ASTON VILLA 3 - 0 FOREST - Sat Oct 22, 1898 (League Tier 1)
- Date:
- Sat Oct 22, 1898 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Aston Villa
- Home/Away:
- Away
- Ground:
- Villa Park
- Game Type:
- League Tier 1
- Score:
- 0-3 LOST
- Half-time: 0-3
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
- AVFCHistory.co.uk (Link)
- Enfa.co.uk
- Season:
- 1898-99
- Referee:
- Fred Kirkham
- Attendance:
- 10,000
- League Week:
- 9 of 34
- Pos Before/After:
- 7
11 - Opp Before/After:
- 3
2
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Burnley (League Tier 1)
- Aston Villa:
- Jan 28, 1899
- GAME COUNT:
- League:
- 190 (of 5086)
- League Tier 1:
- 190 (of 2338)
- Competitive:
- 266 (of 5828)
- Total:
- 895 (of 7633)
- Played:
- 127 years, 10 months, 18 days ago
ASTON VILLA
Manager: George Ramsay
Prior form: LWDDWW (Old to recent)
Goal Scorers
Jack Sharp
Jack Sharp
Jack Devey
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 27 |  Dan Allsop | |
| 2 | D | 22 | James Iremonger | |
| 3 | M | 23 | Willie Wragg | |
| 4 | M | 23 | Frank Forman | |
| 5 | M | 31 |  John McPherson | |
| 6 | M | 23 | John Thornley | |
| 7 | F | Fred Spencer | ||
| 8 | M | 21 | Arthur Charlton | |
| 9 | F | 23 | Chas Richards | |
| 10 | F | 22 | Len Benbow | |
| 11 | F | 25 | Tom McInnes | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Billy George |
| 2 | D | Jimmy Cowan |
| 3 | D | Billy Haggart |
| 4 | D | Charlie Aston |
| 5 | D | Tommy Bowman |
| 6 | M | Jimmy Crabtree |
| 7 | M | Jack Sharp  |
| 8 | M | Steve Smith |
| 9 | M | Jack Devey |
| 10 | F | George Johnson |
| 11 | F | Fred Wheldon |
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 3-0 | Nottingham Forest |
| Burnley | 2-1 | Liverpool |
| Bury | 1-1 | Newcastle United |
| Everton | 1-0 | West Bromwich Albion |
| Notts County | 2-2 | Derby County |
| Sheffield United | 1-1 | Preston North End |
| Stoke | 2-3 | Bolton Wanderers |
| Sunderland | 2-0 | The Wednesday |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2-1 | Blackburn Rovers |
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 | Sheffield United | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 13 | DDDDWW | |||
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | WDWDWW | |||
| 3 | Aston Villa | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 10 | LWDDWW | |||
| 4 | Notts County | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | DWWDDW | |||
| 5 | Everton | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | WDLDWD | |||
| 6 | The Wednesday | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -2 | 10 | WWLDLW | |||
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | DWDDDW | |||
| 8 | Sunderland | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 8 | WDDLWL | |||
| 9 | Burnley | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 8 | LLDDWD | |||
| 10 | Liverpool | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | LWWDLL | |||
| 11 | Derby County | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 7 | DDLWDD | |||
| 12 | Stoke | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 7 | WDDLWL | |||
| 13 | West Bromwich Albion | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 6 | DWLWLL | |||
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 6 | LLLLDW | |||
| 15 | Bury | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 6 | WLDDLL | |||
| 16 | Preston North End | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -5 | 6 | LLWDLD | |||
| 17 | Bolton Wanderers | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 5 | LDDWLL | |||
| 18 | Newcastle United | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 3 | LDDDLL | |||
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 | Sheffield United | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 14 | DDDWWD | 1-1 | ||
| 1 | 2 | Aston Villa | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 12 | WDDWWW | 3-0 | |
| 1 | 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | DWDWWL | 1-2 | |
| 1 | 4 | Everton | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | DLDWDW | 1-0 | |
| 1 | 5 | Notts County | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | WWDDWD | 2-2 | |
| 2 | 6 | Sunderland | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 10 | DDLWLW | 2-0 | |
| 2 | 7 | Burnley | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 10 | LDDWDW | 2-1 | |
| 2 | 8 | The Wednesday | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | -4 | 10 | WLDLWL | 0-2 | |
| 2 | 9 | Derby County | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 8 | DLWDDD | 2-2 | |
| 4 | 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -1 | 8 | LLLDWW | 2-1 | |
| 4 | 11 | Nottingham Forest | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 8 | WDDDWL | 0-3 | |
| 2 | 12 | Liverpool | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 7 | WWDLLL | 1-2 | |
| 1 | 13 | Stoke | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -2 | 7 | DDLWLL | 2-3 | |
| 3 | 14 | Bolton Wanderers | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 7 | DDWLLW | 3-2 | |
| 15 | Bury | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 7 | LDDLLD | 1-1 | ||
| 16 | Preston North End | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -5 | 7 | LWDLDD | 1-1 | ||
| 4 | 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -3 | 6 | WLWLLL | 0-1 | |
| 18 | Newcastle United | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -8 | 4 | DDDLLD | 1-1 | ||