W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

Winger

1893-94 🕒 24 | ⚽ 12 | 🔥 - | #93 |

Previous Player	Next Player
F William Devey \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| #92 \|	F Bob Chatt \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| #94 \|

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

Personal Profile

Full Name	Birth Date	Birthplace	Birth Country		Citizenship		Height	Foot
Albert Woolley	June 1870	Hockley, Birmingham	England	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿	England	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Personal

Transfer In

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

Transfer In

Season	Date	Age	Fee	From	From	Signed Under
1892-93 (DEBUT)	1892	22	Free	Park Mills FC		George Ramsay

Season	Date	Age	Fee	From	From	Returned Under

Season	Date	Age	Fee	From	From	Returned Under

Career

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

Villa Career

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Aston Villa 1893-94 |
Football League First Division |
🕒 24 | ⚽ 12 | 🔥 - | #93 |

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

Played Under

George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

Career Summary

Seasons	Appearances 🕒	Starts 🕒	Substitute 🔁	Unused Sub 🇺	Points per Game (PPG)
3	24	24	0	0

🟩 Won	🟩 Win %	🟨 Drew	🟨 Drawn %	🟥 Lost	🟥 Loss %

Goals ⚽	Assists 🔥	Yellow Cards 🟨	Red Cards 🟥
12	-	-	-

Goal Involvements (GI)	Games per Goal (GPG)	Games per Goal Involvement (GiPG)
12	2.00

Seasons

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

Season by Season Record

Season	Age	Lg	#	🕒	🕒	🔁	⚽	🔥	🇺	🟩	🟩	🟨	🟨	🟥	🟥	PPG	GPG	GiPG
1892-93	22	D1		4	4	0	4	-	0

Season	Age	Lg	#	🕒	🕒	🔁	⚽	🔥	🇺	🟩	🟩	🟨	🟨	🟥	🟥	PPG	GPG	GiPG
1893-94	23	D1		18	18	0	7	-	0

Season	Age	Lg	#	🕒	🕒	🔁	⚽	🔥	🇺	🟩	🟩	🟨	🟨	🟥	🟥	PPG	GPG	GiPG
1894-95	24	D1		2	0	0	1	-	0

Season	Age	Lg	#	🕒	🕒	🔁	⚽	🔥	🇺	🟩	🟩	🟨	🟨	🟥	🟥	PPG	GPG	GiPG

Season	Age	Lg	#	🕒	🕒	🔁	⚽	🇺	🔥	🟩	🟩	🟨	🟨	🟥	🟥	PPG	GPG	GiPG

Season	Age	Lg	#	🕒	🕒	🔁	⚽	🔥	🇺	🟩	🟩	🟨	🟨	🟥	🟥	PPG	GPG	GiPG

Season	Age	Lg	#	🕒	🕒	🔁	⚽	🔥	🇺	🟩	🟩	🟨	🟨	🟥	🟥	PPG	GPG	GiPG

Season	Age	Lg	#	🕒	🕒	🔁	⚽	🔥	🇺	🟩	🟩	🟨	🟨	🟥	🟥	PPG	GPG	GiPG

Season	Age	Lg	#	🕒	🕒	🔁	⚽	🔥	🇺	🟩	🟩	🟨	🟨	🟥	🟥	PPG	GPG	GiPG

Season	Age	Lg	#	🕒	🕒	🔁	⚽	🔥	🇺	🟩	🟩	🟨	🟨	🟥	🟥	PPG	GPG	GiPG

Season	Age	Lg	#	🕒	🕒	🔁	⚽	🔥	🇺	🟩	🟩	🟨	🟨	🟥	🟥	PPG	GPG	GiPG

Season	Age	Lg	#	🕒	🕒	🔁	⚽	🔥	🇺	🟩	🟩	🟨	🟨	🟥	🟥	PPG	GPG	GiPG

Season	Age	Lg	#	🕒	🕒	🔁	⚽	🔥	🇺	🟩	🟩	🟨	🟨	🟥	🟥	PPG	GPG	GiPG

Season	Age	Lg	#	🕒	🕒	🔁	⚽	🔥	🇺	🟩	🟩	🟨	🟨	🟥	🟥	PPG	GPG	GiPG

Season	Age	Lg	#	🕒	🕒	🔁	⚽	🔥	🇺	🟩	🟩	🟨	🟨	🟥	🟥	PPG	GPG	GiPG

Season	Age	Lg	#	🕒	🕒	🔁	⚽	🔥	🇺	🟩	🟩	🟨	🟨	🟥	🟥	PPG	GPG	GiPG

Season	Age	Lg	#	🕒	🕒	🔁	⚽	🔥	🇺	🟩	🟩	🟨	🟨	🟥	🟥	PPG	GPG	GiPG

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

Goalkeeping Record

Goalkeeper #	Goals Conceded 🥅	Goals Conceded per Game (CPG)	Clean Sheets ⛔	% Clean Sheets ⛔ %

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

Season by Season Goalkeeping Record

Season	Age	Lg	🕒	🥅	CPG	⛔	⛔
1892-93	22	D1	4

Season	Age	Lg	🕒	🥅	CPG	⛔	⛔
1893-94	23	D1	18

Season	Age	Lg	🕒	🥅	CPG	⛔	⛔
1894-95	24	D1	2

Season	Age	Lg	🕒	🥅	CPG	⛔	⛔

Season	Age	Lg	🕒	🥅	CPG	⛔	⛔

Season	Age	Lg	🕒	🥅	CPG	⛔	⛔

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Season	Age	Lg	🕒	🥅	CPG	⛔	⛔

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W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

Honours

1893-94 League Champions |

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

Villa Youth Record

n/a

Previous Clubs

1891-92 Park Mills FC

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

Debut

Squad From Season	First Squad Match	First Squad Under
1893-94	25 March 1893	George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Promoted to First Team Under	Promoted to First Team Date
George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿	25 March 1893

Debut Season	Debut Date	Debut Age	Debut Under
1892-93	25 March 1893	22	George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Debut

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

First Goal Date

Game #	Match	Scorer(s)

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

Loans Out

None

Final

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

Final Appearance

Final Season	Final Game	Final Age	Final Game Under
1894-95	20 October 1894	24	George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Squad To Season	Final Squad	Final Squad Under
1894-95	20 October 1894	George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

Transfer Out

Out Season	Transfer Out Date	Age	Fee	To	To	Left Under
1894-95	1895	24	Free	Derby County		George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Out Season	Transfer Out Date	Age	Fee	To	To	Left Under

Out Season	Transfer Out Date	Age	Fee	To	To	Left Under

Transfer Out

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

Subsequent Clubs

1895 Derby County
Retired

Quotes

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

Quotes

Biography

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

Biography

Player #93 for Aston Villa, Albert Woolley played as a winger for the club in the outside left position.

Albert represented Villa between 1892-93 and 1894-95 making a total of 24 appearances.

Albert was born in Hockley, less than three miles from the current Villa ground, in June 1870 and made his debut as a 22 year old on 25th March 1893.

Villa had signed Albert from Park Mills FC and he went on to help Villa secure the League Championship in 1893-94 with 14 appearances.

Albert’s final game for Villa came on the 20th October 1894 aged 24 after which he moved on to Derby County.

Albert played under the George Ramsay led Management Committee.

Albert passed away from pneumonia in Manchester on the 3rd February 1896 aged just 25.

Died

3 February 1896, Aged 25

Appearances

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

Appearances

24

Game	Matchday Summary	Match Squad
Game #172	🟩 25 Mar 1893, Villa 6-4 Accrington, Wellington Road	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 \|
Game #173	🟩 3 Apr 1893, Villa 5-0 Wolves, Wellington Road	GK Bill Dunning \| D John Baird \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| FB Walter Evans \| M Peter Dowds \| M Fred Burton \| W Charlie Athersmith \| W Albert Woolley \| F Dennis Hodgetts \| F Jack Devey \| F Albert Brown \|
Game #174	🟥 4 Apr 1893, Villa 1-3 Burnley, Wellington Road	GK Bill Dunning \| D John Baird \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| FB Walter Evans \| M Peter Dowds \| M Fred Burton \| W Albert Woolley \| F William Devey \| F Dennis Hodgetts \| F Jack Devey \| F Albert Brown \|
Game #175	🟨 15 Apr 1893, Villa 1-1 Accrington, Thorneyholme Road	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 \|
Game #176	🟩 2 Sep 1893, Villa 3-2 Albion, Wellington Road	GK Bill Dunning \| D John Baird \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| FB Jim Elliott \| M Jack Reynolds \| W Albert Woolley \| W Charlie Athersmith \| F Bob Chatt \| F Jack Devey \| F Dennis Hodgetts \| CF Jimmy Logan \|
Game #177	🟨 9 Sep 1893, Villa 1-1 Sunderland, Newcastle Road	GK Bill Dunning \| D John Baird \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| FB Jim Elliott \| M Jack Reynolds \| W Albert Woolley \| W Charlie Athersmith \| F Jack Devey \| F Dennis Hodgetts \| F Bob Chatt \| CF Jimmy Logan \|
Game #178	🟩 11 Sep 1893, Villa 5-1 Stoke, Wellington Road	GK Bill Dunning \| D John Baird \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| FB Jim Elliott \| M Jack Reynolds \| W Albert Woolley \| W Charlie Athersmith \| F Jack Devey \| F Dennis Hodgetts \| F Bob Chatt \| CF Jimmy Logan \|
Game #179	🟥 16 Sep 1893, Villa 2-4 Everton, Goodison Park	GK Bill Dunning \| D John Baird \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| FB Jim Elliott \| M Jack Reynolds \| W Albert Woolley \| W Charlie Athersmith \| F Jack Devey \| F Dennis Hodgetts \| F Bob Chatt \| CF Jimmy Logan \|
Game #180	🟩 23 Sep 1893, Villa 3-1 Everton, Wellington Road	GK Bill Dunning \| D John Baird \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| FB Jimmy Welford \| M Jack Reynolds \| M James Gillan \| W Albert Woolley \| W Charlie Athersmith \| F William Devey \| F Jack Devey \| F Dennis Hodgetts \|
Game #181	🟨 30 Sep 1893, Villa 1-1 Derby, Wellington Road	GK Bill Dunning \| D John Baird \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| FB Jimmy Welford \| M Jack Reynolds \| M Willie Groves \| W Albert Woolley \| F William Devey \| F Jack Devey \| F Dennis Hodgetts \| F Bob Chatt \|
Game #182	🟥 2 Oct 1893, Villa 0-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane	GK Bill Dunning \| D John Baird \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| FB Jimmy Welford \| M Jack Reynolds \| M Willie Groves \| W Albert Woolley \| F William Devey \| F Jack Devey \| F Dennis Hodgetts \| F Bob Chatt \|
Game #183	🟩 7 Oct 1893, Villa 2-1 Forest, Town Ground	GK Bill Dunning \| D John Baird \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| FB Jimmy Welford \| M Jack Reynolds \| M Willie Groves \| M James Gillan \| W Albert Woolley \| F Jack Devey \| F Dennis Hodgetts \| F Charlie Hare \|
Game #184	🟨 14 Oct 1893, Villa 1-1 Darwen, Thorneyholme Road	GK Bill Dunning \| D John Baird \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| FB Jimmy Welford \| M Jack Reynolds \| M James Gillan \| M Willie Groves \| W Albert Woolley \| W Charlie Athersmith \| F Jack Devey \| F Dennis Hodgetts \|
Game #185	🟨 16 Oct 1893, Villa 3-3 Stoke, Victoria Ground	GK Bill Dunning \| FB Jim Elliott \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| FB Jimmy Welford \| M Jack Reynolds \| W Albert Woolley \| W Charlie Athersmith \| F Jack Devey \| F Dennis Hodgetts \| F Bob Chatt \| F Charlie Hare \|
Game #186	🟩 21 Oct 1893, Villa 6-3 Albion, Stoney Lane	GK Bill Dunning \| D John Baird \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| FB Jimmy Welford \| M Jack Reynolds \| M Willie Groves \| W Albert Woolley \| W Charlie Athersmith \| F Jack Devey \| F Dennis Hodgetts \| F Charlie Hare \|
Game #198	🟨 6 Jan 1894, Villa 2-2 Wednesday, Olive Grove	GK Bill Dunning \| D John Baird \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| FB Jimmy Welford \| M Jack Reynolds \| M George Russell \| W Charlie Athersmith \| W Albert Woolley \| F Jack Devey \| F Dennis Hodgetts \| F Albert Brown \|
Game #199	🟩 18 Jan 1894, Villa 5-2 Preston, Deepdale	GK Bill Dunning \| D John Baird \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| FB Jim Elliott \| M Jack Reynolds \| M George Russell \| W Charlie Athersmith \| W Albert Woolley \| F Jack Devey \| F Dennis Hodgetts \| F Bob Chatt \|
Game #200	🟩 27 Jan 1894, Villa 4-2 Wolves, Wellington Road	GK Bill Dunning \| D John Baird \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| FB Jim Elliott \| M Jack Reynolds \| M Willie Groves \| W Charlie Athersmith \| W Albert Woolley \| F Jack Devey \| F Dennis Hodgetts \| F Bob Chatt \|
Game #201	🟩 3 Feb 1894, Villa 5-1 United, Wellington Road	GK Bill Dunning \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| FB John Baird \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| FB Jim Elliott \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| M Jack Reynolds \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| M Willie Groves \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| W Charlie Athersmith \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Albert Woolley \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Jack Devey \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Dennis Hodgetts \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Bob Chatt \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \|
Game #202	🟨 10 Feb 1894, Villa 2-2 Sunderland, Newcastle Road	GK Bill Dunning \| D John Baird \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| FB Jim Elliott \| M Jack Reynolds \| M Willie Groves \| W Charlie Athersmith \| W Albert Woolley \| F Jack Devey \| F Dennis Hodgetts \| F Bob Chatt \|
Game #203	🟩 21 Feb 1894, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Wellington Road	GK Bill Dunning \| D John Baird \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| FB Jim Elliott \| M Jack Reynolds \| M Willie Groves \| W Charlie Athersmith \| W Albert Woolley \| F Jack Devey \| F Dennis Hodgetts \| F Bob Chatt \|
Game #204	🟥 24 Feb 1894, Villa 2-3 Wednesday, Olive Grove	GK Bill Dunning \| D John Baird \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| FB Jim Elliott \| M Jack Reynolds \| M Willie Groves \| W Charlie Athersmith \| W Albert Woolley \| F Jack Devey \| F Dennis Hodgetts \| F Bob Chatt \|
Game #216	🟩 13 Oct 1894, Villa 3-1 Albion, Wellington Road	GK Bill Dunning \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| FB Howard Spencer \| F Bob Chatt \| M George Russell \| M Jack Reynolds \| W Charlie Athersmith \| W Albert Woolley \| FB Jimmy Welford \| F Jack Devey \| F Dennis Hodgetts \|
Game #217	🟨 20 Oct 1894, Villa 2-2 Birmingham, Coventry Road Muntz Street	GK Bill Dunning \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| FB Howard Spencer \| FB Jimmy Welford \| M George Russell \| M Fred Burton \| W Albert Woolley \| W Charlie Athersmith \| F Dennis Hodgetts \| F Bob Chatt \| CF Bob Gordon \|

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

Starts

24

Game	Matchday Summary	Line Up
Game #172	🟩 25 Mar 1893, Villa 6-4 Accrington, Wellington Road	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 \|
Game #173	🟩 3 Apr 1893, Villa 5-0 Wolves, Wellington Road	GK Bill Dunning \| D John Baird \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| FB Walter Evans \| M Peter Dowds \| M Fred Burton \| W Charlie Athersmith \| W Albert Woolley \| F Dennis Hodgetts \| F Jack Devey \| F Albert Brown \|
Game #174	🟥 4 Apr 1893, Villa 1-3 Burnley, Wellington Road	GK Bill Dunning \| D John Baird \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| FB Walter Evans \| M Peter Dowds \| M Fred Burton \| W Albert Woolley \| F William Devey \| F Dennis Hodgetts \| F Jack Devey \| F Albert Brown \|
Game #175	🟨 15 Apr 1893, Villa 1-1 Accrington, Thorneyholme Road	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 \|
Game #176	🟩 2 Sep 1893, Villa 3-2 Albion, Wellington Road	GK Bill Dunning \| D John Baird \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| FB Jim Elliott \| M Jack Reynolds \| W Albert Woolley \| W Charlie Athersmith \| F Bob Chatt \| F Jack Devey \| F Dennis Hodgetts \| CF Jimmy Logan \|
Game #177	🟨 9 Sep 1893, Villa 1-1 Sunderland, Newcastle Road	GK Bill Dunning \| D John Baird \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| FB Jim Elliott \| M Jack Reynolds \| W Albert Woolley \| W Charlie Athersmith \| F Jack Devey \| F Dennis Hodgetts \| F Bob Chatt \| CF Jimmy Logan \|
Game #178	🟩 11 Sep 1893, Villa 5-1 Stoke, Wellington Road	GK Bill Dunning \| D John Baird \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| FB Jim Elliott \| M Jack Reynolds \| W Albert Woolley \| W Charlie Athersmith \| F Jack Devey \| F Dennis Hodgetts \| F Bob Chatt \| CF Jimmy Logan \|
Game #179	🟥 16 Sep 1893, Villa 2-4 Everton, Goodison Park	GK Bill Dunning \| D John Baird \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| FB Jim Elliott \| M Jack Reynolds \| W Albert Woolley \| W Charlie Athersmith \| F Jack Devey \| F Dennis Hodgetts \| F Bob Chatt \| CF Jimmy Logan \|
Game #180	🟩 23 Sep 1893, Villa 3-1 Everton, Wellington Road	GK Bill Dunning \| D John Baird \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| FB Jimmy Welford \| M Jack Reynolds \| M James Gillan \| W Albert Woolley \| W Charlie Athersmith \| F William Devey \| F Jack Devey \| F Dennis Hodgetts \|
Game #181	🟨 30 Sep 1893, Villa 1-1 Derby, Wellington Road	GK Bill Dunning \| D John Baird \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| FB Jimmy Welford \| M Jack Reynolds \| M Willie Groves \| W Albert Woolley \| F William Devey \| F Jack Devey \| F Dennis Hodgetts \| F Bob Chatt \|
Game #182	🟥 2 Oct 1893, Villa 0-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane	GK Bill Dunning \| D John Baird \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| FB Jimmy Welford \| M Jack Reynolds \| M Willie Groves \| W Albert Woolley \| F William Devey \| F Jack Devey \| F Dennis Hodgetts \| F Bob Chatt \|
Game #183	🟩 7 Oct 1893, Villa 2-1 Forest, Town Ground	GK Bill Dunning \| D John Baird \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| FB Jimmy Welford \| M Jack Reynolds \| M Willie Groves \| M James Gillan \| W Albert Woolley \| F Jack Devey \| F Dennis Hodgetts \| F Charlie Hare \|
Game #184	🟨 14 Oct 1893, Villa 1-1 Darwen, Thorneyholme Road	GK Bill Dunning \| D John Baird \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| FB Jimmy Welford \| M Jack Reynolds \| M James Gillan \| M Willie Groves \| W Albert Woolley \| W Charlie Athersmith \| F Jack Devey \| F Dennis Hodgetts \|
Game #185	🟨 16 Oct 1893, Villa 3-3 Stoke, Victoria Ground	GK Bill Dunning \| FB Jim Elliott \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| FB Jimmy Welford \| M Jack Reynolds \| W Albert Woolley \| W Charlie Athersmith \| F Jack Devey \| F Dennis Hodgetts \| F Bob Chatt \| F Charlie Hare \|
Game #186	🟩 21 Oct 1893, Villa 6-3 Albion, Stoney Lane	GK Bill Dunning \| D John Baird \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| FB Jimmy Welford \| M Jack Reynolds \| M Willie Groves \| W Albert Woolley \| W Charlie Athersmith \| F Jack Devey \| F Dennis Hodgetts \| F Charlie Hare \|
Game #198	🟨 6 Jan 1894, Villa 2-2 Wednesday, Olive Grove	GK Bill Dunning \| D John Baird \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| FB Jimmy Welford \| M Jack Reynolds \| M George Russell \| W Charlie Athersmith \| W Albert Woolley \| F Jack Devey \| F Dennis Hodgetts \| F Albert Brown \|
Game #199	🟩 18 Jan 1894, Villa 5-2 Preston, Deepdale	GK Bill Dunning \| D John Baird \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| FB Jim Elliott \| M Jack Reynolds \| M George Russell \| W Charlie Athersmith \| W Albert Woolley \| F Jack Devey \| F Dennis Hodgetts \| F Bob Chatt \|
Game #200	🟩 27 Jan 1894, Villa 4-2 Wolves, Wellington Road	GK Bill Dunning \| D John Baird \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| FB Jim Elliott \| M Jack Reynolds \| M Willie Groves \| W Charlie Athersmith \| W Albert Woolley \| F Jack Devey \| F Dennis Hodgetts \| F Bob Chatt \|
Game #201	🟩 3 Feb 1894, Villa 5-1 United, Wellington Road	GK Bill Dunning \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| FB John Baird \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| FB Jim Elliott \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| M Jack Reynolds \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| M Willie Groves \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| W Charlie Athersmith \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| W Albert Woolley \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Jack Devey \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Dennis Hodgetts \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| F Bob Chatt \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \|
Game #202	🟨 10 Feb 1894, Villa 2-2 Sunderland, Newcastle Road	GK Bill Dunning \| D John Baird \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| FB Jim Elliott \| M Jack Reynolds \| M Willie Groves \| W Charlie Athersmith \| W Albert Woolley \| F Jack Devey \| F Dennis Hodgetts \| F Bob Chatt \|
Game #203	🟩 21 Feb 1894, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Wellington Road	GK Bill Dunning \| D John Baird \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| FB Jim Elliott \| M Jack Reynolds \| M Willie Groves \| W Charlie Athersmith \| W Albert Woolley \| F Jack Devey \| F Dennis Hodgetts \| F Bob Chatt \|
Game #204	🟥 24 Feb 1894, Villa 2-3 Wednesday, Olive Grove	GK Bill Dunning \| D John Baird \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| FB Jim Elliott \| M Jack Reynolds \| M Willie Groves \| W Charlie Athersmith \| W Albert Woolley \| F Jack Devey \| F Dennis Hodgetts \| F Bob Chatt \|
Game #216	🟩 13 Oct 1894, Villa 3-1 Albion, Wellington Road	GK Bill Dunning \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| FB Howard Spencer \| F Bob Chatt \| M George Russell \| M Jack Reynolds \| W Charlie Athersmith \| W Albert Woolley \| FB Jimmy Welford \| F Jack Devey \| F Dennis Hodgetts \|
Game #217	🟨 20 Oct 1894, Villa 2-2 Birmingham, Coventry Road Muntz Street	GK Bill Dunning \| CB Jimmy Cowan \| FB Howard Spencer \| FB Jimmy Welford \| M George Russell \| M Fred Burton \| W Albert Woolley \| W Charlie Athersmith \| F Dennis Hodgetts \| F Bob Chatt \| CF Bob Gordon \|

Starts

Subs

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

Substitute Appearances

0

Game	Matchday Summary	Sub Sub

Unused

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

Unused Substitute Appearances

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Game	Matchday Summary	Unused Substitutes

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

Goals Scored

12

Game	Matchday Summary	Scorer(s)
Game #172	🟩 25 Mar 1893, Villa 6-4 Accrington, Wellington Road	Scorer(s) \| Jack Devey \| Albert Brown \| Jack Devey \| Albert Woolley \| Albert Woolley \| Charlie Athersmith \|
Game #173	🟩 3 Apr 1893, Villa 5-0 Wolves, Wellington Road	Scorer(s) \| Dennis Hodgetts \| Jack Devey \| Albert Woolley \| Albert Brown \| Albert Woolley \|
Game #176	🟩 2 Sep 1893, Villa 3-2 Albion, Wellington Road	Scorer(s) \| Jack Reynolds (pen) \| Jack Devey \| Albert Woolley \|
Game #178	🟩 11 Sep 1893, Villa 5-1 Stoke, Wellington Road	Scorer(s) \| Dennis Hodgetts \| Jimmy Logan \| Albert Woolley \| Albert Woolley \| Dennis Hodgetts \|
Game #179	🟥 16 Sep 1893, Villa 2-4 Everton, Goodison Park	Scorer(s) \| Albert Woolley \| Charlie Athersmith \|
Game #180	🟩 23 Sep 1893, Villa 3-1 Everton, Wellington Road	Scorer(s) \| Albert Woolley \| Albert Woolley \| Charlie Athersmith \|
Game #186	🟩 21 Oct 1893, Villa 6-3 Albion, Stoney Lane	Scorer(s) \| Jack Devey \| Charlie Athersmith \| Albert Woolley \| Jimmy Cowan \| Charlie Hare \| Jack Devey \|
Game #216	🟩 13 Oct 1894, Villa 3-1 Albion, Wellington Road	Scorer(s) \| Dennis Hodgetts \| Albert Woolley \| Bob Chatt \|

Goals

Assists

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

Assists Made

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Game	Matchday Summary	Assist(s)

Cards

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

Cards Received

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International

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	England

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FA	First Cap with Villa

FA	First International Goal with Villa

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International Record

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W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

Matches

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

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

Game #172

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

Full Match Report

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

Assists(s) | Not recorded

Teams

Starting XI

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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.

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

🟩 3 Apr 1893, Villa 5-0 Wolves, Wellington Road

Game #173

Season | 1892-93 |
Matchday | #29 |
League Match | #28 |
Manager Game | #147 |
Monday, 3 April 1893

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Dennis Hodgetts | Jack Devey | Albert Woolley | Albert Brown | Albert Woolley |

Assists(s) | Not recorded

Teams

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Starting XI

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Match Timeline

[Exact timings not recorded]
10’ Goal, 1-0, Dennis Hodgetts, Assist by Albert Brown
30’ Goal, 2-0, Jack Devey, Assist by Fred Burton
HT Aston Villa 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Goal, 3-0, Albert Woolley
Goal, 4-0, Albert Brown
Goal, 5-0, Albert Woolley
FT Aston Villa 5-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers

On This Day

Villa were now 5 games unbeaten, their best run of the season after Albert Woolley inspired the team to a strong victory over recent FA Cup winners Wolves.

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

🟥 4 Apr 1893, Villa 1-3 Burnley, Wellington Road

Game #174

Season | 1892-93 |
Matchday | #30 |
League Match | #29 |
Manager Game | #148 |
Tuesday, 4 April 1893

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Jack Devey |

Assists(s) | Not recorded

Teams

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Match Timeline

[Exact timings not recorded]
Goal, 1-0, Jack Devey
HT Aston Villa 1-0 Burnley
Goal, 1-1, (Burnley)
Goal, 1-2, (Burnley)
Goal, 1-3, (Burnley)
FT Aston Villa 1-3 Burnley

On This Day

Villa play games on successive days but cannot repeat their previous performance. Midfielder Peter Dowds made his final appearance for Villa aged 25 before moving on to Stoke.

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

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

Game #175

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

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Jack Devey | 65' |

Assists(s) | Not recorded

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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.

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

🟩 2 Sep 1893, Villa 3-2 Albion, Wellington Road

Game #176

Season | 1893-94 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #150 |
Saturday, 2 September 1893

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Jack Reynolds (pen) | Jack Devey | Albert Woolley |

Assists(s) | Not recorded

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Match Timeline

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1’ Debut, Jim Elliott, Jack Reynolds
Goal, 1-0, Jack Reynolds (pen)
Goal, 1-1, (West Bromwich Albion)
HT Aston Villa 1-1 West Bromwich Albion
Goal, 1-2, (West Bromwich Albion), Jimmy Cowan o.g.
Goal, 2-2, Jack Devey, Assist by Dennis Hodgetts
87’ Goal, 3-2, Albert Woolley
FT Aston Villa 3-2 West Bromwich Albion

On This Day

Midfielder Jack Reynolds made a goal scoring debut for Villa against his former club aged 24 after joining for a fee of £50. Full back Jim Elliott made his Villa debut aged 23 after joining from Middlesbrough Ironopolis.

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

🟨 9 Sep 1893, Villa 1-1 Sunderland, Newcastle Road

Game #177

Season | 1893-94 |
Matchday | #2 |
League Match | #2 |
Manager Game | #151 |
Saturday, 9 September 1893

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Dennis Hodgetts |

Assists(s) | Not recorded

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Match Timeline

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Goal, 1-0, Dennis Hodgetts
HT Sunderland 0-1 Aston Villa
65’ Goal, 1-1, (Sunderland)
FT Sunderland 1-1 Aston Villa

On This Day

Villa remained unbeaten to leave the reigning champions Sunderland without a win.

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

🟩 11 Sep 1893, Villa 5-1 Stoke, Wellington Road

Game #178

Season | 1893-94 |
Matchday | #3 |
League Match | #3 |
Manager Game | #152 |
Monday, 11 September 1893

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Dennis Hodgetts | Jimmy Logan | Albert Woolley | Albert Woolley | Dennis Hodgetts |

Assists(s) | Not recorded

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Match Timeline

[Exact timings not recorded]
2’ Goal, 0-1, (Stoke)
Goal, 1-1, Dennis Hodgetts
Goal, 2-1, Jimmy Logan
Goal, 3-1, Albert Woolley
HT Aston Villa 3-1 Stoke
Goal, 4-1, Albert Woolley
Goal, 5-1, Dennis Hodgetts
FT Aston Villa 5-1 Stoke

On This Day

Villa record their second win in three games to keep up their unbeaten start to the campaign.

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

🟥 16 Sep 1893, Villa 2-4 Everton, Goodison Park

Game #179

Season | 1893-94 |
Matchday | #4 |
League Match | #4 |
Manager Game | #153 |
Saturday, 16 September 1893

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Albert Woolley | Charlie Athersmith |

Assists(s) | Not recorded

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Match Timeline

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Goal, 0-1, (Everton)
Goal, 0-2, (Everton)
Goal, 0-3, (Everton)
HT Everton 3-0 Aston Villa
60’ Goal, 1-3, Albert Woolley
Goal, 1-4, (Everton)
Goal, 2-4, Charlie Athersmith
FT Everton 2-4 Aston Villa

On This Day

Villa lose their first game of the season.

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

🟩 23 Sep 1893, Villa 3-1 Everton, Wellington Road

Game #180

Season | 1893-94 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Match | #5 |
Manager Game | #154 |
Saturday, 23 September 1893

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Albert Woolley | Albert Woolley | Charlie Athersmith |

Assists(s) | Not recorded

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Match Timeline

[Exact timings not recorded]
15’ Goal, 0-1, (Everton)
HT Aston Villa 0-1 Everton
Goal, 1-1, Albert Woolley, Assist by Dennis Hodgetts
Goal, 2-1, Albert Woolley, Assist by Dennis Hodgetts
Goal, 3-1, Charlie Athersmith, Assist by Albert Woolley
FT Aston Villa 3-1 Everton

On This Day

Villa gain immediate revenge for their defeat last time out at Goodison Park. Full back Jimmy Welford made his Villa debut aged 24 after moving from Birmingham St. George’s. Midfielder James Gillan made his Villa debut aged 22 after moving from Burton Swifts.

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

🟨 30 Sep 1893, Villa 1-1 Derby, Wellington Road

Game #181

Season | 1893-94 |
Matchday | #6 |
League Match | #6 |
Manager Game | #155 |
Saturday, 30 September 1893

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Unknown |

Assists(s) | Not recorded

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Match Timeline

[Exact timings not recorded]
1’ Debut, Willie Groves
Goal, 1-0, Unknown
HT Aston Villa 1-0 Derby County
Goal, 1-1, (Derby County)
FT Aston Villa 1-1 Derby County

On This Day

Midfielder Willie Groves made his delayed Villa debut age 23 after West Bromwich Albion initially refused to release the player despite his having signed for Villa prior to the start of the season.

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

🟥 2 Oct 1893, Villa 0-3 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

Game #182

Season | 1893-94 |
Matchday | #7 |
League Match | #7 |
Manager Game | #156 |
Monday, 2 October 1893

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | None |

Assists(s) | Not recorded

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Match Timeline

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Goal, 0-1, (Sheffield United)
HT Sheffield United 1-0 Aston Villa
57’ Goal, 0-2, (Sheffield United)
Goal, 0-3, (Sheffield United)
FT Sheffield United 3-0 Aston Villa

On This Day

Villa face Sheffield United for the first time in competitive football, Sheffield United become the 35th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football and the first new opponent Villa have faced since playing city rival Wednesday 16 games previously.
Villa suffer their second defeat in 7 games as they are completely outplayed by Sheffield United at Bramall Lane.

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

🟩 7 Oct 1893, Villa 2-1 Forest, Town Ground

Game #183

Season | 1893-94 |
Matchday | #8 |
League Match | #8 |
Manager Game | #157 |
Saturday, 7 October 1893

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Jack Devey | Willie Groves |

Assists(s) | Not recorded

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Match Timeline

HT Nottingham Forest 0-0 Aston Villa
51’ Goal, 1-0, Jack Devey
75’ Goal, 2-0, Willie Groves
87’ Goal, 2-1, (Nottingham Forest)
FT Nottingham Forest 1-2 Aston Villa

On This Day

Villa bounce back from defeat to Sheffield United with their fourth win of the campaign in eight games.

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

🟨 14 Oct 1893, Villa 1-1 Darwen, Thorneyholme Road

Game #184

Season | 1893-94 |
Matchday | #9 |
League Match | #9 |
Manager Game | #158 |
Saturday, 14 October 1893

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Jack Devey |

Assists(s) | Not recorded

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Match Timeline

[Exact timings not recorded]
Goal, 1-0, Jack Devey
HT Darwen 0-1 Aston Villa
87’ Goal, 1-1, (Darwen)
FT Darwen 1-1 Aston Villa

On This Day

Villa had now drawn three, lost two and won four.

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

🟨 16 Oct 1893, Villa 3-3 Stoke, Victoria Ground

Game #185

Season | 1893-94 |
Matchday | #10 |
League Match | #10 |
Manager Game | #159 |
Monday, 16 October 1893

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Own Goal | Charlie Athersmith | Charlie Athersmith |

Assists(s) | Not recorded

Teams

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Match Timeline

[Exact timings not recorded]
25’ Goal, 0-1, (Stoke)
26’ Goal, 1-1, Own Goal, Clare
29’ Goal, 2-1, Charlie Athersmith, Assist by Albert Woolley
40’ Goal, 2-2, (Stoke)
HT Stoke 2-2 Aston Villa
75’ Goal, 3-2, Charlie Athersmith,
87’ Goal, 3-3, (Stoke)
FT Stoke 3-3 Aston Villa

On This Day

Villa drew for the second game in succession to leave them with four wins in 10 games and no clean sheets.

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

🟩 21 Oct 1893, Villa 6-3 Albion, Stoney Lane

Game #186

Season | 1893-94 |
Matchday | #11 |
League Match | #11 |
Manager Game | #160 |
Saturday, 21 October 1893

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Jack Devey | Charlie Athersmith | Albert Woolley | Jimmy Cowan | Charlie Hare | Jack Devey |

Assists(s) | Not recorded

Teams

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Match Timeline

[Exact timings not recorded]
11’ Goal, 1-0, Jack Devey
12’ Goal, 2-0, Charlie Athersmith
22’ Goal, 3-0, Albert Woolley
Goal, 4-0, Jimmy Cowan
Goal, 4-1, (West Bromwich Albion)
Goal, 5-1, Charlie Hare
HT West Bromwich Albion 1-5 Aston Villa
46’ Goal, 5-2, (West Bromwich Albion)
Goal, 5-3, (West Bromwich Albion)
Goal, 6-3, Jack Devey
FT West Bromwich Albion 3-6 Aston Villa

On This Day

Villa record their biggest win of the season to win their first game in three matches,

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

🟨 6 Jan 1894, Villa 2-2 Wednesday, Olive Grove

Game #198

Season | 1893-94 |
Matchday | #23 |
League Match | #23 |
Manager Game | #172 |
Saturday, 6 January 1894

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Albert Brown | Unknown |

Assists(s) | Not recorded

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Match Timeline

[Exact timings not recorded]
7’ Goal, 0-1, (Sheffield Wednesday)
Goal, 0-2, (Sheffield Wednesday)
Goal, 1-2, Albert Brown
HT Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Aston Villa
Goal, 2-2, Unknown
FT Sheffield Wednesday 2-2 Aston Villa

On This Day

Villa draw the first game of 1894.

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

🟩 18 Jan 1894, Villa 5-2 Preston, Deepdale

Game #199

Season | 1893-94 |
Matchday | #24 |
League Match | #24 |
Manager Game | #173 |
Thursday, 18 January 1894

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Jack Devey | Dennis Hodgetts | Jimmy Cowan | Jack Devey | Jimmy Cowan |

Assists(s) | Not recorded

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Match Timeline

[Exact timings not recorded]
Goal, 1-0, Jack Devey, Assist by Dennis Hodgetts
26’ Goal, 2-0, Dennis Hodgetts
39’ Goal, 3-0, Jimmy Cowan
Goal, 3-1, (Preston North End)
HT Preston North End 1-3 Aston Villa
Goal, 3-2, (Preston North End)
Goal, 4-2, Jack Devey, Assist by Dennis Hodgetts
Goal, 5-2, Jimmy Cowan
FT Preston North End 2-5 Aston Villa

On This Day

Villa get back to winning ways to sit 7 points clear at the top of the table.

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

🟩 27 Jan 1894, Villa 4-2 Wolves, Wellington Road

Game #200

Season | 1893-94 |
Matchday | #25 |
Manager Game | #174 |
Saturday, 27 January 1894

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Jimmy Cowan | Jack Devey | Bob Chatt | Jack Devey |

Assists(s) | Not recorded

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Match Timeline

[Exact timings not recorded]
5’ Goal, 1-0, Jimmy Cowan
17’ Goal, 2-0, Jack Devey, Assist by Willie Groves
33’ Goal, 3-0, Bob Chatt
HT Aston Villa 3-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
49’ Goal, 3-1, (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
54’ Goal, 3-2, (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
Goal, 4-2, Jack Devey
FT Aston Villa 4-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

On This Day

Villa's 200th game sees them vanquish Wolves in the FA Cup.

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

🟩 3 Feb 1894, Villa 5-1 United, Wellington Road

Game #201

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

Season | 1893-94 |
Matchday | #26 |
League Match | #25 |
Manager Game | #175 |
Saturday, 3 February 1894

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Jack Devey | 1-0 | 3-0 | 5-0 | Dennis Hodgetts | 2-0 | Jack Reynolds | 4-0 |

Assists(s) | Charlie Athersmith | 1-0 | 2-0 |

Teams

Starting XI

GK Bill Dunning | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB John Baird | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
FB Jim Elliott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Jack Reynolds | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
M Willie Groves | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Jack Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Dennis Hodgetts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
F Bob Chatt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Substitutes

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Unused Substitutes

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Starting XI

GK William Douglas | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RB Andrew Mitchell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
LH Fredrick Erentz | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
LH William Davidson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
RH George Perrins | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
IR William Stewart | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
OL William Mathieson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ |
IF James McNaught | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F John Clarkin | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Samuel Parker | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
F Robert Donaldson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Substitutes

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Unused Substitutes

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Match Timeline

On This Day

Villa won their third successive game, unbeaten in five and having lost just one of the last 12 games to leave them well clear at the top of the table P25, Pts 37 vs. second position Blackburn P23, Pts 30.

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

🟨 10 Feb 1894, Villa 2-2 Sunderland, Newcastle Road

Game #202

Season | 1893-94 |
Matchday | #27 |
Manager Game | #176 |
Saturday, 10 February 1894

Full Match Report

Scorers | Dennis Hodgetts | 47’ | Jimmy Cowan | 82’ |

Assists(s) | Not recorded

Teams

Starting XI

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Starting XI

Substitutes

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Unused Substitutes

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Match Timeline

[Exact timings not recorded]
6’ Goal, 1-0, (Sunderland)
Goal, 2-0, (Sunderland)
HT Sunderland v. Aston Villa
47’ Goal, 2-1, Dennis Hodgetts
82’ Goal, 2-2, Jimmy Cowan
FT Sunderland 2-2 Aston Villa
AET Sunderland 2-2 Aston Villa

On This Day

120 minutes of play couldn't separate the reigning Champions and Champions elect in the second round of the FA Cup.

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

🟩 21 Feb 1894, Villa 3-1 Sunderland, Wellington Road

Game #203

Season | 1893-94 |
Matchday | #28 |
Manager Game | #177 |
Wednesday, 21 February 1894

Full Match Report

Scorers | Charlie Athersmith | 2’ | Bob Chatt | 37’ | Dennis Hodgetts | 55’ |

Assists(s) | Not recorded

Teams

Starting XI

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Starting XI

Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Match Timeline

[Exact timings not recorded]
2’ Goal, 1-0, Charlie Athersmith
37’ Goal, 2-0, Bob Chatt
HT Aston Villa 2-0 Sunderland
55’ Goal, 3-0, Dennis Hodgetts
Goal, 3-1, (Sunderland)
FT Aston Villa 3-1 Sunderland

On This Day

The original replay match up between these two sides took place on Saturday, 17 February 1894 and ended in a 2-0 victory for Villa however due to the game being played in a heavy fall of rain and snow, at the conclusion of the game a meeting of the Emergency Committee was held, and it was decided to regard that match as a friendly one.

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

🟥 24 Feb 1894, Villa 2-3 Wednesday, Olive Grove

Game #204

Season | 1893-94 |
Matchday | #29 |
Manager Game | #178 |
Saturday, 24 February 1894

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Bob Chatt | 40’ | Bob Chatt | 72’ |

Assists(s) | Not recorded

Teams

Starting XI

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Starting XI

Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Match Timeline

[Exact timings not recorded]
Goal, 0-1, (Sheffield Wednesday)
40’ Goal, 1-1, Bob Chatt
HT Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Aston Villa
72’ Goal, 2-1, Bob Chatt
82’ Goal, 2-2, (Sheffield Wednesday)
FT Sheffield Wednesday 2-2 Aston Villa
114’ Goal, 2-3, (Sheffield Wednesday)
AET Sheffield Wednesday 3-2 Aston Villa

On This Day

Villa lose out to Wednesday after having to play the extra time with just 9 fit players.

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

🟩 13 Oct 1894, Villa 3-1 Albion, Wellington Road

Game #216

Season | 1894-95 |
Matchday | #7 |
League Match | #7 |
Manager Game | #190 |
Saturday, 13 October 1894

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Dennis Hodgetts | Albert Woolley | Bob Chatt |

Assists(s) | Not recorded

Teams

Starting XI

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Starting XI

Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Match Timeline

[Exact timings not recorded]
1’ Debut, Howard Spencer
Goal, 1-0, Dennis Hodgetts, Assist by Howard Spencer
Goal, 2-0, Albert Woolley, Assist by Charlie Athersmith
HT Aston Villa 2-0 West Bromwich Albion
Goal, 3-0, Bob Chatt
Goal, 3-1, (West Bromwich Albion)
FT Aston Villa 3-1 West Bromwich Albion

On This Day

Reigning Champions Villa return to winning ways after successive League defeats. One of the Villa greats, full back Howard Spencer, made his Villa debut aged 19 after joining from Birchfield Trinity.

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

🟨 20 Oct 1894, Villa 2-2 Birmingham, Coventry Road Muntz Street

Game #217

Season | 1894-95 |
Matchday | #8 |
League Match | #8 |
Manager Game | #191 |
Saturday, 20 October 1894

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Bob Gordon | Dennis Hodgetts |

Assists(s) | Not recorded

Teams

Starting XI

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Starting XI

Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Match Timeline

[Exact timings not recorded]
Goal, 1-0, Bob Gordon
Goal, 1-1, (Small Heath, pen), Fred Wheldon.
HT Small Heath 1-1 Aston Villa
Goal, 1-2, (Small Heath)
Goal, 2-2, Dennis Hodgetts
FT Small Heath 2-2 Aston Villa

On This Day

Reigning Champions Villa line up against a neighbouring team for the second successive week but this time cannot come away with victory. Winger Albert Woolley made his final appearance for Villa aged 24 before moving on to Derby County.

AVFC History Celebrating 150 Years

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

Winger

1893-94 🕒 24 | ⚽ 12 | 🔥 - | #93 |

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

Personal Profile

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

Transfer In

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

Villa Career

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

Played Under

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

Career Summary

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

Season by Season Record

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

Goalkeeping Record

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

Season by Season Goalkeeping Record

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

Honours

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

Villa Youth Record

Previous Clubs

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

Debut

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

First Goal Date

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

Loans Out

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

Final Appearance

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

Transfer Out

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

Subsequent Clubs

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

Quotes

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

Biography

Died

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

Appearances

24

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

Starts

24

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

Substitute Appearances

0

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

Unused Substitute Appearances

0

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

Goals Scored

12

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

Assists Made

-

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

Cards Received

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-

🟥

-

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International Career

England

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International Record

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England

Starter

Substitute

Goals

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

Matches

W Albert Woolley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #93 |

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