Game #4
Aston Villa
Saturday, 4 December 1880
Won
2nd Round
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
FA Cup
Nottingham Forest
Old Trent Bridge Ground, Nottingham
Attendance: 2,500
🟩 4 Dec 1880, Villa 2-1 Forest, Trent Bridge
Nottingham Forest
1-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Eli Davis | 1-0 |
🟩 4 Dec 1880, Villa 2-1 Forest, Trent Bridge
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 4 December 1880
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Arthur Brown
⚽ | Goal, 1-0, Andy Hunter, Assist by Eli Davis
🕒 | HT Nottingham Forest 0-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | Goal, 1-1, (Nottingham Forest), Sam Widdowson
⚽ | Goal, 2-1, Howard Vaughton
🕒 | FT Nottingham Forest 1-2 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟩 4 Dec 1880, Villa 2-1 Forest, Trent Bridge
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 4 December 1880
Villa face Nottingham Forest for the first time in competitive football, Forest become the 3rd team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.
Villa beat Forest on their own patch in the second round of the FA Cup as forward Arthur Brown made his Villa debut in the Cup.
Aston Villa
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Nottingham Forest
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest
🟩 4 Dec 1880, Villa 2-1 Forest, Trent Bridge
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1880-81 |
Matchday | #2 |
Manager Game | #4 |
Saturday, 4 December 1880
🟩 4 Dec 1880, Villa 2-1 Forest, Trent Bridge
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
Referee: Referee: Rev. J. R. B. Owen | 🏴 | 1880-
Kick off: 2.50pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Management Committee 1879-86
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 4 | 🟩 | 3 🟨 | 1 🟥 0 | 2.50
Villa Career Form:
Champions
🟩 4 Dec 1880, Villa 2-1 Forest, Trent Bridge
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Rev. J. R. B. Owen | 🏴 | 1880-
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None
Umpires: Mr J. Hughes, Sheffield and Mr A Goodyer, Nottingham.
🟩 4 Dec 1880, Villa 2-1 Forest, Trent Bridge
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Harry Simmonds and Arthur Brown (debut) come in for Charlie Johnstone and William Crossland.
Starting XI Average Age: | 22 |
Oldest Player:
HB Sammy Law | 🏴 | 30 |
Youngest Player:
IR Andy Hunter | 🏴 | 16 |
*Exact birthdates unconfirmed
🟩 4 Dec 1880, Villa 2-1 Forest, Trent Bridge
MANAGER
Management Committee 1879-86
Aston Villa
GK George Copley | 🏴 |
B Ted Lee | 🏴 |
B Harry Simmonds | 🏴 |
HB Tommy Pank | 🏴 |
HB Sammy Law | 🏴 |
HB Arthur Brown | 🏴 | 🟢 |
IL Eli Davis | 🏴 | 🔥 |
IL Howard Vaughton | 🏴 | ⚽ |
IR Bill Watts | 🏴 |
IR Andy Hunter | 🏴 |
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Harry Radford | 🏴 |
Nottingham Forest
GKJohn Sands | 🏴 |
B Charles Caborn | 🏴 |
3QB Walter Luntley | 🏴 |
3QB Edwin Luntley | 🏴 |
HB Ernest Jardine | 🏴 |
HB Mark Holroyd | 🏴 |
RW William Parr | 🏴 |
RW A.H. Smith | 🏴 |
LW Teddy Earp | 🏴 |
LW John Turner | 🏴 |
CF Sam Widdowson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟩 4 Dec 1880, Villa 2-1 Forest, Trent Bridge
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
🟩 4 Dec 1880, Villa 2-1 Forest, Trent Bridge
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
🟩 4 Dec 1880, Villa 2-1 Forest, Trent Bridge
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK George Copley | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
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🟩 4 Dec 1880, Villa 2-1 Forest, Trent Bridge
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Forest XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 4 Dec 1880, Villa 2-1 Forest, Trent Bridge
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟩 4 Dec 1880, Villa 2-1 Forest, Trent Bridge
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟩 4 Dec 1880, Villa 2-1 Forest, Trent Bridge
MATCH QUOTES
🟩 4 Dec 1880, Villa 2-1 Forest, Trent Bridge
MATCH REPORTS
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