ASTON VILLA 3 - 1 FOREST - Sat Jan 25, 1896 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Jan 25, 1896 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Aston Villa
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Wellington Road
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 1-3 LOST
- Half-time: 1-2
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- AVFCHistory.co.uk (Link)
- Enfa.co.uk
- Season:
- 1895-96
- Referee:
- Attendance:
- 4,500
- League Week:
- 21 of 30
- Pos Before/After:
- 10
10 - Opp Before/After:
- 1 1
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Everton (FA Cup)
- League:
- Sunderland
- Aston Villa:
- Apr 03, 1896
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 111 (of 5087)
- League Tier 1:
- 111 (of 2339)
- Competitive:
- 176 (of 5829)
- Total:
- 772 (of 7634)
- Played:
- 130 years, 7 months, 23 days ago
Review
McPherson was carried off early in the 2nd half
ASTON VILLA
Manager: George Ramsay
Prior form: LWWWWW (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Jack Cowan (15')
Bob Chatt (17')
Jack Devey
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 24 |  Dan Allsop | |
| 2 | D | 23 |  Archibald Ritchie | |
| 3 | D | Adam Scott | ||
| 4 | M | 27 | Alec Stewart | |
| 5 | M | 28 | John McPherson | |
| 6 | M | 26 | Peter McCracken | |
| 7 | F | 26 | Horace Pike | |
| 8 | F | 25 | Albert Carnelly | |
| 9 | F | Richard Smellie | ||
| 10 | F | 26 | Arthur Shaw  | |
| 11 | F | 22 | Tom McInnes | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Harry Wilkes |
| 2 | D | Jimmy Cowan |
| 3 | D | Howard Spencer |
| 4 | D | Fred Burton |
| 5 | D | Jimmy Crabtree |
| 6 | M | Charlie Athersmith |
| 7 | M | Jack Cowan |
| 8 | M | Dennis Hodgetts |
| 9 | M | Jack Devey |
| 10 | F | Johnny Campbell |
| 11 | F | Bob Chatt |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 3-1 | Nottingham Forest |
| Blackburn Rovers | 1-0 | Sheffield United |
| Preston North End | 1-1 | Everton |
| Sunderland | 7-1 | West Bromwich Albion |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7-2 | Small Heath |
TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME
Table before:
| FIRST DIVISION | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Current Form | Status | ||
| 1 | Aston Villa | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 55 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 24 | 33 | LWWWWW | |||
| 2 | Derby County | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 57 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 32 | 31 | DWWLWD | |||
| 3 | Everton | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 52 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 24 | 30 | WWWWWD | |||
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 25 | WLLWWD | |||
| 5 | Stoke | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 42 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 11 | 24 | WLWWLL | |||
| 6 | Sunderland | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -1 | 22 | LDWLDL | |||
| 7 | The Wednesday | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 27 | -8 | 22 | DLDLWL | |||
| 8 | Preston North End | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 25 | -7 | 21 | WLLDWL | |||
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 19 | WWLLLL | |||
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 33 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 23 | -1 | 18 | LWDWDW | |||
| 11 | Sheffield United | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 25 | -10 | 18 | LDDWWD | |||
| 12 | Burnley | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 27 | -8 | 16 | LDLWWW | |||
| 13 | Bury | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 31 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -5 | 14 | LWLLWD | |||
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 36 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 32 | -9 | 13 | LWLLLL | |||
| 15 | Small Heath | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 28 | 55 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 35 | -27 | 11 | LLDWLW | |||
| 16 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 26 | -22 | 11 | LDDLLD | |||
Table after:
| FIRST DIVISION | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Current Form | Status | Result(s) | |
| 1 | Aston Villa | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 58 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 26 | 35 | WWWWWW | 3-1 | ||
| 2 | Derby County | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 57 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 32 | 31 | DWWLWD | |||
| 3 | Everton | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 53 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 24 | 31 | WWWWDD | 1-1 | ||
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 25 | WLLWWD | |||
| 5 | Stoke | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 42 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 11 | 24 | WLWWLL | |||
| 6 | Sunderland | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 24 | DWLDLW | 7-1 | ||
 1 | 7 | Preston North End | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 41 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 25 | -7 | 22 | LLDWLD | 1-1 | |
 1 | 8 | The Wednesday | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 27 | -8 | 22 | DLDLWL | ||
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 21 | WLLLLW | 1-0 | ||
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 34 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 26 | -3 | 18 | WDWDWL | 1-3 | ||
| 11 | Sheffield United | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 26 | -11 | 18 | DDWWDL | 0-1 | ||
| 12 | Burnley | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 27 | -8 | 16 | LDLWWW | |||
| 1 | 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 43 | 47 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 32 | -4 | 15 | WLLLLW | 7-2 | |
| 1 | 14 | Bury | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 31 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -5 | 14 | LWLLWD | ||
| 15 | Small Heath | 19 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 30 | 62 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 42 | -32 | 11 | LDWLWL | 2-7 | ||
| 16 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 50 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 33 | -28 | 11 | DDLLDL | 1-7 | ||