🟢 | 1’ Debut, Gershom Cox, Harry Devey, Tommy Green, Albert Allen
⚽ | 15’ Goal, 1-0, Albert Brown, Assist by Dennis Hodgetts
🕒 | HT Oldbury Town 0-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | Goal, 2-0, Albert Allen
⚽ | Goal, 3-0, Dennis Hodgetts
⚽ | Goal, 4-0, Albert Brown
🕒 | FT Oldbury Town 0-4 Aston Villa

⚽ | Goal, 1-0, Tommy Green, Assist by Albert Allen
⚽ | Goal, 2-0, Tommy Green, Assist by Albert Brown
🕒 | HT Small Heath Alliance 0-2 Aston Villa
⚽ | Goal, 3-0, Albert Brown, Assist by Dennis Hodgetts
⚽ | 80' Goal, 4-0, Albert Allen
🕒 | FT Small Heath Alliance 0-4 Aston Villa

⚽ | 8’ Goal, 1-0, Archie Hunter
⚽ | Goal, 2-0, Albert Allen
⚽ | Goal, 3-0, Archie Hunter
⚽ | Goal, 4-0, Albert Brown
🕒 | HT Shankhouse 0-4 Aston Villa
⚽ | Goal, 5-0, Tommy Green, Assist by Dennis Hodgetts
⚽ | Goal, 6-0, Tommy Green, Assist by Archie Hunter
⚽ | Goal, 7-0, Albert Allen, Assist by Albert Brown
⚽ | Goal, 8-0, Dennis Hodgetts
⚽ | Goal, 9-0, Albert Brown
🕒 | FT Shankhouse 0-9 Aston Villa

💥 | Both captains and referee Clegg discuss that the game cannot be played as an FA Cup tie due to overcrowding and likely encroachment on the playing surface being detrimental to both teams.
🕒 | Kick off
💥 | Crowd encroachment leads to a 7.5’ delay to the game
💥 | Preston officials protest continuance of play as an FA Cup tie and request it to be played as a friendly
⚽ | 13’ Goal, 1-0, Archie Hunter
💥 | Crowd encroachment leads to a 9’ delay to the game
💥 | Villa officials support Preston officials protest continuance of play as an FA Cup tie and request it to be played as a friendly
🥅 | Goal, 1-1, (Preston North End), Johnny Goodall
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Preston North End
💥 | Preston North End’s Graham punches Tommy Green on the field of play
🥅 | Goal, 1-2, (Preston North End), Ross jnr
💥 | Mounted police arrive at the ground to try and prevent further encroachment
🥅 | Goal, 1-3, (Preston North End), Ross jnr
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 1-3 Preston North End

Post Match.

Suddell of Preston North End totally reneges on his in game protests.

The match officials and FA however call for a reply under Cup tie conditions.

Suddell refuses such a move and threatens to pull Preston North End from the competition in protest unless the result is upheld.

All parties assume this is a fit of pique and sense will prevail in Preston however Villa are minded to not push the matter so as to not damage the credibility of the competition and relationships between the clubs.

Preston have no such magnanimous pretensions to the disgust of the footballing fraternity.

Umpires C. J. Hughes (Cheshire) and M. P. Betts (Harrow) confirm that both captains had agreed to play the match as a friendly on the second encroachment with Villa one goal to the good.

Referee Clegg denies the recollection of both captains and umpires and claims that Villa had not concurred with the game being treated as a friendly.

Oddly this evidence is accepted by the FA.

As a consequence the FA claim they can only judge whether Preston’s protest with the score at 0-0 means they are unable to claim the game at 3-1, and whether Villa’s alleged (by one individual, contested by four) failure to protest meant Villa were unable to retrospectively support Preston’s protest.

When the FA meet one week later they determine that Preston are awarded the match.

They do so whilst ignoring the basis upon which they had claimed the case would have been judged, in itself that basis, due to some unorthodox statements from referee Clegg, effectively absolved Preston of any responsibility for their protest and counter protests.

The FA decided Preston, should be awarded the game as “Aston Villa had not taken sufficient precautions for keeping the crowd outside the enclosure”.

Villa did not challenge the decision despite the wildly inconsistent nature of the referee’s recollections, the FA’s claims and basis for judgement and the abhorrent behaviour of Suddell and Preston North End.

Preston would end as FA Cup runners up to West Bromwich Albion.

🟢 | 1’ Debut, Batty Garvey
🥅 | 30' Goal, 0-1, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Gershom Cox o.g
⚽ | 44' Goal, 1-1, Tommy Green, Assist by Albert Brown
🕒 | HT Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Aston Villa

🟢 | 1’ Debut, Arthur Dixon
🥅 | Goal, 0-1, (Stoke), Tunnicliffe
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Stoke
⚽ | Goal, 1-1, Arthur Dixon, Assist by Tommy Green
⚽ | Goal, 2-1, Albert Brown, Assist by Tommy Green
⚽ | Goal, 3-1, Archie Hunter
⚽ | Goal, 4-1, Tommy Green
⚽ | Goal, 5-1, Tommy Green, Assist by Dennis Hodgetts
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 5-1 Stoke

🟢 | 1’ Debut, Walter Ashmore
⚽ | 5’ Goal, 1-0, Dennis Hodgetts
⚽ | Goal, 2-0, Dennis Hodgetts, Assist by Albert Brown
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Everton
🥅 | Goal, 2-1, (Everton)
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Everton

⚽ | 5’ Goal, 1-0, Albert Allen
⚽ | Goal 2-0, Albert Allen
⚽ | Goal 3-0, Albert Allen
⚽ | Goal 4-0, Archie Hunter
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 4-0 Notts County
🥅 | Goal 4-1, (Notts County), Frank Coulton o.g.
⚽ | Goal 5-1, Dennis Hodgetts, Assist by Albert Brown
⚽ | Goal 6-1, Albert Brown
⚽ | Goal 7-1, Tommy Green
⚽ | Goal 8-1, Tommy Green
⚽ | Goal 9-1, Archie Hunter
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 9-1 Notts County

🚑 | Player injured on the field of play, Albert Brown
🥅 | 42’ Goal, 0-1, (Everton), Waugh
🕒 | HT Everton 1-0 Aston Villa
🚑 | Player retired from field of play with injury, Albert Brown
🚑 | Player retired from field of play with injury, (Everton), Waugh
🥅 | 70’ Goal, 0-2, (Everton), Farmer
🕒 | FT Everton 2-0 Aston Villa

🟢 | 1’ Debut, Archie Goodall
⚽ | 35’ Goal, 1-0, Tommy Green, Assist by Dennis Hodgetts
⚽ | 37' Goal, 2-0, Archie Goodall
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Blackburn Rovers
⚽ | 46’ Goal, 3-0, Albert Brown
⚽ | Goal, 4-0, Albert Allen
🥅 | Goal, 4-1, (Blackburn Rovers), Walton
⚽ | Goal, 5-1, Albert Allen
⚽ | Goal, 6-1, Archie Hunter
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 6-1 Blackburn Rovers

🕒 | HT Bolton Wanderers 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 46’ Goal, 0-1, (Bolton Wanderers)
⚽ | 49' Goal, 1-1, Dennis Hodgetts
🥅 | Goal, 1-2, (Bolton Wanderers), Barbour
⚽ | Goal, 2-2, Archie Hunter
⚽ | Goal, 3-2, Albert Allen
🕒 | FT Bolton Wanderers 2-3 Aston Villa

🥅 | Goal, 0-1, (Accrington), Kirkham
⚽ | Goal, 1-1, Tommy Green
🥅 | Goal, 1-2, (Accrington)
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-2 Accrington
🥅 | Goal, 1-3, (Accrington)
⚽ | 75' Goal, 2-3, Albert Brown
⚽ | 77' Goal, 3-3, Dennis Hodgetts
⚽ | 89' Goal, 4-3, Albert Brown
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-3 Accrington

🕒 | HT Stoke 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | Goal, 1-0, Albert Allen
🥅 | Goal, 1-1, (Stoke), Shutt
🕒 | FT Stoke 1-1 Aston Villa

🥅 | 2' Goal, 0-1, (Preston North End), Johnny Goodall
🕒 | HT Preston North End 1-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 88’ Goal, 1-1, Tommy Green, Assist by Archie Goodall
🕒 | FT Preston North End 1-1 Aston Villa

🥅 | 22’ Goal, 0-1, (Blackburn Rovers), John Southworth
⚽ | 40’ Goal, 1-1, Tommy Green, Assist by Dennis Hodgetts
🕒 | HT Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | Goal, 1-2, (Blackburn Rovers), Fecitt
🥅 | Goal, 1-3, (Blackburn Rovers), Fecitt
🥅 | 85’ Goal, 1-4, (Blackburn Rovers), John Southworth
🥅 | 90’ Goal, 1-5, (Blackburn Rovers), John Southworth
🕒 | FT Blackburn Rovers 5-1 Aston Villa

⚽ | Goal, 1-0, Archie Goodall, Assist by Albert Brown
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
🥅 | Goal, 1-1, (Wolverhampton Wanderers), John Brodie
⚽ | Goal, 2-1, Archie Goodall, Assist by Archie Hunter
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

🟢 | 1' Debut, Archie Wollaston, Thomas Harrison
⚽ | Goal, 1-0, Albert Brown
🥅 | Goal, 1-1, (Notts County), Jardine
🕒 | HT Notts County 1-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 50' Goal, 2-1, Archie Goodall, Assist by Tommy Green
🥅 | Goal, 2-2, (Notts County), Weightman
⚽ | Goal, 3-2, Own Goal, Widdowson
⚽ | 75' Goal, 4-2, Archie Goodall
🕒 | FT Notts County 2-4 Aston Villa

⚽ | 7’ Goal, 1-0, Albert Brown
🥅 | Goal, 1-1, (Accrington), Kirkham
🕒 | HT Accrington 1-1 Aston Villa
🕒 | FT Accrington 1-1 Aston Villa

🥅 | Goal, 0-1, (Burnley)
⚽ | Goal, 1-1, Tommy Green
⚽ | Goal, 2-1, Archie Goodall
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Burnley
⚽ | Goal, 3-1, Archie Hunter, Assist by Albert Allen
⚽ | Goal, 4-1, Albert Allen
🥅 | Goal, 4-2, (Burnley), McKay
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-2 Burnley

💥 | 1’ Derby start the game with Shaw having replaced the temporarily absent Bakewell
⚽ | 10' Goal, 1-0, Tommy Green, Assist by Albert Brown
⚽ | Goal, 2-0, Tommy Green, Assist by Albert Allen
💥 | 15' Player left field of play with injury (Derby County), H. Plackett
🥅 | Goal, 2-1, (Derby County), Spilsbury
⚽ | Goal, 3-1, Albert Allen, Assist by Archie Goodall
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 3-1 Derby County
💥 | Derby field their 11th man, Bakewell, Shaw remains on the pitch in the absence of H. Plackett
⚽ | 55' Goal, 4-1, Archie Goodall, Assist by Albert Brown
🥅 | Goal, 4-2, (Derby County), Bakewell
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-2 Derby County

💥 | Villa's arrival is delayed due to the mists approaching the ground and kick off is thereby delayed
💥 | The referee commences the game despite Villa's arrival being incomplete and the ground being extremely heavy for even an 11v11 being contested
💥 | 1’ Villa start the game with 8 men as Gershom Cox, Fred Dawson & Harry Devey are delayed in the mists approaching the ground
💥 | 5’ Gershom Cox and Harry Devey take the field of play
🥅 | 20’ Goal, 0-1, (Burnley), Yates
🕒 | HT Burnley 1-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | Goal, 0-2 (Burnley), Gallocher
🥅 | Goal, 0-3 (Burnley), Yates
🥅 | Goal, 0-4 (Burnley), W Brady
🕒 | FT Burnley 4-0 Aston Villa

⚽ | Goal, 1-0, Albert Brown, Assist by Tommy Green
🥅 | Goal, 1-1, (Bolton Wanderers), Barbour
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Bolton Wanderers
⚽ | Goal, 2-1, Albert Allen, Assist by Dennis Hodgetts
🥅 | Goal, 2-2, (Bolton Wanderers)
⚽ | Goal, 3-2, Dennis Hodgetts
⚽ | Goal, 4-2, Albert Allen
⚽ | Goal, 5-2, Tommy Green
⚽ | Goal, 6-2, Archie Hunter
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 6-2 Bolton Wanderers

⚽ | Goal, 1-0, Dennis Hodgetts
🚑 | Player injured on field of play, Tommy Green
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-0 West Bromwich Albion
⚽ | Goal, 2-0, Albert Allen
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-0 West Bromwich Albion

🥅 | 5’ Goal, 0-1, (West Bromwich Albion), Bassett
🥅 | 11’ Goal, 0-2, (West Bromwich Albion), Pearson
🚑 | Player injured on field of play, Harry Yates
🥅 | Goal, 0-3, (West Bromwich Albion), Pearson
⚽ | Goal, 1-3, Albert Allen
🕒 | HT West Bromwich Albion 3-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | 48’ Goal, 2-3, Dennis Hodgetts
⚽ | Goal, 3-3, Tommy Green
🕒 | FT West Bromwich Albion 3-3 Aston Villa

⚽ | Goal, 1-0, Albert Allen
⚽ | Goal, 2-0, Archie Hunter
🥅 | Goal, 2-1, (Witton)
🥅 | Goal, 2-2, (Witton)
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-2 Witton
⚽ | Goal, 3-2, Tommy Green
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-2 Witton

🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Preston North End
🥅 | Goal, 0-1, (Preston North End), Dewhurst
🥅 | Goal, 0-2, (Preston North End), Dewhurst
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-2 Preston North End

⚽ | 10’ Goal, 1-0, Archie Hunter
🥅 | Goal, 1-1, (Derby County), L. Cooper
🥅 | Goal, 1-2, (Derby County), L. Cooper
⚽ | Goal, 2-2, Archie Hunter
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-2 Derby County
⚽ | 55’ Goal, 3-2, Dennis Hodgetts, Assist by Harry Yates
🥅 | Goal, 3-3, (Derby County), Plackett
⚽ | Goal, 4-3, Dennis Hodgetts
⚽ | Goal, 5-3, Albert Brown
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 5-3 Derby County

🚑 | Player takes field of play injured, Gershom Cox
🚑 | Player injured on field of play, Archie Hunter
🚑 | Player injured on field of play, Harry Yates
🚑 | Player injured on field of play, Tommy Green
🚑 | Player injured on field of play, Jack Burton
🥅 | Goal, 0-1, (Blackburn Rovers)
💥 Referee Clegg allows the goal despite Warner punching the ball out seemingly ahead of the goal line
🥅 | Goal, 0-2, (Blackburn Rovers), Haresnape
🥅 | Goal, 0-3, (Blackburn Rovers), John Southworth
🕒 | HT Blackburn Rovers 3-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | Goal, 0-4, (Blackburn Rovers), Gershom Cox o.g.
🥅 | Goal, 0-5, (Blackburn Rovers), Haresnape
🥅 | Goal, 0-6, (Blackburn Rovers), Haresnape
⚽ | Goal, 1-6, Albert Allen
🥅 | Goal, 1-7, (Blackburn Rovers), John Southworth
🥅 | Goal, 1-8, (Blackburn Rovers), John Southworth
🕒 | FT Blackburn Rovers 8-1 Aston Villa