Game #57
Aston Villa
10-4-3, 24 PTS
Saturday, 5 January 1889


Lost
2nd (-)
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
Football League
Burnley
6-2-10, 14 PTS
Turf Moor
Attendance: 6,000
🟥 5 Jan 1889, Villa 0-4 Burnley, Turf Moor
Burnley
4-0

Aston Villa

Assist(s) | None
🟥 5 Jan 1889, Villa 0-4 Burnley, Turf Moor


MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 5 January 1889
💥 | Villa's arrival is delayed due to the mists approaching the ground and kick off is thereby delayed
💥 | The referee commences the game despite Villa's arrival being incomplete and the ground being extremely heavy for even an 11v11 being contested
💥 | 1’ Villa start the game with 8 men as Gershom Cox, Fred Dawson & Harry Devey are delayed in the mists approaching the ground
💥 | 5’ Gershom Cox and Harry Devey take the field of play
🥅 | 20’ Goal, 0-1, (Burnley), Yates
🕒 | HT Burnley 1-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | Goal, 0-2 (Burnley), Gallocher
🥅 | Goal, 0-3 (Burnley), Yates
🥅 | Goal, 0-4 (Burnley), W Brady
🕒 | FT Burnley 4-0 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
🟥 5 Jan 1889, Villa 0-4 Burnley, Turf Moor

ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 5 January 1889
Villa face Burnley for the first time in competitive football, Burnley become the 27th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.
Villa start the match with only 8 players on the field due to a dense mist around the ground preventing the team's arrival. Following a delayed arrival of the majority of the Villa team, the referee deems play should commence 8v11.
After five minutes had elapsed a Cox and Devey joined the play but Villa are forced to played the fixture 10v11 as Dawson can not make it through the confitions. Playing with 10 men on a pitch of the heaviest variety, that would render Villa's style of play impossible even in an 11v11 match, inevitably leads to defeat.
Ironically, Villa's previous fixture had seen Derby arrive with 10 men, before being allowed to field 11 from kick off by use of a reserve, and then allowing a 12th man to take the field of play after one of the original line up was injured. No such fortune was afforded Villa at Turf Moor.
🟥 5 Jan 1889, Villa 0-4 Burnley, Turf Moor

DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
Seasons | 🕒 Games | ✅ Starts (🔁 Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Aston Villa
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1886-87
Burnley


League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟥 5 Jan 1889, Villa 0-4 Burnley, Turf Moor
FIXTURE DETAILS


Season | 1888-89 |
Matchday | #17 |
League Match | #17 |
Manager Game | #31 |
Saturday, 5 January 1889
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🟥 5 Jan 1889, Villa 0-4 Burnley, Turf Moor
MATCH SUMMARY


Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-4
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD

George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1926
🕒 31 | 🟩 | 20 🟨 7 🟥 4 | 2.16
Villa Career Form:
Champions
Games 🕒, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Points per Game
🟥 5 Jan 1889, Villa 0-4 Burnley, Turf Moor

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
🟥 5 Jan 1889, Villa 0-4 Burnley, Turf Moor

TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Dennis Hodgetts returns after injury however Villa have insufficient players to field XI.
Starting XI Average Age:
| 25.16 |
Oldest Player:
HB Harry Devey | 🏴 | 28.84 |
Youngest Player:
B Frank Coulton | 🏴 | 20.94 |
🟥 5 Jan 1889, Villa 0-4 Burnley, Turf Moor
MANAGER
George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1926

Aston Villa
Villa play the match with 10 men
GK Jimmy Warner | 🏴 |
B Gershom Cox | 🏴 |
B Frank Coulton | 🏴 |
HB Jack Burton | 🏴 |
HB Harry Devey | 🏴 |
IR Albert Brown | 🏴 |
IR Tommy Green | 🏴 |
IL Archie Goodall | 🏴 |
IL Albert Allen | 🏴 |
IL Dennis Hodgetts | 🏴 |
*HB Fred Dawson | 🏴 | unable to reach ground
MANAGER
Management Committee

Burnley
GK Walter Cox | 🏴 |
B Sandy Lang | 🏴 |
B William Bury | 🏴 |
HB Bill McFettridge | 🏴 |
HB Dan Friel | 🏴 |
HB Jack Keenan | 🏴 |
RF William Brady | 🏴 | ⚽ |
RF Alec Brady | 🏴 |
LF Jack Yates | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
LF William McKay | 🏴 |
CF Pat Gallocher | 🏴 | ⚽ |
🟥 5 Jan 1889, Villa 0-4 Burnley, Turf Moor
SUBSTITUTES

No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period

🟥 5 Jan 1889, Villa 0-4 Burnley, Turf Moor
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

🟥 5 Jan 1889, Villa 0-4 Burnley, Turf Moor
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
🕒 | ✅ | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Jimmy Warner | 🏴 | |
No Player |
SUBSTITUTES
Player | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🥅 | ⛔ | Yellow | Red |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Player | 🇺 |
---|---|
Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Conceded 🥅, Clean Sheets ⛔, Unused Substitute 🇺
🟥 5 Jan 1889, Villa 0-4 Burnley, Turf Moor
SQUAD STATS

Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 10/10
SQUAD STATS

Burnley XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟥 5 Jan 1889, Villa 0-4 Burnley, Turf Moor
MATCHDAY SQUAD

MATCHDAY SQUAD

🟥 5 Jan 1889, Villa 0-4 Burnley, Turf Moor
UNAVAILABLE

Injury | 2 |
HB Harry Yates | 🏴 |
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴 |
Unable to reach ground | 1 |
HB Fred Dawson | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE



MATCHDAY PROGRAMME


🟥 5 Jan 1889, Villa 0-4 Burnley, Turf Moor


MATCH QUOTES
🟥 5 Jan 1889, Villa 0-4 Burnley, Turf Moor


MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 5 Jan 1889, Villa 0-4 Burnley, Turf Moor

