Game #115
Aston Villa
2-0-0, 4 PTS
Saturday, 12 September 1891


Won
1st=
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Football League
West Bromwich Albion
1-0-1, 2 PTS
Wellington Road, Perry Barr
Attendance: 12,100
🟩 12 Sep 1891, Villa 5-1 Albion, Wellington Road
Aston Villa
5-1

West Brom

Assists(s) | Jack Devey | 1-1 | Dennis Hodgetts | 2-1 | Billy Dickson | 4-1 |
🟩 12 Sep 1891, Villa 5-1 Albion, Wellington Road


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 12 September 1891
🥅 | 7’ Goal, 0-1, (West Bromwich Albion), Tom Pearson
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 West Bromwich Albion
⚽ | Goal, 1-1, Charlie Athersmith, Assist by Jack Devey
⚽ | Goal, 2-1, Jack Devey, Assist by Dennis Hodgetts
⚽ | Goal, 3-1, Percy Hislop
⚽ | Goal, 4-1, Jack Devey, Assist by Billy Dickson
⚽ | Goal, 5-1, Billy Dickson
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 5-1 West Bromwich Albion
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
🟩 12 Sep 1891, Villa 5-1 Albion, Wellington Road

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 12 September 1891
🟩 12 Sep 1891, Villa 5-1 Albion, Wellington Road

DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1886–87
West Bromwich Albion


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1887-88
🟩 12 Sep 1891, Villa 5-1 Albion, Wellington Road
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1891-92 |
Matchday | #2 |
League Match | #2 |
Manager Game | #89 |
Saturday, 12 September 1891
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🟩 12 Sep 1891, Villa 5-1 Albion, Wellington Road
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1899
🕒 89 | 🟩 | 42 🟨 17 🟥 30 | 1.61
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 12 Sep 1891, Villa 5-1 Albion, 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
🟩 12 Sep 1891, Villa 5-1 Albion, Wellington Road

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Villa named an unchanged line up from the team that beat Blackburn on the opening day of the season.
Starting XI Average Age:
| 24.05 |
Oldest Player:
B Gershom Cox | 🏴 | 28.55 |
Youngest Player:
OR Charlie Athersmith | 🏴 | 19.35 |
🟩 12 Sep 1891, Villa 5-1 Albion, Wellington Road
MANAGER
George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1899

Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Warner | 🏴 |
B Walter Evans | 🏴 |
B Gershom Cox | 🏴 |
HB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴 |
HB George Campbell | 🏴 |
HB James Brown | 🏴 |
OR Charlie Athersmith | 🏴 | ⚽ |
OR Billy Dickson | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
OL Percy Hislop | 🏴 | ⚽ |
OL Dennis Hodgetts | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Jack Devey | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Louis Ford | 🏴 |

West Bromwich Albion
GK Bob Roberts | 🏴 |
B Seth Powell | 🏴 |
B Mark Nicholson | 🏴 |
HB Charlie Perry | 🏴 |
HB Frank Dyer | 🏴 |
HB Jem Bayliss | 🏴 |
F Sammy Nicholls | 🏴 |
F Billy Bassett | 🏴 |
F Willie Groves | 🏴 |
F Roddy McLeod | 🏴 |
F Tom Pearson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟩 12 Sep 1891, Villa 5-1 Albion, Wellington Road
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟩 12 Sep 1891, Villa 5-1 Albion, 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
🟩 12 Sep 1891, Villa 5-1 Albion, 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 🇺
🟩 12 Sep 1891, Villa 5-1 Albion, Wellington Road
SQUAD STATS

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

Albion XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 12 Sep 1891, Villa 5-1 Albion, Wellington Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 12 Sep 1891, Villa 5-1 Albion, Wellington Road
UNAVAILABLE

None
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟩 12 Sep 1891, Villa 5-1 Albion, Wellington Road


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 12 Sep 1891, Villa 5-1 Albion, Wellington Road


MATCH REPORTS
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Monday, 14 September 1891
🟩 12 Sep 1891, Villa 5-1 Albion, Wellington Road

