Game #36
Aston Villa
Saturday, 2 April 1887
Won
Final
WWWWW
FA Cup
West Bromwich Albion
Attendance: 15,500
Kennington Oval, London
Aston Villa
2-0
West Brom
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
Dennis Hodgetts scored Villa's opener to secure their first major trophy and first FA Cup win as they vanquish West Bromwich Albion at the Oval.
KEY MAN
Dennis Hodgetts scored Villa's opener in the FA Cup final on 60' sending Villa on the way to their first major trophy, Saturday, 2 April 1887
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 2 April 1887
HT Aston Villa 0-0 West Bromwich Albion
60’ Goal, 1-0, Dennis Hodgetts
Goal, 2-0, Archie Hunter
FT Aston Villa 2-0 West Bromwich Albion
ON THIS DAY
Secretary Manager George Ramsay's Villa secure their first major trophy and first FA Cup win as they vanquish West Bromwich Albion at the Oval thanks to goals from Dennis Hodgetts and Archie Hunter.
Meanwhile, forwards Richmond Davis and Howard Vaughton made their final appearances for the Villa.
Aston Villa
West Bromwich Albion
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
West Bromwich Albion
Previous 5 vs. Albion: | - | - | - | 🟨 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1886-87 |
Matchday | #10 |
Manager Game | #10 |
Saturday, 2 April 1887
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
Referee | Francis Marindin
FT Score | 2-0 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WWWWW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
George Ramsay led Management Committee
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 10 | 🟩 | 7 🟨 3 🟥 0 | 2.40
Villa Career Form:
Champions
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Major Marindin (President of the Football Association).
Umpires: Messrs. Lt. P. Gregson (Lancashire Association) and J C. Clegg (Sheffield Association).
TEAM NEWS
Villa named an unchanged line up for the fifth successive game as they tackled their first ever FA Cup final.
TEAM STATS
[Exact birth dates not recorded]
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.83 |
Oldest Player |
WH Fred Dawson | 28.35 |
Youngest Player |
D Frank Coulton | 19.18 |
MANAGER
George Ramsay led Management Committee
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Warner |
D Frank Coulton |
D Joe Simmonds |
M Fred Dawson |
M Harry Yates |
M Jack Burton |
F Albert Brown |
F Richmond Davis |
F Archie Hunter |
F Dennis Hodgetts |
F Howard Vaughton |
MANAGER
West Bromwich Albion
Roberts, Green H, Aldridge, Timmins, Perry, Horton, Pearson Paddock, Bayliss, Green T, Woodhall.
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
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
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"The Albion men themselves exhibited an overweening confidence as to the result. They resented, with angry disdain, any hint that after all their opponents had an outside chance, and a prediction that the Villa would win was regarded as a deliberate insult, probably actuated by corrupt motives."
*The Birmingham Daily Post*
Thursday, 31 March 1887
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