Game #36
Aston Villa
Saturday, 2 April 1887
Won
Final
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
FA Cup
West Bromwich Albion
Kennington Oval, London
Attendance: 15,500
🟩 2 Apr 1887, Villa 2-0 Albion, Kennington Oval
Aston Villa
2-0
West Brom
Assist(s) | Albert Brown | 80' |
🟩 2 Apr 1887, Villa 2-0 Albion, Kennington Oval
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 2 April 1887
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 West Bromwich Albion
⚽ | 60’ Goal, 1-0, Dennis Hodgetts
⚽ | 80' Goal, 2-0, Archie Hunter, Assist by Albert Brown
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 West Bromwich Albion
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 2 Apr 1887, Villa 2-0 Albion, Kennington Oval
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 2 April 1887
🟩 2 Apr 1887, Villa 2-0 Albion, Kennington Oval
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 F Richmond Davis | 🏴 | 1885-87 | 🕒 12 | ⚽ 2 | 🔥 4 | #36 |
🔴 IL Howard Vaughton | 🏴 | 1880-87 | 🕒 30 | ⚽ 10 | 🔥 3 | #15 |
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Aston Villa
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1886-87
West Bromwich Albion
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 2 Apr 1887, Villa 2-0 Albion, Kennington Oval
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1886-87 |
Matchday | #10 |
Manager Game | #10 |
Saturday, 2 April 1887
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🟩 2 Apr 1887, Villa 2-0 Albion, Kennington Oval
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Francis Marindin | 🏴 | FA President, 1887-
HT Score:
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1899
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 10 | 🟩 | 7 🟨 3 🟥 0 | 2.40
Villa Career Form:
Champions
🟩 2 Apr 1887, Villa 2-0 Albion, Kennington Oval
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Francis Marindin | 🏴 | FA President, 1887-
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None
Umpires: Richard Gregson (Lancashire) and J C. Clegg (Sheffield).
🟩 2 Apr 1887, Villa 2-0 Albion, Kennington Oval
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Villa named an unchanged line up for the sixth successive game as they tackled their first ever FA Cup final.
Starting XI Average Age:
| 24.83 |
Oldest Player:
HB Fred Dawson | 🏴 | 28.35 |
Youngest Player:
B Frank Coulton | 🏴 | 19.18 |
🟩 2 Apr 1887, Villa 2-0 Albion, Kennington Oval
MANAGER
George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1899
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Warner | 🏴 |
B Frank Coulton | 🏴 |
B Joe Simmonds | 🏴 |
HB Harry Yates | 🏴 |
HB Fred Dawson | 🏴 |
HB Jack Burton | 🏴 |
IR Albert Brown | 🏴 | 🔥 |
IL Howard Vaughton | 🏴 | 🔴 |
F Richmond Davis | 🏴 | 🔴 |
IL Dennis Hodgetts | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Unknown
West Bromwich Albion
GK Bob Roberts | 🏴 |
B Harry Green | 🏴 |
B Albert Aldridge | 🏴 |
HB George Timmins | 🏴 |
HB Charlie Perry | 🏴 |
HB Ezra Horton | 🏴 |
LF Tom Pearson | 🏴 |
LF W. Paddock
RF Tommy Green | 🏴 |
RF George Woodhall | 🏴 |
CF Jem Bayliss | 🏴 |
🟩 2 Apr 1887, Villa 2-0 Albion, Kennington Oval
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
🟩 2 Apr 1887, Villa 2-0 Albion, Kennington 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
🟩 2 Apr 1887, Villa 2-0 Albion, Kennington Oval
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Jimmy Warner | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟩 2 Apr 1887, Villa 2-0 Albion, Kennington Oval
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Albion XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 2 Apr 1887, Villa 2-0 Albion, Kennington Oval
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 2 Apr 1887, Villa 2-0 Albion, Kennington Oval
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 2 Apr 1887, Villa 2-0 Albion, Kennington Oval
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 2 Apr 1887, Villa 2-0 Albion, Kennington Oval
MATCH REPORTS
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*The Birmingham Daily Post*
Thursday, 31 March 1887
🟩 2 Apr 1887, Villa 2-0 Albion, Kennington Oval