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Villa vs.

Accrington

🟨 15 Apr 1893, Villa 1-1 Accrington, Thorneyholme Road

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Game #175

Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 1-1 |
FT Result | Drew |
Last 5 Games | WWWLD |

Season | 1892-93 |
Matchday | #31 |
League Match | #30 |
Manager Game | #149 |
Saturday, 15 April 1893

Scorer(s) | Jack Devey | 65' |

Assists(s) | Not recorded

Match Timeline

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Starting XI

GK Bill Dunning |
D John Baird |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Walter Evans |
M Fred Burton |
W Albert Woolley |
F William Devey |
F Bob Chatt |
F Dennis Hodgetts |
F Jack Devey |
F Albert Brown |

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Match Timeline

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HT Accrington 0-0 Aston Villa
55’ Goal, 0-1 (Accrington)
65’ Goal, 1-1, Jack Devey
FT Accrington 1-1 Aston Villa

On This Day

Forward Bob Chatt made his Villa debut aged 22 after joining from Middlesbrough Ironopolis as Villa finished fourth in the table for the second successive season.

🟩 25 Mar 1893, Villa 6-4 Accrington, Wellington Road

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Game #172

Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 6-4 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | LDWWW |

Season | 1892-93 |
Matchday | #28 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #146 |
Saturday, 18 March 1893

Scorer(s) | Jack Devey | Albert Brown | Jack Devey | Albert Woolley | Albert Woolley | Charlie Athersmith |

Assists(s) | Not recorded

Match Timeline

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Starting XI

GK Bob Roberts |
D John Baird |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
M George Campbell |
M Peter Dowds |
M Fred Burton |
W Charlie Athersmith |
W Albert Woolley |
F Dennis Hodgetts |
F Jack Devey |
F Albert Brown |

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Match Timeline

[Exact timings not recorded]
1’ Debut, Albert Woolley
17’ Goal, 0-1, (Accrington)
19’ Goal, 1-1, Jack Devey, Assist by Albert Woolley
Goal, 1-2, (Accrington)
Goal, 1-3, (Accrington)
HT Aston Villa 1-3 Accrington
Goal, 1-4, (Accrington)
Goal, 2-4, Albert Brown, Assist by Albert Woolley
Goal, 3-4, Jack Devey
Goal, 4-4, Albert Woolley
Goal, 5-4, Albert Woolley, Assist by Dennis Hodgetts
Goal, 6-4, Charlie Athersmith
FT Aston Villa 6-4 Accrington

On This Day

Winger Albert Woolley scored a brace on his Villa debut aged 22 after joining from Park Mills FC. Goalkeeper Bob Roberts made his final appearance for Villa aged 33 before retiring from football. Midfielder George Campbell made his final appearance for Villa aged 22 before moving on to Dundee FC.

🟩 12 Mar 1892, Villa 12-2 Accrington, Wellington Road

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Game #139

Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 12-2 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WWWLW |

Season | 1891-92 |
Matchday | #26 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #113 |
Saturday, 12 March 1892

Scorer(s) | Dennis Hodgetts | Jack Devey | Jack Devey | Jack Devey | Jack Devey | Billy Dickson | Lewis Campbell | Lewis Campbell | Lewis Campbell | Billy Dickson | Jack Devey | Billy Dickson |

Assists(s) | Not recorded

Match Timeline

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Starting XI

GK Jimmy Warner |
D Gershom Cox |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
D Harry Devey |
FB Walter Evans |
D John Baird |
W Charlie Athersmith |
W Lewis Campbell |
F Dennis Hodgetts |
F Jack Devey |
CF Billy Dickson |

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Match Timeline

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1’ Goal, 1-0, Dennis Hodgetts, Assist by Jack Devey
Goal, 2-0, Jack Devey, Assist by Dennis Hodgetts
Goal, 3-0, Jack Devey
Goal, 4-0, Jack Devey
Goal, 5-0, Jack Devey
HT Aston Villa 5-0 Accrington
Goal, 6-0, Billy Dickson
Goal, 6-1, Accrington
Goal, 7-1, Lewis Campbell
Goal, 8-1, Lewis Campbell
Goal, 8-2, Accrington
Goal, 9-2, Lewis Campbell
Goal, 10-2, Billy Dickson
Goal, 11-2, Jack Devey
Goal, 12-2, Billy Dickson
FT Aston Villa 12-2 Accrington

On This Day

NORTH END’S RECORD SMASHED BY ASTON VILLA. "Saturday will long be a remarkable day in annals of the Football League by the fact that Aston Villa beat the record number of goals scored in any single match."

🟥 4 Jan 1892, Villa 2-3 Accrington, Thorneyholme Road

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Game #132

Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 2-3 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | LWLLL |

Season | 1891-92 |
Matchday | #19 |
League Match | #19 |
Manager Game | #106 |
Monday, 4 January 1892

Scorer(s) | Charlie Athersmith | Jack Devey |

Assists(s) | Not recorded

Match Timeline

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Starting XI

GK Jimmy Warner |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
D Harry Devey |
FB Walter Evans |
D John Baird |
D Frank Coulton |
W Lewis Campbell |
W Charlie Athersmith |
F Jack Devey |
F Dennis Hodgetts |
CF Billy Dickson |

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Match Timeline

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15’ Goal 0-1, (Accrington)
Goal 0-2, (Accrington)
HT Accrington 2-0 Aston Villa
Goal, 1-2, Charlie Athersmith
63’ Goal, 2-2, Jack Devey
Goal 2-3, (Accrington)
FT Accrington 3-2 Aston Villa

On This Day

After three successive defeats Villa fall back to fourth in the table and their title challenge looks over.

🟩 21 Mar 1891, Villa 3-1 Accrington, Thorneyholme Road

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Game #113

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩

Season | 1890-91 |
Matchday | #24 |
League Match | #22 |
Manager Game | #85 |
Saturday, 21 March 1891

Scorer(s) | Jack Burton | 1-0 | Billy Dickson | 47' | 1-3 |

Assist(s) | None

Match Timeline

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Starting XI

GK Jimmy Warner | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
B Walter Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
B Gershom Cox | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
HB Jack Burton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | 🔴 |
HB George Campbell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
HB James Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
OL Lewis Campbell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
OL Dennis Hodgetts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
OR Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
OR Tom McKnight | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔴 |
CF Billy Dickson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |

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Match Timeline

⚽ | 5’ Goal, 1-0, Jack Burton
🥅 | 20’ Goal, 1-1, (Accrington), Kirkham
🕒 | HT Accrington 1-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 47’ Goal, 1-2, Billy Dickson
⚽ | Goal, 1-3, Billy Dickson
🕒 | FT Accrington 1-3 Aston Villa

On This Day

Villa make it successive League wins to end the season in ninth having not won in the previous eight. Meanwhile, midfielder Jack Burton scored on his final appearance aged 27 before retiring from football due to a knee injury and forward Tom McKnight made his final appearance for Villa aged 22 before moving on to Leek Alexandra.

🟩 15 Nov 1890, Villa 3-1 Accrington, Wellington Road

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Game #100

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩

Season | 1890-91 |
Matchday | #11 |
League Match | #11 |
Manager Game | #74 |
Saturday, 15 November 1890

Scorer(s) | Jack Graham | 1-1 | Dennis Hodgetts | 2-1 | Albert Brown | 3-1 |

Assist(s) | Albert Brown | 1-1 | Jack Graham | 2-1 |

Match Timeline

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Starting XI

GK Jimmy Warner | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
B Walter Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 |
B Gershom Cox | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
HB Harry Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
HB George Campbell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
HB James Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
OL Dennis Hodgetts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
OL Jack Graham | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
OR Albert Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
OR Albert Allen | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Billy Dickson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

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Starting XI

GK Hay
B McDermid
B McLennan
HB Saunders
HB Howarth
HB Tattersall
RF Gallocher
RF Whitehead
LF Barbour
LF Thomson
CF Pendergast | ⚽ |

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Match Timeline

🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Accrington
🥅 | Goal, 0-1, (Accrington), Pendergast
⚽ | Goal, 1-1, Jack Graham, Assist by Albert Brown
⚽ | Goal, 2-1, Dennis Hodgetts, Assist by Jack Graham
⚽ | Goal, 3-1, Albert Brown
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Accrington

On This Day

Villa celebrate their 100th League and FA Cup fixture with a third win in four unbeaten games 10 years and 11 months after their first FA Cup match.

🟥 26 Dec 1889, Villa 1-2 Accrington, Wellington Road

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Game #82

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Unknown
HT Score:
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-3
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥

Season | 1889-90 |
Matchday | #17 |
League Match | #17 |
Manager Game | #56 |
Thursday, 26 December 1889

Scorer(s) | Batty Garvey | 45' |

Assist(s) | Billy Dickson | 45' |

Match Timeline

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Starting XI

GK Jimmy Warner | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
B Frank Coulton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
B Gershom Cox | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
HB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
HB Jack Burton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
HB Harry Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
IR Albert Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
IL Batty Garvey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
IL Ike Moore | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
IL Billy Dickson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
CF Dennis Hodgetts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Starting XI

GK Lindsay
B McLennan
B Stevenson
HB Pemberton
HB Haworth
HB Tattersall
F Wilkinson
F Entwistle
F Kirkham
F Prendergast
CF Barbour | ⚽ | ⚽ |

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Match Timeline

🥅 | 8’ Goal, 0-1, (Accrington), Barbour
⚽ | 45’ Goal, 1-1, Batty Garvey, Assist by Billy Dickson
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Accrington
🥅 | Goal, 1-2, (Accrington), Barbour
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-2 Accrington

On This Day

  • Villa lose to Accrington at Wellington Road having lost at Thorneyholme earlier in the season as Batty Garvey scored but "missed two very good chances, and thus set a bad example."

  • Villa lose two consecutive games for the second time in five and now had just a single win in seven, losing five.

🟥 30 Nov 1889, Villa 2-4 Accrington, Thorneyholme Road

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Game #78

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Richard Gregson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Lancashire, 1887-
HT Score: 🟥 2-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-4
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥

Season | 1889-90 |
Matchday | #13 |
League Match | #13 |
Manager Game | #52 |
Saturday, 30 November 1889

Scorer(s) | Jimmy Cowan | 1-1 | Albert Allen | 2-1 |

Assist(s) | Albert Allen | 1-1 |

Match Timeline

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Starting XI

GK Jimmy Warner | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
B Albert Aldridge | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
B Gershom Cox | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
HB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |
HB Harry Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
HB Jack Burton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
HB Arthur Hickton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 | 🔴 |
IR Albert Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
IR Albert Allen | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
IL Billy Dickson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
IL Dennis Hodgetts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Starting XI

GK Lindsay
B McLennan
B Stevenson
HB Haworth | ⚽ |
HB Pemberton
HB Tattersall
F Kirkham
F Entwistle | ⚽ |
F Gollocher
F Wilkinson
F Prendergast | ⚽ | ⚽ |

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Match Timeline

🟢 | 1' Debut, Arthur Hickton
🥅 | Goal, 0-1, (Accrington), Prendergast
⚽ | Goal, 1-1, Jimmy Cowan, Assist by Albert Allen
⚽ | Goal, 2-1, Albert Allen
🥅 | Goal, 2-2, (Accrington), Prendergast
🥅 | Goal, 2-3, (Accrington), Haworth
🕒 | HT Accrington 3-2 Aston Villa
🥅 | 75’ Goal, 2-4, (Accrington), Entwistle
🕒 | FT Accrington 4-2 Aston Villa

On This Day

Villa lose three consecutive League games for the first time.

🟨 15 Dec 1888, Villa 1-1 Accrington, Thorneyholme Road

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Game #54

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨

Season | 1888-89 |
Matchday | #14 |
League Match | #14 |
Manager Game | #28 |
Saturday, 15 December 1888

Scorer(s) | Albert Brown | 7' |

Assist(s) | None

Match Timeline

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Starting XI

GK Jimmy Warner | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
B Gershom Cox | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
B Frank Coulton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
HB Jack Burton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
HB Archie Goodall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
HB Harry Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
HB Archie Wollaston | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
IR Albert Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
IR Tommy Green | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
IL Albert Allen | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

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Match Timeline

⚽ | 7’ Goal, 1-0, Albert Brown
🥅 | Goal, 1-1, (Accrington), Kirkham
🕒 | HT Accrington 1-1 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Accrington 1-1 Aston Villa

On This Day

  • An early goal from Albert Brown on 7' isn't enough as Accrington draw with Villa to stop a third successive victory.

🟩 27 Oct 1888, Villa 4-3 Accrington, Wellington Road

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Game #48

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟥 1-2
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩

Season | 1888-89 |
Matchday | #8 |
League Match | #8 |
Manager Game | #22 |
Saturday, 27 October 1888

Scorer(s) | Tommy Green | 1-1 | Albert Brown | 75' | 89' | Dennis Hodgetts | 77' |

Assist(s) | None

Match Timeline

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Starting XI

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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

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Starting XI

GK Horne
B Stevenson
B Singleton
HB Haworth
HB Tattersall
HB Pemberton
RF Lofthouse
RF Boner
LF Kirkham | ⚽ |
LF Brand
CF Barbour

Substitutes

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Match Timeline

🥅 | Goal, 0-1, (Accrington), Kirkham
⚽ | Goal, 1-1, Tommy Green
🥅 | Goal, 1-2, (Accrington)
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-2 Accrington
🥅 | Goal, 1-3, (Accrington)
⚽ | 75' Goal, 2-3, Albert Brown
⚽ | 77' Goal, 3-3, Dennis Hodgetts
⚽ | 89' Goal, 4-3, Albert Brown
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-3 Accrington

On This Day

  • Villa face Accrington for the first time in competitive football, Accrington become the 26th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.

  • Villa win for the sixth time in eight games in the inaugural Football League.

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