Game #33
Aston Villa
Saturday, 5 February 1887
Won
5th Round
DDDWW
FA Cup
Horncastle
Attendance: 3,500
Wellington Road, Perry Barr
Aston Villa
5-0
Horncastle
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Albert Brown hit four goals as Horncastle were brushed aside in the FA Cup 5th Round, Saturday, 5 February 1887
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 5 February 1887
Goal, 1-0, Albert Brown
Goal, 2-0, Albert Brown
Goal, 3-0, Albert Brown
HT Aston Villa 3-0 Horncastle
Goal, 4-0, Archie Hunter
Goal, 5-0, Albert Brown
FT Aston Villa 5-0 Horncastle
ON THIS DAY
Secretary Manager George Ramsay's Villa received a bye in the Fourth Round and as a result lined up against Horncastle in the fifth Round of the FA Cup having reached this stage for the first time since 1883.
Meanwhile, Albert Brown became the first Villa player to score four goals in a single match and had now scored thirteen in his last seven games for the club.
Aston Villa
Horncastle
FIXTURE HISTORY
Horncastle
Previous 5 vs. Horncastle: None
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1886-87 |
Matchday | #7 |
Manager Game | #7 |
Saturday, 5 February 1887
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 5-0 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | DDDWW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
George Ramsay led Management Committee
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 7 | 🟩 | 4 🟨 3 🟥 0 | 2.14
Villa Career Form:
Champions
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Mr. McIntyre.
Umpires: Messrs Bisseker and Albut.
TEAM NEWS
Villa named an unchanged line up from the team that beat Wolves at the fourth attempt.
TEAM STATS
[Exact birth dates not recorded]
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.68 |
Oldest Player |
WH Fred Dawson | 28.20 |
Youngest Player |
D Frank Coulton | 19.02 |
MANAGER
George Ramsay led Management Committee
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Warner |
D Frank Coulton |
D Joe Simmonds |
M Jack Burton |
M Fred Dawson |
M Harry Yates |
F Albert Brown |
F Richmond Davis |
F Archie Hunter |
F Dennis Hodgetts |
F Howard Vaughton |
MANAGER
Horncastle
Jeffrey, Ings, Langley, Chapman, Searby, Green, Turner J, Turner W, Robinson, Tweed, Turner R.
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
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 Post*
Monday, 7 February 1887