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ASTON VILLA 2 - 0 FOREST - Sat Apr 30, 1898 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Sat Apr 30, 1898 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: Aston Villa
Home/Away:: Away
Ground:: Villa Park
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 0-2 LOST
: Half-time: 0-2

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: AVFCHistory.co.uk (Link)

Season:: 1897-98
Referee:
Attendance:: 9,000
League Week:: 30 of 30
Pos Before/After:: 8 8
Opp Before/After:: 7 6

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Blackburn Rovers (League Tier 1)
Aston Villa:: Oct 22, 1898

GAME COUNT:
League:: 181 (of 5060)
League Tier 1:: 181 (of 2312)
Competitive:: 257 (of 5790)
Total:: 885 (of 7585)
Played:: 127 years, 7 months, 12 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Harry Hallam
Prior form: LDDWLL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers

ASTON VILLA
Manager: George Ramsay
Prior form: WWLDLL (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Steve Smith
George Johnson

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK	27	Dan Allsop
2	D	22	James Iremonger
3	D		Adam Scott
4	M	22	Frank Forman
5	M	31	John McPherson
6	M	22	Willie Wragg
7	F	19	Tom Bradshaw
8	F	22	Chas Richards
9	F	21	Len Benbow
10	F	23	Arthur Capes
11	F	20	Alf Spouncer

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK	27	Dan Allsop	162		7	4
2	D	22	James Iremonger	43		19	6
3	D		Adam Scott	187	3	7	4
4	M	22	Frank Forman	91	11	7	4
5	M	31	John McPherson	181	22	7	4
6	M	22	Willie Wragg	45	1	7	4
7	F	19	Tom Bradshaw	5		19	6
8	F	22	Chas Richards	72	25	7	4
9	F	21	Len Benbow	29	12	7	4
10	F	23	Arthur Capes	67	19	7	4
11	F	20	Alf Spouncer	28	7	7	4

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Jimmy Whitehouse
2	D	Jimmy Cowan
3	D	Charlie Aston
4	D	Albert Evans
5	D	Fred Burton
6	M	Charlie Athersmith
7	M	Steve Smith
8	M	George Johnson
9	M	Fred Wheldon
10	F	Bob Chatt
11	F	James Fisher

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Apr 30, 1898)

Home	Score	Away
Aston Villa	2-0	Nottingham Forest

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME

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