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Villa vs.

Walsall Town

🟩 17 Oct 1885, Villa 5-0 Walsall Town, The Chuckery

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Game #25

Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
Referee: William Henry Moon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Wednesbury, 1885-
Game abandoned on 86' due to crowd trouble, Result upheld
HT Score: 🟩 4-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩

Season | 1885-86 |
Matchday | #1 |
Manager Game | #25 |
Saturday, 17 October 1885

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Archie Hunter | 5’ | Albert Brown | 10’ | Arthur Brown | 22’ | Richmond Davis | 45’ | Howard Vaughton | 46’ |

Assist(s) | Olly Whateley | 22' |

Match Timeline

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Starting XI

GK Charlie Hobson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 |
B Wally Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 |
B Tom Riddell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
HB Robert Price | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
HB Jack Burton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 |
HB Arthur Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
IL Howard Vaughton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
IR Albert Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Richmond Davis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 | ⚽ |
CF Olly Whateley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

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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

🟢 | 1’ Debut, Charlie Hobson, Wally Jones, Jack Burton, Richmond Davis
⚽ | 5’ Goal, 1-0, Archie Hunter
⚽ | 10’ Goal, 2-0, Albert Brown
⚽ | 22’ Goal, 3-0, Arthur Brown, Assist by Olly Whateley
⚽ | 45’ Goal, 4-0, Richmond Davis
🕒 | HT Walsall Town 0-4 Aston Villa
⚽ | 50’ Goal, 5-0, Howard Vaughton
💥 | 86’ Crowd disturbances stop play
🕒 | FT Walsall Town 0-5 Aston Villa

On This Day

Five nil to the good after just 46' Villa's excellent performance is overshadowed as four minutes from full time the Walsall Town crowd invaded the pitch forcing the game to be abandoned. Serious disturbances followed. But the bad behaviour wasn't just confined to the crowd; the Walsall boardroom recorded a post-match complaint for the result to be over-turned as they claimed that Villa's Wally Jones lived more than 6 miles from the Wellington Road ground. Goalkeeper Charlie Hobson, defender Wally Jones, half back Jack Burton & forward Richmond Davis made their FA Cup debuts for Villa.

🟩 6 Dec 1884, Villa 2-0 Walsall Town, The Chuckery

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Game #22

Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
Referee: T. C. Slaney | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Secretary of Staffordshire Association, 1884-
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Score: 🟩 2-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩

Season | 1884-85 |
Matchday | #2 |
Manager Game | #22 |
Saturday, 6 December 1884

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Ollie Whateley | 10' | Archie Hunter | 65' |

Assist(s) | None

Match Timeline

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Starting XI

GK Alf Harvey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
B Joe Simmonds | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
B Tom Riddell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
B Robert Price | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
HB Fred Dawson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
HB Arthur Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
IL Eli Davis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
IL Howard Vaughton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
IR Albert Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Olly Whateley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

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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

💥 | 1’ Villa line up with 10 men
⚽ | 10’ Goal, 1-0, Olly Whateley
💥 | 45' Walsall score after half time whistle is blow, refreee Slaney disallows the goal
🕒 | HT Walsall Town 0-1 Aston Villa
💥 | 46’ Villa line up with 11 men
⚽ | 65’ Goal, 2-0, Archie Hunter
🕒 | 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.

🟩 27 Jan 1883, Villa 2-1 Walsall Town, Wellington Road

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Game #15

Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
Referee: Rev. F. Marshall | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Yorkshire, 1883-
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩

Season | 1882-83 |
Matchday | #4 |
Manager Game | #15 |
Saturday, 27 January 1883

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Howard Vaughton | 1-1 | Arthur Brown | 55' |

Assist(s) | Andy Hunter | 1-1 | Archie Hunter | 55' |

Match Timeline

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Starting XI

GK Tommy Mason | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
B Joe Simmonds | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
B Alf Harvey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
HB Charles Apperley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
HB David Anderson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
HB Arthur Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
IL Eli Davis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
IL Howard Vaughton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
IR Andy Hunter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🔥 |
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🔥 |
CF Olly Whateley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

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Starting XI

GK Keay
B Reynolds
3QB Newman
HB Collington
HB Taylor
HB Dodsworth
RF Arblaster
RF Hill | ⚽ |
LF Boyd
LF Harrison
F Bradbury

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Match Timeline

🥅 | Goal, 0-1, (Walsall Town), Hill
⚽ | Goal, 1-1, Howard Vaughton, Assist by Andy Hunter
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Walsall Town
⚽ | 55’ Goal, 2-1, Arthur Brown, Assist by Archie Hunter
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Walsall Town

On This Day

  • 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.

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