Game #3
Aston Villa
Saturday, 30 October 1880
Won
1st Round
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩
FA Cup
Wednesbury Strollers
Wellington Road, Perry Barr
Attendance: 2,000
🟩 30 Oct 1880, Villa 5-3 Wednesbury Strollers, Wellington Road
Aston Villa
5-3
Wednesbury Strollers
Assist(s) | Not recorded
🟩 30 Oct 1880, Villa 5-3 Wednesbury Strollers, Wellington Road
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 30 October 1880
🟢 | 1’ Debut, George Copley, Bill Watts, Howard Vaughton
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-3 Wednesbury Strollers
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 5-3 Wednesbury Strollers
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
🟩 30 Oct 1880, Villa 5-3 Wednesbury Strollers, Wellington Road
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 30 October 1880
Villa face Wednesbury Strollers for the first time in competitive football, Wednesbury Strollers become the 2nd team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.
Villa record their biggest FA Cup win to date
Goalkeeper George Copley, utility player Bill Watts & forward Howard Vaughton made their Villa debuts in the FA Cup.
Meanwhile, forward Charlie Johnstone made his final appearance for Villa in the FA Cup.
🟩 30 Oct 1880, Villa 5-3 Wednesbury Strollers, Wellington Road
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 GK George Copley | 🏴 |
🟢 IR Bill Watts | 🏴 |
🟢 IL Howard Vaughton | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 HB Charlie Johnstone | 🏴 | 1879-80 | 🕒 2 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | #9 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Wednesbury Strollers
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Wednesbury Strollers
PREVIOUS MATCH
Wednesbury Strollers
SUBSEQUENT MATCH
🟩 30 Oct 1880, Villa 5-3 Wednesbury Strollers, Wellington Road
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1880-81 |
Matchday | #1 |
Manager Game | #3 |
Saturday, 30 October 1880
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🟩 30 Oct 1880, Villa 5-3 Wednesbury Strollers, Wellington Road
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟥 1-3
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-3
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Management Committee 1879-86
🕒 3 | 🟩 | 2 🟨 | 1 🟥 0 | 2.33
Villa Career Form:
Champions
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 30 Oct 1880, Villa 5-3 Wednesbury Strollers, Wellington Road
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
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
🟩 30 Oct 1880, Villa 5-3 Wednesbury Strollers, Wellington Road
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
George Copley, Bill Watts and Howard Vaughton come into the 1880-81 squad to make their Villa FA Cup debuts.
Starting XI Average Age: | 23 |
Oldest Player:
HB Sammy Law | 🏴 | 30 |
Youngest Player:
IR Andy Hunter | 🏴 | 16 |
*Exact birthdates unconfirmed
🟩 30 Oct 1880, Villa 5-3 Wednesbury Strollers, Wellington Road
MANAGER
Management Committee 1879-86
Aston Villa
GK George Copley | 🏴 | 🟢 |
B Ted Lee | 🏴 |
HB Tommy Pank | 🏴 |
HB Sammy Law | 🏴 |
HB Charlie Johnstone | 🏴 | 🔴 |
IR Bill Watts | 🏴 | 🟢 |
IR Andy Hunter | 🏴 |
IL Eli Davis | 🏴 |
IL Howard Vaughton | 🏴 | 🟢 |
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴 |
CF William Crossland | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Management Committee
Wednesbury Strollers
GK Beddow
B Alf Harvey
HB Scott
HB Tom Bryan
HB Jones
IR Powis
IR Parker
IL Knowles
IL Taylor
CF Burns
CF Reilly
🟩 30 Oct 1880, Villa 5-3 Wednesbury Strollers, Wellington Road
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
🟩 30 Oct 1880, Villa 5-3 Wednesbury Strollers, 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
🟩 30 Oct 1880, Villa 5-3 Wednesbury Strollers, Wellington Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
🕒 | ✅ | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK George Copley | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
|---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 30 Oct 1880, Villa 5-3 Wednesbury Strollers, Wellington Road
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Strollers XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 30 Oct 1880, Villa 5-3 Wednesbury Strollers, Wellington Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 30 Oct 1880, Villa 5-3 Wednesbury Strollers, Wellington Road
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 30 Oct 1880, Villa 5-3 Wednesbury Strollers, Wellington Road
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 30 Oct 1880, Villa 5-3 Wednesbury Strollers, Wellington Road
MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 30 Oct 1880, Villa 5-3 Wednesbury Strollers, Wellington Road