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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:: Perry Barr
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 1-3 LOST
: Half-time: 1-2

Sources:: AFS (11v11.com) (Link)
: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: AVFCHistory.co.uk (Link)

Season:: 1895-96
Referee:
Attendance:: 4,500
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 5018)
League Tier 1:: 111 (of 2270)
Competitive:: 176 (of 5736)
Total:: 772 (of 7523)
Played:: 128 years, 9 months, 28 days ago

Review
McPherson was carried off early in the 2nd half

FOREST
Manager: Harry Radford
Prior form: LWDWDW (Old to recent)

Goals
Arthur Shaw

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

Goals
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		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

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Sat Jan 25, 1896)

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	GA	Pts	Current Form	Status
	1	Aston Villa	22	15	3	4	55	31	10	1	0	33	12	5	2	4	22	19	1.77419	33	LWWWWW
	2	Derby County	21	14	3	4	57	25	10	0	0	37	8	4	3	4	20	17	2.28000	31	DWWLWD
	3	Everton	21	13	4	4	52	28	8	2	1	31	12	5	2	3	21	16	1.85714	30	WWWWWD
	4	Bolton Wanderers	22	11	3	8	33	26	7	1	1	19	9	4	2	7	14	17	1.26923	25	WLLWWD
	5	Stoke City	22	12	0	10	42	31	9	0	2	33	9	3	0	8	9	22	1.35484	24	WLWWLL
	6	Sunderland	21	8	6	7	29	30	5	4	0	16	9	3	2	7	13	21	.96667	22	LDWLDL
	7	The Wednesday	21	9	4	8	33	41	8	2	2	24	14	1	2	6	9	27	.80488	22	DLDLWL
	8	Preston North End	21	9	3	9	33	40	6	2	1	22	15	3	1	8	11	25	.82500	21	WLLDWL
	9	Blackburn Rovers	18	8	3	7	29	29	6	1	3	19	14	2	2	4	10	15	1.00000	19	WWLLLL
	10	Nottingham Forest	20	8	2	10	33	34	8	1	2	28	11	0	1	8	5	23	.97059	18	LWDWDW
	11	Sheffield United	20	7	4	9	24	34	7	2	2	16	9	0	2	7	8	25	.70588	18	LDDWWD
	12	Burnley	21	6	4	11	26	34	4	3	2	14	7	2	1	9	12	27	.76471	16	LDLWWW
	13	Bury	19	6	2	11	31	36	3	1	6	20	19	3	1	5	11	17	.86111	14	LWLLWD
	14	Wolverhampton Wanderers	20	6	1	13	36	45	6	0	4	23	13	0	1	9	13	32	.80000	13	LWLLLL
	15	Small Heath	18	5	1	12	28	55	4	1	5	16	20	1	0	7	12	35	.50909	11	LLDWLW
	16	West Bromwich Albion	21	3	5	13	21	43	3	3	5	13	17	0	2	8	8	26	.48837	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	GA	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	1.81250	35	WWWWWW		3-1
	2	Derby County	21	14	3	4	57	25	10	0	0	37	8	4	3	4	20	17	2.28000	31	DWWLWD
	3	Everton	22	13	5	4	53	29	8	2	1	31	12	5	3	3	22	17	1.82759	31	WWWWDD		1-1
	4	Bolton Wanderers	22	11	3	8	33	26	7	1	1	19	9	4	2	7	14	17	1.26923	25	WLLWWD
	5	Stoke City	22	12	0	10	42	31	9	0	2	33	9	3	0	8	9	22	1.35484	24	WLWWLL
	6	Sunderland	22	9	6	7	36	31	6	4	0	23	10	3	2	7	13	21	1.16129	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	.82927	22	LLDWLD		1-1
1	8	The Wednesday	21	9	4	8	33	41	8	2	2	24	14	1	2	6	9	27	.80488	22	DLDLWL
	9	Blackburn Rovers	19	9	3	7	30	29	7	1	3	20	14	2	2	4	10	15	1.03448	21	WLLLLW		1-0
	10	Nottingham Forest	21	8	2	11	34	37	8	1	2	28	11	0	1	9	6	26	.91892	18	WDWDWL		1-3
	11	Sheffield United	21	7	4	10	24	35	7	2	2	16	9	0	2	8	8	26	.68571	18	DDWWDL		0-1
	12	Burnley	21	6	4	11	26	34	4	3	2	14	7	2	1	9	12	27	.76471	16	LDLWWW
1	13	Wolverhampton Wanderers	21	7	1	13	43	47	7	0	4	30	15	0	1	9	13	32	.91489	15	WLLLLW		7-2
1	14	Bury	19	6	2	11	31	36	3	1	6	20	19	3	1	5	11	17	.86111	14	LWLLWD
	15	Small Heath	19	5	1	13	30	62	4	1	5	16	20	1	0	8	14	42	.48387	11	LDWLWL		2-7
	16	West Bromwich Albion	22	3	5	14	22	50	3	3	5	13	17	0	2	9	9	33	.44000	11	DDLLDL		1-7