F Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #6 |
Inside Left
1879-85 ๐ 22 | โฝ 3 | ๐ฅ 4 | #6 |
F Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Aston Villa 1879-85 | Free |
FA Cup |
๐ 22 | โฝ 3 | ๐ฅ 4 | #6 |

Seasons Active | In Fee
Active in League
๐ Games | Starts (Subs) | โฝ Goals | ๐ฅ Assists | ๐บ Unused | Player Number |
๐ฉ Won | ๐จ Drew | ๐ฅ Lost |
Cards ๐จ Booking | ๐ฅ Sending Off |
Goalkeepers Only ๐ฅ
Goals Conceded | โ Clean Sheets |
Previous Player | Next Player |
---|---|
D Ted Lee | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #5 | | F Billy Mason | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #7 | |
F Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #6 |
Elisha Davis
Personal Profile

Birth Date | Birthplace | Birth Country | Citizenship | Height | Foot |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
December 1855 | Dudley | England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #6 |
Villa Youth Record
Youth Record

n/a
F Eli Davis | ๐ด ๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #6 |
Previous Clubs

Previous Clubs
Hockley Hill Council School
Florence FC
Wednesbury Strollers
F Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #6 |
Transfer In

Season | Joined Date | Aged | Fee | From | From | Signed Under |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1879-80 | 1879 | 24 | Free | Wednesbury Strollers ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Management Committee |
F Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #6 |
Played Under
Managers

Management Committee 1879-85
Games ๐, Starts โ , Substitute ๐, Won ๐ฉ, Drew ๐จ, Lost ๐ฅ, Goals โฝ, Assists ๐ฅ
F Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #6 |
Career Summary

๐๏ธ | ๐ | โ
| ๐ | ๐บ | PPG | ๐ฉ | ๐จ | ๐ฅ | ๐ฉ % | ๐จ % | ๐ฅ % | โฝ | ๐ฅ | Yellow | Red | GI | GPG | GPGi |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | - | 7 | 7.33 |
Seasons ๐๏ธ, Games ๐, Starts โ , Substitute ๐, Won ๐ฉ, Drew ๐จ, Lost ๐ฅ, Unused ๐บ, Goals โฝ, Assists ๐ฅ, Goals per Game GPG, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi
F Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #6 |
Competition Record






๐ League | ๐ FA Cup | ๐ League Cup | ๐ Europe | ๐ European Cup |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 |
โฝ League | โฝ FA Cup | โฝ League Cup | โฝ Europe | โฝ European Cup |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 |
๐ฅ League | ๐ฅ FA Cup | ๐ฅ League Cup | ๐ฅ Europe | ๐ฅ European Cup |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 |
League Gi | FA Cup Gi | League Cup Gi | Europe Gi | European Cup Gi |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 |
League GPG | FA Cup GPG | League Cup GPG | Europe GPG | European Cup GPG |
---|---|---|---|---|
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
League GPGi | FA Cup GPGi | League Cup GPGi | Europe GPGi | European Cup GPGi |
---|---|---|---|---|
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Games ๐, Goals โฝ, Assists ๐ฅ, Goals per Game GPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi
F Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #6 |
Season by Season Record
Seasons ๐๏ธ, Age ๐, League ใฝ๏ธ, Position ๐, Games ๐, Starts โ , Substitute ๐, Won ๐ฉ, Drew ๐จ, Lost ๐ฅ, Unused ๐บ, Goals Scored โฝ, Goals Conceded ๐ฅ , Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Goal Difference GD, Clean Sheets โ, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi

๐๏ธ | ๐ | ใฝ๏ธ | ๐ | ๐ | โ
| ๐ | ๐บ | PPG | ๐ฉ | ๐ฉ % | ๐จ | ๐จ % | ๐ฅ | ๐ฅ % | โฝ | ๐ฅ | Yellow | Red | GI | GPG | GPGi |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1879-80 | 23 | FAC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 0.00 |
1880-81 | 24 | FAC | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 4.00 |
1881-82 | 25 | FAC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 3.00 |
1882-83 | 26 | FAC | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 5.00 |
1883-84 | 27 | FAC | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 0.00 |
1884-85 | 28 | FAC | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0.00 |
F Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #6 |
Goalkeeping Record

GK # | ๐ | ๐ฅ
| CPG | โ | โ % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season | ๐ | ๐ฅ
| CPG | โ | โ % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seasons ๐๏ธ, Games ๐, Goals Conceded ๐ฅ , Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Clean Sheets โ
F Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #6 |
Honours
Villa Honours

Played for the Villa
F Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #6 |
Debuts & Dates

Season | First Squad | Manager |
---|---|---|
1879-80 | 13 December 1879 | Management Committee |
Season | Debut | Manager | Aged |
---|---|---|---|
1879-80 | 13 December 1879 | Management Committee | 24 |
Game # | First Goal | Scorer(s) |
---|---|---|
Game # | First Assist |
---|---|
Game # | First Clean Sheet |
---|---|
Season | Final Game | Aged | Manager |
---|---|---|---|
1884-85 | 10 January 1885 | 29 | Management Committee |
Season | Final Squad | Manager |
---|---|---|
1884-85 | 10 January 1885 | Management Committee |
F Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #6 |
Loans Out

Loans
None
F Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #6 |
Transfer Out

Season | Date | Aged | Fee | To | To | Left Under |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1884-85 | 1885 | 29 | Released | Retired | Management Committee |
F Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #6 |
Subsequent Clubs

Subsequent Clubs
Retired
F Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #6 |
Quotes

F Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #6 |
Biography
Player #6 for Aston Villa, Elisha Davis, known as Eli Davis played as a midfielder for the club. Eli made his debut in the 1879-80 FA Cup campaign - Villaโs first entry into the competition.
Eli was born in Dudley, ten miles from the current Villa ground, in December 1855 and made his debut as a 24 year old on the 13th December 1879.
Villa had signed Eli from Wednesbury Strollers and he went on to represent the club for six successive seasons from 1879-80 to 1884-85.
Eli was described in teammate Archie Hunterโs book as:
โAnother special favourite with the spectators โฆ who worked the left wing and was noted for the really wonderful way in which he screwed the ball from the corner with his left foot. As everybody knows, a forward is not much good unless he can take the ball up and centre it in goal, and in doing this Eli excelled. He was a very brilliant and a very sure player.โ
Eliโs final game came on 10th January 1885 having reached a career best 5th Round of the FA Cup in 1882-83. Eli subsequently retired from football aged 29 due to a knee injury.
Eli played in the era when team selection was made by a Management Committee rather than the latter day more typical Manager role which from the 1884-85 season was led by George Ramsey.
Eli passed away in Birmingham on 20th December 1897 aged just 42.

Died
20 December 1897, Aged 42
F Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #6 |
Appearances
22

F Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #6 |
Starts
22

F Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #6 |
Substitute Appearances
0

Game | Matchday Summary | Substitutes |
---|
F Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #6 |
Unused Substitute Appearances
0

Game | Matchday Summary | Unused Substitutes |
---|
F Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #6 |
Goals Scored
3

F Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #6 |
Assists Made
4

F Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #6 |
Cards Received
๐จ

0
๐ฅ
-
Game | Matchday Summary | Villa Cards |
---|
F Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #6 |
International Record

International Career | Caps with Villa |
---|---|
F Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #6 |
Matches

F Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #6 |
๐จ 13 Dec 1879, Villa 1-1 Stafford Road

Game #1
FA Cup
Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: Unknown
FT Score: ๐จ 1-1
FT Result: ๐จ Drew
Last 5 Games: ๐จ
Season | 1879-80 |
Matchday | #1 |
Manager Game | #1 |
Saturday, 13 December 1879
Scorer(s) | Andy Hunter | 1-1 |
Assists(s) | Not recorded
Teams

GK John Ball | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
B Ted Lee | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
B Harry Simmonds | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
HB Tommy Pank | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
HB Sammy Law | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
HB Charlie Johnstone | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
IL Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
IR Andy Hunter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ข | โฝ |
IF Billy Mason | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
CF Archie Hunter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
CF William Crossland | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
GK E. Ray
B G. Selman
HB A. Mayor
HB H. Vaughan
HB A. Nicholls
F J. W. Whitehead
F C. Davies
F W. Arthur
F W. Tisdell
F H. Crane
F Charles Crump โฝ
Starting XI
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Match Timeline
๐ข | 1โ Debut, John Ball, Harry Simmonds, Tommy Pank, Sammy Law, Ted Lee, Eli Davis, Billy Mason, Archie Hunter, Charlie Johnstone, William Crossland and Andy Hunter
๐ฅ
| Goal, 0-1, (Stafford Road), Charles Crump
โฝ | Goal, 1-1, Andy Hunter
๐ | FT Stafford Road 1-1 Aston Villa
On This Day
Villa embark on their first ever FA Cup tie and are held to a draw on the Wolverhampton ground of Stafford Road Railway Works Football Club despite Andy Hunter's strike.
Villa face Stafford Road for the first time in competitive football, Stafford Road become the 1st team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.
Villa received a Bye in the first round of the FA Cup and therefore made their Cup debut in the Second Round on the Wolverhampton ground of Stafford Road Railway Works Football Club needing an equaliser from Andy Hunter to force a replay at Wellington Road.
John Ball, Harry Simmonds, Tommy Pank, Sammy Law, Ted Lee, Eli Davis, Billy Mason, Archie Hunter, Charlie Johnstone, William Crossland and Andy Hunter made their FA Cup debuts for the club.
Andy Hunter scores Villa's first ever goal in the competition.
F Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #6 |
๐ฉ 24 Jan 1880, Villa 3-1 Stafford Road, Wellington Road

Game #2
FA Cup
Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
Referee:ย L. H. Cofield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1880-
HT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 3-1
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ
Season | 1879-80 |
Matchday | #2 |
Manager Game | #2 |
Saturday, 24 January 1880
Scorer(s) | Billy Mason | 1-0 | 2-0 | Sammy Law | 3-0 |
Assist(s) | Eli Davis | 1-0 | Andy Hunter | 2-0 |
Teams

GK John Ball | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ด |
B Harry Simmonds | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
B Ted Lee | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Tommy Pank | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Sammy Law | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
IL Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
IF Billy Mason | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ | ๐ด |
IF George Ramsay | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ข | ๐ด |
IR Andy Hunter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
CF Archie Hunter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF William Crossland | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
GK E. Ray
B G. Selman
HB Muir
HB Grant
HB A. Nicholls
F C. Davies
F Reeves
F Holden
F H. Crane
F J. W. Whitehead
F Charles Crump โฝ
Starting XI
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Match Timeline
๐ข | 1โ Debut, George Ramsay
โฝ | Goal, 1-0, Billy Mason, Assist by Eli Davis
๐ | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Stafford Road
โฝ | Goal, 2-0, Billy Mason, Assist by Andy Hunter
โฝ | Goal, 3-0, Sammy Law
๐ฅ
| Goal, 3-1, (Stafford Road), Charles Crump
๐ | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Stafford Road
On This Day
Villa play their first ever home FA Cup tie and comprehensively beat Stafford Road yet it would still prove to be their final FA Cup outing of the season.
Having secured a draw in the original tie at the Wolverhampton ground of the Stafford Road Railway Works Football Club,
Villa sweep aside their opponents in the replay at Wellington Road.
Villa however, still an amateur and pecuniary disadvantaged club, had lost the toss for home status in the third round tie with Oxford University and withdrew from the competition being unable to formulate a side capable of fulfilling the fixture.
Meanwhile, forward and future Villa leader George Ramsay made his sole appearance for Villa in the FA Cup whilst goalkeeper John Ball and forward Billy Mason made their final appearances for Villa.
F Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #6 |
๐ฉ 30 Oct 1880, Villa 5-3 Wednesbury Strollers, Wellington Road

Game #3
FA Cup
Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: ๐ฅ 1-3
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 5-3
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Season | 1880-81 |
Matchday | #1 |
Manager Game | #3 |
Saturday, 30 October 1880
Scorer(s) | Not recorded
Assist(s) | Not recorded
Teams

GK George Copley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
B Ted Lee | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Tommy Pank | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Sammy Law | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Charlie Johnstone | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ด |
IR Bill Watts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
IR Andy Hunter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
IL Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
IL Howard Vaughton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
CF Archie Hunter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF William Crossland | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
GK Beddow
B Alf Harvey
HB Scott
HB Tom Bryan
HB Jones
IR Powis
IR Parker
IL Knowles
IL Taylor
CF Burns
CF Reilly
Starting XI
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Match Timeline
๐ข | 1โ Debut, George Copley, Bill Watts, Howard Vaughton
๐ | HT Aston Villa 1-3 Wednesbury Strollers
๐ | FT Aston Villa 5-3 Wednesbury Strollers
On This Day
Villa face Wednesbury Strollers for the first time in competitive football, Wednesbury Strollers become the 2nd team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.
Villa record their biggest FA Cup win to date
Goalkeeper George Copley, utility player Bill Watts & forward Howard Vaughton made their Villa debuts in the FA Cup.
Meanwhile, forward Charlie Johnstone made his final appearance for Villa in the FA Cup.
F Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #6 |
๐ฉ 4 Dec 1880, Villa 2-1 Forest, Trent Bridge


Game #4
FA Cup
Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
Referee: Referee: Rev. J. R. B. Owen | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1880-
Kick off: 2.50pm
HT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 2-1
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Season | 1880-81 |
Matchday | #2 |
Manager Game | #4 |
Saturday, 4 December 1880
Scorer(s) | Andy Hunter | 1-0 | Howard Vaughton | 2-1 |
Assist(s) | Eli Davis | 1-0 |
Teams

GK George Copley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
B Ted Lee | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
B Harry Simmonds | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Tommy Pank | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Sammy Law | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Arthur Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
IL Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
IL Howard Vaughton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
IR Bill Watts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
IR Andy Hunter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Archie Hunter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข ๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ |

GKJohn Sands | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
B Charles Caborn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
3QB Walter Luntley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
3QB Edwin Luntley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Ernest Jardine | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Mark Holroyd | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RW William Parr | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RW A.H. Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LW Teddy Earp | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LW John Turner | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Sam Widdowson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
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Match Timeline
๐ข | 1โ Debut, Arthur Brown
โฝ | Goal, 1-0, Andy Hunter, Assist by Eli Davis
๐ | HT Nottingham Forest 0-1 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| Goal, 1-1, (Nottingham Forest), Sam Widdowson
โฝ | Goal, 2-1, Howard Vaughton
๐ | FT Nottingham Forest 1-2 Aston Villa
On This Day
Villa face Nottingham Forest for the first time in competitive football, Forest become the 3rd team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.
Villa beat Forest on their own patch in the second round of the FA Cup as forward Arthur Brown made his Villa debut in the Cup.
F Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #6 |
๐ฉ 12 Feb 1881, Villa 3-1 Notts County, Trent Bridge


Game #5
FA Cup
Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
Referee: Unknown
Kick off: 3.40pm
HT Score: ๐จ 1-1
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 3-1
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Season | 1880-81 |
Matchday | #3 |
Manager Game | #5 |
Saturday, 12 February 1881
Scorer(s) | Andy Hunter | 6' | 2-1 | Archie Hunter | 3-1 |
Assist(s) | Not recorded
Teams

GK George Copley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
B Harry Simmonds | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
B Ted Lee | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Tommy Pank | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Sammy Law | 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 Andy Hunter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |
CF Archie Hunter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF William Crossland | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

GK H. Greenhalgh | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
B Alfred Dobson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
B H. Jepson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB W. M'Crae | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB S. Palmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB H. Chapman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LW Harry Cursham | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LW E. H. Greenhalgh | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RW Arthur Cursham | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RW C. Cursham | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ
CF Harold Morse | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Starting XI
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Match Timeline
โฝ | 6โ Goal, 1-0, Andy Hunter
๐ฅ
| Goal, 1-1, (Notts County), C Cursham
๐ | HT Notts County 1-1 Aston Villa
โฝ | Goal, 2-1, Andy Hunter
โฝ | Goal, 3-1, Archie Hunter
๐ | FT Notts County 1-3 Aston Villa
On This Day
Villa play a second successive away tie in Nottingham but are successful once again and progress to the fourth round of the FA Cup.
Villa face Notts County for the first time in competitive football, County become the 4th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.
Villa play a second successive away tie in Nottingham but are successful once again and progress to the fourth round of the FA Cup.
F Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #6 |
๐ฅ 19 Feb 1881, Villa 2-3 Stafford Road, Wellington Road

Game #6
FA Cup
Manager: Management Committee 1879-1886
Referee: W. Dodsworth | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1881-
Kick off: 3.30pm
HT Score: ๐จ 1-1
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 2-3
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Season | 1880-81 |
Matchday | #4 |
Manager Game | #6 |
Saturday, 19 February 1881
Scorer(s) | Archie Hunter | 1-1 | Eli Davis | 2-1 |
Assist(s) | William Crossland | 1-1 |
Teams

GK George Copley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
B Harry Simmonds | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
B Ted Lee | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Arthur Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Tommy Pank | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Sammy Law | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
IR Bill Watts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ด |
IL Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
IL Howard Vaughton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Archie Hunter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF William Crossland | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
GK E. Ray
B Colin Dorrance
HB G. Selman
HB Turton
HB A. Nicholls
F A. T. Ward
F R. Gowland โฝ โฝ
F James
F Shone
F J. W. Whitehead
F Charles Crump โฝ
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Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| Goal, 0-1, (Stafford Road), Gowland
โฝ | Goal, 1-1, Archie Hunter, Assist by William Crossland
๐ | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Stafford Road
โฝ | Goal, 2-1, Eli Davis
๐ฅ
| Goal, 2-2, (Stafford Road), Crump
๐ฅ
| Goal, 2-3, (Stafford Road), Gowland
๐ | FT Aston Villa 2-3 Stafford Road
On This Day
Villa are knocked out of the FA Cup on merit for the first time by Wolverhampton's premier club Stafford Road Railway Works Football Club.
Utility player Bill Watts made his final appearance for Villa.
F Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #6 |
๐ฉ 5 Nov 1881, Villa 4-1 Forest, Wellington Road


Game #7
FA Cup
Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
Referee: C. W. Alcock | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Secretary of the Football Association, 1881-
Kick off: 3.25pm
HT Score: ๐จ 1-1
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 4-1
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Season | 1881-82 |
Matchday | #1 |
Manager Game | #7 |
Saturday, 5 November 1881
Scorer(s) | Arthur Brown | 1-1 | 4-1 | William Crossland | 2-1 | Olly Whateley | 3-1 |
Assist(s) | Olly Whateley | 1-1 | Howard Vaughton | 3-1 |
Teams

GK George Copley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ด |
B Ted Lee | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
B Harry Simmonds | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Tommy Pank | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Sammy Law | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Fred Dawson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
HB Arthur Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |
HB Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
IL Howard Vaughton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
IR William Crossland | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | ๐ด |
CF Olly Whateley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข | ๐ฅ | โฝ |

GK John Sands | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
B T. W. Hancock
3QB Walter Luntley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
3QB Edwin Luntley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB William Parr | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB J. Unwin
LW Teddy Earp | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LW W. Gunn
RW H. Norman โฝ
RW C. Gouthorpe
CF Sam Widdowson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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Match Timeline
๐ข | 1โ Debut, Jim Dawson, Olly Whateley
๐ฅ
| Goal, 0-1, (Nottingham Forest), Sammy Laws o.g.
๐ | Player retires from field of play with injury, (Nottingham Forest), W. Luntley
โฝ | Goal, 1-1, Arthur Brown, Assist by Olly Whateley
๐ | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Nottingham Forest
โฝ | Goal, 2-1, William Crossland
โฝ | Goal, 3-1, Olly Whateley, Assist by Howard Vaughton
โฝ | Goal, 4-1, Arthur Brown
๐ | FT Aston Villa 4-1 Nottingham Forest
On This Day
F Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #6 |
๐จ 31 Dec 1881, Villa 2-2 Notts County, Wellington Road


Game #8
FA Cup
Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
Referee: Nicholas Jackson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | London, 1881-
HT Score: ๐ฉ 2-1
FT Score: ๐จ 2-2
AET Result: ๐จ Drew
AET Score: ๐จ 2-2
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐จ
Season | 1881-82 |
Matchday | #2 |
Manager Game | #8 |
Saturday, 31 December 1881
Scorer(s) | Eli Davis | 1-1 | Olly Whateley | 2-1 |
Assist(s) | None
Teams

GK Billy Clarke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
B Harry Simmonds | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
B Ted Lee | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข ๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Arthur Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Fred Dawson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Tommy Pank | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Sammy Law | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
IL Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
IL Howard Vaughton | 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 |

GK H. Jessop
B H. Moore
B Alfred Dobson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB C. Chapman
HB H. Fletcher
RW Arthur Cursham | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RW C. Cursham | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LW Harry Cursham | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LW E. H. Greenhalgh | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Bausor | โฝ | โฝ |
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Match Timeline
๐ข | 1โ Debut, Billy Clarke
๐ฅ | 1' Villa kick off with 10-men, Olly Whateley 'late'
๐ฅ | 5' Olly Whateley takes to field, Villa with 11-men
๐ฅ
| 10โ Goal, 0-1, (Notts County), Bausor
โฝ | Goal, 1-1, Eli Davis
โฝ | Goal, 2-1, Olly Whateley
๐ | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Notts County
๐ฅ
| Goal, 2-2, (Notts County), Bausor
๐ | FT Aston Villa 2-2 Notts County
๐ | AET Aston Villa 2-2 Notts County
On This Day
Villa line up in Round 3 of the FA Cup after receiving a bye in the second round.
Goalkeeper Billy Clarke makes his debut for Villa
F Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #6 |
๐ฉ 14 Jan 1882, Villa 4-1 Notts County, Wellington Road


Game #10
FA Cup
Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
Referee: John Harvey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Sheffield
Kick off: 2.45pm
HT Score: ๐ฉ 2-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 4-1
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฉ
Season | 1881-82 |
Matchday | #4 |
Manager Game | #10 |
Saturday, 14 January 1882
Scorer(s) | Archie Hunter | 7' | Olly Whateley | 2-0 | Arthur Brown | 3-0 | Jim Dawson | 4-0 |
Assist(s) | Olly Whateley | 7' | 3-0 | Archie Hunter | 2-0 | Arthur Brown | 4-0 |
Teams

GK Billy Clarke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
B Ted Lee | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
B Harry Simmonds | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Arthur Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | ๐ฅ |
HB Fred Dawson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
HB Tommy Pank | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Sammy Law | 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 |
CF Olly Whateley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ | โฝ | ๐ฅ |
CF Archie Hunter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ | ๐ฅ |

GK H. Jessop
B H. Moore
HB C. T. Dobson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
B Alfred Dobson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB C. Chapman
HB H. Fletcher
RW Arthur Cursham | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
RW C. Cursham | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LW Harry Cursham H | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LW E. H. Greenhalgh | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Bausor
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Match Timeline
โฝ | 7โ Goal, 1-0, Archie Hunter, Assist by Olly Whateley
โฝ | Goal, 2-0, Olly Whateley, Assist by Archie Hunter
๐ | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Notts County
โฝ | Goal, 3-0, Arthur Brown, Assist by Olly Whateley
โฝ | Goal, 4-0, Jim Dawson, Assist by Arthur Brown
๐ฅ
| Goal, 4-1, (Notts County), A. Cursham
๐ | FT Aston Villa 4-1 Notts County
On This Day
Villa beat County at the third attempt to progress to the fourth round of the FA Cup.
F Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #6 |
๐ฉ 21 Oct 1882, Villa 4-1 Walsall Swifts, Wellington Road

Game #12
FA Cup
Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
Referee: C. Crump | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Birmingham, 1882-
HT Score: ๐ฉ 3-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 4-1
Last 5: ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Season | 1882-83 |
Matchday | #1 |
Manager Game | #12 |
Saturday, 21 October 1882
Scorer(s) | Arthur Brown | 8' | 4-1 | Howard Vaughton | 2-0 | Archie Hunter | 3-0 |
Assist(s) | Thomas Bryan | 2-0 | Andy Hunter | 3-0 |
Teams

GK Billy Clarke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
B Joe Simmonds | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
B Thomas Bryan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข | ๐ฅ |
B Alf Harvey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
HB David Anderson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
HB Arthur Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | 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 |
F Wally Roberts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
CF Archie Hunter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ |
GK C. H. Hobson
B A. Alldridge
3QB T. Sheldon
F Baker
F W. Yates
F E. Dyoss
F J. Hayes
F J. Higgins
F D. Lunn
F Farmer
F J. Davis
Starting XI
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Match Timeline
๐ข | 1โ Debut, Joe Simmonds, Thomas Bryan, David Anderson, Alf Harvey, Wally Roberts
โฝ | 8โ Goal, 1-0, Arthur Brown
โฝ | Goal, 2-0, Howard Vaughton, Assist by Thomas Bryan
โฝ | Goal 3-0, Archie Hunter, Assist by Andy Hunter
๐ | HT Aston Villa 3-0 Walsall Swifts
๐ฅ
| Goal, 3-1, (Walsall Swifts), D. Lunn
โฝ | Goal 4-1, Arthur Brown
๐ | FT Aston Villa 4-1 Walsall Swifts
On This Day
F Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #6 |
๐ฉ 18 Nov 1882, Villa 4-1 Wednesbury Old Athletic, Wellington Road

Game #13
FA Cup
Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
Referee: C. Crump | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Birmingham, 1882-
HT Score: ๐ฉ 2-1
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 4-1
Last 5: ๐จ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Season | 1882-83 |
Matchday | #2 |
Manager Game | #13 |
Saturday, 18 November 1882
Scorer(s) | Archie Hunter | 1-1 | Olly Whateley | 2-1 | 4-1 | Alf Harvey | 3-1 |
Assist(s) | Andy Hunter | 2-1 |
Teams

GK Billy Clarke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
B Thomas Bryan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ด |
B Alf Harvey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
HB Charles Apperley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
HB David Anderson | 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 Andy Hunter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
CF Archie Hunter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Olly Whateley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |
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 | โฝ |
F A. Woodcock
F A. Groucutt
F J. Roberts
Starting XI
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Match Timeline
๐ข | 1โ Debut, Charles Apperley
๐ฅ
| Goal, 0-1, (Wednesbury Old Athletic), R. Morley
โฝ | Goal, 1-1, Archie Hunter
โฝ | Goal, 2-1, Olly Whateley, Assist by Andy Hunter
๐ | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Wednesbury Old Athletic
โฝ | Goal, 3-1, Alf Harvey
โฝ | Goal, 4-1, Olly Whateley
๐ | 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.
F Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #6 |
๐ฉ 6 Jan 1883, Villa 3-1 Aston Unity, Wellington Road

Game #14
FA Cup
Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
Referee: C. Crump | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Birmingham, 1882-
HT Score: ๐ฉ 2-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 3-1
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Season | 1882-83 |
Matchday | #3 |
Manager Game | #14 |
Saturday, 6 January 1883
Scorer(s) | Howard Vaughton | 5' | Eli Davis | 2-0 | Archie Hunter | 3-1 |
Assist(s) | Eli Davis | 3-1 |
Teams

GK Tommy Mason | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
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 |
IL Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | ๐ฅ |
IL Howard Vaughton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
IR Andy Hunter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Archie Hunter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Olly Whateley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
GK Matthews
B Benson
B Rogers
HB Pallett
HB Upton
HB Lloyd
F Green
F Dyer
F Coley
F Hellborn | โฝ |
F Wilson
Starting XI
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Match Timeline
๐ข | 1โ Debut, Tommy Mason
โฝ | 5โ Goal, 1-0, Howard Vaughton
โฝ | Goal, 2-0, Eli Davis
๐ | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Aston Unity
๐ฅ
| Goal, 2-1, (Aston Unity), Hellborn
โฝ | Goal, 3-1, Archie Hunter, Assist by Eli Davis
๐ | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Aston Unity
On This Day
Villa face Aston Unity for the first time in competitive football, Unity become the 6th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.
Goalkeeper Tommy Mason makes his FA Cup debut as Villa beat neighbours Unity.
Howard Vaughton scores Villa's opener to help the club progress to the 4th Round for the third successive season.
F Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #6 |
๐ฉ 27 Jan 1883, Villa 2-1 Walsall Town, Wellington Road

Game #15
FA Cup
Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
Referee: Frank Marshall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | West Bromwich
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' |
Teams

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 |
GK Keay
B Reynolds
3QB Newman
HB Collington
HB Taylor
HB Dodsworth
RF Arblaster
RF Hill | โฝ |
LF Boyd
LF Harrison
F Bradbury
Starting XI
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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.
F Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #6 |
๐ฅ 3 Mar 1883, Villa 3-4 Notts County, Castle Grounds


Game #16
FA Cup
Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
Referee: Nicholas Jackson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | London, 1881-
Kick off: 3.17pm
HT Score: ๐จ 1-1
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 3-4
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Season | 1882-83 |
Matchday | #5 |
Manager Game | #16 |
Saturday, 3 March 1883
Scorer(s) | Andy Hunter | 33โ | 80' | Olly Whateley | 78โ |
Assist(s) | Arthur Brown | 33' |
Teams

GK Tommy Mason | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
B Joe Simmonds | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
B Ted Lee | 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 | ๐ฅ |
HB Charles Apperley | 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 Andy Hunter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |
CF Archie Hunter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Olly Whateley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |

GK Leonard Gillett | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
B H. Moore
B Alfred Dobson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Charles Dobson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB H. Chapman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB S. McRae
RW Arthur Cursham | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RW S. G. Smith
LW W. Gunn | โฝ |
LW E. H. Greenhalgh | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Harry Cursham | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ | โฝ |
Starting XI
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Match Timeline
โฝ | 33โ Goal, 1-0, Andy Hunter, Assist by Arthur Brown
๐ฅ
| 41' Goal, 1-1, (Notts County), Harry Cursham
๐ | HT Notts County 1-1 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| Goal, 1-2, (Notts County), Harry Cursham
๐ฅ
| 55' Goal, 1-3, (Notts County), Harry Cursham
โฝ | 78โ Goal, 2-3, Olly Whateley
โฝ | 80โ Goal, 3-3, Andy Hunter
๐ฅ
| Goal, 3-4, (Notts County), W. Gunn
๐ | FT Notts County 4-3 Aston Villa
On This Day
Villa recover from 3-1 down to equalise with three minutes to go but County hit back before a second Villa equaliser is foiled at the hand of a County player, knocking Villa out of the Cup despite protests.
Villa failed to qualify for their first FA Cup semi final following a disputed winning goal for the hosts.
With the game level at 3-3 Notts County scored what would prove to be the winner before Villa had a goal ruled out despite it being handled on the line by an opposition player thereby preventing its legitimate entry into the net.
Wing half David Anderson, forward Andy Hunter, goalkeeper Tommy Mason and half back Ted Lee made their final FA Cup appearances for Villa.
F Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #6 |
๐ฉ 10 Nov 1883, Villa 5-1 Walsall Swifts, The Chuckery

Game #17
FA Cup
Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
Referee: C. Crump | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Birmingham, 1882-
HT Score: ๐ฉ 1-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 5-1
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Season | 1883-84 |
Matchday | #1 |
Manager Game | #17 |
Saturday, 10 November 1883
Scorer(s) | Archie Hunter | 1-0 | 2-0 | 4-0 | Olly Whateley | 3-0 | Howard Vaughton | 5-0 |
Assist(s) | Eli Davis | 3-0 |
Teams

GK Archibald Vale | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
B Joe Simmonds | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
B Tom Riddell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
HB Robert Price | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
HB Charles Apperley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Fred Dawson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
IL Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
IL Howard Vaughton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
F Wally Roberts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Olly Whateley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
CF Archie Hunter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ | โฝ |
GK W. Phillips
B A. Jones
B A. Alldridge
HB W. Brandrick
HB A. Morris
F R. Davis
F J. Farmer
F T. Farmer
F S. Mills
F J. Higgins
F H. Dyoss
Starting XI
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Match Timeline
๐ข | 1โ Debut, Archibald Vale, Tom Riddell, Robert Price
โฝ | Goal, 1-0, Archie Hunter
๐ | HT Walsall Swifts 0-1 Aston Villa
โฝ | Goal, 2-0, Archie Hunter
โฝ | Goal, 3-0, Olly Whateley, Assist by Eli Davis
โฝ | Goal, 4-0, Archie Hunter
โฝ | Goal, 5-0, Howard Vaughton
๐ฅ
| Goal, 5-1, (Walsall Swifts), Farmer
๐ | FT Walsall Swifts 1-5 Aston Villa
On This Day
Villa face Walsall Swifts for the first time in competitive football, Swifts become the 8th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.
Villa record their biggest FA Cup win to date as they see off the Swifts at the Chuckery as goalkeeper Archibald Vale, full back Tom Riddell and defender Robert Price made their debuts for Villa Meanwhile, forward Archie Hunter scored Villaโs first ever hat-trick in League or Cup football.
F Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #6 |
๐ฉ 1 Dec 1883, Villa 5-0 Stafford Road, Half-Way House Ground

Game #18
FA Cup
Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: ๐ฉ 2-0
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 5-0
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Season | 1883-84 |
Matchday | #2 |
Manager Game | #18 |
Saturday, 1 December 1883
Scorer(s) | Arthur Brown | 1-0 | 2-0 | Archie Hunter | 3-0 | 4-0 | Olly Whateley | 5-0 |
Assist(s) | None
Teams

GK Archibald Vale | 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 |
HB Fred Dawson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Charles Apperley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Arthur Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |
IL Howard Vaughton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
IL Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Wally Roberts | 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 | โฝ |
GK E. Ray
B Riley
B Crump
HB Turton
HB A. Nicholls
HB Jones
HB Morgan
LF Baker
LF Griffiths
F J. W. Whitehead
CF Foster
Starting XI
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Match Timeline
โฝ | Goal, 1-0, Arthur Brown
โฝ | Goal, 2-0, Arthur Brown
๐ | HT Stafford Road 0-2 Aston Villa
โฝ | Goal, 3-0, Archie Hunter
โฝ | Goal, 4-0, Archie Hunter
โฝ | Goal, 5-0, Olly Whateley
๐ | FT Stafford Road 0-5 Aston Villa
On This Day
Villa score 5 two games in succession to progress to the third round of the FA Cup for the fifth consecutive season. Goalkeeper Archibald Vale keeps Villaโs first ever clean sheet in the FA Cup.
F Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #6 |
๐ฉ 29 Dec 1883, Villa 7-4 Wednesbury Old Athletic, The Oval

Game #19
FA Cup
Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
Referee: C. Crump | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Birmingham, 1882-
HT Score: ๐ฅ 2-3
FT Score: ๐ฉ 7-4
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ
Season | 1883-84 |
Matchday | #3 |
Manager Game | #19 |
Saturday, 29 December 1883
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
Teams

GK Billy Clarke | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ด |
B Tom Riddell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Fred Dawson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Charles Apperley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Robert Price | 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 | โฝ | โฝ |
F Wally Roberts | 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 | โฝ | โฝ | โฝ |
GK C. Kent
B J. Nicholls
B Morley
HB D. Tonks
HB Byrne
HB Flaherty
RF George Holden | โฝ |
RF Patrick
LF T Tonks | โฝ |
LF J. Roberts
CF Bayliss | โฝ | โฝ |
Starting XI
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Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 5โ Goal, 0-1, (Wednesbury Old Athletic), George Holden
๐ฅ
| Goal, 0-2, (Wednesbury Old Athletic), Bayliss
โฝ | Goal, 1-2, Howard Vaughton
โฝ | Goal, 2-2, Archie Hunter
๐ฅ
| Goal, 2-3, (Wednesbury Old Athletic), Bayliss
๐ | HT Wednesbury Old Athletic 3-2 Aston Villa
โฝ | Goal, 3-3, Archie Hunter
๐ฅ
| Goal, 3-4, (Wednesbury Old Athletic), T. Tonks
โฝ | Goal, 4-4, Archie Hunter
โฝ | Goal, 5-4, Howard Vaughton
โฝ | Goal, 6-4, Archie Hunter
โฝ | Goal, 7-4, Olly Whateley
๐ | 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.
Villa 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.
F Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #6 |
๐ฅ 19 Jan 1884, Villa 1-6 Queen's Park, Titwood Park


Game #20
FA Cup
Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
Referee: Morton Betts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Harrow, 1884-
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-2
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 1-6
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ
Season | 1883-84 |
Matchday | #4 |
Manager Game | #20 |
Saturday, 19 January 1884
Scorer(s) | Howard Vaughton | 83' |
Assist(s) | Not recorded
Teams

GK Archibald Vale | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ด |
B Joe Simmonds | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
B Tom Riddell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Fred Dawson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Charles Apperley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ด |
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 | โฝ |
F Wally Roberts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ด |
CF Olly Whateley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Archie Hunter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |

GK A. McCallum
B W. Arnott
B A. H. Holm
HB Elliott | โฝ |
HB J. J. Gow
RW W. Anderson | โฝ |
RW E. Fraser
LW R. W. Christie
LW D. Allan
CF D. Smith | โฝ | โฝ | โฝ |
CF W. Harrower | โฝ |
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Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| 10' Goal, 0-1, (Queenโs Park), Elliott
๐ฅ
| 30' Goal, 0-2, (Queenโs Park), W. Harrower
๐ | HT Queenโs Park 2-0 Aston Villa
๐ฅ
| Goal, 0-3, (Queenโs Park), D. Smith
๐ฅ
| Goal, 0-4, (Queenโs Park), D. Smith
๐ฅ
| Goal, 0-5, (Queenโs Park), W. Anderson
๐ฅ
| Goal, 0-6, (Queenโs Park), D. Smith
โฝ | 83' Goal, 1-6, Howard Vaughton
๐ | FT Queenโs Park 6-1 Aston Villa
On This Day
Villa follow up their biggest FA Cup win with their heaviest FA Cup defeat as they are comprehensively beaten by a scratch side in Glasgow. Howard Vaughton hit Villa's consolation.
Villa face Queen's Park for the first time in competitive football, Queen's Park become the 9th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football and the first Scottish club.
Villaโs suffer their heaviest FA Cup defeat in their first match versus Scottish opposition just a game after recording their biggest ever win.
Meanwhile, goalkeeper Archibald Vale, defender Charles Apperley and forward Wally Roberts made their final FA Cup appearances for Villa.
F Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #6 |
๐ฉ 3 Nov 1884, Villa 4-1 Wednesbury Town, Wellington Road

Game #21
FA Cup
Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: ๐ฉ 2-1
FT Result: ๐ฉ Won
FT Score: ๐ฉ 4-1
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ
Season | 1884-85 |
Matchday | #1 |
Manager Game | #21 |
Monday, 3 November 1884
Scorer(s) | Arthur Brown | 1-0 | 2-0 | Albert Brown | 3-0 Archie Hunter | 4-0 |
Assist(s) | Fred Dawson | 2-0 | 3-0 | Howard Vaughton | 4-0 |
Teams

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 | ๐ฅ | ๐ฅ |
HB Arthur Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ | โฝ |
IL Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
IL Howard Vaughton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
IR Albert Brown | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข | โฝ |
CF Olly Whateley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Archie Hunter | ๐ด ๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ |
GK Tetstell,
B W. Whitehouse
B R. Whitehouse
HB Evetts
HB Waldron
HB J. Shinton
RW Danks
RW Jones
LW H. Wood H,
LW G. Wood | โฝ |
CF A. Woodcock
Starting XI
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Match Timeline
๐ข | 1' Debut, Albert Brown
โฝ | Goal, 1-0, Arthur Brown
โฝ | Goal, 2-0, Arthur Brown, Assist by Fred Dawson
๐ฅ
| Goal, 2-1, (Wednesbury Town), G. Wood
๐ | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Wednesbury Town
โฝ | Goal, 3-0, Albert Brown, Assist by Fred Dawson
โฝ | Goal, 4-0, Archie Hunter, Assist by Howard Vaughton
๐ | FT Aston Villa 4-1 Wednesbury Town
On This Day
Villa face Wednesbury Town for the first time in competitive football, Town become the 10th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.
Back Alf Harvey made his debut as a Goalkeeper whilst forward Albert Brown made his FA Cup debut for Villa as Villa win at Wellington Road in the first round.
F Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #6 |
๐ฉ 6 Dec 1884, Villa 2-0 Walsall Town, The Chuckery

Game #22
FA Cup
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
Teams

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 ง ๓ 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 |
GK Icke
B Reynolds
B Cox
HB Brettle
HB Collington
HB Beech
RF Shaw
RF Hunter
LF Ash
LF Dodsworth
CF Bradbury
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Match Timeline
๐ | 1โ Villa line up with 10 men
โฝ | 10โ Goal, 1-0, Olly Whateley
๐ | 45' Walsall score after half time whistle is blow, refreee Slaney disallows the goal
๐ | HT Walsall Town 0-1 Aston Villa
๐ | 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.
F Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #6 |
๐จ 3 Jan 1885, Villa 0-0 Albion, Wellington Road


Game #23
FA Cup
Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: ๐จ 0-0
FT Score: ๐จ 0-0
FT Result: ๐จ Drew
Last 5: ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ
Season | 1884-85 |
Matchday | #3 |
Manager Game | #23 |
Saturday, 3 January 1885
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Teams

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 |
CF Archie Hunter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |

GK Bob Roberts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
B Harry Green | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
B Harry Bell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Ezra Horton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Fred Bunn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Jimmy Stanton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Harry Aston | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Arthur Loach | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F George Woodhall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F George Bell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Jem Bayliss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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๐ | HT Aston Villa 0-0 West Bromwich Albion
๐ | FT Aston Villa 0-0 West Bromwich Albion
On This Day
Villa face West Bromwich Albion for the first time in competitive football, Albion become the 11th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.
A 22,000 crowd at Wellington Road - Villaโs record home attendance to date - witnessed the first FA Cup tie with neighbours Albion end in a dark, goalless draw as Villa led by captain Archie Hunter draw a blank. Due to the conditions the additional 30 minutes extra time is not played.
F Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #6 |
๐ฅ 10 Jan 1885, Villa 0-3 Albion, Four Acres


Game #24
FA Cup
Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
Referee: Fairhurst | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1885-
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-2
FT Result: ๐ฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ฅ 0-3
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐จ ๐ฉ
Season | 1884-85 |
Matchday | #4 |
Manager Game | #24 |
Saturday, 10 January 1885
Scorer(s) | None
Assist(s) | None
Teams

GK Alf Harvey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ด |
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 ง ๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
IL Eli Davis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ด |
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 |
CF Archie Hunter | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |

GK Bob Roberts | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
B Harry Green | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
B Harry Bell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Ezra Horton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Fred Bunn | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Jimmy Stanton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Harry Aston | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข ๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Arthur Loach | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F George Woodhall | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F George Bell | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Jem Bayliss | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Starting XI
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Match Timeline
๐ฅ
| Goal, 0-1, (West Bromwich Albion), Loach
๐ฅ
| Goal, 0-2, (West Bromwich Albion), Bayliss
๐ | HT West Bromwich Albion 2-0 Aston Villa
๐ฅ | Albion players leave the field at the change of ends wanting postpone the game due to inclement conditions, Villa remain on the field intent on completing the game
๐ฅ
| 65' Goal, 0-3, (West Bromwich Albion), Loach
๐ | FT West Bromwich Albion 3-0 Aston Villa
On This Day
Villa suffer a shock defeat in the third round of the FA Cup to West Bromwich Albion as they are surprisingly beaten in difficult conditions by their young neighbours as Villa led by captain Archie Hunter draw a blank for the second successive game.
Villa fail to reach the fourth round of the FA Cup for the first time since first entering the competition as they are surprisingly beaten in difficult conditions by young neighbours Albion.
Meanwhile goalkeeper Walter Harvey and midfielder Eli Davis made their final appearances for Villa in the FA Cup.