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Villa vs.

Wednesbury Old Athletic

🟩 30 Oct 1886, Villa 13-0 Wednesbury, Wellington Road

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Game #27

Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: J. Adams | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1886-
HT Score: 🟩 5-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 13-0
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩

Season | 1886-87 |
Matchday | #1 |
Manager Game | #1 |
Saturday, 30 October 1886

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Dennis Hodgetts | 1-0 | 4-0 | Arthur Loach | 2-0 | 7-0 | Archie Hunter | 3-0 | 11-0 | 13-0 | Richmond Davis | 5-0 | Jack Burton | 9-0 | 12-0 | Albert Brown | 6-0 | 8-0 | 10-0 |

Assist(s) | Albert Brown | 2-0 |

Match Timeline

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Starting XI

GK Jimmy Warner | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 |
B Frank Coulton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 |
B Joe Simmonds | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
HB Dick Robertson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 |
HB Harry Yates | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 |
HB Jack Burton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
IR Albert Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Richmond Davis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Arthur Loach | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
IL Dennis Hodgetts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

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Starting XI

GK Malpass (B Morley)
B Morley
B Mitchells
HB Cartwright
HB Byrne
HB Knight
RF Board
RF Tonks
LF Roberts
LF Heath
CF Powis

Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Match Timeline

🟢 | 1’ Debut, Jimmy Warner, Frank Coulton, Harry Yates, Arthur Loach, Dennis Hodgetts.
⚽ | Goal, 1-0, Dennis Hodgetts
⚽ | Goal, 2-0, Arthur Loach, Assist by Albert Brown
⚽ | Goal, 3-0, Archie Hunter
⚽ | Goal, 4-0, Dennis Hodgetts
⚽ | Goal, 5-0, Richmond Davis
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 5-0 Wednesbury Old Athletic
⚽ | Goal, 6-0, Albert Brown
⚽ | Goal, 7-0, Arthur Loach
💥 | Morley swaps with Malpass in the Athletic goal
⚽ | Goal, 8-0, Albert Brown
⚽ | Goal, 9-0, Jack Burton
⚽ | Goal, 10-0, Albert Brown
⚽ | Goal, 11-0, Archie Hunter
⚽ | Goal, 12-0, Jack Burton
⚽ | Goal, 13-0, Archie Hunter
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 13-0 Wednesbury Old Athletic

On This Day

Secretary Manager George Ramsay takes charge of his first FA Cup game as Villa record their biggest ever League & Cup win with their 13-0 win over Wednesbury Old Athletic as Dennis Hodgetts, Jimmy Warner, Frank Coulton, Dick Robertson, Harry Yates, and Arthur Loach make their first appearances for Villa.

🟩 29 Dec 1883, Villa 7-4 Wednesbury Old Athletic, The Oval

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Game #19

Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
Referee: C. Crump | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birmingham, 1882-
HT Score: 🟥 2-3
FT Score: 🟩 7-4
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩

Season | 1883-84 |
Matchday | #3 |
Manager Game | #19 |
Saturday, 29 December 1883

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Howard Vaughton | 1-2 | 5-4 | Archie Hunter | 2-2 | 3-3 | 4-4 | 6-4 | Olly Whateley | 7-4 |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

Match Timeline

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Starting XI

GK Billy Clarke | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔴 |
B Tom Riddell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
HB Fred Dawson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
HB Charles Apperley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
HB Robert Price | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
HB Arthur Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
IL Eli Davis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
IL Howard Vaughton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Wally Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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 C. Kent
B J. Nicholls
B Morley
HB D. Tonks
HB Byrne
HB Flaherty
RF George Holden | ⚽ |
RF Patrick
LF T Tonks | ⚽ |
LF J. Roberts
CF Bayliss | ⚽ | ⚽ |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Match Timeline

🥅 | 5’ Goal, 0-1, (Wednesbury Old Athletic), George Holden
🥅 | Goal, 0-2, (Wednesbury Old Athletic), Bayliss
⚽ | Goal, 1-2, Howard Vaughton
⚽ | Goal, 2-2, Archie Hunter
🥅 | Goal, 2-3, (Wednesbury Old Athletic), Bayliss
🕒 | HT Wednesbury Old Athletic 3-2 Aston Villa
⚽ | Goal, 3-3, Archie Hunter
🥅 | Goal, 3-4, (Wednesbury Old Athletic), T. Tonks
⚽ | Goal, 4-4, Archie Hunter
⚽ | Goal, 5-4, Howard Vaughton
⚽ | Goal, 6-4, Archie Hunter
⚽ | Goal, 7-4, Olly Whateley
🕒 | FT Wednesbury Old Athletic 4-7 Aston Villa

On This Day

Villa record their biggest FA Cup win for the third game in a row as Archie Hunter hit his and Villa's second hat-trick in three games and becomes the first Villa player to score four in a game as they qualify for the fourth round of the FA Cup for the fourth season in succession. Meanwhile, goalkeeper Billy Clarke made his final appearance for Villa.

🟩 18 Nov 1882, Villa 4-1 Wednesbury Old Athletic, Wellington Road

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Game #13

Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
Referee: C. Crump | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | President Birmingham Association, 1882-
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩

Season | 1882-83 |
Matchday | #2 |
Manager Game | #13 |
Saturday, 18 November 1882

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Archie Hunter | 1-1 | Olly Whateley | 2-1 | 4-1 | Alf Harvey | 3-1 |

Assist(s) | Andy Hunter | 2-1 |

Match Timeline

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Starting XI

GK Billy Clarke | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
B Thomas Bryan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔴 |
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 C. Kent
B W.H. Moon
B J. Nicholls
HB J. Holden
HB J. Cllffe
HB T. Hodgkiss
F G. Holden
F R. Morley | ⚽ |
F A. Woodcock
F A. Groucutt
F J. Roberts

Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Match Timeline

🟢 | 1’ Debut, Charles Apperley
🥅 | Goal, 0-1, (Wednesbury Old Athletic), R. Morley
⚽ | Goal, 1-1, Archie Hunter
⚽ | Goal, 2-1, Olly Whateley, Assist by Andy Hunter
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Wednesbury Old Athletic
⚽ | Goal, 3-1, Alf Harvey
⚽ | Goal, 4-1, Olly Whateley
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-1 Wednesbury Old Athletic

On This Day

Defender Charles Apperley made his FA Cup debut for Villa. Defender Thomas Bryan made his final FA Cup appearance for Villa.

🟥 21 Jan 1882, Villa 2-4 Wednesbury Old Athletic, The Oval

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Game #11

Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
Referee:. J. R. Harvey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Honorary Secretary Sheffield Football Association
Kick off: 3.15pm
HT Score: 🟥 2-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-4
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥

Season | 1881-82 |
Matchday | #5 |
Manager Game | #11 |
Saturday, 21 January 1882

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Howard Vaughton | 4' | Archie Hunter | 2-1 |

Assist(s) | Tommy Pank | 4' |

Match Timeline

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Starting XI

GK Billy Clarke | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
B Ted Lee | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
B Harry Simmonds | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔴 |
HB Fred Dawson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
HB Tommy Pank | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 | 🔴 |
HB Sammy Law | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔴 |
HB Arthur Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
IL Howard Vaughton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
F Tommy Horton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 | 🔴 |
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 C. Kent
3QB Stokes
B W.H. Moon
HB J. Holden
HB J. Cllffe
HB T. Hodgkiss
F G. Holden | ⚽ |
F R. Morley
F A. Woodcock | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F A. Groucutt
F J. Roberts | ⚽ |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Match Timeline

🟢 | 1’ Debut, Tommy Horton
⚽ | 4’ Goal, 1-0, Howard Vaughton, Assist by Tommy Pank
🥅 | 10' Goal, 1-1, (Wednesbury Old Athletic), G. Holden
⚽ | Goal, 2-1, Archie Hunter
🥅 | Goal, 2-2, (Wednesbury Old Athletic), Woodcock
🥅 | Goal, 2-3, (Wednesbury Old Athletic), Woodcock
🕒 | HT Wednesbury Old Athletic 3-2 Aston Villa
🥅 | Goal, 2-4, (Wednesbury Old Athletic), Roberts
🕒 | FT Wednesbury Old Athletic 4-2 Aston Villa

On This Day

  • Villa face Wednesbury Old Athletic for the first time in competitive football, Athletic become the 5th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.

  • Forward Tommy Horton made his sole FA Cup appearance for Villa as they are beaten at Old Athletic whilst Harry Simmonds, Fred Dawson and Tommy Pank and midfielder Sammy Law made their final FA Cup appearances for Villa.

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