Game #19
Aston Villa
Saturday, 29 December 1883

Won
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
FA Cup
Wednesbury Old Athletic
The Oval, Wednesbury
Attendance: 7,000
🟩 29 Dec 1883, Villa 7-4 Wednesbury Old Athletic, The Oval
Wednesbury Old Athletic
4-7

Aston Villa
🟩 29 Dec 1883, Villa 7-4 Wednesbury Old Athletic, The Oval

MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 29 December 1883
🥅 | 5’ Goal, 0-1, (Wednesbury Old Athletic), George Holden
🥅 | Goal, 0-2, (Wednesbury Old Athletic), Bayliss
⚽ | Goal, 1-2, Howard Vaughton
⚽ | Goal, 2-2, Archie Hunter
🥅 | Goal, 2-3, (Wednesbury Old Athletic), Bayliss
🕒 | HT Wednesbury Old Athletic 3-2 Aston Villa
⚽ | Goal, 3-3, Archie Hunter
🥅 | Goal, 3-4, (Wednesbury Old Athletic), T. Tonks
⚽ | Goal, 4-4, Archie Hunter
⚽ | Goal, 5-4, Howard Vaughton
⚽ | Goal, 6-4, Archie Hunter
⚽ | Goal, 7-4, Olly Whateley
🕒 | FT Wednesbury Old Athletic 4-7 Aston Villa
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
🟩 29 Dec 1883, Villa 7-4 Wednesbury Old Athletic, The Oval

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 29 December 1883
Villa record their biggest FA Cup win for the third game in a row as Archie Hunter hit his and Villa's second hat-trick in three games and becomes the first Villa player to score four in a game.
Villa qualify for the fourth round of the FA Cup for the fourth season in succession.
Meanwhile, goalkeeper Billy Clarke made his final appearance for Villa.
🟩 29 Dec 1883, Villa 7-4 Wednesbury Old Athletic, The Oval

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 GK Billy Clarke | 🏴 | 1881-83 | 🕒 7 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | #19 |
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Wednesbury Old Athletic

FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 29 Dec 1883, Villa 7-4 Wednesbury Old Athletic, The Oval
FIXTURE DETAILS

Season | 1883-84 |
Matchday | #3 |
Manager Game | #19 |
Saturday, 29 December 1883
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🟩 29 Dec 1883, Villa 7-4 Wednesbury Old Athletic, The Oval
MATCH SUMMARY

Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
Referee: C. Crump | 🏴 | Birmingham, 1882-
HT Score: 🟥 2-3
FT Score: 🟩 7-4
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

Management Committee 1879-86
🕒 19 | 🟩 | 13 🟨 | 3 🟥 3 | 2.21
Villa Career Form:
Champions
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 29 Dec 1883, Villa 7-4 Wednesbury Old Athletic, The Oval

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: C. Crump | 🏴 | Birmingham, 1882-
Matches Officiated: 5
🟩 : 5
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Last Match: 🟩 10 Nov 1883, Villa 5-1 Walsall Swifts, The Chuckery
Cards: None
Umpires: William McGregor (Villa) and S. Page (Wednesbury)
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
🟩 29 Dec 1883, Villa 7-4 Wednesbury Old Athletic, The Oval

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Billy Clarke returns in goal for Archibald Vale whilst Robert Price also returns with Joe Simmonds making way.
Starting XI Average Age:
| 24.40 |
Oldest Player:
IL Eli Davis | 🏴 | 28.10 |
Youngest Player:
CF Olly Whateley | 🏴 | 22.41 |
🟩 29 Dec 1883, Villa 7-4 Wednesbury Old Athletic, The Oval
MANAGER
Management Committee 1879-86

Aston Villa
GK Billy Clarke | 🏴 | 🔴 |
B Tom Riddell | 🏴 |
HB Fred Dawson | 🏴 |
HB Charles Apperley | 🏴 |
HB Robert Price | 🏴 |
HB Arthur Brown | 🏴 |
IL Eli Davis | 🏴 |
IL Howard Vaughton | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Wally Roberts | 🏴 |
CF Olly Whateley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Management Committee
Wednesbury Old Athletic
GK C. Kent
B J. Nicholls
B Morley
HB D. Tonks
HB Byrne
HB Flaherty
RF George Holden | ⚽ |
RF Patrick
LF T Tonks | ⚽ |
LF J. Roberts
CF Bayliss | ⚽ | ⚽ |
🟩 29 Dec 1883, Villa 7-4 Wednesbury Old Athletic, The Oval
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 29 Dec 1883, Villa 7-4 Wednesbury Old Athletic, The Oval
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
🟩 29 Dec 1883, Villa 7-4 Wednesbury Old Athletic, The Oval

MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
🕒 | ✅ | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Billy Clarke | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟩 29 Dec 1883, Villa 7-4 Wednesbury Old Athletic, The Oval
SQUAD STATS

Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Athletic XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 29 Dec 1883, Villa 7-4 Wednesbury Old Athletic, The Oval
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 29 Dec 1883, Villa 7-4 Wednesbury Old Athletic, The Oval
UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE

MATCHDAY PROGRAMME

🟩 29 Dec 1883, Villa 7-4 Wednesbury Old Athletic, The Oval

MATCH QUOTES
🟩 29 Dec 1883, Villa 7-4 Wednesbury Old Athletic, The Oval

MATCH REPORTS
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🟩 29 Dec 1883, Villa 7-4 Wednesbury Old Athletic, The Oval
