steve Smith |
F Jack Devey |
F Dennis Hodgetts |
F Bob Chatt |

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Goal, 0-1, (Nottingham Forest)
HT Aston Villa 0-1 Nottingham Forest
Goal, 1-1, Charlie Athersmith
Goal, 2-1, Bob Chatt
Goal, 3-1, Jack Devey
FT Aston Villa 3-1 Nottingham Forest

On This Day
Villa ended the season as League Champions having won 19 of their 30 games and losing just five with a goal ratio of 2.00. Villa midfielder Willie Groves made his final appearance for Villa aged just 24 before retiring from football.

FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #96 |

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Game #211

🟩 8 Sep 1894, Villa 2-1 Liverpool, Anfield

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

Season | 1894-95 |
Matchday | #2 |
League Match | #2 |
Manager Game | #185 |
Saturday, 8 September 1894

Division One

Scorer(s) | Steve Smith | Charlie Athersmith |

Assist(s) | None

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GK Harry Wilkes |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Jim Elliott |
FB Jimmy Welford |
M Jack Reynolds |
M George Russell |
W Steve Smith |
W Charlie Athersmith |
F Bob Chatt |
F Jack Devey |
F Billy Dorrell |

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1’ Debut, Billy Dorrell
Goal, 0-1, (Liverpool)
HT Liverpool 1-0 Aston Villa
Goal, 1-1, Steve Smith
Goal, 2-1, Charlie Athersmith
FT Liverpool 1-2 Aston Villa

On This Day
  • Villa face Liverpool for the first time in competitive football, Liverpool become the 36th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football and the first new opponent Villa have faced since playing Sheffield United 29 games previously.

  • Reigning Champions Villa won their second match in succession against League new boys. Forward Billy Dorrell made his Villa debut aged 22 after joining from Leicester Fosse for a fee of £250.

FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #96 |

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Game #212

🟥 15 Sep 1894, Villa 1-2 Sunderland, Wellington Road

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

Season | 1894-95 |
Matchday | #3 |
League Match | #3 |
Manager Game | #186 |
Saturday, 15 September 1894

Division One

Scorer(s) | Steve Smith |

Assist(s) | None

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GK Harry Wilkes |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Jim Elliott |
FB Jimmy Welford |
M Jack Reynolds |
M George Russell |
W Steve Smith |
W Charlie Athersmith |
F Bob Chatt |
F Jack Devey |
F Dennis Hodgetts |

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Goal, 1-0, Steve Smith, Assist by Bob Chatt
Goal, 1-1, (Sunderland)
HT Aston Villa 1-1 Sunderland
Goal, 1-2, (Sunderland)
FT Aston Villa 1-2 Sunderland

On This Day
Reigning Champions Villa suffer their first reverse of the season against the side that ran them close in the previous campaign.

FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #96 |

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Game #234

🟩 26 Jan 1895, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Wellington Road

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩

Season | 1894-95 |
Matchday | #25 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #208 |
Saturday, 26 January 1895

Division One

Scorer(s) | Own Goal | 1-0 | Jack Devey | 2-0 |

Assist(s) | None

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GK Harry Wilkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB John Baird | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🔴 |
CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M George Kinsey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Fred Burton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Steve Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Dennis Hodgetts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Charlie Hare | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔴 |
F Jack Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

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Match Timeline

⚽ | Goal, 1-0, Own Goal, Jones
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Bolton Wanderers
⚽ | Goal, 2-0, Jack Devey
🥅 | Goal, 2-1, (Bolton Wanderers)
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Bolton Wanderers

On This Day

Jack Devey scores Villa's second as reigning Champions Villa's returning to winning ways and climb back to second in the table behind leaders Sunderland but there is controversy in the camp as Jack Reynolds, Bill Dunning and George Russell are suspended by the club for 'neglect of training regulations".

Defender John Baird made his final appearance for Villa aged 24 before moving on to Leicester Fosse. 

Forward Charlie Hare made his final appearance for Villa aged 24 before moving on to Royal Arsenal.

FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #96 |

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Game #235

🟩 2 Feb 1895, Villa 2-1 Derby, Wellington Road

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Aaron Scragg | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Crewe
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩

Season | 1894-95 |
Matchday | #26 |
Manager Game | #209 |
Saturday, 2 February 1895

FA Cup

Scorer(s) | Jack Devey | 1-0 | Own Goal | 2-1 |

Assist(s) | George Russell | 1-0 |

Teams
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GK Harry Wilkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB Howard Spencer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Jack Reynolds | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M George Russell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🔥 |
W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Steve Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Dennis Hodgetts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Billy Podmore | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 | 🔴 |
F Jack Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

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Robinson
Methven
Leiper
Cox
A. Goodall
Docherty
Francis
J. Goodall
Bloomer
McMillan
Keay

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Match Timeline

🟢 | 1' Debut, Billy Podmore
⚽ | Goal, 1-0, Jack Devey, Assist by George Russell
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Derby County
🥅 | Goal, 1-1, (Derby County), Bloomer
⚽ | Goal, 2-1, Own Goal, Methven
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Derby County

On This Day
  • Jack Devey opened the scoring as Villa progress to the second round of the FA Cup.

  • Villa progress to the second round of the FA Cup as forward Billy Podmore played his only game for Villa aged 22 after joining from Burton United. Podmore later moved on to Derby Midland.

FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #96 |

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Game #237

🟨 23 Feb 1895, Villa 3-3 Burnley, Turf Moor

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Jack Strawson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Lincoln
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 3-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨

Season | 1894-95 |
Matchday | #28 |
League Match | #26 |
Manager Game | #211 |
Saturday, 23 February 1895

Division One

Scorer(s) | Bob Chatt | 75' | Own Goal | 2-3 | Charlie Athersmith | 3-3 |

Assist(s) | None

Teams
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GK Harry Wilkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB Howard Spencer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M George Russell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
M Fred Burton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Steve Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Dennis Hodgetts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Jack Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Bob Chatt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |

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Johnson
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McLintock
Place snr
Espie
Livingstone
Nichol
Hill
McKnight
Bowes
Place jnr

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Match Timeline

🥅 | 25' Goal, 0-1, (Burnley)
🥅 | Goal, 0-2, (Burnley), Nichol
🕒 | HT Burnley 2-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | Goal, 0-3, (Burnley)
⚽ | 75' Goal, 1-3, Bob Chatt
⚽ | Goal, 2-3, Own Goal, Crabtree
⚽ | Goal, 3-3, Charlie Athersmith
FT Burnley 3-3 Aston Villa

On This Day
  • Villa find themselves three down with 15' to play but score three before being unlucky to not grab the winning goal.

  • Reigning Champions Villa return to League football and have now lost just once in 14, winning 11 but they now sit third in the League table, two points off leaders Sunderland.

FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #96 |

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Game #238

🟩 2 Mar 1895, Villa 6-2 Forest, Wellington Road

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: John Lewis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Blackburn, 1889-
HT Score: 🟩 3-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 6-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩

Season | 1894-95 |
Matchday | #29 |
Manager Game | #212 |
Saturday, 2 March 1895

FA Cup

Scorer(s) | Bob Chatt | 2' | 23' | George Russell | 3' | Steve Smith | 4-2 | 5-2 | Jimmy Cowan | 6-2 |

Assist(s) | Jimmy Cowan | 2' | 23' |

Teams
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GK Harry Wilkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🔥 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
FB Jimmy Welford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Fred Burton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M George Russell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |
W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Steve Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Dennis Hodgetts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Bob Chatt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Jack Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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D. Allsopp
A. Ritchie
A. Scott
A. Stewart
F. Forman
P. McCracken
H. Pike
A. Carnelly
McPherson
McInnes
F. R. Forman

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Match Timeline

⚽ | 2’ Goal, 1-0, Bob Chatt, Assist by Jimmy Cowan
⚽ | 3’ Goal, 2-0, George Russell, Assist by Jack Devey
🥅 | 20’ Goal, 2-1, (Nottingham Forest), Albert Wilkes o.g.
⚽ | 23' Goal, 3-1, Bob Chatt, Assist by Jimmy Cowan
🕔 | HT Aston Villa 3-1 Nottingham Forest
🥅 | Goal, 3-2, (Nottingham Forest), McInnes
⚽ | Goal, 4-2, Steve Smith, Assist by Jim Elliott
⚽ | Goal, 5-2, Steve Smith
⚽ | Goal, 6-2, Jimmy Cowan
🕔 | FT Aston Villa 6-2 Nottingham Forest

On This Day
  • Villa qualify for their third FA Cup semi final with League leaders Sunderland the opposition as Jimmy Cowan is heralded with  "scarcely any praise is too great."

FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #96 |

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Game #240

🟥 23 Mar 1895, Villa 3-4 Bolton, Pike's Lane

Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 3-4 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | WDWWL |

Season | 1894-95 |
Matchday | #31 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #214 |
Saturday, 23 March 1895

Division One

Scorer(s) | Steve Smith | Bob Chatt | Bob Chatt |

Assist(s) | None

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GK Harry Wilkes |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Jim Elliott |
FB Howard Spencer |
M Jack Reynolds |
M George Kinsey |
W Steve Smith |
W Charlie Athersmith |
F Dennis Hodgetts |
F Bob Chatt |
F Jack Devey |

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Goal, 1-0, Steve Smith, Assist by Charlie Athersmith
Goal, 1-1, (Bolton Wanderers)
Goal, 1-2, (Bolton Wanderers)
HT Bolton Wanderers 2-1 Aston Villa
Goal, 1-3, (Bolton Wanderers)
Goal, 2-3, Bob Chatt
Goal, 2-4, (Bolton Wanderers)
Goal, 3-4, Bob Chatt
FT Bolton Wanderers 4-3 Aston Villa

On This Day
Reigning Champions Villa’s second defeat in 17 games saw them remain in third place but now 6 points behind leaders Sunderland with the same number of games played and only 6 points available. Midfielder George Kinsey made his final appearance for Villa aged 28 before moving on to Derby County.

FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #96 |

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Game #244

🟨 24 Apr 1895, Villa 2-2 Everton, Wellington Road

Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 2-2 |
FT Result | Drew |
Last 5 Games | LWDWD |

Season | 1894-95 |
Matchday | #35 |
League Match | #30 |
Manager Game | #218 |
Wednesday, 24 April 1895

Division One

Scorer(s) | Charlie Athersmith | Steve Smith |

Assist(s) | None

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GK Harry Wilkes |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Jim Elliott |
FB Howard Spencer |
M Jack Reynolds |
M George Russell |
W Steve Smith |
W Charlie Athersmith |
F Dennis Hodgetts |
F Bob Chatt |
F Jack Devey |

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Goal, 1-0, Charlie Athersmith, Assist by Jack Devey
Goal, 1-1, (Everton)
Goal, 2-1, Steve Smith, Assist by Jack Devey
HT Aston Villa 2-1 Everton
Player retires injured, George Russell
89’ Goal, 2-2, (Everton)
FT Aston Villa 2-2 Everton

On This Day
Villa finish the season in 3rd place as their title defence is lost despite, after a hesitant start, scoring 100 goals and recording 15 wins in 20 games including winning the FA Cup to make the 1894-95 season another successful one. Midfielder George Russell made his final appearance for Villa aged 25 before moving on to Glasgow United.

FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #96 |

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Game #254

🟩 26 Oct 1895, Villa 4-1 Small Heath, Muntz Street

Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 4-1 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WWDWW |

Season | 1895-96 |
Matchday | #10 |
League Match | #10 |
Manager Game | #228 |
Saturday, 26 October 1895

Division One

Scorer(s) | Jack Devey | Jack Reynolds | Jack Devey | Johnny Campbell |

Assist(s) | None

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GK Harry Wilkes |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Howard Spencer |
FB Jim Elliott |
M Jack Reynolds |
M Jimmy Crabtree |
W Charlie Athersmith |
W Steve Smith |
F Jack Devey |
F Dennis Hodgetts |
F Johnny Campbell |

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HT Small Heath 0-0 Aston Villa
Goal, 1-0, Jack Devey
49’ Goal, 1-1, (Small Heath)
60’ Goal, 2-1, Jack Reynolds
Goal, 3-1, Jack Devey
Goal, 4-1, Johnny Campbell
FT Small Heath 1-4 Aston Villa

On This Day
Villa had now put 11 past bottom club Small Heath to record seven wins in 10 games and remain two points clear at the top of the table. Full back Jim Elliott made his final appearance for Villa aged 26 before retiring from football due to ill-health.
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