Villa vs.
Walsall Town
๐ฉ 17 Oct 1885, Villa 5-0 Walsall Town, The Chuckery

Game #25
Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
Referee: William Henry Moon | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Wednesbury, 1885-
Game abandoned on 86' due to crowd trouble, Result upheld
HT Score: ๐ฉ 4-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 5-0
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Season | 1885-86 |
Matchday | #1 |
Manager Game | #25 |
Saturday, 17 October 1885
Scorer(s) | Archie Hunter | 5โ | Albert Brown | 10โ | Arthur Brown | 22โ | Richmond Davis | 45โ | Howard Vaughton | 46โ |
Assist(s) | Olly Whateley | 22' |
Match Timeline

Starting XI
GK Charlie Hobson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
B Wally Jones | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
B Tom Riddell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Robert Price | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Jack Burton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
HB Arthur Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
IL Howard Vaughton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
IR Albert Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Richmond Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข | โฝ |
CF Olly Whateley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
CF Archie Hunter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Starting XI
GK Beech
B Cox
B Reynolds
HB Collington
HB Brettle
HB Heyes
F Hunter
F Shaw
F Bradbury
F Cope
F Wilson
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Match Timeline
๐ข | 1โ Debut, Charlie Hobson, Wally Jones, Jack Burton, Richmond Davis
โฝ | 5โ Goal, 1-0, Archie Hunter
โฝ | 10โ Goal, 2-0, Albert Brown
โฝ | 22โ Goal, 3-0, Arthur Brown, Assist by Olly Whateley
โฝ | 45โ Goal, 4-0, Richmond Davis
๐ | HT Walsall Town 0-4 Aston Villa
โฝ | 50โ Goal, 5-0, Howard Vaughton
๐ฅ | 86โ Crowd disturbances stop play
๐ | FT Walsall Town 0-5 Aston Villa
On This Day
๐ฉ 6 Dec 1884, Villa 2-0 Walsall Town, The Chuckery

Game #22
Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
Referee: T. C. Slaney | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Secretary of Staffordshire Association, 1884-
HT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
FT Score: ๐ฉ 2-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Season | 1884-85 |
Matchday | #2 |
Manager Game | #22 |
Saturday, 6 December 1884
Scorer(s) | Ollie Whateley | 10' | Archie Hunter | 65' |
Assist(s) | None
Match Timeline

Starting XI
GK Alf Harvey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
B Joe Simmonds | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
B Tom Riddell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
B Robert Price | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Fred Dawson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Arthur Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
IL Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
IL Howard Vaughton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
IR Albert Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Olly Whateley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Archie Hunter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Starting XI
GK Icke
B Reynolds
B Cox
HB Brettle
HB Collington
HB Beech
RF Shaw
RF Hunter
LF Ash
LF Dodsworth
CF Bradbury
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Match Timeline
๐ฅ | 1โ Villa line up with 10 men
โฝ | 10โ Goal, 1-0, Olly Whateley
๐ฅ | 45' Walsall score after half time whistle is blow, refreee Slaney disallows the goal
๐ | HT Walsall Town 0-1 Aston Villa
๐ฅ | 46โ Villa line up with 11 men
โฝ | 65โ Goal, 2-0, Archie Hunter
๐ | FT Walsall Town 0-2 Aston Villa
On This Day
Villa play the whole of the first half with 10-men as the selected Robert Price had not arrived in time for kick off but it doesn't prevent them progressing to the third round and a first ever FA Cup tie with West Bromwich Albion.
๐ฉ 27 Jan 1883, Villa 2-1 Walsall Town, Wellington Road

Game #15
Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
Referee: Rev. F. Marshall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Yorkshire, 1883-
HT Score: ๐จ 1-1
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 2-1
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Season | 1882-83 |
Matchday | #4 |
Manager Game | #15 |
Saturday, 27 January 1883
Scorer(s) | Howard Vaughton | 1-1 | Arthur Brown | 55' |
Assist(s) | Andy Hunter | 1-1 | Archie Hunter | 55' |
Match Timeline

Starting XI
GK Tommy Mason | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
B Joe Simmonds | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
B Alf Harvey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Charles Apperley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB David Anderson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Arthur Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
IL Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
IL Howard Vaughton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
IR Andy Hunter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
CF Archie Hunter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
CF Olly Whateley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Starting XI
GK Keay
B Reynolds
3QB Newman
HB Collington
HB Taylor
HB Dodsworth
RF Arblaster
RF Hill | โฝ |
LF Boyd
LF Harrison
F Bradbury
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| Goal, 0-1, (Walsall Town), Hill
โฝ | Goal, 1-1, Howard Vaughton, Assist by Andy Hunter
๐ | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Walsall Town
โฝ | 55โ Goal, 2-1, Arthur Brown, Assist by Archie Hunter
๐ | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Walsall Town
On This Day
Olly Whateley is instrumental in sending Villa through to the fifth round for the first time after they fielded their first ever unchanged line up.
Villa face Walsall Town for the first time in competitive football, Town become the 7th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.
Villa fielded their first ever unchanged line up in the FA Cup as they qualified for the 5th Round of the competition for the first time.