Game #47
Aston Villa
5-1-1, 11 PTS
Saturday, 20 October 1888


Won
2nd (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Football League
Bolton Wanderers
2-0-5, 4 PTS
Pike's Lane
Attendance: 8,000
🟩 20 Oct 1888, Villa 3-2 Bolton, Pike's Lane
Bolton Wanderers
2-3

Aston Villa

🟩 20 Oct 1888, Villa 3-2 Bolton, Pike's Lane


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 20 October 1888
🕒 | HT Bolton Wanderers 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 46’ Goal, 0-1, (Bolton Wanderers)
⚽ | 49' Goal, 1-1, Dennis Hodgetts
🥅 | Goal, 1-2, (Bolton Wanderers), Barbour
⚽ | Goal, 2-2, Archie Hunter
⚽ | Goal, 3-2, Albert Allen
🕒 | FT Bolton Wanderers 2-3 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
🟩 20 Oct 1888, Villa 3-2 Bolton, Pike's Lane

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 20 October 1888
Villa face Bolton Wanderers for the first time in competitive football, Bolton become the 25th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.
Villa win their second consecutive game and make it 5 wins in 7 league games in the inaugural Football League. Still no League clean sheet however.
🟩 20 Oct 1888, Villa 3-2 Bolton, Pike's Lane

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


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟩 20 Oct 1888, Villa 3-2 Bolton, Pike's Lane
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1888-89 |
Matchday | #7 |
League Match | #7 |
Manager Game | #21 |
Saturday, 20 October 1888
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🟩 20 Oct 1888, Villa 3-2 Bolton, Pike's Lane
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD

George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1926
🕒 21 | 🟩 | 15 🟨 4 🟥 2 | 2.33
Villa Career Form:
Champions
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟩 20 Oct 1888, Villa 3-2 Bolton, Pike's Lane

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
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
🟩 20 Oct 1888, Villa 3-2 Bolton, Pike's Lane

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Harry Devey returns with new signing Archie Goodall missing out through injury.
Starting XI Average Age:
| 25.59 |
Oldest Player:
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴 | 29.10 |
Youngest Player:
B Frank Coulton | 🏴 | 20.73 |
🟩 20 Oct 1888, Villa 3-2 Bolton, Pike's Lane
MANAGER
George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1926

Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Warner | 🏴 |
B Gershom Cox | 🏴 |
B Frank Coulton | 🏴 |
HB Harry Yates | 🏴 |
HB Jack Burton | 🏴 |
HB Harry Devey | 🏴 |
IR Albert Brown | 🏴 |
IR Tommy Green | 🏴 |
IL Dennis Hodgetts | 🏴 | ⚽ |
IL Albert Allen | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
John Bentley | 🏴 |

Bolton Wanderers
GK Charlie Harrison | 🏴 |
B Bethell Robinson | 🏴 |
B Fletcher
HB Peter Bullough | 🏴 |
HB Weir
HB Robert Roberts | 🏴 |
F Kenny Davenport | 🏴 |
F James Brogan | 🏴 |
F Alexander Barbour | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F John Milne | 🏴 |
F Harry Tyrer | 🏴 |
🟩 20 Oct 1888, Villa 3-2 Bolton, Pike's Lane
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟩 20 Oct 1888, Villa 3-2 Bolton, Pike's Lane
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

🟩 20 Oct 1888, Villa 3-2 Bolton, Pike's Lane
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 🇺
🟩 20 Oct 1888, Villa 3-2 Bolton, Pike's Lane
SQUAD STATS

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

Bolton XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟩 20 Oct 1888, Villa 3-2 Bolton, Pike's Lane
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟩 20 Oct 1888, Villa 3-2 Bolton, Pike's Lane
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 1 |
HB Archie Goodall | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟩 20 Oct 1888, Villa 3-2 Bolton, Pike's Lane


MATCH QUOTES
🟩 20 Oct 1888, Villa 3-2 Bolton, Pike's Lane


MATCH REPORTS
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*The Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 22 October 1888
🟩 20 Oct 1888, Villa 3-2 Bolton, Pike's Lane

