Game #46
Aston Villa
Saturday, 13 October 1888
Won
2nd (+2)
WWWLW
Football League
Blackburn Rovers
Attendance: 5,000
Wellington Road, Perry Barr
Aston Villa
6-1
Blackburn Rovers
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Archie Goodall made a goalscoring debut to help Villa to another big win, Saturday, 13 October 1888
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 13 October 1888
[Exact chronological timings not recorded]
1’ Debut, Archie Goodall
35’ Goal, 1-0, Tommy Green
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)
Goal, 5-1, Albert Allen
Goal, 6-1, Archie Hunter
FT Aston Villa 6-1 Blackburn Rovers
ON THIS DAY
Villa get back to winning ways in the league and have now scored 23 goals in 6 games but are yet to keep a clean sheet.
Archie Goodall made a goalscoring debut for Villa aged 24 following his £100 move from Preston North End.
Aston Villa
Blackburn Rovers
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1885–86
FIXTURE HISTORY
Blackburn Rovers
Previous 5 vs. Blackburn: None
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1888-89 |
Matchday | #6 |
League Match | #6 |
Manager Game | #20 |
Saturday, 13 October 1888
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 6-1 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WWWLW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
George Ramsay led Management Committee
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 20 | 🟩 | 14 🟨 4 🟥 2 | 2.30
Villa Career Form:
Champions
MATCH OFFICIALS
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
Blackburn Rovers
TEAM NEWS
Villa's first ever (official) paid for signing Archie Goodall makes his debut and Jack Burton makes his first appearance of the season as Fred Dawson and Harry Devey drop out.
TEAM STATS
[Exact birth dates not recorded]
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.18 |
Oldest Player |
F Archie Hunter | 29.08 |
Youngest Player |
D Frank Coulton | 20.71 |
MANAGER
George Ramsay led Management Committee
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Warner |
D Gershom Cox |
D Frank Coulton |
M Harry Yates |
M Jack Burton |
F Albert Brown |
F Tommy Green |
F Albert Allen |
F Dennis Hodgetts |
F Archie Hunter |
F Archie Goodall |
MANAGER
Blackburn Rovers
Arthur, Southworth Ja, Forbes, Douglas, Alward, Forrest, Fecitt, Townley, Southworth Jo, Walton, Haresnape.
Manager: Tom Mitchell.
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
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
*The Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 15 October 1888