Game #22
Aston Villa
Saturday, 6 December 1884
Won
2nd Round
WWLWW
FA Cup
Walsall Town
Attendance: 5,000
The Chuckery
Walsall Town
0-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Olly Whateley opened the scoring for Villa after 10', Saturday, 6 December 1884
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 6 December 1884
1’ Villa line up with 10 men
10’ Goal, 1-0, Olly Whateley
HT Walsall Town 0-1 Aston Villa
46’ Villa line up with 11 men
65’ Goal, 2-0, Archie Hunter
FT Walsall Town 0-2 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Villa play the whole of the first half with 10-men as the selected Robert Price had not arrived in time for kick off but it doesn't prevent them progressing to the third round and a first ever FA Cup tie with West Bromwich Albion.
Aston Villa
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Walsall Town
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Walsall Town
Previous 5 vs. Walsall Town: 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1884-85 |
Matchday | #2 |
Manager Game | #22 |
Saturday, 6 December 1884
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
FT Score | 2-0 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WWLWW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Management Committee 1879-86
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
Villa Career Form:
MATCH OFFICIALS
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
Walsall Town
TEAM NEWS
Fred Dawson comes in in place of Dick Robertson.
TEAM STATS
[Exact birth dates not recorded]
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.42 |
Oldest Player |
M Eli Davis | 29.04 |
Youngest Player |
F Albert Brown | 22.93 |
MANAGER
Management Committee 1879-86
Aston Villa
GK Walter Harvey |
D Joe Simmonds |
D Robert Price | (H/T)
FB Tom Riddell |
WH Fred Dawson |
M Eli Davis |
F Olly Whateley |
F Albert Brown |
F Archie Hunter |
F Arthur Brown |
F Howard Vaughton |
MANAGER
Walsall Town
Icke, Reynolds, Cox, Brettle, Collington, Beech, Shaw, Hunter, Bradbury, Ash, Dodsworth.
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
*The Birmingham Daily Mail*
Saturday, 6 December 1884