Game #2
Aston Villa
Saturday, 24 January 1880

Won
2nd Round
Last 5: 🟨 🟩
FA Cup
Stafford Road
Wellington Road, Perry Barr
Attendance: 2,000
🟩 24 Jan 1880, Villa 3-1 Stafford Road, Wellington Road
Aston Villa
3-1

Stafford Road
Assist(s) | Eli Davis | 1-0 | Andy Hunter | 2-0 |
🟩 24 Jan 1880, Villa 3-1 Stafford Road, Wellington Road

MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 24 January 1880
🟢 | 1’ Debut, George Ramsay
⚽ | Goal, 1-0, Billy Mason, Assist by Eli Davis
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Stafford Road
⚽ | Goal, 2-0, Billy Mason, Assist by Andy Hunter
⚽ | Goal, 3-0, Sammy Law
🥅 | Goal, 3-1, (Stafford Road), Charles Crump
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Stafford Road
Match Statistics
Not recorded
Goal ⚽, Assist 🔥, Goal Conceded 🥅, Injury 🚑, Booking 🟨, Sending off 🟥, Comment 🗒️, ❗ Villa Chance,❗❗Huge Villa Chance, 💥 Opposition action, 🎥 VAR, 🆘 Referee error, ❌ Missed pen, disallowed goal, player retires from field of play, 🟢 Debut, 🔴 Final appearance, 🕒 Half time, Full time, 🔁 Substitution
🟩 24 Jan 1880, Villa 3-1 Stafford Road, Wellington Road

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 24 January 1880
Villa play their first ever home FA Cup tie and comprehensively beat Stafford Road yet it would still prove to be their final FA Cup outing of the season.
Having secured a draw in the original tie at the Wolverhampton ground of the Stafford Road Railway Works Football Club,
Villa sweep aside their opponents in the replay at Wellington Road.
Villa however, still an amateur and pecuniary disadvantaged club, had lost the toss for home status in the third round tie with Oxford University and withdrew from the competition being unable to formulate a side capable of fulfilling the fixture.
Meanwhile, forward and future Villa leader George Ramsay made his sole appearance for Villa in the FA Cup whilst goalkeeper John Ball and forward Billy Mason made their final appearances for Villa.
🟩 24 Jan 1880, Villa 3-1 Stafford Road, Wellington Road

DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 F George Ramsay | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 GK John Ball | 🏴 | 1879-80 | 🕒 2 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 | 0 | #1 |
🔴 IF Billy Mason | 🏴 | 1879-80 | 🕒 2 | ⚽ 2 | 🔥 0 | #7 |
🔴 F George Ramsay | 🏴 | 11880 | 🕒 1 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | #12 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Stafford Road

FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 24 Jan 1880, Villa 3-1 Stafford Road, Wellington Road
FIXTURE DETAILS

Season | 1879-80 |
Matchday | #2 |
Manager Game | #2 |
Saturday, 24 January 1880
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🟩 24 Jan 1880, Villa 3-1 Stafford Road, Wellington Road
MATCH SUMMARY

Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
Referee: L. H. Cofield | 🏴 | 1880-
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Management Committee 1879-86
🕒 2 | 🟩 | 1 🟨 | 1 🟥 0 | 2.00
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 24 Jan 1880, Villa 3-1 Stafford Road, Wellington Road

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: L. H. Cofield | 🏴 | 1880-
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None
Umpires: Messrs M'Gregor, G. C. Crump
VAR PROFILE (from 2021)
CARDS

None
CARDS
None
Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Notably poor performance 🆘, Cards 🟨 Booking, Cards 🟥 Sending off, Disallowed ❌ Goal disallowed, ⚽ Penalty for, 🥅 Penalty against, ❌ Penalty Disallowed
🟩 24 Jan 1880, Villa 3-1 Stafford Road, Wellington Road

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
George Ramsay (debut) replaces Charlie Johnstone.
Starting XI Average Age: | 23 |
Oldest Player:
HB Sammy Law | 🏴 | 30 |
Youngest Player:
IR Andy Hunter | 🏴 | 15 |
*Exact birthdates unconfirmed
🟩 24 Jan 1880, Villa 3-1 Stafford Road, Wellington Road
MANAGER
Management Committee 1879-86

Aston Villa
GK John Ball | 🏴 | 🔴 |
B Harry Simmonds | 🏴 |
B Ted Lee | 🏴 |
HB Tommy Pank | 🏴 |
HB Sammy Law | 🏴 | ⚽ |
IL Eli Davis | 🏴 | 🔥 |
IF Billy Mason | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | 🔴 |
IF George Ramsay | 🏴 | 🟢 | 🔴 |
IR Andy Hunter | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴 |
CF William Crossland | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Management Committee
Stafford Road
GK E. Ray
B G. Selman
HB Muir
HB Grant
HB A. Nicholls
F C. Davies
F Reeves
F Holden
F H. Crane
F J. W. Whitehead
F Charles Crump ⚽
🟩 24 Jan 1880, Villa 3-1 Stafford Road, Wellington Road
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
🟩 24 Jan 1880, Villa 3-1 Stafford Road, Wellington Road
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
🟩 24 Jan 1880, Villa 3-1 Stafford Road, Wellington Road

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
🕒 | ✅ | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK John Ball | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 24 Jan 1880, Villa 3-1 Stafford Road, Wellington Road
SQUAD STATS

Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Stafford Road XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 24 Jan 1880, Villa 3-1 Stafford Road, Wellington Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 24 Jan 1880, Villa 3-1 Stafford Road, Wellington Road
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE

MATCHDAY PROGRAMME

🟩 24 Jan 1880, Villa 3-1 Stafford Road, Wellington Road

MATCH QUOTES
🟩 24 Jan 1880, Villa 3-1 Stafford Road, Wellington Road

MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 24 Jan 1880, Villa 3-1 Stafford Road, Wellington Road
