Game #6
Aston Villa
Saturday, 19 February 1881
Lost
4th Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
FA Cup
Stafford Road
Wellington Road, Perry Barr
Attendance: 5,000
🟥 19 Feb 1881, Villa 2-3 Stafford Road, Wellington Road
Aston Villa
2-3
Stafford Road
Assist(s) | William Crossland | 1-1 |
🟥 19 Feb 1881, Villa 2-3 Stafford Road, Wellington Road
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 19 February 1881
🥅 | Goal, 0-1, (Stafford Road), Gowland
⚽ | Goal, 1-1, Archie Hunter, Assist by William Crossland
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Stafford Road
⚽ | Goal, 2-1, Eli Davis
🥅 | Goal, 2-2, (Stafford Road), Crump
🥅 | Goal, 2-3, (Stafford Road), Gowland
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-3 Stafford Road
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 19 Feb 1881, Villa 2-3 Stafford Road, Wellington Road
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 19 February 1881
Villa are knocked out of the FA Cup on merit for the first time by Wolverhampton's premier club Stafford Road Railway Works Football Club.
Utility player Bill Watts made his final appearance for Villa.
Aston Villa
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Stafford Road
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
🟥 19 Feb 1881, Villa 2-3 Stafford Road, Wellington Road
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1880-81 |
Matchday | #4 |
Manager Game | #6 |
Saturday, 19 February 1881
🟥 19 Feb 1881, Villa 2-3 Stafford Road, Wellington Road
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
Referee: W. Dodsworth | 🏴 | 1881-
Kick off: 3.30pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Management Committee 1879-86
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 6 | 🟩 | 4 🟨 | 1 🟥 1 | 2.16
Villa Career Form:
Champions
🟥 19 Feb 1881, Villa 2-3 Stafford Road, Wellington Road
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: W. Dodsworth | 🏴 | 1881-
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None
Umpires: Messrs. Hughes and Haynes.
🟥 19 Feb 1881, Villa 2-3 Stafford Road, Wellington Road
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Bill Watts comes in for goalscoring hero of the previous round Andy Hunter (illness).
Starting XI Average Age: | 23 |
Oldest Player:
HB Sammy Law | 🏴 | 31 |
Youngest Player:
GK George Copley | 🏴 | 20 |
*Exact birthdates unconfirmed
🟥 19 Feb 1881, Villa 2-3 Stafford Road, Wellington Road
MANAGER
Management Committee 1879-86
Aston Villa
GK George Copley | 🏴 |
B Harry Simmonds | 🏴 |
B Ted Lee | 🏴 |
HB Arthur Brown | 🏴 |
HB Tommy Pank | 🏴 |
HB Sammy Law | 🏴 |
IR Bill Watts | 🏴 | 🔴 |
IL Eli Davis | 🏴 | ⚽ |
IL Howard Vaughton | 🏴 |
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF William Crossland | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Unknown
Stafford Road
GK E. Ray
B Colin Dorrance
HB G. Selman
HB Turton
HB A. Nicholls
F A. T. Ward
F R. Gowland ⚽ ⚽
F James
F Shone
F J. W. Whitehead
F Charles Crump ⚽
🟥 19 Feb 1881, Villa 2-3 Stafford Road, Wellington Road
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
🟥 19 Feb 1881, Villa 2-3 Stafford Road, Wellington Road
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
🟥 19 Feb 1881, Villa 2-3 Stafford Road, Wellington Road
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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🟥 19 Feb 1881, Villa 2-3 Stafford Road, Wellington Road
SQUAD STATS
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
Stafford Road XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
🟥 19 Feb 1881, Villa 2-3 Stafford Road, Wellington Road
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 19 Feb 1881, Villa 2-3 Stafford Road, Wellington Road
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 19 Feb 1881, Villa 2-3 Stafford Road, Wellington Road
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 19 Feb 1881, Villa 2-3 Stafford Road, Wellington Road
MATCH REPORTS
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