Game #105
Aston Villa
5-4-7, 14 PTS
Friday, 26 December 1890


Drew
8th (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨
Football League
Sunderland
5-4-6, 12 PTS*
Wellington Road, Perry Barr
Attendance: 6,000
🟨 26 Dec 1890, Villa 0-0 Sunderland, Wellington Road
Aston Villa
0-0

Sunderland

Assist(s) | None
🟨 26 Dec 1890, Villa 0-0 Sunderland, Wellington Road


MATCH TIMELINE
Friday, 26 December 1890
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Sunderland
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-0 Sunderland
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
🟨 26 Dec 1890, Villa 0-0 Sunderland, Wellington Road

ON THIS DAY
Friday, 26 December 1890
Villa face Sunderland for the first time in competitive football, Sunderland become the 30th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football and the first new opponent Villa have faced since playing South Shore 20 games previously.
Villa make it successive draws under George Ramsay.
Midfielder James Connor made his final appearance for Villa aged 23 before moving on to today’s opponents Sunderland.
Forward Albert Allen made his final appearance for Villa aged just 26 before retiring from football due to illness.
🟨 26 Dec 1890, Villa 0-0 Sunderland, Wellington Road

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 OL Albert Allen | 🏴 | 1887-90 | 🕒 56 | ⚽ 34 | 🔥 8 | #46 |
🔴 B James Connor | 🏴 | 1890 | 🕒 4 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | #62 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1886–87
Sunderland


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟨 26 Dec 1890, Villa 0-0 Sunderland, Wellington Road
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1890-91 |
Matchday | #16 |
League Match | #16 |
Manager Game | #79 |
Saturday, 26 December 1890
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🟨 26 Dec 1890, Villa 0-0 Sunderland, Wellington Road
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Cooke | 🏴 | 1890-
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟥 🟨 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD

George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1899
🕒 79 | 🟩 | 37 🟨 17 🟥 25 | 1.62
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟨 26 Dec 1890, Villa 0-0 Sunderland, Wellington Road

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Cooke | 🏴 | 1890-
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
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
🟨 26 Dec 1890, Villa 0-0 Sunderland, Wellington Road

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
In two changes from the side that drew with Blackburn, James Connor and Gershom Cox return as Walter Evans and Jack Burton drop out.
Starting XI Average Age:
| 25.33 |
Oldest Player:
HB Harry Devey | 🏴 | 30.82 |
Youngest Player:
HB George Campbell | 🏴 | 19.91 |
🟨 26 Dec 1890, Villa 0-0 Sunderland, Wellington Road
MANAGER
George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1899

Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Warner | 🏴 |
B Gershom Cox | 🏴 |
B James Connor | 🏴 | 🔴 |
HB Harry Devey | 🏴 |
HB George Campbell | 🏴 |
HB James Brown | 🏴 |
OR Albert Brown | 🏴 |
OR Jimmy Cowan | 🏴 |
OL Albert Allen | 🏴 | 🔴 |
OL Dennis Hodgetts | 🏴 |
CF Tom McKnight | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Tom Watson | 🏴 |

Sunderland
GK Ned Doig | 🏴 |
B Tom Porteus | 🏴 |
B John Oliver | 🏴 |
HB Andrew Wilson | 🏴 |
HB John Auld | 🏴 |
HB John Murray | 🏴 |
F John Smith | 🏴 |
F John Harvey | 🏴 |
F John Campbell | 🏴 |
F John Scott | 🏴 |
F David Hannah | 🇬🇧 |
🟨 26 Dec 1890, Villa 0-0 Sunderland, Wellington Road
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟨 26 Dec 1890, Villa 0-0 Sunderland, 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
🟨 26 Dec 1890, Villa 0-0 Sunderland, Wellington Road

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
🕒 | ✅ | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Jimmy Warner | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟨 26 Dec 1890, Villa 0-0 Sunderland, Wellington Road
SQUAD STATS

Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS

Sunderland XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟨 26 Dec 1890, Villa 0-0 Sunderland, Wellington Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟨 26 Dec 1890, Villa 0-0 Sunderland, Wellington Road
UNAVAILABLE

None
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE


MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟨 26 Dec 1890, Villa 0-0 Sunderland, Wellington Road


MATCH QUOTES
🟨 26 Dec 1890, Villa 0-0 Sunderland, Wellington Road


MATCH REPORTS
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🟨 26 Dec 1890, Villa 0-0 Sunderland, Wellington Road

